Berkshire Utility Sells Blue-Chip Bonds to Pay Wildfire Claims January 3, 2024 By Olivia Raimonde and Josh Saul Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp is selling US investment-grade bonds to help fund settlement claims related to wildfires in Oregon....
Consulting Firm Mckinsey Agrees to $78M Settlement with Insurers over Opioids January 2, 2024 By Dee-Ann Durbin Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds...
Activision Blizzard to Pay $54 Million to Settle California State Workplace Claims December 18, 2023 By Alex Veiga LOS ANGELES (AP) — Activision Blizzard has agreed to pay about $54 million to settle discrimination claims brought by California`s...
Family of Chicago Woman Who Died in Hotel Freezer Agrees to $10 Million Settlement December 15, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) __ The family of a Chicago woman who froze to death after she became locked in a hotel...
J&J Cites ‘Progress’ Settling Baby Powder Cancer Cases December 7, 2023 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson said it’s moving forward to resolve lawsuits that claim its talc-based Baby Powder causes cancer to avoid...
Berkshire Utility Reaches $299 Million Oregon Fire Accord December 6, 2023 By Jef Feeley Berkshire Hathaway Energy Co.’s PacifiCorp said it will pay $299 million to settle claims over wildfires that burned homes in...
Chemical Firms to Pay $110M to Ohio to Settle Claims over Releases of ‘Forever Chemicals’ December 1, 2023 By Randall Chase DOVER, Del. (AP) — The DuPont Co. and two spin-off firms will pay $110 million to the state of Ohio...
Virginia School System Says Ongoing Claim of Sex Assaults on School Grounds Was Fabricated November 13, 2023 By Matthew Barakat FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Allegations that a northern Virginia seventh-grader was repeatedly raped and sexually assaulted at her school...
Judge to Weigh JPMorgan’s $290 Million Settlement with Epstein Accusers November 9, 2023 By Luc Cohen NEW YORK –– A U.S. judge on Thursday will weigh final approval of JPMorgan Chase’s $290 million settlement with women...
Another Ex-Player is Alleging Blackhawks` Former Video Coach Sexually Assaulted Him in 2009-10 November 7, 2023 CHICAGO (AP) — A former hockey player in the Chicago Blackhawks organization has alleged in a lawsuit the team`s former...