Tag: settlement
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Operator of ship in Baltimore bridge collapse will pay $100 million settlement, DOJ says
Nearly seven months after the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Maryland was struck by a shipping vessel and collapsed, the U.S. Justice Department have reached a settlement of more than $100 million with the companies that owned and operated the vessel, the Dali. Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited have agreed to…
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Some Juul users are receiving thousands of dollars as part of a $300 million class action settlement
Four-figure checks tend not to fall out of the sky. But a group of e-cigarette users are suddenly finding themselves with a little extra cash, thanks to a massive class action settlement involving one of America’s tobacco giants. In online forums and on social media this week, users of Juul Labs nicotine products have been…
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Archdiocese of L.A. reaches $880M child sex abuse settlement over hundreds of claims
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has reached a historic $880 million settlement over hundreds child sex abuse claims. The agreement in principle announced Wednesday settles 1,354 child sexual abuse claims, the plaintiffs’ attorney said in a news release. It is the largest single child sex abuse settlement with a Catholic archdiocese. The lawsuits were filed…
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YouTube mom’s child abuse scandal reaches $1.85 million settlement
A yearslong case involving the mother of a popular YouTube star and 11 teen content creators who accused her of abuse and exploitation came to an end Tuesday after the parties reached a $1.85 million settlement, according to attorneys for the plaintiffs. Tiffany Smith was sued in January 2022 by the group of teenagers who…
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War in Ukraine will end ‘with a negotiated settlement’
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., on Sunday blasted the Biden administration for not defining “what victory means in Ukraine” and said that a future Trump administration would end the war “with a negotiated settlement.” “We hope that when that time comes, there is more leverage on the Ukrainian side than on the Russian side. That really…
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Smartmatic and Newsmax reach settlement in election defamation case
Smartmatic and Newsmax have reached a settlement in the voting technology company’s election defamation lawsuit against the right-wing news outlet shortly before the case was set to go to trial. The lawsuit focused on Newsmax’s false claims that Smartmatic’s machines rigged the 2020 presidential election for Joe Biden. A spokesperson for Smartmatic said Thursday that the…