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Syosset-Woodbury, NY
News
$709K Wire Fraud In Nassau County Lands Illinois Man Charges: Police $709K Wire Fraud In Nassau County Lands Illinois Man Charges: Police
$709K Wire Fraud In Nassau County Lands Illinois Man Charges: Police An Illinois man is accused of fraudulently obtaining $709,000 from a Nassau County law firm, police announced on Thursday, Jan. 18. Robert Weathersby, 42, of Calumet City, Illinois, was arrested after investigators determined he orchestrated a scheme to redirect a law firm's payment intended for a known business associate, according to the Nassau County Police Department’s Fraud and Forgery Unit. On Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024, at 12:30 p.m., a Nassau County law firm received an email that appeared to be from a trusted associate, requesting a change in payment instructions for an upcoming sett…

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by Jillian Pikora
Stamford, CT
Sports
Vince McMahon To Pay $1.7M+ For Hiding Sexual Misconduct Payments From Stamford-Based WWE Vince McMahon To Pay $1.7M+ For Hiding Sexual Misconduct Payments From Stamford-Based WWE
Vince McMahon To Pay $1.7M+ For Hiding Sexual Misconduct Payments From Stamford-Based WWE World Wrestling Entertainment founder Vince McMahon will pay more than $1.7 million after he was accused of not disclosing payment agreements related to sexual misconduct with two women, officials said. McMahon, WWE's former executive chairman and CEO, reached the agreement related to charges from the Securities and Exchange Commission, the federal agency said in a news release on Friday, Jan. 10. The SEC said McMahon concealed the "hush money" payments, creating discrepancies in WWE's financial reports. McMahon agreed to pay a $400,000 civil penalty and reimburse $1,330…

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by Chris Spiker
Bristol, CT
Business
Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture
Game Over For Venu Sports: ESPN, FOX, Warner Bros. Discovery Scrap Joint Streaming Venture Three giant media companies have abandoned their plans to launch Venu Sports, a service that aimed to drastically shake up the streaming industry by bundling many sports channels together, officials said. Venu Sports has officially been discontinued, ESPN said in a news release on Friday, Jan. 10. The massive venture was a partnership between the "Worldwide Leader in Sports," FOX, and Warner Bros. Discovery. The companies released a brief statement announcing the end of Venu Sports. "After careful consideration, we have collectively agreed to discontinue the Venu Sports joint ven…

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by Chris Spiker
New Canaan, CT
Business
Alleged Eavesdropping Costs $95 Million As Apple Reaches Siri Settlement Alleged Eavesdropping Costs $95 Million As Apple Reaches Siri Settlement
Alleged Eavesdropping Costs $95 Million As Apple Reaches Siri Settlement Apple will pay a $95 million settlement regarding allegations that its virtual assistant, Siri, eavesdropped on users without their consent, according to multiple reports. The settlement, filed in federal court in Oakland, California this week, addresses a lawsuit that dates back five years and must be approved by a US District judge at a hearing on Friday, Feb. 14, Bloomberg Law reports. The lawsuit claims that Siri was activated to record conversations even when users did not use the launching phrase, “Hey, Siri.” These recordings were allegedly shared with third parties s to target user…

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by Joe Lombardi
New Haven, CT
Police & Fire
New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay $455K For Over-Prescribing 'Holy Trinity' Of Dangerous Drugs: DA New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay $455K For Over-Prescribing 'Holy Trinity' Of Dangerous Drugs: DA
New Haven Psychiatrist to Pay $455K For Over-Prescribing 'Holy Trinity' Of Dangerous Drugs: DA A Connecticut psychiatrist has agreed to pay $455,439 to resolve allegations that he issued large amounts of medically unnecessary prescriptions and submitted false claims to Medicare and Medicaid, federal and state officials announced. Dr. Naimetulla Ahmed Syed, formerly practicing in Danbury and New Haven, was accused of prescribing dangerously high amounts of controlled substances without a legitimate medical purpose between 2016 and 2021, the US Attorney for Connecticut said. Investigators alleged that Syed’s prescriptions often included benzodiazepines and other high-risk drug combinat…

