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Baby From Port Townsend Gets $23.9M For Brain Injury

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A family from Port Townsend, whose baby suffered a permanent brain injury during delivery at Jefferson Healthcare Medical Center in 2014, receives a settlement of $23 million from a state jury of Washington. Plaintiffs claim that their baby was in…

Worker Injured At N.J. College Gets $3M Settlement

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A worker who fell from a freight elevator shaft at Kean University received a settlement of $3 million after four years for the injuries he suffered from the fall. On May 13, 2016, the victim and his co-worker were working in the academic building…

Family of Black Man Files $30M Suit Over Deputies’ Shooting

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On April 21, 2021, an unarmed black man was shot dead by Pasquotank County sheriff's deputies. The family of the black man filed a $30 million civil rights lawsuit. They claim that officers who have filed drug-related warrants at the black man…

Late North Carolina Inmate's Child To Get a $1.8M Settlement

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Cherokee County’s insurer announced it would pay $1.8 million in a settlement to a 4-year-old daughter of a jail inmate who died in Cherokee County three years ago.

As per the court documents, the police officers found the plaintiff…

Dallas Woman Gets $37.6 Million In Honda Car Crash Suit

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A Dallas woman was awarded $37.6 million after a Texas jury found that Honda Odyssey's seat belt was poorly designed and caused cervical injuries to the woman.

According to court records, on November 15, 2015, the…

Denver Bicyclist Awarded $52.5 Million in a Car Crash Suit

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In what is believed to be the largest civil judgments in Colorado’s history, a jury awarded more than $52.5 million to a Denver bicyclist, who got paralyzed after being struck by two cars, while he was riding on his bike from work to…

Injured Maritime Worker Awarded $3.3M By Louisiana Judge

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On Friday, February 1, a Louisiana federal court judge awarded $3.3 million to a maritime construction worker who was subject to a head and spinal injuries due to a boat captain's alleged negligence during equipment transfers between…

Woman Gets $14 Million For Stroke During Cardiac Surgery

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A West Seattle woman was awarded nearly $14 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Seattle Children's Hospital and Children's University Medical Group.

According to Seattle Times reports, the jury ruled…

R.J. Reynolds & Philips Morris Hit With $25M Tobacco Verdict

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On Wednesday, February 27, following a three-week trial, a Florida jury hit R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and Philip Morris USA Inc. with $25 million in punitive damages for the victim's cigarette addiction and fatal lung cancer and awarded…

Royal Caribbean Ordered To Pay $3.38M Over Passenger's Death

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On March 7, a federal jury in Miami ordered Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. to pay $3.38 million to the estate of a passenger who died of cardiac arrest in 2016, while on board an Alaskan cruise.

According to court records…