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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Lincoln County, MO Over $2 million settlement reached in civil wrongful death lawsuits.
Lincoln County, MO: (May-27-08) Brent Teasley, of Elsberry brought a civil lawsuit against Lincoln County and former deputy Nic Forler, alleging that wrongful death. The suit stated that Teasley's son, Tyler, then 22, was shot and killed by then Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Forler on Oct. 23, 2005. Tyler was one of two men who were shot and killed fol... - Express Scripts Inc. Over $9.5 million payout in deceptive business practices lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (May-27-08) State Attorneys General of 28 US states brought charges against Express Scripts Inc., alleging that the St. Louis-based pharmacy benefits manager misled consumers when it encouraged doctors to switch patients' cholesterol drug brands. The suit stated that the drugs were changed under the guise of controlling costs. Missouri Attorn... - Airplane Crashes: Passengers Have No Control
Jul-31-08 Athens, TX It is enough to make a person want to give up air travel forever. Writing about plane crashes, one sees news daily—hourly, almost—recounting the horrors of various air traffic accidents. From fuselage falling from airplanes to in-air collisions to planes crashing into the sides of mountains, the news is full of tragic stories about air tra... - McKesson Corp. $13.25 million settlement in lifestyle drug abuse lawsuit.
Pittsburgh, PA: (May-26-08) The US Drug Enforcement Administration brought a civil lawsuit against McKesson Corp., a giant San Francisco-based drug and medical products distribution company, related to the distribution of its lifestyle dugs such as alprazolam, an anti-anxiety drug, and hydrocodone, a narcotic pain reliever. The suit was filed after the c... - Germantown Primary Care Associates, P.C. Unlawfully collected fees refunded in Consumer Protection Act violation suit.
Baltimore, MD: (May-26-08) Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler brought charges against Germantown Primary Care Associates, P.C., a medical practice located in Germantown, alleging that the company collected a yearly administrative fee from its customers, which was a violation of Maryland's Consumer Protection Act and Consumer Debt Collection Act... - El Al Israel Airlines Ltd. $20 million settlement in cargo services price fixing lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (May-26-08) The US Department of Justice Antitrust Division brought a lawsuit against El Al Israel Airlines Ltd., alleging that the company engaged in price fixing on cargo services in 2000-2006. El Al was one of the several airlines that were investigated by the Department of Justice. Records show that British Airways plc and Korean Airl... - Baby Formula Class Actions Filed Against Makers of BPA-Laced Products
Jul-30-08 Los Angeles, CA: Six Southern California families have filed separate consumer fraud class actions against six different makers of baby formula and baby bottles containing Bisphenol A (BPA), a chemical found in plastic and in the lining of cans. The cases, filed in May and June of this year against Avent America, Abbott Laboratories, Evenflo, Gerber,... - Hutchinson Oil over $75,000 settlement reached in consumer protection lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (May-26-08) State Attorney General Tom Corbett brought a lawsuit against Hutchinson Oil, alleging that it charges consumers for prepaid oil and failed to deliver. The suit, filed after a total of 196 consumers filed complaints with Corbett's office, stated that the company violated consumer protection laws. Sources stated that the two s... - KoSa Ltd. $33 million settlement reached in class action antitrust lawsuit.
Charlotte, NC: (May-26-08) A class action lawsuit was brought against KoSa Ltd., a polyester manufacturing company currently known as Invista, alleging that the company engaged in antitrust business practices. Records indicate that when the suits were filed against the Charlotte, NC, based company, KoSa had a major manufacturing plant in Salisbury, emplo... - Seven months in back pay resolves pepper spray dispute.
Chattanooga, TN: (May-26-08) The school board in Chattanooga brought charges against Joshuah Barber, a former assistant principal, accusing him of pepper spraying students. The suit was filed after Barber was fired in October 2007, after being accused of using pepper spray to break up a fight between two female students at Brainerd High School. Records s... - 4.4% increase in salaries as part of contract settlement.
Ellsworth, WI: (May-26-08) The local teachers union brought charges against the Ellsworth School District, over issues pertaining to their employment contract. Sources on both sides of the dispute stated that the parties had reached a settlement agreement, ratifying a two-year contract. The deal stipulated that there will be a 4.4% increase in salaries a... - $10 million settlement reached in medical malpractice suit.
Cuyahoga County, OH: (May-26-08) Elizabeth Elia of Solon brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Cleveland Clinic, alleging that negligence on the part of the facility resulted in her child being permanently brain damaged. Records indicate that a jury awarded Elizabeth Elia and her 6-year-old son Abram $15.9 million, which is said to be one of... - AireSurf Networks Holdings Inc. $23,147 debt settlement made by issuance of 115,735 common shares.
Toronto, Ontario: (May-26-08) In a recent announcement made by spokespersons for AireSurf Networks Holdings Inc., the company stated that it has agreed to settle $23,147 of indebtedness owed to a non arm's length creditor. In the prepared statement, officials claimed that the settlement will be made by the issuance of 115,735 common shares of AireSurf. S... - Hutchinson Oil Over $75,000 settlement reached in consumer protection lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (May-26-08) State Attorney General Tom Corbett brought a lawsuit against Hutchinson Oil, alleging that it charges consumers for prepaid oil and failed to deliver. The suit, filed after a total of 196 consumers filed complaints with Corbett's office, stated that the company violated consumer protection laws. Sources stated that the two s... - Summer Turns Tragic After ATV Rollovers
Jul-29-08 Salt Lake City, UT Summer is supposed to be a fun, carefree time for youths. They have two months without the stress or tedium of school, two months to enjoy life and be out in the sun without a worry in the world. Unfortunately, all too often those two months of fun end with the tragedy of an ATV rollover. The problem with many ATV accidents is that... - Inside a Car Accident
Jul-29-08 Houston, TX Car accidents , like any accident, can happen to the nicest people, when they least expect it, and for all the wrong reasons. Someone could hit you. Someone else could be driving. The car crash itself could have been caused by an unsafe vehicle. Or it could just be a case of serendipity, of being in the wrong place at the wrong time. Whatev... - Psychopharmacology In Court
Jul-29-08 A previously outgoing, athletic and scholastically proficient 12 year-old begins to show increasing academic problems. Over the course of 18 months, he is treated by HMO pediatricians and child psychiatrists for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) to which the diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Bipolar Disorder are progressively added on. He i... - Plane Crash: What Goes Up…
Jul-23-08 Tacoma, WA We all know the end of that saying. Unfortunately, in the case of aviation, it seems that, with startling frequency, planes are not coming down the manner they were designed to. Rather, they are crashing down, taking with them innocent lives. Plane crashes are in the news far too often; however, many victims, their families and others affected... - Stafford, NJ $177,000 settlement reached in employment lawsuit.
Stafford, NJ: (May-24-08) John McMenamin, former township police lieutenant, brought a lawsuit against Stafford Township, alleging that he was unfairly passed over for a promotion to chief. The suit also named several department members as defendants, accusing them of misconduct. McMenamin, who spent 21 years with the Stafford Police Department, sought $... - Champaign County, IL $19,000 settlement reached in troubled nursing home suit.
Urbana, IL: (May-24-08) The state of Illinois brought a lawsuit against Champaign County, over a troubled nursing home, which has run deficits of $100,000 a month and suffered $4 million in cost overruns. The suit also stated that the county failed to file proper paperwork for Champaign County Nursing Home repairs in 2007, after it was found that a new h...