An Iowa jury has awarded 32 mentally disabled workers a groundbreaking $240 million in compensation against Henry’s Turkey Service. These workers were subjected to inhumane conditions and cruel treatment at a company-operated labor camp. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against the company after the facility was shut down in 2009. Court testimony [...]
Jury Awards $90 Million for Teen’s Wrongful Death
The family of Ashley Davis has been awarded $90 million in compensation by a Maryland jury for Davis’ wrongful death. Davis, 13, was killed when a car hit her while she was crossing the road. About the accident The accident occurred in the morning of Sept. 1, 2009 when Davis was running across the road [...]
Hertford County Jury Awards Family $4 Million in Med Mal Wrongful Death Lawsuit
A jury in Hertford County, North Carolina has awarded the largest medical malpractice settlement in the county’s history to the estate of John Henry Perry. The jury found that Mr. Perry’s wrongful death was caused by negligence at the Northside Behavioral Health Services. About the wrongful death Mr. Perry was admitted to Northside on April [...]
EEOC Helps Hispanic Employees Receive $250,000 in Discrimination Lawsuit
Mitsuwa Corporation, the owner of the Edgewater, NJ Japanese market called Mitsuwa Marketplace, is set to pay $250,000 to Hispanic employees in a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission. According to the lawsuit, Mitsuwa Marketplace has paid Hispanic employees less than non-Hispanics doing the same work due to their national origin. The [...]
