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A $250,000 settlement has been reached between credit bureau Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission to resolve charges that the company did not do enough to answer calls from consumers inquiring about their credit reports. The actions listed in the charges were in violation of an earlier settlement between Equifax and the Commission that was reached in... - Settlements and Verdicts: Transportation Security Administration.
A settlement has been reached in the racial profiling lawsuit filed against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on behalf of naturalized American Bob Rajcoomar who was illegally detained by Federal Air Marshals. The Marshals claimed that Rajcoomar, a Guyana-born ethnic Asian Indian and retired U.S. Army physician, was "watching too closely" w... - DSJ Construction Company Injury Settlement
A $700,000 settlement has been reached in a personal injury lawsuit involving a construction site accident. The lawsuit was brought by Balint Kramlik against contractors and sub contractors regarding non-compliance with OSHA safety regulations at a Jersey City construction site. The non-compliance of safety regulations resulted in Kramlik having to a... - New Jersey Department of Transportation electricity Settlement
A $5.5 million settlement has been reached for "electrifying" construction site injury. An apprentice carpenter met with an accident while working on a highway extension construction project when an unattended crane swung over and hit high-tension wires, causing high-voltage electricity to flow through the crane which threw the carpenter high into t... - Palo Alto Police Brutality Settlement
A settlement of $250,000 has been reached by city of Palo Alto in a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed that he was bullied and beaten by two Palo Alto police officers last year. The suit claimed that race was a factor in the attack. Hopkins said that he was sitting in his parked car on Oxford Avenue near El Camino Real when a police officer, drove up... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Avondale, Arizona.
A $5.9 million dollar settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed in 1999 by developer Wayne Spiekerman against the city of Avondale, Arizona. The suit claimed that the city was dragging their feet on approvals and violating development agreements. The settlement is to be split between Spiekerman and the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement Sy... - World Wrestling Federation wrongful death Settlement
Owen Hart died May 23, 1999 during the "In Your House XXIX - Over The Edge" pay-per-view wrestling match, where he was scheduled to wrestle as Blue Blazer. Hart's lift harness failed while he was being lowered from the ceiling to the ring mat. Reporters said that he fell anywhere from 90 to 100 feet. Hart was taken from ringside by paramedics and pronounc... - T-Mobile overtime Settlement
The Labor Department announced a $4.7 million back-wages settlement with T-Mobile wireless phone company. T-Mobile supposedly had hundreds of call center employees working off the clock .The employees were forced to clock in before their scheduled clock-in time. Employees are eligible for back pay if they worked as customer service representatives between... - G&L Realty Corp. Securities Settlement
The Superior Court in and for the County of Los Angeles has approved the settlement agreement for all actions growing out of the acquisition by Daniel M. Gottlieb and Steven D. Lebowitz in 2001 of all of the Company's outstanding common stock not already owned by them. (Dec-14-04) [ PR NEWSWIRE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem an... - Gambro Healthcare US physicians referrals Settlement
Gambro Healthcare US agreed to pay the federal government $350 million for fraud. Gambro was accused of paying kickbacks to physicians for referrals to the companies' clinics for renal-dialysis. Gambro set up a fake company to push inflated billings to Medicare. Gambro also gave false billing statements to patients to justify compensation for unneeded tes... - Hard Rock Casino Advertisement Settlement
The Hard Rock hotel-casino has paid a $100,000 fine to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The settlement was over a complaint about one of the Hard Rocks racy advertisements. The hotel admitted no wrongdoing, and no new policy was set. (Dec-01-04) [ KESQ NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at... - Kona, HI Police medical marijuana Settlement
A couple from Kona, HI with permits to grow and use medical marijuana has recently received a $30,000 settlement from the county for wrongful arrest. John and Rhonda Robison and houseguest Kealoha Wells were arrested at their home in July, 2002 after showing the police the greenhouse for growing marijuana. John and Rhonda had all the proper permits... - AK Steel Co. smog Settlement
AK Steel Co. AK Steel Co. has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency. AK Steel will pay a $300,000 penalty and has agreed to $900,000 worth of projects to reduce smog-producing ozone in Pennsylvania. The company also agreed to spend $66 million to design and install pollution control equipment at a plant north of Cincin... - Knoxville Utilities Board sewage Settlement
The Knoxville Utilities Board reached a $2.3 million settlement with federal and state regulators and environmentalists over the city's overflowing sewer system. K-U-B was sued after a string of severe overflows dating to 2002. Just less than six million gallons of sewage spilled from K-U-B manholes in various Knoxville neighborhoods in February 2003. The... - City Tow and Rickenbacker Group Inc. storage fee Settlement
A towing contractor is refunding more than $340,000 to approximately 72,000 drivers in San Francisco who were charged storage fees after their cars were towed. Pick Your Part Auto Wrecking, also known as City Tow and Rickenbacker Group Inc, reached a settlement with the San Francisco city attorney's office. The agreement was made to relieve people wh... - Baltimore Police brutality Settlement
Jeffrey Alston was left paralyzed after his neck was broken during a 1997 arrest by Baltimore police. Mr. Alston was stopped for speeding by officer Arnold McDonald who said he initially wanted to issue Mr. Alston a ticket but took him into custody after smelling alcohol on the man's breath. Mr. Alston stated that three additional officers arrived at the... - Whistler Air Services Ltd. plane crash Settlement
A Lincoln man, who said he lost his ability to work because of depression and anxiety after a harrowing plane crash, has been awarded more than $400,000 in damages. The case was brought by Kenneth and Janice Carpenter against Whistler Air Services Ltd. in British Columbia Supreme Court. Mr. Carpenter, 65, said he had hoped for more money in the settl... - Microsoft antitrust Settlement
The antitrust settlement between Microsoft and the Computer and Communications Industry Association resulted in a $9.75M payment to the CCIA top official. Ed Black, CCIA president, received almost half of the $19.75M payment. Ed Black's payment was approved by the CCIA board, which includes Sun Microsystems, Yahoo and Oracle. The CCIA board agreed the one... - Government of Canada infected blood Settlement
Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh has confirmed that a settlement will been reached in the class-action lawsuits launched by Canadian victims infected with hepatitis C from tainted blood before 1986 and after 1990. The plaintiffs in these suits were omitted from an earlier, $1.1-billion package designed for those who were infected with the disease be... - Runaway Tractor Settlement
A runaway tractor truck slammed into Evelyn Green's house. The damage from the accident was so severe that Green hasn't been able to live in her home for nine months. The house will have to be torn down and rebuilt at a cost of $125,000. Originally, the trucking company's insurance only offered her $15,000 to demolish the home and $54,000 to rebuild it. G...