Tesla settles defect case involving fatal Indianapolis crash
Tesla is facing a string of lawsuits around the country that blame various defects for fatal or otherwise serious collisions.
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Who gets paid? How much? What to know about the landmark NCAA settlement.
The plan, which still needs approval from plaintiffs and a federal judge, calls for paying damages to thousands of former and current college athletes who say now-defunct NCAA rules prevented them from earning endorsement money.
Nickel Plate Trail landowners secure $7.6M in federal settlement
The settlement involves 168 property owners along more than 20 miles of the trail from just south of East 16th Street in Indianapolis to just west of the White River in Noblesville.
Proposed $2.77B settlement clears second step of NCAA approval process
The class-action lawsuit seeks back pay for college athletes who were denied name, image and likeness compensation dating to 2016.
Lilly settles with spa selling knockoff versions of its popular diabetes, weight-loss drugs
In a series of lawsuits Lilly filed in September and October in federal court, the drugmaker had accused Totality Medispa of trademark infringement, false advertising, unfair competition and unfair trade practices.
Government agrees to $138.7M settlement over botched USA Gymnastics probe
The settlement covers more than 100 people who accused the FBI of grossly mishandling allegations of sexual assault against the former team doctor at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics.
Nassar assault victims reach $100M deal with Justice Department, source says
An internal investigation found that FBI agents mishandled abuse allegations by women more than a year before Larry Nassar, a former doctor at Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics, was arrested in 2016.
Railroad agrees to $600M settlement for fiery Ohio derailment, but residents fear it’s not enough
The company said the agreement, if approved by the court, will resolve all class action claims within a 20-mile radius from the derailment and, for those residents who choose to participate, personal injury claims within a 10-mile radius from the derailment.
U.S. secures $1.37M settlement for cleanup of toxic south-side commercial property
As part of the resolution, Arconic Corp., Navistar Inc., and Ford Motor Co., agreed to pay the federal government without admission of liability.
Google to purge billions of files containing personal data in settlement of Chrome privacy case
The massive housecleaning comes as part of a settlement in a lawsuit accusing the search giant of illegal surveillance.
OxyContin marketer agrees to pay $350M rather than face lawsuits
Indiana will receive more than $7.6 million from the settlement with Publicis Health to help address the opioid crisis.
3M begins payments to service members in $6B earplug settlement
3M has started paying out its $6 billion settlement to U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company at its Indianapolis subsidiary.
OxyContin maker’s bankruptcy deal hits Supreme Court, with billions at stake
The agreement hammered out with state and local governments and victims would provide billions of dollars to combat the opioid epidemic. The decision also has implications for other major product liability lawsuits settled through the bankruptcy system.
Chemical firms to pay $110M to Ohio to settle claims over releases of ‘forever chemicals’
The settlement involving DuPont, the Chemours Co. and Indianapolis-based Corteva Inc. resolves Ohio’s claims relating to releases of manmade, fluorinated compounds known as PFAS.
Ingredion to pay $1.1M penalty, invest $7M to settle claims of Clean Air Act violations at Indianapolis plant
The maker of sweeteners and other food components will pay a civil penalty of $1.1 million and implement measures to reduce and offset emissions at a cost of nearly $7 million.
State, localities starting to spend $507M share from National Opioid Settlement
Almost a year after distributions started from the National Opioid Settlement, only $7.1 million has been put to use so far in Indiana as local units of government wrestle with how to make the most of the payments.
Indiana lands $3.6M in national settlement of Blackbaud data breach case
Fundraising software company Blackbaud agreed Thursday to pay $49.5 million to settle claims brought by the attorneys general of 49 states and Washington, D.C., related to a 2020 data breach that exposed sensitive information from 13,000 not-for-profits.
Google reaches tentative settlement with all 50 states over alleged app store monopoly
The lawsuit was filed in 2021 over the tech giant’s alleged monopolistic control of app distribution for the software that runs most of the world’s cellphones.
3M agrees to pay more than $5.5B over combat earplugs made in Indianapolis
The settlement would avert a potentially much larger liability that 3M sought to curb through a controversial bankruptcy case involving Indianapolis-based Aearo Technologies that ultimately collapsed.
NFL agrees to settle lawsuit over canceled 2016 Hall of Fame game between Colts, Packers
The game was called off shortly before the scheduled starting time because of safety issues with the turf at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium.