“A Douglas County jury has awarded $26.1 million to a Sarpy County family who sued Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha after their child was sent home following an accidental fall and then suffered seizures that left her permanently disabled, though that amount could be drastically reduced,” reports US News in their blog.

“The award is a record for medical malpractice in Nebraska, topping the $17 million a federal jury awarded in an August 2015 trial over a baby who suffered brain damage during birth at the Bellevue Medical Center. The jury on Monday awarded $21.5 million for a lifetime of medical care and damages to 5-year-old Vivianne Marousek.”

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“The trustee overseeing the bankruptcy liquidation of Le Clair Ryan has just scored millions of dollars more in her hunt for cash to pay back creditors of the collapsed Richmond law firm. A nearly $10 million settlement was struck Monday between trustee Lynn Tavenner and two dozen of the,” reports Michael Schwartz in Richmond Biz Sense.

“Firm’s former directors, officers and shareholders, including co-founder and namesake Gary LeClair, as well as former CEOs David Freinberg and Erik Gustafson. As approved by Judge Kevin Huennekens on Monday, the settlement money will come from a management liability insurance policy Le Clair Ryan had in place at the time.”

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“A federal judge has approved a $5.4 million settlement between Transamerica and its current and former employees who accused the company of offering several poor performing investments in its employee retirement plan. The money will be divided up between roughly 24,000 people based on,” reports WIZM News in their blog.

“How long they invested in the funds and how much money they had invested. According to the lawsuit, employees who invested in Transamerica’s retirement plan lost between $15 million and $20 million because some funds performed worse than comparable ones that employees couldn’t choose in the plan. Attorney Charles Field.”

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“Auto dealer David Rosenberg will receive $30 million as part of a settlement of his legal claims against GPB Capital Holdings, the New York investment firm that acquired Prime Motor Group from Rosenberg and his father four years ago. The settlement was reached in time for Westwood-based Prime, a group,” reports Jon Chesto in Boston Globe.

“Nearly 30 dealerships and three collision centers, to be sold again — this time to Fortune 500 car retailer Group 1 Automotive, based in Houston. The sale, initially reported in September for $880 million, was completed last week. David Rosenberg and his father, Ira, sold a majority interest in Prime, one of the largest dealership groups in new.”

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“Jeld-Wen Inc. investors won final approval from a federal judge in Virginia for a $40 million class action settlement of claims that the door manufacturer kept them in the dark about its antitrust violations. Judge John A. Gibney Jr. signed off Monday on the agreement, which ends securities fraud,” reports Mike Leonard in Bloomberg Law.

“The deal calls for payments of $39.5 million by Jeld-Wen and $500,000 by Onex, according to court filings. It includes an award of $10 million in legal fees to counsel for the investors. In light of the benefits to the class and the complexity and expense of further litigation, the settlement is, in all respects, fair, reasonable, and adequate.”

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“Lawyers on Wednesday clinched a deal to settle the Rams relocation lawsuit for $790 million, ending a 4-year-old legal saga and avoiding a high-stakes civil trial that could have overshadowed Super Bowl LVI in the very stadium billionaire Stan Kroenke built after leaving St. Louis. NFL Commissioner Roger,” reports Joel Currier in STL Today.

“Goodell approved the settlement before noon Wednesday. The agreement binds the league to pay St. Louis, St. Louis County and the public agency that owns The Dome at America’s Center within 30 days. The league will determine internally how much will be shouldered by Kroenke and how much by the league and owners, source.”

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“A court case that lasts for years featuring the NFL. A hot button, emotional topic. Over $1 billion potentially at stake. If you are thinking this is the St. Louis relocation lawsuit, it would make a good guess. But there is another case, this time with the NFL as plaintiff, that fits that bill. Since 2012, the,” reports Daniel Kaplan in The Athletic.

“The NFL has litigated against a group of insurers to cover the concussion settlement and related litigation. Through all that time, and roughly 800 filings, it’s been unclear how much the NFL is seeking. Until now. In a court filing this month, the insurers revealed the NFL wants 10 figures from its carriers. The NFL Parties were alleged to be liable.”

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“E-cigarette giant Juul Labs will pay Arizona $14.5 million as part of a settlement for a lawsuit alleging it illegally targeted young people in its marketing. The company faces over 2,000 lawsuits related to its marketing practices, which included fruit-flavored liquid pods and ad buys on youth websites,” reports Shawna Chen in Yahoo News.

“$12.5 million of the settlement will be allocated to anti-addiction programs, while the remaining $2 million will help cover litigation expenses and go to a general consumer protection fund. Though Juul has admitted no wrongdoing, it called the settlement “another step in our ongoing effort to reset our company. We will continue working.”

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“The Denver suburb of Aurora has agreed to pay $15 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the parents of Elijah McClain, a Black man who died after suburban Denver police stopped him on the street and put him in a neck hold two years ago, the city and family attorneys announced Friday. A federal,” reports Colleen Slevin in Yahoo News.

“Magistrate judge accepted terms of the settlement after a mediation session, said Qusair Mohammed bhai, an attorney for McClain’s mother, Sheneen McClain. Outside court, Sheneen McClain said she was glad to have the agreement finalized but noted the work of fighting for justice for her son just makes her miss him more. The money.”

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“JBS SA crept closer to exiting antitrust litigation over an alleged industrywide scheme to fix pork prices, when a federal judge in Minneapolis approved the second of its three class action settlements, a $12.75 million deal with restaurants and retailers. Judge John R. Tunheim signed off on the,” reports Mike Leonard in Bloomberg Law.

“About five months after giving his blessing to a $24.5 million settlement between the Brazilian meatpacking giant and wholesalers bringing parallel claims in the U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota. He also awarded $3.9 million in legal fees to counsel for the commercial and institutional indirect purchasers. In approving the deal.”

