lawsuit settlement

SEATTLE (AP) — The Seattle Archdiocese says it will pay just over $9 million to eight women who were sexually abused as children by a former priest in Whatcom and Skagit counties. The archdiocese said in a news release Wednesday that Michael Cody abused the girls between 1968 and 1974 at churches in Burlington, La Conner, Swinomish and Bellingham. ...

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will pay a former University of Montana quarterback $245,000 to settle claims that a rape investigation against him was mishandled. District Judge Deann Cooney approved the settlement between Jordan Johnson, the state, the university and the Montana University System on Tuesday...

PASCO, Wash. (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit that contends inmates at the Franklin County Jail in Pasco were grossly mistreated and their mental health needs ignored. Under the settlement announced Thursday, Franklin County agreed to add new mental health services, make renovations inside the jail and update policies and procedures. That'...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Music publisher Warner/Chappell Music will return $14 million in fees to settle a lawsuit that challenges its claim to "Happy Birthday," one of the world's best-known songs. A federal judge ruled in September that Warner/Chappell didn't own the lyrics and had no right to charge for their use. ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over whether "Happy Birthday" — one of the world's best-known songs — is owned by a music publisher who's earned millions by enforcing its copyright. A federal judge in Los Angeles ruled in September that Warner/Chappell Music didn't own the lyrics and had no right to charge for their use...

Yakima County has settled a lawsuit with a worker who fell four stories down a Terrace Heights water tower. The man was severely injured in the accident in 2010. Michael Hanson of Oregon was hired to repair the tower when the floor gave way. The...