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South Dakota Legislators Consider Bill on Confidential Settlements

A bill that would roll back a provision in the state’s public records law that Sioux Falls, S.D., used to keep secret the details of a settlement over faulty siding at the Denny Sanford Premier Center is scheduled to be …

Confidential Settlement Details in Airbag Claims Could Harm Other Victims’ Cases

Confidential settlements over defective Takata Corp. airbags are sealing off relevant information that other victims could use to pursue injury claims. The accords make financial sense for the settling parties, but Takata and other defendants, including Honda Motor Co., General …

Settlement Reached in 2007 Washington Copter Crash

A confidential settlement has been reached in the case of a 2007 Washington helicopter crash that killed four people and ignited a 485-acre forest fire. The Yakima Herald-Republic reports the settlement comes just days before jury selection began in a …