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Legislature approves multi-million-dollar settlements for wrongful convictions
A key legislative committee approved a $25.2-million settlement with two men suing the state after spending roughly 30 years in jail before their convictions were overturned. The votes mean the settlements with Ralph Birch and Shawn Henning could be final, depending on whether the full legislature decides to hold its own vote in the next 30 days. Birch and Henning…
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Legislature approves multi-million-dollar settlements for wrongful convictions
Ralph Birch and Shawn Hennington spent nearly 30 years in prison for a murder in Milford. But then in 2019, the Supreme Court threw out the conviction for a number of reasons, including the handling of evidence and the misconduct by police and a public defender.
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California school district to pay $2.25M to settle suit involving teacher who had student's baby
A Southern California school district will pay $2.25 million to settle the latest lawsuit involving a teacher who became pregnant by one of at least two students she was accused of sexually abusing.
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Settlement Reached Between Fox News and Dominion Voting Systems
The judge overseeing the defamation lawsuit dismissed the jury just as the trial was to begin.
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State of CT Ordered to Pay $12 Million After Baby Abused in DCF Custody
The State of Connecticut has been ordered to pay $12 million to a young boy who was abused while in Department of Children and Families (DCF) custody several years ago. The Reardon Law Firm, based in New London, said they represented “Baby Dylan,” who was 13 months old when he was “horrifically abused for a period of months.” The baby…
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Groton to Consider Allocating Settlement Funding to Community Speaks Out
The town of Groton is looking to allocate more than $100,000 in opioid settlement funding to a local nonprofit helping people in recovery. Community Speaks Out is a Groton-based organization that helps families and people who are struggling with addiction to find the resources they need to get into recovery. Tammy de la Cruz co-founded the organization in 2015 after…
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Connecticut Poised to Pay $12 Million to Settle Neglect Case
Connecticut is poised to pay $12 million to settle a case involving a neglected 14-month-old boy who was placed by the state’s child welfare agency in 2015 with a relative who had allegations of abuse. The boy ended up severely malnourished and physically abused. The proposed legal settlement comes a year after the Connecticut Department of Children of Families was…
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Juul Makes Payment to CT as Part of Settlement
Several people in Connecticut say vaping is very common among their peers and officials are hoping to change that.
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Juul Settles Thousands of Lawsuits for Undisclosed Amount Amid Teen Vaping Concerns
Juul Labs has reached settlements covering more than 5,000 cases brought by about 10,000 plaintiffs over the e-cigarette company’s marketing practices that have been blamed for the teenage vaping crisis.
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Hertz To Pay $168 Million to Settle With Customers Wrongly Accused of Stealing Cars
Due to a glitch in Hertz’s system, the company mistakenly accused customers of stealing rented cars.