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Pennsylvania County Settles 2 Inmate Lawsuits

Allegheny County, Pa., settled two lawsuits by former jail inmates who allege that they were mistreated. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports that the county settled one case for $30,000 and another for $23,000, but didn’t admit liability in either case. The …

Last Wrongful Death Lawsuit from 9/11 Settled

The last wrongful death lawsuit remaining from the 9/11 terrorist attacks was settled Monday when a family that sought to expose weaknesses in the nation’s air safety system decided it had done what it could to give voice to a …

Missouri Wrongful Conviction Case Settled for $15.5M

A businessman who spent several years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of molesting his stepdaughter said Friday that he has reached a $15.5 settlement with the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit. Ted White was freed in 2005 …