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Israel Starts New Settlement in Palestinian Area

Netanyahu in DC as new West Bank constructions rile allies

May 18, 09 6:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel began construction today on a new settlement in the northern West Bank for the first time in 26 years, Haaretz reports. The move comes as PM Benjamin Netanyahu arrives in Washington for his first meeting with Barack Obama, whose administration opposes the settlements. An official insisted that the new... More »

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Barack Obama • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • West Bank • Palestinians • settlement • Jewish settlers

 Lowe Settles One 
 Nanny Lawsuit 

Second nanny suit still set for trial

May 14, 09 7:09 AM CDT
(Newser) - Rob Lowe’s nanny drama is half over, now that the TV star and one former nanny have asked that their lawsuits be dismissed, People reports. Lowe sued Jessica Gibson last year for allegedly blackmailing his family to the tune of $1.5 million. She countersued, claiming he groped and... More »

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entertainment • celebrity trials • celebrity • lawsuit • settlement • nanny • Rob Lowe • Jessica Gibson

ANALYSIS

New Israeli Government on Collision Course With US

Is confrontation ahead between Obama and Netanyahu?

Mar 20, 09 10:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - Israel’s incoming governing coalition is expected to take a harder line on a Palestinian state than its predecessors, even as the US may be moving more toward a conciliatory position, reports the Washington Post. Incoming Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu thinks American-backed talks are a waste of time, and he... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Israel • Benjamin Netanyahu • Israel and Palestinians • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • Avigdor Lieberman

Would-Be Suicide Wins $130K Against Life-Saving Hospital

'I can't even cuddle my wife with my right hand,' he complains

Mar 6, 09 5:39 AM CST
(Newser) - A would-be suicide has won a $130,000 settlement against the British hospital that saved his life, reports the Telegraph. The father of two complained that an extra heavy dose of IV drugs used to neutralize the 100 pills he swallowed reduced his arm function by 75%. "I know... More »

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suicide • overdose • lawsuit • hospital • settlement • malpractice

Lobbyist Linked to McCain Ends Times Suit

Iseman settles with no payment or retraction; article implied affair

Feb 20, 09 7:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Vicki Iseman, the lobbyist whose relationship with John McCain was the subject of an explosive New York Times article during the 2008 campaign, has settled her lawsuit against the paper. Iseman will receive no payment, and the Times has not retracted the article, which seemed to imply that she and... More »

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John McCain • New York Times • libel • settlement • McCain 2008 • Vicki Iseman

Google to Fight All Patent Lawsuits

Search firm worries it's seen as easy target for settlements

Feb 18, 09 4:11 PM CST
(Newser) - Google is pursuing a more aggressive litigation strategy in an attempt to curb the number of patent lawsuits filed against it, Bloomberg reports. The company originally tended to settle lawsuits, getting rid of them quickly. But management is worried that doling out settlements has made it look like an easy... More »

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Google • lawsuit • settlement • patent • patent law • patent disputes • litigation

 Sopranos 
 Star Settles 
 Abuse Suit 



'Big Pussy' denies whacking ex

Feb 11, 09 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Sopranos mobster Vincent Pastore (“Big Pussy”) settled his $5.5 million court battle with his ex-fiance, who accused him of whacking her—on the head, New York Daily News reports. Pastore, who describes his ex as a “gold-digger,” admitted pulling her hair and screaming at her,... More »

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celebrity trials • The Sopranos • abuse • domestic violence • celebrity • lawsuit • settlement • Sopranos • physical abuse

(Newser) - So-called "womyn's lands" are quietly persisting across North America but face a cultural shift as modern gays embrace mainstream society, the New York Times reports. Founded in the 1970s to give lesbians man-free, safe, non-judgmental communities, the roughly 100 groups have seen membership dwindle and populations age. “In... More »

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gay rights • feminism • lesbians • settlement • rural area • 1970s • gays • gated communities • womyn's lands • insular

Big Dig Manslaughter Charge Dropped After $16M Deal

Company made epoxy whose failure resulted in death in Boston tunnel

Dec 17, 08 3:02 PM CST
(Newser) - The legal wrangling around a 2006 Boston tunnel collapse that killed one woman appears to finally be over, the Globe reports. In exchange for a $16 million fine, prosecutors have dropped manslaughter charges against Powers Fasteners, which manufactured a supposedly fast-setting epoxy that failed to support ceiling panels. Powers must... More »

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Boston • construction • collapse • Big Dig • manslaughter • manufacturer • settlement • tunnel • highways • punitive damages

 Brinkley Ex Stops 
 Payments to Mistress 

Cook claims Bianchi broke confidentiality; her reps threaten suit over sex tapes

Oct 27, 08 11:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - It appears Peter Cook’s ex-lover may not get the last third of her settlement, the New York Post reports, and her lawyers are to blame. Diana Bianchi, the teen whose affair with Cook led to his divorce from Christie Brinkley, signed a deal promising $300,000 as long as... More »

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Barbara Walters • settlement • sex tape • celebrity divorces • Christie Brinkley • Peter Cook • Diana Bianchi