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“TikTok users may be eligible for a share of $92 million after the social media company agreed to a class-action settlement. The settlement stems from 21 separate lawsuits accusing TikTok of violating federal and state law by collecting and using the personal data of users without “sufficient notice,” reports Andrew Court in New York Post.

“The company has denied any wrongdoing, but has agreed to settle the suits in order to avoid going to trial, NBC reports. While we disagree with the assertions, rather than go through lengthy litigation, we’d like to focus our efforts on building a safe and joyful experience for the TikTok community the company said in a statement.”

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“An engineering firm is paying $24 million to settle lawsuits from the cities of Albany, Lebanon and Millersburg, according to documents obtained through public records requests. The lawsuits stem from failed wastewater treatment plant technology. The new owner of CH2M Hill, Jacobs,” reports Cody Mann in Democrat Herald.

“Albany and Millersburg initially sought damages in excess of $20 million, and Lebanon sought damages in excess of $10 million. In a statement, company officials called the settlement among the parties as amicable. The company recommended the Cannibal Solids Reduction Process to the cities, a technology advertised as being able.”

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“JP Morgan Chase filed a lawsuit against Tesla Monday, accusing the electric car firm of “breach of contract action” over stock warrants following CEO Elon Musk’s 2018 tweet that he might take his firm private. JPMorgan alleges the bank and Tesla “entered a series of warrant transactions, which required Tesla,” reports Rebecca Falconer in Axios.

“Deliver either shares of its stocks or cash to JPMorgan if the car company’s share price was above the contractual strike price when the warrants expired. The warrants substantially decreased in value after Musk tweeted that Tesla had funding secured to take Tesla private at $420. They expired in June and July of this year with Tesla’s share.”

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“A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 125 attendees of Travis Scott’s Astroworld festival and family members of those who died against the rapper, Drake, Live Nation, Apple Music and others, seeking $750 million and a jury trial. The lawsuit, which was filed in Texas’ Harris County District Court by the,” reports Kimberlee Speakman in Forbes.

“Buzbee Law Firm, alleges the attendees suffered mental and physical distress from the event due to the Astroworld organizers and performers senseless gross negligence. The lawsuit claims the people behind the event did not make an even minimal effort to keep concertgoers safe, citing the death of 21-year-old Axel Acosta, who was crushed by.”

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“With the NFL facing a major lawsuit in St. Louis and things starting to heat up from a legal perspective, it appears that Rams owner Stan Kroenke recently tried to put an end to the four-year lawsuit by offering a huge sum of money to settle the case. According Front Office Sports, Kroenke made an offer of,” reports John Breech in CBS Sports.

“The plaintiffs decided to turn the offer down, which now sets the stage for the case to go to court with the trial expected to begin on Jan. 10. The lawsuit, which was originally filed back in April 2017, lists all 32 NFL teams and their owners as defendants. However, Kroenke has become the face of the lawsuit for the NFL because the only.”

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“Apple has agreed to pay out $30 million to settle a lawsuit from employees who say they were forced to face security bag checks off the clock. This comes after over 8 years of back and forth in the case, which was first filed by employees against Apple in 2013. Apple discontinued the controversial bag,” reports Chance Miller in 9 to 5 Mac.

“This has been a long-running case for Apple. Apple retail workers filed the class-action suit against Apple in 2013, saying that they were required to submit to search before leaving for the day, including searches of their bags, purses, backpacks, brief cases, and personal Apple devices. In the lawsuit, employees said they would sometimes.”

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“Price Water House Coopers Greek affiliate has agreed to pay $14.9 million to settle with Aegean Marine Petroleum Network Inc shareholders who accused the auditor of failing to catch a $300 million fraud. If approved by a federal judge in Manhattan, the deal proposed on Tuesday would end a Utah pension,” reports Jody Godoy in Reuters.

“Fund’s claims that the auditor recklessly disregarded red flags when it audited the fuel transport company’s financial statements in 2016. PwC Greece did not admit wrongdoing in the settlement. The lawsuit is ongoing against Deloitte’s Greek affiliate, which was Aegean’s outside auditor from 2006 through 2015, as well as Aegean founder.”

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“Residents who complained of water and soil contamination from two defunct Bennington industrial plants have reached a $34 million case settlement with the plant owners. The court’s approval is pending. After five years of litigation, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corporation agreed Wednesday,” reports Tiffany Tan in VT Digger.

“The French multinational would also pay up to $6 million to monitor certain diseases among residents adversely exposed to PFOA, a chemical used in its former plants in North Bennington and Bennington. The rest of the money would cover a portion of the attorneys’ fees. The facilities, which closed in 2002, became famous for fiberglass.”

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“A dispute over the fees charged by American performer unions AFM and SAG-AFTRA in relation to the payment of equitable remuneration royalties to session musicians in the US is seemingly close to being settled. According to Law360, the judge overseeing the case Christina A Snyder gave preliminary approval,” reports Chris Cooke in CMU.

“This all relates to a lawsuit filed in 2018 by songwriter and record producer Kevin Risto, which formally became a class action last year. Risto took issue with the management of the IP Rights Distribution Fund, an entity set up by AFM and SAG-AFTRA to administer royalties due to performers. That includes the so called Performer.”

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“Encore Bank of Little Rock agreed last week to pay Simmons Bank $3.6 million to settle a lawsuit over allegations that Simmons’ former employees took customer and proprietary bank information when they left to work for Encore. Encore is glad to get the distraction of litigation behind us, Encore,” reports Mark Friedman in Arkansas Business.

“In November 2020, Simmons and its parent company, Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, sued Encore, several of its executives and former employees, saying Encore had improperly lured them away starting in 2019. The 64-page complaint filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court named about a dozen Encore officers as defendants.”

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