Ford Agrees to Pay $19 Million to Settle False Fuel Economy and Payload Claims
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 27, 2022
Ford Motor Company as agreed to a $19.2 million multistate settlement among 40 attorneys general that concluded an investigation into the company’s alleged false advertising of the payload capacity of model year 2011–2014 Super Duty pickup trucks and the real-world … Continue reading
Total Settlement in Surfside Condo Collapse Tops $1 Billion
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 25, 2022
The proposed settlement reached nearly a year after the catastrophic Surfside building collapse along the South Florida coast now exceeds the billion-dollar mark, attorneys said Tuesday. During a court hearing in Miami Tuesday morning, attorney Harley Tropin announced the settlement reached for … Continue reading
UCLA Will Pay Nearly $700 Million in Abuse Lawsuits
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 25, 2022
The University of California system announced Tuesday it will pay nearly $375 million to more than 300 women who said they were sexually abused by a UCLA gynecologist, bringing a record amount in total payouts by a public university in … Continue reading
Things to Consider When You Sue an Insurance Provider
Category: Blog | May 24, 2022
We are all too acquainted with insurance coverage in our everyday lives. According to Investopedia, everyone should have the four major forms of protection: life insurance, health insurance, long-term disability insurance, and auto insurance. Despite the fact that these are … Continue reading
The Rochester Diocese Offers a $147 Million Settlement to Sex Abuse Survivors
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 23, 2022
The Rochester Catholic Diocese is offering a $147 million settlement to sex abuse survivors. This offer comes as a federal bankruptcy court judge is deciding whether to grant survivors the right to sue individual parishes for their claims. The survivors … Continue reading
Jury Awards $77.5 Million to an Army Veteran in a 3M Earplug Case
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 23, 2022
A jury in Pensacola, Fla., federal court on Friday ordered 3M to pay $77.5 million to a U.S. Army veteran who said he suffered hearing damage as a result of using the company’s military-issue earplugs. The verdict for veteran James … Continue reading
The New Mexico Supreme Court Upholds $165 Million Damage Awards in a Deadly FedEx Crash
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 20, 2022
The New Mexico Supreme Court on Thursday upheld $165 million of jury awards against FedEx in a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from a deadly crash involving a Texas family and a contract driver for the delivery company. The 2011 crash on … Continue reading
Noom Reaches a $56 Million Class Action Settlement Over Its Autorenewal and Cancellation Policy
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 20, 2022
Weight-loss program Noom has agreed to a $56 million settlement to resolve class action claims regarding its autorenewal and cancellation policy. The Class is made up of anyone who purchased an autorenewing Noom Healthy Weight subscription through the company’s website … Continue reading
Virginians Will Receive $489 Million in a Payday Loan Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 18, 2022
Online payday loan companies that charged as much as 919% interest will spend $489 million to reimburse some 555,000 borrowers, to settle a class action lawsuit filed by eight Virginians. The lawsuit alleged that Golden Valley Lending; Silver Cloud Financial, … Continue reading
The State of Minnesota Will Pay $1.5 Million to a Man Who Alleged Excessive Force During an Arrest
Category: Civil Plaintiff | May 18, 2022
Minneapolis has agreed to pay $1.5 million to a man who said police used excessive force when he was arrested during the protests that followed George Floyd’s death in 2020, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Jaleel Stallings, 29, also alleged in his … Continue reading