Lenovo Adware
A federal judge approved an $8.5 million settlement by Lenovo and Superfish, which were accused of selling laptop computers with pre-installed adware that compromises users’ privacy.
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Dignity Pensions
Dignity Health and its workers have with the help of a mediator reached a settlement “in principle” to end a six-year-old class action accusing the hospital system of underfunding its employee pension plan by $1.5 billion.
Read moreWomen Settle Defamation Claims Against Bill Cosby
A group of women who sued disgraced comedian Bill Cosby for defamation after he called them liars for accusing him of sexual assault have settled their grievances out of court.
Read moreForest Shooting
A federal judge approved an agreement between the U.S. Forest Service and ForestWatch to reduce the impacts of poorly regulated target shooting in Los Padres National Forest.
Read moreFederal Judge Orders Revision of USC Sex Abuse Settlement
Before former patients finalize their $215 million sexual abuse settlement with the University of Southern California, they must provide a federal court with more details on settlement payments and the implementation of campus reforms, a judge ordered Thursday.
Read moreCosby Settlements
Over a week after he accused his former insurer of “egregious behavior” by settling with Tamara Green and other accusers, convicted sex offender Bill Cosby said AIG reached an unsanctioned settlement with model Chloe Goins.
Read moreCVS Settlement
Settling claims that some of its Rhode Island stores filled invalid prescriptions, CVS Pharmacy reached a $535,000 settlement Tuesday with federal prosecutors.
Read moreUS Fines Italian Bank $1.3 Billion in Sanctions Probe
Italian bank UniCredit will pay $1.3 billion to settle charges by the U.S. government that it violated sanctions against Iran and other countries.
Read moreIran Sanctions Bust to Cost Standard Chartered Another Billion
Some seven years after it forfeited $227 million for violating Iran sanctions, the U.K.-based Standard Chartered Bank agreed Tuesday to pay more than $1 billion for related conduct.
Read moreGot Insurance?
Wells Fargo has settled a consolidated action brought by borrowers who claim the bank forced them into unwanted auto insurance policies. The details of the settlement will be revealed at a hearing Monday.
Read moreMotel 6 to Pay $12M to Washington State in ICE Settlement
Motel 6 will pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit with Washington state over claims that the motel chain regularly gave its guest lists to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.
Read moreSEC Ordered to Make Nice With Elon Musk on Tweets
Unexpectedly arriving to federal court to face contempt allegations Thursday, tech billionaire Elon Musk had good reason to smile for the cameras after proceedings let out.
Read moreUber Settlement
A federal judge approved a $20 million settlement in favor of Uber drivers in California and Massachusetts who says they are employees, not independent contractors
Read moreJail Abuses
A federal judge approved a $1.45 million settlement of a prisoners’ class action involving abuses at the jail in Placer County, Calif.
Read moreFord Class Action
A federal judge approved an estimated $17.4 million settlement of class claims that Ford’s MyFordTouch “infotainment system” was so defective that it compromised the safety, reliability and operability of the vehicles.
Read more$231 Million Fine
Fresenius Medical Care will pay $231 million to settle SEC charges of bribery and other Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations in 17 countries on four continents for nearly a decade.
Read moreCalifornia Settles Suit Over Whale Deaths in Crabbing Gear
The state of California will roll out a sweeping set of changes to protect endangered whales and sea turtles from the dangers of crabbing gear entanglement under a settlement announced Tuesday.
Read moreSan Francisco Settles Police Shooting Suit Ahead of Trial
The city of San Francisco on Tuesday settled a high-profile civil rights suit over the 2015 police shooting death of Mario Woods, a 26-year-old black man, just days before a widely anticipated trial was set to start.
Read moreOxyContin Maker Reaches $270M Settlement With Oklahoma
The maker of prescription painkiller OxyContin and the wealthy family that owns the company agreed Tuesday to pay $270 million to settle claims by the state of Oklahoma as authorities struggle to respond to the nationwide opioid addiction epidemic.
Read moreAvenatti Charged Coast-to-Coast With Extortion, Fraud
Less than a year after bringing Trump accuser Stormy Daniels into the limelight, attorney Michael Avenatti received a one-two punch from federal prosecutors on both coasts Monday.
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