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Denver to Pay $4.7M to Settle Claims it Targeted George Floyd Protesters

Denver will pay $4.7 million to settle a class action lawsuit that alleged that protesters were unjustly targeted for violating the city`s curfew during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd in 2020. City councilors unanimously agreed to the deal …

Political Operatives Ordered to Pay $50,000 in Restitution for Fraudulent Charity in Ohio Train Derailment Case

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Three men who have worked as Republican political operatives agreed to pay more than $50,000 in restitution and penalties in Ohio for their roles in operating a phony charity that collected cash purportedly to help victims …

Utah District to Pay $2M to Family of Bullied Black Girl Who Died by Suicide

A Utah school district has agreed to pay $2 million to the family of a Black, autistic 10-year-old girl who killed herself after being harassed by her classmates. The lawsuit said that Izzy, the only Black student in her class, …

Pipeline Operators to Pay $12.5M After Crude Oil Spills in Montana, North Dakota

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the settlement in a 2022 federal court lawsuit. Belle Fourche Pipeline Company and Bridger Pipeline LLC will pay the $12.5 million to resolve the claims made under the Clean Water Act and …

California Man Paralyzed from Police Run-In Gets $20M Settlement

A Northern California man who was left paralyzed after he was slammed to the ground during a traffic stop won a $20 million settlement, one of the largest in the state`s history, officials announced. Gregory Gross, an Army veteran who …

California Utility Pays $22M to Settle Claims in 2016 Wildfire

Southern California Edison and two other companies have paid $22 million to settle U.S. government claims that they caused a 2016 wildfire that burned thousands of acres of national forest, it was announced. The money covers damage from the Rey …

Kansas Attorney General Sues to Prevent Transgender People From Changing Driver’s Licenses

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – The Republican attorney general of Kansas sued Friday to block transgender residents from changing their sex on their driver`s licenses and to rebuke the Democratic governor for defying his interpretation of a new law. Attorney General …

Nevada Secures $285M Opioid Settlement with Walgreens

The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain`s role in the opioid epidemic, the state`s top lawyer announced. The last in a series of multiyear settlements with pharmaceutical companies, retailers and others, …

Michigan County Whose Sheriff Insulted Women, Minorities Settles Lawsuit for $1.65M

JACKSON, Mich. (AP) – A Michigan county has agreed to pay $1.65 million to settle a lawsuit by a sheriff’s officer who said he suffered on the job, especially after secretly recording a sheriff making insulting remarks about women and …

Home Depot Paying $72.5M to Settle California Wage Class Action

Home Depot HD.N has agreed to pay $72.5 million to end a long-running class-action lawsuit alleging the largest U.S. home improvement retailer underpaid workers in California. The preliminary settlement was filed late Thursday in a San Francisco federal court, and …