MINOT, ND (AP) — Menard, Inc. is appealing a jury decision against a woman who was injured when she fell on a flatbed cart at its store in Minot, North Dakota. Last year, a jury awarded Darlene Johnson nearly $40,000 plus about $145,000 in attorneys’ fees in a civil lawsuit …
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$ 45 million jury prize for woman puts cash-strapped NYC at risk (lawyers)
The city is asking an appeals court to lower the $ 45 million personal injury payment for an Upper West Side philanthropist – even though it was not part of the lawsuit – because it fears the salary may be sets a precedent that could force cash-strapped city agencies and …
Read More »Supreme Court of Justice upholds jury award in sheriff’s retaliatory dismissal case
WORCESTER – The Supreme Court of Justice on Thursday upheld an award of $ 885,000 a jury awarded to a former Millbury select, who alleged the Worcester County Sheriff’s Office fired him in retaliation for reporting illegal campaign activities in the prison during the 2010 elections. “The plaintiff presented sufficient …
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