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Girish Wadhwani was severely injured in March 2003, when he was hit, head on, by a truck that was being chased by a police officer. Millbrae Police Officer, Marc Farber, was chasing Joseph Boldt after he allegedly ran a stop sign. The pursuit was headed south on northbound lanes of an interstate highway when the head on crash occurred. Wadhwani suffered... - Anna Kournikova Miami house Settlement
Kournikova's parents sued her in a Miami court to settle ownership of their waterfront house. Sergei and Alla Kournikova wanted money for their share of the house that Anna had supposedly took over. Anna filed a countersuit and tried to remove her parents name from the deed. A confidential settlement has been arranged. (Mar-22-05) [ SMH NEWS ] ... - US Samica Inc. employment disability Settlement
US Samica Inc. Scott Duncan suffered a head injury in a car crash that left him with a speech impediment. The motor mica insulation company fired Duncan, claiming he was not able to communicate important information needed to keep his machine running safely and efficiently. A Rutland Superior Court Judge felt Duncan was still able to communicate effec... - IBM Corp. patent infringement Settlement
Software developer Compuware Corp. sued IBM in 2002 for alleged copyright infringements, antitrust law abuses and unfair competitive acts. Under the settlement IBM will pay the company $400 million over the next four years for software and services. (Mar-22-05) [ COMPUTER WORLD ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be... - Denis Foley tax fraud Settlement
The former Fianna Fail TD has agreed to pay a 580,000 pound settlement for tax defaults. Foley allegedly did not declare all his income and is now paying his taxes plus interest incurred to the Revenue. (Mar-22-05) [ RTE BUSINESS NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, plea... - Beth Israel Medicare Settlement
Beth Israel Medical Centre in Boston has agreed to pay $3.2 million in a settlement stemming from allegations that the hospital incorrectly billed Medicare for various procedures, in particular certain cardiac procedures. The suit was filed against six other hospitals, as well as Beth Israel. The suit claims that the Medicare program was charged for cardi... - ATG Lease Dispute Settlement
The company has settled a lease dispute over a building in Germany. The software developer, which had settled several other real estate issues over that past year, settled with the owners of the building, located in Frankfurt, for $11.8 million dollars ( roughly 9.11 million ). $3.7 million in back rent and $8.1 million will be paid for future leases. A... - CIGNA Corp. ERISA Settlement
John Depenbrock filed a lawsuit against his employers claiming they violated his rights to pension benefits. Depenbrock left the company and was rehired 11 months later. A few weeks after that, the corporation introduced a new pension plan with lower payouts and filed Depenbrock under the new plan. CIGNA Corp. has agreed to pay $240,000 in lawyer fees and... - Time Warner Inc. securities Settlement
A civil fraud lawsuit was filed against the company for allegedly altering financial statements from advertising revenues and subscriber counts at its AOL unit. The largest media company has agreed to pay $300 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission and another $210 million to resolve charges of criminal securities fraud in a separate investigat... - Seamen's Society for Children and Families foster care abuse Settlement
In the summer of 1993 Sandra had her two children taken into the New York City foster care system. Seamen's Society for Children and Families placed them in the home of Mary McLaughlin and her adult son Darrell Williams. He allegedly sexually abused and sodomized the two girls for four years. Finally, a day care noticed signs of abuse and informed authori... - Capital Factors Defraudment Settlement
Boca Raton based Capital Factors has settled with one of its customers in a suit in which the company accused several customers of cheating them out of millions of dollars through fake transactions. The customer, Whitehall Jewellers, a company based out of Chicago, settled with Capital Factors for $10.8 million for its part. Another customer and defendant... - American Electric Power trade Settlement
American Electric Power Company Inc. has settled investigations into its natural gas venture. The company settled with various regulatory branches of the U.S. government for a grand total of $81million. $30 million is to be allotted to both the U.S. Justice Department and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, with the final $21 million being paid to... - Shell Oil Co. gas leak settlement
Shell Oil Products has settled a lawsuit with Orange County, California officials in regards to contamination around the company's gas stations in the county. Shell has agreed to pay an unlimited amount for clean up of the contamination, as well as $10.5 million to test for leaks in underground gas storage containers, $3.5 million in reimbursement for the... - Metropolitan Life Insurance Discrimination Settlement
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has agreed to a settlement with almost fifty-five hundred customers and former customers in Texas. The settlement comes from allegations towards the company of race-based pricing. The settlement will cost Metropolitan $1.6 million dollars. The payment comes as a part of a larger, national lawsuit against the company. Most o... - Deutsche Bank Conflict of Interest Settlement
Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. has settled with the California Department of Corporations for $87.5 million. The department will receive $3 million of the settlement, while $25 million will be paid as a penalty for the conflict of interest charges, $25 million for the funding of research conducted by independent organizations, $7.5 million for the delay of... - Tenet Healthcare Corp. $30.75 Settlement
Santa Barbara-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. has reached a settlement worth $30.75 million with the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as some civilian lawsuits. The settlement resolved an inquiry by the Department into the hiring practices of a Tenet-run hospital in Florida, as well as a more generalized scrutiny of the company itself. The majority of the... - FirstEnergy Corp. pollution Settlement
The utility company has been ordered to pay the United States Environmental Protection Agency $1.1 billion in fines and for the installation of anti-pollution devices. FirstEnergy Corp. allegedly violated the Clean Air Act by polluting the air through emissions from one of the nation's dirtiest coal-fired facilities, the W.H. Sammis Plant on the Ohio Rive... - State of Vermont inmate suicide Settlement
James Quigley committed suicide while incarcerated at Northwest Correctional Facility in St. Albans. Prison authorities claim he was planning to escape so they ordered him to spend 118 days locked in solitary confinement. Quigley's family estate sued the state for damages and was recently awarded $750,000 in the settlement. (Mar-20-05) [ TIMES ARGUS ] ... - Settlement: Research In Motion
A settlement has been reached between NTP and Research In Motion over a patent-infringement lawsuit. Research In Motion is to pay $450 million over unauthorized use of NTP technologies. The suit was brought to court in Virginia in 2001 after NTP complained that Research In Motion was using NTP patents in its own products. The settlement includes payment f... - Department of Transportation car accident Settlement
On August 19, 2002, Jason Michael Drake was stopped at an intersection when struck from behind by a pickup truck. Michael J. Lapko's Ford truck pushed Drake's car into oncoming traffic where it was hit by another car. Drake's parents sued Lapko and the Department of Transportation for the death of their son. They alleged the intersection was designed poor...