Compensation for Damages (Law)

Lahaina Fire Settlement is Caught up in Legal Fight With Insurers

Insurers that paid claims in Maui say a deal unfairly keeps them from recouping their own losses.

By Emily Flitter

Colleges and Universities Compensation for Damages (Law) Education Department (US) For-Profit Schools Minorities Suits and Litigation (Civil) Walden University

‘A Rip-Off’: Students Secure a Final Settlement Against Walden University

A $28.5 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit against the university helped create a fresh precedent for prosecuting predatory advertising in for-profit education.

By Zach Montague and Erica L. Green

Compensation for Damages (Law) Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) GSK PLC Heartburn Liability for Products Suits and Litigation (Civil)

Zantac’s Developer Settles Lawsuits Claiming Cancer Link

GSK, which developed and sold versions of the now-discontinued blockbuster heartburn drug, agreed to pay up to $2.2 billion.

By Rebecca Robbins

Baker Botts LLP Banking and Financial Institutions Certificates of Deposit Compensation for Damages (Law) Customer Relations Madoff, Bernard L Ponzi and Pyramid Schemes Securities and Exchange Commission Stanford, Robert Allen Stocks and Bonds

Victims of Stanford Financial’s Fraud Scheme May Soon Be Paid. Some Already Sold Their Claim.

Not having much insight into what may happen next in the case of a fraud orchestrated by Robert Allen Stanford, many of the victims sold the rights to any future payout.

By Matthew Goldstein

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