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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- AOL likes you so much, they Bill you Twice!
Aug-11-06 Back in January Time Warner's American Online (AOL) agreed to pay customers as much as $25 million to settle claims that it wrongly billed customers for online services and products without consent. Consumers also complained that they were billed for accounts after they tried to cancel them. Well, AOL may have settled those lawsuits, but it appears it... - Merck keeps right on pushing Fosamax
Aug-11-06 New York, NY Merck's second-best selling drug, Fosamax , has been linked to jaw bone death, although sales of the drug remain steady with no decrease whatsoever. Jaw bone deth is a condition that can involve severe pain, infection, loose teeth, exposed bone, loss of function and disfigurement, according to the American Association of Oral and Maxillofa... - Raymond Weaver Animal Abuse Settlement
Raymond Weaver drove over his neighbor's dog several times and did not stop when people called out. Mark Greenup and his family filed a lawsuit against Weaver for punitive damages and intentional infliction of emotional stress. Weaver was convicted of first degree animal abuse and sentenced to 90 days in the Clackamas County Jail. Raymond Weaver must... - Zyprexa Lawsuits - Eli Lilly May Lose Insurance Coverage
Aug-3-06 In the company's first quarter report for 2006, Eli Lilly says it is having problems with insurance coverage. "We have experienced difficulties in obtaining product liability insurance due to a very restrictive insurance market," the report says, "and therefore will be largely self-insured for future product liability losses." Although Lilly has cover... - WestJet Airlines Air Canada Internet Spying Settlement
Air Canada filed a lawsuit against its rival airline for allegedly spying on one of its internal Web sites. WestJet had logged on more than 240,000 times to an internal Web site that contained passenger load data. Under terms of the settlement, WestJet will pay Air Canada, a unit of ACE Holdings, $5.5 million to cover its legal and investigation costs a... - Costco Cesspool Violation Settlement
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against the discount retailer for failing to close and replace three large capacity cesspools at its Kona, HI store. Costco allegedly violated a statewide directive to close cesspools. Costco will pay a $75,000 fine and install a wastewater treatment unit at its Kona facility. (May-31-06) [ PACIF... - Thrush Construction and Suburban Elevator Electrician Workers Compensation Settlement
Electrician Michael Seay was working in the basement of a Madison Street condo building when he tripped over scrap cables left near an elevator shaft. He tumbled down the elevator shaft and was knocked unconscious. Seay slammed onto large elevator springs and cinder blocks below, leaving him with slight brain damage and spinal cord injuries that affecte... - Ford Credit Titling Trust Auto Accident Personal Injury Settlement
On January 28, 2002 Steven Watson was delivering mail in Dongan Hills when a Ford Expedition driven by Jacqueline Feminella rammed into his truck. Watson suffered severe back injuries, including a ruptured disc. He underwent experimental titanium surgery and it was not a complete success. Watson sued Ford Credit Titling Trust and Ms. Feminella. Ford Cre... - Lawsuits Multiply For Johnson & Johnson's Charite Spine Disc
Aug-7-06 According to the Institute of Medicine, over a million Americans are severely injured each year by medical devices. In 2002 alone, the FDA received more than 111,000 reports of adverse events involving medical devices. That number has increased since the Charite artificial spinal disc was approved for use in the US in October 2004. As of July 2006,... - AquaZone and Sheico PKS Inc. Scuba Diving Accident Settlement
On July 14, 2003 Susann Lovejoy went diving with her husband and daughter at Turtle Canyon in Hawaii Kai as part of an eight person dive group led by one instructor. Susann Lovejoy drowned during the scuba diving trip when she had problems with a device that controlled her buoyancy. A Coast Guard investigation found that inadequate supervision contribut... - State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. Tornado Insurance Claim Settlement
On May 3 1999, a severe storm in Oklahoma caused several tornadoes that damaged homes and property. Donald Watkins Jr. and Bridget Watkins house was destroyed. As policyholders, they tried to claim structural damages after the storm had settled. They filed a lawsuit against the insurance provider after their claims were adjusted or denied by State Farm... - Wyoming State Museum Manager Wrongful Termination Settlement
Program manager at the Wyoming State Museum, Marie Wilson-McKee claimed that her supervisors retaliated against her because she opposed giving back community artifacts that had been given to the museum. She was forced to resign in 2004 after being reassigned to a lower paying job that involved no work. Wilson-McKee filed a wrongful termination lawsuit a... - Dr. Jeffrey Shall Lawyer Defamation Settlement
Cleveland lawyer Robert Housel filed a defamation lawsuit against the doctor after he agreed to testify on behalf of an auto accident patient for a $5,000 fee. Housel was the personal injury lawyer representing the patient; after the lawsuit settled, Housel declined to pay Shall his witness fee. Shall sent a letter to 50 judges in Cuyahoga and Geauga co... - City of Rocky Mount, NC House Fire Wrongful Death Settlement
In 2000, a house fire on Arlington Street left seven people dead. Family members of the deceased filed a lawsuit against the city and homeowner Farouk Hamad, claiming they were liable for the deaths because they didn't require and ensure that the residence was equipped with smoke detectors. Rocky Mount has agreed to pay a $3 million settlement. Hamad ha... - Gold's Gym Membership Settlement
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of thousands of former Lifestyles 2000 gym members after the company refused to honor their lifetime contracts or refund membership fees when the fitness chain was acquired by Gold's Gym in 2004. An investigation was launched after the Utah state Division of Consumer Protection received numerous complaints from former Lifes... - Records Show Dell Aware of Laptop Fires Years Before Recall
Aug-2-06 CRN recently reported that sources supposedly from within Dell Computer Corporation confirmed that the company kept quiet for at least two years before finally recalling 22,000 notebooks last year. According to CRN's sources, Dell knew of literally dozens of cases where laptops had burst into flames before they identified the issue as a broad ranging thre... - Columbia National, Inc. Mortgage Loan Fraud Settlement
An attorney for the United States Government filed civil allegations against the company for allegedly submitting false and fraudulent claims to the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Columbia National provided a range of mortgage loan products, including government insured or government guaranteed loans. Columbia National, Inc. has agreed to... - Factory Mutual Insurance Company Train Crash Settlement
In January 2005 a Norfolk Southern train ran into parked rail cars, derailing them and releasing a toxic cloud of chlorine gas. Nine people were killed in the spill, hundreds were hospitalized and thousands were evacuated. Avondale Mills filed a lawsuit against its insurance company to cover personal injury lawsuits related to the train crash. The texti... - Green Atlas Shipping Co. Ship Wreck Settlement
In 1999, the 660 foot New Carissa ran aground on an Oregon beach. During efforts to burn off its engine fuel, the ship snapped in half, sent fuel into Coos Bay and contaminated its oyster beds. The Oregon State Land Board filed charges against the shipping company to cover cleanup costs. Green Atlas has agreed to a $22 million settlement; $19 million wi... - Associated Newspapers Ltd. Sir Elton John Libel Settlement
Singer and songwriter Sir Elton John filed a libel lawsuit against the publisher of The Daily Mail. The newspaper printed an article claiming Sir Elton had asked guests not to approach him at his annual Tie and Tiara charity ball. The story implied the singer exhibited rude behavior bordering on paranoia at the charity fundraising event. In fact, Sir El...