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- Robert J. Matkovich $99,000 fine in FPPC violations lawsuit. (Jun-9-07)
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis Settlement Reached in Six Sexual Abuse Suits (Jul-8-08)
- Roman Catholic Church A $1 million settlement for molestation. (Apr-11-05)
- Round Rock, TX and the Round Rock School District 70 students to get $91,750 in civil rights violation lawsuit. (Apr-19-07)
- RS Investment $30 million settlement with officials over hedge funds (May-6-05)
- Russell Bowman $19,000 settlement in political criticism libel lawsuit. (Sep-24-07)
- Salesian Order of Priests and the Rev. Stephen Whelan $600,000 sexual abuse settlement awarded to Joey Piscitelli. (Jul-25-06)
- Santa Clara County $990,000 settlement awarded to Hells Angels members after an unreasonable police raid. (Feb-7-06)
- Santa Fe, NM $106,500 settlement in illegal detaining lawsuit. (Aug-2-07)
- School Board Feud Union Township School District pays member $100,000 settlement for an ethics violation. (Dec-7-07)
- School Racism School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement. (Mar-5-08)
- Seamen's Society for Children and Families A $2 million settlement for foster care abuse. (Mar-24-05)
- Seattle, WA $1 million settlement for 175 people wrongly arrested during WTO protests. (Apr-5-07)
- Seawall Permit Monterey pays $1.75 million settlement for intentionally blocking plans for a coastal retaining wall. (Oct-11-07)
- Sex Discrimination Case Settled for $340K (Jun-24-11)
- Sexual Harassment Settlement A claim that Knicks coach Isaiah Thomas sexually harassed and wrongfully terminated Anuch Sanders, has been settled for $11.5 million in punitive damages. (Dec-12-07)
- Shell Oil Company $1.25 million land use settlement with New Mexico (Apr-26-05)
- Shlomo Karpen $235,000 settlement in housing breach of contract and negligent construction lawsuit. (May-16-07)
- Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations (Jul-9-10)
- Skilled Healthcare Nursing Homes Class Action Settled for $62.8 Million (Dec-2-10)
- Slippery Rock University Settles Discrimination Class Action (Dec-30-09)
- Smoke Free Four Phoenix bars pay $10,000 fine for violating the Smoke Free Arizona Act. (Jan-29-08)
- Speeder Stunned Utah pays Tasered driver $40,000 settlement. (Mar-11-08)
- St. Matthews Police A $300,000 settlement for wrongful charges and arrest. (Apr-9-05)
- Stan Rebert and York County up to $200,000 civil settlement awarded to Becky Downing. (Jul-11-06)
- State of California $756,000 wrongful conviction settlement awarded a man who spent 20 years in prison for a murder he did not commit. (Dec-12-05)
- State of California A $980 million settlement to improve state schools. (Apr-4-05)
- State of Georgia A $1million settlement for wrongful conviction (Mar-21-05)
- State of Hawaii $3.15 million trust set up for a boy left comatose by his abusive mother. (Feb-15-06)
- State of Hawaii $625,000 settlement for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inmate abuse. (May-11-06)
- State of New Jersey $12.5 million settlement awarded to four boys who were being deprived of food from their adoptive parents. (Oct-17-05)
- State of New Mexico $15 million civil rights settlement awarded to three mentally disabled women. (Jul-17-06)
- State of Vermont A $750,000 settlement for inmate suicide. (Mar-21-05)
- State of Wisconsin. A $365,000 settlement has been reached in a federal lawsui.. (Oct-15-03)
- Stewart vs St. Vincent De Paul Verdict for Plaintiff (Apr-29-16)
- Stockton Diocese A $3 million settlement for priest abuse. (May-23-05)
- Street Painter Ordinance City pays artist $250,000 settlement in First Amendment lawsuit. (Apr-24-08)
- Strip Search Class Action Settled for $3 Million (Jan-13-11)
- Strip Search Class Action Settled for $900,000 (Dec-14-09)
- Strip-Search Lawsuit Settled for $1.1 Million (Jul-16-10)
- Suffolk County Sheriff's Dept. A verdict of $624,000 has been awarded to a Suf.. (Sep-4-03)
- Target Settles with NFB for $6 Million (Oct-10-08)
- Tentative $21M Settlement Agreed in Eastman Kodak Discrimination Class Action> (Sep-15-10)
- The City of Dellwood, MO. A $7.5 million settlement has been reached in the 20.. (Oct-5-04)
- The City of New York. (Feb-10-04)
- The Ministry of Defense $500,000 in damages in transgender humiliation suit. (Jun-20-08)
- The State of Ohio $2.5 million wrongful imprisonment settlement awarded to Timothy Howard. (Jul-17-06)
- Torture Charges Settled Chicago city and police department have agreed to pay $19.8 million to settle a lawsuit that claimed the police tortured and coerced false confessions to murder from four suspects. (Dec-11-07)
- Town of Greenwich, CT. A $4.5 million settlement has been reached in the la.. (Mar-23-04)
- Town of Milton, MA $50,000 settlement awarded to a reverend for false arrest and racial profiling. (May-29-06)