Settlement

Settlements Mar 1, 2018

VW Settles Dieselgate Lawsuit Just Days Before Trial

Today was supposed to mark the beginning of the first trial over Volkswagen’s Dieselgate scandal. But on Friday, the German automaker struck a settlement with the plaintiff before the proceedings got underway, reports Reuters.
The settlement follows a failed attempt by Volkswagen to delay the trial because of comments made by the plaintiff’s attorney in a Netflix series that seemed to draw a parallel between VW-funded monkey experiments and the Holocaust. …

News Mar 1, 2018

Tennis Star Bouchard Feels ‘Relieved’ After Lawsuit Settlement

Canadian tennis star Eugenie Bouchard has said that she is feeling relaxed and happy after her lawsuit settlement with the United States Tennis Association (USTA) that runs the US Open. Bouchard took to Twitter to say, “After 2.5 years, my lawsuit against the USTA is finally over.” The 23-year-old recently won the liability phase of the trial where she …

News Mar 1, 2018

WV MetroNews – More Than 80,000 Claims Filed in Water Settlement for Freedom Spill

Claims filed in connection with the 2014 water crisis settlement will continue to come in over the next few days following last week’s deadline. Charleston attorney Anthony Majestro told MetroNews they received more than 80,000 claims for the $151 million settlement between West Virginia American Water Company and Eastman Chemical following the 2014 Freedom Industries …

Settlements Feb 27, 2018

Settlement ‘Framework’ Reached in Lawsuit Over Michigan School Closures

The state of Michigan and several school districts have “achieved a broad framework” to settle a lawsuit in which the districts say the state acted unlawfully by threatening to close low-performing schools in their districts. Michigan Court of Claims Judge Cynthia Stephens on Tuesday morning said both sides have “engaged in intense settlement conversations seeking to serve the best interest of …

Opinion Feb 27, 2018

Kent: Op-Ed Meant to ‘Inform Americans’ About ‘Extravagant’ Khadr Settlement

Conservative foreign affairs critic Peter Kent penned a scathing op-ed in the Wall Street Journal he says in order to educate the American public about the Omar Khadr case, while also blasting the federal government’s decision to issue an apology and a reported $10.5-million settlement to the former child soldier and Guantanamo Bay detainee. In the piece titled “A terrorist’s big payday, …

News Oct 11, 2017

Uber’s Safe Rides Fee Class-Action Lawsuit: Is It Legitimate?

Around mid-September, a number of consumers received an email about a class-action lawsuit against Uber regarding its claims about its Safe Rides Fee. Since there are so many scams these days, we’re helping you determine if this email is legitimate, and if it is, how you can ensure that you’re properly compensated. Continue reading to find out.

Settlements Oct 9, 2017

Announcing a Class Action Settlement Involving All Persons Who Were Sent a Text Message by Uber Technologies, Inc. Between December 31, 2010 and August 17, 2017

A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Uber Technologies, Inc. (“Uber”) regarding text messages allegedly sent in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, 47 U.S.C. § 227 et seq. (“TCPA”), from December 31, 2010 to August 17, 2017 (“Class Period”). The case is Vergara, et al. v. Uber Technologies, Inc. Case No. 1:15-CV-06942 (N.D. Ill.). This case was brought as a class action alleging that Uber violated the TCPA by sending automated text messages without consent to individuals’ cellphones. Uber denies the allegations. The Court …

Notices, Settlements Sep 3, 2017

Honda to Pay $605 Million to Settle Takata Air Bag Lawsuit

Honda Motor Co. said Friday it has agreed to pay $605 million to settle a lawsuit filed by U.S. vehicle owners seeking compensation for economic losses related to recalls of Takata Corp. air bags. With the settlement by Honda, the Japanese automaker which had sold the most vehicles carrying Takata air bags, six automakers from Japan and Germany will pay a total of more than $1.2 …

Settlements Aug 21, 2017

Preliminary Settlement Reached in Class Action Between Roxana Residents, Shell Oil

The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois recently issued a preliminary order of approval for the settlement of a class action lawsuit between residents of Roxana and Shell Oil Co. This is indicative that the parties have agreed to, at the very least, the basic terms of a settlement. The order, issued Aug. 2 in response to the plaintiff’s unopposed motion for …

Class-Actions Aug 17, 2017

Web-Enabled Vibrator Class Action Put to Bed

The case against sex toy maker We-Vibe, which agreed to pay out $3.75m for tracking owners’ use, has finally been put to bed, with a judge yesterday signing off the settlement. Earlier this year We-Vibe’s parent company, Standard Innovation, agreed to fork out following a privacy infringement lawsuit, and also said it would ensure that personal information collected from users would be deleted. …