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Settlements - Civil/Human Rights
- 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)
- City of York, PA $2 million settlement for inciting violence and covering up evidence related to the murder of a black mother during the race riots in 1969. (Dec-6-05)
- Riverside Beaver School District $90,000 settlement awarded to a high school student who was arrested and expelled for posting violent rap lyrics online. (Dec-6-05)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation $100,000 settlement for arresting an environmentalist without probable cause and holding him in jail for four days. (Nov-22-05)
- City of Chicopee $2.45 million wrongful conviction and imprisonment settlement awarded to a man who spent 14 years in jail for allegedly raping a college student. (Nov-18-05)
- Atlanta Police Department $350,000 settlement awarded to a woman pulled from her car and thrown onto the pavement by a police officer. (Nov-18-05)
- Oceanport School District $117,500 settlement awarded to a former student after his rights to free speech were violated. (Nov-14-05)
- West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources $850,000 settlement for negligently letting a mentally disabled mother take her five year old son home in the middle of winter with no heat that lead to his death by hypothermia. (Oct-25-05)
- Gwinnett County Public Schools $175,000 settlement awarded to a bus driver after she was demoted for trying to recruit others into the United School Employees Association union. (Oct-22-05)
- 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)
- City of Chicago $1.75 million settlement awarded for police harassment. (Oct-11-05)
- Ohio State $662,000 wrongful conviction settlement awarded to a man who spent five years in prison for allegedly raping a fellow university student in her dorm room. (Oct-6-05)
- University of California, San Francisco $92,500 fine for over 60 violations of the Animal Welfare Act. (Oct-4-05)
- Edgewater Police Department $100,000 settlement awarded to a women who was strip searched and subsequently charged with drug possession. (Oct-2-05)
- Dr. Paul Hamburg $750,000 settlement against professor and doctor charged with sexual abuse toward patient. (Sep-27-05)
- Chicago City $6.2 million civil settlement awarded to a wrongfully accused boy for the brutal murder of an 11 year old girl. (Sep-20-05)
- Queensland Government $475,000 settlement awarded to the former chief magistrate Di Fingleton for wrongful imprisonment. (Sep-5-05)
- Evanston-Skokie School District 65 $250,000 settlement awarded to a former teacher for violating her free speech rights. (Sep-5-05)
- Los Angeles Police Department Rejected an $18 million settlement bid made by the family of murdered rapper Notorious BIG. (Aug-23-05)
- Douglas County Jail $225,000 settlement awarded to an inmate for failing to provide medical attention for his appendicitis. (Aug-18-05)
- District of Columbia $1.1 million settlement for the wrongful imprisonment of a mentally impaired man. (Aug-12-05)
- Central Montgomery Medical Center $200,000 settlement for unlawful use of restraints on patients for two years. (Aug-1-05)
- Vectren $170,000 settlement for natural gas emergency education after two people were killed in an explosion. (Jul-5-05)
- Pembroke Pines Police $75,000 settlement for false arrest and excessive force. (Jun-28-05)
- Miami County $2,500 settlement for wrongful accusations regarding forgery. (Jun-27-05)
- Kaiser Permanente A $200,000 security breach fine. (Jun-21-05)
- Lambert Development et al. A $1.4 mllion wheelchair accessibility settlement. (Jun-13-05)
- LAPD and Tamar Toister A $21.2 million settlement for police brutality and wrongful conviction. (May-31-05)
- Mayor Rudolph Giuliani Administration $4.8 million settlement to Housing Works. (May-30-05)
- Hare Krishna A $9.5 million settlement for abuse victims. (May-26-05)
- Stockton Diocese A $3 million settlement for priest abuse. (May-23-05)
- Nassau County and the Nassau University Medical Center A $190,000 settlement for inmate suicide. (May-23-05)
- Lakireddy Bali Reddy An $8.9 million abuse and wrongful death settlement. (May-23-05)
- Department of Public Safety A $300,000 tort settlement. (May-23-05)
- Cedarburg Police Department A $9000 settlement for a home search. (May-16-05)
- RS Investment $30 million settlement with officials over hedge funds (May-6-05)
- United States Federal Government An $87,500 settlement for denying a refugee. (May-2-05)
- Gambro Healthcare Laboratory Services $53 million Medicare fraud settlement (Apr-28-05)
- Shell Oil Company $1.25 million land use settlement with New Mexico (Apr-26-05)
- City of Ypsilanti A $100,000 settlement for an illegal search. (Apr-25-05)
- BP America $30 million settlement with New Mexico over land use royalties (Apr-25-05)
- New York City A $231,000 settlement awarded to protesters for their arrest. (Apr-18-05)
- City of Oakland A $50,000 settlement for the death of Terrance Mearis by police. (Apr-14-05)
- Roman Catholic Church A $1 million settlement for molestation. (Apr-11-05)
- Department of Social and Health Services A $1.54 million settlement for foster care abuse. (Apr-11-05)
- St. Matthews Police A $300,000 settlement for wrongful charges and arrest. (Apr-9-05)
- Los Angeles Police Department, Rampart Division A $70 million settlement awarded for police misconduct and brutality. (Apr-4-05)
- State of California A $980 million settlement to improve state schools. (Apr-4-05)
- Maricopa County A $1.4 million wrongful conviction settlement. (Apr-4-05)
- Seamen's Society for Children and Families A $2 million settlement for foster care abuse. (Mar-24-05)