Hacker News with Generative AI: Settlements

Brazil reaches $23B settlement with mining firms over environmental disaster (apnews.com)
Officer who ignored NYPD's 'courtesy cards' receives $175K settlement (apnews.com)
A New York City police officer has reached a $175,000 settlement with the city in a lawsuit that illuminated the use of the “courtesy cards” that officers dole out to friends and relatives to get out of traffic stops and other minor infractions, according to an agreement filed in Manhattan federal court Monday.
Supreme Court Rejects Liability Shield at Center of Purdue Pharma Settlement (nytimes.com)
Google avoids jury trial by sending $2.3M check to US Government (arstechnica.com)
Archaeology team discovers a 7k-year-old settlement in Serbia (phys.org)