Man receives $4 million settlement in police confrontation case 
Published: May 24, 2012
Tags: California, police, warantless entry, wrongful arrest
A 61-year-old Vallejo, Calif. man was awarded more than $4 million in a settlement with the Vallejo Police Department over a five-year-old confrontation that left him with a broken neck, lawyers for both sides said.
Injured trash truck driver awarded $11.4 million
Published: May 23, 2012
Tags: California, defective design
A federal court jury in San Francisco has awarded $11.4 million in damages to a garbage truck driver whose spine was injured when a front wheel of his truck collapsed and the 55,000-pound vehicle dropped to the ground.
Labor contractor agrees to settle harassment suit
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: California, sexual harassment
A California farm labor contractor has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a federal agency’s suit on behalf of female vineyard workers in Sonoma and Mendocino counties who said a crew supervisor harassed them with crude remarks and demanded sex to keep their jobs.
Jury awards $1 million to police sergeant for retaliation
Published: May 17, 2012
Tags: California, police, police misconduct, retaliation
A jury awarded $1 million to a Los Angeles police sergeant who claimed he faced retaliation for reporting misconduct by a superior officer.
Jury awards $450,000 over propane fire in leased motorhome
Published: May 15, 2012
Tags: California, explosion, rental car
A jury has awarded $450,000 to three family members, one of whom was seriously burned near Yosemite National Park in 2008 while filling the propane tank of a motorhome leased in Carson, Calif.
Man wins $1.7 million jury verdict over car crash
Published: May 15, 2012
Tags: California, car crash, negligence
A retired Ventura County, Calif. firefighter has won a $1.7 million jury verdict for injuries caused by a 17-year-old driver found liable for negligence after running a red light.
Parents to pay $1.2 million in son’s DUI crash
Published: May 10, 2012
Tags: California, car crash, DUI, negligence, traumatic brain injury
A Santa Rosa, Calif. couple has agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle a lawsuit that accused them of negligence for giving their alcoholic, adult son the pickup he was driving when he crashed into two teenage sisters at a bus stop.
Hospital settles $3.5 million malpractice case
Published: May 7, 2012
Tags: California, gastric bypass surgery, medical malpractice
Catholic Healthcare West, doing business as Mark Twain St. Joseph’s Hospital, and medical professionals agreed to pay a $3.5 million malpractice settlement approved at a court hearing, and hospital officials are refusing to discuss the case.
Nutella maker settles deceptive ad suit for $3 million
Published: April 27, 2012
Tags: California, deceptive marketing, false advertising
Nutella maker Ferrero has agreed to pay out three million dollars in a lawsuit filed by a California woman over deceptive advertising.
Jury awards $6 million to man beaten by deputies
Published: April 26, 2012
Tags: California, police brutality
A jury awarded $6 million this week to a man who said Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies forced him from his car after a routine traffic stop, beat him, kneed him in the face and broke his eye socket.
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