Insurers that paid claims in Maui say a deal unfairly keeps them from recouping their own losses.
Category: Compensation for Damages (Law)
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‘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.
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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.
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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.
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G.M. Reaches $1.5 Million Fine After Self-Driving Taxi Accident
The General Motors subsidiary reached a settlement with the main auto safety regulator after one of its self-driving taxis struck a pedestrian in San Francisco last year.
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A Grieving Mother. A Famous Uncle. An Unlikely Crusade.
Tragedy turned Nadia Milleron, Ralph Nader’s niece, into an activist. Now she’s on a long-shot campaign for Congress.
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Nintendo and Pokémon Sue Palworld Maker for Patent Infringement
Palworld, a video game mocked as “Pokémon with guns,” became one of the most popular games in the world when it was released in January.
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Hewlett Packard to Pursue $4 Billion Claim Against Mike Lynch’s Estate
The money is tied to a lawsuit in Britain by the tech services giant over its acquisition of Autonomy, the software firm Mr. Lynch founded. He died last month.
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Uber, Facing Sexual-Assault Litigation, Pushes Plan That May Curb Suits
Uber has spent millions trying to get a proposal on the Nevada ballot that would restrict the legal fees that bankroll many lawsuits against companies.
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Cash App Users May Claim Up to $2,500 in Data Breach Settlement
A proposed $15 million settlement stipulates that account holders can file for losses related to breaches disclosed in 2022 and 2023. A deadline looms for those claims.
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N.F.L. Sunday Ticket Verdict Is Thrown Out by Judge
The decision, five weeks after a jury awarded $4.7 billion in damages in an antitrust case, is a reprieve for the league.
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Biden Administration Begins Paying Farmers Who Faced Discrimination
The thousands of payouts, which will total $2 billion, follow years of delays and lawsuits that frustrated struggling Black farmers.