Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and the Division on Civil Rights (DCR) announced a $575,000 settlement with Jackson Township, resolving allegations that the Township violated the New Jersey Law Against…
BERLIN (Reuters) – German publishing magnate Axel Springer has agreed to an out-of-court settlement in a civil lawsuit against Julian Reichelt, the former editor-in-chief of Germany’s top-selling Bild tabloid, the…
TOMS RIVER, NJ – Toms River officials were surprised today after the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection announced they have negotiated a settlement with BASF, the current owner of…
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Laboratory equipment maker Thermo Fisher Scientific has settled a lawsuit brought by the estate of Henrietta Lacks, whose cells have fueled biomedical research for decades,…
HONG KONG (Reuters) – Chinese property developers Dalian Wanda Group and Vanke have reached a settlement over a dispute related to a mega-project in the northern part of the country,…
Biden Admin Settles With Green Activists, Agrees To Clamp Down On Drilling In Gulf Of Mexico Nick Pope on July 25, 2023 The Biden administration quietly agreed to a legal…
(Reuters) – Apollo Global Management Inc co-founder Leon Black paid $62.5 million to the U.S. Virgin Islands to avoid any legal claims tied to a Jeffrey Epstein sex-trafficking investigation, the…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Wrigley, the maker of multi-colored fruit-flavored Skittles candies, has settled a lawsuit accusing a seller of cannabis-related merchandise of trademark infringement for marketing products under…
By Brendan Pierson (Reuters) – Pop star Kesha on Thursday settled a lawsuit brought by her former producer Dr. Luke, who claimed that she defamed him by accusing him of…
Wuhan-Partnered School District Settles With Aide Who Says She Was Forced Out After Saying COVID Came From China Reagan Reese on June 20, 2023 An Ohio school district has settled…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Adore Me, an online lingerie retailer recently purchased by Victoria’s Secret, agreed to pay $2.35 million and offer refunds to settle charges by 31 U.S.…
‘A Resounding Victory’: School Settles With Student, Father Who Spoke Out About Trans Athlete In Locker Room Ryan Meilstrup on June 3, 2023 A Vermont school district has settled a…
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – ESSA Bank & Trust has agreed to pay over $3 million to resolve allegations it engaged in lending discrimination by redlining majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods in and…
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – A New Jersey county on Wednesday agreed to a consent decree with the U.S. government to improve treatment of inmates with mental health and substance…
JERSEY CITY, NJ – Former New Jersey Governor Christ Christie avoided a potential arrest warrant for not paying a parking fine he was issued in Jersey City that was issued…
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Gene-sequencing giant Illumina Inc has settled a patent lawsuit brought by Maryland biotech company Ravgen Inc, which accused Illumina’s genetic tests of infringing its patents.…
Minneapolis Settles For Millions With Two Locals Who Say George Floyd’s Killer Also Knelt On Their Knecks Trevor Schakohl on April 14, 2023 The Minneapolis City Council voted Thursday to…
TRENTON, NJ – The New Jersey Attorney General’s Office has announced a settlement with Robinhood, an investment app that was cited for shutting down trading, causing New Jerseyans and others…
By Kanishka Singh WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The city of Minneapolis on Thursday settled two lawsuits brought by Black residents involving Derek Chauvin, the white former police officer convicted of murdering…
NEW YORK, NY – On Friday, The United States settled a federal Fair Housing Act (FHA) lawsuit against Artimus Construction, Inc. Under the settlement, Artimus has agreed to make retrofits…
County Settles With Pro-Life Groups After Arresting Them For Praying Outside Abortion Clinic Kate Anderson on March 30, 2023 A county in North Carolina settled with members of a pro-life…
BALTIMORE, MD – Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) has recently agreed to pay $2.1 million to resolve allegations of violating the federal False Claims Act by overbilling the Department of…
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG has settled a lawsuit in which it accused two offshore funds of reneging on an agreement to sell it $1.6 billion of claims…
California City Settles With Jewish Man For $750,000 Following Alleged Coverup Of Antisemitic Hate Crime Kate Anderson on March 21, 2023 The city of Torrance, California is paying a Jewish man $750,000…