Residents receiving money from lawsuit unsure about settlement options which include receiving a check or donating the money to the Indian Hill Public Schools Foundation A copy of the settlement letter sent to residents in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District. (Photo: Provided) Story Highlights Some taxpayers in the Indian Hill Exempted Village School District have expressed …
In Jinnaras v. Alfant, decided on May 5, 2015, the New York Court of Appeals rejected a proposed settlement of a shareholder class action, where the proposed settlement would have deprived out-of-state class members of a “cognizable property interest” by failing to provide a mechanism for class members residing outside of New York to opt out of the settlement. The Jinnaras …
The City of Omaha will settle a lawsuit alleging excessive force and warrant-less search and seizure. If approved by the City Council, the family of Sharee Johnson would receive $30,000 for the judgment entered against the city and an additional $60,000 for attorney fees, expenses, and costs. The lawsuit stems from an incident near 33rd and Seward in …
Back in February, Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri court to pay $72 million after the company’s baby powder was linked to ovarian cancer. …
Honeywell International Inc. has settled its patent dispute regarding Google subsidiary Nest Labs, whose thermostats Honeywell claimed infringed on several of its patents. In a joint statement Thursday evening, …
Southeast Side activists say the air seems to be a bit cleaner these days, but they still want to see out of their communities, companies that deal with the gritty petroleum byproduct known as petcoke. Southeast Siders recently agreed to a class action settlement in two lawsuits against several companies and Olga Bautista, mother of two and member of the Southeast Chicago …
The city’s legal department says it needs more money if it’s going to fight the lawsuit between it and the companies involved in building Freedom Point at Liberty Park. In 2014, the stones that lead from Freedom Point to the water began to settle and separate, leaving …
The city on Monday reached a $6 million settlement in a lawsuit over the death of Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old black boy shot by a white police officer while playing with a pellet gun outside a recreation center. An order filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland said the city will pay out $3 million this year and $3 million the next. There was no admission of wrongdoing in the settlement.
Sometimes it really is just all about saying you’re sorry. Sean Penn is calling off his $10 million defamation lawsuit against director Lee Daniels after reaching a settlement that included Daniels issuing an apology and making a donation to one of Penn’s favorite charities, according to the Hollywood Reporter. Penn sued Daniels in September over remarks the “Empire” creator made in an …
While the growth of Uber’s on-demand transportation services has the potential to be a boon to blind people, Uber drivers have regularly denied rides to blind people who use guide dogs. This discrimination violates federal and state laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities. Under the settlement, Uber will work to end this discrimination, and blind individuals will be able to use …