Georgia Insurance Commissioner John W. Oxendine announced Tuesday that American Fidelity Life Insurance Company has agreed to a settlement payment for all Georgia policyholders.

South Carolina Attorney General Henry McMaster says the state has reached a $45 million settlement with drug maker Eli Lilly & Co. over the company’s marketing of an anti-psychotic drug.

It’s the latest twist in the long running legal battle between the city of Augusta and the X-Mart Adult Video Store. Later this month, the two sides will go before a mediator in Atlanta to see if a settlement can be reached. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

A 72-year-old woman whose Tasering by a deputy constable was captured on video and shown nationwide has accepted a $40,000 settlement offer from a Texas county.

Almost four years ago, Augusta Commissioners voted to fire Engineering Director Teresa Smith, she sued, but the case will not be going to trial, the city has agreed to settle and to pay. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

The federal government says its proposed settlement with Bank of America for misleading shareholders about bonuses for executives paid by Merrill Lynch is fair, reasonable and adequate. The Securities and Exchange Commission affirmed in a legal filing its defense of the proposed $33 million settlement over the bonus affair, which arose after Bank of America Corp. agreed to buy Merrill for $50 billion a year ago.

Amazon.com is warning a federal judge that Google will be able to overcharge consumers and stifle competition if it wins court approval to add millions more titles to its already vast digital library.

Georgia is expected to receive about $21.7 million from the record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty that Pfizer Inc. is paying over unlawful prescription drug promotions.

The X-Mart awarded nearly $131,000 for 99 days of lost business from the federal court, based on actions by the city of Augusta way back in 2002. Lawyers for the store say this is not the end but the beginning and will continue the lawsuit to re-open the store and collect damages for the entire time the X-Mart has been shut down by the city. If the store wins, it could cost Augusta taxpayers millions. So, is this fight still worth the possible cost? WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story. Let us know in our web poll what you think.

The Obama administration says DHL has agreed to pay the government $9.4 million to settle a dispute that the company made shipments to Iran, Sudan and Syria in violation of U.S. embargoes.

The Obama administration says DHL has agreed to pay the government $9.4 million to settle a dispute that the company made shipments to Iran, Sudan and Syria in violation of U.S. embargoes.

A hearing on Michael Jackson’s estate has ended with the two men named in the pop icon’s will retaining control of his financial affairs, and the custody of his kids being granted to his mother.

A hearing on Michael Jackson’s estate has ended with the two men named in the pop icon’s will retaining control of his financial affairs, and the custody of his kids being granted to his mother.

Michael Jackson’s estate has reached a settlement with AEG, the concert promoter that was preparing to put on the King of Pop’s 50 comeback shows in London when he died.

Attorneys in South Carolina are going to court to argue motions in a lawsuit following the furniture store fire two years ago in which nine firefighters died. Monday’s hearing comes after attorneys for the Sofa Super Store asked that the city of Charleston be made a defendant. The city says it cannot be a defendant now because claims from the firefighters’ families have been settled through workers’ compensation.