Tag: settlement
Malibu City Council Advances Permanent Skate Park Project
MALIBU—On Tuesday, March 5, the city of Malibu indicated in a press release that the Malibu City Council took action towards a Permanent Skate...
Allegations Of Sexual Abuse Settled By City Of Santa Monica
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, April 25, the Santa Monica City Council approved settlements with 124 claimants in the amount of $122.5 million, resolving all lawsuits...
Beverly Hills Settles Discrimination Lawsuit
BEVERLY HILLS—Cynthia Brynan, 70, who was a Beverly Hills senior recreation supervisor who once assisted with management of the city-owned Greystone Mansion & Gardens,...
Activision Agrees To Pay $35 Million Settlement
SANTA MONICA—On Friday, February 3, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that the Santa Monica-based game developing company, Activision Blizzard, has agreed to pay...
Synchrony Bank To Pay $3.5 Million Settlement
CALIFORNIA—Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced on Monday, November 15, that Synchrony Bank will pay $3.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit...
Settlement Reached With Wheels Labs, Inc.
SANTA MONICA—On Wednesday, October 6, the city of Santa Monica announced in a press release that the Santa Monica City Attorney’s Office and Los...
Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
MACARTHUR PARK—On Friday, August 6, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that they have reached an agreement to resolve a lawsuit alleging that Filomeno...
Two Doctors Agree To $37.5 Million Settlement
SHERMAN OAKS—On Monday, July 19, the U.S. Department of Justice announced that one of the largest hospital systems in the nation and two of...
Santa Monica City Council Settles SMPD Lawsuit
SANTA MONICA—On Tuesday, December 29, 2020, the Santa Monica City Council unanimously approved a settlement to pay officers at the Santa Monica Police Department...
$1 Million Settlement Reached in Santa Monica Hotel Case
SANTA MONICA- On Wednesday, December 16, the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office announced that the owners of a Santa Monica hotel agreed to a...
Longwood Management And Affiliates Pay $16.7 Million Settlement
STUDIO CITY—The U.S. Department of Justice announced on Monday, July 13 details of a false claim suit filed against Longwood Management Corporation along with...
27 Skilled Nursing Facilities Settle Medicare Fraud
CALIFORNIA— 27 skilled nursing facilities, affiliated with Longwood Management Corporation, have agreed to pay $16.7 million in response to allegations of submitting false Medicare...
SF Judge Inclined To Reject Monsanto Settlement Agreement
CALIFORNIA—A San Francisco federal judge questioned Bayer’s $1.25 billion plan to settle future lawsuits, claiming their subsidiary Monsanto’s herbicide Round Up causes cancer with...
Santa Monica Charity Reaches $7 Million Settlement For Self-Dealings
SANTA MONICA—The Lithuanian Assistance Foundation charity, based in Santa Monica, will close after a settlement agreement with State Attorney General Xavier Becerra.
The $7,200,000 million...
Victims Of Harvey Weinstein Will Receive $19 Million
UNITED STATES—Sexual assault victims of Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, 68, will receive compensation in a settlement of $19 million as announced by New York...
Lyft Settles Disability Discrimination Case
CALIFORNIA — Rideshare company Lyft has settled a disability discrimination lawsuit in California after drivers allegedly denied rides to those with wheelchairs, according to...
Harvey Weinstein Settles Sexual Misconduct Suit For $25 Million
UNITED STATES—On Wednesday, December 11, film producer Harvey Weinstein made a tentative settlement deal for $25 million to end accusations of sexual misconduct by...
Woman Awarded $4 Million For 2017 Sinkhole Accident
STUDIO CITY—A woman whose car plunged into a sinkhole in Studio City in February 2017, was awarded $4 million settlement from the Los Angeles...
Malibu Reaches Settlement Over Woolsey Fire
MALIBU—The city of Malibu reached a $13.7 million settlement with Southern California Edison (SCE) on November 13 to resolve wildfire claims resulting from the...
Beverly Hilton Settles Staph Infection Lawsuit
BEVERLY HILLS—The Beverly Hills Hilton reached a settlement with motivational speaker, Larry Poe, who claims he contracted a staph infection at the hotel’s spa...