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by Josh Lanier
Harrisburg, PA
News
$49M Settlement Over Drug Price Manipulation Could Benefit Consumers: PA AG $49M Settlement Over Drug Price Manipulation Could Benefit Consumers: PA AG
$49M Settlement Over Drug Price Manipulation Could Benefit Consumers: PA AG If you purchased certain generic prescription drugs between 2010 and 2016, you might be eligible for a refund as part of a $49.1 million multistate settlement, Pennsylvania Attorney General Michelle Henry announced on Monday, Nov. 4. Pennsylvania joined 50 states and territories in a settlement with Heritage Pharmaceuticals and Apotex over alleged price manipulation and market control, impacting consumers by inflating prices and limiting competition. The companies will pay a combined $49.1 million and cooperate in ongoing multistate litigation, led by Connecticut, targeting 30 companies and …

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by Jillian Pikora
Rahway, NJ
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Rahway Contractor Pays $950K Fine After Making False Claims To Obtain Govt. Contracts: Feds Rahway Contractor Pays $950K Fine After Making False Claims To Obtain Govt. Contracts: Feds
Rahway Contractor Pays $950K Fine After Making False Claims To Obtain Govt. Contracts: Feds A Rahway highway contractor recently agreed to pay $950,000 to resolve allegations it improperly represented itself as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise to obtain federally funded contracts, authorities said. From Oct. 2016 to April 2019, MV Contracting secured several contracts funded by the Federal Highway Administration set aside to remedy ongoing discrimination in federally assisted highway contracting markets, US Attorney Phillip Sellinger said. MV Contracting was awarded these contracts despite knowing that it did not qualify as a Disadvantaged Business Enterprise, Sellinger said. T…

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by Sam Barron
Camden, NJ
Schools
Camden Schools Superintendent Calls On Board President To Quit In Wake Of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Camden Schools Superintendent Calls On Board President To Quit In Wake Of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit
Camden Schools Superintendent Calls On Board President To Quit In Wake Of Sexual Abuse Lawsuit The state-appointed superintendent for the Camden City School District is calling for the resignation of the advisory school board president amid sexual abuse allegations. Camden Superintendent Katrina T. McCombs, in a letter to the community, wrote: "In order to allow our community to heal and refocus on what truly matters—the education and future of our students— it would be in the best interest of the state-operated district of Camden City for Advisory Board President Wasim Muhammad to voluntarily relinquish his seat." "We are at the beginning of a new school year—a time that s…

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by Jon Craig
Yonkers, NY
News
City Of Yonkers To Pay $50K To Activist As Part Of Settled Civil Rights Lawsuit City Of Yonkers To Pay $50K To Activist As Part Of Settled Civil Rights Lawsuit
City Of Yonkers To Pay $50K To Activist As Part Of Settled Civil Rights Lawsuit A city in Westchester will pay $50,000 to an activist as part of a settled civil rights lawsuit filed after his arrest at a city council meeting.  According to court documents filed in July in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, the City of Yonkers will pay the sum to settle a lawsuit filed by activist Hector Santiago in September 2023 following his arrest at a city council meeting in 2022.  In the lawsuit, Santiago claimed his rights were violated when he was detained during a Yonkers City Council meeting on Nov. 22, 2022. According to the lawsuit complai…

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by Ben Crnic
Paramus, NJ
News
Walmart Agrees To Whopping $1.64M Settlement Amid Unfair Pricing Accusations At NJ Stores Walmart Agrees To Whopping $1.64M Settlement Amid Unfair Pricing Accusations At NJ Stores
Walmart Agrees To Whopping $1.64M Settlement Amid Unfair Pricing Accusations At NJ Stores Walmart has agreed to pay $1.64 million to settle accusations of unlawful pricing at its 64 stores across New Jersey, state officials said. The settlement, which includes a $1.61 million civil penalty, is the largest ever obtained by the Division’s Office of Weights and Measures (“OWM”). Walmart was accused of violating New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act (“CFA”) and Unit Pricing Disclosure Act (“UPDA”) by using inaccurate unit pricing for a variety of grocery products sold in the chain’s New Jersey locations, Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. The UPDA requires grocery retailers t…

