Google has agreed to pay $7 million in one of the largest fines for violating privacy. The fine for collecting people’s personal data without authorization as part of its Street View service. As part of the settlement, Google must educate employees about the privacy of consumer data and sponsor a public service campaign to teach people how to secure their wireless networks. Google also agreed to all destroy emails, passwords, and web histories that was taking from home wireless systems when the Street view car would take photos of the neighborhoods.
TV Show Host Forced To Pay $250,000 To Interns?!?!?
Charlie Rose TV talk show host and famous interviewer settled his class action lawsuit at the Supreme Court in Manhattan, forcing the host to pay $1,100 of unpaid wages to 190 former interns. In the settlement Mr. Rose and Charlie Rose Inc. deny any wrong doing in the settlement and claim that many of their interns have gone on to have continued success in the entertainment industry and credit them with giving opportunities. PaulDaPro
Amanda Bynes Enters Settlement In Hit-And-Run Case
Amanda Bynes has settled her misdemeanor hit and run case out of court with the other drivers. The actress who came to fame on the hit 90’s show All That, has had a few run ins with the law lately but she was able to settle this case and resolve some of her other legal issues at the same time. Hit the jump for more. PaulDaPro
Woman Inks Multi Million Dollar Deal In DSK Sex Assault Case
Nafissatou Diallo, a Guinean immigrant accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn the French politician of sexually assaulting her, and by the sum of her settlement I’m pretty sure she has a pretty good case. Strauss Kahn who was predicted to be the next French President. The terms of the deal are unclear as they signed a confidentiality agreement. Diallo also settled a defamation case with the New York Post. Hit the jump for more. PaulDaPro
Woman Wins $4 Million In Chimpanzee Settlement
Charla Nash a 57 year old New England woman was awarded $4 million in a settlement after her brother filed a lawsuit on her behalf seeking $50 million in damages from the estate of a woman who owned a Chimpanzee that mauled Nash years ago. Sandra Herold the owner of the Chimpanzee recently passed away, but the incident at Herold’s house the day her pet Chimpanzee Travis was on the loose is a day that changed Nash’s life forever. Ms. Nash was called to help lure Travis back in the house but Travis went crazy and mauled Nash, ripping off her hands, lips, nose, eye lids, and leaving her blind, before being shot to death by a police officer on site. Nash’s brother says that the amount of money awarded is meaningless when considering the status of his sisters life but hopefully that $4 million can help her cope with the events of that traumatic day. Check the gallery above for Photos of the victim and the culprit. PaulDaPro
