Settlement News

J&J Cites ‘Progress’ Settling Baby Powder Cancer Cases

Johnson & Johnson said it’s moving forward to resolve lawsuits that claim its talc-based Baby Powder causes cancer to avoid facing some jury trials next year and further its strategy of finding a global settlement for thousands of cases. “We …

Berkshire Utility Reaches $299 Million Oregon Fire Accord

Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp said it will pay $299 million to settle claims over wildfires that burned homes in southwest Oregon, averting another jury trial in litigation that has already exposed the utility to billions in damages. The accord, …

Chemical Firms to Pay $110M to Ohio to Settle Claims over Releases of ‘Forever Chemicals’

DOVER, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio to settle a lawsuit over environmental threats from toxic chemicals used at a former DuPont facility in neighboring West Virginia, …

Virginia School System Says Ongoing Claim of Sex Assaults on School Grounds Was Fabricated

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Allegations that a northern Virginia seventh-grader was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at her school more than a decade ago were totally fabricated, lawyers for the school system contend in a court filing seeking the …

Judge to Weigh JPMorgan’s $290 Million Settlement with Epstein Accusers

NEW YORK –– A U.S. judge on Thursday will weigh final approval of JPMorgan Chase’s $290 million settlement with women who said Jeffrey Epstein abused them, and that the largest U.S. bank turned a blind eye to the late financier’s …

Another Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10

CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former video coach sexually assaulted him during the 2009-10 season and the Blackhawks responded inadequately to his complaint because it didn`t …

Uber Settles New York State Claims Related to Unemployment Benefits for Drivers

NEW YORK –– Uber Technologies has reached a settlement with the New York State Department of Labor to help ensure that eligible drivers and couriers can obtain unemployment benefits, New York Governor Kathy Hochul said on Thursday. The ride-sharing company …

Sterigenics Will Pay $35 Million to Settle Georgia Lawsuits, Company Announces

ATLANTA (AP) — A medical sterilization company has agreed to settle nearly 80 lawsuits alleging people were exposed to a cancer-causing chemical emitted from its plant outside of Atlanta. Details of the settlement were submitted to the U.S. Securities and …

Walgreens Will Pay $192.5 Million to Settle Rite Aid Buyout Suit

Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. agreed to pay $192.5 million to resolve investor claims that some of the drugstore chain’s executives misled them about its 2015 bid to acquire rival Rite Aid Corp. Deerfield, Illinois-based Walgreens – the second-largest US pharmacy …

J&J Weighs Third Bankruptcy Try to Settle Baby Powder Suits

Johnson & Johnson said it is weighing a third attempt to use bankruptcy for an $8.9 billion settlement of tens of thousands of lawsuits that allege tainted talc in the company’s baby powder caused cancer. Erik Haas, J&J’s lawyer in …