Iwao Hakamada Waited 45 Years for Acquittal
Iwao Hakamada spent 45 years on death row before Japan finally acquitted him, ending one of the longest wrongful-conviction ordeals ever recorded.
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Malcolm X Exoneration Paid $36 Million
New York is paying $36 million to the two men cleared in the Malcolm X case after Muhammad Aziz spent 20 years in prison and Khalil Islam died before the settlement landed. A r…
Air Canada told a court its chatbot was "a separate legal entity." The court disagreed.
Air Canada's lawyers told a tribunal that the airline's chatbot was a separate legal entity responsible for its own actions, after the bot invented a refund policy that does no…
She Reported Racism and Won $11.3 Million
Röbynn Europe said Equinox ignored racist and sexist comments, then fired her after she complained. A jury sided with her and hit the luxury gym with $11.25 million in dama…
Bader Farms Won $265 Million From Monsanto After Dicamba Killed 30,000 Peach Trees
Bill Bader ran Missouri's largest peach farm until Monsanto's dicamba herbicide drifted in from neighboring fields and killed 30,000 of his trees. Discovery turned up 180 internal documents…
Wabash National Knew the Fix Cost $313. They Said No.
Trailer manufacturer Wabash National knew a safer rear guard design existed for 30 years - it cost $313 per trailer to install. The company chose not to. In May 2019, Taron Tai…
Walmart Ditched a $500M Glove Deal
Walmart agreed to buy more than $500 million in medical gloves, then backed out - and an Arkansas jury hit it with a $101 million verdict.
USAA offered $10,000 for the brain injury, then testified against its own customer. Clark County jury: $114 million.
A truck hit Timothy Kuhn's stationary car at 45 mph. His insurer USAA - which had already ruled him not at fault - offered $10,000 for the traumatic brain injury then intervened in his lawsuit…
The Hotel Had No Policy Against This
The Nashville Marriott at Vanderbilt confirmed Erin Andrews' room number to a caller and booked him into the adjacent room. Michael Barrett then used a hacksaw to modify her pe…
AutoZone Manager Said "I Feel Sorry For You" to a Pregnant Employee. The Jury Came Back With $185 Million.
When Rosario Juarez told her AutoZone district manager she was pregnant, he replied "Congratulations... I guess," then added "I feel sorry for you." She was demoted, then fired…
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