Louisiana overpaid with tobacco settlement money
Attorney General Buddy Caldwell says Louisiana received about $17 million more in tobacco settlement money this month than it should have.
View ArticleGulf states reach $18.7B settlement with BP over oil spill
BP and five Gulf states announced an $18.7 billion settlement Thursday that resolves years of legal fighting over the environmental and economic damage done by the energy giant's oil spill in 2010.
View ArticlePlaquemines Parish: Oil spill settlement not yet reached
The parish said that although the state and BP have reached a settlement, it remains uncompensated for tens of thousands of acres of wetland oiled and eroding because of the 2010 oil spill.
View ArticleHow 5 Gulf Coast states will divide BP oil spill settlement
Most of the $18.7 billion proposed settlement that BP reached over its 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill would go to five Gulf Coast states, if the deal is approved by a judge.
View ArticleCovington accepts $1.5 million from BP settlement
The Covington City Council has agreed to accept a settlement of about $1.5 million from BP for economic losses resulting from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster.
View ArticleBP settlement money flows to governments in far-flung places
Clusters of landlocked municipalities more than 100 miles from the Gulf Coast have secured millions of dollars in BP money through settlements designed to compensate local governments for lost tourism...
View ArticleLawmaker sees opening for appeal of $225m Exxon ruling
While a New Jersey judge approved the state's $225 million settlement with ExxonMobil, he expressed concern over delayed cleanup at a polluted creek, which a state lawmaker says could open up a route...
View ArticleSettlement reached in lawsuit over decade-old Gulf oil leak
Environmental groups and a New Orleans energy company have reached a settlement agreement in a lawsuit stemming from the company's failed efforts to stop a decade-old, slow-motion oil spill in the Gulf...
View ArticleUS, states finalize settlement with BP over Gulf oil spill
The Justice Department and five states have finalized a settlement of more than $20 billion arising from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
View ArticleUPS to return $4 million in 14-state settlement over pricing
New York state and some of its local governments will receive $1.2 million from UPS Inc. as part of a multistate settlement following allegations that the shipping company overcharged government...
View ArticleUS judge OKs $20B settlement from 2010 BP oil spill
A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, resolving years of litigation over the worst...
View ArticleLouisiana Bar Foundation gets $6.6M in settlement
The Louisiana Bar Foundation is receiving $6.6 million as part of Bank of America’s mortgage settlement stemming from 2014. The money will provide legal assistance in foreclosure prevention and...
View ArticleSettlement addresses punitive damages from 2010 oil spill
Nearly $1.24 billion in punitive damages arising from BP's 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill will become available to property owners and some fishermen affected by the spill under a pending settlement...
View ArticleVW to pay near $10.2B to settle emissions claims
Volkswagen has agreed to take a series of steps costing about $10.2 billion to settle claims from its unprecedented diesel emissions cheating scandal in the U.S., two people briefed on the matter said...
View ArticleSettlement ends trial in deadly 2012 oil platform fire
A settlement Monday brought an abrupt end to a complex trial combining 10 lawsuits arising from a deadly explosion and fire on an offshore oil platform in November 2012.
View ArticleAppeals court nixes $7.25B credit card swipe fee settlement
An appeals court has rejected a $7.25 billion settlement between merchants and Visa Inc. and MasterCard Inc. over credit card transaction fees.
View Article$1.2 billion settlement for New Orleans Katrina repairs
More than a decade after Hurricane Katrina, the city of New Orleans has announced a $1.2 billion agreement with federal authorities to repair roads and underground sewer, water and drainage structures.
View ArticleWhat Volkswagen owners can expect from the diesel settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a settlement between Volkswagen AG and about 475,000 owners of diesel cars that don't meet U.S. emissions standards.
View ArticleAttorneys in BP settlement will divide $555.2 million
A judge has ruled a group of attorneys will divide $555.2 million for their work on behalf of people and businesses who suffered economic damages because of BP's 2010 Gulf oil spill.
View ArticleLouisiana joins settlement in case against Bristol-Myers Squibb
Louisiana is one of 43 states that have reached a $19.5 million settlement in a case against Bristol-Myers Squibb, Attorney General Jeff Landry said Thursday.
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