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Dallas, TX: (Sep-29-07) Several bus drivers brought a lawsuit against the Garland School District, alleging that they weren't properly paid overtime. The bus drivers claimed in the suit filed on Jan. 11, 2006, that they had not been paid for overtime, particularly time they spent preparing buses, cleaning buses, and taking students on special trips. The sc... - Enron Generators, Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp. pays Enron $1.15 million commercial settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Sep-28-07) Enron Wind Energy Systems brought a lawsuit against Regal Beloit Corp. seeking recovery and damages from Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp., one of Regal Beloit's subsidiaries, related to 564 generators Enron purchased in the late 1990s. Enron and several affiliated firms filed the suit in 2004. In a settlement reached, Regal... - $77Million Settlement in Amaranth Market Manipulation Lawsuit
New York, NY: Preliminary approval has been granted by a federal judge of a $77.1 million settlement in a securities lawsuit against Amaranth Advisors LLC brought by traders who allege the hedge fund manipulated the natural gas market. According to Businessweek, Amaranth collapsed in 2006 after losing $6.6 billion on natural gas trades. In Au... - Settlement Reached in Female Athletes' Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: On December 30th, the parties to a 2006 federal class action lawsuit between female student-athletes and Slippery Rock University announced that they have reached a settlement over gender equity in the University's athletics program. On December 21, 2009, U.S. District Judge Donetta Ambrose preliminarily approved the proposed amendments to... - Outback Steakhouse Settles Discrimination Class Action for $19 Million
Washington, DC: A class action lawsuit filed against the Outback Steakhouse has reached a settlement, with the restaurant chain reportedly agreeing to pay $19 million to settle allegations of sexual discrimination. The suit represents thousands of female workers employed at steak houses across the US. The suit was filed by the Equal Employment Op... - Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds to Pay $6.25 Million
Washington, DC: The country' two biggest tobacco companies have agreed to improve public access to internal tobacco-industry documents and to pay $6.25 million into a court fund that will go to support the country' largest online collection of tobacco documents, the Justice Department announced today. The agreement is part of the United States' lan... - Medtronic to Pay DOJ $23.5M to Settle Allegations that they Bought Doctors
Washington, DC: A $23.5 million settlement has been agreed by Medtronic and the US Justice Department, which will effectively end investigations into allegations that the company paid doctors between $1,000 and $2,000 per patient to implant its pacemakers and defibrillators. The allegations arose out of two lawsuits pending in California and Minnesot... - Sanofi-Aventis Anzement Price Fixing Settlement
New York, NY: (Sep-10-07) Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to pay a total of $182.8 million plus interest to settle lawsuits relating to its Anzemet anti-nausea drug, which involves its predecessor Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Sanofi-Aventis stated that the civil settlement it reached with the US Department of Justice relates to government claims that Aventis Pharmac... - Capital One Settles Bank Fees Class Action
Brooklyn, NY: Settlement of a class action against Capital One Bank has been approved by a federal judge. The suit, filed in 2009 by lead plaintiff Eric Gunther, alleged that Capital One Bank imposed new and increased "miscellaneous account fees" without notifying customers after buying North Fork Bank. Details of the settlement have not been ma... - Crestwood Contaminated Water Lawsuit Reaches $2.8 Million Settlement
Crestwood, IL: A class action lawsuit brought against the south suburb of Crestwood that alleged that the suburb had been secretly pumping contaminated water to households for more than 20 years has reached an approved settlement worth an estimated $2.8 million. As part of the settlement the town's residents will receive $500,000. Free garbage pickup... - Potential $45 Million Fly Ash Class Action Settlement Announced
A settlement agreement has been tentatively reached regarding a class action lawsuit filed by residents in Gambrills, Md. who alleged they were damaged by the use of coal ash to reclaim a sand and gravel quarry in Anne Arundel County. The settlement is subject to approval by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The settlement provides for: The con... - Larry Nighswander Student Nude Photos Settlement
Athens, OH: (Aug-27-07) Larry Nighswander, a former Ohio University professor, and Rebecca Humes, a female student, have reached a settlement in a recent lawsuit, over the disposition of some semi-nude photos the professor took of his student. Nighswander was once the director of Ohio University's School of Visual Communication. Humes sued Nighswander for... - Delta Air Lines Inc. Bondholders Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-27-07) A lawsuit was brought against Delta Air Lines Inc. by holders of $419 million in bonds that were issued to finance improvements at Cincinnati-Northern Kentucky International Airport. The bonds were tied to Delta's lease payments on the terminal it operated at the airport. After filing for bankruptcy, Delta said it would reject the... - Semtech Reaches Preliminary $20 Million Securities Class Action Settlement
Washington, DC: A preliminary $20 million settlement has been reached in a securities fraud class action lawsuit against Semtech Corp. ("Semtech" or "Defendant"), an analog and mixed-signal semiconductor supplier, pending in the United States District Court for the Central District of California (styled In re Semtech Corporation Securities Litigation, Clas... - City of Fargo To Pay for Excessive Traffic Fines
A million dollar settlement of a class action lawsuit against the City of Fargo, ND, was approved today by a federal judge. The lawsuit alleged that the City had been charging excessive traffic fines - that they illegally exceed those in the state's Century Code. The City has agreed to pay up to $1.5 million for eligible claims that were submi... - BoFA Settles with CountryWide Investors
New York, NY: Bank of America has reached a settlement with former Countrywide Financial Corp institutional investors who decided not to join a $624 million class-action case that won court approval in February. The terms of the accord were not disclosed and Countrywide's former auditor KPMG was not part of the pact, according to the filing. ... - $5.5 Million Settlement Reached in Bexar Jail Strip Search Suit
San Antonio, TX: A $5.5 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit against Bexar County Jail over illegal strip searches. Filed in 2005, the suit alleged that the county's policy "to force those charged with minor crimes to undergo the indignities of a strip search upon detention is not only clearly illegal, but is insensitiv... - Broadway Long Term Care Pharmacy Inc. Drug Dispensing Records Settlement
Oak Park, CA: (Aug-22-07) The US Drug Enforcement Administration brought charges against Broadway Long Term Care Pharmacy Inc., an Oak Park pharmacy, and its owners, alleging that the business kept poor records of how it dispensed drugs. The pharmacy was accused of failing to account for about 30,000 tablets of hydrocodone or Vicodin and 10,000 tablets of... - Wrongful Death Suit Against Chewing Tobacco Company Reaches $5 Million Settlement
New York, NY: The family of a man who died of mouth cancer allegedly caused by chewing tobacco has been awarded a $5 million settlement. US Smokeless Tobacco Co, the maker of Skoal and Copenhagen smokeless tobacco, has agreed to the settlement, in what is believed to be the first wrongful-death lawsuit against chewing tobacco. Bobby Hill o... - Philip Morris to Pay $300 Million in Tobacco Lawsuit
New York, NY : A 61-year old Florida resident has won her lawsuit against the tobacco giant Philip Morris, and been awarded a $300 million settlement. Philip Morris has stated it will appeal the decision, but if the verdict holds, the settlement will be the largest award of damages for an individual lawsuit against a tobacco company in the US. Lucinda...