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A combination picture shows actors Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni arriving for a "settlement conference" at the United States District Court in New York City on Feb. 11, 2026. (REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz)
May 5, 2026

Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni settle lawsuit over ‘It Ends With Us’

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled a lawsuit brought by Lively over the filming of the 2024 romantic drama "It Ends With Us."

Protesters hold placards of victims of the opioid crisis outside federal court, as Purdue Pharma is due to be sentenced, in Newark, New Jersey, on April 28, 2026. (REUTERS/Dietrich Knauth)
Apr 29, 2026

Purdue Pharma receives $5.5B sentence, paving way for opioid settlement

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma was sentenced to $5.5 billion in fines and penalties stemming from charges of deceiving government regulators and paying kickbacks to doctors to boost opioid sales.

Monsanto Co's Roundup is shown for sale in Encinitas, California, on June 26, 2017. (REUTERS/Mike Blake/File Photo)
Apr 27, 2026

Supreme Court split over Bayer’s fight against Roundup lawsuits

The U.S. Supreme Court appeared divided over Bayer AG's effort to shut down thousands of lawsuits alleging it failed to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.

Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward, then a lawyer for one of President Donald Trump’s associates, boards Trump’s plane in 2023. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Apr 16, 2026

Justice Department settles with IBM over alleged DEI practices

IBM has agreed to pay the U.S. government $17 million to settle Justice Department allegations that the company’s DEI policies violated antidiscrimination laws.

The company logo for ticket reseller StubHub is displayed on a screen during the IPO at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City on Sept. 17, 2025. (REUTERS/Brendan McDermid)
Apr 10, 2026

StubHub to pay $10M to settle FTC ticket price case

StubHub Holdings agreed to pay $10 million to settle FTC charges that the platform failed to disclose total ticket price for live events to consumers.

The remnants of the Francis Scott Key Bridge over the Patapsco River after a container ship collided with the span on March 26, 2024. (Mira Beinart/Capital News Service)
Apr 9, 2026

Dali ship owners agree to settlement with MD over Key Bridge crash

The owners of the Dali, the ship that collided with the Francis Scott Key Bridge in March 2024, have settled with the state of Maryland for an undisclosed amount of money.

Maryland Secretary of the Environment Serena McIlwain speaks about a settlement between the state and the operators of a Woodberry broadcast tower sued over lead paint contamination. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Apr 9, 2026

$2.2M settlement reached in Baltimore lead paint case

Maryland settled a civil suit against a Baltimore broadcast tower owner and a painting company after suing the firms for spreading lead-based paint chips throughout the Woodberry neighborhood.

Attendees climb down from a John Deere X9 combine, with Predictive Ground Speed Automation, during CES 2026, an annual consumer electronics trade show, in Las Vegas on Jan. 7, 2026. (REUTERS/Steve Marcus/File Photo)
Apr 7, 2026

Deere settles right-to-repair lawsuit with $99M fund, repair commitments

U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs.

A person holds a flag as the Capitol is seen in the background during a Transgender Day of Visibility rally on the National Mall in Washington on March 31, 2025. (REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo)
Apr 6, 2026

Trump administration ends some civil rights settlements backing transgender students

The Trump administration said it was terminating resolution agreements backing transgender students that prior administrations had reached with some school districts.

Maryland Attorney General Anthony Brown speaks on May 15, 2024. (The Daily Record/Jack Hogan)
Apr 3, 2026

Auto dealership settles with FTC, MD AG in deceptive pricing case

Millions could be refunded to consumers after a chain of auto dealerships settled deceptive pricing allegations, the Maryland attorney general's office said.

Two years after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed, the Weeks 533 crane drives a pile beneath the Patapsco River on the site of a new bridge. (Dan Belson/The Daily Record)
Apr 2, 2026

Key Bridge litigation: Shipowners settle with MD’s insurance company

The insurance company that paid $350 million to Maryland for damages to the Francis Scott Key Bridge has settled with the Dali's owner and manager.

A view of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building, in Washington on Feb. 1, 2026. (REUTERS/Ken Cedeno)
Apr 1, 2026

Judge rejects IRS pact allowing churches to endorse political candidates

A federal judge declined to approve a settlement that would have allowed churches to endorse political candidates without risking losing their status as tax-exempt nonprofits.