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Spokane, WA: (Mar-16-07) The Washington Attorney General's Office booked charges against three businesses offering foreclosure rescue services. Fiscal Dynamics Inc., Cumulative LLC, and Northwest Assets were accused of having searched public records to find and target Washington residents who had fallen behind on their property taxes and faced foreclosure... - Time Limit To Qualify For Stryker Rejuvenate, ABG II Modular-Neck Hip
Dec-17-14 In a recent mediated settlement, Howmedica Osteonics Corporation agreed to a $1 billion settlement fund to compensate hip replacement patients who received the now-recalled Stryker Rejuvenate and ABG II Modular hip stems. However, with a mandated deadline fast approaching, Florida attorney Ben Stewart says time is of the essence. Tampa, FL (PRWEB) Decembe... - Nueces County, TX Fairgrounds Contract Settlement
Nueces County, TX: (Mar-15-07) A lawsuit filed by Zachry Construction Corp., the fairgrounds' general contractor, against the city accused it of breach of contract. The commissioners agreed at a special meeting to pay the firm $5,924,367 for work it completed at the fairgrounds before the commissioners voided their contract with Zachry after the county's b... - Abogados Especializados en Horas Extra Impagas
Más abajo encontrará vínculos hacia diversos formularios para obtener una evaluación gratuita de su caso sobre Salario/Hora y Pago de Horas Extra. Si no trabaja en California o Nueva York, seleccione uno de los vínculos nacionales que mejor se ajuste a su reclamo. Leyes nacionales sobre el pago de horas extra ... - $35 Million Awarded to Smoker in Engle Tobacco Case
Dec-11-14 A Florida jury has found Philip Morris USA, Inc., the makers of Marlboro brand cigarettes, liable for $35 million in damages to a smoker who endured two lung transplants as a result of his emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases caused by cigarette smoking. Richard Boatright, a 61-year-old man who began smoking at the age of 12, is one of... - Contractors, Showgirls Dancing to a Different Tune
Dec-11-14 Los Angeles, CA A California overtime pay and wages lawsuit alleging gross underpayment of wages has been filed by the City of Los Angeles against a primary contractor and a handful of its subcontractors. At issue are alleged violations to California overtime law and other wage infractions. Those defendants contacted by the Los Angeles Times (11/1... - American International Group Inc. Accounting and Sales Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-01-07) A probe begun by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Justice Department against American International Group Inc., claimed that AIG restated earnings twice. In doing so, the company lowered net income for 2000 to 2005 by $3.4 billion, cheated workers compensation progr... - Back and Neck Injury Plaintiff Scores Record $7.5 Million Jones Act Settlement
Dec-8-14 Edwardsville, IL A native of Puerto Rico was recently awarded a record $7.5 million settlement in a back and neck injury lawsuit following the sudden explosion of an air tank aboard a marine vessel that was docked for repairs. Plaintiff Edward Perez-Mossetty was seriously injured in the explosion. According to an account in The Telegraph (11/19/14... - State Farm Policyholders Coverage Settlement
Biloxi, MS: (Feb-18-07) Following a pattern set in Florida, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is seeking legislation that will block insurance companies from refusing to write new homeowners and commercial policies in hurricane hit states. The move was spurred by State Farm's new policies stemming out of the inhospitable climate in the state. Hood s... - Corwith's Auto Body et al. North Sea Landfill Pollution Settlement
Southampton Town, NY: (Feb-07-07) A settlement has been reached today by 29 businesses and government entities with the New York State attorney general's office over the cost of cleanup at the old North Sea landfill in Southampton Town. The defendants included, Corwith's Auto Body , Hampton Jitney, Colossal Carting Co., Kraft Foods Global, MTA, Long Is... - Students Charge Donald Trump with Racketeering in “University” Scheme
Nov-27-14 Two class action racketeering lawsuits and a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General have been filed against Donald Trump for swindling student-victims out of upwards of $35,000 each through their enrollment in his fictitious institution, Trump University. The supreme court of New York ruled earlier that Trump University, now renamed Trump Entreprene... - MBIA Inc. Securities Fraud Bond Settlement
Armonk, NY: New York State and federal regulators filed a securities fraud and misuse of finite reinsurance lawsuit against MBIA Inc. The investigations into the financial guarantee insurer alleged use of sham reinsurance transactions in 1998 to mask a $170 million bond loss incurred on its guarantee of bonds issued by a bankrupt unit of Allegheny Healt... - Carolina Tobacco Company Oregon Registration Settlement
Portland, OR: A lawsuit begun in 2003 that questioned Carolina Tobacco Company's (CTC) legal standing to submit Oregon certifications and make the escrow payments as required as a manufacturer under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The issue branched out into several different lawsuits. Carolina Tobacco Company announced two settlement agreement... - Healthcare Research and Development Institute Vendor Favoritism Settlement
Hartford, CT: State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal announced an antitrust settlement with Healthcare Research and Development Institute (HRDI), based in Pensacola, FL which was being investigated by Connecticut authorities. Blumenthal alleged that HRDI members showed favoritism to certain vendors, who paid $40,000 for membership privileges in the g... - Gateway to a Cure Charity Raffle Fraud Settlement
St Louis, LA: St. Louis County Circuit Judge Steven Goldman decreed that St. Louis County-based charity, Gateway to a Cure, must pay more than $3.6 million in restitution and penalties for fraudulent raffles supposedly to help spinal cord injury research. He agreed with Missouri Attorney General's Office that Gateway engaged in unlawful methods, acts, u... - Home Warranty Insurance and the Manufactured Home
Nov-23-14 Washington, DC It’s an extended warranty question that was bound to come up sometime and begs to be asked: when we have a conversation about home warranty insurance, where are the jurisdictional parameters when it comes to manufactured homes? Not mobile homes or trailers per se, but large buildings complete with front porches and the like. Unl... - Michigan State Police Fatal Shooting Settlement
Adrian, MI: A lawsuit brought by the family of Jesalynn Simons in 2004, against Michigan State Police and a trooper who fired a shot causing a fatal leg injury to Simmons, said that the shooting was not justified. A $650,000 settlement was accepted in Lenawee County Circuit Court to end the lawsuit when Judge Timothy Pickard rejected a motion to dismiss... - Priceline, Travelocity, and Cingular Adware Installation Penalty
Albany, NY: In a lawsuit filed in April 2006, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office charged Direct Revenue LLC with installing adware programs onto millions of consumers' computers worldwide to deliver advertisements, monitor Web sites and collect data. The programs are difficult to uninstall as well as serve a potential threat to the system... - Jacksonville, FL Religious Rally Fine.
Jacksonville, FL: The city will pay an atheist group $5,000 in attorney fees and avoid holding religious events in the future in the settlement of a lawsuit over a day of faith rally. The settlement requires the city of Jacksonville to write New Jersey-based American Atheists Inc. a letter saying it did not intend to violate the First Amendment and will... - Bayer Corporation Bayer Side Effects Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that Florida and 29 additional states have reached an $8 million settlement with Bayer Corporation, resolving an investigation into the marketing of a drug to lower cholesterol. The settlement was part of a consumer protection enforcement action initiated over concerns that Bayer failed...