Settlement revealed in fatal boat crash 
Published: January 3, 2013
Tags: boat accident, boating, Minnesota, Wisconsin, wrongful death
A settlement of nearly $1.3 million has been reached by the family of a 25-year-old Minnesota man killed in a July 22, 2011 boat crash on the Chippewa River, Wis.
City prepares to settle police brutality case for $400,000
Published: November 7, 2012
Tags: civil rights, Minnesota, police brutality
The St. Paul, Minn. City Council is expected to settle a police brutality case with a mother and her son for $400,000, an amount tied for the largest brutality settlement ever paid by the city.
Data-breach payouts top $1 million for ex-cop
Published: November 5, 2012
Tags: data breach, invasion of privacy, Minnesota, police officer
A former cop who sued a number of Minnesota cities after their employees snooped into her driver’s license data has collected more than $1 million in settlements, following Minneapolis’ approval of a $392,500 payout Friday.
Deli gets $1 million settlement over easement dispute
Published: May 9, 2012
Tags: easement, Minnesota
A deli and gas station is about to receive a $1 million windfall from Ramsey County, Minn. Property tax records list the site’s market value at $357,000.
City settle with dog bite victim for $43,500
Published: May 12, 2011
Tags: dog bite, Minnesota, police
The city of St. Paul, Minn. has agreed to pay $43,500 to settle a negligence suit against the handler of a police dog who attacked a 13-year-old without provocation.
3M reaches settlement in age discrimination lawsuit
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: March 21, 2011
Tags: age discrimination, Minnesota
3M says it has reached a settlement agreement in an age discrimination lawsuit brought by employees. The company is now seeking court approval of the deal.
Johnson & Johnson loses first Levaquin failure to warn trial
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: December 10, 2010
Tags: failure to warn, Johnson & Johnson, Levaquin, Minnesota
Johnson & Johnson must pay $1.1 million in punitive damages to an 82-year-old man who claimed it failed to properly warn of the risks of tendon damage linked to its antibiotic Levaquin, a Minnesota jury said.
Woman ordered to pay $1.5 million for sharing songs
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: November 5, 2010
Tags: file sharing, Minnesota, RIAA
A Minnesota woman was ordered to pay $1.5 million for illegally downloading 24 songs, in her third trial in three years. The verdict was hailed by the record industry as justified.
Family of man killed by police awarded $1.8 million
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: October 27, 2010
Tags: Minnesota, police shooting, wrongful death
A jury has awarded $1.81 million to the family of a Minneapolis, Minn. man who was shot and killed in 2006 by police responding to a 911 call involving the man and deadly threats made against his ex-girlfriend.
Hospital owes $4.6 million after new mom died
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: October 26, 2010
Tags: cesarean section, medical malpractice, Minnesota, wrongful death
A Wright County, Minn. jury has awarded $4.6 million to the family of a new mother who bled to death after a cesarean section.
