Progressive to pay $48 million to settle claims it undervalued wrecked cars

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Progressive agreed to pay $48 million to settle a class action lawsuit accusing the insurer of systematically undervaluing the claims of New York drivers whose vehicles were wrecked. A preliminary settlement of the proposed class action was filed on Monday night in federal court in Manhattan, and requires…

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Walmart has held talks to sell its shuttered medical clinics, Fortune reports

(Reuters) – Walmart has held talks with potential buyers to sell its already shuttered medical clinics, Fortune reported on Tuesday, citing multiple sources familiar with the matter. In April, Walmart decided to close all 51 of its health clinics and shut its virtual healthcare operations, saying it could not see them as a sustainable business…

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Visa, Mastercard can likely handle settlement much bigger than $30 billion, judge says

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – A federal judge said Visa and Mastercard can likely withstand a “substantially greater” settlement with merchants who said they overpaid on swipe fees than the $30 billion accord she rejected this week. U.S. District Judge Margo Brodie in Brooklyn made her assessment in an 88-page opinion released on…

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Exclusive-US prosecutors meeting with Boeing, crash victims as criminal charging decision looms, sources say

By Mike Spector and Chris Prentice NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. prosecutors are meeting with Boeing and fatal-crash victims’ relatives as a July 7 deadline looms for the Justice Department to decide whether to criminally charge the planemaker, according to two people familiar with the matter and correspondence reviewed by Reuters. Justice Department officials met…

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