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1 day ago
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$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say

Louisiana officials reached a tentative $4.8 million settlement with Ronald Greene’s family over his 2019 roadside death, pending legislative approval.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago
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Louisiana police to pay $4.85m to daughter of Black motorist killed by stun gun

Louisiana state police and a sheriff’s office agreed to pay $4.85 million to Ronald Greene’s daughter after his 2019 death during an arrest involving stun guns and physical force.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

$4.8M settlement reached over Louisiana traffic stop death, AP sources say

Louisiana officials reached a tentative $4.8 million settlement with Ronald Greene’s family over his 2019 roadside death, pending legislative approval.
US news
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

Louisiana police to pay $4.85m to daughter of Black motorist killed by stun gun

Louisiana state police and a sheriff’s office agreed to pay $4.85 million to Ronald Greene’s daughter after his 2019 death during an arrest involving stun guns and physical force.
fromKqed
2 months ago

San Francisco to Pay Family Claiming Wrongful Death After Laguna Honda Transfers | KQED

They noticed a quick decline and he died really quickly after. There are laws and regulations that say what exactly is to be done if someone is transferred and we alleged they did not prepare him for this. If people with dementia are moved, even to a different building, they can go downhill immediately.
SF parents
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fromSFGATE
2 months ago

'Top Gun' pilot settles lawsuit over woman's death at Calif. beach party

A stunt pilot settled a wrongful death lawsuit after a woman drowned during an ATV accident at a Burning Man-style beach party he hosted in California in 2020.
US news
fromSFGATE
2 months ago

Calif. city to pay record $22M after officer killed driver in high-speed crash

Bakersfield settled a $22 million wrongful death lawsuit after an off-duty police officer ran a stop sign at 80 mph without sirens, killing one driver and injuring another.
fromsfist.com
3 months ago

Stanford Settles Wrongful Death Suit Brought By Family of Soccer Star

As her father, Steven Meyer, put it in the show interview, "Katie, being Katie, was defending a teammate on campus over an incident and the repercussions of her defending that teammate [possibly led to the disciplinary action]." The family subsequently filed a wrongful death claim against Stanford in November 2022, and now, over three years later, that is getting settled out of court.
Higher education
fromwww.cbc.ca
3 months ago

Ontario man reaches settlement with Boeing over family's death in 2019 Ethiopia plane crash | CBC News

An Ontario man has reached a settlement agreement with Boeing almost seven years after six of his family members died in a plane crash. It comes just days after a U.S. wrongful death trial began for the family in Chicago over the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 plane in 2019. The flight heading to Kenya crashed shortly after takeoff from the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, resulting in the deaths of all 157 people, including 18 Canadians, on board.
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US news
fromwww.eastbaytimes.com
5 months ago

San Diego considers $30 million settlement in police-involved shooting death of Black teen

San Diego will pay $30 million to Konoa Wilson's family for his fatal police shooting, one of the largest U.S. settlements.
Los Angeles
fromLos Angeles Times
7 months ago

L.A. County will pay $20 million to family of 4-year-old boy who was tortured, killed

Los Angeles County will pay $20 million to the family of 4-year-old Noah Cuatro after DCFS failed to remove him before his fatal abuse by his parents.
California
fromwww.dailynews.com
8 months ago

County to pay $20 million to relatives of 4-year-old California boy tortured, murdered by parents

Relatives of 4-year-old Noah Cuatro will receive a $20 million settlement alleging LA County social workers ignored repeated abuse reports prior to his 2019 murder.
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