Motel 6 to pay $7.6M for reporting Latino guests’ private info to immigration
By ANITA SNOW, Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The national budget chain Motel 6 has agreed to pay up to $7.6 million to Latino guests who say the company’s employees shared their private information with immigration officials, according to a proposed settlement filed in federal court. A federal judge must still approve the proposal filed last […]
Gas company settles crash lawsuit for $46 million
Southern California Gas Co. on Monday agreed to pay $46 million to settle a lawsuit by a motorcyclist who was struck and badly injured by a company driver who suffered an epileptic seizure.
County board votes to settle medical malpractice case over botched surgery
CHICAGO (AP) — Cook County’s board of commissioners have voted for a nearly $4 million settlement of a malpractice lawsuit filed after an alleged botched heart surgery at Chicago’s Stroger Hospital. Lawyers for Jaime Flores alleged Stroger physicians made a “very unfortunate and grossly improper decision” to perform a bedside pericardiocentesis on Flores in 2013. [&hellip[...]
Health care company to pay $270M over improper billing practices
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A health care company has agreed to pay $270 million to resolve allegations it provided inaccurate information to Medicare, federal prosecutors said Monday. DaVita Medical Holdings admitted to practices that caused incorrect diagnosis codes to be submitted in order to obtain inflated payments, according to the U.S. Justice Department. California-based HealthCare […]
Federal judge signs off on juvenile-prison deal
A federal judge has signed off on an agreement that would end the use of pepper spray and nearly eliminate the use of solitary confinement inWisconsin's juvenile prisons.
Wisconsin, tribe reach settlement in hemp lawsuit
A northern Wisconsin tribe has reached a settlement with the state's attorney general over its plans to grow hemp.
Lawsuit settled for student disciplined for pro-Trump shirt
An Oregon high school student disciplined for wearing a T-shirt promoting a border wall reached a settlement of his lawsuit against the school district, his lawyers said Tuesday.
AutoZone to pay $3M settlement for fatal crash
Auto parts retailer AutoZone has agreed to pay $3.3 million to the families of three people who were killed when one of the company's trucks struck their car.
Milwaukee to pay $3.4M over police stop-and-frisk policy
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee officials have agreed to pay $3.4 million to settle a lawsuit alleging its police department had officers target black and Latino residents without probable cause tthrough a “stop-and-frisk” policy. The Milwaukee Common Council approved the settlement Tuesday, and Mayor Tom Barrett is expected to sign it immediately. The American Civil Liberties […]
State agrees to end pepper spray, solitary at youth prison (UPDATE)
The state Department of Corrections has reached a legal settlement that calls for the agency to end the use of pepper spray and solitary confinement at Wisconsin's youth prison.
State to pay $30,000 to settle sign theft lawsuit
State taxpayers will pay $30,000 to settle a federal lawsuit filed against a lawmaker who stole a sign from a protester referring to President Donald Trump as "sadistic," ''racist" and a "serial groper."
Prison officials reach $18.9 million deal with youth inmate
The state Department of Corrections reached an $18.9 million settlement Tuesday with a former youth prison inmate who suffered brain damage after she tried to hang herself in her cell.
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