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TD Banknorth Inc., has agreed to a $50 million settlement in its second investor class action lawsuit that challenged the fairness of the Banknorth's buyout of Toronto Dominion Bank. The purchase of TD Banknorth was completed by Toronto-Dominion in April 2007. The terms of the settlement, once approved, will see TD Banknorth pay $50 million into a sett... - Road Supervisor, Nesquehoning Borough pays former employee $47,500 wrongful termination settlement
Nesquehoning Borough, PA: (Feb-28-08) Nick Degiglio, a former road supervisor, brought charges against Nesquehoning Borough, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Borough sources stated that in a bid to resolve the claims, the two parties agreed to reach a settlement agreement, in which Nesquehoning Borough Council approved of an out of court deal wi... - Canadian Copyright Class Action Brings $7.9M Settlement
Toronto, ON: On May 2, 2011, the Ontario court approved settlements in a copyright class action involving freelance writers who wrote for Canadian publications. The settlement funds total C$7.9 million. The case involved allegations that the defendants infringed the copyright of freelance writers who wrote articles and other literary works that w... - Wal-Mart Settles Unpaid Wages Class Action with 232,000 Ex-Employees
Oakland, CA: Retail giant Wal-Mart has agreed an $86 million settlement of a wages and vacation pay class action brought by tens of thousands of former California employees who allege they did not receive these monies when the left the organization. According to media reports, some 232,000 former employees will share in the settlement funds. T... - Work Place Accident Results in $2.9M Settlement for Construction Worker
Bronx County, NY: A construction worker injured on the job while climbing scaffolding has been awarded a $2,871,200 settlement by the jury hearing his personal injury suit. The jury found that the New York City School Construction Authority, which operated the site, had violated state code because it had not provided adequate access to the scaff... - Creditor Debt, Trophy Resources agrees to $600,000 debt settlement
Alpharetta, GA: (Feb-26-08) In a recent announcement made by Joseph Canouse, the CEO of Trophy Resources, an independent natural resource company with the goal of controlling lease hold acreage and mineral rights, stated that the company has entered into a debt settlement with its current creditors for equity that allows the company to reduce its outstandi... - Judge Rules Against Insurer in Chinese Drywall Case
Orlando, FL: A Flordia judge recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in litagation over defective Chinese drywall. The Hillsborough County judge, Robert Foster, ruled that homeowners' insurance should cover the damage caused by the tainted product. He found no exclusion for it in a Teachers Insurance Co homeowners' insurance policy. The suit was... - Quest Diagnostics Settles Federal Investigation for $302 Million
Quest Diagnostics has reached a $302 million settlement which will resolve criminal and civil allegations regarding some of its diagnostic test kits manufactured and sold up to 2006. The federal investigation was initiated based on branding and false claims allegations made by a whistleblower, who subsequently received nearly $45 million as settlemen... - Wrongful Death Suit Settles for $1.9 Million
San Bernadino County, CA: A man in California, whose wife died as a result of alleged negligent medical practice, has been awarded $1.9 million as settlement of his wrongful death suit. In 2009, Kathy Hansen, who was just 46 years old, underwent a Whipple procedure to remove the head of her pancreas due to the suspicion of cancer. However, duri... - Nightclub Fire, WHJY-FM, Capstar Radio Operating, and Clear Channel Broadcasting agree to $22 million fire damage settlement
Providence, OH: (Feb-13-08) A spate of lawsuits were brought against local radio station 94 WHJY-FM and parent company Clear Channel Communications Inc., alleging a fatal nightclub fire five years ago in West Warwick took the lives of or injured several people. The lawsuits, which are currently pending in the federal District Court in Providence, allege th... - $1.9M Settlement Reached in Stun Gun Incident
Novato, CA: A $1.9 million settlement has been agreed by Marin County in the lawsuit brought against sheriff's deputies who allegedly used excessive force against a 66-year old man. The senior was repeatedly stunned with a taser at his home. Video footage of the incident, taken from a camera attached to the stun gun, shows the man on his couch on i... - Former Employees of Ohio Education Association Win Health Care Class Action
Columbus, Ohio: Past staff members of the Ohio Education Association (OEA), have won federal court approval of their class action settlement in the amount of $3.75 million in compensatory damages. The lawsuit arose over payment of healthcare benefits for retirees who had worked for the OEA, even after they turned 65 years of age, according to NBCi... - Construction worker Awarded $2.9M in Personal Injury Suit
Philadelphia, PA: A $2.9 million settlement was recently awarded to a construction superintendent who filed a personal injury against a roofing installer following a workplace accident. Walter Schwartz alleged that he fell through a partially completed rubber roof into a drain underneath while working on a building on Stenton Avenue in Philadel... - Nursing Facility Settles Suffocation Lawsuit for $190K
Clinton County, NY: The family of a patient who suffocated in her bed in an upstate medical center will receive $190,000 in a last minute settlement. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Lottie D'Aust, who died after becoming trapped between a bed rail and a mattress in the skilled nursing facility of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center,... - California Launches Investigation Into MetLife Death Payment Practices
Sacramento, CA: Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and California State Controller John Chiang have announced the issuance of a subpoena and joint investigative hearing into the practices of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), also known as MetLife. The hearing will focus on MetLife's practices regarding payment of benefits under life insu... - Seroquel Illegal Marketing Case Settled for $520 Million
Washington, DC: A $520 million settlement has been reached with AstraZeneca and the US Justice Department, which will bring to an end federal investigations into the marketing practices for the company's blockbuster antipsychotic drug Seroquel . The UK-based pharmaceutical company will also sign a corporate integrity agreement with the US federal g... - Investors in Nebraska Awarded $30M in Securities Class Action
Omaha, NB: Two hundred investors who filed a securities class action lawsuit against a pair of brokers who worked in Nebraska City, have been awarded a $30 million settlement by a federal judge this week. The lawsuit was filed in 2007 by former clients of Rebecca Engle and Brian Schuster and alleged that the brokers improperly sold risky investm... - Burger King Settles Brain Injury Suit for $20 Million
Jacob Buckett, a 12-year old boy from Temecula, CA, and his sister Isabelle, have been awarded $20 million as settlement in a personal injury suit brought against Burger King. Jacob and his sister were playing at a playground inside the restaurant in August, 2005, when Jacob fell injuring his lungs, and his parietal lobe and his left front lobe. T... - Condo Eminent Domain, Maui pays $4.1 million settlement to property owner
Maui, HI: (Feb-5-08) Asghar Sadri, a property owner, brought a lawsuit against the Maui Planning Commission and the former planning director in state and federal court over the county's eminent domain proceedings for the Montana Beach condominium site next to Baldwin Beach. Records state that the county had already settled with two other owners of the prop... - Wrongful Termination Suit Sees Firefighter Awarded $680K
Alameda County, CA: A veteran firefighter who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit stemming from his termination in 2006, was recently awarded $680,182 as settlement of his suit. Ronald Vanderheiden, who had worked for the Alameda Fire Department for 14 years, was fired after the city determined he was psychologically unable to do his job. Howeve...