Verdicts & Settlements

Straight white woman drops bias case against King & Spalding over its diversity fellowship

A straight white woman who sued King & Spalding over a diversity fellowship has filed a joint stipulation dropping her claims, leading a federal appeals court to dismiss her appeal.

Nov 19, 2025 12:22 PM CST

Michael Flynn, DOJ in settlement talks over $50M claim

The Justice Department has been discussing settlements with two former officials from Donald Trump’s first term who—like the president—claim they’re owed major payouts from the U.S. government as victims of politically motivated actions.

Nov 14, 2025 10:11 AM CST

After defense lawyer dies during trial, judge convicted for using public funds for vacations, personal purchases

A former Alabama judge accused of using his office for personal gain and lying about it was convicted last week on 17 of 18 counts against him.

Nov 13, 2025 10:54 AM CST

Over $200M verdict overturned in ‘Maya’ hospitalization case chronicled in Netflix documentary

A trial judge made errors requiring a new trial in a case stemming from a woman’s suicide after her 10-year-old daughter was removed from her care and held at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, a Florida appeals court ruled last week.

Nov 3, 2025 11:05 AM CST

Supreme Court rejects Alex Jones’s bid to set aside $1.4 billion verdict

The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a bid by conspiracy theorist and Infowars founder Alex Jones to set aside the historic $1.4 billion jury verdict against him for defaming families of victims of the Sandy Hook Elementary mass killing.

Oct 14, 2025 1:35 PM CDT

Juror’s TikTok post during Donna Adelson trial didn’t constitute misconduct, judge rules

A juror who posted a TikTok video during the murder trial of Donna Adelson did not commit misconduct, a judge in Leon County, Florida, ruled last week in an order denying defense motions following their client’s conviction in the death of her former son-in-law.

Sep 29, 2025 12:58 PM CDT

Dominion and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani settle defamation lawsuit

Dominion Voting Systems, an election technology company, and former Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani have settled the $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against the former New York mayor over spreading falsehoods about the 2020 presidential election, according to a court filing Friday.

Sep 29, 2025 9:59 AM CDT

Amazon will refund $1.5B to Prime subscribers in $2.5B settlement with FTC

E-commerce giant Amazon agreed Thursday to pay $1.5 billion in refunds to customers of its Prime subscription as part of a larger settlement with the Federal Trade Commission over allegations it tricked people into signing up for the free shipping service and made it difficult to cancel.

Sep 25, 2025 12:00 PM CDT

$675K settlement in suit against Schnader Harrison over alleged misuse of retirement funds gets preliminary OK

A federal judge in Philadelphia has preliminarily approved a $675,000 settlement in a lawsuit claiming that Schnader Harrison Segal & Lewis used 401(k) contributions to fund operations and make distributions to equity partners when it suffered financial difficulties.

Aug 21, 2025 9:22 AM CDT

Jury awards nearly $60M to former police officer for wrongful prosecution in sex assault case

Federal jurors in Detroit awarded about $58.5 million Tuesday to a man who was a police officer in Duval County, Florida, when he said he was wrongly charged with sexually abusing a child in Michigan.

Aug 15, 2025 9:39 AM CDT

Suit challenging diversity efforts in Wisconsin bar programs fully resolved

A final settlement has been reached in a December 2023 lawsuit challenging diversity efforts in State Bar of Wisconsin programs.

Jul 23, 2025 9:41 AM CDT

Ex-bank robber and Georgetown Law professor found guilty of assaulting wife

A former bank robber who became a professor at the Georgetown University Law Center has been convicted of multiple criminal charges related to a domestic violence incident involving his wife.

Jul 21, 2025 11:40 AM CDT

Racketeering was a ‘reach’ in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial, legal experts say

A federal court jury in the Sean “Diddy” Combs case rejected the government’s theory that he ran a criminal enterprise that helped him carry out serious crimes including sex trafficking and drug distribution. “Even reading the indictment, it did seem like a stretch to charge Combs with the RICO statute,” said Anna Cominsky, who heads New York Law School’s Criminal Defense Clinic.

Jul 3, 2025 9:10 AM CDT

Supreme Court allows vape companies to pick courts to hear challenges

The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a government effort to narrow options for challenging Food and Drug Administration denials of applications to market electronic cigarettes, including flavored products that health officials say have led to a youth vaping epidemic. In a case that centered on questions of venue-shopping, the justices…

Jun 20, 2025 1:27 PM CDT

Jury awards $6.2M to ex-law firm employee who was paid less than male colleagues

A New York jury has awarded $6.2 million to an attorney who sued her law firm for allegedly firing her after she complained that she was paid less than male attorneys who ranked lower than her.

Jun 16, 2025 12:03 PM CDT