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Park Rapids, MN: (Mar-16-08) The Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce brought charges against Donald Mark Lung, a former employee, alleging that he paid himself more than $14,000 from Chamber funds. The theft charges were filed after several discrepancies were found in the Chamber's bank account. Investigations revealed that several vendors had not... - Litigation Funding Enables Plaintiffs in an Auto Accident to Reduce Total Indebtedness
Mar-28-13 A 32-year-old woman was a passenger in her friend’s vehicle when the driver suddenly lost control and hit an embankment. The passenger suffered spinal fractures that required three extensive surgeries, including bone grafts and steel rods to repair her shattered spine; she spent over four months in a body cast. Unfortunately, the woman ultimately suffered... - Laparoscopic Device Spreads Uterine Cancer
Jan-15-15 Philadelphia, PA Dr. Hooman Noorchashm and his wife, Dr. Amy Reed, are fighting the battle of their lives. First to save Dr. Reed from the devastating leiomysosarcoma (LMS) that threatens her life and secondly to put an end to a medical device called the Power Morcellator that exacerbated her cancer. “I am someone whose wife is affected by thi... - City of Roanoke Rapids to pay $750,000 breach of contract settlement
Roanoke Rapids, NC: (Mar-02-08) Randy Parton, a noted country singer, brought charges against the city of Roanoke Rapids, over a contract dispute. At the crux of the suit was a contract that would have paid Parton $1.25 million over five years even though city leaders have banned him from the theater that once bore his name. Records show that city official... - City of Baltimore agrees to $7.8 million property use dispute settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Mar-02-08) Warner Street Inc., one of the largest remaining property owners at the Gateway South redevelopment project in southwest Baltimore, brought a lawsuit against the city in April 2007, seeking to challenge the city's right to condemn six of its properties south of M&T Bank Stadium in the city's Carroll Camden neighborhood. The sui... - Report: $1.3 Billion in Top ERISA Class-Action Settlements in 2014
Jan-8-15 Chicago, IL An annual report of workplace litigation reveals that in 2014, ERISA lawsuits netted more than $1.3 billion in settlements, making 2014 the highest for ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) plan settlement figures in recent history. Although the number of ERISA lawsuits was down by the end of 2014, a few massive ERISA settlements... - Shell Oil Land Use Settlement
Two of the company's subsidiaries, Shell Western E&P Inc. and Shell Land & Energy Company, have settled with the state of New Mexico over unpaid royalties. As part of a major internal audit, state officials have found many oil and natural gas companies owe New Mexico a lot of money in unpaid land use royalties, in particular from carbon dioxide extracti... - Apparel Overtime, Yellow Rat Bastard agrees to $1.4 million wage and hour violations settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-12-08) The New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo brought charges against Yellow Rat Bastard, a trendy apparel retailer based in SoHo, alleging that it had unpaid wages and overtime violations at it facility. Records show that the suit grew out of a lawsuit that Cuomo's predecessor, Eliot Spitzer filed 14 months ago, seeking more than... - Dairy Bankruptcy, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement
Rome, Italy: (Feb-07-08) Parmalat SpA, the dairy company that collapsed four years ago in Italy's largest bankruptcy case, brought charges against Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, the second-largest Italian bank, alleging that the domestic lender played a part in the company's bankruptcy. Sources close to the case revealed that the parties had come to a memorandum of... - ICM Settlement with Interns Has California Labor Law Underpinnings
Dec-29-14 New York, NY There were a number of stories that dominated the California labor law portfolio over the course of this past year, not the least of which was the implementation of new laws supporting overtime and other labor statutes heretofore not available to in-home and personal service workers. Other laws inject a level of liability for primary contr... - Sigue Corp. forfeits $15 million for failing to prohibit money laundering
St. Louis, MO: (Jan-28-08) The US Government brought charges against Sigue Corp., a San Fernando-based company that provides international money transfer services, alleging that it failed to implement an effective program to prohibit money laundering. Federal prosecutors stated that the charges stemmed from transactions conducted from November 2003 through... - Takeover Insider Trading, Former Dow Jones board member pays $8 million securities fraud SEC settlement
New York, NY: (Jan-28-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against David Li, a former Dow Jones board member, alleging that he engaged in insider trading during the 2007 takeover battle for the US media group. Sources close to the investigation stated that the SEC had amassed circumstantial evidence that potentially linked Li to un... - Payday Lending, Check n' Go agrees to $100,000 settlement after violating state laws
Richmond, VA: (Jan-17-08) The State Corporation Commission brought charges against Check n' Go, the nation's second largest payday lender, alleging that the company violated numerous state laws regulating the industry. The State Corporation Commission stated that it cannot disclose which laws Check n' Go violated because such reports are kept confidential... - Century City Realty LLC and JMB Realty Corp. pay $7.25 million settlement for underestimated traffic to the development
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-08-08) Tract 7260, California Country Club Homes Assn., Cheviot Hills Homeowners Assn. and Westwood Homeowners Assn. brought charges against the developer of the Constellation Park project, Century City Realty LLC, a subsidiary of JMB Realty Corp., over the construction of two 47-story and one 12-story luxury condominium buildings in... - Takeda Fined by Trial Jury for Destruction of Actos Documents
Dec-4-14 Martinsburg, WV Of the eight Actos bladder cancer lawsuits that have gone to trial, more than a few have alleged that documents related to the Type 2 diabetes drug had been destroyed by Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceuticals. Presiding judges in previous trials have criticized Takeda for doing so. Now, the jury in a recent Actos lawsuit has actually... - Information Disposal, American United Mortgage Company pays $50,000 FTC fine
Washington, DC: (Dec-19-07) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against American United Mortgage Company, based in Northbrook, IL, alleging that the mortgage broker left loan documents, with personal information such as Social Security numbers, in and around an unsecured dumpster. The suit claimed that the company violated the FTC's rules on... - Plaintiff Receives Much-Needed Surgery with the Help of Pre-Settlement Funding
Jan-24-13 Our firm represented a 32-year-old woman who was involved in an auto accident when the driver of a pickup truck ran a red light, striking her vehicle. She sustained several broken bones and a ruptured cervical disc, which required immediate surgery. As a result of her injuries, the woman has been out of work for three months. Doctors cannot guarantee when sh... - gastric bypass surgery malpractice lawsuit. Submit your complaint to a malpractice lawyer.
The epidemic of obesity in America has lead to thousands of overweight people demanding bypass surgery. The increase in demand has resulted in a rash of allegedly inexperienced surgeons performing the operation even though they do not have sufficient experience. In experienced hands, this laparoscopic surgery is safer than the traditional, more inv... - Utilities Whistleblower, New Jersey Board of Public Utilities agrees to $485,000 fine for setting up a private bank account
Newark, NJ: (Nov-18-07) The New Jersey State Board of Public Utilities has come under public scrutiny, following a spate of whistleblower lawsuits filed against it. One of the cases involved BPU fiscal chief Joseph Potena, who claimed his supervisors became critical of his job performance, threatened insubordination charges, and usurped his responsibilitie... - Cancer Discrimination, Tucoemas Federal Credit Union pays former employee $3.1 million settlement
Visalia, CA: (Nov-15-07) Kim McGee, former vice president of Tucoemas Federal Credit Union, brought a lawsuit against the union, alleging that she was demoted and later pressured to quit after she underwent breast cancer treatment. Documents show that McGee was diagnosed with cancer in 2003, and that her bosses hassled her to return to work right after her...