Norfolk Southern to pay $600M to settle Ohio train derailment suit
U.S. railroad operator Norfolk Southern will pay $600 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a February 2023 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, that spilled toxic chemicals, the company and court documents say. agreed. The agreement, which in principle still needs court approval, would also cover claims from residents and businesses in the […]
NYC Police To Pay $17.5M To Settle Lawsuit By Women Who Claim They Were Forced To Remove Hijabs During Mugshot Photo
HAMPTON BAY, NY – FEBRUARY 20: NYPD police officers arrive for the funeral of fallen NYPD Detective Brian Simonsen at Holy Rosary Church on February 20, 2019 in Hampton Bay, New York. The funeral was attended by thousands of local police officers and law enforcement personnel. Simonsen was killed last week in a crossfire while […]
MS catfish farms settle suit claiming immigrants paid more than Black workers
Two Mississippi catfish farms are accused of bringing workers from Mexico to the United States and paying them significantly higher wages for the same type of work than they previously paid local black farm workers. The lawsuit has been settled, lawyers for the plaintiffs announced Tuesday. In August, the Southern Immigration Attorney’s Office and the […]
Google to delete browsing data collected in Chrome’s Incognito mode to settle privacy lawsuit
Google recently agreed to delete browsing data collected while using Chrome’s Incognito mode to resolve a consumer privacy lawsuit. new york post report. Google will destroy or anonymize billions of records collected from up to 136 million users who browsed the internet in incognito mode, according to a settlement agreement filed Monday in federal court […]
Google to destroy browsing data to settle consumer privacy lawsuit
Google has agreed to destroy billions of data records to settle a lawsuit alleging that it secretly tracked the Internet usage of people it believed were browsing privately. The terms of the settlement were filed Monday in federal court in Oakland, California, and must be approved by U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers. Lawyers for […]
Google Will Destroy ‘Incognito Mode’ Browsing Data To Settle Lawsuit Regarding Consumer Privacy
(Photo by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) OAN’s Brooke Mallory11:50am – Monday, April 1, 2024 Google has agreed to delete billions of data records to settle a lawsuit that accused it of secretly monitoring the Internet activity of users it believed were surfing privately. advertisement The terms of the settlement were filed Monday in federal court […]
Disney agrees to settle lawsuit against DeSantis over revoked self-governing special tax district
The Walt Disney Co. on Wednesday reached a settlement agreement with Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Central Florida Tourism Supervisory District over the autonomous special tax district that the company canceled. new york post report. Disney filed a complaint with the governor in April seeking to revoke the theme park’s corporate-selected board and […]
Disney, DeSantis allies settle lawsuit over special district
Disney on Wednesday surrendered its long-running legal battle against Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, handing Republicans a victory in a high-stakes battle over a $17 billion development planned for the company’s theme park near Orlando. Ta. The Mouse House agreed to a settlement relinquishing its autonomy to the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which was disbanded in […]
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 […]