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Victoria Crowder Spivey filed sexual harassment charges against the San Joaquin County Juvenile Detention Center and won $146,000 settlement. As an employee during 2001, Crowder Spivey claimed she was subjected to inappropriate sexual conduct by her supervisor. (Sep-27-05) [ LODI NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would l... - San Joaquin General Hospital Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settlement
Maria Jiminez will be awarded $50,000 by San Joaquin County, California for medical malpractice. Jiminez went to the county hospital to deliver a baby in August, 2004. Several days after the caesarian section operation, the patient complained of persistent pain and an x-ray showed a gauze sponge was left in her abdomen. (Sept-27-05) [ LODI NEWS ] ... - Sexual Abuse Lawsuit Settlement
An associate director at Massachusetts General Hospital and an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, Dr. Paul Hamburg has settled a sexual abuse lawsuit for $750,000. The plaintiff, a former patient, filed the lawsuit against the doctor in 2001 after over four years of psychiatric visits. While Hamburg received validation as a res... - Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Andrx Corp. Cardizem Antitrust Settlement
A class action was filed against the companies for antitrust violations of Cardizem CD. The case alleged Hoechst, a pharmaceutical company acquired by Aventis in 2000, paid Andrx not to market a generic version of the drug. The delay of the generic form caused consumers, medical insurance companies, and the government to buy the higher priced, brand nam... - GlaxoSmithKline Antitrust Settlement
With accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice, the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a $150 million settlement for allegedly inflating prices of cancer drugs to maximize profits. With a whistle blower lawsuit from Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys Inc., the Justice Department was alerted to a potential violation of the federal F... - Escondido City and JRMC Real Estate Sediment Pollution Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the developer and the city for allegedly violating water quality restrictions at the new Escondido Research and Technology Center. The lawsuit claimed JRMC caused sediment from the site to flow into Escondido Creek directly or through storm drains, which can harm aquatic life. The complaint also alleged the developer failed t... - Allegheny County Whistleblower Settlement
Children, Youth and Families caseworker, Penne Fabian, was fired on October 23, 2003. She claimed her role in the company was terminated after resisting the Human Services Director's demand to whitewash a report to the state detailing the frequency of social worker visits to troubled families. Fabian filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county and... - Office Depot, Inc. Whistleblower Settlement
A whistleblower lawsuit was filed against the chain store for allegedly submitting false claims regarding the sale of office supply products manufactured in countries not permitted by the Trade Agreements Act to United States government agencies. Safina Office Products and two of its executives, Edward Wilder and Robert Hsi Chou Lee filed the lawsuit un... - Waddell & Reed Variable Annuities Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the brokerage firm on behalf of 150 consumers nationwide. The case claimed Waddell switched client's variable annuities from one product to another without the customers' best interests and charged surrendering fees. The Pennsylvania Insurance Department requires Waddell & Reed to pay consumers $11 million in restitution. (S... - Plano Molding Company Rubbermaid Patent Settlement
Rubbermaid Home Products filed a patent infringement lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio relating to plastic shelving products. The terms of the settlement are undisclosed; however, Plano has agreed to discontinue selling specific products and has agreed to pay Rubbermaid a royalty for previous sales of certain... - Xcel Energy Inc. California Energy Crisis Settlement
The subsidiary company of Public Service Co. of Colorado has agreed to pay several electrical companies in California a $7.3 million settlement. The lawsuit was regarding the price of sales into California electricity markets from May 1, 2000 through June 20, 2001. $5.5 million in cash and $1.8 million in accounts receivable will be paid to San Diego Ga... - City of Tacoma, WA Police Chief Domestic Violence Settlement
On April 26, 2003, Police Chief David Brame fatally shot his wife, Crystal Judson, and himself. Crystal's family filed a lawsuit against the city alleging negligence in the promotion and supervision of Brame, and that his actions could have been prevented. The city has agreed to a $12 million settlement for the domestic violence tragedy. (Sep-14-05) ... - Guidant Corporation NYSE: GDT Securities
Company: Guidant Corporation Ticker Symbol: NYSE: GDT Class Period: December 15, 2004, to June 17, 2005 Date Filed: Jun-27-05 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug-23-05 Court: Southern District, IN Allegations: On June 17, 2005, Guidant Corporation (NYSE: GDT) announced a voluntarily recall about 5... - Oracle Corp. Securities Fraud Settlement
CEO Larry Ellison sold $900 million of company stocks after he and other top executives predicted that the business software maker would produce better results than the company ultimately delivered. Several lawsuits were filed after Ellison decided to cash out on his shares; they claimed he attempted to capitalize on information not available to other i... - Point Reyes National Seashore Rangers Pepper Spray Settlement
Brother and sister, Chris and Jessica Miller were pepper sprayed by two park rangers in July 2004 at the Point Reyes National Seashore. Rangers Roger Mayo and Angelina Gregorio were found not to have used excessive force in the incident. The federal government agreed to pay $50,000 to settle the lawsuit filed by the two Marin County teens. (Sep-12-05) ... - Howard Pritchard Tooth Decay Settlement
Kathleen Vallance has visited the same dentist every six months for over 25 years. Vallance was forced to spend thousands of pounds on dental work after her dentist allegedly failed to detect decay which eventually led to serious deterioration. She filed a personal injury claim in the High Court against Mr. Pritchard who agreed to a £32,000 out of cour... - Northwestern University Football Player Wrongful Death Settlement
On August 3, 2001, 22 year old Rashidi Wheeler collapsed while struggling to complete a rigorous set of wind sprints on the practice field. The senior strong safety died minutes later of exercise induced bronchial asthma. Wheeler's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Northwestern alleging the sprints were part of a mandatory football drill tha... - Water Mill Restaurant, Fox Hollow, Chateau Briand, and Westbury Manor Caterers Overtime Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the four Long Island catering establishments for allegedly failing to pay 2,000 current and former workers minimum wage and overtime. The case claimed operators paid the workers less than the $5.15 federal hourly minimum and failed to pay them overtime when they worked more than 40 hours a week. The U.S. Labor Department wage l... - Union Foundry Co. OSHA Violations Settlement
The EPA and FBI investigated worker safety and environmental violations at the McWane Inc. division company from December 1997 to August 2000. A lawsuit was filed against Union Foundry for allegedly violating the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. On August 22, 2000, maintenance employee Reginald Elston became caught in the pulley of a conveyor bel... - Dillard's Shoplifter Wrongful Death Settlement
In November 2002, Guy Wills III was caught on the department store's security camera attempting to shoplift a leather coat. The security guard that evening was off-duty Maple Heights police officer, Jameel Talley. He confronted Wills, took him into the back hallway of the store, and then slammed him head first into the floor. Wills died later that night...