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 Croc Hunter's Dad
 Quits Zoo For $1M 

Steve Irwin's dad will leave zoo he founded for $1M

Apr 10, 08 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Bob Irwin will retire from the Australian Zoo made famous by his 'Crocodile Hunter' son Steve, taking with him a retirement package worth just shy of $1 million amid rumors of a feud with his son's widow. Irwin will also collect a $93,000 yearly pension from the zoo he... More »

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Australia • retirement • zoo • feud • settlement • Steve Irwin • Terri Irwin • Bindi Irwin • Bob Irwin • Australia Zoo

Facebook and Rival Settling Origins Lawsuit

ConnectU had accused Zuckerberg of filching social network ideas

Apr 7, 08 2:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Pending lawsuits between Facebook and rival social networking site ConnectU will be settled, a source tells the New York Times. The founders of ConnectU accused Mark Zuckerberg of stealing their ideas back when both sites were in their infancy, and the Facebook CEO filed a countersuit against his former Harvard... More »

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Facebook • Mark Zuckerberg • lawsuit • ConnectU • settlement • Harvard • Cameron Winklevoss • Tyler Winklevoss • Divya Narendra

Citigroup Will Pay $33M
to Settle Gender-Bias Suit

Bank plans to change infrastructure as result of action brought by 2,500 women

Apr 4, 08 4:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - Citigroup will pay $33 million to some 2,500 female brokers to settle a gender-discrimination lawsuit brought by women at its Smith Barney unit, Reuters reports. The bank will also make operational changes in response to the class-action move, adding diversity-watchdog positions, working to retain and promote female workers and... More »

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Citigroup • women's rights • bank • lawsuit • settlement • gender discrimination • gender bias • Smith Barney

Detroit Mayor Charged in Text-Message Sex Scandal

Kilpatrick hit with 8 felony counts

Mar 24, 08 12:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick and his ex-chief of staff were charged today with perjury, obstruction of justice, and misconduct in office related to their denials under oath that they were romantically involved, the Detroit News reports. Kilpatrick, who faces eight felony counts, said at a press conference shortly after the... More »

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sex scandal • Detroit • mayor • affair • perjury • obstruction of justice • settlement • Kwame Kilpatrick • Christine Beatty • Kym Worthy

Diller Strikes Back at Liberty

IAC chairman defends his leadership as media barons' court battle concludes

Mar 14, 08 2:09 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barry Diller struck back at Liberty Media in court yesterday, blaming CEO Greg Maffei for driving a wedge between himself and Liberty chairman John Malone by speaking “badly about our businesses and our managers.” The warring media magnates—once close partners—have been waging a court battle for... More »

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lawsuit • settlement • corporate governance • court cases • John Malone • Barry Diller • Liberty Media • IAC/InterActiveCorp • Greg Maffei

Lawyers to OJ Publisher: See You in Court

Attorneys sue If I Did It mastermind for cut of News Corp. settlement

Mar 4, 08 3:00 PM CST
(Newser) - Foiled If I Did It publisher Judith Regan's lawyers say she didn't do it—cough up their agreed-upon payment, that is. And they want their money, Reuters reports. The lawyers represented Regan in her case against News Corp., which canned her in the uproar surrounding the OJ Simpson confessional. She... More »

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Rupert Murdoch • OJ Simpson • lawsuit • If I Did It • HarperCollins • Judith Regan • settlement • legal fees • News Corp

Peace Talks Snag
on Jerusalem

Palestinians want to discuss issue Israelis say isn't on the table

Feb 19, 08 6:14 AM CST
(Newser) - Peace talks between Israel and Palestinians were set to resume today as leaders were already entangled in a first major clash: over whether or not they agreed that Jerusalem would be part of the discussion. Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert has claimed the Palestinians agreed to put off discussing Jerusalem.... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Jerusalem • West Bank • settlement • road map • East Jerusalem • Har Homa • peace talks • settlers • coalition

McCartney Coughs Up $108M to Mills

British tab says divorce settlement done; Mills promises not to dish

Feb 16, 08 1:32 PM CST
(Newser) - Maybe all you need is love, but when that fails, $108 million isn’t bad either. That’s how much Heather Mills will get from her ex-Beatle ex-hubby Paul McCartney in a divorce settlement both have agreed to, the Daily Mail reports. But Mills will have to sign a confidentiality... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • Beatles • settlement • divorce settlement

McCartney Divorce Hearing Drags Into 2nd Week

Record financial settlement could be snagged on confidentiality deal

Feb 15, 08 3:08 PM CST
(Newser) - Divorce proceedings between Paul McCartney and Heather Mills will continue into next week, the BBC reports, amid media speculation that a confidentiality pact is holding up what is likely to be a record financial settlement. The private hearing in a London court was scheduled to end today but will extend... More »

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Heather Mills • Paul McCartney • divorce • Beatles • settlement • John Charman • divorce settlement

Eli Lilly Could Pay $1B Settlement

Fine for illegally promoting antipsychotic drug Zyprexa would be biggest ever

Jan 30, 08 5:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Drug-maker Eli Lilly could pay more than $1 billion to state and federal authorities to settle an investigation into how the company marketed an antipsychotic drug, the New York Times reports. In 2000-03, Lilly pushed doctors to prescribe Zyprexa as a treatment for age-related dementia—though the drug is approved... More »

