Tag: Litigation
Brad Pitt Reaches $20.5M Settlement with Katrina Victims Over Faulty Homes
Law Firm ManagementBrad Pitt and his Make It Right Foundation, who were sued in 2018 over shoddy homes they built in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, settled their lawsuit for $20.5 million.
Capital One $190 Million Data Breach Settlement: Are You Eligible for a Payment?
Law Firm ManagementCapital One’s infamous 2019 data breach exposed the personal information of more than 100 million people and resulted in a class-action lawsuit that’s been tentatively
Reading the Riot Act: $100 Million Settlement in Gender Discrimination Class Action
Law Firm ManagementA California Superior Court judge recently preliminarily approved a $100 million settlement in connection with a class action brought on behalf of a class of current and former
Apple’s $30M Employee Bag Search Lawsuit Settlement Given Approval
Law Firm ManagementLast year, Apple agreed to pay retail workers in California $30 million to settle a lawsuit over its bag check policy. That settlement has now been approved by a US District Court
Judge Approves $24 Million Settlement Between USWNT Players, U.S. Soccer
Law Firm ManagementA federal judge in California has preliminarily approved a $24 million settlement between the U.S. women’s national soccer team (USWNT) and governing body U.S. Soccer in a
Seaman’s Attempted $64 Million Settlement of Badlands Litigation Implodes
Law Firm ManagementLas Vegas City Councilwoman Victoria Seaman must be crestfallen. Her best efforts to hand a local developer and political benefactor a bale of money to call off the dogs of
Sears Holdings Reaches $175M Settlement with Lampert and Company
Law Firm ManagementAfter nearly four years in bankruptcy, Sears Holdings and its one-time creditors said they have reached a settlement with its former CEO and majority owner Eddie Lampert and
BCBS $2.7 Billion Settlement Receives Final Approval
Law Firm ManagementA long-running $2.7 billion antitrust settlement against Blue Cross Blue Shield has been finalized in federal court. U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor in Alabama handed up the
Boies, Hausfeld Among Law Firms Reaping $667 Mln Windfall in Blue Cross Antitrust Case
Law Firm ManagementBoies Schiller Flexner, Hausfeld and other law firms will split more than $667 million in attorneys’ fees and costs for work on long-running antitrust litigation involving Blue Cross Blue
U.S. Trustee Drops Appeal Challenging $21 Mln Le Clair Ryan Settlement
Law Firm ManagementThe U.S. Justice Department has dismissed its own appeal challenging a $21 million settlement between the trustee overseeing the dissolution of defunct law firm Le Clair Ryan and
Facebook Internet Tracking Litigation $90M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementFacebook, now known as Meta Platforms, agreed to pay $90 million to resolve claims alleging unlawful user tracking on non-Facebook websites. The settlement benefits people who
Nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force Created to Fight Estimated $29.8B in Scam Call Theft
Law Firm ManagementA new nationwide Anti-Robocall Litigation Task Force has been created, looking to crack down on the calls that lead to an estimated $29.8 billion stolen through scam calls each year,
Fairlife Milk Cow Mistreatment $21M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementFairlife, parent company Coca-Cola and other defendants agreed to pay $21 million to resolve claims that they lied to consumers about mistreating cows. The settlement benefits consumers
Champlain Towers South Collapse $1B Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementSurvivors and bereaved family members secured a settlement of over $1 billion in their class action lawsuit over the 2021 collapse of Champlain Towers South. The settlement benefits a
Nutri Bullet Over Heating Blenders $10M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementNutri Bullet LLC has agreed to a $10 million class action lawsuit settlement to resolve claims some of its blenders are prone to overheating. The class is made up of anyone who purchased for
Sandy Hook Shooting: The Unprecedented $73M Settlement with Gunmaker Remington
Law Firm ManagementOn Tuesday, just hours after a gunman entered an elementary school classroom in Uvalde, Texas, and killed 19 students and two teachers, Democratic Senator Chris Murphy, from
Wells Fargo Retirement Plan $32.5M Class Action Settlement
Law Firm ManagementWells Fargo has agreed to a $32.5 million class action settlement resolving claims it mismanaged the company’s retirement plan. Anyone who was a participant of the Wells Fargo & Co. 401
Some Facebook Users are Receiving $397 Checks Over Data Privacy Violations—And These Tech Companies Could be Next
Law Firm ManagementIf you’ve ever been tagged in a photo online, you might have some cash coming your way and soon. Earlier this month, more than 1.4 million long- and short-term residents of Illinois
Florida Condo Collapse Settlement Reached, Tops $1 Billion
Law Firm ManagementAttorneys for the families who lost relatives in last year’s collapse of a Florida condominium tower that killed 98 people reached a $1.02 billion settlement Friday, providing a speedy
SCOTUS Just Handed Workers Who Sue Their Employers a Surprising, Unanimous Win
LitigationThe Volkswagen Group will pay out a share of £193million to around 91,000 drivers in England and Wales following a high-profile lawsuit relating to the ‘Dieselgate’ scandal. These drivers
