Settlement Coverage

Chatham County contractor accused of code violations will face contractors board

A contractor accused of building a home with potentially dangerous code violations, just had a settlement deal in the case taken off the table.

Keely Arthur, WRAL consumer reporter

Family of Henrietta Lacks Settles with Biotech Company That Used Her Cells

Henrietta Lacks, a Black mother of five, was dying of cervical cancer in 1951, when doctors at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore took a sample of her cells without her knowledge or consent.

Amanda Holpuch, New York Times

Fuquay-Varina woman frustrated with Kia after missing out on class action settlement

A Fuquay-Varina woman had a rough experience with Kia after her engine died, but the company wouldn't pay for repairs.

Three companies agree to pay more than $1 billion to settle 'forever chemical' claims

The companies Chemours, DuPont and Corteva announced on Friday they have agreed to pay more than $1 billion to settle claims that "forever chemicals" contaminated public US water systems.

By Ramishah Maruf, CNN, and Cristin Severance, WRAL investigative reporter/documentary producer

Raleigh women reach settlement with police for $350K over illegal raid at their homes

Yolanda Irving and Kenya Walton have reached a settlement with the Raleigh Police Department over an illegal raid at their homes in May 2020.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Two women, Raleigh police settle over illegal raid from 2020

Civil rights advocates filed a lawsuit on behalf of two Yolanda Irving and Kenya Walton after their home was raided using a no-knock warrant in May 2020.

Durham County to pay $790,000 to former county manager who claimed discrimination

Durham County Commissioners voted to settle a lawsuit from the former county manager.

Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter

Durham County settles lawsuit with former county manager

His lawsuit claims race and sex discrimination played a role in his firing by Durham County Commissioners. Now, the Board has voted to settle and pay him $790,000.

Juul to pay $462 million to six states in its largest settlement ever

Juul Labs, the e-cigarette maker, is paying $462 million to six US states and DC in the largest multi-state settlement yet for the troubled company that has been accused of contributing to the rise of vaping among youth.

By Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business

Krispy Kreme agrees to pay more than $1.1 million to 516 workers for overtime pay violations

Krispy Kreme has agreed to pay $1,187,757 in back wages and liquidated damages to 516 workers to resolve overtime violations in multiple locations as the result of an investigation by the Department of Labor.

NC to receive $750 million to prevent and treat opioid overdoses

North Carolina is due to receive $750 million in the settlement with Johnston County receiving $8 million.

Johnston County to receive $8 million as part of opioid settlement

North Carolina is due to receive $750 million in the settlement with Johnston County receiving $8 million.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

OT suit settlement will cost Wake taxpayers $395K

Wake County is paying nearly $400,000 to settle a federal, class-action lawsuit filed by emergency medical services (EMS) workers who claimed they were owed overtime money.

Wake Co. EMS failed to pay overtime. Now taxpayers are on the hook for nearly $400K

Wake County is paying nearly $400,000 to settle a federal, class-action lawsuit filed by emergency medical services (EMS) workers who claimed they were owed overtime money.

Cullen Browder, WRAL anchor/reporter

New info surfaces on $3M settlement for Andrew Brown Jr.

Recent developments in the Andrew Brown Jr. civil lawsuit shine a light on just how much of the $3 million settlement the family is actually getting and how much is going toward attorney fees.

Children of Andrew Brown Jr. to get $1.7M as part of $3M settlement

Recent developments in the Andrew Brown Jr. civil lawsuit shine a light on just how much of the $3 million settlement the family is actually getting and how much is going toward attorney fees.

Family of NC inmate awarded $3 million after he died in custody while hogtied

The family of John Neville was awarded $3 million in a settlement case after suing Forsyth County after Neville was killed in custody.

Maggie Brown, WRAL multiplatform producer

$750M to start flowing in NC to fight opioid addiction

Push-pull between treatment strategies begins; local governments will decide most spending.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Sandy Hook families settle with gun manufacturer

Families of some of the children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting have reached a $73 million settlement with Remington and its insurers,

Mobile banking app users could get piece of $58M settlement

A company accused of collecting too much of your financial data is being forced to pay big. That could mean you're entitled to settlement money.

Keely Arthur, WRAL 5 On Your Side reporter/executive producer

See if you qualify to get payments from Zoom

If you used Zoom during the pandemic, you could be entitled to a settlement from the company.

Raleigh pays $2M after wrongful arrests

The City of Raleigh has agreed to a $2 million settlement to be split between more than a dozen Black men wrongfully arrested and jailed on drug charges.

UNC-Chapel Hill, ECU accused of inflating student volunteer hours in government program

UNC-Chapel Hill, East Carolina University and the state Commission on Volunteerism and Community Service on Tuesday settled claims with the federal government that they inflated the hours student volunteers worked in the AmeriCorps program.

Democrats say blocking AG from settling lawsuits is unconstitutional

North Carolina's attorney general would no longer be able to settle lawsuits against the state without the approval of legislative leaders, under a bill heading to Gov. Roy Cooper.

Bill requiring legislative approval of legal settlements headed to governor

The bill is meant to give the legislative majority veto power over legal settlements when lawsuits are filed over laws they helped write.

Matthew Burns, WRAL.com senior producer/politics editor