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Crime
California settles $350K sexual harassment lawsuit filed by ex-worker against Fiona Ma
California has agreed to pay $350,000 to settle a 2021 lawsuit with Judith Blackwell, a former employee who accused Democratic State Treasur...
Michelle De Pacina
Ex-Japan soldier settles with 3 sexual assault attackers after landmark case
Rina Gonoi, a former soldier sexually assaulted while serving in Japan’s Ground Self-Defense Force, reached a civil settlement with three of...
Carl Samson
Art
Daughter of accused Asian antiquities trafficker forfeits $12 million as NYC case ends
The civil case concerning accused Asian antiquities trafficker Douglas Latchford came to an end on Thursday after his daughter and sole heir...
Bryan Ke
Business
Tony Hsieh’s estate reaches settlement with the late Zappos CEO’s former associate
A case filed by Tony Hsieh’s former financial manager and longtime friend, Tony Lee, against Hsieh’s estate in April 2021 has been settled, ...
Ryan General
Univ. of Utah to pay $5 million to parents of Chinese student killed by abusive ex-boyfriend
The University of Utah and the parents of Zhifan Dong, a 19-year-old international student from China who was murdered by her ex-boyfriend a...
Chandler Treon
News
Family of Filipino worker brutally murdered in Kuwait rejects employer’s ‘blood money’
The family of the pregnant Filipino worker who was raped and murdered in Kuwait has rejected the employer’s “blood money” as settlement for ...
Education
UC San Diego will not fire pregnant postdoc from China who spoke out about data falsification pressure
Li Jiang, a pregnant postdoctoral scholar from China, reached a settlement with the University of California, San Diego, earlier this month...
Victoria’s Secret pays $8.3 million to 1,250 laid-off Thai workers in landmark settlement
Victoria’s Secret paid $8.3 million to over 1,250 laid-off garment workers in Thailand in a landmark settlement. “We regret they were not ...
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