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s.The parent company of the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus says it has received a nearly $16 million settlement from an affiliate of the Humane Society of the United States and other animal-rights groups that filed a frivolous lawsuit against them. The lawsuits in federal court in Washington have dragged on for more than a decade. In 2012, a judge said the case, alleging abusive treatment of elephants, was frivolous and forced the circus' owner, Palmetto-based Feld Entertainment, to spend millions in legal fee
Humane Society, others to pay Feld, Ringling Bros. $15 million in Asian elephant lawsuit | Local Business | Bradenton Herald