Seattle Will Pay $10M to Protesters Who Said Police Used Excessive Force During 2020 Protests January 29, 2024 By Gene Johnson Seattle has agreed to pay $10 million to 50 demonstrators who sued over the police department’s heavy-handed response to racial...
Vale, BHP Ordered to Pay $9.7 Billion for 2015 Brazilian Dam Disaster January 29, 2024 By Mariana Durao Vale SA, BHP Group and their Samarco iron ore venture must pay 47.6 billion reais ($9.7 billion) in compensation for...
Houston ‘Hire A Dick’ Attorney Faces Another Six Figure Sanctions Order January 26, 2024 By Ezra Amacher For the second time in three months, Houston plaintiffs’ attorney Eric B. Dick has been ordered to reimburse an insurer...
J&J Agrees to Resolve Talc Investigations in 42 States January 24, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Johnson & Johnson on Tuesday said it had reached a tentative settlement to resolve probes by U.S. states into whether...
Mother Whose Child Died in TikTok Challenge Urges US Court to Revive Lawsuit January 18, 2024 By Nate Raymond A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday wrestled with whether the video-based social media platform TikTok could be sued for causing...
Fujitsu Says It Will Pay Compensation in Post Office Scandal January 18, 2024 By Lucy White An executive at Fujitsu Ltd., whose software contributed to improper convictions of UK Post Office sub-postmasters, said the company has...
Engine Maker Cummins to Repair 600,000 Ram Trucks in $2B Emissions Cheating Scandal January 18, 2024 By Alexa St. John And Tom Krisher Engine maker Cummins Inc. will recall 600,000 Ram trucks as part of a settlement with federal and California authorities that...
Officers Cleared in Manuel Ellis’ Death to Each Receive $500K to Leave Department January 18, 2024 By Gene Johnson Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a...
Allstate Doesn’t Owe for Diminished Value; Farm Bureau Barred from Subro, Courts Say January 17, 2024 By William Rabb Two court rulings in Southeastern states have underscored insurers’ responsibilities under uninsured motorist laws. In a Mississippi class-action lawsuit, the...
Oregon Regulator to Investigate PacifiCorp’s Request to Limit Wildfire Liability December 28, 2023 By Nicole Jao NEW YORK –– Oregon’s utility regulator this week said it would investigate a petition by PacifiCorp to limit its liability...