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pharmaceutical companies • Eli Lilly • settlement • Zyprexa

Diamonds
Are a Girl's
Best Refund

Class-action suit forces gem giant De Beers to cut consumers a check

Jan 21, 08 10:13 AM CST
(Newser) - If you bought a diamond—any diamond—between 1994 and 2006, De Beers owes you money. The jewelry behemoth recently settled a class-action lawsuit that accused it of driving up diamond prices with monopolistic practices. To compensate, it will pay consumers up to 59% of their bling’s original price.... More »

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lawsuit • diamond • class action • De Beers • settlement • jewelry • monopolistic practices

Mideast Talks Tackle
'Core Issues'

Two parties threaten
to leave Olmert's governing coalition

Jan 14, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Talks opened today between high-level Israeli and Palestinian negotiators as leaders on both sides faced intensifying criticism from within their own camps. Israeli PM Ehud Olmert was threatened with the withdrawal of two political parties from his governing coalition if sensitive subjects such as a divided Jerusalem are broached, and... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • George W. Bush

Bush Sees Palestinian State
Deal 'Within Year'

But also backs controversial Israeli settlements

Jan 10, 08 6:03 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush announced today after a historic meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas that he envisions an independent Palestinian state within a year—just hours after he also vowed to back a decision by Israel to create settlements in disputed parts of Jerusalem, over international objections. The president's juggling demonstrates... More »

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Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestinians • peace process • settlement • Stephen Hadley • George W. Bush

Israel Won't Freeze Settlement Activity

Construction plans stymie peace talks

Dec 27, 07 2:04 PM CST
(Newser) - Israel-Palestine negotiations hit a stumbling block today as Israeli PM Ehud Olmert rejected Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas' call for an end to all settlement activity, Reuters reports. The impasse has been exacerbated by Israel's announcement of new plans to construct hundreds of houses near East Jerusalem, the proposed site of... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • negotiations • settlement • Annapolis summit

Olmert, Abbas to Meet to Salvage Talks

Contested settlement threatens to undo Annapolis process

Dec 26, 07 9:30 AM CST
(Newser) - Ehud Olmert and Mahmoud Abbas will meet tomorrow in hopes of resolving the settlement crisis that is threatening to derail the Annapolis peace process. Haaretz reports that the Israeli PM and the Palestinian leader will discuss a contested tender by the Israeli housing ministry for 307 homes to be constructed... More »

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Palestinian Authority • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • settlement • Six Day War • Annapolis summit • Har Homa • Green Line

Israel Plans
to Expand Settlements

 West Bank building plans do not  help peace talks with Palestinians

Dec 23, 07 9:28 PM CST
(Newser) - The road to Arab-Israeli peace could take yet another detour, the New York Times says, after Israel announced plans today to seek funding for the expansion of two Jewish settlements in areas Palestinians hope to claim for a future state. The two sides are expected to meet tomorrow, but... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Palestine • Hamas • Ehud Barak • West Bank • settlement • Arab Israeli conflict • road map • East Jerusalem • Har Homa • Maale Adumim

Chicago to Pay $20M in Cop Torture Cases

Inmates say police tortured them into confessions in '70s

Dec 8, 07 3:12 PM CST
(Newser) - The city of Chicago has agreed to pay almost $20 million to settle lawsuits by four black men who alleged they were tortured into false confessions by police, the New York Times reports. The settlement with the former death row inmates, pardoned in 2003, "speaks volumes about the seriousness... More »

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torture • Chicago • police • race relations • lawsuit • settlement • police brutality • Jon Burge

$37M Deal for Priest Sex Victims 

Iowa bishop apologizes for abuse

Dec 4, 07 2:12 AM CST
(Newser) - A Catholic diocese in Iowa has agreed to pay $37 million to settle claims by 156 people who charge they were sexually abused by priests. The deal clears the way for the diocese to emerge from bankruptcy declared last year after a jury awarded $1.5 million to a single... More »

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Catholic Church • bankruptcy • child molestation • settlement • Diocese of Davenport • Bishop Martin Amos

Yahoo Settles With Chinese Journalists

After turning over
data, it will pay 2 men jailed by Beijing

Nov 13, 07 5:25 PM CST
(Newser) - One week after being labeled moral “pygmies” in a House hearing, Yahoo settled a lawsuit  brought by two Chinese journalists jailed when the Internet giant turned over their personal data to Beijing. The two men, now serving 10-year sentences on charges of leaking state secrets, sued Yahoo for providing... More »

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China • Yahoo • House of Representatives • humanitarian • lawsuit • jail • journalist • settlement

Merck to Settle Suits for $4.85B

Deal will be official once 85% of plaintiffs agree

Nov 9, 07 5:19 AM CST
(Newser) - Merck has agreed to shell out $4.85 billion to settle 27,000 Vioxx lawsuits brought by plaintiffs who argued that the pain medication damaged health and caused deaths. The agreement, one of the largest in history, must still be approved by 85% of the plaintiffs, but it's likely to... More »

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Merck • drug safety • Vioxx • painkiller • settlement • civil lawsuits

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