Bayer
Bayer shares fall nearly 6% on court order to pay $2.25 bln in damages
Bayer was ordered to pay the highest amount yet in its ongoing litigation linked to an alleged carcinogenic effect of its Roundup weedkiller.
John King
Johnson And Johnson Reaches Settlement With Wash. Over Role In Opioid Crisis
Pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson reaches a nearly 150-million dollar settlement with Washington state in connection with the opioid crisis.
brooke mallory
Man Wrongfully Convicted For Rape Who Spent 44 Years In Prison Receives $25M Settlement
A $25 million settlement has been struck between a North Carolina city and the state of North Carolina regarding a complaint that accused authorities of misconduct, according to the victim’s attorneys on Tuesday. The man had been falsely convicted and imprisoned for 44 years.
Abril Elfi
Mariah Carey Sued For $20M Over ‘All I Want for Christmas is You’ Song
Mariah Carey is being sued again by Andy Stone over her holiday hit song “All I Want for Christmas Is You.”
3M
3M To Pay $6B After U.S. Military Claims Their Manufactured Earplugs Caused Hearing Loss
In order to settle nearly 300,000 cases, 3M has agreed to pay $6 billion. The complaints claimed that the manufacturer gave the military substandard combat earplugs, which led to serious ailments, including hearing loss.
Apple
Apple Agrees To Pay Up To $500M In Settlement Over Slowed-Down IPhones
IPhone users whose devices have slowed down due to software updates will soon be reimbursed.
cells
Family Of Henrietta Lacks Settles Lawsuit Over Use Of Her “Immortal” Cells
The family of Henrietta Lacks, the woman whose “immortal” human cells have made major advancements in medical science, have reached a settlement in their lawsuit against Thermo Fisher Scientific over the biotech companies use of the woman’s cells without her consent.
13 million
NYC To Pay $13M To 2020 Protesters
The city of New York has consented to pay over $13 million in a settlement of a civil rights lawsuit on behalf of around 1,300 people who had police encounters in the summer of 2020.
expansion
Israel to build thousands of new homes on West Bank
Israel’s government approved plans to build over 5,000 homes in Jewish settlements in the West Bank on Monday.
chase
JPMorgan to Pay $290 Million in Epstein Settlement
Victims of Jeffrey Epstein have asked a federal judge to approve a $290 Million settlement agreement from JPMorgan Chase.