Visa, Mastercard settle long-running antitrust suit over swipe fees with merchants – Yahoo Finance
NEW YORK (AP) – Visa and Mastercard announced settlements with U.S. merchants over swipe fees. This could potentially save consumers tens of billions of dollars. Swipe fees are paid to Visa, Mastercard, and other credit card companies in exchange for enabling transactions. Merchants ultimately pass these fees on to consumers who use credit or debit […]
Apple paying $490M to settle lawsuit over Tim Cook’s China sales comments
Apple has agreed to pay $490 million to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging that CEO Tim Cook defrauded shareholders by concealing a decline in iPhone demand in China. The preliminary settlement was filed Friday in U.S. District Court in Oakland, California, and must be approved by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. This stemmed from […]
Don Lemon Reportedly Paid $24.5M To Settle Firing From CNN
Don Lemon attends the 16th Annual CNN Heroes: All-Star Tribute at the American Museum of Natural History on December 11, 2022 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images, CNN) OAN’s James Myers11:44am – Tuesday, February 27, 2024 former CNN Prime-time host Don Lemon will receive $24.5 million as part of his severance agreement […]
Don Lemon paid $24.5M to settle ouster from CNN: report
Fired CNN prime-time host Don Lemon will reportedly receive about $24.5 million as part of his severance agreement with the news network, nearly a year after his exit. The settlement is equal to the amount Lemon, 57, would have been paid if he had been allowed to remain at CNN until the end of his […]
Don Lemon paid $24.5M to settle firing from CNN: report
Don Lemon and CNN reportedly reached an agreement after the network fired the anchor last year. The deal would see CNN pay $24.5 million to the ousted broadcaster. According to The Wrap. That hefty amount is the total amount Lemon would have received if his final contract had ended after three and a half years. […]
California utility will pay $80M to settle claims its equipment sparked devastating 2017 wildfire
LOS ANGELES (AP) – Southern California Edison Corp. has settled claims on behalf of the U.S. Forest Service related to massive wildfires that destroyed more than 1,000 homes and other structures in 2017. Federal prosecutors announced Monday that he will pay $80 million. The U.S. attorney’s office announced in a statement that the utility company […]
NJ school district to pay out $6M to settle sex abuse case
A school district in southern New Jersey will pay $6 million to settle a lawsuit brought by two students who say they were sexually assaulted by a former high school teacher over a period of years. The boys say they were assaulted by Nicholas Zaccaria, a social studies and history teacher at Edgewood High School […]
Prince Harry accepts substantial damages to settle Mirror Group case
A British newspaper has agreed to pay Prince Harry a “substantial” amount of costs and damages for violating his privacy through phone hacking and other illegal snooping, his lawyer said Friday. Announced. Lawyer David Sherborne agreed that Mirror Group Newspapers would pay Harry’s full legal costs and damages, with an interim payment of £400,000 ($505,000) […]
Project Veritas, James O’Keefe settle suit over false claims of 2020 voter fraud in Pennsylvania
Project Veritas and conservative activist James O’Keefe have settled a lawsuit in Pennsylvania over false claims of voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election originally made by a postal worker who supported former President Trump. Robert Weisenbach, an attorney representing the Erie Postmaster General who filed the lawsuit, said: confirmed to NBC News. The matter […]
EBay to pay $59M to settle charges over illegal pill presses
EBay agreed to pay $59 million and strengthen its compliance program to resolve Justice Department allegations that it did not do enough to stop criminals from buying counterfeit drug manufacturing equipment. Wednesday payment is the first case the Justice Department has brought against an e-commerce company for violating the federal Controlled Substances Act, which regulates […]