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Miami, FL: (Mar-07-07) Carol Traina and Bari Wiggins entered guilty pleas before a United States District Judge in Miami, after the FBI ended their investigation of the viatical and life settlement company that showed conspiracy and securities fraud. According to the information, Mutual Benefits Corp. (MBC) sold investment interests in viatical and life se... - Scott Sword and Catherine Doyle Pit Bulls Attack Personal Injury Settlement
Cary, NC: (Mar-09-07) Eleven-year-old Nicholas Foley spent 40 days in a hospital after he suffered near fatal and life-changing injuries after being mauled by three pit bulls in 2005. A lawsuit filed against dog owners Scott Sword and Catherine Doyle in McHenry County court reached settlement with Sword and Doyle agreeing to pay the boy $100,000. The amount... - Hollywood Police Department Workers Compensation Settlement
Hollywood, CA: (Mar-07-07) Former Hollywood police officer Daniel Gizzi sued the city after he injured his neck in a car accident on October 30, 1992, while he was on duty. City officials attested that Gizzi took several paid disability leaves until the department fired him for misconduct on March 12, 1996, a month after his arrest on a bribery charge. G... - Manny and Vhee Carrascal Missing Foster Child Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-02-07) A civil lawsuit was filed by the biological parents of three-year-old Everlyse Cabrera after she went missing from her foster home. Everlyse's foster parents, Manny and Vhee Carrascal, have offered to settle the civil case against them by paying $300,000, which will be covered by an insurance policy provided by Clark County. [... - 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... - Calvin Jones, Jr. Field Trip Wrongful Death Settlement
Huntsville, AL: (Feb-28-07) Scott High School student, Derrick Carlson, was killed while on a field trip near Dayton, OH after he was struck by a car driven by Calvin Jones, Jr., of Trotwood. Jones was under the influence of marijuana when he hit the 14-year-old student. In a wrongful death lawsuit, the family will receive a $100,000 settlement, which w... - Fontana, CA Police Struggle Wrongful Death Settlement
Fontana, CA: (Mar-04-07) The family of Randy Perchez sued the city after he was shot in the collarbone and ribs in February 2004 as he struggled to escape officers who were searching his mother's house. The officer responsible, Officer Richard Guerrero, later testified that he shot Perchez because Perchez had grabbed his flashlight and he feared for his... - Strippers and Health Care Workers File California Overtime Lawsuits
May-6-14 San Diego, CA Strippers and Health Care Workers had something in common last month: they both filed California overtime lawsuits - just in time for International Workers’ Day. Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley has been sued for allegedly failing to pay their hourly employees the proper overtime pay and allegedly failing to allow these employees... - Swiss Re KeyCorp Contract Breach Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Feb-20-07) KeyCorp filed a lawsuit against insurer Swiss Re in 2000 in US District Court in Cleveland. The lawsuit questioned whether Swiss Re was obligated to cover losses incurred by KeyCorp in its car leasing business. The Cleveland-based bank leased out about 160,000 cars between 1997 and 2000 through its Key Auto Finance division. K... - 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... - EMD Serono Inc. Unapproved Serostim Promotion Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-16-07) A civil lawsuit was filed against EMD Serono in 2005 for allegedly promoting the company's AIDS drug Serostim for unapproved uses. Serostim treats AIDS wasting, a condition involving serious weight loss in AIDS patients. The US District Court in Massachusetts granted preliminary approval of the settlement, ordering EMD Serono t... - Norfolk, VA Officer Death Workers Compensation Settlement
Hampton, VA: (Feb-14-07) Officer Seneca Darden, of Norfolk, was killed on the job in May 2006. The city of Hampton has agreed to pay the family $600,000 as compensation; they will receive $160,000 from insurance, plus $295,000 from the US Government, and $75,000 from the state of Virginia for the death of the officer while in the line of duty. Apart fro... - Scenic Chevron and Evanston Insurance Co. Signage Car Accident Settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Feb-15-07) Signs at Scenic Chevron, a gasoline station, obstructed the view of traffic and caused Melissa Benton's death when she collided with a speeding off duty police officer. The Louisiana state district court panel said Officer Paul Rhea and the city-parish government of East Baton Rouge were 20 percent liable for its $1.6 millio... - Landair Transport, Great West Casualty Co. and Axis Surplus Insurance Co. Motorcycle Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Greenville, SC: (Feb-14-07) Rebecca Ann Hilliard sued Landair Transport, Great West Casualty, and Axis Surplus Insurance for being contributors to her husband's wrongful death. The suit alleges Glen Hilliard's Harley Davidson collided with a Landair Transport tractor-trailer that was trying to make a left turn. Rebecca Hilliard claimed records sho... - Supplier Tried to Warn Gree About Dehumidifier Problem Well Ahead of Recall
Apr-29-14 Washington, DC There is no question that the contents of the accompanying video is disturbing. That’s because what you’re looking at is one of the recalled dehumidifiers by Gree (and sold under different brand names). They’re manufactured in China. And this dehumidifier, depicted here in the throes of burning to a crisp, could easily... - Columbus, OH and Mayor Art Westergaard Jr. Police Cheif Defamantion Settlement
Columbus, OH: (Feb-09-07) A lawsuit was filed by chief of police Gerald Sallmann and his wife Karolina against former Mayor Art Westergaard Jr. and the city alleging that Westergaard had bypassed the Columbus Police and Fire Commission and that he had defamed the couple and interfered with the operation of the police department. The Columbus City Counci... - Dr. Perry Hearn and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. False Insurance Claims Settlement
Boston, MA: Norwell physician, Perry Hearn, and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. (APS), based in Wareham, MA have agreed to pay $150,000 and $100,000 to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs for office and nursing home visits performed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants without any p... - Northwest Airlines Overdue Pilot Pension Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) noted that Northwest Airlines has agreed to pay $14 million to settle overdue insurance premiums for its pilot retirement plan. Northwest and other employers pay the premiums to the government agency, which guarantees pensions. In exchange for the payment, the PBGC agreed to release Northwest fr... - D&S Builders Inc. Driver Accident Settlement
Adrian, MI: A lawsuit was filed in 2006 against Theodore Samuel Deboer claiming the 48-year-old Three Rivers man had ran a red traffic light in his pickup. His vehicle struck the side of Wavie Reeves' automobile as it started across the intersection, killing him instantly. Reeves' family filed a civil lawsuit against Deboer's employer. It claimed D&S Bu... - Los Angeles County, CA Physicians Benefits Package Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Ending a legal battle with doctors employed by Los Angeles County, the Board of Supervisors agreed to pay physicians more than $10 million to compensate for benefits denied after they voted to unionize. Under the agreement, which was approved unanimously in a closed session, about 670 doctors will receive an average of $15,000 for lost...