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Steinhoff International’s Insurers Agree to Pay $93 Million for Directors’ Liability Claims

Most of the insurers that provided Steinhoff International Holdings NV with director-liability policies have agreed to pay as much as 78.1 million euros ($93 million) toward legal settlements resulting from a 2017 accounting crisis. The bulk of the money will …

S. Africa’s Steinhoff in Talks with D&O Insurers to Help Settle Accounting Crisis Claims

Steinhoff International Holdings NV is in talks with the providers of director liability insurance policies about help settling legal claims resulting from a 2017 accounting crisis that took the South African retailer to the brink of collapse. An agreement with …

South Africa Retailer Steinhoff Offers $1B to Settle Global Accounting Fraud Lawsuits

South Africa’s Steinhoff has proposed to pay around $1 billion to settle outstanding legal claims following a massive accounting fraud, a fraction of the over 9 billion euros ($10.5 billion) claimants are seeking. The announcement sent its shares up over …

Alleging Fraud, Minnesota AG Swanson Sues Comcast

Minnesota’s attorney general sued Comcast/Xfinity on Dec. 21, alleging that the company has overcharged thousands of consumers for cable TV packages, charged them for unordered equipment and services, and failed to deliver on promised Visa gift cards. Attorney General Lori …

Oklahoma School District Settles Fraud Lawsuit with Food Distributor Sysco

Public school officials in suburban Oklahoma City have approved a private financial settlement with a food distribution company accused of fraudulently overcharging the district by more than $700,000. Terms of the settlement between Yukon Public Schools and the food distributor, …

Vermont Ski Resort Owner Suing Insurer to Fund Defense in Fraud Case

A Vermont ski resort owner is suing his insurer in federal court for more than $2 million to fund his legal defense against fraud accusations brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Jay Peak owner Ariel Quiros and former president …

Suit Alleges Texas Lawyers Bankrolled BP Oil-Spill Scam

Two high-profile Texas attorneys were sued by a fishing boat captain who said they were involved in a scam to cheat BP Plc out of millions of dollars with false compensation claims for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. She’s …