The nation's former major suppliers of lead paint have agreed to pay California's largest cities and counties $305 million to settle a nearly 20-year-old lawsuit, attorneys said.

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University of Wisconsin-Madison officials have decided to settle allegations they overcharged the federal government for research projects for $1.5 million.

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The parents of a 25-year-old man who died at a mental health facility are disputing over who'll get the money in a $1.4 million settlement with Milwaukee County.

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Milwaukee officials are trying to lower the $6 million proposed cost to settle a lawsuit alleging that police officers targeted black and Latino residents for questioning without probable cause.

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Milwaukee officials considering settling a lawsuit accusing the police department of stopping minorities without probable cause say they want to know how much the city will have to pay before they make a decision.

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Anyone needing further proof of the need to reform Wisconsin's juvenile corrections system was given 18.9 million reasons last week.

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The state Department of Justice is warning consumers about an online scam that tricks people into thinking they can get a share of Wisconsin's tobacco settlement.

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The state of Wisconsin is considering a settlement with the creditors of financially-troubled UW-Oshkosh Foundation, according to University of Wisconsin System officials.

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A former Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader who claimed in a lawsuit that she and her colleagues were underpaid has reached a settlement with the team but the organization maintains it did nothing wrong.

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DirecTV customers in Wisconsin will soon be seeing a $4.25 refund.

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The full facts of the civil rights lawsuit against four Racine police officers and the city of Racine may never be known, now that the City Council has agreed to a $100,000 settlement of the case.

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An Iowa-based company that mixes and transports chemicals for customers in the printing, coating, and cleaning industries has agreed to pay $1.1 million to settle federal environmental violations and ensure safety at six plants in Iowa, Kansas and Wisconsin.

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Prosecutors say the Medical College of Wisconsin has agreed to pay $840,000 to settle allegations the institution overbilled federal health care programs.

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A railroad company has agreed to pay $625,000 to cover environmental costs related to a 2008 derailment that caused an oil spill in the Mississippi River between Iowa and Wisconsin.

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Wisconsin will receive $200,000 for its Medicaid program from the settlement of a multi-state lawsuit accusing a pharmaceutical company of improperly marketing a drug.

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Hundreds of Wisconsin residents who may have been misled by mortgage lender SunTrust Mortgage Inc. will receive part of a $550 million settlement, according to a news release from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen's office Tuesday.

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Consumers can file claims to recover money due to a preliminary approval of multi-state settlements worth $310 million with the major manufacturers of Dynamic Random Access Memory computer chips, which allegedly conspired to fix prices.

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The number of civil jury trials is hitting an all-time low in Wisconsin's capital.

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The state of Wisconsin will receive about $336,000 from Google after the company violated consumer protection laws with those using its website, according to a news release from Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen’s office.

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Milwaukee County may end up paying more than $43,000 to a West Allis towing company for a July 2012 crash that claimed the life of a sheriff’s deputy.

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Wisconsin is set to receive part of a multimillion dollar settlement Kmart Corp. is going to pay regarding false claims and statements made regarding the partial filling of prescriptions.

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A Connecticut-based company that charged customers for services without their authorization is settling with 47 states and the District of Columbia for more than $30 million.

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A foster care placement agency will pay the state $1 million under terms of a settlement it reached with the Wisconsin Department of Children and Families.

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The Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors approved a $110,000 settlement Thursday for a man beaten by a former sheriff’s sergeant in October 2009.

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After the defendant rejected the plaintiffs’ settlement offers, a Dane County jury awarded more than $1.7 million to a couple injured in a single-vehicle accident.

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When a settlement is reached between the parties, there often remains much in the way of details to iron out.

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The state has settled a more than $1 million dispute with Agro Distribution LLC, its owner and their insurers over alleged misuse of environmental cleanup money.

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Janesville-based J.P. Cullen & Sons Inc. signed a settlement deal Friday with the city of Milwaukee over facade work on City Hall.

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Wisconsin Electric Power Co., Milwaukee, will pay the state $100,000 in fines and fees in a settlement related to a 2011 bluff collapse caused by the company’s retention pond construction project at its Oak Creek Power Plant.

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Milwaukee is one step closer to settling with contractors involved in the City Hall facade lawsuit.

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