COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio city agreed this week to a settlement with a former K-9 officer and a truck driver involved in an attack last year, video of which garnered national attention and raised questions about the use of dogs to apprehend suspects. Records shared with The Associated Press by the city […]
Britain’s Prince Harry has settled the remaining parts of his phone hacking claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, the High Court in London has heard. Harry (39) sued Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) for damages, claiming journalists at its publications were linked to methods including phone hacking, so-called “blagging” – gaining information by deception […]
DEERFIELD TWP. — The first morning Lindsay and AJ Rowe woke up in their new home, it was her birthday; and it was a spectacular gift. The Rowes and six of their children narrowly escaped a fire that destroyed their 1906 farmhouse in Deerfield Township near Hartland in March 2023. All were rushed to the […]
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department reached a settlement with the state of New York on Friday to resolve a sexual harassment investigation of former Gov. Andrew Cuomo, confirming allegations from the damaging misconduct probe that led to the Democrat’s resignation. The agreement details a series of reforms made after Cuomo left office […]
Tarrant County commissioners voted Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was allegedly beaten by three jailers for the amount of $200,000. Corey Rodrigues sustained various injuries from the July 2020 beating, including bleeding in his lungs, a collapsed lung, multiple rib fractures and a broken cheek bone that required surgery. In […]
Modesto has paid $1 million to settle an excessive force lawsuit involving a sergeant who in 2017 shot a suspect considered armed and dangerous. Jason Perkins survived being shot in the jaw, chest and left arm by Sgt. Jerry Ramar on the morning of Nov. 6, 2017, but needed several surgeries, including a bone graft […]
Jan. 18—The state Commission of Public Records and the Records Center and Archives have agreed to pay $22,500 to settle a lawsuit filed by a Santa Fe man who accused the New Mexico state historian of violating his free speech rights by deleting critical comments from the historian’s Facebook page. Plaintiff Daniel Ortiz hailed the […]
Diageo has settled a dispute with Sean “Diddy” Combs after the US rapper accused the UK spirits giant of racism. Mr Combs withdraw his legal action and all allegations as part of the resolution. Last year, the music mogul’s business began legal action claiming that the DeLeon tequila brand co-owned by the two groups, and […]
[Source] A New York-based Asian American couple has reached a settlement with a Southern California fertility clinic after a mix-up led to the mother carrying and delivering embryos from two different families. What happened: The couple from Flushing, Queens, identified only as Y.Z. and A.P., spent $100,000 for in vitro fertilization (IVF) services at Cha […]
Jan. 9—CHEYENNE — “For six years now, they’ve put us through hell — physically, mentally and emotionally — just to turn around and do what we asked them to do in the first place,” Joyce Stone said after Cheyenne City Council members voted Monday night to settle a lawsuit. The situation began in May 2017 […]
The city of Bellingham has settled a civil lawsuit involving a fired Bellingham Police Department detective who rear-ended a female driver with his patrol car in July 2015. In a unanimous decision at its Monday, Jan. 8 evening meeting, the Bellingham City Council approved a $40,000 settlement and dismissal of the lawsuit and all related […]
(Bloomberg) — Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway has avoided trial by settling allegations it violated the terms of its buyout of truck-stop-chain Pilot Travel Centers by changing the accounting methods used to value the last part of the deal. Most Read from Bloomberg Berkshire – which acquired an 80% stake in Pilot Travel for more than […]