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At the age of 23, Matthew Giuliano died in a car accident after a tractor trailer rig stalled on a Texas highway. Mr. and Ms Osborn repaired a high pressure brake hose on their 18 wheeler with a toothpick. One hundred and twenty miles later, the makeshift repair failed and the truck came to an immediate halt in the high speed lane. A Waco Texas jury aw... - City of Ypsilanti Illegal Search Settlement
City firefighters investigated Dennis Barger basement for dangerous gas levels and discovered amateur nude photographs along with a bar and stripper pole. Barger caught city police officers on videotape improperly searching his basement and discussing their intent to seize materials without a warrant. He filed a lawsuit against the city claiming officer... - Northwest Airlines Molestation Settlement
In 2001, the parents of a 10 year old Michigan girl paid to have special service for their child traveling alone. On the flight from Kansas City to Detroit the girl claimed she was molested by the person sitting next to her. The 28 year old male passenger admitted to putting his hand on the girl's thigh to calm her and has been acquitted of criminal cha... - Rolling Meadows High School Football Practice Accident Settlement
During football practice, 17 year old, Robert Komosa ran into a fence post that fractured his first and second vertebrae and left him paralyzed from the neck down. His mother Barbara filed a lawsuit against Northwest Suburban High School District 214 alleging the fence post was too close to the field and should have been padded. The district's insurance... - Professional Police Supply Inc. Bulletproof Vest Death Settlement
Police Officer Tony Zeppetella was shot to death two years ago while wearing a bulletproof vest. His widow sued Second Chance Body Armor Inc. and the Japanese company that made the Zylon fiber used in the vests. The lawsuit claimed that if the vest performed as promised, her husband would still be alive. Professional Police Supply Inc. has agreed to pay... - St. Clair County Social Workers Wrongful Death Settlement
Social workers had removed Victoria Monette from her mothers home two times, but on November 22nd 2003, Victoria was still in Barbara Kristin Reid custody. The two year old girl was beaten and burned to death by Reid's boyfriend, Michael Kevin Myers. The child's paternal grandmother and maternal grandfather filed a lawsuit against the social workers all... - UltraStar Cinemas Female Employee Harassment Settlement
Lindsay Marcisz, Maureen Hora, Jessica Pollastrini and Blair Pollastrini filed a lawsuit against their employer and claimed they were harassed by managers at a Poway theater. A San Diego Superior Court jury awarded the four women an $850,000 settlement for emotional distress and $6 million for punitive damages. (Apr-23-05) [ SIGN ON SAN DIEGO ] ... - Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa Priest Abuse Settlement
Roberta Saum is set to receive a $3.3 million out of court settlement from the church. Saum was a student at Resurrection Parish and claimed she was abused and exploited by priest Don Kimball between 1976 and 1982. (Apr-24-05) [ KESQ NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation... - New York Police Department Early Retirement Settlement
Peter Leslie was forced to retire 4 years short of serving 20 years as a police officer due to health complications exacerbated by smokers. Several fellow cops routinely smoked in his presence even though smoking is banned inside police facilities under New York's no smoking laws. Leslie was diagnosed with sarcoidosis and filed a lawsuit against t... - BP America Land Use Settlement
The production company has agreed to a $30 million settlement with the state of New Mexico. The settlement stems from unpaid royalties to the state from BP America, a large natural gas and oil company. The royalties are from areas of land used by the company for the drawing out of carbon dioxide. $6 million of the settlement will go towards funding for... - Dart Container Corp. Illegal Discharge Settlement
The State of Kentucky has settled with Dart Container Corp. in regards to an environmental lawsuit. The case, which was brought against the company in 1999, was in response to Dart Corp.'s dumping of pollutants from a foam and plastic producing facility into the Green River. Although the company officially denies any wrong doing, it had previously paid... - South Lake Tahoe Groundwater Contamination SettlementSettlement
The last of a large number of companies has settled with South Lake Tahoe officials in a lawsuit stemming from the pollution of the local groundwater. Shell Oil Company and Texaco Inc. settled with officials for $28 million dollars, while a local gas station agreed to pay $300 000. The final settlements bring the sum total of all settlements in connecti... - Hynix Semiconductor DRAM Antitrust Settlement
The maker of dynamic RAM has pleaded guilty to price fixing and has agreed to pay a $185 million fine. The U.S. Department of Justice claimed the company was involved in an international antitrust conspiracy to artificially inflate the price of DRAM, which lead to an increased price of personal computer, laptops and other devices. (Apr-22-05) [ PC WO... - Medtronic Inc. Patent Infringement Settlement
Dr. Gary Michelson and his company, Karlin Technology Inc., filed a lawsuit against the company alleging patent infringement. Dr. Michelson claims his team invented most of the spinal cord treatment technology that Medtronic is using. The recent court settlement has ordered Medtronic to pay $800 million to buy spinal fusion technology and $550 million... - Ford Motor Co. Fuel Tank Explosion Settlement
John Jablonski and his wife Dora were rear ended in their Lincoin Town Car in July of 2003. The accident caused the car to catch fire which killed Mr. Jablonski and left Ms. Jablonski with severe burns. The family filed a lawsuit against Ford alleging the location of the car's fuel tank behind the rear axle caused the fire. A Madison County jury awarded... - New York Life Insurance Co. armenians Settlement
Nine Armenian charities in Los Angeles and New York will receive a $20 million settlement for descendants of Armenians killed over 90 years ago in the Ottoman Empire. Armenians claim that 1.5 million of their people were executed by Turkish authorities for allegedly aiding Russian troops from 1915 to 1919. (Jan-26-05) [ SETTLEMENT INFO ] Le... - PharMerica Inc.'s Interstate Pharmacy Corp. recycled drug Settlement
The pharmacy will pay a $1.2 million settlement to the University of Hawaii for senior citizen programs and $2 million to 4,500 nursing home residents. For over 10 years, PharMerica Inc.'s Interstate Pharmacy Corp. allegedly sold the seniors recycled pharmaceutical drugs that had been returned for various reasons. Many elders have passed away in this time... - Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's Janitor Overtime Settlement
Safeway, Vons, Albertsons, and Ralph's. The nationwide supermarket chains will pay two thousand predominantly Latino janitors a settlement of $22.4 million. SEIU is the large janitor's union who filed claims; alleging unpaid overtime and denying minimum wage. Some of the janitors worked for as little as $2.47 an hour and were required to work 365 days a y... - Alcoa Mercury Contamination Settlement
Alcoa, one of the largest aluminum producers in the world, have agreed to spend over $11 million to assist in clean up and revitalization around Lavaca Bay, Texas. The area was heavily polluted with mercury by Alcoa discharge. The practice of expelling pollutants into the water was abandoned by Alcoa in the 1970s. There has already been around $100 millio... - Quest Software Infringement Settlement
Quest Software Inc. has settled a lawsuit with Computer Associates International Inc for $16 million. The lawsuit stemmed from allegations that Quest had used Computer Associates International information, protected under intellectual property laws. Due to the settlement, neither company has to announce either fault or liability in the case. The $16 mil...