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Public comment policy scrapped by Monroe in legal settlement

The idea of having to state your name and address as a verification that you live in town is standard practice. However, Having it broadcast to the world....

City of Sanger approves $5.25M settlement in case involving former police officer

The City of Sanger has approved a $5.25 million settlement with a victim of a former Sanger Police officer who repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted women over a six-year period,

Joliet Settles Federal Lawsuit Involving Deputy City Manager’s Son In False Arrest Case, As Expected

JOLIET, IL — As Joliet Patch has expected since the beginning of December, the city of Joliet has worked out a settlement of $87,000 to resolve the federal lawsuit filed against officers Jack Desiderio and Jennifer Gruber by Joliet resident Jason Heath.…

Dayton settles $27.5K police use-of-force lawsuit with Butler County woman

A Jan. 6 memo sent to Dayton City Manager Shelley Dickstein from Dayton Law Director Barbara Doseck requested that the city approve the settlement.

State Auditor Diana DiZoglio says she will be suing Massport.

Ma. State Auditor finds 21 state agencies, entered into 263 agreements totaling roughly $6.8 million in taxpayer funds

State Bar investigating L.A. law firm in $4-billion sex abuse case

Los Angeles law firm that represented sex abuse victims in a record $4-billion settlement, is now being investigated by The State Bar of California.

City of Austin settles 80 civil lawsuits costing Taxpayers MILLIONS

In total, the city has paid more than $37 million in police-related lawsuit settlements over the past five years, including cases of...

Maine AG Frey seeks dismissal of police brutality lawsuit

“The Supreme Court has held that a State is not a ‘person’. … Likewise, a state agency that is an arm of the state also is not a ‘person,’” Frey wrote in a motion filed with the U.S. District Court in Portland.…