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H.T. et al v. Ciavarella et al
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August 11, 2015
$4.75M 'Kids For Cash' Settlement Gets Initial Approval
A Pennsylvania federal judge preliminarily approved a $4.75 million deal Monday to end one prong of four consolidated class actions on behalf of juvenile offenders whom a pair of corrupt state judges sentenced in the notorious "kids for cash" kickback scandal.
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March 25, 2015
'Kids For Cash' Detention Center Cos. Blast Settlement Bid
The Pennsylvania detention center operators in a class action seeking damages over the notorious "kids for cash" kickback scheme objected Wednesday to a proposed $4.75 million settlement with a former detention center owner, saying the terms violate a separate agreement to keep them from further payments.
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January 05, 2015
Pa. Judge Resists Testifying In 'Kids For Cash' Trial
The Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts asked a federal court Monday to not require a state court judge to testify in a January class action trial seeking damages from the prison builder behind the notorious "kids for cash" scheme, which involved kickbacks to two other Pennsylvania judges.
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April 15, 2013
'Kids For Cash' Class Barred By Comcast, Prison Cos. Say
Three juvenile detention center operators named as defendants in litigation over Pennsylvania's infamous "kids for cash" scandal asked a federal judge on Monday to deny class certification in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent ruling in Comcast Corp. v. Behrend.
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December 16, 2011
Builders Settle 'Kids For Cash' Class Actions For $18M
Mericle Construction Inc. and its president agreed Friday to pay about $17.8 million to settle several class actions over the notorious "kids for cash" scheme, which ended in prison sentences for judges who allegedly took $2.8 million in kickbacks to steer juvenile offenders to private detention centers.