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by Cecilia Levine
Brentwood, NY
Business
Nissan Dealers Fined $350K For 'Junk Fees' Levied On Long Island Lease Customers Nissan Dealers Fined $350K For 'Junk Fees' Levied On Long Island Lease Customers
Nissan Dealers Fined $350K For 'Junk Fees' Levied On Long Island Lease Customers If you purchased a Nissan vehicle on Long Island, you may have some cash coming your way. Two Nissan dealerships in Amityville and Patchogue have agreed to pay over $350,000 for charging customers “junk fees” when they purchased their leased vehicles. An investigation by the New York State Attorney General’s Office found that South Shore Nissan, in Amityville on Sunrise Highway, and Route 112 Nissan, in Patchogue on Medford Avenue, for years added unnecessary fees or falsified the price of leased vehicles that consumers bought when their lease ended. Route 112 Nissan was also found to have…

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by Michael Mashburn
Kingston, NY
News
6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights 6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights
6 NY Inmates Permitted To View Eclipse After Suing Over Religious Rights Several New York prison inmates will be allowed to view the total solar eclipse on Monday afternoon, April 8 after all following their lawsuit against the state alleging religious discrimination. Related Story - Total Solar Eclipse: Here's What To Expect To See By Minute, Zip Code The six inmates, incarcerated at Woodbourne Correctional Facility in Sullivan County, agreed to drop their federal lawsuit after the Department of Corrections and Community Supervision (DOCCS) granted their religious request to watch the celestial spectacle, according to Thomas Mailey, a spokesperson for the age…

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by Michael Mashburn
Saddle Brook-Elmwood Park, NJ
Legal
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall
Wrongful Death Suit: $5M Received By Family For North Jersey Electrician's Fatal Fall The estate of an electrician who died from a 30-foot fall at a food manufacturing plant in Saddle Brook has reportedly received a $5 million settlement. Joseph Roscitt, who worked for the Modern Electric Company in Clifton, was atop a scissor lift changing light bulbs when an employee at Chefler Foods accidentally backed a forklift into the aerial platform on Dec. 1, 2021, authorities said Roscitt, who was a member of IBEW Local 164 in Paramus, suffered brain bleeding and other critical injuries when his head slammed against the concrete floor, they said. A portion of his skull was removed…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Vineland, NJ
News
Salem County Roads Worker Settles Third Race Discrimination Lawsuit Salem County Roads Worker Settles Third Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Salem County Roads Worker Settles Third Race Discrimination Lawsuit A Salem County road worker has won his third racial discrimination lawsuit against the county, according to a public records advocate. Grady Butts, who is black, sued Salem County in January 2022, alleging he was subjected to repeated verbal abuse and denied promotions because of his race.  That suit was settled on March 7 for $37,500, according to legal papers obtained by open records advocate John Paff. He was the first to report on the latest settlement here. In total, Salem County has paid Butts $118,500 to settle three claims of discrimination, harassment and retaliation filed si…

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by Jon Craig
Middletown, NJ
News
$2.75 Million Settlement Reached In Renowned Late Crabber's Fall From Jersey Shore Dock $2.75 Million Settlement Reached In Renowned Late Crabber's Fall From Jersey Shore Dock
$2.75 Million Settlement Reached In Renowned Late Crabber's Fall From Jersey Shore Dock The family of a popular Monmouth County crabber who died after falling through a dilapidated dock is reportedly receiving a $2.75 million settlement. Patrick Shopp of Port Monmouth was walking along the dock at the Belford Seafood Co-Op in early 2020 when a broken board dropped him six feet onto the deck of his boat, according to The New Jersey Law Journal. He suffered a perforated colon, among other injuries, which required various surgeries over the following 15 months, the law journal reported. Shopp, considered one of the Bayshore’s best crabbers, reportedly died of complications at Ri…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Gaithersburg, MD
News
'I Hope Your Mama Let Me Beat You', Maryland County Settles Lawsuit After Officer Berates Child 'I Hope Your Mama Let Me Beat You', Maryland County Settles Lawsuit After Officer Berates Child
'I Hope Your Mama Let Me Beat You', Maryland County Settles Lawsuit After Officer Berates Child Montgomery County has come to a settlement agreement after a police officer was caught on his body-worn camera berating and insulting a 5-year-old boy, telling him he deserved to be beaten after he ran away from school, reports The Washington Post. The County will pay out $275,000 after the child's mother sued the county last year after the 2020 incident. She claims that the insults from the authority figure left her son with PTSD, making him fear he would be hurt after one of the officers was heard saying "I hope your momma let me beat you", the outlet continues. The settlement states that…

