Tag: Legal settlements
Maryland governor to sign $577M HBCU settlement bill
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan will sign a measure to settle a 15-year-old federal lawsuit relating to underfunding at the state’s four...
Lawyers battle over ‘race-norming’ in NFL dementia tests
PHILADELPHIA — The class counsel for thousands of retired players suing the NFL pledged Monday to try to remove race as a factor in...
Maryland lawmakers approve $577M to settle HBCU lawsuit
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland lawmakers gave final passage Wednesday to a measure to pay $577 million over 10 years to settle a federal lawsuit...
Chauvin jury grows despite $27M settlement to Floyd family
MINNEAPOLIS — Concern appears to be fading that a massive settlement for George Floyd's family would derail the trial of a former police officer...
Lawyers for Johnny Depp appeal ‘wife beater’ ruling in UK
LONDON — Lawyers for Johnny Depp moved to overturn a British court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife, Amber Heard, by arguing Thursday that...
Nashville OKs $2.25M settlement in fatal shooting by officer
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Officials in Tennessee have agreed to pay $2.25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a Black man...
Excessive force lawsuit in man’s death settled for $750K
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — County officials in East Tennessee have settled a federal lawsuit filed by a woman who says her son died after deputies...
7 picked, 7 to go for jury in ex-cop’s trial in Floyd death
MINNEAPOLIS — Jury selection continues Monday for a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death, with the process halfway complete after the...
Diverse jury so far for ex-cop’s trial in Floyd’s death
MINNEAPOLIS — The jurors seated so far in the trial of a former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd's death are a diverse...
Baton Rouge council rejects changes to Sterling settlement
BATON ROUGE, La. — Lawyers representing Alton Sterling's five children have unsuccessfully argued for a quicker payout of a proposed $4.5 million settlement of...