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Louisiana Treasurer Says $700K from 2010 BP Oil Spill Settlement Unclaimed

Louisiana’s treasurer says the state is holding more than $700,000 that has so far gone unclaimed by people and businesses affected by the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. That’s the worth of class action settlement checks …

Lawrence Mayor, Lawmakers Object to $143M Gas Explosions Settlement

Elected leaders in Massachusetts are demanding revisions to a plan to divide up a $143 million class action settlement from last September’s natural gas disaster. Lawrence Mayor Daniel Rivera and four state lawmakers have proposed a new payout plan that …

Record Settlement Reached in Australia Wildfire Class Action Lawsuit

Survivors of one of Australia’s deadliest wildfires are to be awarded nearly A$500 million (US$467.5 million) in a class action settlement reached Tuesday, the largest such compensation in the nation’s history. The fire, which killed 119 people, was the biggest …

Massey Wants to Know How $35M West Virginia Settlement Became Public

Lawyers for Massey Energy Co. want to know who violated the confidentiality of a $35 million settlement agreement reached with hundreds of West Virginia residents who say the mining company poisoned their wells with coal slurry. In a motion filed …

Massey Offers $35 Million to Settle Coal Slurry Claim in West Virginia

Massey Energy Co. has offered $35 million to settle a 7-year-old lawsuit with hundreds of southern West Virginia residents who say the mining company poisoned their drinking supplies with wastewater called coal slurry. The settlement proposed last month is confidential, …

Chinese Drywall Supplier Told to Release Insurance Details

A South Florida judge has ruled that a Miami-based supplier of tainted Chinese drywall must disclose more details about a proposed $55 million class-action settlement. A Broward County judge ruled that Banner Supply Co. must release more information about its …