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Water Polo Players Get $14 Million in Sexual Abuse Settlement

Water Polo Players Get $14 Million in Sexual Abuse Settlement

Twelve female water polo players who claim they were sexually abused by their coach will split a $14 million settlement with USA Water Polo and a California club.

/ June 8, 2021
University Pays $16 Million Settlement for BioJoint Knee Surgeries

University Pays $16 Million Settlement for BioJoint Knee Surgeries

The University of Missouri will pay a $16.2 million settlement to 22 people who had BioJoint knee surgeries, including some involving a veterinarian.

/ April 1, 2021
USC Sex Assault Lawsuit Filed by 3 Women

USC Pays $1 Billion in Gynecologist Sex Abuse Settlements

USC will pay $1 billion in settlements to women who said they were sexually abused by George Tyndall, a former campus gynecologist.

/ March 30, 2021
Boston Scientific Pays $190 Million Vaginal Mesh Settlement to 47 States

Boston Scientific Pays $190 Million Vaginal Mesh Settlement to 47 States

Boston Scientific will pay a $190 million settlement to 47 states and D.C. for failing to warn people about the risks of transvaginal mesh.

/ March 24, 2021
US Figure Skating Pays $1.45 Million Sex Abuse Settlement

US Figure Skating Pays $1.45 Million Sex Abuse Settlement

U.S. Figure Skating will pay $1.45 million to a former skater who accused the organization of failing to protect him from a sexually abusive coach.

/ January 14, 2021
$17.5 Million Settlement in 1st Firefighting Foam Lawsuit

$17.5 Million Settlement in 1st Firefighting Foam Lawsuit

Tyco Fire Products has agreed to pay a $17.5 million class action lawsuit settlement after toxic "firefighting foam" chemicals contaminated private well water for hundreds of homes in Wisconsin.

/ January 8, 2021
City Pays $28 Million After 'Widow Maker' Tree Kills Grandmother At Wedding

City Pays $28 Million After ‘Widow Maker’ Tree Kills Grandmother At Wedding

The city of Whittier, California will pay $28 million to the family of a 61-year-old grandmother who died when an 80-foot tree fell during her daughter's wedding party in Penn Park in 2016.

/ October 28, 2020
Illinois Facebook Users Can Apply for $400 Cash Settlement

Illinois Facebook Users Can Apply for $400 Cash Settlement

Facebook users in Illinois who appeared in photos after June 7, 2011 can apply for $400 as part of a class action lawsuit settlement.

/ September 22, 2020
LG Refrigerator Settlement Offers Cash Payouts to 1.6 Million Owners

LG Refrigerator Settlement Offers Cash Payouts to 1.6 Million Owners

LG has agreed to pay a class action settlement to around 1.6 million owners of refrigerators that are prone to cooling breakdowns.

/ September 18, 2020
TD Bank Pays $122 Million Overdraft Fee Settlement

TD Bank Pays $122 Million Overdraft Fee Settlement

TD Bank will pay $122 million to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to settle claims of issuing illegal $35 overdraft fees for debit and ATM transactions.

/ August 31, 2020