settlements

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After successfully proving president Donald Trump sexually abused her, then also defamed her, E. Jean Carroll secured historic legal settlements to the tune of roughly $90 million.

From Slate • Jun. 4, 2026

In 2025, plaintiff lawyers filed 207 new securities class actions representing a maximum market value loss of $3 trillion, while total settlements for active securities class actions in the same year reached $3 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Much of Delhi's informal migrant workforce lives in densely-packed settlements with unreliable electricity, poor ventilation and no air-conditioning.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

Kessler also knows the ins and outs of a courtroom as well as antitrust settlements, which could benefit Paramount as it seeks to avoid a bruising court challenge.

From Los Angeles Times • May 26, 2026

These bigger settlements required more centralized administration; natural resources like good land and spawning streams, though not scarce, now needed to be managed.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann