A federal judge in New Orleans granted final approval Monday to an estimated $20 billion settlement, resolving years of litigation over the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

The order came nearly five years to the day after an oil rig off the coast of Louisiana,...

A $765 million settlement was announced on behalf of 4,500 former NFL players. This settlement would resolve concussion-related lawsuits by funding medical exams, concussion-related compensation, and medical research.