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Settlements - Civil/Human Rights
- Patrick Russell et al v. County of Orange et al Verdict for Plaintiff for US$1,500,000 (Mar-20-24)
- Family Awarded $7M in Prison Suicide Lawsuit (Nov-13-17)
- United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Fund Establishment and Development (Jun-29-16)
- Stewart vs St. Vincent De Paul Verdict for Plaintiff (Apr-29-16)
- John Doe v. Fairfield County Council of Boy Scouts of America, Inc.; Connecticut Yankee Council, Inc., Boy Scouts of America; The Boy Scouts of America Corporation Verdict for Plaintiff (Apr-29-16)
- M.H. v. Alameda County, et al. Verdict for Plaintiff for US$8,300,000 (Apr-29-16)
- Fernandez v. City of Phoenix Verdict for Defendant (Oct-29-15)
- $6M Settlement Reached in New United Motors Manufacturing Employment Class Action Lawsuit (Sep-3-13)
- Burger King Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Reaches Proposed $19M Settlement (Oct-31-12)
- Sex Discrimination Case Settled for $340K (Jun-24-11)
- Elderly Man Tasered by Deputies Reaches $65K Settlement (Jun-20-11)
- Nursing Home Resident Awarded $4.4 Million (Jun-20-11)
- Wells Fargo Settles Gender Bias Suit (Jun-9-11)
- $1.9M Settlement Reached in Stun Gun Incident (Apr-29-11)
- $4.3 Million Settlement Tentatively Approved in First Group Class Action (Mar-18-11)
- $7 Million Settlement Reached in Illegal Strip Search Class Action (Feb-25-11)
- $1.1M Settlement in Franklin County Jail Strip Search Suit (Feb-4-11)
- Strip Search Class Action Settled for $3 Million (Jan-13-11)
- $5.5 Million Settlement Reached in Bexar Jail Strip Search Suit (Dec-8-10)
- Skilled Healthcare Nursing Homes Class Action Settled for $62.8 Million (Dec-2-10)
- Cook County Settles Strip Search Class Action for $55.3 Million (Nov-16-10)
- Native American Farmers, Ranchers and USDA Reach Historic Settlement (Oct-19-10)
- Tentative $21M Settlement Agreed in Eastman Kodak Discrimination Class Action> (Sep-15-10)
- $3 Million Settlement Reached in METO Class Action (Sep-15-10)
- Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case (Sep-10-10)
- Jury Awards $2 Million in Sexual Harassment Wrongful Termination Suit (Sep-8-10)
- Metro Gang Strike Force to Pay Victims $3 million (Aug-25-10)
- Strip-Search Lawsuit Settled for $1.1 Million (Jul-16-10)
- Skilled Health Care Faces $670 Million in Damages over Nursing Home Violations (Jul-9-10)
- Jury Awards $29M in Elder Abuse Case (Jun-17-10)
- Chicago Considers $16.5 Million Settlement in Class Action Against Police Force (May-10-10)
- Illegal Strip Search Suit Settled for $33 Million (Mar-23-10)
- $1.25 Billion Settlement Reached with Black Farmers over Discrimination (Feb-19-10)
- eHarmony Settles Same Sex Matching Class Action (Jan-27-10)
- Slippery Rock University Settles Discrimination Class Action (Dec-30-09)
- Outback Steakhouse Settles Discrimination Class Action for $19 Million (Dec-29-09)
- Disabilities Groups Settle with Caltrans for $1.1 Billion (Dec-23-09)
- Strip Search Class Action Settled for $900,000 (Dec-14-09)
- Washington to Pay $13.7 Million to Demonstrators (Nov-24-09)
- Lawry's Restaurants Settles Sex Bias Lawsuit for $1Million (Nov-3-09)
- Nucor Guilty Of Racially Hostile Work Environment Must Pay $1.2 Million Settlement (Nov-3-09)
- Age Discrimination Class Action Settled for $8.75 Million (Oct-30-09)
- Travis County TX offers 72-year old woman $40k to settle taser suit (Oct-1-09)
- Michigan Settles Female Prisoner Sexual Abuse Lawsuit for $100 Million (Jul-17-09)
- Kodak Settles Race Discrimination Class Action for $21 Million (Jul-15-09)
- Restaurant Staff Win Lawsuit Suit Against Employer for Infiltrating their MySpace Forum (Jun-18-09)
- Illegal Strip Search Lawsuit Reaches $2.1 Million Settlement (May-13-09)
- Disabled Win California Class Action (Apr-28-09)
- County Jail Strip Search Class Action Preliminary Settlement Reached (Mar-18-09)
- LA Settles LAPD Brutality Class Action (Feb-5-09)