Archdiocese of Philadelphia agrees to pay $3.5 million to settle sexual assault case, plaintiff's attorneys say
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a case alleging one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy nearly 20 years ago, according to the plaintiff's lawyers.
2023-08-11 08:57
Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval, subsidiary settle charges of violating US law
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON Colombian conglomerate Grupo Aval and its bank subsidiary will pay over $80 million to
2023-08-11 07:15
Supreme Court blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement and will hear case this fall
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an "unprecedented" arrangement that would ultimately offer the Sackler family broad protection from opioid-related civil claims.
2023-08-11 04:49
Tutoring firm settles US agency's first bias lawsuit involving AI software
By Daniel Wiessner A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency's novel lawsuit claiming
2023-08-11 04:18
British Museum agrees to pay translator whose work it used without permission
A translator whose work was used by the British Museum without her permission won a victory this week after reaching a settlement with the institution, following two months of negotiations and online campaigning -- with a little help from the fans of K-pop superstars BTS.
2023-08-09 15:24
Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with journalism professor over hiring controversy
Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement with a Black journalism professor who said her tenured position offer fell apart after backlash to her work on diversity and equity efforts, the university announced Thursday.
2023-08-04 14:56
Family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in a Georgia jail, reaches $4 million settlement with county
The family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in September while incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, has reached a $4 million settlement with the county, said Preston Thompson, chief of staff for Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett.
2023-08-03 09:29
Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the family's attorneys said.
2023-08-02 05:24
LensCrafters to pay eyeglass customers $39 million over Accufit claims
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK LensCrafters agreed to pay $39 million to settle a lawsuit by prescription eyeglass
2023-08-01 23:53
New Jersey school district reaches $9.1 million settlement with family of teen who died by suicide
A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of a girl who died by suicide after she was bullied at school, the family's attorney said.
2023-07-31 18:23
California, other states move to block 3M's $10.3 billion PFAS deal
By Clark Mindock A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed
2023-07-27 06:57
Michael Cohen reaches settlement with Trump Organization in dispute over unpaid legal bills
Michael Cohen reached a settlement with the Trump Organization in a dispute over nearly $1 million in unpaid legal bills, averting a civil trial set for Monday.
2023-07-22 00:16