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Brown University Must Pay Ex-Professor $550,000

Posted on October 4, 2004

The Daily Journal Extra

Judge orders payout for man denied tenure after criticizing his department head Academic politics are so bitter because the stakes are so small, Henry Kissinger once said. So the level of acrimony is especially high when the coveted status of

Family of teen killed by Oakland police receives $110K settlement

Posted on June 4, 2014

ABC 7 News

OAKLAND, Calif. — A $110,000 settlement for the family of a teen shot and killed by an Oakland police officer more than two years ago was approved by the Oakland City Council Tuesday night, the family’s attorney confirmed today. Alan

Jury Awards Whistleblower $613,302 in Lawsuit Against City of Oakland

Posted on September 24, 2015

The East Bay Express

The City of Oakland lost a big whistleblower lawsuit yesterday in federal district court. The case, brought by Daryelle Lawana Preston, Oakland’s former director of employee relations, included allegations that a top Oakland official pressured her to falsify reports to

Embattled UC Teacher Is Granted Tenure

Posted on May 21, 2005

San Francisco Chronicle

Critic of campus’ ties with biotech lost initial bid A widely watched tenure battle at UC Berkeley has ended in victory for assistant professor Ignacio Chapela, an outspoken critic of campus ties to the biotech industry. The university has reversed

Trial Shocker: $19M

Posted on December 7, 2007

The Fresno Bee

Jury says CSUF discriminated against Stacy Johnson-Klein. A jury Thursday awarded $19.1 million to former Fresno State women’s basketball coach Stacy Johnson-Klein in a verdict that was stunning as much for its speed as its size. After eight weeks of

Federal trial set in Plumas school racial bias suit

Posted on November 15, 2011

Sacramento Bee

QUINCY – A racial discrimination lawsuit filed in federal court against the Plumas Unified School District remains scheduled for jury trial following an order by Judge John A. Mendez with the U.S. District Court’s Eastern District of California. In his

Discrimination – Retaliation – Settlement: $850,000

Posted on March 7, 2014

Daily Journal

CASE/NUMBER: Jerald Clinton Eaglesmith, Ramona Eaglesmith, Justus Eaglesmith, Eileen Cox, Bruce Barnes v. Jeff Ray, Sue Segura, Board of Trustees of Plumas County Office of Education/Plumas County Unified School District / 2:11-cv- 00098-JAM-AC. COURT/DATE: USDC Eastern / Aug. 12, 2013.

SFUSD reaches $325K settlement over handling of student sexual assault

Posted on March 27, 2017

San Francisco Examiner

A former high school student who administrators neglected to separate from her alleged sexual abuser and classmate has reached a settlement with the San Francisco Unified School District, according to court records. The Galileo High School graduate filed a federal civil rights lawsuit
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