A settlement offer refers to any offer made to resolve a dispute of some kind. In litigation, an injured party may receive a settlement offer from the liable party to compensate their damages in order to avoid taking the case to court where additional legal fees are likely to apply. Deciding whether or not to take a settlement can be daunting; depending on the type and severity of the damages being compensated, it might be important to consult a...
Although verdicts and settlements can often result in the same or similar outcomes in a personal injury lawsuit, they are not the same thing. The primary difference between verdicts and settlements is that a verdict is decided by a court, and a settlement is agreed on between the plaintiff and defendant outside of court, negating the need for a trial. Damages awarded in verdicts and settlements tend to fall into the same categories, but may not...
TikTok recently agreed to pay a $92 million settlement to TikTok users in the United States after a year of litigation over privacy concerns. While the social media giant did not admit to any of the allegations contained in the multidistrict action, the plaintiffs’ legal team is hopeful that the high settlement will discourage TikTok from mishandling its users’ personal data in the future.
TikTok was facing 21 federal lawsuits merged into one...
In 2019, Blackjewel, a prominent coal-mining company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy before closing over 30 mines on the same day, leaving hundreds of workers suddenly without jobs or pay. A Wyoming miner David Engelbrecht quickly filed a class-action lawsuit on behalf of other Wyoming Blackjewel miners affected by the sudden closure. In the lawsuit, Engelbrecht is seeking lost pay and benefits he believes that he and other similarly situated...
Pinterest settled a lawsuit with their former Chief Operating Officer (COO) Francoise Brougher for $22.5 million after she brought allegations of gender discrimination, wrongful termination, and employer retaliation against the company.
Brougher joined Pinterest in March of 2018 and worked there until her termination in April of 2020.
Brougher was no stranger to the pressures of Silicon Valley. As a former executive at Square Inc. and Alphabet...
A recent lawsuit alleged that DoorDash misrepresented the way their drivers, referred to as “Dashers”, were paid, particularly in regard to consumer tips. Although the company continues to deny all allegations of pay misrepresentation, they agreed to settle for a total of $2.5 million with the Washington, D.C. attorney general’s office to be paid out to Dashers, charities, and legal representatives.
According to the original lawsuit,...
The Law Offices of Pius Joseph is pleased to announce that it has obtained a settlement of $1,250,000 for the victim of a car accident in California. The case involved an 18-year-old high school senior who was on her way to San Bernardino, driving on the 210 Freeway in her Honda Civic. After experiencing troubles with her engine, she moved her vehicle onto the shoulder of the freeway. An 18-wheeler driver hauling a double trailer attempted to...
A 67-year-old hairdresser was going to visit her granddaughter’s music concert. She was travelling in the #3 lane of a three lane roadway. Another driver was in the #2 lane of the roadway and crossed into the hairdresser’s lane of travel, causing a crash. The driver who crossed into the hairdresser’s lane’s airbag deployed, and both vehicles sustained structural damage. The hairdresser was treated by a chiropractor. She hired a lawyer,...