LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
SettlementsVirginia Settlements
- MoneyLion Predatory Lending Class Action Reaches Settlement (Feb-19-18)
- $9M Settlement Reached in Wonder Bread Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit (Dec-12-16)
- $500,000 Awarded to Patient for Doctor's Defamatory Remarks During Surgery (Jun-24-15)
- Chester Career College To Pay $5M in Student Loans Class Action Lawsuit Settlement (Jul-29-13)
- $7.8 Billion Settlement Approved In BP Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Class Action Lawsuit (Dec-24-12)
- Exxon Mobile to Pay $25 Million in Asbestos Mesothelioma Case (Mar-18-11)
- $173M Settlement Reached in Chip Antitrust Suit (Jun-29-10)
- Unwanted Advances Roanoke to pay $150,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit. (May-21-08)
- Doctor Negligence VA Medical Center to pay $1.3 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit. (May-5-08)
- George Wallace Firing Hampton pays $450,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit. (Apr-23-08)
- Prison Pregnancy Settlement reached in $10 million abused inmates lawsuit. (Apr-22-08)
- Sewage Floods Home Richmond to pay $200,000 settlement in housing lawsuit. (Mar-30-08)
- Consumer Interest Refunds Auto lender to pay $362,000 settlement in high interest lawsuit. (Mar-26-08)
- Sheriff Interfered With Custody Battle Greene County to pay $85,000 settlement in trespassing lawsuit. (Mar-25-08)
- Virginia Tech Massacre VT University proposed $4 million settlement for 2007 slayings. (Mar-25-08)
- Bareback Artist School board pays $65,000 settlement to fired art teacher. (Mar-10-08)
- Unlicensed Wagering Youbet.com to pay $150,000 settlement, plus fees. (Mar-5-08)
- Landfill Storm Water Southeastern Public Service Authority agrees to $14,000 fine after pumping garbage tainted storm water into a local ditch. (Feb-28-08)
- City Truck Family awarded $7.5 million settlement after accident left son brain damaged. (Feb-6-08)
- Averted Hit and Run David Kyle Smith ordered to pay $450,000 after driving by a police car accident. (Jan-28-08)
- Payday Lending Check n' Go agrees to $100,000 settlement after violating state laws. (Jan-19-08)
- Golf Course Taxes Virginia Beach Development Authority pays $14,000 in unpaid taxes. (Jan-16-08)
- Cadet Rape Fishburne Military School pays former student $250,000 personal injury settlement. (Dec-17-07)
- Patient dies of Internal Injuries Western State Hospital has agreed to pay $450,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit that claims a fellow patient brutally attacked John McCloskey, who died of his injuries. (Dec-11-07)
- Wrongful Termination Chesapeake pays former city inspector $25,000 settlement after firing him without just cause. (Dec-5-07)
- Wetland Tract Land owner and property manager pay $100,000 penalty for environmental damages. (Nov-11-07)
- Fill Material Six companies agree to $100,000 EPA fine for discharging dredged materials into Chesapeake waters. (Nov-5-07)
- CO Wrongful Death Family of minister awarded settlement after a fatal carbon monoxide leak. (Oct-1-07)
- Pulaski Community Hospital $125,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit pending court approval. (Sep-20-07)
- Seal Fast and Metrohose $4 million settlement in pressure washing personal injury lawsuit. (Sep-11-07)
- Plantation Pipe Line Co. $668,341 settlement in pipeline rupture, environment damage lawsuit. (Jun-27-07)
- Alexandria City, VA $1.1 million settlement in police shootout, wrongful death lawsuit. (Jun-14-07)
- George R. Schell $300,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit. (Jun-13-07)
- Loan Max $250,000 settlement for violating state loan fees and interest rates. (Jun-12-07)
- Chesapeake, VA Racial discrimination suit over screening test ends in a $65,000 payout. (Jun-11-07)
- King County, WA $6.2 million settlement in foster care abuse lawsuit. (Jun-7-07)
- Richmond, VA $225,000 settlement in police shootout killed dog suit. (Jun-1-07)
- Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson $1.15 million settlement in faulty engineering services lawsuit. (Apr-18-07)
- Hampton Roads Transit $3 million personal injury settlement after a tunnel accident. (Mar-30-07)
- Poquoson, VA $1.1 million settlement for wrongful termination and defamation. (Feb-23-07)
- Norfolk, VA Officer dies on duty; family gets over $900,000 as compensation. (Feb-22-07)
- Verizon Communications Inc. $2 million settlement for negligent directory listings. (Feb-21-07)
- Virginia State University Former faculty member sues for retaliation and discrimination to claim $600,000. (Jan-31-07)
- Norfolk, VA $335,000 settlement paid to a man who lost his eye after police used excessive force during his arrest. (Dec-5-06)
- Carilion Medical Center $1 million medical malpractice settlement after the death of a surgical patient. (Sep-21-06)
- A&G Coal Corp. $3 million settlement awarded after a toddler was killed by a dislodged boulder. (Sep-8-06)
- U.S. Postal Service $162,500 settlement awarded to a postal employee for racial harassment. (Aug-29-06)
- City of Portsmouth, VA $1.2 million settlement awarded to Friendship Temple for freedom of religion violations. (May-16-06)
- Louisa County School Board Undisclosed settlement after a school bus driver fell asleep while driving and caused a fatal accident. (Jan-10-06)
- Appalachian School of Law $1 million settlement awarded to injured students after a shooting rampage. (Jan-3-05)