Settles

Media|Washington Post Settles Lawsuit With Student in Viral Protest VideoA $250 million defamation suit over coverage of an encounter with a Native American elder came to a confidential end.Nicholas Sandmann, a Kentucky student, and Nathan Phillips, a Native American elder, in a video that went viral last year.Credit...Kaya Taitano, via ReutersJuly 24, 2020, 8:02 p.m.…

July 24, 2020 | 12:16pm | Updated July 24, 2020 | 2:01pm The Washington Post on Friday agreed to settle a monster $250 million lawsuit filed by Covington Catholic High School student Nick Sandmann over its botched coverage of his 2019 encounter with a Native American elder. Sandmann declared the victory in a tweet on…

The Washington Post is the latest news organization to settle a defamation lawsuit launched by Covington Catholic High School student Nicholas Sandmann over its botched coverage of a viral confrontation with a Native American elder that had portrayed the Kentucky teen as the aggressor.Sandmann announced the victory on Twitter."On 2/19/19, I filed $250M defamation lawsuit against Washington Post.…

The city of Oakland, California, will pay more than $32 million to settle lawsuits brought on behalf of victims of the deadly 2016 "Ghost Ship" fire in which 36 people died, officials announced."This was a horrific tragedy that deeply impacted every corner of our community," a statement from the city attorney's office said.The fire occurred…

The German lender repeatedly overlooked suspicious transactions, including payments to people a New York regulator described as his co-conspirators.The settlement is the latest punishment that Deutsche Bank, headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, has faced for violating anti-money-laundering laws and rules.Credit...Felix Schmitt for The New York TimesJuly 7, 2020Updated 10:00 a.m. ETPayments to his alleged co-conspirators. Money…