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The commissioners deadlocked with a 2–2 vote in 1993 and closed the investigation, but the Department of Justice (DOJ), led by Janet Reno, opened its own investigation later that year, resulting in a settlement on July 15, 1994, in which Microsoft consented not to tie other Microsoft products to the sale of Windows but remained free to ...
The settlement aims to clear nearly 100,000 lawsuits filed by consumers ranging from homeowners to farmers who say they developed cancer because of the product. Some 25,000 cases still remain.
Lindows.com, Inc. was a court case brought by Microsoft against Lindows, Inc in December 2001, claiming that the name "Lindows" was a violation of its trademark "Windows." After two and a half years of court battles, Microsoft paid US$ 20 million for the Lindows trademark, and Lindows Inc. became Linspire Inc.
Facebook recently paid 1.4 million Illinois residents $397 in 2022 as part of a class action lawsuit for facial recognition breaches through its “Tag Suggestions” feature, per CNBC.
The following is a list of the 21 largest civil settlements, reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2017, ordered by the size of the total civil settlement. Some of these matters also resolved criminal fines and penalties, listed in parentheses, but these amounts are not considered when ...
Factors Affecting a Lawsuit Settlement. how to avoid paying taxes on a lawsuit settlement. According to Internal Revenue Code Section 61, all payments from any source are considered gross income ...
In early 2002, Microsoft proposed to settle the private lawsuits by donating $1 billion (~$1.62 billion in 2023) USD in money, software, services, and training, including Windows licenses and refurbished PCs, to about 12,500 underprivileged public schools.
Elon Musk's lawyer said his client had been offered a settlement to resolve an SEC investigation over allegations he failed to properly disclose the sizable stake he was building in Twitter back ...