Meta已同意支付170亿美元和解金，以了结一起涉及社交媒体年轻用户保护措施的标志性诉讼 1。该公司去年的营收为2010亿美元 1。报道同时回顾了其他多家企业的重大和解案例 1。
在能源与会计丑闻领域，BP于2016年首次宣布就深水地平线漏油事件同意支付200亿美元，其中包括将在约16年内支付的55亿美元民事《清洁水法》罚款 1。Enron在2001年申请破产保护后，集体诉讼追回了超过70亿美元的资金，共有24名高管（包括前CEO Jeffrey Skilling）被定罪 1。WorldCom于2002年因110亿美元会计欺诈破产，于2005年同意向股东支付约7.5亿美元现金和股票，主要银行和会计公司和解约60亿美元，其前CEO Bernie Ebbers于2005年被判25年监禁，2020年去世 1。
在金融与医疗诉讼方面，摩根大通于2013年同意支付130亿美元和解金，美国银行则在2014年就同一问题达成166.5亿美元和解，包括50亿美元现金罚款、46亿美元补救付款和约70亿美元房主救济 1。强生于7月同意支付55亿美元和解滑石粉致癌诉讼，条件为至少95%的剩余索赔人参与 1。此前，美国破产法院法官去年否决了强生子公司Red River Talc提出的90亿美元和解方案 1。根据安排，强生将于明年支付不超过30亿美元的首期款项，2028年前无额外付款 1。
Meta has agreed to pay $17 billion to resolve a landmark lawsuit regarding the protection of young users on its social media platforms 1. This substantial financial commitment follows a year in which the company generated $201 billion in revenue 1.
The technology giant joins a historical roster of major corporations that have paid billions to resolve significant legal disputes 1. In the energy sector, BP agreed to a $20 billion settlement for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, first announced in 2016, which includes a $5.5 billion civil Clean Water Act penalty to be paid over approximately 16 years 1. Financial institutions have also faced massive payouts, with JPMorgan Chase agreeing to a $13 billion settlement in 2013, and Bank of America reaching a $16.65 billion resolution in 2014 for the same issue, which included a $5 billion cash penalty, $4.6 billion in remediation payments, and roughly $7 billion in homeowner relief 1. Corporate fraud cases also resulted in historic settlements, such as Enron's 2001 bankruptcy, which led to over $7 billion recovered through class action lawsuits after 24 executives, including former CEO Jeffrey Skilling, were convicted 1. Similarly, WorldCom collapsed in 2002 due to an $11 billion accounting fraud, resulting in a 2005 agreement to pay shareholders about $750 million in cash and stock, and settle with major banks and accounting firms for approximately $6 billion, while its former CEO Bernie Ebbers was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2005 and died in 2020 1. More recently, Johnson & Johnson agreed in July to pay $5.5 billion to settle talc-related cancer lawsuits, a deal conditional on at least 95% of remaining claimants participating after a US bankruptcy court judge rejected a $9 billion proposal by its subsidiary Red River Talc last year 1. Under the terms of this agreement, Johnson & Johnson will pay an initial installment of up to $3 billion next year, with no additional payments required before 2028 1.
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