$698M Deal to End Monsanto PCB Pollution Lawsuit in Oregon December 20, 2022 By Claire Rush PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to end a lawsuit...
Lumber Mill Linked to Deadly Blaze Settles with Victims December 15, 2022 WEED, Calif. (AP) — A lumber company that owns a Northern California wood veneers manufacturing plant linked to a deadly...
Pennsylvania Lifts Ban on Gas Production in Polluted Village December 14, 2022 By Michael Rubinkam One of Pennsylvania’s largest drillers will be allowed to extract natural gas from underneath a rural community where it has...
Juul Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion in Youth-Vaping Settlement December 9, 2022 By Jef Feeley Juul Labs Inc. has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a...
Avenatti Sentenced to 14 Years in California Fraud Case December 7, 2022 By Amy Taxin SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Lawyer Michael Avenatti, who rose to fame representing porn star Stormy Daniels against Donald Trump,...
Hertz to Settle Most False-Arrest Claims for $168 Million December 6, 2022 By Steven Church Hertz Global Holdings Inc. will spend $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that it falsely reported rental customers to...
Viewpoint: Settlement Strategies for Workers’ Compensation Claims November 21, 2022 By Alex Ficker and Sarah M. Luna Knowing how to effectively negotiate and settle cases is essential when handling workers compensation claims. To do this well, you...
Mercedes Benz to Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve Arizona Diesel Ad Lawsuit November 18, 2022 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON —German automaker Mercedes Benz and auto supplier Robert Bosch agreed to pay about $6 million to resolve Arizona’s lawsuit...
Maersk Settles Sexual Assault Case with Former Midshipman November 18, 2022 COPENHAGEN –– Shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk said on Friday a litigation case against a U.S. subsidiary for sexual assault and...
Dell Reaches $1 Billion Settlement over Disputed 2018 Stock Swap November 17, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Dell Technologies Inc. on Wednesday said it reached a $1 billion settlement of a lawsuit accusing it of short-changing some...