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Pfizer, one of the world's pre-eminent pharmaceutical companies, has reached a settlement with the US Justice Department regarding violations of the Clean Air Act. The settlement includes a civil penality of $975,000. This is the first settlement involving industry-specific standards for airborne emissions during pharmaceutical manufacturing. It relat... - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Plavix Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (May-10-07) The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against research-based pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., accusing it of infringing Plavix patents. Plavix, a blood thinner manufactured by Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis SA and marketed by New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb, was to face generic comp... - Point Blank Class Action Settled for $34.9 Million
Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of protective body armor, today announced that the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, has approved the settlement entered into in connection with the securities class action against the Company and certain individual defendants, as well as the related shareholder derivative action. ... - Coventree Inc. Nereus Shareholders Settlement
Toronto, Canada: (May-07-07) A lawsuit was brought by minority shareholders and employees of its subsidiary Nereus Financial Inc. against Coventree Inc. A settlement was reached when Coventree agreed to provide a comprehensive settlement of the various matters that were in issue relating to Nereus. Among other things, the settlement agreement resolves all... - Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky Employee Work Wage Settlement
Scott County, KY: (May-07-07) The Department of Labor filed charges against Toyota Motor Manufacturing Kentucky in 2006, alleging that TMMK had violated labor laws by not paying employees according to stipulated wage/hour norms. The suit involved an issue which debated as to whether workers should be paid for the time they take to put on and take off prote... - Aon Corp. agrees to pay $4 million settlement in insurance malpractice lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-23-08) Federal regulators in FL brought charges against Aon Corp, one of the largest insurance brokerages, alleging that the company received undisclosed compensation in connection with the placement of insurance coverage on behalf of FL policyholders. The suit, filed by the Florida Department of Financial Services, the Florida D... - Owasso, OK agrees to pay $300,000 settlement in civil rights violations lawsuit.
Tulsa, OK: (Jun-19-08) The City of Owasso has agreed to pay $300,000 as part of a settlement between the city and the estate of Todd Thomas Hastings. The estate filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Owasso Police officers had violated his rights of search and seizure. Owasso police responded to a 9-1-1 call at Hastings' home in August of 2002. When poli... - Bumble Bee Foods reaches undisclosed settlement reached in tainted foods lawsuit.
Lubbock, TX: (Jun-18-08) A settlement has been reached between Bumble Bee foods and its subsidiary, Castleberry's in a federal botulism contamination lawsuit. Emanuel Cisneros sued the tuna giant for damages linked to his children's extended illness. After being hospitalized in June of last year, it was determined that Marissa and Samuel Cisneros were am... - Westin Hotel reaches undisclosed settlement in valet driver negligence lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Jun-04-08) An settlement has been reached in which a St. Louis Westin Hotel has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to a man allegedly injured in a car accident involving a Westin Hotel valet driver. The accident occurred at Spruce Street in downtown Saint Louis when the Westin driver was exiting the hotel driveway and crashed into the vehic... - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority agrees to pay $2.3 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Jun-14-08) A $2.3 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death matter in Washington, DC. Martha Stringer Schoenborn, 59, and her friend Sally Dean McGhee, 54, were struck by a Metro bus while in a downtown crosswalk. The lawsuit was filed by Gregory Schoenborn, husband of one of the victims. Metro driver Victor Kolako, pleaded... - Cablevision Systems Corp. agrees to pay $34.4 million settlement in options back-dating lawsuit.
New York, NY: (June-5-08) Cablevision Systems Corp. has reached a settlement agreement over its stock options award practices lawsuit. The New York State Supreme Court case was over Cablevision engaging in improper stock options backdating practices in awards given to executives and directors from 1997 to 2002. As part of the settlement, worth $34.4 mil... - Milford Power Co.agrees to $38 million settlement in energy lawsuit.
Hartford, CT: (June-11-08) Milford Power Co. has agreed to a settlement which will reduce some of the extra charges consumers faced paying in upcoming years. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal indicates he has reached a settlement in which ratepayers will be refunded $4 million for charges already paid and will no longer have to pay $34 million in subsi... - Waste Management Settles Unpaid Overtime Suit for $7M
Dedham, MA: A Massachusetts State Court today approved a $7 Million settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against Waste Management of Massachusetts, Inc. by the company's garbage truck drivers over prevailing wage violations and unpaid overtime. The litigation has taken nearly five years. In the case of Michael Mullally, et al. v. Waste M... - The Virginia Public Utilities and Foster Wheeler Corp. to pay over $100,000 penalty in wood-fired boilers violation lawsuit.
Duluth, MN: (May-29-08) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency brought charges against the Virginia Public Utilities, alleging that there were several violations at the utility starting in 2007. The suit stated that the violations were over the start-up of the utility's new wood-fired biomass boiler. As part of a settlement reached in the case, the Virgi... - National Association of Realtors agrees to settlement in broker listing antitrust lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (May-29-08) The Department of Justice brought antitrust charges against the National Association of Realtors, over the listing of internet-based real estate brokers. The suit claimed that the National Association of Realtors refused to list online brokers, thereby harming consumers by denying them the benefits of competition and adhering... - $2.5 Million Settlement Awarded in First Chinese Drywall Trial
Miami, FL: A $2.5 million settlement has been reached in the first ever Chinese drywall lawsuit to go to trial. The suit, filed by Florida couple Armin and Lisa Seifart, alleged Miami-based Banner Supply Co knowingly sold them defective drywall. Banner was a distributor for Chinese-made Knauff Plasterboard contaminated drywall. The Se... - Rumford Group Homes Inc. agrees to pay $167,463 settlement in Medicaid fraud lawsuit.
Rumford Group Homes Inc. agrees to pay $167,463 settlement in Medicaid fraud lawsuit. Portland, ME: (May-29-08) The Federal Government brought charges against Rumford Group Homes Inc., alleging that the company improperly submitted certain costs for reimbursement by the Medicaid program. The program is known as MaineCare in the state, and the alleged f... - University of California, Irvine Medical Center Liver Transplant Malpractice Settlement
Santa Ana, CA: (Apr-16-07) Elodie Irvine filed a medical malpractice suit against the University of California, Irvine Medical Center after having waited four years for organ transplants at the hospital before she went to another hospital and got the desperately needed procedures within two months. Irvine, who was diagnosed with a deadly kidney and liver d... - Spectranetics Settles Securities Class Action for $8.5M
Colorado Springs, CO: Specranetics, a company that manufactures medical lasers, has settled a securities class action for $8.5 million. The settlement monies will be paid by the company's insurer. The class action lawsuit alleged that Spectranetics broke federal securities law by making false and misleading statements and omissions. The lawsuit was... - Stockbroker Brent Lemons to pay $1.3 million settlement in securities fraud lawsuit.
Stockbroker Brent Lemons to pay $1.3 million settlement in securities fraud lawsuit. Tyler, TX: (May-28-08) Tammy and Cindy Mays, an East TX couple, brought charges against Brent Lemons, a former stockbroker for A.G. Edwards and Sons, Inc., alleging that he misappropriated their money, using it for his own personal benefit. The suit was arbitrated by...