US fines Nomura $35 million over traders' lies about bond prices
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) -Nomura Holdings agreed to pay a $35 million fine and enter a non-prosecution agreement to resolve
2023-08-23 01:54
Utah school district to pay $2 million to family of bullied student who died by suicide
A school district in Farmington, Utah, announced this week it will pay $2 million to the family of Isabella "Izzy" Tichenor, a Black and autistic student who died by suicide in 2021.
2023-08-12 05:27
Archdiocese of Philadelphia agrees to pay $3.5 million to settle sexual assault case, plaintiff's attorneys say
The Archdiocese of Philadelphia has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle a case alleging one of its priests sexually assaulted a 14-year-old boy nearly 20 years ago, according to the plaintiff's lawyers.
2023-08-11 08:57
Tutoring firm settles US agency's first bias lawsuit involving AI software
By Daniel Wiessner A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency's novel lawsuit claiming
2023-08-11 04:17
Supreme Court blocks $6 billion Purdue Pharma opioid settlement and will hear case this fall
The Supreme Court on Thursday blocked Purdue Pharma from going forward with bankruptcy proceedings, which the Biden administration has called an "unprecedented" arrangement that would ultimately offer the Sackler family broad protection from opioid-related civil claims.
2023-08-11 03:56
Texas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with journalism professor over hiring controversy
Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement with a Black journalism professor who said her tenured position offer fell apart after backlash to her work on diversity and equity efforts, the university announced Thursday.
2023-08-04 15:21
Family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in a Georgia jail, reaches $4 million settlement with county
The family of Lashawn Thompson, who died in September while incarcerated at the Fulton County Jail in Atlanta, has reached a $4 million settlement with the county, said Preston Thompson, chief of staff for Fulton County Commissioner Dana Barrett.
2023-08-03 09:27
Estate of Henrietta Lacks reaches settlement with biotech company for nonconsensual use of her cells in medical research
The family of Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman whose cells have been used for scientific research for decades, reached a settlement Tuesday with the biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific, the family's attorneys said.
2023-08-02 05:19
New Jersey school district reaches $9.1 million settlement with family of teen who died by suicide
A New Jersey school district has agreed to pay $9.1 million to the family of a girl who died by suicide after she was bullied at school, the family's attorney said.
2023-07-31 18:22
California, other states move to block 3M's $10.3 billion PFAS deal
By Clark Mindock A group of 22 states and U.S. territories on Wednesday moved to block a proposed
2023-07-27 06:45
New York City agrees to pay more than $13 million over police tactics used at George Floyd demonstrations
New York City has agreed to pay more than $13 million to settle a class action lawsuit that accuses the city's police department of using unlawful tactics against protesters following the death of George Floyd, according to a proposed settlement filed in a Manhattan federal court Wednesday.
2023-07-21 04:57
How is the UK stopping Channel crossings and what are the legal routes to the UK?
The government's Illegal Migration Bill has passed through Parliament.
2023-07-18 17:27