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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Popular Leasing USA Matrix Box Settlement
In 2004, NorVergence promised businesses that they would save on telephone and Internet bills if they rented a matrix box from the telecommunications company. The businesses agreed to leases requiring them to pay $200 to $4,000 a month. NorVergence then sold the leases to about 40 finance companies, including Popular Leasing. The boxes did not work and... - Edward St. John Lottery Winner Settlement
Edward St. John regularly searched through the trash at a local convenience store for discarded winning tickets. One day in October of 2005, the 83-year-old got lucky; he found a discarded winning ticket worth $1 million. Kevin Donovan, 49, said he bought every "Hold 'em Poker" ticket in the store earlier in the day but accidentally threw out the winn... - DaimlerChrysler AG Daimler-Benz Shareholder Settlement
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of former shareholders of Daimler-Benz AG related to its 1998 merger with Chrysler Corp. During the merger, 1.8% of Daimler-Benz shares were exchanged involuntarily for shares in the merged company. Some shareholders claimed the exchange ratio used undervalued their shares. DaimlerChrysler has been ordered to pay $295 milli... - Apple iPod Patent Infringement Settlement
Creative Technology accused the technology firm of infringing its patents in the iPod music player and navigation menu. Creative claimed Apple's software infringed patents on technology used to organize music on its Nomad and Zen media players. As part of the settlement, Apple will pay Creative $100 million to license a software patent for use in all it... - Anthony Crane Rental Wrongful Death Settlement
On August 26, 2000 Emilio Talavera was working with a construction crew at a Mitchell Gas Services plant near Bridgeport, TX. He and another worker were standing under a crane boom when a boom extension became dislodged and started falling toward the ground. When the crane operator shouted a warning to the workers below, Talavera pushed his co-worker to... - Pinecrest Hospital and the Department of Health and Human Resources Patient Assault Settlement
Buster Lee Webb suffered a fractured hip when he was assaulted by another Pinecrest patient in July 2000. Webb died of a blood clot on November 26th, 2000. His sister filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Raleigh Circuit Judge Robert Burnside approved a $300,000 settlement. (A... - Karl Leo, Herb Hester, Phil Hunniford, Arm, Ltd., and Caye Home Furnishings ERISA Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the defendants alleging that, as fiduciaries of the Employee Welfare Benefit Plan for Heath Home Furnishings, they failed to make proper remittances or pay health insurance benefits despite continuing to represent that the plan was solvent to employees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a class of former employees or benefic... - Tempo Real Estate Corporation Toddler Drowning Settlement
On July 26th, 2003 nearly three-year-old Jonathan Flores entered the pool area of his parents' apartment complex through a broken gate at The Cliffs. He fell into the pool and drowned to death. Tempo Real Estate Corporation had been cited 21 times by the DeKalb County Board of Health because the broken pool gate was neither self-closing nor self-latchin... - Los Angeles County Tram Accident Personal Injury Settlement
On November 28, 2004 Deanna Sprinkel was kneeling on the edge of an asphalt roadway feeding her infant daughter in her stroller when she was hit by the county operated tram. The tram was traveling 5 to 8 mph and dragged Sprinkel 25 to 30 feet. She sustained significant injuries to her knees and back; Sprinkel underwent three surgeries and was unable to... - Stillwater School District Employee Age Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the school district alleging the early-retirement program discriminated against older workers. The case was filed on behalf of 57 former employees who retired between 1998 and 2001. Early-retirement incentive plans reduced benefit payments the longer employees waited to retire. The... - City of San Jose Hells Angels Police Raid Settlement
On January 21, 1998, 90 officers raided the Hells Angels San Jose headquarters and nine homes. The Hells Angels motorcycle club filed a lawsuit against the city claiming city police crossed the line when they fatally shot three dogs during a raid on two bikers' homes. The lawsuit alleged the three dogs were needlessly killed by police who refused to giv... - Salinas E.coli: How Many get Sick before Action is Taken?
Oct-31-06 Hillsborough, CA It's ironic - what you think is good for you turns out to be the worst. How can so many people (over 200 so far, including three deaths) get sick before the cause is determined? Many food and health advocates say that the system isn't set up to protect the public: Barbara Rogers and Dinah Saunders agree. "I thought my daughter had t... - Los Angeles County Sidewalk Fall Settlement
Regina Reeves was walking in El Cariso Park in 2004 when she tripped on the raised edge of a walkway and fell on her head and hands. The section of pavement in question was 1/2 to 2 inches higher than adjoining sections. As a result of the fall, Reeves complained of neck and back pain, numbness to her hands and arm pain. She filed a personal injury laws... - University Hospitals of Cleveland Whistleblower Settlement
Dr. Thomas Kirby, the former co-chairman of cardiothoracic surgery, accused the hospital of illegally encouraging its doctors to refer patients only to other University Hospital doctors. Kirby criticized the hospital while working there and filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court under whistleblower provisions. In an effort to control Medicare costs, C... - Mike and Greg Whitaker Hog Farm Pollution Settlement
Sierra Club members and a group of concerned residents filed a lawsuit against the DeKalb County hog farm owners for allegedly polluting streams that flow into the Tennessee River. The 2,400 hog farm stuck up the air and possibly contaminated water quality. Under the terms of the settlement, the Whitakers have been ordered to pay the defendants $100,000... - U.S. Bank City Tax Embezzlement Settlement
The city of Bowling Green filed a lawsuit against the bank related to embezzlement by the city's former Chief Financial Officer Davis Cooper. Two private accounts were set up by Cooper over 23 years and thousands of transactions were placed into these official sounding accounts. Cooper is serving eight years in a federal prison, after pleading guilty to... - Franchise Pictures and Sidonian Holdings Fraud Settlement
Intertainment filed a lawsuit against the former CEO of US film producer Franchise Pictures and the production company Sidonian Holdings. In the trial, the two defendants along with 15 further production companies had been found guilty of fraud and Intertainment was awarded damages totaling $121.7 million. However, most of the companies filed for bankru... - Colonial HealthCare Inadequate Patient Care Fines
A 92-year-old man who was admitted to the facility received diabetes medication to lower his blood sugar level although he did not have the disorder. He died nine days later of aspiration pneumonia. A 64-year-old woman was taken to the facility with multiple health problems. Her physician ordered a device to provide increased oxygen during sleep for sle... - Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Royalty Deductions Settlement
A lawsuit was filed by John Steven Alford and Robert Larrabee, individually and on behalf of a plaintiff class against the independent oil and gas exploration company relating to alleged improper deductions in the calculation of royalties. Pioneer Natural Resources agreed to pay a $32 million settlement and Pioneer USA also agreed to adjust the manner i... - Fax.com Junk Faxes Settlement
The state of Indiana filed a lawsuit against the advertising company after it sent out millions of unwanted faxes to Indiana homes and businesses. The lawsuit claimed Fax.com violated a federal law that prohibits sending unsolicited advertising over fax machines. Indiana also argued that the company used automated dialing machines to contact prohibited...