Attorneys representing the victims of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have filed a notice in a Manhattan court, providing new details in what is a $290 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase to resolve a lawsuit. The notice of settlement (pdf) was filed late Thursday in Manhattan federal court and covers women who were sexually abused…
New Details Emerge of JPMorgan’s $290 Million Settlement With Epstein Victims
Johnson & Johnson’s Proposed Talc Settlement Would Pay $400 Million to State AGs
NEW YORK—Johnson & Johnson has set aside $400 million to resolve U.S. state consumer protection actions as part of its broader $8.9 billion effort to settle claims that its Baby Powder and other talc products cause cancer. J&J subsidiary LTL Management filed a bankruptcy plan in New Jersey late on Monday that details how the…
Walgreens Reaches $230 Million Opioid Settlement With San Francisco
San Francisco said on Wednesday it reached a $230 million settlement with Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. over its role in the city’s opioid epidemic. The settlement came nine months after U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer in San Francisco said the drugstore chain could be held liable for having “substantially contributed” to an opioid epidemic that…
‘Rust’ Movie Medic Gets $1.15 Million Partial Settlement
SANTA FE, N.M.—A New Mexico judge has approved a $1.15 million settlement between a medic who worked on the “Rust” film set and one of several defendants she accused of negligence in the fatal 2021 shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin during a rehearsal. Court records show the partial settlement between Cherlyn Schaefer and…
LIVE 2 PM ET: DOJ Announces Settlement, Charges in National Security Case
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen and senior government officials hold a news conference at 2:00 p.m. Et on April 25 to announce a settlement and charges in a significant national security case. …
DOJ Announces Settlement, Charges in National Security Case
U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security Matthew G. Olsen and senior government officials hold a news conference at 2:00 p.m. Et on April 25 to announce a settlement and charges in a significant national security case. …
Judge Seals Alec Baldwin Settlement Terms in Fatal Shooting
SANTA FE, N.M.—The judge hearing the wrongful death lawsuit against actor Alec Baldwin and an array of producers and crew linked to a fatal film set shooting agreed Monday to seal from public view the terms of a proposed settlement agreement in the case that benefits the son of slain cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. The New…
Juul Labs Agrees to Pay $462 Million Settlement to 6 States and DC
NEW YORK—Electronic cigarette-maker Juul Labs Inc. will pay $462 million to six states and the District of Columbia, marking the largest settlement the company has reached so far for its role in the youth vaping surge, the attorneys general in several states announced Wednesday. The agreement with New York, California, Colorado, Illinois, Massachusetts, New Mexico,…
Juul to Pay Chicago $23.8 Million for Underage Vaping Settlement
CHICAGO—Vaping company Juul Labs will pay Chicago $23.8 million to settle a lawsuit alleging the company marketed products to underage users, the city announced Friday. The Chicago Department of Public Health will use the money for youth prevention and reduction programs, education and outreach, according to a city press release. The settlement is the latest…
Samsung LED Settlement Worth $150 Million, Nanotech Firm Says
Samsung Electronics Co. has agreed to pay $150 million to British nanotechnology company Nanoco Technologies to settle patent lawsuits over technology used in Samsung’s LED televisions, Nanoco and an investor in its cases said Friday. Nanoco and Chicago-based litigation funding firm GLS Capital said in a release that the settlement, which includes a license agreement…
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