Hilcorp Fined $9.4 Million for Emissions of Methane and Volatile Gases October 21, 2024 By Kevin Crowley Hilcorp Energy Co., the privately held oil producer run by billionaire Jeff Hildebrand, will pay a $9.4 million civil penalty...
Insurers Paying $123M in Walmart Settlement of Shareholder Suits Over Handling of Opioids October 21, 2024 By Anne D'Innocenzio Walmart said it has reached a proposed settlement pact related to three lawsuits filed by shareholders on behalf of the...
BHP Embroiled in $47B Class Action Over Brazil Dam Collapse October 21, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi and Mariana Durao Almost nine years after a devastating dam collapse at a Brazilian iron ore mine, BHP Group Ltd. is set to...
Archdiocese of Los Angeles Agrees to Pay $880M to Victims of Clergy Sexual Abuse October 21, 2024 The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has agreed to pay $880 million to victims of clergy sexual abuse dating back decades,...
Hunter Biden Revives Lawsuit Against Fox News Over Explicit Images Used in Streaming Series October 18, 2024 Hunter Biden has revived a lawsuit that accuses Fox News of illegally publishing explicit images of him as part of...
Phillips 66 Hit With $604.9M US Verdict in Fuel Trade-Secrets Case October 18, 2024 By Blake Brittain Energy company Phillips 66 owes biofuel maker Propel Fuels $604.9 million in damages for stealing Propel’s trade secrets to build...
Jump Trading Accused of ‘Pump and Dump’ in Game Developer’s Suit October 17, 2024 By Olga Kharif Video-game developer FractureLabs filed a lawsuit against Jump Trading, accusing one of the cryptocurrency industry’s biggest market makers of “fraud...
McKinsey Poised to Pay at Least $500 Million in DOJ Opioid Probe October 17, 2024 By Ambereen Choudhury, Sabrina Willmer and Chris Strohm McKinsey & Co. is nearing a deal with U.S. prosecutors to pay at least $500 million to settle federal probes...
Progressive to Pay Policy Limits in Fatal Boat Crash That Involved Murdaugh’s Son October 16, 2024 By Staff and Wire Reports Progressive Insurance will pay $500,000, the policy limits, to the family of a young woman killed in a 2019 boat...
J&J Must Pay $15M to Man Who Says Talc Caused His Cancer, Jury Finds October 16, 2024 By Brendan Pierson Johnson & Johnson must pay $15 million to a Connecticut man who alleges that he developed mesothelioma, a rare form...