Sentence examples for settlements in class from inspiring English sources

Some of the biggest banks have already made settlements in class action lawsuits that charged that the banks purposefully manipulated customer transactions in order to maximize overdraft fees.

In 2007, settlements in class-action lawsuits over violations of federal securities laws yielded more than $8 billion — five times what the Securities and Exchange Commission obtained from wrongdoers.

During fiscal year 2011 the Securities and Exchange Commission collected $414m in fines from big financial institutions, and settlements in class-action lawsuits reached $1.5 billion during the corresponding calendar year.

During fiscal year 2011 the SEC collected $414m in fines from large financial institutions in America, according to NERA, an economic consultancy; settlements in class-action lawsuits reached $1.5 billion during the 2011 calendar year.The upshot is a deluge of paperwork.

The state's supreme court justices John Dixon and Jack Forrest on Wednesday approved the distribution of settlements awarded in class actions to those who lost loved ones and property in the Kilmore East-Kinglake and Murrindindi bushfires.

It lost 14 cents a share in the previous quarter, though 6 cents of that loss was related to a settlement in class-action shareholder lawsuits.

Last week, Microsoft agreed to a $1.1 billion settlement in class-action antitrust suits brought by the residents in California, the largest of the class-action cases against Microsoft involving accusations it used its monopoly power to overcharge consumers.

In addition to its cash payment, Toronto-Dominion said it would bolster its existing litigation reserves by $300 million for possible legal settlements in the class-action lawsuit filed by Enron shareholders.

A $3.75 billion settlement in a class action lawsuit could be approved by a federal court soon, and the advertisements warned that most people harmed by the once-popular prescription would be barred from bringing individual suits unless they "opt out" of the class action suit by Thursday.

(Reuters) - Facebook Inc has proposed a revised $20 million settlement in a class action lawsuit accusing it of violating the rights of users through its "Sponsored Stories" advertising feature after a U.S. judge rejected an earlier accord.

That monetary award ranks it as one of the largest settlements in a securities class-action case, behind the settlement over the disastrous AOL-Time Warner merger.