A judge in Oklahoma has signed off on the state’s $85 million settlement with Israeli-based Teva Pharmaceuticals following a squabble between the attorney general and the Legislature and governor over how the deal was structured. Cleveland County District Judge Thad Balkman said Monday he signed the agreement calling for the funds to be used to help abate the state’s opioid crisis. Kevin Stitt …
The Charmed star and her husband, David Bugliari, have settled the $10 million lawsuit they filed in 2017 for alleged fraud and forgery, PEOPLE confirms. “Alyssa Milano and David Bugliari have successfully settled their lawsuit against their business managers,” her attorney, William J. Briggs, Venable LLP, said in a statement on Monday. RELATED: Alyssa Milano Explains Her Controversial ‘Sex …
Facebook must face a lawsuit stemming from a security lapse that enabled hackers to steal 30 million users’ information, a federal judge has ruled. The ruling, issued Friday by U.S. District Court Judge William Alsup in the Northern District of California, allows Michigan resident Stephen Adkins to proceed with a class-action complaint alleging that Facebook was negligent in its handling of …
A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweller sold him overpriced diamonds. A jury awarded more than $6 million to Drew Brees in a lawsuit that claimed a San Diego County jeweler sold him overpriced diamonds. The New Orleans Saints quarterback was not in court in San Diego on Friday for the verdict, but Brees and his wife, Brittany, both …
Navistar International has agreed to pay $135 million to truck owners to settle class action complaints over defective MaxxForce engines. “After years of hard-fought litigation, we believe this settlement represents an outstanding result for class members,” Selbin said in a statement. “We are also pleased Navistar stepped up to take care of its customers.”If the settlement is approved, class …
Class members can opt for a “no questions asked” payment of $2,500 per truck purchased, said attorney Jonathan Selbin, co-lead counsel for the plaintiffs in the case. The fallout from the MaxxForce line also led to several years of multi-billion dollar losses for Navistar. In an 8-K form filed Wednesday with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Navistar notified shareholders of the pending …
Photo: Sue Ogrocki (AP/File)Israel-based Teva Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay Oklahoma $85 million to settle a lawsuit brought by the state’s attorney general over the company’s involvement in fueling the opioid epidemic. The settlement was announced on Sunday by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter, ahead of a much-anticipated trial on Tuesday against the country’s largest drug …
An Alberta judge has certified a $20-million class-action lawsuit against Atco Gas and Pipelines Ltd. over an explosion in Fort McMurray after the devastating 2016 wildfire. Court of Queen’s Bench Justice Peter Michalyshyn certified the class action in Edmonton Wednesday, Higgerty Law and James H. Brown and Associates said in a joint news release. “It means that the people who have been …
This includes a $690 million charge made during the first quarter of 2019 related to outstanding litigation and potential fines related to its 2017 cybersecurity incident. The funds will be dedicated to covering legal action brought by federal and state regulators and federal class action cases, said Mark W. Begor, Equifax’s CEO, during an earnings call made last week. Berger also told …
Nearly two million people who have owned or leased one of the cars with the PowerShift transmission stand to get at least some repayment for their trouble. By now it is a well-publicized issue that Ford’s PowerShift dual-clutch automatic transmission has caused problems for owners of several model years of its Fiesta and Focus cars. The Ford PowerShift transmission in question is found in …