settlements
Driver charged over flipping off state trooper settles suit for $175K
Vermont has agreed to pay $175,000 to settle a lawsuit on behalf of a man who was charged with a crime for giving a state trooper the middle finger in...
IRS issues rare apology to billionaire Ken Griffin over tax records leaks to NY Times, ProPublica
The apology is part of a settlement to a lawsuit filed against the IRS in 2022 by Griffin, founder and CEO of Citadel, alleging that an employee at the agency...
Biden admin’s amended rules for asylum seekers challenged by lawyers for migrant children
There has been a surge in unaccompanied minors arriving at the border since 2014. Last year, border officials arrested 130,000 migrant children.
Jeezy and Jeannie Mai finalize divorce after custody battle, abuse claims
The rapper filed for divorce from the former "The Real" co-host in September 2023 after two years of marriage. They share 2-year-old daughter Monaco.
Road-rage suspect left handcuffed in cop car that was hit by a freight train is awarded $8.5M
The Colorado woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury and several broken bones when a freight train struck the cop car she was handcuffed inside has been awarded $8.5 million...
Crypto billionaire pays $40M to settle DC tax fraud case
The tech executive allegedly claimed to live in Florida or Virginia despite residing in a luxury waterfront penthouse in the capital’s tony Georgetown neighborhood.
Tesla settles ex-worker's lawsuit alleging she was fired after being sexually harassed 100 times
Tyonna Turner worked at Tesla's flagship Fremont, Calif., assembly plant, where the company is accused in a number of lawsuits of failing to address rampant harassment of black and female...
NYC to pay $2.1M in race discrimination settlement with three educators: 'Toxic whiteness'
The city will pay $2.1 million to three white Department of Education executives demoted and replaced by less-qualified people of color, they charged.
Britney Spears settles conservatorship case with estranged dad: Her 'freedom is now complete'
“Although the conservatorship was terminated in November 2021, her wish for freedom is now truly complete,” the singer's attorney, Mathew Rosengart, told Page Six.
Warren Buffett's real estate firm pays $250M to settle antitrust suit over commissions
With the latest settlement, the NAR and brokerages including HomeServices Anywhere Real Estate and Re/Max would pay more than $943 million to resolve antitrust claims.
US government agrees to $138.7M settlement over FBI’s botching of Larry Nassar assault allegations
The U.S. Justice Department announced a $138.7 million settlement Tuesday with more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against Larry Nassar in...
Sam Bankman-Fried agrees to help FTX investors in lawsuits against Tom Brady, Larry David
Shareholders of Sam Bankman-Fried's failed crypto exchange have agreed to drop their claims against the jailed ex-billionaire in exchange for his cooperation in other lawsuits over FTX's downfall.
Ex-CBS honcho Les Moonves fined $15K for illegally obtaining confidential info on LAPD sex assault investigation
Les Moonves agreed to pay a $15,000 fine to the City of Los Angeles for illegally obtaining confidential information about an LAPD investigation into sexual assault allegations that were leveled...
Walmart shoppers could receive $500 as part of a settlement: How to file a claim
Walmart shoppers could be adding a little more cash to their wallets.
Visa and Mastercard agree to slash fees in $30B landmark settlement
Visa and Mastercard on Tuesday reached a landmark $30 billion settlement that will limit credit and debit card fees for merchants, with some savings likely to be passed on to...
Real estate giant Compass to pay $57.5M to settle clams it overcharged US home sellers
In the regulatory documents, Compass denied any wrongdoing and claimed the sum would not materially affect its operations, according to The Real Deal.
Ex-cop fired over sex trysts with 6 other officers settles fed lawsuit that will cost city a whopping $500K
Former cop Maegan Hall claimed in a federal civil rights lawsuit that she was "sexually groomed" by male cops in her Tennessee police department, and has now settled the claim...
Ariana Grande to pay ex-husband Dalton Gomez $1.25 million as they finalize divorce
The dissolution of the former couple's two-year marriage became official Tuesday, five months after they amicably reached a settlement.
Mom of boy whose father fed him to hogs gets $1 million after claiming child welfare failed to save him
Adrian Jones' father and step-mother brutally beat and tortured him for years. His remains were found in a Kansas pigsty in 2015.
Powerful realtors group agrees to cut commissions in landmark $418M settlement — here's how it'll change the homebuying landscape
The accord also resolves claims against more than 1 million members, state and local realtor associations, and most smaller brokerages.