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by Annie DeVoe
Cherry Hill, NJ
News
NJ Man Paralyzed In Police Incident Will Get $10M NJ Man Paralyzed In Police Incident Will Get $10M
NJ Man Paralyzed In Police Incident Will Get $10M A New Jersey man paralyzed in a 2014 police encounter will get $10 million in what might be the largest police brutality settlement in state history. Xavier Ingram was being chased by police for an outstanding warrant and driving violation, when he tripped and fell on a Camden street, NJ Advance Media reports citing his attorney. That's when a Camden County police officer stepped on his neck, cracking it audibly, the outlet said. Ingram blacked out and came to in a hospital bed, leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. The settlement reached last week still needs approval from a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Elizabeth, NJ
News
NJ Mayor 'Ashamed' Of Using Racial Slur NJ Mayor 'Ashamed' Of Using Racial Slur
NJ Mayor 'Ashamed' Of Using Racial Slur A mayor in New Jersey has apologized for using a racial slur that was captured on secret video recordings, NJ Advance Media reports. Clark Mayor Sal Bonaccorso stated in a nearly five-minute video that the remarks were a "mistake" and that he is "embarrassed and ashamed," adding that he has changed. The Republican politician was accused of using the N-word and the term "spooks" to describe Black people, as well as criticizing female officers, the outlet says. Even after NJ Advance Media revealed that the township hid the 2020 recordings from the public eye in a legal settlement, payin…

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by Nicole Acosta
Newtown, CT
News
Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer
Sandy Hook Families Reject Alex Jones Settlement Offer The relatives of the Sandy Hook school shooting victims in Connecticut have quickly and sharply shot down an offer from far rightwing talking head Alex Jones to resolve his defamation lawsuit. Jones, the host of the conspiracy theory and disinformation Infowars website, offered to pay $120,000 to each plaintiff suing him for defamation as he continues to assert the massacre never happened. Eight families of the shooting victims declined the offer. In November 2021, a judge found the Infowars host guilty by default in multiple defamation cases that were brought to him by members of the vict…

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by Zak Failla
Allentown, PA
Police & Fire
Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money
Family Of NJ Man Shot Dead By Officer At Dorney Park To Get $950K In Settlement Money The family of a New Jersey man shot and killed by an "inexperienced" police officer directing traffic at Dorney Park will receive $950,000 reached in the settlement of a wrongful death suit, The Morning Call reports. Joseph Santos' two adult sons and 11-year-old daughter will receive a portion of the settlement, aside from law firm costs and fees, according to a copy of the settlement obtained by The Morning Call. Santos' estate administrator, Juliana Valenzuela, agreed to end the lawsuit on Sept. 14, according to the settlement. South Whitehall Township Officer Jonathan Ros…

