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Los Angeles, CA: An $89.7 million settlement has been awarded by a California state judge to 15,000 former and present security guards of ABM Security Services Inc, who filed an unpaid wages class action lawsuit concerning rest breaks. The lawsuit, entitled Jennifer Augustus vs. American Commercial Social Security Services et al, was filed in July... - Barclays PLC, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup etc. BCS, Securities Fraud
Company: Barclays PLC, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup etc. Ticker Symbol: BCS, Class Period: Jan-1-05 to Dec-31-09 Date Filed: Jul-6-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-4-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: An American investor has filed a secu... - Farmers' Market operators to pay $6 million settlement in personal injury lawsuits.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-21-08) Several civil wrongful death and personal injury lawsuits were brought against Bayside District Corp., the city of Santa Monica and George Weller, pertaining to the Santa Monica farmers' market crash, which resulted in the death of 10 people, leaving dozens hurt. The damage occurred when an out-of-control car driven by an 86-... - DaVita Dialysis Centers Settle Lawsuit for $55 Million
New York, NY: A $55 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging dialysis service provider DaVita Inc. overused an anemia medication. The lawsuit, filed in 2002, is based on a whistleblower's claim that DaVita overused Epogen, an anemia drug made by Amgen, over a 10-year period. Epogen is used to increase red bloo... - US Bank Agrees $55M Overdraft Fees Class Action Settlement
Coral Gables, Fl: U.S. Bank has agreed to pay $55 million to settle class action lawsuits that accused the bank of improperly manipulating its customers' debit card transactions in order to generate excess overdraft fee revenues. The lawsuits, part of multidistrict litigation involving more than 30 different banks entitled In re Checking Account Overdr... - $48 Million Asbestos Settlement Awarded
Los Angeles, CA: Bobbie Izell, who worked in construction in the 1960s and 1970s, and his wife have been awarded $48 million by a California court in settlement of their asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit. The lawsuit named Union Carbide and a number of other defendants including Riverside Cement and California Portland Cement Company as defendants... - Goldfarb to pay $1.45 million settlement in subsidiary lawsuit.
Toronto, CA: (May-13-08) A lawsuit was brought against the Goldfarb Corporation in connection with the US bankruptcy of Fleming Packaging Corp., a former subsidiary of Goldfarb. The April 2004 lawsuit sought $26 million in compensation. As part of a settlement agreement reached in the case, Goldfarb Corporation agreed to a $1.45 million payout to resolve... - $14M Settlement Reached in Marcellus Shale Rights Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: An out of court settlement of $14 million has been signed off by a Westmoreland judge, ending a two year civil suit brought by 230 property owners against State College-based Rex Energy. The lawsuit involved Marcellus shale drilling rights. In their lawsuit, filed in 2009, property owners in the rural areas of Cook, Derry, Fair... - Natura Pet Foods Reaches Preliminary $2.15M Settlement
New York, NY: Preliminary approval of a $2.15 million settlement in the consumer fraud class action brought Natura Pet Products has been granted. The suit alleges the manufacturer misrepresented the quality of its pet food. Additoinally the settlement, stipulates that Natura would stop promoting its pet food products as human grade, human quality or a... - Missouri Cities, AT&T Reach Preliminary $65 Million Settlement
Some 330 cities in Missouri will split $65 million to be paid by AT&T as settlement of a class action suit alleging that the communications gint underpaid telephone business taxes. If approved, $17 million will go to 10 cities in the Kansas city area as settlement of a class action going back to 2004, over taxes on landlines. The settlement... - Sprint Agrees Tentative $5.5M Settlement in Automated Phone Calls Class Action
Seattle, WA: Sprint has agreed a tentative $5.5 million settlement in a class action suit brought by customers who allege they received automated phone calls with pre-recorded messages, in violation of Washington State's Consumer Protection Act. The suit was filed in 2009 by customers like Sandra Palmer, who claimed she received auto-dial calls fo... - Facebook Settles Class Action for $10 Million
San Francisco, CA: Facebook has agreed to pay $10 million to charities as settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed in December over the use of members' likenesses in sponsored stories. The lawsuit alleged that Facebook had violated California' Right of Publicity Statute, which prohibits the non-consensual use of another person' name, voice, s... - Microsoft Settles with Arizona for $4.4 Million
Microsoft Corporation has reached a preliminary settlement of $4.4 million in a class-action lawsuit brought by Arizona state and local governmental entities. The suit alleged that Microsoft illegally obtained monopoly power in the market for operating systems and software applications, "and used that power to charge higher prices." State and lo... - Mesa Air Group to pay $52.5 million settlement in proprietary information lawsuit.
Phoenix, AZ: (Apr-30-08) Hawaiian Airlines brought charges against rival Mesa Air Group Inc. over issues centering on its bankruptcy reorganization. Court papers indicate that in 2007, a US Bankruptcy Court ruled that Phoenix-based Mesa, who operates go! airlines, a carrier in competition with Hawaiian Airlines on inter-island flights in Hawaii, owed Haw... - Entergy to pay $1.2 million settlement in contract lawsuit.
Monroe, LA: (Apr-30-08) The city of Monroe brought charges against Entergy Louisiana, alleging that the company defaulted on franchise fees in its operating agreement. City officials stated that they had reached a settlement with the company, in which Entergy agreed to pay the city over $1.2 million to resolve the dispute. Sources stated that the largest... - Two Navy Veterans Win Asbestos Mesothelioma Settlements
New York, NY: The lawsuits of two men who alleged a lifetime of working with asbestos led to their developing mesothelioma, a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs have been successfully settled. The settlements, consisting of an undisclosed payment said by the firm to be "substantial,"will benefit the families of the men. In a statem... - Bridgeport Diocese to pay $37.7 million settlement in assault lawsuit.
Westport, CT: (Apr-23-08) Several sexual abuse claims were brought against the Bridgeport Diocese in Westport, naming five men who served as Roman Catholic priests. Court records reveal that the five named are Martin J. Federici, who served at Westport's Assumption Church from 1968 to 1970; Revs. Joseph Gorecki, who served at Assumption in 1974; Albert M... - Hilton LAX Settles Lengthy Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit for $2.5 Million
Los Angeles, CA: The Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel has agreed a $2.5 million settlement in the wage and hour class action brought by 1,200 of its hotel workers. The lawsuit alleged that the hotel withheld wages, failed to pay overtime and failed to provide meal and rest breaks. Filed in 2008, the unpaid overtime class action covers all hourly... - Vector to pay $6.3 million settlement in employment lawsuit.
Newfoundland, Canada: (Apr-14-08) Mark D. Dobbin, Paul J. Conway and S. Maxwell Parsons, former executive officers of Vector Aerospace Corporation, brought charges against the company, seeking termination payments and benefits under their employment arrangements. Vector is an independent provider of aviation repair and overhaul, who supplies services to... - $173M Settlement Reached in Chip Antitrust Suit
Seattle, WA: A negotiated settlement between state attorneys and six top Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturers has been reached, in an antitrust class action lawsuit alleging that the chip makers colluded to fix prices of the electronics. The suit was brought by consumers and 33 states, following a federal investigation that began in...