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JBS Pays $52.5M to Partially Settle Beef Antitrust Litigation

EnergyJBS announced that it has entered into an agreement to partially settle the In re Beef Antitrust Litigaton. The settlement, which is subject to court approval, agrees to pay the direct purchaser plaintiff class

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$4.35M Excellus Breach Lawsuit Settlement Requires Data Retention, Security Overhaul

General CounselA proposed settlement has been reached in a class-action data breach lawsuit against Excellus Health Plan, affiliate companies, and Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, which would result in millions of

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Robert Indiana’s Estate will Receive More than $2 Million in Legal Settlement

General CounselOver $2 million will be paid to the charity established by late artist Robert Indiana through a settlement between Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey and the personal representative of the artist

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Workplace Class Action Settlement Costs Reached $3.6B in 2021

General CounselThe cost of settling workplace class-action lawsuits reached a record high in 2021, defying expectations that the COVID-19 pandemic would decrease the size and reduce the number of payouts,

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Mining Cos, Feds Agree to $90 Mln Settlement Over Gold King Mine Spill Site

General CounselThe Environmental Protection Agency and other federal entities, as well as Sunnyside Gold Corp and its parent company Kinross Gold Corp have agreed to drop claims against each other over the

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Vail Resorts Offers $13M to Settle Class-Action Lawsuits

LitigationVail Resorts has extended a $13.1 million offer to settle five wage and labor lawsuits filed in California, a step that could have implications for a similar lawsuit filed in Colorado and for anyone who has worked on

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No-Vax Novak Djokovic Considers Lawsuit Against Australia for $4.4M

LitigationTennis star Novak Djokovic is considering serving Australia’s government with a lawsuit after he was deported in the interest of public health ahead of the Australian Open. Djokovic, 34, was consulting his legal team

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Washington AG: $45M Settlement with Student Loan Company

EnergyWashington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says a major student loan servicer will provide about $45 million in debt relief and restitution to settle the state’s lawsuit that alleged it deceived loan seekers

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Prince Estate Valued at $156.4 Million in Settlement of Years-Long IRS Dispute

EnergyThis multimillion-dollar Prince estate valuation and overarching settlement with the IRS came to light in new legal filings, which just recently made their way to a court in the “Raspberry Beret” artist’s native

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$85.5 million Dollar Settlement Approved for Lake Manitoba Flood Victims

EnergyA settlement agreement has been reached involving property owners along Lake Manitoba. More than ten years since extensive flooding damaged homes and property, the Manitoba government has

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New Hanover County Projected to Receive $18M from Nationwide Opioid Litigation Settlements

EnergyNew Hanover County was the first of 76 North Carolina counties to file suit four years ago, alongside state Attorney General Josh Stein, against major pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors for their roles in

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Apple Details $30 Million Settlement for off-the-Clock Bag Search Lawsuit

EnergyThe long-running lawsuit Apple faced over off-the-clock bag searches of its employees in California is almost over. While its final approval hearing won’t take place until July, the tech giant has detailed the terms

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Accellion Reaches $8.1 Mln Settlement to Resolve Data Breach Litigation

EnergyAccellion Inc has reached an $8.1 million deal with a proposed nationwide class to end litigation over a breach of its legacy file transfer product, a platform that allowed companies to securely share large

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California Files Appeal in Latest Bid to Intervene in Activision Blizzard’s $18M Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement

EnergyThe California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) is appealing a judge’s ruling that prevented it from intervening in Activision Blizzard’s $18m settlement to end a sex discrimination lawsuit last year

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T. Rowe Price to Pay $7 Million to Resolve 401k Lawsuit

EnergyT. Rowe Price Group Inc. will pay $7 million and add a brokerage window to its 401(k) plan, resolving an 18,000-person class action claiming the plan was filled with expensive, in-house funds, papers filed in

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Wall OKs $1M Settlement over Deceased Police Dispatcher’s Discrimination Lawsuit

LitigationThe estate of a former police dispatcher will receive $1 million as part of a settlement with the township over alleged racist discrimination he faced within the Wall Police Department. The township will pay

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Royal Winnipeg Ballet Settles $10M Class-Action Lawsuit Over Instructor’s Photos of Students

LitigationPotentially dozens of former students of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet may be compensated after the dance company settled a multimillion-dollar class-action lawsuit involving a past instructor accused of taking

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Families of Veterans Who Died of Covid Win $53 Million Legal Settlement

EnergyIt was among the country’s deadliest coronavirus outbreaks: One in every three residents of a New Jersey nursing home for frail military veterans died as the virus raced unchecked through the state-run facility.

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WSFS Reaches Litigation Settlement and Recovery of $15 Million

EnergyWSFS Financial Corporation (Nasdaq: WSFS), the parent company of WSFS Bank, announced today that it finalized a settlement to resolve litigation against the counterparty to the 2010 stock purchase

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Riot Games to Pay $100M in Gender Discrimination Lawsuit Settlement

EnergyThe agreement, announced Monday by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH), marks the end of three years of litigation for Riot, a subsidiary of Chinese multinational entertainment

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