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Boulder, CO: Aurora Organic Dairy, based in Boulder, has agreed a $7.5 million settlement potentially ending a five-year-old consumer fraud class-action lawsuit against the company. The lawsuit was filed against the dairy, which supplies many U.S. grocery chains, on behalf of two St. Louis-area mothers in 2007. They alleged the dairy employed unfa... - $5.4M Awarded to McCormick Foods Employee for Lung Disease
Washington, DC: Brian Hallock, a former employee of McCormick Foods, has been awarded $5.4 million in settlement of his personal injury lawsuit, which he brought against Polarome International, Inc., a chemical manufacturer and distributor. In his suit, Hallock alleged that Polarome failed to properly warn of the dangers of exposure to large doses of t... - $11,250,000 Settlement Proposed in Amkor Class Action
To all persons and entities who purchased the common stock of Amkor Technology Inc, from July 26, 2001 to July 26 2006 inclusive (the "Class"). You are hereby notified that the above-captioned action has been certified as a class action and that a settlement for Eleven Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($11,250,000) has been proposed... - Bankruptcy claims of over $1.1 billion reach settlement.
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! New York, NY: (May-15-07) Calpine Corp., a now bankrupt power company, reached a settlement of virtually all major-cross border disputes between it and its Canadian subsidiaries. The settlement agreement seeks to resolve more than $250 million of intercompany claims in the Canadian insolvency proceedings... - Potential $5M Settlement Reached in LegalZoom Class Action
Jefferson City, MO: A $5 million settlement has been proposed in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against LegalZoom, a California-based vendor of legal documents. The class action, filed by a Missouri resident, alleges that LegalZoom is not licensed to provide legal documents in Missouri. The suit is seeking reimbursement of three times... - Merrill Settles Investor Class Action for $475 Million
Merrill Lynch has settled allegations that they artificially inflated stock prices from late 2006 through to 2008, leading to significant losses for investors. Ohio Attorney General Richard Corday said the settlement funds are now ready for distribution to investors in that state, which include The Ohio State Teachers Retirement System and others. The settle... - $5.5M Settlement Awarded in Transvaginal Mesh Personal Injury Lawsuit
Bakersfield, CA: A $5.5 million settlement has been reached in an Avaulta lawsuit filed by Christine Scott against C.R. Bard over a mesh implantation. Scott, just 53, claims the problems stem from the Bard Avaulta mesh implant she was provided with in 2008 to treat occasional urinary incontinence. The lawsuit alleged Scott now suffers from chro... - Louisiana-Pacific Settles for $44.5 million
Louisiana-Pacific Corporation announced that it has reached settlement agreements in the OSB antitrust litigation in order to limit the risks and costs associated with at least two lengthy jury trials. The company denies that it violated any U.S. antitrust law or any other law. Under the terms of the settlement agreement with the certified class of dire... - $3 Million Settlement Reached in METO Class Action
St. Paul, MN: A $3 million settlement has been reached in a federal class action lawsuit brought by three families against the State of Minnesota and other defendants for restraining and secluding residents with developmental disabilities, prior to September, 2008, at Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO), a state operated facility. In the... - Bayer Settles 200 Trasylol Cases
Washington, DC: Bayer AG has agreed to settle 200 of 2,000 lawsuits filed over allegations that their drug, Trasylol, which was meant to control bleeding during heart surgery, has caused injuries to patients including kidney failure. The various cases are being represented by different lawfirms, with different settlement outcomes. According to a r... - Meeting Notification for US Auto Parts Class Action Settlement
A Notification entitled "Meeting Notification for US Auto Parts Class Action Settlement" was posted on this site on July 7, 2008. The notification (of a hearing, not a meeting) correctly stated: "A hearing will be held regarding US Auto Parts Common Stock and a $10 million class action settlement, on September 29, 2008, at 8:30 a.m., before the Honorable Geo... - Cintas Settles Overtime Class Action for $22.75 Million
Cintas Settles Overtime Class Action for $22.75 Million This week hundreds of delivery drivers at the nation's largest uniform provider, Cintas, were notified a $22.75 million settlement agreement had been reached in the class action overtime lawsuit, Veliz v. Cintas Corporation. It was a long road for the uniform delivery drivers, whose suit, filed in... - $2.86 Million Settlement Awarded in Asbestos Lawsuit
New Castle, DL: A Delaware jury has awarded a $2.86 million verdict to the family of Michael Galliher, who died from asbestos mesothelioma. The lawsuit was filed against RT Vanderbilt In re Asbestos Litigation Michael Galliher, No. 10C-10-315 (Del. Super. Ct., New Castle City.). The settlement is the largest asbestos verdict against a single defenda... - Royal Dutch Shell Investors Reserves Settlement
London, UK: (Apr-10-07) Royal Dutch Shell announced the settlement of all claims against them outside the US pertaining to the 2004 restatement of reserves. Though Shell i.e. The Shell Transport and Trading Company, Ltd. and Shell Petroleum N.V. did not admit to any wrongdoing on its part, they have agreed to pay $352.6 million, plus administrative costs,... - Brooks Automation Reaches Settlement in Securities Class Action
Brooks Automation, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has reached a settlement in principle regarding the consolidated securities class action filed in June 2006 pertaining to the Company's historical stock option granting practices and related accounting. The terms of the settlement, which include no admission of liability or wrong doing by Brooks,... - State of Virginia to pay $11 million settlement in Virginia Tech massacre.
Richmond, VA: (Jun-17-08) A Virginia Circuit Court has approved an $11 million settlement for families of most of the victims in last year's Virginia Tech massacre. Families of 24 victims are set to receive $100,000 each, the maximum allowed by Virginia's liability limit, while 18 people injured during the rampage will receive up to the $100,000 maximum,... - Peanut Corp. of America to Pay Settlements
The Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) will give settlement payments to the families of nine victims who died and 44 children who got sick from salmonella-contaminated PCA peanut butter last January, 2009. Kellogg has agreed to pay part of the settlement payments: contaminated peanut ingredients used in its crackers came from PCA. After PCA filed for bankrupt... - Landowners Win Pollution Suit Against Continental Carbon
Landowners Win Pollution Suit Against Continental Carbon A $10.5 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against Continental Carbon Co. The suit was brought by about 1,800 landowners and the Ponca Tribe of Indians over alleged pollution damages caused by black dust from a carbon black plant in Ponca City. The terms of t... - MCM Construction to pay $6 million settlement in banned, outdated vehicle use lawsuit.
MCM Construction to pay $6 million settlement in banned, outdated vehicle use lawsuit. Sacramento, CA: (May-23-08) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought a lawsuit against MCM Construction, a bridge building firm, alleging that the company used banned portable diesel engines on state-funded projects. The suit claimed that the company failed to... - $2.65M Awarded to Family of Mother Killed by Truck
Almeda County, CA: The family of a woman who was hit and killed by a pick-up truck in 2007, has been awarded a $2.65 million settlement of their wrongful death suit. Socorro Lopez, the mother of three, was out out jogging with her husband and children when she was struck by the truck on the shoulder of Patterson Pass Road in Almeda County. Luis...