Yahoo has struck a revised $117.5 million data breach settlement, says Reuters. Millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history. Yahoo was accused of being slow to disclose three data breaches affecting about 3 billion accounts from 2013 to 2016. The new … [Read more...]
Bayer, J&J Settle U.S. Xarelto Litigation for $775 Million
Bayer AG and Johnson & Johnson have agreed to settle more than 25,000 U.S. lawsuits over blood thinner Xarelto for a total of $775 million. According to Reuters, the amount will be shared equally between the two companies that jointly developed the drug. The settlement will resolve all pending U.S. lawsuits over Xarelto. Plaintiffs … [Read more...]
Uber Agrees To Pay $148 Million To Settle Data Breach
According to Automotive News, Uber was hit with the biggest data-breach payout in history. Iowa’s attorney general said Uber Technologies must pay $148 million to settle claims related to a data breach that exposed personal information for more than 25 million users in the US. The states’ agreement stemmed from data compromised in 2016, when … [Read more...]
$250 Million Settlement Reached in Hale v State Farm
Decades of Auto-Insurance-Related Legal Drama Now Resolved After almost 20 years of litigation, State Farm’s ongoing legal woes came to an end last week with the surprise announcement of a $250 million settlement in a class action suit related to vehicle repairs in the 1980s and 90s. The announcement of the settlement – literally minutes before … [Read more...]
Utah Nurse Receives $500,000 after Unreasonable Arrest
https://youtu.be/ihQ1-LQOkns?rel=0 In Late August, a nurse working at a Salt Lake City hospital stuck to her guns, when a city police detective insistently requested that she hand over the blood sample of an unconscious patient who had been involved in an automobile accident. Nurse Alex Wubbels refused to comply because of a hospital policy … [Read more...]
Baylor University Reaches Settlement with Sexual Assault Victim
The first of several Title IX lawsuits filed against Baylor University was resolved in July. For the past 18 months or so, lawsuits have poured into Texas courts claiming the University has done little to hold sexual assaulters accountable. According to the recently settled suit, the school has cultivated “hunting ground for sexual predators to … [Read more...]
HR 1215 Protects Assailants and Punishes Victims
The House is expected to vote next week on HR 1215, known as the Protecting Access to Care Act of 2017, as it has already been passed by the House Judiciary Committee. One of the more contentious provisions would enforce a cap of $250,000 on non-economic damages in malpractice suits. It also restricts victims from pursuing a case after a certain … [Read more...]
Another Sexual Harassment Settlement is Revealed Involving Fox News Executives
Former Fox News host, Juliet Huddy, accepted a settlement offer in September after a private sexual harassment lawsuit against Fox News host Bill O’Reilly and Fox CEO Jack Abernathy. Law News originally reported on the story on Monday, and claimed that the settlement was in the high six figure range according to sources closely involved in the … [Read more...]
Family Gains $15 Million Settlement After Escalator Incident
The Valdez family received a settlement of $15 million from Macy’s Inc. and Thyssen Krupp Elevator Corporation three years after the daughter of the Valdez family was involved in a serious escalator incident. Background of the Case On August 16th, 2013, Juliana Valdez (10) was shopping at a Macy’s department store at New Jersey’s Garden State … [Read more...]
As Amtrak Begins to Compensate Crash Victims, Confidential Settlements Raise Eyebrows
In the aftermath of the Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia in May 2015, it was all but certain that lawsuits would follow. But as victims of the crash begin to settle their claims with the company, many industry analysts and personal injury attorneys are decrying the company’s use of confidential settlements. Conductor Loses His Bearings, … [Read more...]
