/tags/settlement settlement en-US Copyright Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:31:00 GMT /2025-03-31/scioto-county-was-the-epicenter-of-the-opioid-epidemic-some-think-it-deserves-more-settlement-funds Scioto County rejected the state’s $800 million settlement in 2021 with the nation’s three biggest opioid distributors. Some locals felt it deserved a bigger share of the funds. Now, its case is stuck in an Ohio court. Mon, 31 Mar 2025 09:31:00 GMT /2025-03-31/scioto-county-was-the-epicenter-of-the-opioid-epidemic-some-think-it-deserves-more-settlement-funds George Shillcock /politics-government/2025-02-03/whitehall-city-officials-reinstates-police-union-grievance-officer-following-months-long-dispute Officer Enrique Ortega will be allowed to retire from the Whitehall Division of Police in good standing. He now works at the Mifflin Township Police Department. Mon, 03 Feb 2025 18:58:00 GMT /politics-government/2025-02-03/whitehall-city-officials-reinstates-police-union-grievance-officer-following-months-long-dispute George Shillcock /2024-09-13/firstenergy-to-pay-100m-in-hb-6-settlement-with-sec-ex-ceo-to-face-civil-fraud-charges FirstEnergy has agreed to pay a $100 million fine to settle civil fraud charges from the SEC, but the federal agency will go ahead with civil fraud charges against the utility’s former top executive. Fri, 13 Sep 2024 05:27:11 GMT /2024-09-13/firstenergy-to-pay-100m-in-hb-6-settlement-with-sec-ex-ceo-to-face-civil-fraud-charges Karen Kasler /politics-government/2024-09-10/fewer-than-400-households-reject-600-million-ohio-train-derailment-settlement The lawyers who negotiated the deal with Norfolk Southern on behalf of everyone affected by the disastrous February 2023 derailment said only 370 households and 47 businesses in the 20-mile (32-kilometer) radius around the derailment opted out of the property damage payments. Tue, 10 Sep 2024 14:33:17 GMT /politics-government/2024-09-10/fewer-than-400-households-reject-600-million-ohio-train-derailment-settlement Josh Funk, The Associated Press /2024-07-31/some-people-can-now-get-25-000-for-injuries-in-600-million-east-palestine-derailment-settlement People who live near East Palestine, Ohio, can now get $25,000 apiece for any injuries they sustained after last year's Norfolk Southern freight train derailment on top of whatever money they get for property damage as part of the $600 million class-action settlement. Wed, 31 Jul 2024 14:33:18 GMT /2024-07-31/some-people-can-now-get-25-000-for-injuries-in-600-million-east-palestine-derailment-settlement Josh Funk, The Associated Press /news/2022-01-31/cardinal-health-to-pay-13m-to-settle-kickback-allegations Federal authorities say pharmaceutical distributor Cardinal Health Inc. has agreed to pay more than $13 million to resolve allegations that it violated federal law by paying some doctors’ offices kickbacks. Mon, 31 Jan 2022 18:54:06 GMT /news/2022-01-31/cardinal-health-to-pay-13m-to-settle-kickback-allegations The Associated Press /news/2020-10-13/ohio-state-paying-out-5-8-million-to-23-more-richard-strauss-accusers The Ohio State University has reached $5.8 million in settlements with 23 more men who say they were sexually abused by former team doctor Richard… Tue, 13 Oct 2020 18:40:04 GMT /news/2020-10-13/ohio-state-paying-out-5-8-million-to-23-more-richard-strauss-accusers Nick Evans, Gabe Rosenberg /news/2020-05-08/ohio-state-reaches-41-million-settlement-with-some-strauss-accusers Ohio State will pay roughly $41 million to sexual abuse survivors who came forward with allegations against a former team doctor. The deal covers 162 of… Fri, 08 May 2020 19:55:02 GMT /news/2020-05-08/ohio-state-reaches-41-million-settlement-with-some-strauss-accusers Nick Evans /news/2019-08-27/mount-carmel-pays-9-million-to-families-of-two-husel-patients The Ohio hospital system that found an intensive care doctor ordered excessive painkillers for about three dozen patients who died has reached settlements… Tue, 27 Aug 2019 17:58:29 GMT /news/2019-08-27/mount-carmel-pays-9-million-to-families-of-two-husel-patients Kantele Franko /news/2016-11-08/columbus-to-pay-homeowners-37k-for-damage-in-home-explosion Columbus has agreed to pay more than $37,000 to the owners of one of more than two dozen homes damaged last year when a home exploded after a gas… Tue, 08 Nov 2016 12:54:33 GMT /news/2016-11-08/columbus-to-pay-homeowners-37k-for-damage-in-home-explosion The Associated Press Ohio