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Lenawee County, MI: The jury hearing a dog bite injury lawsuit brought by a woman attacked by a German Shepherd/Rottweiler mixed-breed dog has awarded the plaintiff $80K in settlement. In her suit, the woman claimed she was attempting to look at a house for rent when she was attacked by the dog, suffering bites to her back, arm and leg. She alleg... - Jury Awards $1.5 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
New Orleans, LA: An Orleans Parish Civil District Court jury hearing an asbestos lawsuit has found in favor of the plaintiff, and awarded him a $1.5 million settlement in general damages. Leopold Granier Jr., developed asbestos mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos, the suit claimed. Granier was exposed to asbestos through his th... - Settlement: Tainted Concrete
Hamilton, NJ: (Apr-21-08) New Jersey and the city of Edison brought charged against Ford Motor Co., alleging that the company used contaminated concrete from its former Route 1 auto plant at 10 construction sites throughout Central NJ. The suit was brought in conjunction with the state Department of Environmental Protection. The allegations stated that P... - Hampton pays $450,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Hampton, VA: (Apr-21-08) Former Hampton City Manager George Wallace brought a discrimination lawsuit against Hampton City and Council members Ross A. Kearney II, Angela Leary, Charles N. Sapp and Randy Gilliland after being fired in 2005. Wallace filed the suit against the city and four City Council members who voted to fire him, seeking $7.2 million. Th... - Olympus to pay $2.3 million settlement in patent infringement lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Apr-21-08) Given Imaging Ltd., an Israel-based manufacturer of pill-sized diagnostic cameras, brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Olympus Corporation, over patents related to capsule endoscopy products sold in the US. Officials from both companies recently disclosed that the two sides have resolved the dispute and entered into a... - Injured Roofer Awarded $43K Settlement In Personal Injury Suit
Miami, FL: A roofer who took a fall from an extension ladder in 2007, and suffered injuries to her face, including a fractured orbital floor on the left side of her face and fractured her left wrist, was recently awarded $43K in settlement of her personal injury lawsuit. In her suit, Ana Acosta alleged that when she was working on Enrique Santos'... - Woman Awarded $340K for Removal of Thyroid
Washington, DC: A woman who had her thyroid removed has been awarded $340K in settlement of her medical malpractice lawsuit. Sheraline Austin underwent surgery to remove a lump in her throat that doctors suspected of being cancerous. However, intraoperative data indicated that the lump was infact benign. Nevertheless, the otolaryngologist found... - Santa Barbara to pay undisclosed settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Santa Barbara, CA: (Apr-15-08) The family of Katie Janeway, a 14 year old developmentally disabled girl, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Santa Barbara, alleging that her death occurred as a result of the city's negligence. The suit claimed that in 2002, Janeway drowned in Santa Barbara's Los Banos Pool, alleging that the city failed to... - Call Center Settles Wages and Overtime Class Action for $13M
Bakersfield, CA: Spherion Pacific Workforce has settled a wages and overtime class action brought by employees hired during the 2005 hurricane Katrina disaster, who allege they were not properly paid and that the company failed to provide meals and rest breaks. Spherion set up a call center with 2000 employees to assist the American Red Cross i... - Jury Awards $30.7M Settlement for Pond Drowning
New York, NY: The family of a small boy who drowned in a pond while trying to save his younger brother who had also fallen in the pond have been awarded a $30.7M settlement by the jury hearing their premises liability lawsuit. In 2001, Andrew Kennedy, who was just 11 years old, tried to save his 10-year old brother James, who had fallen through th... - Jury Awards Woman Injured on Carnival Cruis Ship $2.9 Million
New York, NY: A woman who fell and injured her knee while vacationing on a Carnival cruise ship and subsequently sued the cruise line, has been awarded $2.9 million as settlement of her personal injury lawsuit. In 2009, then 53-year old Denise Kaba slipped and fell on Carnival's pool deck, fracturing her right patella. Her injury required open r... - School district to pay $1.1 million settlement in negligence lawsuit.
Pinellas, FL: (Apr-11-08) The family of E'Traveon Johnson, a Fairmount Park Elementary student, brought a lawsuit against the Pinellas School Board, after the child was struck by a car after running away from his St. Petersburg elementary school in 2005. Records of the incident show that he ran away from the school and was struck by a Cutlass Supreme as... - Man Infected with E. Coli Wins $695K Settlement in Food Poisoning Lawsuit
Worcester County, MI: A food poisoning lawsuit brought by a man who allegedly suffered an E.coli infection and subsequent complications, has been awarded $695K as settlement of his lawsuit. The plaintiff alleged that after eating food produced by the defendant, in May 2009, he had to be hospitalized for two weeks due to an E. coli infection. Comp... - Ameriprise to pay nearly $4 million settlement in securities lawsuit.
Concord, NH: (Apr-09-08) State federal regulators brought charges against financial planner Ameriprise, alleging that the company violated New Hampshire's securities laws. The suit, filed by the New Hampshire's Bureau of Securities Regulation, claimed that the company had failed to report significant information about securities violations, including for... - California Settles Suit against State Trooper for $4.5M
San Francisco, CA: A personal injury lawsuit against a California State Trooper concerning allegations that the actions of theTrooper at the scene of an accident resulted in the worsening of a child's injuries resulting in paraplegia, has been settled by the state of California for $4.5 million. In 2006, the infant, Katrina Martinez, then 20 mo... - Columbia to pay $150,000 settlement in real estate development lawsuit.
Columbia, TN: (Apr-04-08) Dr. Tom Moore brought a lawsuit against the city of Columbia, TN, stating that his practice suffered as a result of the closure of an access road from US Highway 31 beside the Greenwood Cemetery. City officials stated that the access was shut after a series of unmarked graves were discovered during the building of an auto parts... - Tyson Foods Settles 7 Year Class Action
Food banks across Illinois will benefit from the recently announced settlement of the Tyco Foods class action, as they will receive about 1.7 million pounds of chicken as a result of unclaimed settlement funds. The suit, filed 7 years ago, alleged that Tyson Foods had artificially inflated the weight of poultry products sold to consumers between 1997 a... - Man Receives $750K Settlement in Excessive Force Lawsuit
Orange County, CA: A $750,000 settlement was awarded to a man who claims he was beaten and repeatedly shocked with stun gun by Orange County Sherrif's deputies. Mathew Fleuret sued the Sheriff's department and the county as a result of the incident, which happened in 2006. He was arrested during a bar fight. He claimed that while officers tried to... - Lake Worth, FL to pay $500,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Tallahassee, FL: (Apr-03-08) Lisa Freeman-Salazar and Andy Salazar brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, after their 5-year-old daughter, Alexandria, died in a traffic accident. The suit accused the city of failing to replace a stolen stop sign, a factor that contributed to the accident, resulting in her death, on October 2004 at Seventh Ave... - Vermont Correction Dept. to pay $25,000 settlement in religion lawsuit.
Montpelier, VT: (Apr-02-08) Gordon Bock of Northfield brought a lawsuit against the Vermont Corrections Department, alleging that he was denied traditional food and religious observances while incarcerated at a Vermont prison. Bock, 53, was being held at St. Albans and Newport in late 2004 and 2005, where he stated he was denied his religious liberty in...