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New York, NY: (Nov-19-07) Verizon Wireless brought charges against Vonage over patents that Verizon owned relating to Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) calling. As part of a settlement reached, a judge ordered Vonage to pay $120 million in damages to Verizon. Vonage appealed the verdict. In a recent development in the case, the US Court of Appeals turned... - Wells Fargo Agrees $37M to Settle Bid-Rigging Lawsuits
New York, NY: Class action lawsuits filed by various municipalities against Wells Fargo look set to end, as Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to settle the suits, but they are pending court approval. The lawsuits alleged bid-rigging by Wachovia's municipal derivatives group, according to a report on Reuters.com. Wells Fargo, which acquired Wach... - Outback Steakhouse Settles Discrimination Class Action for $19 Million
Washington, DC: A class action lawsuit filed against the Outback Steakhouse has reached a settlement, with the restaurant chain reportedly agreeing to pay $19 million to settle allegations of sexual discrimination. The suit represents thousands of female workers employed at steak houses across the US. The suit was filed by the Equal Employment Op... - Crestwood Contaminated Water Lawsuit Reaches $2.8 Million Settlement
Crestwood, IL: A class action lawsuit brought against the south suburb of Crestwood that alleged that the suburb had been secretly pumping contaminated water to households for more than 20 years has reached an approved settlement worth an estimated $2.8 million. As part of the settlement the town's residents will receive $500,000. Free garbage pickup... - Semtech Reaches Preliminary $20 Million Securities Class Action Settlement
Washington, DC: A preliminary $20 million settlement has been reached in a securities fraud class action lawsuit against Semtech Corp. ("Semtech" or "Defendant"), an analog and mixed-signal semiconductor supplier, pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (styled In re Semtech Corporation Securities Litigation, Clas... - $5.5 Million Settlement Reached in Bexar Jail Strip Search Suit
San Antonio, TX: A $5.5 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit against Bexar County Jail over illegal strip searches. Filed in 2005, the suit alleged that the county's policy "to force those charged with minor crimes to undergo the indignities of a strip search upon detention is not only clearly illegal, but is insensitiv... - Wrongful Death Suit Against Chewing Tobacco Company Reaches $5 Million Settlement
New York, NY: The family of a man who died of mouth cancer allegedly caused by chewing tobacco has been awarded a $5 million settlement. US Smokeless Tobacco Co, the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco, has agreed to the settlement, in what is believed to be the first wrongful-death lawsuit against chewing tobacco. Bobby Hill o... - NiSource Settles Natural Gas Royalties Case for $380 Million
Energy companies NiSource and Chesapeake Energy have agreed to pay a settlement of $380 million to landowners who allege the companies underpaid royalties on natural gas. NiSource's share of the settlement is $339 million. The trial jury had originally awarded the plaintiffs $134.3 million in compensatory damages and $270 million in punitive damages, f... - Banner Supply Reachers Settlement in Chinese Drywall Lawsuits
Miami, FL: Banner Supply has agreed to settle its part of a class action lawsuit brought by 79 South Florida home owners over defective Chinese drywall. The settlement amount is confidential, however Banner has said it will replace its product in homes in this case and pay additional monies for related expenses homeowners have incurred. Homeowner... - Family That Lost their Mother Awarded $20.6 Million
Salem, MA: The widower and child of a young woman who died as a result of a defective inflatable pool slide purchased from Toys "R" Us have been awarded a $20.6 million settlement this week by the judge hearing the personal injury lawsuit. The accident that took Robin Aleo's life happened five years ago, when she was just 29 years old. She had an... - AT&T Reaches Preliminary Settlement Over Internet Usage Taxes
Houston, TX: AT&T has reportedly reached a tentative settlement of the class action brought by customers who allege that internet taxes charged by the wireless service provider violated the internet tax act AT&T sent out text messages to customers affected early in the week, although no word on how much any refunds offered may be. AT&T main... - City of Fargo To Pay for Excessive Traffic Fines
A million dollar settlement of a class action lawsuit against the City of Fargo, ND, was approved today by a federal judge. The lawsuit alleged that the City had been charging excessive traffic fines - that they illegally exceed those in the state's Century Code. The City has agreed to pay up to $1.5 million for eligible claims that were submi... - J&J Agrees to Pay $85 Million for Natrecor Misbranding
Washington, DC: Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, Scios, has agreed to pay $85 million to settle a criminal misdemeanour charge of misbranding its drug Natrecor, used to treat heart failure. The charges stemmed from a Justice Department probe into allegations brought by a whistleblower that Scios was promoting Natrecor for off-label use as a routine,... - Philip Morris to Pay $300 Million in Tobacco Lawsuit
New York, NY : A 61-year old Florida resident has won her lawsuit against the tobacco giant Philip Morris, and been awarded a $300 million settlement. Philip Morris has stated it will appeal the decision, but if the verdict holds, the settlement will be the largest award of damages for an individual lawsuit against a tobacco company in the US. Lucinda... - Dynex Settlement Reached in Teamsters Pension Fund Securities Fraud
New York, NY: The real estate trust Dynex Capital Inc, has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a New York class action lawsuit over securities in the sale of bonds backed by thousands of loans on manufactured homes. In March 2011, U.S. District Judge Harold Baer issued one of the few decisions to ever have certified a class of investors pursuing... - Mobile Content Class Action Settlement Reached With m-Qube
Chicago, Ill: A global settlement agreement was reached promising to conclude numerous separate class action lawsuits filed throughout the country involving claims that unauthorized charges for "mobile content" were placed on consumers' cell phone bills. The settlement, which was preliminarily approved by the Circuit Court of Cook County in Illino... - Oil and Gas - Oil and Gas Accidents, Oil and Gas Law - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Oil and Gas workers are subject to some of the most hazardous industrial conditions in the US. Serious injuries and fatalities occur too often from an oil accident or gas accident. Oil and gas attorneys ensure that gas and oil companies are held accountable for oil drilling accidents and oil field accidents . People employed by gas and oil com... - BJ's Wholesale Club Reaches Tentative $9 Million Settlement in Overtime Class Action
New York, NY : A $9.3 million settlement of an overtime pay class action lawsuit against BJ's Wholesale Club Inc has been reached. The settlement, which is subject to Court approval, is intended to resolve claims that BJ's misclassified certain Mid Manager employees as exempt from receiving overtime for hours worked in excess of 40 hours per week. Pla... - Bus Drivers' Overtime, Garland School District pays overtime settlement
Dallas, TX: (Sep-29-07) Several bus drivers brought a lawsuit against the Garland School District, alleging that they weren't properly paid overtime. The bus drivers claimed in the suit filed on Jan. 11, 2006, that they had not been paid for overtime, particularly time they spent preparing buses, cleaning buses, and taking students on special trips. The sc... - Enron Generators, Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp. pays Enron $1.15 million commercial settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Sep-28-07) Enron Wind Energy Systems brought a lawsuit against Regal Beloit Corp. seeking recovery and damages from Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp., one of Regal Beloit's subsidiaries, related to 564 generators Enron purchased in the late 1990s. Enron and several affiliated firms filed the suit in 2004. In a settlement reached, Regal...