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Maui wildfire victims secure more than $4B to settle lawsuits

Maui wildfire victims have reached a $4 billion settlement, according to court documents. Liaison’s lawyers filed a motion saying the settlement would resolve all claims related to last year’s devastating Maui fires. They are asking the judge to order that insurance companies cannot individually pursue defendants who received money from them. The Associated Press reported. […]

Facebook parent Meta to pay $1.4B to settle Texas facial recognition lawsuit

Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $1.4 billion to the state of Texas to settle a lawsuit that alleged that Facebook’s parent company illegally used facial recognition technology to collect biometric data on millions of Texans without their consent. The settlement terms announced Tuesday are the largest single-state agreement ever, according to a team of […]

Two former FBI agents settle lawsuits with Justice Department

Former FBI agents Peter Struzk and Lisa Page, who were involved in the controversial Trump-Russia investigation, have settled with their former employer over privacy rights violations. pay The settlement was awarded to Strzok $1.2 million and Page $800,000. Struzk was a senior counterintelligence agent at the FBI who helped oversee the 2016 FBI investigation into […]

Dollar General to pay $12M to settle alleged safety violations including blocking exits

According to the Department of Labor, Dollar General agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims that there were unsafe working conditions throughout its stores, including blocked fire exits and fire extinguishers and unsafe stockroom conditions. In addition to paying the hefty fine, Dollar General’s settlement with the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health […]

Biden Calls for Americans to Settle Differences at the ‘Battle Box’

President Joe Biden delivered a gaffe-riddled address to the nation from the Oval Office on Sunday night, telling Americans to settle their political differences with the “battle box,” when at one point he was referring to the “ballot box.” Biden said (emphasis added): I will continue to speak out strongly for our democracy, defend our […]

U.S. Open Champ Bryson DeChambeau Offers to Settle Trump, Biden Golf Handicap Debate

During Thursday night’s debate, Joe Biden again brought up his claim that he has a six golf handicap. Trump, of course, was skeptical. And after the debate, U.S. Open champion Bryson DeChambeau offered to help resolve the candidates’ golf feud. During the debate, Trump spoke about his fitness and golfing skills, with Biden joining in […]