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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- BP Oil Refinery Explosion Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-21-07) A lawsuit was filed against BP, stemming from the deadly explosion at BP's oil refinery in Texas City that killed more than a dozen people. Eva Rowe died in the accident and her parents filed a lawsuit against the global energy group. BP settled with the girl's parents and set aside $32 million to improve oil workers' safety. Texa... - Consumerinfo.com Free Credit Report Fraud Fine
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-21-07) The Federal Trade commission booked Consumerinfo.com, doing business as Experian Consumer Direct, on employing deceptive advertising practices. According to the FTC, Consumerinfo.com did not honor its word when it advertised "free credit reports" to consumers but failed to adequately disclose that those who signed up would... - San Bernardino County, CA Developer Storm Water Damage Settlement
Hollywood, CA: (Feb-21-07) The San Bernardino Board of Supervisors approved a settlement that took place between the county and Upland developer Colonies Partners. The lawsuit questioned whether the county had the right to divert storm waters onto the Colonies' commercial and residential development. Under the agreement, Colonies Partners will get $102... - St. Joseph County Underpaid Madison Center for Jail Prisoners Settlement
South Bend, IN: (Feb-21-07) An appeal was filed with the St. Joseph County Council by the Madison Center, who contended that the mental health facility had been underpaid since the 1990s for services provided to county jail prisoners. Madison Center sought an appropriation of $5 million, but the County settled for $3.25 million in all, with $3 million t... - Veritas Software Corp. Aiding and Abetting Scheme Civil Penalty
Washington, DC: (Feb-21-07) Symantec Corp.'s Veritas was charged with engaging in a fraudulent scheme to manage earnings and aiding and abetting fraud at Time Warner Inc.'s America Online unit, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC alleged that Veritas agreed to buy $20 million in online advertising from AOL in 2000 in exchange fo... - Schering-Plough Corp. Drug Pricing Settlement
Harrisburg, PA: (Feb-21-07) Pharmaceutical giant Schering-Plough came under federal censure for its improper pricing and marketing practices of several of the company's prescription medications, especially allergy drug Claritin Redi-Tabs and potassium supplement K-Dur. Schering-Plough ended up paying the United States Department of Justice $435 million... - Fannie Mae Accounting Fraud Civil Penalty
Washington, DC: (Feb-27-07) Mortgage giant, Fannie Mae, has been under federal scanners for reasons ranging from withholding $44.4 million in bonuses from their employees to the kind of corporate culture they endorse. The Securities and Exchange Commission levied a $400 million civil penalty - one of the biggest ever in an accounting fraud case - agains... - GlobalSantaFe Corp. Drill Patent Infringement Settlement
Houston, TX: (Feb-20-07) A patent dispute that arose between GlobalSantaFe Corp. and Transocean was resolved with the two companies entering into a settlement and licensing agreement. Under the agreement, GlobalSantaFe will pay a one-time license fee of $12 million related to the construction of three rigs and allow for the unrestricted use of dual dril... - Great American Insurance Company Cabot School Fire Settlement
Little Rock, AR: (Feb-20-07) A suit involving the Cabot School District and Great American Insurance Company was settled with Great American Insurance Company agreeing to pay the school district $10 million. The lawsuit stemmed out of the School District's claim for losses to the Cabot Junior High School building and its contents, resulting from a fire... - Bayonne, NJ Traffic Light Car Crash Settlement
Bayonne, NJ: (Feb-20-07) A lawsuit that resulted from an accident involving city Health Director Brigid Breivogel was settled when Bayonne agreed to pay her three installments of $135,000. Breivogel was returning to Bayonne from a Hudson County seminar, when she collided with a 1998 Lincoln, traveling through an intersection. Breivogel could not see the... - Peter Chiesa Property Disputer Murders Settlement
Calaveras, CA: (Feb-20-07) A property dispute that took the lives of two women was finally settled with a settlement that awarded $1 million in shared monetary damages to the families involved in filing suit. The feud stemmed out of a road access dispute between Leslie Hannameyer, her neighbor Annette Truman, and Peter Chiesa, a once brilliant chemist C... - Monroe County, WI Inmate Attempted Suicide Settlement
Appleton, WI: (Feb-20-07) A lawsuit filed by the family of Brenda Mombourquette against Monroe County, accused county jail authorities of gross neglect when they failed to diagnose Mombourquette's depression. Mombourquette finally tried committing suicide while in jail and suffered irreversible brain damage. Mombourquette's family filed a lawsuit agains... - Dallas County, TX Inhuman Inmate Treatment Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-20-07) A prolonged litigation against Dallas County alleging that conditions in the County jail were inhuman was finally settled when the Dallas County Commissioner's Court approved a $950,000 settlement with the families of three men. James Monroe Mims, Kennedy Nickerson, and Clarence Grant contended that their mental illnesses were... - Nationwide Building Society Laptop Security Breach Fine
United Kingdom: (Feb-20-07) The Financial Services Authority (FSA) filed a complaint and fined the Nationwide Building Society claiming that the institution failed to have effective systems and controls to manage its information security risks. The fine is directly connected to the 2006 theft of a Nationwide laptop from an employee's home. Nationwide ha... - Swiss Re KeyCorp Contract Breach Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Feb-20-07) KeyCorp filed a lawsuit against insurer Swiss Re in 2000 in US District Court in Cleveland. The lawsuit questioned whether Swiss Re was obligated to cover losses incurred by KeyCorp in its car leasing business. The Cleveland-based bank leased out about 160,000 cars between 1997 and 2000 through its Key Auto Finance division. K... - Ethicon's Absorbable Sutures are Non-absorbable
May-3-07 Cape Coral, FL Shelley Markgraf had a hysterectomy in August, 2006. Her recovery took more than six months and she had another surgery - all because of Vicryl sutures made by Ethicon Inc., the same makers of Panacryl sutures. "My whole life stopped for six months - my family can attest to that," says Markgraf. "Two weeks after my surgery I had seve... - Davie County, NC Deputy Car Crash Settlement
Mocksville, NC: (Feb-20-07) The Davie County Board of Commissioners and County Attorney reached a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged that a sheriff's deputy was grossly negligent and malicious in causing a fatal wreck in 2004. Of the $975,000 that Davie County will pay out, $275,000 will go toward the estate of Mary Ruth Smith, who died two weeks afte... - State Farm Policyholders Coverage Settlement
Biloxi, MS: (Feb-18-07) Following a pattern set in Florida, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is seeking legislation that will block insurance companies from refusing to write new homeowners and commercial policies in hurricane hit states. The move was spurred by State Farm's new policies stemming out of the inhospitable climate in the state. Hood s... - Luis Cornide and Robert De La Riva Investment Fraud Settlement
Coral Gables, FL: (Feb-19-07) Luis Cornide and Robert De La Riva, principles of an investment firm were brought under the scanner by the Securities and Exchange Commission, who claimed that the duo had misappropriated at least $15 million in investor funds. The two agreed to forfeit $4.2 million in cash and $4.4 million in assets to Pension Fund of Amer... - Michael Coon Schizophrenic Shooting Settlement
Ste. Genevieve, MO: (Feb-19-07) Dennis Heberlie, 47, of Ste. Genevieve County, died after officer Michael Coon fired a single shot at him back in November 2005. Heberlie, a paranoid schizophrenic, caused a disturbance at the Conoco gas station and began to run. After a short chase, officer Coon tracked him down and shot him after a brief struggle. Offic...