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Miami-Dade, FL: (May-15-07) The family of 36-year-old Sergio Morejon filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the Everglades Correctional Institution, after the death of the Miami-Dade inmate. The suit claimed that Sergio Morejon was brutally beaten by fellow inmates and didn't receive medical help in a timely manner.CBS4 News, a partner of the Miami Heral... - $33 million settlement in shellfish growers' suit to be shared by 17 Puget Sound tribes.
Puget Sound, WA: (May-15-07) Over eight Washington shellfish growers filed a lawsuit against the federal government over funding and having to share their produce with the government. The suit that has been fought for over 17 years, came to a much awaited end when the government reached a $33 million legal settlement with 17 Puget Sound tribes. The US Dist... - Deceptive trade practice suit ends with soft drink replacements and a payout to plaintiffs.
Deceptive trade practice suit ends with soft drink replacements and a payout to plaintiffs. Atlanta, GA: (May-14-07) In a series of lawsuits filed against the Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker was accused of using ingredients in two soft drinks, Fanta Pineapple and Vault Zero, that can form cancer-causing benzene. The lawsuits alleged t... - Department of Human Services Child Neglect House Fire Wrongful Deaths Settlement
Ardmore, OK: (May-14-07) A settlement was reached in a lawsuit filed against the Department of Human Services (DHS), after a house fire claimed the lives of three children. One-year-old Christian, 2-year-old Makayla, and 3-year-old Isaiah died in their bedroom before they could be saved, when their mother left the house for a while, only to return to see i... - i2 Technologies Receives $83.3 Million Settlement
McKool Smith, PC, the national intellectual property and commercial litigation firm, is announcing an $83.3 million settlement reached on behalf of supply-chain technology provider i2 Technologies Inc. The settlement resolves i2's patent litigation against Germany's SAP AG and its United States subsidiary, Newtown Square, Penn.-based SAP America Inc. ... - Zumiez Reaches Tentative Settlement in California Overtime Class Action
Zumiez, the Washington state-based sporting apparel retailer, has agreed a tentative settlement of $1.3 million in a wage and hour class action lawsuit. The lawsuit was brought by a former employee who alleged that the company had not paid him all his overtime, as required by California law, nor had they provided him with meal breaks, or properly item... - St. Mary's Hospital Fatal Medical Malpractice Settlement
Madison, WI: (May-12-07) The family of Jasmine Gant filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against St. Mary's Hospital after a 16-year-old Fitchburg girl died during childbirth in 2006. The suit claimed that Gant died after a nurse mistakenly gave her an epidural drug through her IV. In settlement reached, St. Mary's Hospital agreed to pa... - American Express Awarded $1.8 Billion in Mastercard Antitrust
David Boies and Don Flexner have completed negotiations, on behalf of American Express, for one of the largest antitrust settlements ever awarded to an individual company. The settlement is in the amount of $1.8 billion, and results from American Express' antitrust lawsuit against Mastercard . The two lawyers also recently negotiated a settlement with... - First American Cash Advance Payday Lender Fraud Settlement
Charleston, WV: (May-10-07) Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office brought charges against payday lender First American Cash Advance, following an investigation into the payday lending practices of First American and Community State Bank of South Dakota. The suit alleged that First American had claimed it was operating as an agent of Community State Bank... - Insurance for Eating Disorder Treatment Basis for Lawsuits
Families Resorting to Lawsuits, Even When They Have Health Insurance Families with children who have eating disorders are resorting to lawsuits to get their health insurers to cover the costs of the associated medical treatment. In many states the law does not require that health insurers cover these costs, but instead cover the costs of treating ment... - AES Corp. Coal Ash Dumping Settlement
Delray Beach, FL: (Apr-14-07) A lawsuit filed against AES Corp. accused it of dumping over 82,000 tons of coal ash on Dominican Republic beaches. The publicly-traded international energy company has maintained it had nothing to do with the incident, alleging instead that it hired Florida resident Roger Fina's company, Silver Spot Enterprises, to dispose... - Honolulu, HI Sewage Spill and Repair Settlement
Honolulu, HI: (May-08-07) The federal and state governments filed legal actions against the city over six risky sewer force mains, which they claimed was responsible for a massive sewage spill in March 2006. The city of Honolulu was accused of gross negligence in handling repair work of the sewer lines, which resulted in the Beachwalk force main bursting,... - Local 580 Iron Workers Racial Discrimination Settlement
New York, NY: (May-08-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Local 580, a New York-based iron workers union, alleging that it violated a court order by discriminating against minority workers in Westchester County and New York City when it came to referring them to jobs. The suit filed in 2001, claimed that the unions ac... - The Ministry of Defense agrees to pay $500,000 settlement in transgender humiliation lawsuit.
The Ministry of Defense agrees to pay $500,000 settlement in transgender humiliation lawsuit. London, England: (May-24-08) Jan Hamilton, formerly known as Capt. Ian Hamilton, a British ex-military paratrooper, brought a lawsuit against the Ministry of Defense, alleging that she was humiliated when she was asked to put on a man's uniform. The paratroope... - Stratagene Corp. Genetic Analysis Patent Infringement Settlement
La Jolla, CA: (May-03-07) Third Wave Technologies, Inc., a genetic analysis products manufacturer, filed charges against Stratagene Corp and reached an out-of-court settlement regarding the patent infringement issue litigated in US District Court in Wisconsin in September 2005 and appealed to the Federal Circuit Court. In a settlement reached, Stratagene... - FAG Bearings Groundwater Contamination Settlement
Joplin, MO: (May-03-07) The US Department of the Interior filed a suit against FAG Bearings, a ball bearings manufacturing company, accusing it of natural-resource damages for the release of trichloroethylene at its plant in Joplin. FAG used TCE as a degreaser from 1972 to 1982. The hazardous substance was released when an underground pipe containing a sma... - Pacific Steel Noxious Emissions Pollution Settlement
Berkeley, CA: (May-02-07) The Bay Area Quality Management District filed charges against Pacific Steel, a West Berkeley steel foundry, alleging that the steel company is one of the Bay Area's worst polluters. In a settlement reached with the Bay Area Quality Management District, Pacific Steel agreed to pay $150,000 in fines and install air pollution contro... - Fairview Red Wing Health Services agrees to pay undisclosed settlement in medical malpractice lawsuit.
Red Wing, MN: (June-11-08) A medical malpractice lawsuit has been settled between Fairview Red Wing Health Services and Richard and Yvonne Raasch. The suit was filed by the Raaschs' after Richard Raasch underwent an endoscopic procedure at the clinic in June 2006. The complaint alleged negligence because the doctor who treated him caused a perforation in... - Edgar Reinoso Infested Apartment Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (May-01-07) Former tenants of a seedy, vermin-infested Palmdale apartment building filed a lawsuit against the owner Edgar Reinoso, alleging that they faced slum-like conditions in Antelope Valley apartments. In a settlement reached with the tenants, Reinoso agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations. The latest settlement involves a s... - Rick Barnett Gender Harassment Settlement
Panama City, FL: (Apr-26-07) Lindsey Nicole Mincey and Wanda Taylor filed suit against former Bay County Property Appraiser Rick Barnett, accusing him of sexually harassing them. Though the type of harassment was not discussed publicly, documents showed that Barnett gave Mincey a hand-written, sexually explicit letter that Barnett said he wrote about her...