A Kansas community college that was accused of trying to reduce the number of Black student-athletes has agreed to a settlement, the Justice Department announced Monday. The department said in a news release that the agreement requires Highland Community College to make its disciplinary proceedings more fair, to provide more training and to improve its […]
What you need to know to cash in on Facebook’s $725M settlement
June 25, 2023 by
Facebook has just made a $725 million settlement after numerous lawsuits accused the social media giant of violating its users’ privacy. Here’s what we know so far and how you can get your money. CLICK TO GET KURT’S FREE CYBERGUY NEWSLETTER WITH QUICK TIPS, TECH REVIEWS, SECURITY ALERTS AND EASY HOW-TO’S TO MAKE YOU SMARTER […]
EPA settlement would force Pennsylvania to cut Chesapeake Bay pollution
June 23, 2023 by
Pennsylvania must minimize its outsized role in polluting the Chesapeake Bay, according to a proposed settlement agreement announced Thursday that would subject the state to increased oversight from federal environmental officials. The agreement comes after other jurisdictions in the bay’s watershed — Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and the District of Columbia — filed a lawsuit in […]
Parents of LSU student dead after ‘Bible Study’ hazing reach $6.1M settlement
April 19, 2023 by
A Baton Rouge, Louisiana, jury has awarded $6.1 million to the parents of a Louisiana State University student who died as a result of alcohol poisoning in a 2017 hazing incident. Max Gruver, 18, started his freshman year at LSU in the fall of 2017, when he began pledging with the Phi Delta Theta fraternity […]
DOJ agrees to $144M settlement in Sutherland Springs shooting civil cases alleging background check negligence
April 7, 2023 by
The Justice Department announced Wednesday it has reached a $144 million agreement in principle to settle civil cases stemming from a 2017 mass shooting at the First Baptist Church of Sutherland Springs, Texas, which left 26 dead. Officials said the settlements will resolve claims from more than 75 plaintiffs, who alleged “the Air Force was […]
Prince Andrew Reportedly Launching $12M Plot to Overturn Sex Case Settlement
January 23, 2023 by
Prince Andrew has amassed a £10 million ($12 million) war chest for a reported attempt to overturn his settlement with Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who alleged she was forced to have sex with Andrew when she was 17.British newspaper the Sun says that Andrew is funding the renewed effort in part with his
Rudy Giuliani Is Right: Settlement With Stormy Daniels Didn’t Violate Campaign Finance Law.
May 4, 2018 by
Rudy Giuliani sent opponents of President Donald Trump into a wild flutter in an interview Wednesday night with Fox News Channel’s Sean Hannity. Giuliani, the former New York mayor who is now part of the president’s legal team, said that one of Trump’s personal lawyers, Michael Cohen, had been reimbursed for the settlement he entered […]
DOJ Settlement: IRS to Pay $3.5 Million to Tea Party Groups for ‘Abuse of Power’
October 27, 2017 by
Former U.S. President Barack Obama waves prior to delivering his speech during the 4th Congress of Indonesian Diaspora Network in Jakarta, Indonesia, Saturday, July 1, 2017. (AP Photo/Achmad Ibrahim) On Thursday morning, the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) settled two cases in the IRS targeting scandal. In the class-action lawsuit involving 428 conservative plaintiffs, the […]