LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
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- Los Angeles, CA $1 million settlement to restore Jewish heritage center. (Apr-5-07)
- Claremont, CA $17.5 million as compensation in Grand Prix fire. (Apr-3-07)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego $95 million to settle over 140 claims of abuse by priests. (Apr-2-07)
- Southwest Airlines Female employees get $100,000 settlement for gender harassment. (Apr-2-07)
- Bear Valley School District $700,000 settlement for raise in salary schedule. (Mar-29-07)
- Bakersfield, CA $155,000 settlement after a father got hit by a school bus. (Mar-29-07)
- LA County, CA $475,000 compensation for jail custody wrongful death. (Mar-23-07)
- United Airlines $400,000 fine for disregarding pollution control requirements. (Mar-23-07)
- Chula Vista, CA $155,000 settlement and lifetime retirement benefits awarded to assistant city manager. (Mar-22-07)
- Modesto, CA $3.25 million to settle allegations of gender discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. (Mar-21-07)
- Rich-Tex, Inc. $868,000 product liability settlement awarded for an asbestos related death. (Mar-19-07)
- Visalia, CA $195,000 personal injury settlement. (Mar-16-07)
- Nob Hill Properties Inc. $35,000 settlement for discrimination and withholding a promotion. (Mar-15-07)
- Los Angeles County Man gets $600,000 from county following accident caused by lifeguard. (Mar-14-07)
- University of California Santa Cruz City settle environment protection suit with $110,000 payout. (Mar-12-07)
- Los Angeles, CA $320,000 settlement for police misconduct. (Mar-12-07)
- Hollywood Police Department Officer receives $155,000 settlement following an accident while on duty. (Mar-9-07)
- Santa Monica, CA Woman fatally struck by bus, husband gets $1.3 million settlement. (Mar-9-07)
- San Francisco, CA Police officers sue for racial discrimination; settle for $1.6 million. (Mar-9-07)
- Fontana, CA City pays parents of man killed by officer a total of $1 million. (Mar-6-07)
- Orange County, CA County gives minor children $1 million each after deputies contributed to the death of their parents. (Mar-6-07)
- Los Angeles County, CA Sanitation districts to pay state $4 million to set up recycled-water distribution system. (Mar-5-07)
- San Bernardino County, CA $102 million for damaging commercial and residential developments. (Feb-28-07)
- Los Angeles, CA $700,000 settlement after the murder of an inmate. (Feb-25-07)
- Irvine Unified School District City reimburses $150,000 to parents of autistic child. (Feb-16-07)
- Oakland Police Department $300,000 settlement awarded to a man who was pepper sprayed and fell out of a tree. (Feb-15-07)
- Ukiah Unified School District Local developer wins lawsuit against school district over impact fees, gets $112,000 plus interest. (Feb-15-07)
- Cal Poly $60,000 fine for environmental pollution. (Feb-15-07)
- Turner Construction and Studios Architecture $4.5 million settlement for misrepresentation and breach of contract. (Feb-14-07)
- Oakland Police Department $10.5 million for police misconduct. (Feb-7-07)
- Los Angeles County, CA $10 million settlement for discriminating against unionized physicians. (Jan-28-07)
- Bernardo Heights Country Club Undisclosed settlement regarding marital status discrimination. (Jan-25-07)
- Lexus of Serramonte Sexual harassment suit sees $375,000 settlement. (Jan-25-07)
- CPI Industries $20,000 fine for an environment pollution lawsuit. (Jan-24-07)
- University of California $725,000 wrongful termination and retaliation settlement. (Jan-22-07)
- Pacifica, CA $395,000 excessive force and wrongful death settlement. (Jan-11-07)
- Oakland, CA $190,000 settlement awarded to two women groped by a police officer. (Dec-7-06)
- Markland Manufacturing Inc. $351,429 settlement for unlawful disposal of hazardous waste. (Dec-5-06)
- Carson, CA $430,000 whistleblower and wrongful termination settlement. (Dec-4-06)
- Archdiocese of Los Angeles $60 million settlement for 45 abuse victims. (Dec-4-06)
- California State Department of Social Services $200,000 settlement for miscalculating adoptive support payments. (Dec-1-06)
- Los Angeles, CA $450,000 settlement awarded after a car thief was beaten with a flashlight. (Nov-29-06)
- Rent-A-Center, Inc. $7.75 million consumer protection settlement. (Nov-20-06)
- Los Angeles, CA $2.7 million racial harassment settlement awarded after a firefighter was fed dog food. (Nov-14-06)
- Sempra Energy $5.7 million for wrongly diverting natural gas from power plants. (Oct-16-06)
- Los Angeles City, CA $220,000 settlement approved for a firefighter for workplace harassment. (Oct-12-06)
- State of California and R & R Labor Service $180,000 paid to two young children after their father died from exposure to extreme heat. (Oct-10-06)
- City of Los Angeles Tentative $450,000 settlement for unnecessary force by a police officer. (Oct-9-06)
- City of Los Angeles, CA $720,000 settlement approved for a mentally disabled janitor who spent 9 years in prison for crimes he did not commit. (Oct-5-06)
- City of San Francisco and the California Department of Transportation $1.8 million settlement after a tow truck driver and a family of three were killed in an auto accident. (Oct-3-06)