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Jacksonville, Florida - Jeremy Phillips was attending a Halloween party dressed as a hockey player and was attacked from behind for no apparent reason. A nineteen year old intoxicated partygoer tackled Phillips into the side of a car. He sustained a debilitating elbow injury. Phillips filed a lawsuit against the company hosting the party Symphony Design... - City of Hammond, IN Wrongful Rape Conviction Settlement
Gary - In 1981 Larry Mayes was convicted of rape. He spent 19 years in prison, but was released after DNA tests proved he did not commit the crime. Mayes sued the city of Hammond and a police detective, originally seeking $19 million. A jury awarded him a $9 million settlement. (Sep-10-06) [ FORT WAYNE JOURNAL GAZETTE ] Legal Help If you h... - Nike Hackney Logo Use Settlement
Hackney - A line of Nike gear featured the distinctive Hackney 'H' symbol surrounded by the words "The London Borough of Hackney". Nike did not have permission from the London Borough to use logo. Hackney council threatened court action over the unauthorized use of logo and claimed Nike sought to capitalize on its association with Hackney Marshes where... - SUV rollover lawsuit.
Rollovers of SUVs and other similar vehicles kill over 10,000 people and injure another 27,000 yearly. Rollovers and Loss of Control Rollovers occur in sports utility vehicles when a driver attempts to avoid an emergency with a quick steering movement or when a tire fails. All vehicles should stay on their wheels in a reasonable response to an emerge... - Belfor USA Group Inc. Migrant Workers Overtime Settlement
New Orleans - The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on behalf a group of migrant workers against the construction company specializing in disaster recovery. The workers were allegedly denied overtime even though they often worked long hours cleaning up wreckage left by Hurricane Katrina. Hundreds of workers who were hired by Belfor subcontra... - Department of Children and Families Wrongful Death Settlement
In 1995, nine month old Emily Hernandez was raped and murdered by her mother's live in boyfriend, Luis Rojas. The state of Connecticut has awarded a $250,000 settlement to be put into trust for Emily's four siblings. Rojas is currently serving a 33 year prison sentence. Emily's biological parents Jose Hernandez and Hilda Rodriguez signed away their pare... - New York Police Officer ATV Workers Compensation Settlement
Hauppauge - Scott Brumber was paralyzed in an all-terrain vehicle accident while on duty. The former Suffolk County police officer struck a metal stake and flipped over while driving on a narrow beach path on Fire Island. He suffered spinal injuries in the accident and must use a wheelchair. Brumber, who has a wife and three children, was awarded a $14.5... - A&G Coal Corp. Toddler Wrongful Death Settlement
Wise - On August 20, 2004 3-year-old Jeremy Kyle Davidson was asleep in his bed. Just then, a 1,000 pound boulder tumbled 650 feet and crashed through the family's house. Jeremy was crushed by the boulder, but his 7-year-old brother and parents were not injured. The coal mining company was responsible for dislodging the boulder and the Virginia Department... - Dixie Egg Company Tractor Trailer Auto Accident Settlement
Valdosta - In May 2003, a tractor trailer killed a college student in an intersection while the student was driving home from the Valdosta Mall movie theater. A jury determined that the truck driver, Fred Adams, of Alabama was driving too fast for conditions and was in violation of Federal regulations by being fatigued at the time of the crash. The dece... - Start Licensing, Inc. Advenced Cell Patent Infringement Settlement
Alameda - Advanced Cell Technology filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts, Roslin Institute, Geron Corporation and Start Licensing, Inc. The patent dispute involved certain nuclear transfer cloning patents and patent applications owned or licensed by the defendants. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, St... - Canada Food Inspection Agency Goose King Settlement
Winnipeg - Don Salkeld owned the goose processing plant Northern Goose ; it was the only licensed facility in Canada allowed to ship poultry into Europe. During a six-month period in 1997 and 1998, officials at the Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) gave Salkeld conflicting, incorrect and misleading information. In the fall of 1998 Salkeld learned he... - James Frey and Random House 'A Million Little Pieces' Settlement
New York - Readers from New York, California and Illinois filed lawsuits claiming Frey and the publisher had defrauded them by selling the book "A Million Little Pieces" as a memoir rather than as a work of fiction. In June 2006 the cases were consolidated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Neither Frey nor Rand... - Hunter College Suicide Policy Settlement
New York - A depressed Hunter College student swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, but then saved her own life by calling 911. When she returned to her dorm room the locks had been changed and she was expelled from the residence. The 19-year-old had violated her housing contract by attempting suicide. She filed a lawsuit claiming the expulsion and lock out vi... - County-USC Medical Center Brain Damage Medical Malpractice Settlement
On April 6, 2003 Peter Ochoa was treated for a congenital blood vessel disorder in his brain at Northridge Hospital. On April 21, doctors found a brain aneurysm and Peter was moved to County-USC Medical Center the next day. On the morning of April 25, the 17-year-old boy complained of a headache and had a seizure. He had significant bleeding in his brai... - U.S. Government Student Pilot Wrongful Death Settlement
In May 2004, student pilots Ford Cederblom and Damon Lott were killed when their plane crashed into a California mountain. An investigation revealed plane crash was caused by faulty instructions from an air traffic controller. Ford Cederblom and Lott were flying from Arizona to Carlsbad, CA with four other planes from their flight school. One had a call... - Pitney Bowes Inc. Tax Settlement
Pitney Bowes completed its previously disclosed tax settlement with the Internal Revenue Service. Pitney Bowes expects to pay about $1.1 billion of tax over the next six months. All of the tax payments will be made using proceeds from the Capital Services sale, as well as an advance against the company's Corporate Owned Life Insurance assets. (Aug-31-06... - Literary Works Copyright Settlement
A class action lawsuit was filed against the company claiming commercial electronic databases and certain print publishers infringed the copyrights of freelance authors. Print publishers first published the works with the authors' permission, but then allegedly sold them to electronic databases which reproduced, displayed, sold and distributed the autho... - Northern Kentucky Diocese Preist Abust Settlement
The Roman Catholic diocese of Covington, Kentucky has agreed to a potential $120 million settlement for alleged abuse by priests. The diocese has over 90,000 parishioners and depending on how many alleged victims come forward, it may spend less than the full settlement. Compensation will range from $5,000 to $450,000 and any unused money will revert to... - TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceutical Lupron Pricing Settlement
The Illinois Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the three companies which manufacture and distribute the prostate cancer drug Lupron. The 2005 lawsuit claimed the companies published fraudulent prices for the drug, causing government programs to overpay hundreds of millions of dollars. TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Ph... - Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company Aluminum Pollution Settlement
The city of Stamps, AR filed a federal lawsuit regarding contamination at a defunct aluminum recycling plant that continues to pollute groundwater. The lawsuit was filed against 16 companies that operated or used the plant, including Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company. Red River Aluminum operated for 10 years as a secondary aluminum smelter. It clos...