Fund Manager Settles Four of Eighteen Underage Sex Suits
A New York billionaire jailed for soliciting underage prostitutes in Florida has settled four out of 18 abuse lawsuits by young women. Jeffrey Epstein’s most recent settlement was approved Sunday by a U.S. District Court judge. It involved a woman who said she was 14 when Epstein paid her for sexual favors. The 55-year-old money [...]
London Police Settle with Killed Brazilian’s Family
The London police force has reached a settlement with the family of a Brazilian man who was shot after being mistaken for a terrorist. Both sides issued statements, saying they were happy the litigation was over and that they reached a settlement. The settlement amount will not be disclosed by either side. Jean Charles de [...]
Feds Settle Nuclear Waste Cleanup Suit
The United States government has settled in a suit brought forward by New York State over the allocation of costs for cleaning up an abandoned nuclear waste processing facility near Buffalo. A consent decree filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of New York stated that the federal government has agreed [...]
University of Michigan to Settle Case with Ex-Student
The University of Michigan has dropped an appeal of the $1.7 million verdict and has agreed to settle the lawsuit with a former dental student. The student had convinced the jury that she was illegally kicked out of school. Lawyers for Alissa Zwick and four faculty members said they’ve made a deal in a court [...]
Imams Settle Over Removal from Flight
Six imams that were taken off a US Airways flight in 2006 after passengers reported “suspicious behavior” have settled their discrimination lawsuit. US Airways said they considered the settlement as an acknowledgement for their mistake. Neither the imams nor the judge would discuss the terms of the settlement, which was announced on Tuesday. The settlement [...]
San Jose Considers $200k Settlement over Firehouse Porn
The San Jose City Council will vote on whether to award a two hundred thousand dollar settlement to a female firefighter who said she was harassed after complaining about hardcore pornography at her firehouse. Julie LeBlanc sued the city last year after she found a pornographic magazine under her nine-year-old’s pillow that he said he [...]
Chimp Owner Seeks to Limit Mauled Woman’s Claim
An attorney for the owner of a chimpanzee that attacked and mauled a woman in Connecticut in February has argued that the attack should be treated like a worker’s compensation claim. Attorney Robert Golger says the victim of the attack was working as an employee of the chimpanzee owner’s tow truck company at the time [...]
Victims of Derailment Settle for $30M
A Southern California rail authority will pay roughly thirty million dollars to settle the majority of the lawsuits filed after a commuter train derailment four years ago. Jerome Ringler, the lead attorney representing the victims of the crash, said on Wednesday that Metrolink had agreed to settle almost ninety percent of the injury and wrongful [...]