Steve Burns, the ousted founder, chairman and CEO of bankrupt EV startup Lordstown Motors, has settled with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over misleading investors about demand for the company’s flagship all-electric Endurance pickup truck. Burns was ordered to pay a civil fine of $175,000 and cannot serve as an officer or director of … Read more
One of Jimmie Allen‘s sexual assault cases has been dropped. The 38-year-old country music star’s former manager has reportedly dropped her sexual abuse and harassment lawsuit against the singer, ET reveals. It’s been almost a year since the manager sued Jimmy, and he refuted the claims that were made. Keep reading to find out more… … Read more
Workers assemble cars on the line at Tesla’s factory in Fremont. David Butow (Photo by David Butow/Corbis via Getty Images) David Butow | Corbis News | Getty Images Electric vehicle maker Tesla has settled a racist discrimination lawsuit in which a federal jury previously awarded $3.2 million in damages to Owen Diaz, a Black man … Read more
LONDON — Prince Harry settled a long-running phone hacking lawsuit Friday against the Mirror tabloid, winning “substantial” costs and vowing to continue his “mission” to change Britain’s unruly tabloid press. He also took a swipe at Piers Morgan, the former editor of the Daily Mirror, who he claimed “knew perfectly well what was going on.” … Read more
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A central Ohio city agreed this week to a settlement with a former K-9 officer and a truck driver involved in an attack last year, video of which garnered national attention and raised questions about the use of dogs to apprehend suspects. Records shared with The Associated Press by the city … Read more
LONDON — A British newspaper publisher has agreed to pay Prince Harry a “substantial” sum in costs and damages for invading his privacy with phone hacking and other illegal snooping, Harry’s lawyer said Friday. Attorney David Sherborne said Mirror Group Newspapers had agreed to pay all of Harry’s legal costs, plus damages, and would make … Read more
Well, that was fast. A settlement has been reached just two days after District Attorneys from 25 California counties filed a lawsuit against Tesla over allegations the automaker repeatedly mishandled hazardous waste at its facilities throughout the state. Tesla has agreed to pay $1.3 million in civil penalties and $200,000 to reimburse the costs of … Read more
[Source] A New York-based Asian American couple has reached a settlement with a Southern California fertility clinic after a mix-up led to the mother carrying and delivering embryos from two different families. What happened: The couple from Flushing, Queens, identified only as Y.Z. and A.P., spent $100,000 for in vitro fertilization (IVF) services at Cha … Read more
Google has agreed to settle a $5 billion lawsuit that alleges the company secretly tracked Chrome users while they were browsing the web in incognito mode, according to a Reuters report Thursday. Terms of the settlement haven’t been disclosed, but are expected to be presented to the court for approval by Feb. 24, according to … Read more
“General Hospital” star Steve Burton has finalized his divorce … TMZ has learned. According to new legal docs, obtained by TMZ, the judge signed off the settlement reached by Steve and his now-ex-wife, Sheree Gustin, on Wednesday … agreeing to joint legal and physical custody of their two minor children, Jack and Brooklyn. Steve’s paying … Read more