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Honolulu, HI: (Apr-24-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit against the Holy Family Catholic Academy, a Catholic school, alleging that it wrongly fired a former bookkeeper after she complained of discrimination by a priest and her supervisor. The suit, filed on behalf of Roxanne Castilliano, claimed that the Rev. Owen Mulle... - Glaxo Writing Checks Left and Right to Settle Paxil Legal Battles
Dec-3-06 Madison County, IL: GlaxoSmithKline is no doubt looking forward to the New Year because the end of this one is becoming costlier by the month. On November 1, 2006, the Associated Press reported that Glaxo had agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit with allegations that Glaxo promoted Paxil for use with children and adolescents wh... - J&J Offers $6.48 Billion to Settle Ovarian Cancer Talcum Powder Lawsuits
Jun-29-24 Trenton, NJ In May, Johnson & Johnson offered to pay roughly $6.48 billion over 25 years to settle all current and future talcum powder lawsuits . These lawsuits allege that baby powder containing asbestos-contaminated talc caused ovarian cancer. Erik Haas, J&J's worldwide vice president of litigation, insists that this offer is fundamentall... - Catholic Diocese of Yakima pays $200,000 settlement to four abuse victims
Yakima, WA: (Jan-08-08) Four women brought lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Yakima, alleging that they were abused by Father Michael Simpson at a Toppenish church during the 1960s. Sources close to the case revealed that the diocese had reached a settlement with the four women by paying them a total of $200,000. The church did not admit to any wr... - Reverend Abuse, Diocese of Norwich pays $170,000 settlement to abuse victim
Norwich, CT: (Oct-29-07) James Fish, a Pawcatuck man, brought charges against the Diocese of Norwich, alleging that he was molested by Rev. Paul Hebert, a priest at the church more than 30 years ago. The suit claimed that Hebert sexually assaulted Fish on several occasions in the church rectory in 1973 and 1974, when he was in the seventh grade. At the time... - Logging Forest Fire, Babbitt Logging Inc. and Stimson Lumber Co. pays state of Idaho $1.5 million for wildfire damage
Boise, ID: (Oct-23-07) The state of Idaho brought charges against Babbitt Logging Inc., based in Coeur d'Alene, and Portland, OR-based Stimson Lumber Co., over a 2003 wildfire that torched nearly a square mile of state-owned timber on the eastern shore of Priest Lake. The state filed suit claimed that the companies caused the fire by rigging logging equipm... - Priest Abuse, Archdiocese of Louisville pays $25.7 million settlement to over 200 victims
Louisville, KY: (Oct-09-07) Several lawsuits were brought against the Archdiocese of Louisville, alleging that several priests and retired Monsignor Robert Bowling of Saint Therese the Little Flower Church in Reno specifically, sexually abused minor children. As part of a settlement reached, the archdiocese agreed to pay $25.7 million to 243 people who acc... - Women's Studies Rights, Rhode Island College pays fine for removing signage
Providence, RI: (Sep-26-07) A lawsuit was brought against Rhode Island College alleging it violated the Women's Studies Organization's First Amendment rights. The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit against the university in December 2006 on behalf of the student group. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2005 incident in... - Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City Alter Boy Priest Abuse Settlement
Germantown, MD: (Aug-23-07) Brandon Rains, now 21, a former altar boy at Mother Seton Parish in Germantown, brought sexual molestation charges against Rev. Aaron Joseph Cote, 56, a priest who served at the parish from June 2001 to July 2002. Sources confirmed that Cote worked as a member of the Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City and w... - Multidistrict Surgical Mesh Lawsuit Awards and Settlements Approach $11 Billion
Mar-13-19 Charleston, WV As the nation’s largest mass tort product liability lawsuit winds to a close, those who have suffered from surgical mesh complications and their attorneys are pausing to take stock. Not everyone is happy. The majority of cases filed in the seven multidistrict litigations (MDLs) consolidated in the Southern District of West Virgini... - Pre-Settlement Funding to Avoid Financial Ruin in Your Auto Accident Case
May-16-14 People are injured every day in auto accidents. Most injured victims will not follow through with a claim because they do not have the finances to proceed with a case. Others will file a lawsuit but eventually settle for less than full case value due to financial constraints. Few are aware that pre-settlement funding can secure a victim’s financial sit... - Arkansas Seeks Review of Court Risperdal Reversal
Apr-12-14 Little Rock, AR Although Johnson & Johnson won a reversal of a $1.2 billion judgment in an Arkansas Risperdal lawsuit , Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel asked the state Supreme Court to reconsider its decision. The Arkansas Risperdal lawsuit alleged Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, minimized the risks of Ri... - Clergy Abuse, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph awards teenage boy $45,000 settlement
Kansas City, MO: (Jan-16-08) An unidentified Kansas City-area man brought a lawsuit against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, alleging that Thomas Reardon and Thomas O'Brien sexually abused a non-catholic 16-year-old boy. Sources stated that over a dozen men have sued O'Brien and the diocese, and 14 have sued Reardon and the church. One has settled, a... - Priest Abuse, Fifteen-year-old boy awarded $1.65 million settlement
Chicago, IL: (Sep-20-07) The family of a 15-year-old boy brought a sexual abuse lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Chicago, alleging that their son was abused by Reverend Daniel McCormack. McCormack pleaded guilty in July 2007 to five counts of aggravated criminal sexual abuse and was sentenced to five years in prison. The suit claimed that McCormack abuse... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno Priest Abuse Settlement
Reno, NV: (Aug-19-07) Seven people filed suit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno, claiming that they had been sexually abused by the diocese's priests. David Brusky and Eugene Braun each were accused of molesting young girls, Brusky while at Our Lady of the Snows parish and Braun while at St. Therese Church of the Little Flower, both in Reno. The l... - State AGs Join Opposition to LTL Bankruptcy in Talcum Powder Lawsuits
May-29-23 Newark, NJ On May 10, the states of New Mexico and Mississippi joined cancer victims and the U.S. Department of Justice in moving to dismiss the latest LTL bankruptcy petition. The bankruptcy is an essential element of Johnson & Johnson’s $8.9 billion offer to settle all outstanding and future talcum powder lawsuits . Of that $8.9 billion, $400... - Catholic Archdiocese to Pay $12.6 Million in Sexual Abuse Settlements
A sexual abuse case against the Catholic archdiocese in Chicago will be settled with the church paying $12.6 million in settlements. Ten different priests were involved in 14 cases of sexual abuse, and two relate to one priest, who pled guilty earlier, to having abused five children. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to b... - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Priest Abuse Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Mar-29-07) In a settlement reached between the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego and 83 victims, the Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay a compensation of $95 million to settle more than 140 claims of sexual abuse by priests. In the suit filed, the victims alleged that they were forced into having sex with the priests, improperly touched,... - Archdiocese of Dubuque Priest Abuse Settlement
Dubuque, IA: (Mar-27-07) A sexual abuse lawsuit was filed against the Archdiocese of Dubuque by nine victims, seven males and two females. The claims related to sexual abuse involving six priests: Patrick McElliot who served at St. Patricks in Ryan; William Schwartz who served at Columbus High School in Waterloo; John Brickle of St. Patrick's in Nevada; Jo... - Time For Banks To Pay Up: Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuits Settled
Jul-27-18 Washington, DC: You may have been charged excessive bank overdraft fees unknowingly. Or maybe you filed a bank overdraft fees lawsuit some time ago to fight back against the banks. If so, you may be able to make money from the banks, namely Bank of America, Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and TCF National Bank. Bank Overdraft Fees Under the law, a ban...