August 15, 2012
A lawsuit filed over a woman’s fall at the cosmetics counter of a Mason City,Iowa, store has been settled. The Mason City Globe Gazette reports that Patricia Uri, of Goldfield, had sued the parent company of Younkers and the owners …
July 16, 2012
New York City has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a mentally disturbed man who died in a hospital holding cell after a struggle with guards. A video captured officers subduing Patrick …
June 29, 2012
A Vermont ski resort has reached a settlement with a skier who said it was at fault for his injuries on a trail and during a rescue. Alfred Rocks of Egg Harbor, N.J., sued Killington Ski Area, saying it failed …
May 17, 2012
Montana-Dakota Utilities Co. has reached a settlement with a couple that sued the company over an explosion at their former home in Powell, Wyo., in 2006. The Powell Tribune reports the couple’s attorney notified a judge last month that the …
March 30, 2012
A Bluffton, S.C., man has settled a lawsuit against Beaufort County Emergency Medical Services for the way he was treated after he was beaten in 2008. The Island Packet of Hilton Head reported that Brian Lanese will receive $150,000. Lanese …
March 9, 2012
Celebrity chef Mario Batali and his business partner have agreed to pay $5.25 million to settle a lawsuit that alleged they confiscated a portion of their restaurant workers’ tips. According to court papers filed in Manhattan federal court, the settlement …
January 11, 2012
There was little drama as the husband of a “Real Housewives of New Jersey” cast member settled a lawsuit. Attorneys for Joe Gorga reached a deal with a Paterson window company over $25,000 worth of work just as the trial …