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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Albertsons and S & J Security Teenager Holding Settlement
In June 2004, four teenagers, two girls and two boys, were held by security guards for hours in an Albertsons supermarket office after allegedly trying to walk out of the store with a bottle of vodka. The two male guards, Omar Maurice Ray and Jermar Jackson, forced the teens to drink the bottle of vodka. One of the girls was intoxicated and was taken in... - RCMP Maternity Leave Settlement
Nancy Sulz was an RCMP constable in Merritt, BC. She was forced to take time off work due to complications with her pregnancy. After taking maternity leave and returning back to work, Sulz claimed she was harassed by her superiors. Staff Sargent Donald Smith and two other officers made humiliating and unfair comments about Sulz and her position was eventu... - Dean Barton Scherer and Arnold Machinery Car Accident Death Settlement
On January 7, 2005, the vehicle in which George and Diana Schlage were riding was struck by a left-turning driver in Phoenix, Arizona. Both individuals suffered serious injuries and George Schlage died on May 8, 2005. A personal injury and wrongful death action was brought against the other driver Dean Barton Scherer and his employer Arnold Machinery... - NStar Gas Co. et al. Gas Explosion Wrongful Deaths Settlement
Early in the morning on July 24, 2002, Heath and Tara Carey along with their two daughters, 4-year-old Iris and 5-year-old Violet, were all sleeping in their second-floor apartment when there was a huge explosion. The girls were killed after being buried in the rubble following the explosion. Their parents survived and filed a wrongful death suit agains... - Newport Creative Communications Misleading Marketing Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the Massachusetts-based charity fundraising consultant for allegedly making misleading claims in its direct-mail solicitations. Newport developed several solicitations for its client charities that contained sweepstakes promotions. Nineteen states alleged that those promotions were often illegal and misleading, or guaranteed... - Rivergate Farms, Teton West and Inline Steel Erectors Inc. Worker Injury Settlement
Joseph McKinley was a refrigerator technician working for a subcontractor hired at the Tualatin Rivergate onion processing plant. On March 28, 2003, workers for Inline Steel, another subcontractor at the site, cut an access hole on the building's second level. The next day, McKinley fell 13 feet through the unmarked access hole. He suffered a fractured... - City of Chicago Wrongful Imprisonment Settlement
In 1993, 17-year-old Lafonso Rollins was convicted of attempted rape of a 78-year-old woman. He spent 11 1/2 years in prison, but was freed in July 2004 when DNA testing proved his innocence. Rollins filed a civil rights lawsuit against the city for his wrongful conviction. The city of Chicago has agreed to a tentative $9 million settlement. (Jan-27-06)... - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Xechem Antitrust Settlement
Xechem International Inc. filed a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive practices. Xechem is a biopharmaceutical development company that focuses on anticancer, anti-AIDS and sickle cell disease products. Bristol-Myers has agreed to pay a $4.2 million antitrust settlement. (Jan-25-06) [ NEWSDAY ] L... - MediaTek Zoran Patent Infringement Settlement
Zoran was in a patent-licensing dispute with the company regarding optical storage such as chipsets and firmware used in personal computers. MediaTek has agreed to pay Zoran a license fee of $55 million as well as an additional $30 million payable in monthly royalty payments. In return, MediaTek will be allowed access to all optical storage-related pate... - D.C. Government Inmates Settlement
A federal lawsuit was filed against the government on behalf of inmates who alleged they were held in jail too long, subjected to unreasonable strip searches and returned to jail even after their cases had been dismissed in court. The D.C. Government has been ordered to pay a $12 million settlement. $3 million of the settlement will go to the D.C. Depar... - French Meadow Bakery Bread Labeling Settlement
Federal authorities seized nearly 30,000 loaves of bread from the company for allegedly mislabeling them as being wheat free or wheat alternative. The bread products contain spelt or Kamut grains which are types of wheat and could endanger people with wheat allergies and therefore shouldn't be labeled as wheat free or wheat alternative. French Meadow... - Ameriquest Mortgage Co. Settlement
Attorney Generals in several states were investigating the mortgage lenders practices involving forging documents and lying about borrowers' income to qualify them for loans they could not afford. Ameriquest's parent company ACC Capital Holdings Corp. has agreed to pay $295 million toward restitution to consumers and $30 million to cover legal fees an... - United States Tronox Clean Up Settlement
Tronox Inc. filed a lawsuit to recuperate some of the costs of perchlorate remediation at its site in Henderson, Nevada. Tronox has spent about $122 million to clean up its historical perchlorate operations and claimed the government should pay an equitable portion of the costs. The United States has agreed to pay the chemical company, which now produce... - Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Whistleblower Settlement
Former construction manager Bill Arnold filed a whistleblower lawsuit claiming the agency retaliated against him for reporting over billing by consulting firms. Consultant companies hosted agency managers at expensive golf outings and sports events and were given approval to bill the department for such events. State auditors are investigating over bill... - City of Los Angeles Notorious BIG Withholding Evidence Settlement
The family of the former Notorious B.I.G. filed a lawsuit against the city for withholding evidence on suspects related to the rap artist's death. Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was only 24 when he was gunned down March 9, 1997, after a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum. A Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective hid statements... - The Sporting News Illegal Gambling Advertising Settlement
The federal government filed charges against the company for promoting illegal Internet and telephone gambling in print, on its Web site and on its radio stations. The illegal advertising ran from spring 2000 through December 2003 and continued to run for more than six months after the Justice Department sent a letter to the Magazine Publishers of Ame... - Austrian Government Artwork Looting Settlement
A Jewish woman and her family fled Vienna in 1939 as Nazis looted their home and stole several pieces of artwork. For the past seven years, Maria Altmann has fought the Austrian government regarding five multimillion dollar paintings by Gustav Klimt. A U.S. court found that Austria is legally obligated to return the artworks, which have been held by the... - Pinellas County School District School Bus Death Settlement
After school on February 11, 2005, Brooke Ingoldsby was dropped of on the wrong side of a busy street. The James B. Sanderlin Elementary third grader was hit and killed by a vehicle as she tried to cross five lanes of rush-hour traffic. Brooke's mom, Michelle Allen, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the district. Michelle was awarded a $1.2 million... - Marion County Break-In Wrongful Death Settlement
On May 4, 2001 Indianapolis stockbroker John Leaf had a little bit too much to drink to drive himself home. He left his keys with a friend and took a cab home, only to realize his apartment keys were on the same chain. Leaf broke a window into his first floor apartment, got in and went to bed. Deputy Ronald Shelnutt and a special deputy received word of t... - Nova Knits Inc. Laid Off Workers Settlement
More than 100 garment workers filed a lawsuit against their former employer alleging they were laid off without prior notice or severance pay. Last year, hundreds of Chinese women marched through downtown San Francisco to protest the loss of garment jobs being outsourced to China, the world's largest clothing manufacturer. The apparel maker has agreed t...