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by Nicole Acosta
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
News
Men Drop Sex Assault Suits Against Retired Bergen Judge Turned Fox Analyst Andrew Napolitano Men Drop Sex Assault Suits Against Retired Bergen Judge Turned Fox Analyst Andrew Napolitano
Men Drop Sex Assault Suits Against Retired Bergen Judge Turned Fox Analyst Andrew Napolitano Two men have dropped their lawsuits accusing disgraced former Bergen County judge turned Fox News analyst Andrew Napolitano of sexually assaulting them. Napolitano, who was fired from Fox last August amid accusations of sexually harassing employees, had already made headlines this week for selling his condo at Trump International Hotel & Tower on Central Park West. Then came reports, first published in the New Jersey Law Journal, that Charles Corbishley and James Kruzelnick had withdrawn their suits accusing Napolitano of sexual abuse three decades apart. Napolitano also dropped a lib…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Bergenfield, NJ
News
Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M
Family Of Bicycle-Riding Bergenfield Boy Killed In Crash With Bus Gets $1.6M The family of a 9-year-old Bergenfield boy who was killed when his bicycle collided with a commuter bus 2½ years ago has reportedly settled a negligence lawsuit for $1.6 million. Alvin Maracallo was headed in the same direction on West Church Street when the driver of the New Jersey Transit bus turned left onto Veterans Plaza, hitting him as he entered the crosswalk shortly before 4 p.m. May 27, 2019. He and the bicycle hit the front wheel, then went under the bus and were run over, police said at the time. Security video from a nearby firehouse shows a good Samaritan rushing to help the b…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Armonk, NY
News
Hudson Valley Counties To Receive Up To $94 Million To Combat Opioid Crisis Hudson Valley Counties To Receive Up To $94 Million To Combat Opioid Crisis
Hudson Valley Counties To Receive Up To $94 Million To Combat Opioid Crisis Hudson Valley counties are set to receive up to $94 million to help combat the opioid crisis. New York Attorney General Letitia James said in an announcement on Tuesday, Oct. 5, that the funds come from settlements from a March 2019 lawsuit against the manufacturers and distributors responsible for the crisis. James shared a list of figures representing the minimum and maximum amounts each county could receive from settlements with Johnson & Johnson, McKesson, Cardinal Health, Amerisource Bergen, and Endo. Hudson Valley: $51,729,983.90 – $94,455,606.10 Dutchess County: $3,682,781.87 …

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by Nicole Valinote
Bristol, PA
News
$8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate $8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate
$8.5M Settlement Reached In Pepper Spray Death Of Philadelphia Inmate The family of an inmate who died after pepper spray was used on him at a state prison in 2019 will receive an $8.5 million settlement -- the largest settlement for a state prison death in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections filed the agreement for Tyrone Briggs' family on Tuesday, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports.  Briggs -- who had asthma -- was arrested at 15 years old for raping a girl two years his junior at gunpoint.  He was facing up to 30 years in the State Correctional Institution at Mahanoy, when a corrections officer tried to break up a f…

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by Nicole Acosta
Massapequa, NY
News
New Details Released On NY's $1.1 Billion Settlement With Nation's Biggest Opioid Distributors New Details Released On NY's $1.1 Billion Settlement With Nation's Biggest Opioid Distributors
New Details Released On NY's $1.1 Billion Settlement With Nation's Biggest Opioid Distributors New York has reached a $1.1 billion agreement with three of the nation's largest opioid distributors to help curb and prevent drug use across the state. Attorney General Letitia James announced an agreement with McKesson Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., and Amerisource Bergen Drug Corporation — three of the nation’s largest drug distributors — that will deliver up to $1.1 billion to New York state to combat the ongoing opioid epidemic.  Earlier report: NY, Other States Reach $4.5B Settlement With Purdue Pharma Over Its Role In Opioid Epidemic The agreement is the largest m…

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by Zak Failla
York, PA
News
Sealed Deal Ends Suit Over Suicide Of Accused Double Murderer In York County Prison Sealed Deal Ends Suit Over Suicide Of Accused Double Murderer In York County Prison
Sealed Deal Ends Suit Over Suicide Of Accused Double Murderer In York County Prison A lawsuit over an accused double murderer who hanged herself while imprisoned ended recently with a settlement. At the end of Feb. a deal between the York County Prison and the executor of the estate of Veronique Henry was settled and sealed by the order of  U.S. Middle District Magistrate Judge Martin C. Carlson. Henry, 32, of East Manchester Township, had hanged herself in her cell at York County Prison in September 2016 shortly after her husband Paul Henry III, 40 at the time, and her were charged with two murders during a home invasion. The couple was accused of killing Danielle …

