Settlement News

J&J Loses Latest Legal Bid to Revive Talc Bankruptcy Strategy

Johnson & Johnson lost its bid in a federal appeals court to revive a plan to settle tens of thousands of talc cancer lawsuits by placing a subsidiary into bankruptcy. The ruling Thursday upheld a bankruptcy judge’s dismissal last year …

Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit

Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s Bayer of polluting the city’s drainage system and the local Lower Duwamish River with toxic chemicals known as PCBs. City …

Boeing Completes Deal to Plead Guilty Over 737 Max Crashes

Boeing Co. has completed an agreement with the US government to plead guilty to criminal conspiracy in connection with two fatal crashes of its 737 Max jetliner, setting the stage for a possible courtroom confrontation with relatives of those who …

Whole Foods Settles Ex-Worker’s Lawsuit Over Black Lives Matter Masks

Whole Foods has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit accusing it of illegally firing a worker who refused to remove her Black Lives Matter facemask and complained about racism at the Amazon.com-owned upscale grocery chain. A lawyer for Whole …

Insurers Settle With Hotel in Case of Woman Videotaped in the Shower

Four insurance companies, unable to escape a duty to defend a New York hotel where a young woman was secretly videotaped in the shower in 2015, have reached a settlement in the case that made headlines around the world. Citizens …

Buffett’s PacifiCorp Suspected of Collusion by Wildfire Victims’ Law Firms

The law firms leading class-action litigation against PacifiCorp over the 2020 Labor Day weekend wildfires in Oregon want to examine whether the utility owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway is colluding with other law firms to reach lowball settlements with …

Honolulu Officers Who Handcuffed 10-Year-Old Can Be Sued for Using Excessive Force, Judges Rule

Three Honolulu police officers can be sued on excessive force claims for their part in handcuffing and arresting a 10-year-old girl at Honowai Elementary School in 2020, according to a recent decision by a panel of judges for the 9th …

Marathon Oil Reaches $241M Settlement for Air Quality Violations in North Dakota

The federal government announced a $241.5 million settlement with Marathon Oil last week for alleged air quality violations at the company’s oil and gas operations on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation in North Dakota. The Environmental Protection Agency and Department …

Deutsche Bank Settles $545 Million Spanish Mis-Selling Case

Deutsche Bank AG has resolved a €500 million ($545 million) claim from a Spanish hotel chain over losses suffered on foreign-exchange derivatives sold by the lender. Responding to Bloomberg questions about the status of the lawsuit from Palladium Hotel Group, …

Dollar General to Pay $12M Penalty, Improve Safety Under Settlement

Discount store operator Dollar General has agreed to pay $12 million in penalty for alleged safety violations that led to blocked exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe storage, requiring the company to improve workplace safety in stores across the U.S. …