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$2 Billion Awarded in Recent Roundup Weed Killer Cancer Lawsuit :: WRAL.com

Both Alberto and Alva were diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma, a cancer that formulates in the white blood cells in the lymphatic system, within four years of each other. Johnson, a former gardener and groundskeeper, frequently used Roundup for his job and came into direct contact with the product on his exposed skin. Johnson and others say the active ingredient in Roundup, glyphosate, is …


Saints QB Drew Brees Awarded $6 Million in Diamond Lawsuit

A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweller sold him overpriced diamonds. A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweler sold him overpriced diamonds. The New Orleans Saints quarterback was not in court in San Diego on Friday for the verdict, but Brees and his wife, Brittany, both …


SeaWorld Annual Pass Holders Awarded Refunds in Lawsuit Settlement

ORLANDO, Fla. – Thousands of SeaWorld annual passholders will be awarded refunds as part of a settlement in a class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that passes were automatically renewed without customers knowing it, meaning customers continued to be charged monthly payments after they had paid off their year-long pass. More than 131,000 people who bought one-year EZpay annual passes to …


Former Inmates Awarded $11.5 Million in Polk Co. Sexual Assault Lawsuit

Two women have been awarded $11.5 million in a federal lawsuit. One of the women sat down with Fox 9. On Friday, a jury in Madison, Wisconsin, found that both former Polk County jailer Darryl Christensen and Polk County were responsible for sexual assaults of two inmates. Former inmate Melinda Juleen said the assaults happened 50-75 times while she was in jail. …


The Game Appealing $7 Million Jury Verdict in Sexual Assault Lawsuit

The Game is trying to avoid paying over $7 million in a sexual assault lawsuit that he lost a month ago. The Compton rhymer recently filed court documents to the U.S. Court of Appeals asking for both a new trial and reduction in punitive damages a jury awarded Priscilla Rainey. Back in November, Game was found liable for damages done to Ms. Rainey who was a contestant on the VH1 reality series, …


16-Year-Old Girl Wins Multimillion-Dollar Lawsuit Against Chipotle

A 16-year-old girl said she was sexually harassed by two managers at the Chipotle restaurant on Eldridge Parkway in the Energy Corridor in west Houston for four months in 2013. This week, a jury awarded her and her attorneys a multimillion-dollar judgment. The now-16-year-old told KPRC 2, “It was definitely hard.




Over $1 Million Settlement to Be Given to Farm Workers Involved in Class-Action Suit

Yakima Valley farm workers involved in a class-action lawsuit since 2012 against a management company for wrongful firing will receive their settlement payments Sunday according to a news release from Columbia Legal Services. NW Management and several other companies agreed to a settlement payment after several years of litigation according to the news release. Columbia …


Tyson Seeks New Trial in Worker Class-Action Lawsuit

Tyson Foods has asked for a new trial in a case in which workers at its Storm Lake pork plant were awarded $5.8 million. In a brief filed last week in U.S. District Court in Sioux City, Tyson lawyers said a new trial is needed to address both liability and damages issues. The food company said a new trial would help determine which of the workers included in the class action …