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by Jillian Pikora
Cherry Hill, NJ
Police & Fire
Suit Against Camden Officer Who Punched Man 12 Times In Viral Video Settled For $300K Suit Against Camden Officer Who Punched Man 12 Times In Viral Video Settled For $300K
Suit Against Camden Officer Who Punched Man 12 Times In Viral Video Settled For $300K A man who was punched 12 times in the head by a former Camden police officer during an arrest was awarded a $300,000 settlement for a suit filed against the officer, NJ.com reports. Authorities were responding to reports of a man with a gun on Feb. 22, 2018, when then-officer Nicholas Romantino slammed now 35-year-old Edward Minguela to the ground and repeatedly punched him, the outlet says. Romantino, then 27, said Minguela was resisting arrest and pulling his hands away -- but the call turned out to be bogus: Minguela was not found in possession of a weapon. The officer was later pl…

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by Cecilia Levine
Parsippany-Troy Hills, NJ
News
Morris Motorist Who May Lose Leg From Head-On Crash With Passaic Driver Gets $1.5M Settlement Morris Motorist Who May Lose Leg From Head-On Crash With Passaic Driver Gets $1.5M Settlement
Morris Motorist Who May Lose Leg From Head-On Crash With Passaic Driver Gets $1.5M Settlement A nursing assistant who may end up losing a leg from a head-on crash with a Passaic County driver in Morris County reportedly has won a $1.49 million settlement. Melissa Van Orden, now 47, of Budd Lake was driving home from work on southbound Route 206 in Andover when an oncoming Volkswagen crossed the double-yellow center line and slammed head-on into her Hyundai Santa Fe shortly after 7 a.m. on Dec. 22, 2019, authorities said. Both Van Orden and the Volkwagen driver, Enrico Stampone, now 27, of Totowa, were airlifted to Morristown Medical Center, responders said at the time. Va…

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by Jerry DeMarco
Hartford, CT
News
Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do
Award Reduced For Man Who Spent 27 Years In Prison For A Murder He Didn't Do After many appeals and legal actions, a man who was wrongfully incarcerated for 27 years has come to an agreement with the city he says put him there. On Wednesday, Dec. 9, news broke that Mark Schand, 55, of Hartford, and the City of Springfield will settle on giving $6.5 million to Schand for the part the city’s police played in the conviction. Schand was initially awarded $27 million in his suit against Springfield - $1 million for each year of false imprisonment - but upon appeal and negotiation, Schand will get $6.5 million, according to Fox61. The lesser amount did not come as a shoc…

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by Kristin Palpini
Mahopac, NY
News
Putnam County Exec Hits Back At DA For Outrage Over $12M DiPippo Case Settlement Putnam County Exec Hits Back At DA For Outrage Over $12M DiPippo Case Settlement
Putnam County Exec Hits Back At DA For Outrage Over $12M DiPippo Case Settlement Putnam's top elected official spoke out against a statement made by the county's district attorney’s statement over the $12 million settlement for Anthony DiPippo, who was twice convicted of raping and murdering a 12-year-old before being acquitted at a third trial. The acquittal in 2016 came after DiPippo served two decades behind bars. On Friday, Aug. 14, following the announcement of the multi-million dollar settlement, Putnam County District Attorney Robert Tendy issued a scathing statement condemning the decision. Earlier story - $12M DiPippo Rape, Murder Case Settlement Decision 'F…

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by Zak Failla
Hamilton Township, NJ
News
Ex-Murphy Campaign Volunteer Settles $1M Lawsuit Against State, Governor After Rape Allegation Ex-Murphy Campaign Volunteer Settles $1M Lawsuit Against State, Governor After Rape Allegation
Ex-Murphy Campaign Volunteer Settles $1M Lawsuit Against State, Governor After Rape Allegation A former volunteer with the Murphy for Governor campaign whose rape allegations led to state legislative reforms settled a lawsuit against New Jersey and Gov. Phil Murphy’s campaign for $1 million, both sides announced Friday. Katie Brennan accused Al Alvarez, a former Murphy campaign adviser, of raping her in her apartment in 2017 after the pair left a gathering with other campaign members. Brennan went public with the allegations in 2018 before suing last year. Murphy's campaign and the state of New Jersey will pay $1 million, with $600,000 going to a charity of Katie Brennan’s choic…

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by Jon Craig