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Federal Judge Approves $160M Settlement in VA Nurses’ Overtime Class-Action Lawsuit

AnnouncementsA federal judge in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims has granted final approval of a $160 million settlement of overtime claims on behalf of nurse practitioners and physicians’ assistants employed by the U.S.

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Sun Pharma’s Two US Arms to Pay $85 Mn in Settlement Pacts over Antritrust Litigation

AnnouncementsSun Pharma Ltd today informed the stock exchanges that its two US-based subsidiaries have signed settlement agreements in generic pharmaceuticals pricing antitrust litigation. The two units have

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Astellas Reaches $18 Million Settlement for Underpaying Manufacturer Rebates

AnnouncementsOn October 15, 2021, Astellas Pharma U.S., Inc., reached an $18 million settlement for alleged False Claims Act violations. The Relator, a former executive of a network of regional drug wholesalers

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The SEC’s Mind-Boggling Tale of $40 Million Fraud on Class Action Administrators

AnnouncementsIt’s no easy feat to rook securities settlement administrators, whose job, after all, is to make sure that money from settlement funds gets paid out only to investors with legitimate claims. But according to

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Ex-Sheriff Arpaio’s Legal Tab Hits $100M as Taxpayers Continue to foot His Last Bills

AnnouncementsNearly five years after Joe Arpaio was voted out as sheriff of Arizona’s most populous county, taxpayers have covered one of the last major bills from the thousands of lawsuits the lawman’s headline

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Geisinger to Pay $18M Settlement for Violating Medicare Rules

AnnouncementsGeisinger will pay more than $18 million in civil litigation after it reported claims to Medicare for hospice and home health services over a six-year period that violated Medicare rules and regulations,

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United Health Cries Fraud in $100M Lawsuit Against Team Health

AnnouncementsInsurance company UnitedHealth filed a lawsuit against TeamHealth, one of the country’s largest emergency services staffing companies, alleging that the company’s systematic upcoding has led to more than

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Minnesota Firm to Pay Utah State Board of Education $3.3M After Tech Issues Botched Student Testing

AnnouncementsA Minnesota company will pay the Utah State Board of Education more than $3.3 million to settle claims stemming from technical issues that plagued the administration of statewide RISE testing

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Locast to Pay $32M to Broadcasters to Settle Copyright Lawsuit

AnnouncementsA case that began with hype that someone had finally cracked the code for delivering free and legal broadcast streaming is ending with a $32 million payment of copyright damages to ABC, CBS, Fox

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County to Consider $2.5-Million Settlement with Families in Kobe Bryant Crash Photo Suits

AnnouncementsThe Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors will consider approving a $2.5-million settlement for two families suing over the unauthorized sharing of photos of the Kobe Bryant helicopter

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Kellogg’s Customer Files $5 Million Lawsuit Alleging Pop-Tarts don’t have Enough Strawberries

AnnouncementsA class action lawsuit, filed by Illinois resident Anita Harris in August, alleges the brand’s marketing is “misleading because they give people the impression the fruit filling contains a greater relative

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Denver City Council Approves $1.2 Million Settlement in Excessive Force Lawsuit

AnnouncementsDenver City Council on Monday approved a $1.2 million settlement for an excessive force lawsuit involving three Denver police officers. Malow Mayek sued the city last year, saying officers

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As Lawsuit Payouts Near $200M Since 2010, MDOC Wants to Learn from Past Mistakes

AnnouncementsThe Michigan Department of Corrections wants to make sure its officials are taking some lessons ven if they are expensive ones from the many lawsuits filed against the department. Department

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Atlanta Council Votes to Pay $19 Million to Settle Trash Collection Lawsuit

AnnouncementsThe city of Atlanta has agreed to pay $19 million to settle a lawsuit from condominium owners seeking relief from annual garbage fees. In a resolution approved by the City Council on Monday,

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J&J Offered $4 Billion to Settle Talc Claims Months Before Unit’s Bankruptcy

AnnouncementsMonths before putting one of its units into bankruptcy, Johnson & Johnson offered $4 billion to settle with victims of its talc-based powder — twice the amount it’s now proposing to pay through

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Decatur, Morgan County Announce $98 Million Settlement with 3M, Other Defendants

AnnouncementsThis morning has seen seismic changes in a number of long-running disputes over chemical contamination claims in the Tennessee Valley and the Tennessee River. The City of Decatur and Morgan County

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Broward County Reaches $25 Million Settlement with Victims of Parkland Massacre, Attorney Says

AnnouncementsA $25 million settlement has been reached between the Broward County School Board and 52 victims of the February 2018 shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in South Florida,

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Facebook to Pay More than $14 Million in Justice Dept. Settlement over Discrimination Against American Workers

AnnouncementsFacebook has agreed to pay penalties totaling more than $14 million under a settlement with the Justice Department over findings that the company’s hiring practices intentionally discriminated against

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Finger Lakes Region Getting Upwards of $53 Million to Combat Opioid Crisis Thanks to Lawsuit Settlement

AnnouncementsTens of millions of dollars are coming to the Finger Lakes to combat the opioid epidemic. The money comes from a settlement with various manufacturers of opioids stemming from a lawsuit in

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Exclusive: Sacramento Paid $11 Million Settlement After Car Hit Boy, Grandmother in Crosswalk

AnnouncementsThe city of Sacramento quietly paid an $11 million settlement to a family last year one of the largest payouts in city history after an elderly woman and her grandson were hit by a car in a crosswalk.

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