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Decatur, IL: (Jul-29-07) A lawsuit was brought against Macon County by communities the length of Illinois that purchased sections of abandoned right-of-way from the Illinois Central Railroad. The suit claimed that the railroad had no legal interest in the land to convey to the buyers of the right-of-way. In a settlement reached, the county agreed to... - Settlements and Verdicts: Jayson Williams.
In legal trouble? Get help now from a local criminal defense attorney. A settlement has been reached between New Jersey Nets star Jayson Williams and the family of Costas "Gus" Christofi, Williams' limo driver, for the amount of $2.75 million dollars. Chrisofi was shot by Williams at the basketball star's mansion on Feb. 14, 2002. The criminal cha... - Marcal Paper Mills, Inc. Environmental Damages Settlement
Elmwood Park, NJ: (Jul-26-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the Department of Commerce (DOC) brought charges against Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., one of the nation's best known manufacturers and distributors of bath tissue, kitchen towels, napkins, and facial tissue, alleging that the company violated... - Breast Cancer Patient Awarded $8.1 Million in Discrimination Case
Fort Lauderdale, FL : A former employee of the Texas based chain store, Michaels, has been awarded $8.1 million as settlement of her discrimination case. Following a five-day trial, a jury found that Kara Jorud was unjustly fired from her position as a manager at a Michael's store in Boca Raton, Florida on allegations of theft. The plaintiff held... - Dannon Settles Class Action Lawsuit for $35 Million
In January 2008, a class action lawsuit was filed against The Dannon Company alleging misleading advertising about its Activia and DanActive yogurt products. Today, the parties announced that they have reached a settlement, subject to approval by the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, in which Dannon will create a $35 million fu... - Great White Settles Over Station NightClub Fire
The 1980s rock band, Great White, has agreed to pay $1 million to survivors of people killed in the Station Nightclub fire, which the band's pyrotechnics started. This is the latest settlement for suits originating from the fire in February 2003 that killed 100 people. One band member was also killed in the fire. Approximately $175 million has been paid by d... - SJS Victim Awarded $21 Million in Product Liability Lawsuit
Concord, NH: Stevens-Johnson Syndrome victim 51-year old Karen Bartlett, who lost her sight and is now legally blind as a result of taking the non steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) Sulindac (Clinoril) has been awarded a $21 million settlement by a federal jury. Bartlett was diagnosed with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and toxic epidermal necroly... - Preliminary $7.1 Million Settlement Reached in Afexa Class Action
Preliminary $7.1 Million Settlement Reached in Afexa Class Action The manufacturer of Cold FX, namely Afexa, has reached a preliminary agreement in the class action securities lawsuit it currently faces. If approved, the $7.1 million settlement, which represents about half of the $14 million investors lost due to inflated financial results rel... - Paul McCartney Healther Mills Divorce Settlement
London, UK: (Jul-23-07) In the long ensuing legal battle between legendary Beatles star Paul McCartney and ex-wife Heather Mills, a settlement was reached, ending the painful saga. As part of the settlement, McCartney agreed to pay Mills a little more than $96 million US. If the arrangement is not contested, it will be the most expensive divorce in the his... - $40 Million Awarded in SUV Rollover Lawsuit
The identification of the driver of an SUV in 1999 has resulted in a $40 million settlement in a personal injury case. The case hinged on which of 2 brothers was driving at the time the SUV rolled over. Thomas Smolinski, 24 at the time of the accident, alleged that his brother Matthew had been driving. The accident caused Thomas to sustain paralyzing i... - Google Settles Buzz Class Action for $8.5 Million
San Francisco, CA: Google has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed against it over allegations that it was automatically registering people using Gmail into its social networking feature "Buzz", without the participants consent. The reported settlement amount is $8.5 million which Google will place in a fund for organizations focused on inte... - Jury Awards $1.8 Million in Legal Malpractice Suit
Philadelphia, PA: A woman who sued her lawyer for legal malpractice has been awarded a $1.787 million settlement by a jury in Philadelphia. The plaintiff, Barbara Cox, alleged that the lawyer she had hired to represent her in a medical malpractice lawsuit, David M. Barry, was negligent in his pleading of the underlying medical malpractice case... - $2.8 Million Class Action Settlement Proposed for Xethanol Corp Shareholders
$2.8 Million Class Action Settlement Proposed for Xethanol Corp Shareholders A preliminary settlement between Xethanol Corp shareholders and Xethanol Corp appears to have been reached. The proposed settlement involves a $2.8 million payout to members of the class action, and would end allegations that the company was not as financially viable as it mad... - Further Settlements Reached in Kitec Lawsuit
Deals with 6 builders and 2 plumbers were reached this week in the defective plumbing lawsuit filed against Kitec plumbing fixtures. The monies will be added to the existing settlement fund. The suit alleged that Kitec fixtures corrode from a process known as dezincifiation - where water removes zinc from the brass fittings, turning into a silt that end... - Allergan Pleads Guilty to Off-Label Promotion of Botox, Will Pay $600M
Washington, DC: American pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and pay $600 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company's unlawful promotion of its biological product, Botox Therapeutic, for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Dep... - Redondo Beach, CA Employee Age, Gender, and Disability Discrimination Settlement
Redondo Beach, CA: (Jul-14-07) Jo Ellen Latham, a former Redondo Beach Police identification expert, filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the city after she was discriminated against her based on age, gender, and disability. She alleged that the city failed to accommodate her disability, engaged in harassment based upon a disability, and discr... - $15 Million Settlement Awarded to Family of Plane Crash Victim
The family of Chicago restaurateur, Michael Waugh, has been awarded $15 million in the wrongful death suit they filed against Morgan Stanley and the estate of the pilot flying the plane that crashed and killed Waugh. The suit alleged that Morgan Stanley had insufficient internal policies with respect to allowing non-professional pilots to fly private jets... - Sun Mar Health Care Settles Class Action for $2 Million
Sun Mar Health Care, Inc., Sun Mar Management, and its 18 California nursing homes recently settled a class action lawsuit for $2 million on behalf of all California citizens who resided in, or are residing in, one of the company's California facilities from Jan. 9, 2005 through Jan. 9, 2008. The suit had alleged that the company's California facilities... - Travelers Companies Inc. ACandS Asbestos Fund Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-06-07) Travelers Companies Inc., one of the largest US property and casualty insurers, reached a settlement in which it agreed to contribute $449 million to a bankruptcy trust to end several years of asbestos-related litigation. The suit stemmed from a dispute with ACandS Inc., a former insulation installing unit of Armstrong World Industr... - Lexmark to Pay $8.3M in Employee Vacation Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: Lexmark has been ordered to pay $8.3 million in compensation to its employees in California as settlement of the class action lawsuit they brought over the company's "use it or loose it" vacation policy The employees originally challenged the company saying they should not lose compensation for the time that they did not use. L...