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Helena, MT: (Mar-17-08) Several land owners along Big Spring Creek near Lewistown brought lawsuits against the state of Montana, and chemical giant Monsanto Co., alleging that their property lost value after PCBs in paint used on fish hatchery raceways contaminated the creek. The suit was brought by the landowners following a 10-year-old boy's science ex... - $8.3 million settlement in tax litigation to benefit Midland area education.
Midland, MI: (Mar-16-08) The City of Midland brought charges against Midland Cogeneration Venture (MCV) over a 12-year-old tax agreement. The suit was filed with the city seeking an estimated net refund of $127.3 million that it said MCV owed. Sources stated that the case, which covers the tax years of 2001 through 2007, reached a resolution in which MCV... - Jury Awards Car Accident Victim $1M
Los Angeles, CA: A US Marine who was injured in a car crash on the freeway in California has been awarded a $1,009,105 settlement by the jury hearing his case. Joshua Heller, who was 34 at the time of the accident, alleged in his suit that his career in the Marines would be shortened as a result of the accident, which injured his back, neck, shoulders, hi... - $110M Settlement Approved in E-Ferol Vitamin E Supplement Class Action
Dallas, TX: A $100 million settlement was approved by a federal judge in class action alleging that an intravenous vitamin E supplement was linked to dozens of deaths of premature infants in the mid 1980s, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit, filed in Wichita Falls in North Texas, was brought against the distributor of the supplement E-... - Diabetes y aumento de peso por Zyprexa
Zyprexa (olanzapina) es un medicamento recetado para el tratamiento de la esquizofrenia y la manía bipolar y se lo ha vinculado a la diabetes mellitus, la hiperglucemia, la pancreatitis y a trastornos de azúcar en sangre. Se han informado 288 casos de diabetes en pacientes a los que se administró Zyprexa; 23 de ellos resultaron fatales... - Pacific Gas & Electric pays undisclosed settlement in plant upgrade suit.
San Louis Obispo, CA: (Mar-13-08) The Coastal Law Enforcement Action Network brought charges against the California Coastal Commission in 2007, following the state agency's issuing of a permit that allowed Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to go ahead with its steam generator replacement project at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The lawsuit, brought b... - St. John Health Agrees to a $13.5 Million Settlement in Antitrust Class Action
A class action lawsuit that includes St. John Health of southeastern Michigan could be one step closer to being settled, as the health care provider has agreed to pay a $13.5 million settlement. St. John and the other defendants, namely Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Medical System, Mount Clemens General Hospital, Oakwood Healthcare, Bon Secours... - John Hancock Settles Discrimination Class Action for $24.4 Million
Life insurance giant John Hancock has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it racially discriminated against African Americans when selling its polices prior to 1959. Specifically, the suit alleged that John Hancock sold lower grade policies, rather than its full range of products to African Americans. The settlement is for a report... - Richter pays $7 million settlement in deceptive email lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-12-08) Microsoft Corp. brought charges against Scott Richter, dethroned spam king, alleging that he engaged in sending illegal and deceptive email as part of business practices. The lawsuit was a joint effort of Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who reached a settlement with Richter for $50,000. The suit claimed th... - Waste Management pays $7.89 million settlement in service disruption lawsuit.
Oakland, CA: (Mar-10-08) The city of Oakland brought a lawsuit against Waste Management of Alameda County, CA alleging that the city was owed money for disrupted service due to a worker lockout in the summer of 2007. Records show that Waste Management locked out about 500 collection and long-haul drivers represented by International Brotherhood of Teamst... - Sigma Designs pays undisclosed settlement to shareholders.
Milpitas, CA: (Mar-10-08) A shareholder lawsuit was brought against Sigma Designs Inc., which makes sets of chips that enhance DVD viewing quality, over its executive stock option grants. The lawsuit, filed in July 2006 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, sought to recover damages purportedly sustained by Sigma af... - $29.1 Million Verdict Secured for Illinois Family
Chicago, IL: Lawyers representing Christian Arroyo in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought against the United States of America, have secured a $29.1 million verdict for their clients. The case alleged obstetric and neonatal negligence by federally employed physicians practicing at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at the time of Christian's birth. It... - Bextra heart attack
On Apr-07-05 the FDA asked Pfizer, the manufacturer of Bextra, to recall the pain medication from shelves across the U.S. due to risks of heart attacks and strokes in patients. Canada Health quickly followed suit and asked Pfizer to recall Bextra from Canadian shelves. Pfizer has also suspended sales of Bextra in the European Union. Bextra has bee... - Northern Indiana utility will pay $33 million settlement in over-priced electricity lawsuit.
LaPorte County, IN: (Mar-08-08) LaPorte County brought charges against the Northern Indiana Public Service Co. (NIPSCO) alleging that the utility bought more higher-cost outside power since 2001 after closing Mitchell Generating Station in Gary, IN. The suit, filed between the Office of Utility Consumer Counselor and a group of NIPSCO industrial customer... - US Cold Storage to pay $125,910 in sewer service settlement.
Lumberton, NC: (Mar-06-08) The city of Lumberton brought charges against US Cold Storage in February 2002, alleging that it was owed money for water and sewer services. The suit claimed that the company owed the city more than $208,000 for 2001. The city claimed that it filed suit because it realized the company was using well water and getting sewer servi... - Georgia Natural Gas to pay customers $2.5 million in settlement
Atlanta, GA: (Mar-06-08) A lawsuit was brought against natural gas marketer Georgia Natural Gas, after several consumers filed complaints against it over the marketer's variable rate plans. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement in the suit, which a majority of the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to accept. ... - Yakima County to pay ex-gaurd $200,000 harassment settlement.
Yakima, WA: (Mar-05-08) Blanca Nunez Osorio, a former jail guard, brought charges against Yakima County, WA alleging that she was fired for complaining about sexual harassment. The suit stated that Osorio was fired by the county Corrections Department in 2003, one day before her year long probationary employment period ended, despite the fact that she ha... - ENGlobal to receive $2 million settlement.
Houston, TX: (Mar-05-08) ENGlobal, an engineering and design firm with major projects in the petrochemical industry, brought charges against two unnamed clients, alleging cost overruns reported in 2006, on two fixed-price engineering and procurement contractor projects. In a recent development in the case, sources reported that the parties had reached a se... - Asarco LLC pays $14 million for contamination settlements.
Kansas city, MO: (Mar-04-08) Two local attorneys brought lawsuits against Asarco LLC, a Tucson, AZ based metal refining company, on behalf of minors and property owners who lived on or near the Tar Creek Superfund site in Picher, OK, just across the state line from Kansas. The suit claimed that the plaintiffs suffered personal injury and property damage... - School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.
New Providence, NJ: (Mar-04-08) An African American family brought a lawsuit against the New Providence School District, alleging that their daughter underwent years of racial harassment at the school. The lawsuit was filed in 2005 on behalf of Tara Fogg and her parents, claiming that both Tara and her older brother Tremayne, who also attended the scho...