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Boston, MA: (Apr-02-08) MasterCard International Inc. brought a lawsuit against TJX Cos. Inc., over the company's security breach in which customers' credit and debit card data was stolen from its computer systems. Sources stated that the Framingham, MA, based off-price retailer, which operates the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores, announced a... - Aviation companies to pay $18.4 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Omaha, NE: (Apr-01-08) Three families brought a wrongful death lawsuit against American Eurocopter, Eurocopter S.A., Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, CIT Leasing Corporation, Societe D' Applications Des Machines Motrices, and Dunlop Limited, over the 2002 crash of a medical helicopter in Norfolk. The suit stated that 41-year-old Lori Schrempp, an emergency ro... - Fired Financial Aid Director Awarded $418K in Whistleblower Lawsuit
Ann Arbor, MI: A former employee of a conservative Catholic college in Ann Arbor has been awarded a $418,000 verdict in settlement of her whistleblower lawsuit. The plaintiff alleged she was fired in violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act, in retaliation for cooperating with federal investigators with regard to an investigation into the... - Elderly Man Tasered by Deputies Reaches $65K Settlement
East Lansing, MI: An elderly, retired state police trooper has settled his civil rights lawsuit for $65K. He brought the lawsuit against Isabella County sheriff's deputies over allegations that they used excessive force on him, involving a taser. The incident occured when paramedics were called to assist his wife, and the defendants allege that th... - Nursing Home Resident Awarded $4.4 Million
Los Angeles, CA: A $4.4 million settlement has been awarded in a negligence lawsuit brought by a resident of a nursing home who was injured while living there. In 2009, 79-year old Samuel Nevarrez was admitted to San Marino Skilled Nursing and Wellness Centre for rehabilitation after several falls at home. He stayed at the nursing home for six we... - Ogden to pay $300,000 settlement in accident lawsuit.
Ogden, UT: (Apr-01-08) Mary Frances Stone brought a personal injury lawsuit against the city of Ogden, after a police dog put a pickup truck into gear, severely injuring her. The suit stated that Stone, 43, was on her way to check her mailbox, when a 1990 Ford pickup truck assigned to Officer Taylor Finder, started toward her, hitting her in July 2006. ... - City of Malone to pay $$37,500 settlement in building lawsuit.
Malone, NY: (Mar-31-08) Bianchi Demolition Services Inc., a Syracuse demolition company, brought a lawsuit against the Village of Malone, over a once-planned demolition of the Hotel Flanagan. The suit, filed in June 2005, stated that the village breached its contract with Bianchi, and that the company was owed the entire $459,000 it was awarded in Octobe... - Realtor pays undisclosed settlement in advertising lawsuit
Creston, IA: (Mar-26-08) Creston Realtor Lois Monday, doing business as Monday Realty, brought a lawsuit against former Realtor Ruth Bolinger, doing business as The Real Estate Store, in Union County District Court in January 2007. The suit alleged that an advertisement placed by Bolinger in The Exchange of Winterset, included a caricature resembling Mo... - Chicago agrees to $11 million settlement in developers lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (Mar-26-08) Paul Schwendener Inc. and minority contractor G. M. Harston Construction Co. brought a lawsuit against the city of Chicago in 2001, seeking to recover as much as $64 million, after it was dismissed six months earlier amid massive cost overruns and long delays in completion of the high-profile park, located at Michigan Avenue and... - Computer Associates Business Fraud Settlement
Islandia, NY: (Jun-25-07) Russell Artzt, the co-founder of Computer Associates, who has long played a high-level operational role in the Islandia company's software-development efforts, filed suit against Computer Associates, following an internal report that shed light on the unethical business practices company executives were engaged in. In a sett... - Inergy Propane announces refunds to customers as part of lawsuit settlement.
Gaylord, MI: (Mar-26-08) Michigan's Attorney General's Office brought charges against Inergy Propane, accusing the Gaylord company of price gouging. The suit claimed that customers of the following Inergy owned businesses: Gaylord Gas, Petoskey Propane, Blue Flame Gas, DeCock Bottled Gas, Lagasco Propane, McBride Oil & Propane, Northwest Energy, Pearl Ga... - National Air Cargo to pay $28 million settlement in cargo contract lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Mar-26-08) The federal government brought a lawsuit against National Air Cargo, alleging that the Orchard Park, NY, air cargo company defrauded the US Defense Department. The suit, which included criminal and civil charges against the company, was filed following a whistleblower complaints filed by Mark Oehm under the False Claims Act. T... - Priddis Music pays undisclosed settlement in licensing lawsuit.
Salt Lake City, UT: (Mar-25-08) EMI Music Publishing had brought a lawsuit against Priddis Music Inc., based in Salt Lake City, and Rick Priddis, the president of the company, alleging that they did not have the proper licenses for their karaoke products. Sources close to the case stated that the two companies had resolved the lawsuit by entering into a... - Hollinger Inc. to pay $1 million settlement in stock structure lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (Mar-25-08) Hollinger Inc. and the Sun-Times Media Group have been embroiled in a legal battle over a stock ownership structure, reaching back to the Conrad Black era, that gave Canada-based Hollinger 20% of the Sun-Times' stock but 70% of its voting shares. Conrad Black, the company's former CEO, is in federal prison for his role in swindli... - Woman Wins $546,000 In Suit Against Disney
Orlando, FL: A $546,000 settlement has been awarded by a jury hearing the personal injury case of a woman who alleged she was hit in the head by a patio umbrella at Disneyland. The plaintiff, Katherine Harrison, claimed in her suit that while she was seated at an outdoor restaurant in the theme park, she was struck by the metal pole of a pati... - Wachovia to Pay $39 Million in Proposed Settlement of Stock Broker Overtime Class Action
A preliminary settlement of $39 million was approved this week by a federal judge in California for a class action lawsuit involving some 10,000 stock brokers who allege they were not compensated for overtime and paid other wages owed them by Wachovia Corp. In the suit, the brokers, also referred to as financial advisors or financial advisor trainees,... - Zocor Side Effects
The Zocor cholesterol drug, a member of the class of drugs known as statins, is prescribed to many people with high cholesterol when diet and exercise are inadequate. Since 2002, the FDA has issued warnings about Zocor liver damage and increased Zocor myopathy (muscle damage) associated with statins. A recent Zocor SEARCH study shows that higher doses o... - Energy company to pay $10 million settlement in commodities lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-19-08) The Commodity Futures Trade Commission brought charges against Energy Transfer Partners, a US-based interstate pipeline operator, naming the company, its affiliates, directors and employees as defendants. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties had reached a settlement agreement, resolving the issues that sparked o... - School district pays $311,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Brewster, NY: (Mar-19-08) A racial discrimination lawsuit was brought against the Brewster School District in 2005, alleging that a Brewster principal called 27 Hispanic students into the high school library and told them they have less respect for one another, fight more and have lower test scores than Anglo students. The suit, filed in October 2005, cl... - TD Ameritrade Data Theft Settlement Preliminarily Approved
A settlement of a class action suit involving more than 6 million current and former customers of TD Ameritrade Holding Corp., an online brokerage, has received preliminary approval by US District Judge Vaughn Walker in San Francisco. The suit was initiated over theft of TD Ameritrade client contact information. Ameritrade revealed some but not all of...