Courts
Moms for Liberty awarded over $500K in free speech battle against Florida school boardMoms for Liberty has officially settled a four-year-long legal battle against a Florida school board that stifled free speech. The parental rights group and four parent plaintiffs were awarded a… Read More
Courts
100K students to benefit in major settlement between public school and parents over COVID learning loss(Daily Caller News Foundation) – The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) settled a class action lawsuit Wednesday with parents over learning loss suffered by students during the COVID-19 lockdowns. Read More
Public Education
Teacher fired for not using student’s trans pronouns wins settlement(Daily Caller News Foundation) – A Wisconsin school district announced on Monday that it agreed to pay out $20,000 to a teacher who was terminated for refusing to use preferred… Read More
Missouri
Settlement gives pandemic remote workers tax refund from City of St. Louis(The Center Square) – Taxpayers who worked remotely during the pandemic and paid earnings taxes to the City of St. Louis are eligible for a refund, according to a settlement. Read More
Public Education
Colorado school district reaches settlement on translation services for students(The Center Square) – A Colorado school district will take actions to overcome language barriers with non-English speaking students and parents under a settlement reached with the Department of Justice. Read More
Drugs
eBay to pay $59 million to resolve allegations over pill press sales(The Center Square) – eBay Inc. agreed Wednesday to pay $59 million and make changes to its compliance program as part of a settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools receiving $1.75M in settlement with e-cigarette company JUUL(The Center Square) – Seattle Public Schools is set to receive $1.75 million through 2027 in settlements after a four year legal battle with the electronic cigarette company JUUL Labs. Read More
Big Tech
Forty states win $391.5M privacy suit against Google over location data sold to advertisers(The Center Square) — Forty states won a combined $391.5 million settlement with Google over location tracking practices. The group of attorneys general filed the complaint after… Read More
State Government
Missouri AG Schmitt settles ‘taxation by citation’ lawsuit against Moscow Mills(The Center Square) – The City of Moscow Mills, Missouri, denied any wrongdoing in a legal settlement with Attorney General Eric Schmitt regarding allegations of requiring traffic-ticket quotas. Read More
State Government
Community leaders grateful, watchful of Missouri’s $458 million opioid settlement(The Center Square) – Missouri’s health and social service agencies will get 60% of an estimated $458 million opioid settlement, leaving the state’s 114 counties with the remaining 40% under… Read More
State Government
Missouri AG announces $500,000 Medicaid fraud settlement(The Center Square) – A residential treatment facility for children suffering from sexual behavior disorders and mental health illnesses agreed to a $504,250 civil settlement for fraudulently billing the Missouri… Read More
State Government
Major student loan lender enters multi-million dollar civil settlement with Missouri Attorney General Eric SchmittJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced earlier this month that one of the nation’s largest student loan servicers has entered a civil settlement agreement… Read More
State Government
After $276.5 million in legal fees, St. Louis city, county get $513 million from NFL settlement(The Center Square) – On the night before Christmas, more than $513 million will appear in a joint account of the City of St. Louis, St. Louis County and the… Read More