#legal-settlements

#legal-settlements

"I would love to heal that in the city. But I would also want people to be receptive," he said.

A new report by the United Educators insurance company shows that universities spent hundreds of millions of dollars on damages in 2025, according to an analysis of publicly reported settlements. Legal cases involved a variety of issues, ranging from deaths on campus to antitrust issues, cybersecurity breaches, discrimination, sexual misconduct and pandemic-era policy fallout. Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital had the largest settlement at $750 million.

"These cases are not a result of one single failure, one missed opportunity," attorney Laura Mangini told Boston.com, "but instead really demonstrate a chilling pattern and culture that enabled the abuser, Robert Gayle, and where the safety of children was minimized."

Character.AI and Google have reached settlements with several families whose teens harmed themselves or died by suicide after interacting with Character.AI 's chatbots, according to new court filings. The details of the settlements are still unknown. The parties notified a federal court in Florida that they had reached a "mediated settlement in principle to resolve all claims," and asked to pause the case to finalize the agreement. A spokesperson for Character.AI, Kathryn Kelly, declined to comment.

A lawsuit alleging systemic failures that led to the starvation death of an 11-year-old girl at the hands of her adoptive family has resolved with settlements tallying $31.5 million dollars including $10 million each from the city and county of San Diego. The neglect lawsuit was brought on behalf of Arabella McCormack's two younger sisters, who were 6 and 7 years old when Arabella died in August 2022.

Matt Gaetz could easily afford a high priced escort, but instead he chose to take advantage of a 17 year old girl who was in and out of homeless shelters and working at McDonald's. He paid $400 to have sex with her twice. Prison isn't enough. https://t.co/ppmXnRV1AQ - emily may (@emilykmay) November 13, 2025