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Crash By Deputy Eating Hamburger Costs Santa Clara County $5 Million
Santa Clara County is on the hook for a $5 million settlement in a crash involving a sheriff’s deputy who allegedly took his eyes off the road while eating a McDonald’s hamburger.
SF Supes Faced With Tough Decision Over Fate Of Cell Phone Disclosure Law
The San Francisco Board of Supervisors is poised Tuesday to make a decision about its ongoing defense of the city’s cell phone disclosure law.
California Officials Reach Deal To Settle High-Speed Rail Project Lawsuit
A group representing Central Valley farmers said Thursday it has reached a settlement with the California High-Speed Rail Authority in a lawsuit that was one of the biggest obstacles to the state’s $68 billion bullet train project.
UPS Agrees To Give Up $40M Made From Illegal Online Pharmacies
Shipping company UPS has agreed to pay $40 million to end a federal criminal probe connected to its work for online pharmacies.
Google To Pay $7M To Settle Wi-Fi Information Collection Case
Google will pay a $7 million penalty to settle a multistate investigation into the Internet search leader’s collection of emails, passwords and other sensitive information sent over wireless networks in neighborhoods throughout the country several years ago.
Fresno Farmworker Hurt In Harvesting Machine Accident Getting $1M Settlement
A Central California farmworker whose arm was mangled in a watermelon harvesting machine is getting a $1 million settlement.
Family Of Special-Needs Boy Kicked By Teacher Getting $950K Settlement
The Brentwood family of a 5-year-old special-needs boy who was hurled to the floor and kicked by his teacher is getting $950,000.
Walgreens To Pay $1.4 Million To Settle Bay Area Overcharging Suit
Drug store chain Walgreens has agreed to pay a little more than $1.4 million in civil penalties and to establish a price guarantee program for its California customers to settle a lawsuit brought by prosecutors in four Bay Area counties.
Toyota Reaches $1B+ Settlement In Stuck Accelerator Suit
A plaintiffs’ attorney says Toyota Motor Corp. has reached a settlement in a case involving hundreds of lawsuits over accelerations problems.
PG&E Offers $550 Million To Settle Charges In San Bruno Blast
PG&E offered the money as a settlement, but refused to admit that it failed to maintain a safe gas system.
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