Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. The leaders of the Commonwealth have agreed to consider reparations for the historic slave trade, despite the UK government’s attempts to ignore their demands leading up to the biennial gathering of the association. During the … Read more
Matthew Garrett, a former professor at Bakersfield College, recently reached a settlement in a lawsuit with his former employer. The settlement, which includes a $2.4 million payment from the Kern Community College District, also resulted in Garrett’s resignation. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California, alleged that the … Read more
TORONTO (AP) — Three big tobacco companies would pay nearly $24 billion to settle a long-running legal battle in Canada, according to a purposed deal. Philip Morris International said Friday that a court-appointed mediator had filed the proposed settlement with its Canadian affiliate, Rothmans, Benson & Hedges, over tobacco product-related claims and litigation in Canada. … Read more