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Appeals Employment Government Politics 

Cook County Clerk Loses Bid to Be Freed From Oversight

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 LISA KLEIN
Chicago, Cook County, political parties, Settlement, Seventh Circuit

A federal appeals panel affirmed a decision that the Chicago-area clerk’s office needs an independent monitor in place to prevent political hiring and firing.

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Civil Rights Government Law Politics 

Biden Policy Shift Kicks Down the Door to Police Misconduct Probes

April 16, 2021April 16, 2021 KAILA PHILO
Biden administration, Excessive Force, Justice Department, Law Enforcement, misconduct, Police, reforms, Settlement

Rescinding a Trump-era memo, the new guidelines state that career lawyers, rather than political appointees, will have the authority to approve settlements between the Justice Department and local law enforcement.

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Business Government Health Regional 

Rental Scooters

April 15, 2021April 16, 2021 BRIEF
California, Class Action, disability, Settlement

A federal court in California approved a class action settlement between the city of Oakland and a class that claims the city allowed rental scooters to block sidewalks and driveways.

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Civil Rights Government Law 

Man Wrongly Imprisoned for 20 Years Settles Lawsuit With San Francisco

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 MARIA DINZEO
San Francisco, Settlement, wrongful conviction

A man wrongly convicted of murder has settled his lawsuit against the city of San Francisco and the cop who allegedly framed him. The amount remains undisclosed.

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Appeals Business Consumers 

Court Unlikely to Ground Airline Antitrust Settlement Over Distribution Fears

April 14, 2021April 14, 2021 SAMANTHA HAWKINS
airlines, antitrust, charity, Class Action, D.C. Circuit, Settlement

Two airlines have agreed to amounts that will give mere pennies to passengers, but claims against others remain pending — leaving the final class award up in the air, so to speak.

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Civil Rights Employment Government Health 

Pennsylvania State Police Will Pay Up After Fitness Test Drew Bias Suit

April 13, 2021April 13, 2021 KAILA PHILO
fitness, Pennsylvania, Police, Settlement, sex discrimination

Settling a complaint by the Obama-era Department of Justice, the commonwealth faces a $2.2 million bill to be distributed among women who applied to be troopers as far back as 2003.

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Business Civil Rights Entertainment Media Technology 

Kids’ Apps

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 BRIEF
advertising, apps, California, children, Class Action, digital data, Disney, Settlement

A federal court in California granted final approval of class action settlement agreements in which Disney, Viacom and others agree to limit the collection of personal data and targeted ads for kids under the age of 13 in a dispute reaching “thousands of apps popular with children.”

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Employment National Sports 

Judge Approves US Women’s Soccer Settlement on Working Conditions

April 12, 2021April 13, 2021 MARTIN MACIAS JR
discrimination, gender, Settlement, soccer

The ruling clears the way for the Women’s World Cup holders to appeal a judge’s dismissal last year of their claims that they’re unfairly paid less than men’s national team players.

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Business Consumers Law 

Expedia Settles False Advertising Class Action With Hotels

April 9, 2021April 12, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
California, Class Action, false advertising, Settlement, Travel

Travel booking giant Expedia and its affiliates will take steps to ensure non-partnering hotels are no longer falsely advertised as “sold out” on its platforms under the terms of a class action settlement approved Friday.

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Environment Government 

Forest Service Agrees to Stop Challenged Logging Project in Mendocino National Forest

April 8, 2021April 9, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
Logging, Settlement, U.S. Forest Service, wildfires

The U.S. Forest Service will pay $191,000 in legal fees to settle the lawsuit over its plan to allow commercial timber harvesting of fire-damaged trees in a California forest.

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Business Consumers Law 

Largest Pipe Maker in US Sues Law Firm for Legal Malpractice in Asbestos Lawsuit

April 7, 2021April 8, 2021 JON PARTON
Asbestos, Los Angeles, malpractice, Settlement

JM Eagle, the country’s largest manufacturer of plastic pipe, filed a multimillion-dollar legal malpractice lawsuit against law firm Walsworth, claiming the firm cozied up to plaintiff firms who sued the company in asbestos lawsuits and was too willing to settle such cases.

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Business Consumers Energy Environment 

Insurer Agrees to $25M Settlement Over Oklahoma Earthquake Claims

April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 DAVID LEE
Earthquake, fracking, Insurance, Oklahoma, Settlement

Farmers Insurance denied over 1,000 damage claims as Oklahoma grapples with a spike in earthquakes the federal government blames on fracking.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Data Speeds

April 2, 2021April 5, 2021 BRIEF
California, Class Action, digital data, internet, Settlement, telecommunications

A federal court in San Francisco preliminarily approved a $12 million settlement in a class action relating to AT&T slowing down data speeds for customers with unlimited data plans.

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Criminal Financial Politics 

LaHood, French Billionaire Resolve Probes in Wider Campaign Finance Plot

March 31, 2021April 1, 2021 MARTIN MACIAS JR
campaign finance, Settlement, transportation

The France-based billionaire was accused of making unlawful campaign contributions while the former Transportation secretary was under a separate ethics investigation involving an undisclosed cash “loan” from the billionaire.

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Business Financial Government 

Debt Collector Settles DA Letterhead Suit for $1 Million

March 31, 2021April 1, 2021 NICHOLAS IOVINO
debt collection, prosecutors, Settlement

A debt collection company could have been liable for up to $4.55 million for using district attorney letterhead in demand letters to extract fees from bad check writers.

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Appeals Business Environment 

Owner of Plastics Plant Asks for Limits on Settlement Payments

March 31, 2021March 31, 2021 CAMERON LANGFORD
Clean Water Act, Fifth Circuit, plastic, pollution, Settlement, Texas

A plastics company urged the Fifth Circuit to rescue it from an order that will force it to pay penalties for plastic pellets that can be dislodged by animals from soil surrounding its plant.

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Business Entertainment 

Nipsey Hussle

March 25, 2021March 26, 2021 BRIEF
Los Angeles, rappers, Settlement, Trademark

The estate of rapper Nipsey Hussle, who was shot to death outside of the clothing store he owned in Los Angeles in 2019, and the Crips LLC reached a settlement in a trademark dispute over Nipsey’s slogan “The Marathon Continues.”

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Business Media 

Patagonia, Anheuser-Busch Settle Beer Label Trademark Spat

March 22, 2021March 23, 2021 MARTIN MACIAS JR
beer, retail, Settlement, Trademark

Outdoor gear retailer Patagonia reached a settlement with global beer producer Anheuser-Busch over a trademark lawsuit claiming the “Patagonia” beer label appropriated the outdoor brand’s identity, according to court briefs filed Monday

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Business Health 

Purdue Pharma Consultant to Pay Nevada $45 Million in Opioid Settlement

March 22, 2021March 23, 2021 NATHAN SOLIS
Nevada, opioids, pharmaceuticals, Settlement

Nevada says the money will help pay for costs stemming from the opioid epidemic.

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Business Consumers Technology 

Apple Settlement

March 18, 2021March 19, 2021 BRIEF
Apple, Class Action, Settlement, smartphones, software

A federal court in California granted final approval to a $310 million class action settlement in a case brought by Apple users who claimed the company used operating system updates to slow down the performance of older iPhone models.

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