Settlement

It was the story that, over the summer, ushered in a season of discontent with the grocery store chain nicknamed by its critics “Whole Paycheck”: the accusation that Whole Foods had overcharged some New York customers for, among other items, produce and pre-packaged fresh products Apologizing – and blaming its employees – Whole Foods quickly retreated. “Straight …

$5.9 million. That’s the amount settled on by the city of New York to resolve the wrongful death claim of Eric Garner,43, by Staten Island police. It’s just a few days until the anniversary of Garner’s death. This agreement headed off one legal battle. There’s more to go. A federal inquiry into Garner’s killing, as …