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Beth Israel Medical Centre in Boston has agreed to pay $3.2 million in a settlement stemming from allegations that the hospital incorrectly billed Medicare for various procedures, in particular certain cardiac procedures. The suit was filed against six other hospitals, as well as Beth Israel. The suit claims that the Medicare program was charged for cardi... - Vodafone Group securities Settlement
A $24.5 million securities settlement has been proposed for all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Vodafone Group PLC ADSs during the period between March 7, 2001 and May 28, 2002. A hearing is set for June 22, 2005 in the United States Courthouse for the Southern District of New York. (Mar-23-05) [ BUSINESS WIRE ] [ SETTLEMENT CLAIM FORM ] ... - Shell Oil Co. gas leak settlement
Shell Oil Products has settled a lawsuit with Orange County, California officials in regards to contamination around the company's gas stations in the county. Shell has agreed to pay an unlimited amount for clean up of the contamination, as well as $10.5 million to test for leaks in underground gas storage containers, $3.5 million in reimbursement for the... - Delmon Young baseball Settlement
In April 2006, Umpire Rick Cacciatore was hit with a baseball bat thrown by minor-leaguer Delmon Young in at McCoy Stadium in Pawtucket, R.I., during a game between the Durham Bulls and Pawtucket Red Sox. According to Cacciatore, he called Young out on strikes in the top of the first inning with nobody out and runners on first and second. Cacciatore tr... - Bell Canada pay equity Settlement
Current and former telephone operators of Bell Canada, most of them women, have voted 95 percent in favor of a $104 million settlement to end a 14 year-old dispute -- covering the years 1993 to 1999 -- with The Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada and Bell Canada over pay equity for 4,765 telephone operators. CEP filed its claim for p... - Shell Corp. ContaminationSettlement
Shell Oil Products has settled a lawsuit with Orange County, California officials in regards to contamination around the company's gas stations in the county. Shell has agreed to pay an unlimited amount for clean up of the contamination, as well as $10.5 million to test for leaks in underground gas storage containers, $3.5 million in reimbursement for the... - Washington State Department of Corrections Settlement
In December 2004, Amber Bulus-Steed was violently beaten to death in front of her two small children just outside Port Angeles by Nathan Eugene Hipsher, her live-in boyfriend. Hipsher was a convicted felon at the time and under the supervision of the state Department of Corrections. Her family sued the state Department of Corrections on homicide charges... - Honeywell International Inc. Settlement (Jun-15-06)
Honeywell International Inc. allegedly violated the False Claims Act over testing of electrostatic protective metallic sheets that were to package more than 186,000 sensitive parts and that Honeywell knowingly made and sold sheets that did not meet military specifications. Fifteen percent of the settlement, or $393,750 went to Caltex Plastics, of Vernon... - Huelo Point Flower Farm wrongful death Settlement
Honolulu resident Mr. Stephen A. Goddard was found dead at the base of a cliff Dec. 31, 2003. Goddard and his family were staying at Huelo Point Flower Farm for a family reunion. Because it was rented as a hotel or condominium would be, the owners were responsible to protect guests from hazards. The property is at the edge of a 300-foot sheer cliff, b... - CSX and Amtrak Train Crossing Wrongful Death Settlement
On March 2, 2005 Osly Yobany Mendez was killed after an Amtrak train slammed into his Winn-Dixie maintenance truck at a CSX crossing. A CSX engine passed the area moments before the Amtrak train and messed up the circuit and prevented the crossing's warning devices from activating for the second train. Mendez's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit agai... - Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. Antitrust Settlement
In 1998, Invamed, Inc. and Apothecon, Inc. claimed Barr violated antitrust laws by unlawfully blocking access to the raw material source for Warfarin Sodium. Barr Pharmaceuticals is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Barr Laboratories, Inc. and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., develop, manufacture and market generic and proprietary pharmaceut... - Camden County, NJ Employee Political Discrimination Settlement
In 1998, Invamed, Inc. and Apothecon, Inc. claimed Barr violated antitrust laws by unlawfully blocking access to the raw material source for Warfarin Sodium. Barr Pharmaceuticals is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Barr Laboratories, Inc. and Duramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc., develop, manufacture and market generic and proprietary pharmaceut... - Baxter Healthcare Medicaid Fraud Settlement
The Texas attorney general filed a lawsuit against Baxter Healthcare in 2004 for alleged Medicaid fraud. The lawsuit claimed a scheme falsely reported wholesale prices of I-V fluids and injectible medications prescribed for Medicaid patients. Baxter denied any wrongdoing but agreed to pay the state an $8.5 million settlement. (Jun-12-06) [ KLTV NEWS ] ... - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and RTG Furniture Corp. Employee Harassment Settlement
Two EEOC suits charged the same Wal-Mart Supercenter in Bradenton with harassment. The first suit was filed on Aug. 12, 2004 and charged a department manager with harassment of two female associates. The manager later resigned. The second suit was filed Feb. 17, 2005 and involved the store assistant manager at the same Bradenton store. He was char... - Harbor-UCLA Medical Center Drug Toxicity Wrongful Death Settlement
On April 16, 2004, Henry Portillo was prescribed a medication called thioguanine, but was given mercaptopurine, a potent medication intended to be prescribed for only four days per chemotherapy cycle. Henry was given the drug for two entire cycles over a 28 day period. He began to show signs of liver failure and was transferred to the intensive care uni... - Province of Nova Scotia Shelburne Centre Employees Settlement
In the 1960s and 1970s, youth jail workers at the Shelburne centre and the Nova Scotia School for Girls in Truro, Nova Scotia, were accused of physical and sexual abuse by inmates, although claims surfaced in the 1990s. Some of the 79 aging former staff lost their jobs, became ill from stress and two workers committed suicide. A lawsuit was filed a... - Utilities Commissioners Whistleblower and Wrongful Termination Settlement
Rob Hunter was fired from his position as telecommunications director after speaking publicly about an audit report showing a $3.5 million telecom division loss. Hunter claims his First Amendment rights to free speech were violated and he was wrongfully terminated. Under the Florida Whistle Blower Act for public employees, the Utilities Commissioners ap... - Federal Government Espionage Civil Rights Settlement
Wen Ho Lee, a former Los Alamos nuclear physicist, was accused of espionage, imprisoned and then released. Government officials allegedly manipulated and mislead the news media into producing stories that falsely portrayed the Chinese American as a devious master spy and threat to the American people. The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Assoc... - United Technologies Corp. Cost Accounting Settlement
The U.S. Department of Defense filed charges against the diversified manufacturer regarding Pratt & Whitney's cost accounting for engine parts on commercial engine collaboration programs from 1984 through 2004. The lawsuit centered on the allocation of overhead costs between commercial and government programs. United Technologies has entered into an agr... - City of Tulsa, OK Wrongful Conviction Settlement
In 1987, Arvin McGee Jr. was convicted of raping and kidnapping a woman. In 2002, he was exonerated after DNA testing linked another man to the crime. He filed a lawsuit against the city for allegedly violating his constitutional rights. McGee claimed a Tulsa police officer acted with deliberate indifference toward his constitutional rights when using a...