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Verizon to Pay $100 Million Settlement in Class Action Lawsuit Over Undisclosed Fees – Check If You’re Eligible for a Payment

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New York, NY – Verizon has agreed to pay a settlement of $100 million in a class-action lawsuit that alleged the company charged undisclosed administration fees to its customers in a deceptive and unfair manner. The charges in question were issued between January 1, 2016, and November 8, 2023. Customers affected by this will have until early spring 2024 to file a claim. A class-action lawsuit involves one or more people suing on behalf of themselves and others who have similar claims. Once approved, every member of the class is awarded, except for those who … Read more

Alachua County Jury Awards $7.5 Million to Family of Bobby Hopkins Jr., Victim of Fatal Shooting at Local Car Wash

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Gainesville, Florida – An Alachua County jury has awarded $7.5 million to the family of Bobby Hopkins Jr., who was fatally shot at the Swamp Car Wash in May 2021. The verdict was reached on Wednesday. The Hopkins family filed a lawsuit against the car wash in 2022, claiming that the owners should have implemented better customer protection measures due to the presence of violence in the surrounding neighborhood. The lawsuit argued that the car wash should have installed security cameras, a fence, and a gate to safeguard customers from criminal activity. However, Kokomo Key … Read more

Jury Awards $61.7 Million to Parents of High School Baseball Player Killed in Traffic Collision

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HAWTHORNE, California — A jury in Inglewood Superior Court awarded over $61.7 million to the parents of Jesse Esphorst Jr., a 16-year-old high school baseball player who was killed in a traffic collision in 2017. The jury found that two drivers involved in the crash were at fault after deliberation on Tuesday, according to the attorney representing Jesse’s mother. The fatal collision occurred on March 7, 2017, at the intersection of Crenshaw Boulevard and Crest Road. Jesse Esphorst Sr., Jesse Jr.’s father, was driving their minivan and attempting to make a left turn onto Crest … Read more

Former Election Workers Awarded $148 Million in Defamation Lawsuit Against High-Profile Figure

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Atlanta, Georgia – A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment. Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, tearfully described becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republicans as they tried to keep then-President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election. The damages verdict included a $75 million award in … Read more