Man Awarded Six-Figure Payout After Being Arrested For Flipping Off Cop
A Vermont man is reportedly getting a six-figure payout after suing the state over being arrested for flipping off a police officer, Seven Days reported. Greg Bombard, then 51, was headed home after picking up some coffee when Sgt. Jay Riggen of the Vermont State Police pulled him over, according to Seven Days. Dashcam footage […]
Vermont agrees to $175K payout over arrest of man who flipped off trooper
The Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union announced Wednesday that the state has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was charged with giving a state trooper the middle finger in 2018. The lawsuit was filed in 2021 by the ACLU of Vermont on behalf of Gregory […]
Travelers Championship prize money payout: Scottie Scheffler earns astonishing $3.6 million check
Scottie Scheffler defeated Tom Kim on Sunday in the Travelers Championship at TPC River Highlands to win his sixth PGA Tour title since Jan. 1. He has officially won four of the eight signature events at Travelers, with the former University of Texas Longhorn’s other two wins being the Players Championship in 2024 and his […]
U.S. Open prize money payout: Bryson DeChambeau wins sensational $4.3 million
After two top-10 finishes at the Masters and PGA Championship, Bryson DeChambeau won the 124th U.S. Open at Pinehurst No. 2. The LIV Golf captain held off Rory McIlroy thanks to a phenomenal bunker shot on the 18th hole. A par save on the final hole gave DeChambeau a one-stroke victory and his second U.S. […]
NJ to receive $125M payout in dispute over cancelled offshore wind farms
Danish wind farm developer Orsted will pay $125 million to the state of New Jersey to settle a lawsuit over the company’s halting construction of two offshore wind farms last year — just over a third of what the company was previously required to pay. The state of New Jersey and Orsted Corp. have settled […]
Companies agree to $2M payout in Atlantic oil dumping case
Two shipping companies have agreed to plead guilty to federal charges related to a New Orleans-bound ship dumping oil into the Atlantic Ocean last year and pay $2 million in fines. New Mexico reaches record settlement with company over natural gas flaring The companies, Prive Overseas Marine LLC and affiliate Prive Shipping Denizsilik Tikaret, were […]
3 white former executives at NYC’s Department of Ed to receive huge payout, following ‘evidence of race-based discrimination’
In a further blow to DEI across the country, three white former executives at the New York City Department of Education will soon receive higher pay after allegedly being demoted in favor of “less qualified” employees of “people of color.” become.of new york post report. As Blaze News previously reported, five years ago Royce Herrera, […]
O.J. Simpson estate executor vows to contest $33.5M payout: ‘Goldmans get zero, nothing’
The 1995 acquittal of Pro Football Hall of Famer O.J. Simpson for the murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and friend Ronald Goldman became widely known as the “trial of the century.” Simpson was acquitted in the criminal trial, but a California civil jury later awarded Nicole and Goldman’s family $33.5 million in a […]
Norfolk Southern Agrees $600M Payout for Residents Impacted by Toxic East Palestine Disaster
Norfolk Southern agreed Tuesday to pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit related to the February 2023 toxic train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio. Associated Press report The company says that if the agreement is approved by a court, all class action claims within a 20-mile radius of the derailment will be resolved, […]
Baltimore disaster could set record marine insurance payout
Lewis Campion, president and CEO of the Maryland Motor Truck Association, discusses the impact of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse on trucks and transportation routes on “The Bottom Line.” Total insurance claims payable as a result of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore will likely reach billions of dollars, ultimately making it […]