Judge Upholds $38M Verdict Against Chiquita

In June 2024, a federal court jury found Chiquita Brands International liable for financing Colombia’s paramilitary group, the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC), and awarded a total of $38 million to 16…

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Penn State Settles Cybersecurity Violation Claims for $1.25m

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Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) has agreed to a $1.25 million settlement to address allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by failing to meet cybersecurity requirements in 15 contracts or…

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$3.3m Settlement for Unconsented Call Recordings by Allstate

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If you received a call on your cell phone from Allstate Insurance Company between February 1, 2022, and December 31, 2022, and were not informed the call might be recorded, you could qualify for compensation from a…

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Judge Approves New $375M Settlement for UFC Fighter Lawsuit

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A federal judge has granted preliminary approval for the UFC’s longest-running fighter pay lawsuit, two months after initially blocking an earlier settlement.

The reworked agreement,…

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Key Bridge Collapse Lawsuit Ends in Civil Settlement

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The companies that own and operate the vessel involved in the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge have reached a settlement in a civil lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) in September.

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Alibaba Settles Class-Action Lawsuit for Nearly $500 Million

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Alibaba Group Holding has agreed to a USD 433.5 million settlement in a longstanding securities fraud lawsuit in a Manhattan federal court.

This class-action case, which accused the…

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Yieldstreet, Investors Settle $6.2m Sunken Ship Scrap Dispute

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YieldStreet, a digital alternative investment platform, has once again agreed to a multimillion-dollar settlement with investors who faced significant losses from ship-scrapping loans gone awry.

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California Residents: Claim Your Share of $27.5m Settlement

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If you lived in California at any time in the past seven years, you might qualify for compensation from a $27.5 million settlement reached in a class action lawsuit against media giant Thomson Reuters.

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LA to Pay $9.5m Over Woman’s Death in 2018 Police Shootout

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The city of Los Angeles will pay $9.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the family of a woman fatally shot by police during a shootout at a Trader Joe’s store six years ago, according to the family’s attorneys.…

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Judge Approves $1.75 Million CSX Settlement for Explosion

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Nearly three years after the explosion at the CSX coal terminal in Curtis Bay, some residents will soon receive compensation from a $1.75 million class action lawsuit settlement.

However…

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