International Law

FALSE IMPRISONMENT IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA; IT IS MORE THAN YOU MAY THINK!
Most often when people think about false imprisonment, they think about people being falsely arrested by the police. Most people don?t know that non-police officers can be liable for false imprisonment under many different circumstances...

Pallion Housing company agree record payout to Gentoo Group
An online campaign of harassment against a housing group and its chief executive has ended with a record payout for defamation on the internet.

Overheard in Class.
Our Torts professor was talking about False Imprisonment, and gave the hypothetical question of “If a third party handcuffs you to another person, is that confinement for False Imprisonment? While you aren’t imprisoned or confined in an area, you are confined to that person, and it restricts your freedom...

False Imprisonment Cases: Median Verdicts and Settlements
The latest edition of Metro Verdicts Monthly provides numbers on false arrest/imprisonment cases in Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. The median legal false arrest/imprisonment verdict or settlement in Washington D...

'Lawyer lied about mental illness to up payout'
A female lawyer demanding £19 million in compensation for workplace bullying faked a nervous breakdown to secure a higher payout, an Employment Tribunal heard today.

Way open for £700m Buncefield payout by Total
Hundreds of claimants whose properties and businesses were ruined in Britain's biggest peacetime explosion are set for a £700 million payout after Total, one of Europe's largest oil companies, abandoned a key part of its defence against a lawsuit yesterday.

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$4.1 Million Settlement Awarded in False Imprisonment Lawsuit
$4.1 Million Settlement Awarded in False Imprisonment Lawsuit

Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment for Murder
Man Awarded $21 Million for Wrongful Imprisonment for Murder

Settlement
Sears settles with disabled worker for record $6.2M

False Claims
Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims.

Healthcare Payout
Merge to pay $250,000 upon settling derivative lawsuit.

MCM Construction
$6 million payout in banned, outdated vehicle use suit.