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Lockport, NY: (Mar-19-08) Niagara County brought a lawsuit against the City of Lockport in 2007, alleging that the city owed money over old workers' compensation claims and insurance premiums. The suit stemmed from money owed to the county, after the city of Lockport pulled out of a county-run insurance pool in 2001. In a recent development in the... - Ex-employee pays $470,000 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Mar-18-08) Wal-Mart brought an insurance lawsuit against Debbie Shank, a Missouri woman who suffered brain damage in a car crash, alleging that it was owed money for the medical expenses paid through its insurance plan. The suit was filed after Shank reached a settlement with the insurer of the truck driver who hit her. Records reve... - Pharmaceutical companies pay $125 million settlement for inflating prices.
Boston, MA: (Mar-08-08) A lawsuit was filed by consumers and insurance companies against nine leading pharmaceutical companies, including healthcare companies Abbott Laboratories (ABT) and Watson Pharmaceuticals (WPI), over the Average Wholesale Price or AWC of certain prescription drugs. The suit, filed in 2002, claimed that the companies deliberately i... - City of DuPont agrees to $72,000 fire chief resignation and severance settlement.
Tacoma, WA: (Mar-02-08) Chris Jensen, DuPont's fire chief for more than three years, brought charges against the city over issues pertaining to his resignation and severance package. The suit stated that Jensen resigned in the wake of a whistleblower complaint he filed Jan. 25, 2008 alleging Mayor Tamara Jenkins has a conflict of interest. Jensen alleged t... - Road Supervisor, Nesquehoning Borough pays former employee $47,500 wrongful termination settlement
Nesquehoning Borough, PA: (Feb-28-08) Nick Degiglio, a former road supervisor, brought charges against Nesquehoning Borough, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Borough sources stated that in a bid to resolve the claims, the two parties agreed to reach a settlement agreement, in which Nesquehoning Borough Council approved of an out of court deal wi... - Prost Builders Inc. and Pro Building Solutions Inc. agree to $335,000 settlement after employee falls to his death
Columbia, NC: (Feb-27-08) The family of Christopher Tristan brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Prost Builders Inc., a frequent contractor for the City of Columbia, Vaughn Prost, president and owner of Prost Builders, and Pro Building Solutions Inc., after the steelworker was killed in a 2003 construction accident at the Columbia Transload Facility. T... - Bank Transaction, City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit
Lubbock, TX: (Feb-26-08) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. brought charges against the president of City Bank, Mike Liner. The Federal Deposit Insurance did not make the allegations it brought pubic against the banking head, but officials confirmed that a settlement had been reached between the parties. Under the terms of the deal, Mike Liner agreed to p... - Canceled Insurance, Judge orders Health Net Inc. to pay $9 million settlement after terminating a policyholder's policy after being diagnosed with breast cancer
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-25-08) Patsy Bates, a 52-year-old hairdresser, found out she had breast cancer in 2004. She thought she had reliable health care coverage with Health Net, but it dropped her coverage while she was in the middle of chemotherapy. Bates was left with $129,000 in unpaid medical bills after Health Net retroactively canceled her insurance p... - False Arrest, City of Greer pays $50,000 settlement after imprisoning a woman whose charges had been dismissed years earlier
Greer, SC: (Feb-18-08) Denise Riddle, a Greer resident, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was falsely arrested. The suit claimed that a Greer police officer handcuffed and arrested Riddle at her home at 10 p.m. Feb. 1, 2006, on a bad check charge that she had made restitution on early on. Online court records show the warrant had been d... - Recovery Claim, Florida Insurance Guarantee Association agrees to pay $14 million settlement to Home Solutions of America for construction services
Dallas, TX: (Feb-16-08) Home Solutions of America, Inc., a provider of restoration, construction and interior services to commercial and residential customers, brought charges against the Vista Royale Condominiums component of the Florida Insurance Guarantee Association's construction recovery claim for $35 million. In a recent development, company offici... - Elderly Annuities, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. allots $125 million in insurance malpractice refunds
