via Wkyc: You might be owed some money as Equifaz will be payout a whopping  $700 million settlement after a massive data breach in 2017 that exposed the personal information of 147 million people. CLICK HERE to read full story
via BlackAmericaWeb: The city of St. Anthony, Minnesota that was responsible for hiring an officer who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop reached a settlement with Philando Castile‘s girlfriend and daughter who were in the car during the incident. CBS News reports, on Tuesday, November 29, 2017, the city council voted in favor […]
via BlackAmericaWeb Jenifer Lewis received a healthy settlement from LA Fitness. Lewis sued LA Fitness earlier this year accusing them of hiring a con-man who took $50k. When she started going to the West Hollywood location, she met a manager who worked there. They developed a relationship outside of the gym when 3 months into he asked her for […]
The mother of Philando Castile, a black motorist killed by a Minnesota police officer last year, has reached a nearly $3 million settlement in his death, according to an announcement Monday by her attorneys and the Minneapolis suburb that employed the officer. The settlement to be paid to Valerie Castile, who is the trustee for […]
Sandra Bland’s family has reached a $1.9 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, the family’s attorney said Thursday. The settlement includes compensation for Bland’s death as well as several changes to jail procedures in Waller County, Texas. Bland was found dead in her jail cell three days after she was arrested for failing to […]
The City of Cleveland and the family of Tamir Rice have reached a $6 million settlement agreement, according to court documents released Monday morning. The city will pay $3 million in 2016 and $3 million in 2017 to settle the family’s claims against the city. The estate of Tamir Rice will receive $5.5 million. […]
According to court sources at the United District Court Northern District of Ohio Eastern Division, the city has reached a settlement in the Tamir Rice case. The parties have reached the following settlement, which is subject to approval by the Probate Court. The City of Cleveland shall pay $6,000,000 to settle all claims by all […]
The East Cleveland School Board approved a settlement of $27,500, which will be paid to the family of a special needs student who was allegedly dragged down the hallway and kicked into an office by a school principal, Attorney Matthew B. Abens confirmed. Abens said he did not know when the East Cleveland School Board […]
The family of unarmed 50-year-old Walter Scott, who was shot and killed by a North Charleston, South Carolina police officer, has reached a $6.5 million…
The City of Baltimore is looking to reach a $6.4 million settlement with the family of Freddie Gray. ray, 25, died April 19, a week after he suffered a neck injury while in police custody. Six officers have been charged in connection with Gray’s death. Any financial settlement would have to be approved by the […]
Almost one year to the day after he died at the hands of New York City police officers — an episode that fueled months of racially underscored anti-police protests across the nation — the family of Eric Garner accepted a pretrial settlement from the city Monday. Garner’s estate, which filed a claim against the city […]
Documents filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland show that U.S. District Judge Dan Polster has approved a settlement in the civil lawsuit filed against the City of Cleveland and Cleveland Police in connection with the fatal shooting of Malissa Williams and Timothy Russell Nov. 29, 2012. The settlement was reached Monday during a […]
