LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- U.S. Government Student Pilot Wrongful Death Settlement
In May 2004, student pilots Ford Cederblom and Damon Lott were killed when their plane crashed into a California mountain. An investigation revealed plane crash was caused by faulty instructions from an air traffic controller. Ford Cederblom and Lott were flying from Arizona to Carlsbad, CA with four other planes from their flight school. One had a call... - Western Union Financial Services Inc. Money Laundering Settlement
The Arizona Department of Financial Institutions filed charges against the money transfer company for allegedly failing to comply with state reporting laws intended to help combat money laundering and illegal immigration. Western Union collected unusable information on the identity of senders and receivers of money transfers, its record keeping was lax... - Anthem Inc. medical billing
This case has been settled. Please visit our Homepage to view active cases. Class-action status has been granted in a medical billing lawsuit against health care benefits company Anthem Inc. The two Indiana doctors who have launched the suit are challenging Anthem's practice of sending insurance reimbursement checks to their patients rather than... - Pitney Bowes Inc. Tax Settlement
Pitney Bowes completed its previously disclosed tax settlement with the Internal Revenue Service. Pitney Bowes expects to pay about $1.1 billion of tax over the next six months. All of the tax payments will be made using proceeds from the Capital Services sale, as well as an advance against the company's Corporate Owned Life Insurance assets. (Aug-31-06... - AgriProcessors Inc. Wastewater Settlement
The Environmental Protection Agency filed a complaint against the meatpacking company for allegedly failing to properly treat wastewater. Discharges introduced pollutants into Postville, Iowa's water treatment plant, causing the city to violate its wastewater treatment permit. AgriProcessors has agreed to pay a $600,000 civil penalty to resolve federal... - TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceutical Lupron Pricing Settlement
The Illinois Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the three companies which manufacture and distribute the prostate cancer drug Lupron. The 2005 lawsuit claimed the companies published fraudulent prices for the drug, causing government programs to overpay hundreds of millions of dollars. TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Ph... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee Child Molestation Settlement
In 1976, Father Siegfried Widera was convicted of child molestation in Milwaukee. Three years later he was sent to Orange County, but the Milwaukee archdiocese failed to disclose the conviction in a letter to Orange County church officials, saying Widera posed "no great risk." Eight people filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Milwaukee claiming Widera... - Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company Aluminum Pollution Settlement
The city of Stamps, AR filed a federal lawsuit regarding contamination at a defunct aluminum recycling plant that continues to pollute groundwater. The lawsuit was filed against 16 companies that operated or used the plant, including Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company. Red River Aluminum operated for 10 years as a secondary aluminum smelter. It clos... - Dr. Ronald McGee Medical Malpractice Settlement
In June 2000, at the age of 61, Marvin Doniger went to Dr. McGee when he was urinating blood. McGee suggested Doniger had a kidney stone, and told him to do nothing unless he experienced the symptoms again. Six months later, Doniger was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After three surgeries and 18 months of physical therapy, Doniger walks with a cane and... - Wal-Mart Defective Lawnmower Injury Settlement
In May 2000, 58-year-old Joyce Burnside jumped off her Murray riding lawnmower when it seemed to be toppling over. The mower tumbled 30 feet down a slope following Burnside. The lawnmower blade chopped off all but her thumb and forefinger, while cutting her elbow and crushing the bone. The blades of the mower should have stopped within five seconds afte... - Tower Tours and Coach USA/Gray Line Concierges and Bellmen Commission Settlement
Concierges and bellmen filed a price fixing lawsuit against sightseeing companies for illegally agreeing to slash commissions they pay for booking customers. The lawsuit claimed in April 2003 San Francisco's three main touring bus companies announced that they were reducing commissions from $25 and $15 per ticket to $10 for adults and $5 for children. T... - S & Z Tool & Die Co. Gender and Racial Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of African American and female applicants alleging racial and gender discrimination. The lawsuit claimed the metal manufacturing firm engaged in a pattern and practice of refusing to hire female applicants for employment because of their gender, and black applicants because of th... - Schering-Plough Improper Marketing Settlement
The U.S. Justice Department accused the company of lying to the government about drug prices and improperly marketing cancer drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. According to the government, Schering-Plough engaged in illegal sales and marketing programs for several cancer drugs. It improperly promoted Temodar for use in brai... - Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. Patent Infringement Settlement
Purdue Frederick Laboratories, Inc. and Euro-Celtique filed charges against the drug company claiming its oxycodone extended release generic version of OxyContin tablets infringed Purdue's U.S. patent. Endo launched its oxycodone extended release products on June 7, 2005 in response to a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Cir... - Delaware State Police Trooper Gender Discrimination Settlement
Sgt. Diane Moss was a 19-year veteran of the force when she retired in May 2005. She filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the police department claiming she was passed over for promotion because of her gender and because she is black. The Delaware State Police reached an $80,000 out of court settlement to end the discrimination lawsuit filed by... - U.S. Postal Service Worker Racial Harassment Settlement
Tony Welch worked at the main postal branch in Roanoke from 1996 until 2002. Welch, who is black, claimed he was harassed by five white, male co-workers who made racially derogatory comments toward him beginning in 1998. Welch claimed the harassment stressed him out so badly that he became physically ill. He was fired in October 2004 for being absent wi... - Euro Cement Group Monopoly Settlement
The Russian federal government filed charges against the cement maker for violating antitrust laws. Moscow court approved a Federal Anti-Monopoly Service order for Euro Cement to pay the government a fine of 267 million rubles or $9.9 million. Euro Cement must also inform regulators if it raises cement prices by more than 5% in three months or purchases... - EchoStar Communications Direct Channel Settlement
After nine years of litigation, EchoStar Communications has agreed to settle a lawsuit with ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox Affiliate Associations. EchoStar has agreed to pay the affiliate associations $100 million to protect its subscribers from potential shut off of their distant network channels. EchoStar Distant channels originate from a market outside the co... - Prudential Financial Inc. Rapid Trading Settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York were investigating the life insurer regarding improper mutual fund trading. The case charged former Prudential employees with making millions of dollars by rapid trading of mutual funds and claimed Prudential allowed hedg... - Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Nun Abuse Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the order of nuns claiming plaintiffs were abused as children at orphanages and schools supervised by the nuns between the 1930s and 1970s. More than 20 plaintiffs accused Rev. Herman J. Lammers of abusing them; he was director of Catholic Charities from 1939 to 1976 and a live-in chaplain at St. Thomas St. Vincent Orphanage...