Verdicts & Settlements

4891 ABA Journal Verdicts & Settlements articles.

‘I feel proud of myself that I stood up,’ law prof says after $750K bias settlement is approved

A former law professor at the University of Idaho has settled her racial and gender discrimination lawsuit against the school for $750,000 following an October 2022 mistrial in the case.

Sep 18, 2023 2:58 PM CDT

$4.5M BigLaw firm settlement in investor case should be approved, magistrate judge says

A federal magistrate judge is recommending approval of an agreement in which Davis Wright Tremaine would pay $4.5 million to settle a proposed class action lawsuit claiming that it aided the sales of fraudulent real estate securities.

Sep 7, 2023 2:32 PM CDT

Collateral estoppel allows jurors to skip liability issue in second Trump defamation trial

A jury considering a second defamation lawsuit against former President Donald Trump by writer E. Jean Carroll can skip the liability issue and decide on damages, a federal judge in New York City has ruled.

Sep 7, 2023 8:59 AM CDT

Yale and student group settle dispute over mental health needs

Yale University has settled a federal lawsuit with a student group alleging that the school discriminated against students with mental health issues and pressured them to withdraw from classes.

Aug 29, 2023 11:32 AM CDT

Huge $266.7M legal fee approved in $1B Dell settlement; which law firms will benefit?

Delaware’s chancery court appears to be more lucrative than federal court for plaintiffs lawyers in big-recovery securities class actions.

Aug 3, 2023 12:24 PM CDT

Biotech company settles suit claiming unauthorized use of Henrietta Lacks’ regenerative cells

A biotech company accused of profiting from its unauthorized use of a Black woman’s regenerative cells has settled a lawsuit filed by her family.

Aug 2, 2023 10:50 AM CDT

Weekly Briefs: ‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark spat resolved; Trump Organization settles with Michael Cohen

‘Taco Tuesday’ trademark abandoned

Taco John’s has agreed to give up its “Taco Tuesday” trademark after Taco Bell sought its cancellation in what it described as a “liberation” campaign.…

Jul 21, 2023 2:35 PM CDT

Weekly Briefs: $10.3B ‘forever chemicals’ deal announced; data-breach suit against Cadwalader dropped

3M agrees to settle ‘forever chemicals’ cases for $10.3B

3M, a multinational conglomerate corporation and a maker of chemicals, has agreed to pay $10.3 billion to settle claims by municipalities…

Jun 23, 2023 3:15 PM CDT

Dean settles case with Texas law school and returns as tenured professor

A lawsuit alleging the former dean of Texas Southern University’s Thurgood Marshall School of Law was stripped of tenure without cause and denied due process has settled, according to a recent U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas order.

Jun 22, 2023 1:27 PM CDT

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