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Exeter, NH: William Slavoski, a US Secret Service agent, in charge of the Secret Service's Scranton office, who claimed he was falsely arrested by two Exeter borough police officers, has settled a federal lawsuit against the borough and officers for $125,000. The suit filed by Slavoski alleged he had been falsely charged by borough officers with simple... - Pharmacist to Thank for Januvia Warning
Apr-8-14 La Crosse, WI When Robert was in the hospital with pneumonia two years ago, he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and given a prescription for Januvia . Just five days after taking the diabetes drug, Robert was back in the hospital, this time in agony. “I had only taken 50 mg of Januvia five times - just lucky for me that my pharmacist checked... - Fayette County Board of Education and Edgar Friedrichs Student Wrongful Death Settlement
In November 1997, elementary school principal, Edgar Friedrichs took 12-year-old Jeremy Bell for an overnight stay at a remote Thurmond cabin. Friedrichs forced Jeremy to ingest amitriptyline and chloroform so he could sexually assault his defenseless body. Jeremy died of toxic poisoning from the chemicals. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit agai... - Berry Electric Contracting Co. BlackBerry Van Accident Settlement
On September 27, 2005, Don Svec, an employee of Berry Electric, was lost and using his BlackBerry's navigation device to try to find his destination. Svec ran a red light and crashed into 70-year-old Dorothy Barnes. She was taken to Lutheran General Hospital, where she underwent five surgeries, including two on her neck. Barnes has metal sticking out of... - Archdiocese of Los Angeles Priest Abuse Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Forty-five lawsuits were filed against the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese alleging abuse. The cases involved 22 priests and allegations from two periods when the archdiocese had limited or no insurance against sexual abuse claims. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $60 million to settle the 45 abuse lawsuits. As many a... - Pre-Settlement Funding Provides Financial Stress Relief
Mar-14-14 Two years ago, my life was turned upside down from an auto accident. Now I am almost fully recovered and my lawsuit has finally settled. This would not have been possible without the help of Lawsuit Financial. I was rear-ended by a drunk driver on my way home from work. The impact sent me into oncoming traffic. After sideswiping another vehicle, my car c... - Mirena Victim Scheduled for Fertility Clinic
Mar-10-14 Manhattan, KS Judging from the number of Mirena complaints filed with LawyersandSettlements alone believing the IUD causes miscarriage, women who want to have children might want to get pregnant before having the Mirena implanted. Whitney had the Mirena implanted in 2011 and decided to have it removed a few years later when she and her husband dec... - Disability Claimants: Unum May Be Watching, Listening or Hacking
Mar-7-14 Houston, TX It is common knowledge that Unum, or Unum Provident is known for its bad faith tactics. Lesser known is that some policyholders, including an attorney who was denied Unum disability benefits, have accused the giant Insurance Company of Invasion of Privacy. If you are getting Unum disability benefits, be careful who you talk to and what you... - 10,000 Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Just a Cost of Doing Business?
Feb-28-14 East St. Louis, IL It could be said that a majority of businesses fear the possibility of a lawsuit that could wipe them out - and not so much the settlement, but the rise in liability insurance premiums they would have to face. So imagine facing almost 10,000 lawsuits. That’s what Bayer Corp. is facing with regard to Yaz lawsuits and similar act... - Mother’s Battle to Save Son from Adderall Psychosis
Feb-23-14 Nokesville, VA Patty (not her real name) had known for some time that her son was taking Adderall to help him focus in school, but about a year ago she realized that the drug had made his life “out of control.” “My son’s former girlfriend sent me some e-mails that she had received from him after they broke up,” says Pat... - Medco Health Solutions Inc. Fraud and Kickbacks Settlement
Trenton, NJ: Three whistleblowers came forward in 1999 and federal prosecutors in Philadelphia filed charges against the pharmacy benefit manager for alleged fraud and kickbacks. Medco was accused of paying health insurance plans kickbacks and destroying patient prescriptions. Medco will pay the government $137.5 million and will pay an additional $9.5... - Allstate Insurance Co. Drunk Driving Wrongful Death Insurance Settlement
Northampton County: On March 5, 2006 18-year-olds Michael Cummings and Kyle Kehler and high-school junior Amanda Schultz were driving in Kyle's mother's car when they crashed into a tree in Palmer Township. Kyle was speeding and driving drunk after a night of partying. Michael and Amanda were killed in the crash and Kyle was seriously injured. Michael's... - Airbag Injury Caused to Passenger When Airbags Deployed without Warning
Feb-13-14 Tredworth, UK When airbags were first introduced into automobiles, they were hailed as a safety feature that carried as much significance to driver and passenger safety as the introduction of the seat belt, and later the shoulder belt. Since then airbag design has changed, and there are more of them, with an average car now equipped with driver, passenger,... - Following Suit: Data Breach Updates
Feb-11-14 • A data breach can occur in a number of ways. Mainly computer hackers and computer theft allow unlawful access to customer information, which often results in personal information being sold illicitly, followed by data breach lawsuits. For instance, the stolen Target customer data immediately resulted in Target credit card attack lawsuits. Another... - State of California and R & R Labor Service Workers Compensation Death Settlement
Central Valley - At the age of 24, Constantino Cruz Hernandez was working for farm labor contractor R & R Labor Service in a tomato field in California. On July 21, 2005 the father of two fell ill after machinery in the field was moving too quickly, causing laborers to work at a fast pace in temperatures over 100 degrees. Hernandez was admitted to Kern... - Mirena Led to Miscarriage, Hysterectomy
Feb-1-14 Portland, OR More than 800 Mirena lawsuits throughout the US have been filed by women claiming injuries caused by migration of the IUD. Recently, a number of women believe Mirena side effects have led to miscarriage, and in severe cases, hysterectomy. Mirena lawsuits claim that Bayer, the Mirena manufacturer, failed to warn women that the device had... - Minnesota State University Fatal Van Crash Settlement
Mankato - On May 17, 2005 a team of Minnesota State University students traveled to Detroit for a college engineering competition. Fifteen students and one faculty member were traveling in two vans to compete in the national event. Scott Rector was driving the first van which crossed a median on Interstate 94 in Michigan and crashed head-on with two sem... - Marianna Cavitolo Auto Accident Settlement
Daytona - On July 29, 2004 Frank Cavitolo was driving a car owned by Marianna Cavitolo when a tire blew on Interstate 4 in Daytona Beach; sixteen year old Francesco Caroli was riding in the back seat. The car flipped over three times and Caroli suffered lacerations to his left wrist, left hand and left knee, all of which required suturing. Caroli recent... - Anthem Inc. medical billing
This case has been settled. Please visit our Homepage to view active cases. Class-action status has been granted in a medical billing lawsuit against health care benefits company Anthem Inc. The two Indiana doctors who have launched the suit are challenging Anthem's practice of sending insurance reimbursement checks to their patients rather than... - Pitney Bowes Inc. Tax Settlement
Pitney Bowes completed its previously disclosed tax settlement with the Internal Revenue Service. Pitney Bowes expects to pay about $1.1 billion of tax over the next six months. All of the tax payments will be made using proceeds from the Capital Services sale, as well as an advance against the company's Corporate Owned Life Insurance assets. (Aug-31-06...