The state initially sought $8.9 billion for environmental damage, but the amount was reduced to $225 million.
"There seem to be more than a few items that connect it with Zichron Yaacov, with the glass factory at Tantura, and with the baron’s ships," said University of Haifa researchers Monday.
Chris Christie’s super PAC took $50,000 from Exxon Mobil’s lobbying firm as the New Jersey governor fought for a low-dollar environmental settlement.
The proposed settlement would end an 11-year lawsuit aggressively pursued by three prior administrations.
Citing an "unfair" process, New Jersey senators say FEMA needs to extend settlement talks to additional Hurricane Sandy victims.
Erstwhile industry leaders like IBM, Microsoft and Qualcomm see intellectual property rights as their not so secret weapon.
About 60,000 employees filed the class action in 2011 claiming the companies adopted the “no poaching” policy to avoid a salary war.
Visa and MasterCard win an approval to resolve complaints over high swipe fees.
Electronic Arts has settled a lawsuit pertaining to the use of college athlete's likenesses for video games.
One of the settlements set a record as the largest ever reached in an insider-trading case: $601,747,463.22.
Classified court documents have revealed a settlement reached by Sylvester Stallone and his half-sister, Tori-Ann Filiti, over two decades ago. The settlement was over abuse allegations made by Filiti and Stallone agreed to a $2 million payment as well as six tapes that were to be destroyed as part of the agreement.
A Netherlands-based nonprofit organization is seeking volunteers for a possible mission to Mars. Mars One has released its requirements for astronauts, and those who want "to boldly go where no one has gone before” can sign up.
Rig contractor Transocean Ltd agreed Thursday to pay $1.4 billion to settle charges over BP Plc's Gulf of Mexico oil spill, admitting that its crew on the Deepwater Horizon was partly responsible.
Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay up to $1.4 billion to settle U.S. lawsuits for sudden acceleration, according to court filings made public Wednesday.
A federal civil-rights lawsuit filed by an Ohio truck driver against a Pennsylvania Burger King franchise was settled Friday. The trucker had alleged an employee spit into his burger and claimed the incident was racially motivated.
One day after Palestine's UN victory, the Israeli government has approved plans for new settlement construction in the West Bank.
Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reportedly reached a deal with the New York hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault. The charges against Strauss-Kahn were dropped, but the maid had also filed a civil lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn, which was still pending before the reported settlement deal.
The duo recently settled lawsuits they filed against Pizza Hut and Home Depot for using their songs in advertisements without permission.
Apple and HTC reached a global settlement that encompasses the beginning of a 10-year cross-licensing deal and the end of all current lawsuits between them.
“The Walking Dead” lives again on the Dish Network Corp.'s satellite-television service as the result of a lawsuit settlement announced Sunday.
Retailers' legal challenge to a class-action settlement involving MasterCard and Visa would allow "hidden fees" to continue.
After seven long years of litigation, Google Inc. and the Association of American Publishers have reached an agreement to settle over the search giant’s book-scanning project.
