Takata Nears $1 Billion Settlement with U.S. Over Faulty Air Bags January 13, 2017 By David Shepardson Japan’s Takata Corp. is expected to plead guilty to criminal wrongdoing as early as Friday as part of a $1...
VW Owners Nominate Feinberg to Manage Potential Emissions Settlement December 14, 2015 Consumer lawyers suing Volkswagen AG over economic losses tied to vehicles rigged to cheat emissions tests have nominated Kenneth Feinberg...
GM Negotiating with Claimants in Ignition Switch Lawsuits May 5, 2014 By Tom Krisher A mediator for General Motors has begun negotiations about settling more than 300 claims related to a deadly ignition switch...
GM Submits Ignition Recall Documents to Safety Agency April 4, 2014 General Motors Co. said it has submitted most of the answers that U.S. safety regulators sought from the automaker about...
Penn State Approves Settlement Offers to Sandusky Victims July 15, 2013 By Sophia Pearson, Bloomberg Pennsylvania State University said it approved settlement offers to some victims of Jerry Sandusky, the former assistant football coach convicted...
Dixon, Feinberg to Head New RAND Catastrophe Research Center July 1, 2013 The RAND Corp. is launching a new research center that will analyze different approaches to compensating individuals, businesses and others...
Marathon Bombing Victims Urged to Apply for Funds May 23, 2013 The administrator of the Boston Marathon victims’ compensation fund said just five people have filed applications as of Tuesday, and...
Boston Marathon Relief Fund Guidelines Released May 17, 2013 The administrator of a fund created to help victims of the Boston Marathon bombings has released final guidelines for distributing...
Boston Tragedy Is Latest Challenge for Victim Compensation Chief Feinberg April 29, 2013 By Jay Lindsay His work has immersed him in events that read like a roster of recent catastrophes, from 9/11 to the Gulf...
BP Oil Spill Settlement Payments Exceed $1B Mark January 15, 2013 By Michael Kunzelman Businesses and individuals who claim BP’s oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico cost them money have been paid more...