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...

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...

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...

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, ...

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...

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 ...

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 ...