Amazon settles six-year lawsuit with former AWS managers over data center kickbacks

Amazon has ended its six-year legal battle with former real estate managers Carl Nelson and Casey Kirschner, who acknowledged receiving personal payments tied to data center deals. Settlement terms are confidential; the case against contractor Northstar and Brian Watson goes to trial Nov. 2.

• Nelson and Kirschner admitted the payments violated Amazon's ethics code
• Settlement terms are confidential, including whether money changed hands
• Nelson's family spent over $3 million on legal fees
• Trial against Northstar and Brian Watson is set for Nov. 2