Des Moines, IA: (Feb-11-08) Minnesota's Attorney General Lori Swanson brought a lawsuit against American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a life insurer, alleging that the company sold long-term deferred annuities to senior citizens that weren't suitable for their financial needs. Records show that Swanson also sued another life insurer over alleged d... - Contract Dispute, Ness Technologies, Inc. agrees to pay $9 million breach of contract settlement
Hackensack, NJ: (Jan-29-08) An Israeli insurance company, a client of Ness Technologies, Inc., a global provider of information technology solutions and services, brought a lawsuit against it over a contract dispute that developed in late 2006. The suit stated that the client halted work on an ongoing project, claiming that Ness had breached the contract b... - Softball Coach, Thomas County School System agrees to undisclosed gender discrimination and harassment settlement for a former employee
Thomasville, GA: (Jan-28-08) Cara Hankinson, a former softball coach, brought charges against the Thomas County School System, alleging that she was discriminated against and harassed because of her gender. Hankinson, a teacher in the system for 22 years, filed a lawsuit in US District Court in October 2005 after she was fired as softball coach in December... - Plane Crash, Estate of Rick Potter pays $1 million wrongful death settlement to widow
Stafford County, VA: (Jan-04-08) Carole W. Green, the widow of one of the men killed in a February 2006 airplane crash in Stafford County, brought a wrongful death claim against the estate of Rick Potter. Potter was the real estate developer and pilot who owned the plane her husband, Graham Green III, was in Feb. 22, 2006, the night of his death. Records s... - Denied Disability Claimant Says “Fight Back”
Jun-8-13 Washington, DC Courtney had to take a month off work due to severe asthma so she applied for short-term benefits, but her insurer, Sedgwick, denied disability . Courtney believed she had a wrongly denied disability claim, fought the appeal, and won. Sedgwick paid her one month’s salary, but not before Courtney did a lot of methodical groundwork... - Employee Life Insurance, City of Ankeny pays estate of former employee $10,000 settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Dec-27-07) The estate of Mark White, a former city employee, brought charges against the city of Ankeny, alleging that White had a chance to get his job back but died before he could. Sources close to the case claimed that the suit was filed because White would have been eligible for $60,000 in life insurance had he been a city employee at... - Unum Denies Another Fibromyalgia Case, Attorney to Appeal
Jun-3-13 Vancouver, WA Frank didn’t know that a court had already ruled against Unum in a case of Fibromyalgia Disability Denial. But Frank’s attorney is likely aware of the case and has advised Frank to appeal. Frank, age 60, had to cut his career short after a fall two years ago that left him unconscious and hospitalized. Since that injury, he... - Boy Scouts of America Sex Abuse Settlement – For and Against
Oct-25-21 Los Angeles, CA Voting a settlement of almost $1.9 billion to compensate over 82,000 Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse victims has begun with a December 14, 2021 deadline to vote for the Plan. But many survivors and their attorneys oppose the current proposal. 82,000 Victims The number of claims two decades ago. By 2019 over 12,000 victims –... - PAAF Investors, MF Global pays $75 million shareholder settlement
New York, NY: (Dec-03-07) A lawsuit was brought against MF Global Inc. by the Receiver ad litem for Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund (PAAF) and related entities. Sources close to the case stated that the parties have entered into a definitive settlement agreement and a court approval will be sought shortly. As part of the settlement reached, MF Global a... - Dog Bite, Gregory and Debi Sheffer pay $110,000 settlement after their German shepherd bit a six-year-old girl
Harrisburg, PA: (Nov-27-07) Timothy and Lisa Swink of Lewisberry filed charges against Gregory and Debi Sheffer, alleging that their daughter Emily, sustained injuries after the Sheffers' German shepherd bit the girl during a picnic. Sources stated that Emily was 6 when she was bitten by the dog while at a picnic at a Dillsburg property owned by Gregory an...