Settlements

Volkswagen to Pay Record $2.1-Billion Settlement

Volkswagen Canada must pay $2.1 billion — the largest commercial settlement in the country’s history — to affected Canadian customers as part of a class-action vehicle-emissions lawsuit that started in Windsor. The eight-page decision handed down in Toronto Wednesday by Superior Court Justice Edward Belobaba directs Volkswagen to pay owners and lessees of 105,000 2-litre Volkswagen and Audi …


Milwaukee Bucks Settle Lawsuit Over Cheerleader Pay

A former Milwaukee Bucks cheerleader who claimed in a lawsuit that she and her colleagues were underpaid has reached a settlement with the team but the organization maintains it did nothing wrong. The settlement agreement filed Wednesday calls for the Bucks to pay $10,000 to Lauren Herington, who filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in 2015. The Bucks will pay $115,000 for her …


United Airlines Reaches Settlement With Passenger Who Was Dragged Off Plane

Earlier on Thursday, United announced several steps to prevent such episodes from recurring and said that passengers who had arrived on an aircraft shouldn’t have to give up their seats. The airline said it would create a new check-in process that would allow passengers to volunteer to give up their seats for compensation, and increased the limit of that compensation to $10,000 from $1,350. …


USAA to Pay Up to $39M to Settle Class-Action Suit

USAA has agreed to pay up to $39 million to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated by some of its members in Florida. Shown is the company’s San Antonio campus in 2013. USAA has agreed to pay up to $39 million to settle a class-action lawsuit initiated by some of its members in Florida.


Texas Teen Who Survived 3,000-Foot Fall in Sky-Diving Accident Wins $760,000 in Lawsuit | Courts

Makenzie’s father, Joe Wethington, made the 200-mile drive to Oklahoma with her and was the first to jump from the plane that morning. The sky divers were making a static-line jump, where a lanyard attached to the plane is connected to the parachute, causing the chute to open automatically. Wethington said that when his daughter jumped, her parachute opened only partially and she began to spin …


Settlement Approved: Wells Fargo Customers Will Get $50 Million for Overcharged Mortgage Fees

Borrowers who had a mortgage serviced by Wells Fargo between May 6, 2005 and July 1, 2010 will soon receive their share of a $50 million settlement stemming from allegations that Wells Fargo overcharged borrowers for Broker Price Opinions during that period. The settlement, which was initially announced in October, stems from a class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo that claimed that the bank …



$7.2M Deal Made in TCP Investor Suit Over False Product Info

Investors in lighting manufacturer TCP International Holdings told an Ohio federal judge on Wednesday they’ve reached a $7.2 million class action settlement resolving a two-year-long securities dispute over allegations the company made false statements about certain products it sent to market as meeting Energy Star standards, among …



Nearly 2,000 Victims Only Awarded $1,500 Each in Diluted Chemo Scandal: ‘I’m in Pieces About It’

A Superior Court judge has approved a $2.375-million class-action settlement for the 1,194 victims of the diluted chemotherapy drug scandal, dashing the hopes of some patients who objected that their $1,500 share is a slap in the face. “I’m in pieces about it,” said Louise Martens, a Windsor woman who was one of the most vocal opponents of the proposed settlement. She was one of a dozen people …