#Facebook parent Meta pays $725M to settle Cambridge Analytica suit

#Facebook parent Meta pays 5M to settle Cambridge Analytica suit

#Facebook parent Meta pays $725M to settle Cambridge Analytica suit

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“Facebook parent Meta pays $725M to settle Cambridge Analytica suit” Facebook owner Meta Platforms has agreed to pay $725 million to resolve a class-action lawsuit accusing the social media giant of allowing third parties, including Cambridge Analytica, to access users’ personal information. The proposed settlement, which was disclosed in a court filing late Thursday, would resolve a long-running lawsuit prompted by revelations…

#Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever settle Israeli ice cream lawsuits

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“Ben & Jerry’s, Unilever settle Israeli ice cream lawsuits” Unilever said Thursday that its litigation with the independent board of Ben & Jerry’s over the sale of its Israeli ice cream business has “been resolved.” The company did not provide details of how the litigation had been resolved. Unilever in June sold its Ben & Jerry’s ice cream…

#New York man drops suit claiming ex fled state with his dog

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“New York man drops suit claiming ex fled state with his dog” A Manhattan man has dropped a lawsuit accusing his ex-fiancée of ditching New York with his dog after the pair called off the wedding, court papers show. Keith Glanzman, 33, sued his ex, Jenna DeMasi, in July, claiming she moved out of their…

#Juul to pay .2B to settle 10,000 youth-vaping lawsuits

#Juul to pay $1.2B to settle 10,000 youth-vaping lawsuits

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“Juul to pay $1.2B to settle 10,000 youth-vaping lawsuits” Juul Labs has agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve about 10,000 lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing people familiar with the matter. Last week, Juul said it had settlements with about 10,000 plaintiffs covering more than 5,000…

#Hertz to pay 8 million in bogus theft settlement

#Hertz to pay $168 million in bogus theft settlement

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“Hertz to pay $168 million in bogus theft settlement” Hertz says it will pay approximately $168 million by the end of the year to settle the majority of the lawsuits brought against the rental car company by some of its customers who were wrongly accused of stealing cars they had rented. In April, Hertz CEO…

#Johnny Hincapie gets M in wrongful NYC stab conviction

#Johnny Hincapie gets $18M in wrongful NYC stab conviction

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“Johnny Hincapie gets $18M in wrongful NYC stab conviction” A man who spent more than 25 years in jail for a high-profile subway stabbing before his conviction was tossed out will receive a nearly $18 million settlement from New York City and State. Johnny Hincapie, 50, was among a group of men accused of stabbing…

#Epstein estate to pay over 5M in sex-trafficking settlement

#Epstein estate to pay over $105M in sex-trafficking settlement

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“Epstein estate to pay over $105M in sex-trafficking settlement” The US Virgin Islands Attorney General has settled her sex-trafficking lawsuit against Jeffrey Epstein’s estate for $105 million – plus half of the sale price of his so-called “Pedophile Island,” officials announced Wednesday. AG Denise George filed suit against the dead pedophile’s estate – and his…

#Horatio Sanz settles sex assault case of underage fan at ‘SNL’ party

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“Horatio Sanz settles sex assault case of underage fan at ‘SNL’ party” Horatio Sanz has settled a lawsuit that accused him of sexually assaulting an underage superfan at a “Saturday Night Live” afterparty while cast members including Will Ferrell and Tina Fey allegedly looked on, new court papers show. Sanz’s accuser — who brought the…

#CBS, Leslie Moonves to pay .5 for covering up sexual assault allegations

#CBS, Leslie Moonves to pay $30.5 for covering up sexual assault allegations

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“CBS, Leslie Moonves to pay $30.5 for covering up sexual assault allegations” CBS and its former Chief Executive Officer Leslie Moonves have been ordered to pay $30.5 million dollars — mostly to shareholders — for insider trading and covering up multiple sexual assault allegations against Moonves, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced on Wednesday….

#WWE’s Vince McMahon ‘steps back’ from CEO role amid misconduct probe

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“WWE’s Vince McMahon ‘steps back’ from CEO role amid misconduct probe” WWE founder and CEO Vince McMahon has “voluntarily stepped back” from his positions as chief executive and chairman amid an internal investigation stemming from allegations that he paid $3 million in hush money to an employee with whom he had an affair. The investigation…