Articles by Jef Feeley

3M Is in at Least $10 Billion Forever-Chemicals Pollution Settlement

Update: 3M Granted Delay in ‘Forever Chemicals’ Trial to Negotiate Settlement 3M Co. struck a tentative settlement of at least $10 billion over water pollution claims tied to “forever chemicals,” according to people familiar with the proposed accord, the largest …

3M, DuPont to Pay $100 Million to End Georgia Lawsuit Over Polluted Drinking Water

3M Co., DuPont de Nemours Inc. and other makers of per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, have agreed to pay more than $100 million to resolve a Georgia city’s lawsuit claiming the chemicals polluted its drinking water, according to a person …

Facebook Fails in Bid to Get Cambridge Analytica Lawsuit Tossed

A judge ruled Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and other former directors of the social-media company must face claims they turned a blind eye to rampant privacy violations, including allowing a firm hired by Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign to collect …

Paramount Directors Agree to $168 Million Settlement Over Merger

Paramount Global directors agreed to a $167.5 million settlement of investors’ lawsuits over the controversial 2019 merger of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. that created the entertainment company, according to a securities filing The settlement with CBS investors was reached …

Fox News to Pay $787 Million to Settle Election Suit, Dominion Says

Fox News’s agreement to pay $787.5 million to settle a voting machine maker’s defamation lawsuit over the network’s 2020 election broadcasts leaves a similar, $2.7 billion suit by voting technology company Smartmatic Corp. to reckon with. Tuesday’s settlement with Dominion …

Fox Judge Says It’s ‘CRYSTAL Clear’ Election Claims Were False

Ever since Fox News was hit with a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over reports falsely accusing a voting-machine company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, the conservative network has invoked the broad protections of the First Amendment in its defense. …

Paramount Global Settles Shareholder Suit for $122.5 Million

Paramount Global settled an investor lawsuit tied to the controversial 2019 merger of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. that created the company, agreeing to pay $122.5 million. The settlement with Viacom investors was reached on Feb. 27, according to a …

Juul Settlement to End Youth-Vaping Lawsuits Gets Initial Approval

Juul Labs Inc. won preliminary approval of a settlement aimed at resolving thousands of lawsuits targeting the e-cigarette maker as a major cause of a US youth-vaping epidemic. U.S. District Judge William Orrick said on Friday the deal to settle …

Juul Agrees to Pay $1.2 Billion in Youth-Vaping Settlement

Juul Labs Inc. 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, according to people familiar with the matter. The accord, which hasn’t yet been …

Bayer to Pay $40 Million Over Whistle-Blower’s Bribe Claims

Bayer AG agreed to pay $40 million to resolve US lawsuits linked to allegations that company officials bribed hospitals and physicians to use its drugs. The settlement stems from two “whistle-blower” suits filed by ex-marketing employee Laurie Simpson almost two …