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Twitter Offers $800m To Settle Investor Lawsuit
Twitter offers to pay $809.5m to settle class action lawsuit which accused it of allegedly deceiving investors over user engagement
Apple Drops Corellium Lawsuit
Apple has dropped its copyright lawsuit against Corellium at the last minute, before the two sides were due to go to court again
Zoom Settles ‘Zoombombing’ Lawsuit, Pays $85 Million
Video conferencing giant Zoom to pay $85 million to settle a lawsuit over data sharing, security and 'zoombombing' issues
British Airways Settles Data Breach Claims Case
Costly exercise. British Airways pays an undisclosed settlement to passengers and staff impacted by massive 2018 data breach
Daimler Ends Nokia Spat With Royalty Payment Agreement
End of hostilities between Nokia and Mercedes owner Daimler, after the car maker finally agrees to make royalty payments to Finnish giant
Nokia, Lenovo Settle Patent Dispute
PC manufacturer Lenovo is to make an undisclosed payment in order to settle Nokia's legal action over video technology patents
Apple Pays $113 Million To Settle iPhone Slowdown Probe
Deliberately policy by Apple to slow down older iPhone models, results in another financial settlement for investigation by US states
Google Plus Users To Receive Financial Settlement
American users of the defunct Google Plus can claim $12 as part of a lawsuit settlement, but have until 8 October to file their claims
iPhone Users Can Claim Money From Apple For Slowdown
Users of old iPhones in the United States can now claim money back from Apple, as a result of its lawsuit settlement for slowdowns
Facebook Moderators Agree $52 Million Settlement After PTSD Lawsuit
Facebook has agreed a multi million dollar settlement with content moderators who sued it for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and mental health issues
IBM Looks To Have Settled Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Big Blue looks to have settle an age discrimination lawsuit after it allegedly axed mostly older staff and move jobs overseas
Apple Pays VirnetX $454m Settlement For Decade-Long Patent Battle
VirnetX has declared victory in its long-running patent battle, after Apple pays it a settlement of $454m following supreme court defeat
Apple To Settle US iPhone Slowdown Lawsuit
Each user affected by the iPhone slowdown will be paid up to $25, in proposed $500 million litigation settlement in the United States
Post Office Settles Horizon IT System Dispute
Post Office to pay nearly £58m after years of fraud disputes with sub postmasters over the Horizon accounting system
Facebook Privacy Settlement To Include Federal Oversight – Report
Facebook reportedly faces having a federal privacy official on its board, as part of settlement deal with FTC
Elon Musk Settlement Slammed By SEC Commissioner
Musk's settlement with financial regulator over his use of Twitter criticised by SEC commissioner
Apple Surprises With Qualcomm Settlement
Billion dollar lawsuits around the world halted after Apple agrees to pay Qualcomm undisclosed sum
Ashley Madison Offers £8.5m To Data Breach Victims
The fund will be available for anyone with a "valid claim" for being affected by the 2015 breach
Target To Settle Epic Data Breach Lawsuit With $10m Payoff
The stark reality of the financial cost of a data breach is revealed, as Target aims to settle lawsuit for $10m
LinkedIn Settles Password Theft Lawsuit
LinkedIn pays nearly £1m to settle legal fight after security breach compromised 6.5 million user passwords
Apple And Google Agree ‘No-Poaching’ Staff Deal – Report
Tech workers win settlement from Apple, Google and others over an alleged 'no-poaching' of staff pact
HP Begins Autonomy Lawsuit Settlement Talks – Report
Talks are reportedly underway to settle the lawsuit from HP shareholders over its troubled acquisition of Autonomy
Google Insists EU Search Settlement Offer Is Fair
Google's legal counsel insists the antitrust settlement offer satisfies EU's concerns, despite concerns by rivals
Google Settles Safari Tracking Lawsuits
Google will pay $17m to various US states in order settle the Safari browser tracking cases
Google Reaches European Antitrust Agreement – Report
Google's revised proposals to settle the EC antitrust investigation is reportedly being accepted by the agency
Google Search Settlement With FTC Coming Soon – Report
A settlement deal between the FTC and Google over its search practices is reportedly coming soon
HTC Boss Hits Out At ‘Outrageous’ Apple Reports
The CEO of HTC has described reports that HTC may be paying Apple as much as £5 a phone, as "outrageous"
Facebook And FTC Agree Settlement Over Privacy Row
Facebook has avoided an FTC fine, but will be monitored for 20 years as part of its settlement with the FTC for misleading users over privacy
Accenture To Settle US Corruption Case
Accenture is to pay £40m to settle a case involving kickbacks and the US government