Nation Jul 11 Boeing reaches settlement with man whose wife and children died in 737 Max crash in Ethiopia Boeing reached a settlement Friday with a Canadian man whose wife and three children were killed in a deadly 2019 crash in Ethiopia, averting the first trial connected to the devastating event that led to a worldwide grounding of Max… By Sophia Tareen, Associated Press
Politics Jan 29 Meta agrees to pay $25 million settlement to Trump over Jan. 6 suspension lawsuit Facebook parent company Meta has agreed to pay $25 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump against the company after it suspended his accounts following the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol, according to three people familiar with the matter. By Zeke Miller, Aamer Madhani, Associated Press
Nation Aug 03 Parties in lawsuits seeking damages for Maui wildfires reach $4 billion global settlement The parties in lawsuits seeking damages for last year’s Maui wildfires have reached a $4 billion global settlement, a court filing said Friday, nearly one year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century. By Audrey McAvoy, Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Associated Press
World Jul 04 Israel approves plans for nearly 5,300 new homes in West Bank settlements The house-building is the latest effort by Israel's hard-line government to beef up the settlements as part of a strategy to cement Israel's control over the West Bank and prevent a future Palestinian state. By Josef Federman, Tia Goldenberg, Kareem Chehayeb, Associated Press
Dec 30 McKinsey and Co. agrees to $78 million settlement over claims it helped fuel opioid crisis By Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug companies helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis. Under the agreement, McKinsey would establish a fund… Continue reading
Oct 30 Men exonerated in Malcolm X’s murder to receive $36 million in settlements By Associated Press The city of New York is settling lawsuits filed on behalf of two men who were exonerated last year for the 1965 assassination of Malcolm X, agreeing to pay $26 million for the wrongful convictions which led to both men spending decades… Continue reading
Oct 03 MGM agrees to pay victims of Las Vegas shooting up to $800 million By Associated Press Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against the owner of the Mandalay Bay resort where the gunman opened fire into an outdoor concert on Oct. 1, 2017. Continue reading
Dec 03 Watch How West Bank Construction Hampers Progress for a Two-State Solution How West Bank Construction Hampers Progress for a Two-State Solution… Continue watching