#legal-settlement

#legal-settlement

In August 2023, the Knicks filed a lawsuit against the Raptors, accusing the organization of illegally poaching Ikechukwu Azotam, a former Knicks staffer who served on their coaching and video coordination team from 2020 to 2023. According to the lawsuit, Azotam provided the Raptors with proprietary information about the Knicks' internal operations, including scouting reports, playbooks, and other sensitive materials related to the 2022-23 NBA season.

Los Angeles county will pay $20m to the family of a four-year-old boy who was tortured to death by his parents six years ago in a case that brought scrutiny of the region's child welfare system. Noah Cuatro died in a hospital in 2019, days before his fifth birthday, after being found motionless at the family's apartment in Palmdale, north of LA. His parents, Jose Maria Cuatro Jr and Ursula Elaine Juarez, later pleaded no contest to murder and torture charges.

Swiss banking giant UBS will pay €835million to settle a long-running French legal case over helping wealthy clients dodge taxes, the group and French authorities have said. UBS will pay a €730million fine and €105million in damages to the French state to close the 14-year legal saga. "UBS AG is pleased to announce it has resolved the legacy matter concerning its cross-border business activities in France between 2004 and 2012," the bank said in a statement.

32-year-old Jasmine Gao became the victim of an officer-involved shooting 0n November 19, 2024 in the parking lot of Union City Station, and the earliest reports about the incident were confusing. BART said that Gao had assaulted a BART police officer, but a subsequent release of bodyworn camera footage from the incident showed that no assault occurred. A BART police officer, Nicholas Poblete, claimed that he was dragged by Gao's vehicle when she attempted to drive away.

A proposed settlement, which requires a judge's approval, was filed Monday in a class-action case that has been in litigation since January 2020. Earlier that month, Delta Flight 89 suffered engine problems shortly after taking off from Los Angeles International Airport. The pilots of the Shanghai-bound Boeing 777 decided to return to LAX. But with enough fuel for a 13-hour flight, the plane was too heavy for an optimal landing.

The settlement ends a months-long California public records lawsuit with the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.

"This legal victory reaffirms our protected rights to protest and speak out against the US-Israeli genocide of Palestinians - and we will keep exercising those rights," said Daniela Colombi, a UMD SJP member.

U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw on Thursday ordered the federal government again to reinstate lapsed contracts with legal support and social service providers in order to remedy its breach of the settlement agreement.

The City of San Francisco reached a financial settlement of $2.8 million in a legal battle over the practice of clearing homeless encampments from public spaces.

The lawsuit alleged an unspecified number of San Francisco doctors received a total of more than $1 million in kickback payments for speaking at Gilead events.

Rimini Street has entered into a confidential settlement agreement with Oracle, which may resolve their long-standing legal dispute dating back to 2010.

Markwhan Kitcher-Tucker, a twenty-eight-year-old man with schizophrenia, encountered severe deterioration in mental health while incarcerated and ultimately died by suicide in solitary confinement.

The Trump administration has violated a class-action legal settlement aimed at reuniting migrant families separated at the border, with implications for support services.

According to court records, a federal judge sided with prosecutors and banned Rare Breed Triggers from selling devices that transform semi-automatic rifles into automatic guns.

"I just remember crying and saying no but it was very fast," she said, as her voice trailed off. Ventura described a traumatic experience.

After being detained for projecting a presidential slogan onto San Ramon City Hall, Alan Marling initiated a successful legal battle resulting in a $120,000 settlement.

Meta has agreed for the first time to stop using the personal data of a specific individual for targeted advertising, as part of a negotiated settlement with human rights campaigner Tanya O'Carroll.