Meta to Pay Texas $1 Billon in Child Safety Case August 26, 2026 By Eleanor Klibanoff, The Texas Tribune Social media giant Meta will pay over $1 billion to Texas and implement sweeping protections for children as part of...
Ohio City to Pay $4.7M to Family of Teenager Killed by Police August 17, 2026 Officials in Akron, Ohio, have fired a police officer who shot and killed 15-year-old boy while also announcing Friday that...
Kansas Town Settles Lawsuit With Former Reporter Over Controversial Police Raid August 14, 2026 By John Hanna A small Kansas town has agreed to pay $850,000 to a former reporter at its weekly newspaper to end her...
Dallas-Based Bus Companies Settle Allegations of PPP Loan Violations for $3.9M August 13, 2026 Tornado Bus Company, Inc. and El Expreso Group, LLC, two affiliated Dallas-based bus companies that operate numerous international bus routes...
Judge Approves $106M Settlement Over Hard Rock Hotel Collapse in New Orleans August 10, 2026 By Josh Kelety A judge approved a $106 million settlement Thursday that ends a yearslong legal battle over the deadly 2019 collapse of...
California Hotel Paying $2.75M for Pandemic Return-to-Work Law Violations August 7, 2026 A California hotel is paying $2.75 million for failing to comply with a state law that requires offering available positions...
Pac-12, Mountain West Conferences Finalize ‘Poaching’ and Exit Fees Settlement August 6, 2026 By John Marshall The Pac-12 and Mountain West conferences have finalized a settlement over “poaching” and exit fees. The two conferences announced on...
Illinois Agrees to $20M Settlement With Distributor of Popular Vape Brands August 5, 2026 Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul announced a settlement with the entities responsible for distributing Posh, one of Illinois’ bestselling disposable...
San Francisco Archdiocese Paying $395M to Settle Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits July 1, 2026 By Olga R. Rodriguez The San Francisco Catholic Archdiocese has agreed to pay $395 million to settle more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual...
Texas Reaches $34M Settlement With AstraZeneca for Illegal Kickback Scheme June 30, 2026 Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton secured a settlement with AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals to resolve claims that the company engaged in an...