Great White to Pay $1M
Over Deadly R.I. Stage Fire

Latest legal development in nightclub fire tragedy

Sep 2, 08 5:18 PM CDT
(AP) - The 1980s rock band whose pyrotechnics sparked a nightclub fire that killed 100 people in Rhode Island has agreed to pay $1 million to survivors and victims' relatives. The settlement offer from Great White was revealed in court papers today. Roughly $175 million has now been offered by dozens of... More »

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courts • accident • nightclub • settlement • accidental death • rock music • fire

Chip-Makers Agree To Cut Carcinogen

Calif. settlement would limit acrymalide, a byproduct of cooking

Aug 2, 08 12:08 PM CDT
(Newser) - Potato chip companies have agreed to settle a California lawsuit that charged them with not warning consumers about a cancer-causing chemical in their snacks, the San Francisco Chronicle reports. Frito-Lay, Kettle, and the company that makes Cape Cod potato chips will lower the levels of acrylamide in their products... More »

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cancer • California • carcinogens • settlement • civil lawsuits • french fries • Frito Lay • snack foods • potatoes

Ex-Army Doc to Get $5.8M in Anthrax Case

Feds settle with Hatfill, once named 'person of interest' in attacks

Jun 27, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department will pay nearly $6 million to an ex-Army scientist for naming him in an anthrax probe 7 years ago, the AP reports. The feds settled out of court today for calling Steven Hatfill a "person of interest" in the still-unsolved case, but continued to "deny... More »

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Department of Justice • September 11 • reporter • settlement • anthrax • invasion of privacy • Steven Hatfill

 MasterCard to 
 Pay Amex $1.8B  

Antitrust settlement will help Amex defray losses as economy continues to drag

Jun 25, 08 8:51 AM CDT
(Newser) - MasterCard will pay American Express $1.8 billion in 12 quarterly installments, settling a lawsuit that claimed it had blocked banks from offering American Express cards to customers, the Wall Street Journal reports. American Express said the antitrust settlement would "help to lessen the impact of this weakening economic... More »

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American Express • settlement • Visa • MasterCard • antitrust suit

Grand Theft Auto Sex Scenes Fail
to Excite

Lawsuit over hidden footage gets few takers

Jun 25, 08 8:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Moral outrage that sparked a class action lawsuit over the hidden sex scenes in the wildly popular Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has failed to translate into complaints, the New York Times reports. Despite the millions of copies of the game sold to date, only 2,676 offended owners have... More »

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class action • settlement • Grand Theft Auto • video games

Judge OKs
$11M Settlement for Va. Tech Families

Quicker action could've saved lives, suit said

Jun 18, 08 7:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Virginia judge yesterday approved an $11 million settlement with 42 families of those killed or injured in last year's Virginia Tech shootings, the Washington Post reports. The families sued after a panel concluded that lives might have been saved if the university contacted students immediately after the first shootings.... More »

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Virginia Tech • Seung-Hui Cho • school shooting • settlement • Virginia Tech shootings • wrongful death • Virginia Tech massacre

Law Firm Escapes Criminal Charges in $75M Deal

Milberg will pay $75M, admit wrongdoing

Jun 17, 08 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ducking criminal charges, law firm Milberg LLP will pay the government $75 million and admit wrongdoing in a settlement following a 2-year-old indictment, the Wall Street Journal reports. The firm, which deals with shareholders' class-action lawsuits, acknowledges it paid kickbacks to attract clients between 1979 and 2005, enabling the firm... More »

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settlement • Milberg Weiss • kickbacks • law firm

 Foxy Cops Plea, Pens Apology 

Rapper gets to stay out of jail for hurling phone at woman

May 9, 08 10:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - A plea deal to settle charges that rapper Foxy Brown hurled a BlackBerry at a neighbor means the notorious bad girl had to pen an apology letter instead of going back to jail, the New York Post reports. "It's over," the hip-hop diva said. "I made a... More »

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New York • celebrity • settlement • Foxy Brown • rapper • court cases

Minn., Bridge Victims Strike $38M Compensation Deal

Victims eligible for $400K apiece

May 2, 08 1:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota will establish two funds totaling $38 million to compensate victims of the Minneapolis bridge collapse that killed 13 people last summer, the Star Tribune reports. One pool allows victims up to $400,000 each; the other provides those "extraordinarily impacted" by the collapse with extra funds for medical... More »

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Minneapolis • Minnesota • bridge collapse • bridge • settlement • compensation • disaster

Virginia Tech Families,
State Reach $11M Deal

Lawyers quiet on details

Apr 10, 08 1:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Victims’ families in the Virginia Tech shootings have settled with the state for $11 million in a deal to prevent future lawsuits, lawyers said today. The lawyers, who represented 21 families, are mum on details pending finalization, reports the Roanoke Times. At least 20 families had earlier warned they might... More »

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Virginia Tech • Seung-Hui Cho • Virginia • lawsuit • settlement • Virginia Tech shootings

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