• Judge slashes Bayer’s $1.5 billion Roundup verdict by more than 60% after Supreme Court decision on limiting punishments

    Bayer AG’s Monsanto unit persuaded a Missouri judge to cut almost $1 billion from a $1.5 billion jury verdict that was one of the largest in the six years the company has been fighting thousands of claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.

  • LaDuke: Bayer, Roundup and the Nazis

    A column by Winona LaDuke, an Ojibwe writer and economist on Minnesota’s White Earth Reservation. She also is co-curator of the Giiwedinong Museum in Park Rapids, Minnesota.

  • Nashville Settles HIV Discrimination Lawsuit

    The Metro Nashville government agreed to adopt policies allowing people with HIV to serve as police officers.

  • Trey Songz Settles Out of $25 Million Lawsuit

    Trey Songz has settled a lawsuit where he was accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a 2016 party in Los Angeles. According to Radar Online, the woman sued Songz for $25 million. The settlement amount was undisclosed. “The settlement agreement conditions dismissal of this matter on the satisfactory completion of specified terms that are […] The post Trey Songz Settles Out of $25 Million Lawsuit first appeared on The Source.

  • Trey Songz Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Before Trial

    Five years ago, R&B singer Trey Songz found himself embroiled in controversy when he was hit with a $25 million civil lawsuit filed by a Jane Doe, accusing him of sexually assaulting her at a 2016 house party. Now, after years of legal battles, Trey Songz has opted to settle the case before it reaches […] The post Trey Songz Settles Sexual Assault Lawsuit Before Trial first appeared on The Source.

  • Apple has to face $1 billion lawsuit in court in the UK

    Apple has tried and failed to have a lawsuit in the UK dismissed, one that's valued at nearly $1 billion, brought against the company by 1,500 UK-based developers. A UK court ruled earlier today that the suit can be brought, and will thus proceed to trial - although this step will most likely only take place next year. The suit alleges that Apple charged the developers in question unfair commission fees of up to 30% on purchases of apps and other content. The plaintiffs say Apple is abusing...

  • Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal crash involving Autopilot

    SANTA CLARA, Calif. >> Tesla has settled a lawsuit brought by the family of a Silicon Valley engineer who died in a crash while relying on the company’s semi-autonomous driving software.

  • Springfield to settle lawsuit in death of opioid-addicted woman

    The Springfield City Council is scheduled to take up a proposed settlement this week involving the 2018 death of a Vermont woman in the days after her arrest in Springfield.

  • Stockton to pay $6m to settle lawsuit over man who died during arrest

    Shayne Sutherland, 29, died in California after being held face down, a year before a law banned maneuvers that lead to asphyxiaThe city of Stockton, California, has agreed to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of Shayne Sutherland, a 29-year-old who died after being held face down by police officers in 2020, for $6m, the family’s attorneys announced Thursday.Sutherland’s mother, Karen Sutherland, said that nothing can replace her son, but that the settlement feels like an...

  • The Morning After: Tesla settles lawsuit over fatal Model X crash

    Back in 2019, the family of Apple engineer Wei Lun Huang (aka Walter Huang) sued Tesla a year after he was killed when his Model X crashed while Autopilot was engaged. The automaker has settled the lawsuit — on the very day jury selection was supposed to take place. Tesla’s lawyers asked the court to seal the settlement agreement so the payout amount wouldn’t be made public. Tesla confirmed shortly after the accident that Autopilot was on at the time of the crash, but it also insisted Huang had...

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    Tesla settles lawsuit over Autopilot crash that killed Apple engineer

    Tesla has settled a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of Apple engineer Walter Huang who died in a Model X crash while using Autopilot in 2018.

  • Nearly 6 in 10 US Consumers Live Paycheck to Paycheck

    When asked to describe their financial situation recently, nearly one-third of Americans said they are meeting their expenses “with a little left over.” When asked to identify their biggest source of financial stress over the last 30 days, 80% said price increases. These findings align with data collected by PYMNTS Intelligence. Earlier in the year we asked […]