settlement Archives - Ponca City Now

Tennessee man jailed over Charlie Kirk post wins $835,000 settlement

Thursday, May 21 by AP

Larry Bushart-(LadyJay Creations LLC.)(Gray News) Tennessee officials will pay $835,000 to settle a lawsuit filed by a man who was jailed for more than a month over a Facebook post he made about the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. While many people across the U.S. lost their jobs over social media comments about... Read More.

A G Equipment to pay $4.25 million in vaccine mandate discrimination settlement

Wednesday, May 20 by News 6

BROKEN ARROW - A G Equipment Company will pay $4.25 million to settle a federal lawsuit that claims the company illegally fired workers who sought religious or medical exemptions from its COVID-19 vaccine mandate. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the settlement Monday, saying the Broken Arrow-based compressor packaging manufacturer violated federal anti-discrimination laws when... Read More.

Former OSU student awarded $2.5m settlement by City of Stillwater after jail strip search

Friday, May 8 by News 6

STILLWATER, Okla. -A former Oklahoma State University student says she can begin healing after the City of Stillwater agreed to pay more than $2.5 million to settle her civil rights lawsuit. Claire Hosterman says her civil rights were violated in 2022 when she was stripped and left naked inside a jail cell. At the time, Hosterman... Read More.

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Drummond announces settlement with Script Care resolving pharmacy audit review

Wednesday, March 18 by Ponca City Now

Attorney General Gentner Drummond has announced a settlement with Script Care, Ltd. following a review of its pharmacy audit practices in Oklahoma. The Attorney General’s Office reviewed 27 audits involving 24 Oklahoma pharmacies in Script Care’s network. Script Care is a Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) which manages prescription drug plan benefits for insurers. The review found that over... Read More.

Justice Department and Live Nation reach settlement over illegal monopoly case

Wednesday, March 11 by AP

The Justice Department touted a tentative settlement of its antitrust lawsuit against Ticketmaster and parent company Live Nation Entertainment on Monday as a victory for consumers that would end an illegal monopoly over live events in America, but over two dozen states planned to keep fighting the companies in court. The... Read More.

Drummond reaches settlement with drug companies accused of price-fixing

Monday, February 9 by Ponca City Now

Oklahomans who bought generic drugs between 2009-2019 may qualify for compensation OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced that two major pharmaceutical companies will pay $17.85 million to settle allegations that they illegally worked together to raise prices on generic prescription drugs. The settlement involves Lannett Company, Inc. and Bausch Health companies and is part of an ongoing multistate... Read More.

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Drummond renews call for poultry litter settlement after court issues sweeping cleanup order

Wednesday, December 24 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has responded to a federal court judgment holding major poultry corporations responsible for phosphorus pollution in the Illinois River Watershed (IRW). The ruling requires Tyson, Cargill, George's, Simmons and Cal-Maine to fund decades of cleanup and imposes strict restrictions on waste application practices. “This judgment has significant ramifications... Read More.

Drummond holds CVS Caremark accountable with $5M settlement

Tuesday, December 9 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond has announced a settlement of more than $5 million with CVS Caremark to resolve allegations that the Pharmacy Benefit Manager (PBM) paid Oklahoma pharmacies less than what the medications actually cost. PBMs act as middlemen between insurance companies and pharmacies, determining how much pharmacies get paid for... Read More.

Drummond secures $32M in settlement with CVS Caremark

Wednesday, September 10 by Ponca City Now

OKLAHOMA CITY – Attorney General Gentner Drummond today announced a more than $32 million settlement with CVS Caremark after the company allegedly kept money that belonged to Oklahoma's state employee health plan. CVS Caremark is a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) that manages prescription drug benefits for health plans, including HealthChoice which is Oklahoma’s state employee... Read More.

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Paramount agrees to $16M settlement with Trump over CBS’ ’60 Minutes’ editing dispute

Friday, July 4 by TNND

(TNND) — Paramount has agreed to pay $16 million in settlement with President Donald Trump over the editing of CBS’ “60 Minutes” interview with the former Vice President and then-presidential candidate Kamala Harris in October. According to several media outlets, Paramount stated that the money will go to Trump’s... Read More.

Settlement Reached In 2017 Sonic Drive-In Data Breach

Tuesday, February 5 by Lyman James

A settlement has recently been reached with Sonic Drive-In in a class action lawsuit asserting claims against several Sonic entities relating to a data breach arising out of a third-party cyber attack in 2017 that targeted the point of sale systems of Sonic Drive-In locations in an effort to steal customer payment card information... Read More.