New Hampshire lawmakers expanding settlement fund for youth center abuse victims
Lawyers representing 1,400 men and women who say they were abused as children in New Hampshire’s youth detention centers said Tuesday that most of their clients would receive state protection if lawmakers approve a plan that would significantly expand coverage. announced that it would recommend out-of-court settlement options. The state faces about 1,200 lawsuits alleging […]
Alito pauses Boy Scouts $2.46 billion abuse settlement
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito on Friday temporarily halted the Boy Scouts of America’s $2.46 billion settlement following a decades-long sexual abuse lawsuit after a group of claimants appealed. did. Alito issued a stay order “pending further order of the undersigned or the court.” The stay gives the court additional time to decide on a […]
Fox News True Crime Newsletter: Alex Murdaugh jurors, Mallory Beach settlement, Gilgo Beach serial killer ties
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Black family held at police gunpoint reach $1.9 million settlement
The Denver suburb of Aurora has agreed to pay the family a $1.9 million settlement after a 2020 police officer pulled a gun on a woman and four minors who he mistook for a stolen car. Immediately after the incident, a video of the group lying on the ground went viral online. The family, all […]
Publicis Health Agrees To $350M Settlement Over Role In America’s Opioid Epidemic
(Photo by ERIC BARADAT/AFP via Getty Images) OAN’s Avril Elfie6:16pm – Thursday, February 1, 2024 Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has filed a lawsuit against Publicis Health to resolve allegations that the company helped OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma fuel the deadly opioid epidemic in the United States. announced that it would pay a national settlement […]
E. Jean Carroll says she will use settlement money to buy new wardrobe
President Trump’s rape accuser E. Jean Carroll was criticized online after she said she would use the money she received from her lawsuit against the former president to pay for a new wardrobe. The columnist appeared on “The Rachel Maddow Show” Monday night and spoke about last week’s court victory when asked about the $83.3 […]
SEC's Gensler calls for shorter settlement times in currency markets – Financial Times
Unlock Editor's Digest for free FT editor Roula Khalaf has chosen her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. The top U.S. securities regulator said Thursday that regulators should work to include foreign exchange in a global effort to reduce trade settlement times in financial markets. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler said regulators and […]
Turpin kids seek settlement over foster care abuse years after being rescued from sadistic parents: lawyer
Six of the 13 Turpin siblings placed in foster care after being rescued from the captivity of their sadistic parents are seeking a settlement with the foster home, alleging they were sexually and emotionally abused by their foster parents. “Some of the children say what they went through in foster care was even worse than […]
Opioid settlement funds can help create and expand recovery housing
In 1987, the American Medical Association officially declared addiction a chronic disease. Recently, it has become clear that this disease has permeated every aspect of our society. The most recent available data shows that nearly half of U.S. adults have experienced drug use problems in their family. The actual number may actually be even higher. […]
Volcano Erupts in Iceland, Sending Lava Toward Nearby Settlement
LONDON (AP) – A volcano in southwestern Iceland has erupted for the second time in less than a month, spewing semi-molten rock toward a nearby village. The eruption, which occurred just before 8 a.m. Sunday, followed an earthquake swarm near the town of Grindavik, according to the Icelandic Meteorological Office. Iceland's RUV television reported that […]