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Los Angeles, CA: Toyota has agreed to pay $10 million as settlement of a lawsuit brought by the family of four people who were killed in a car accident involving their runaway Lexus. The car crash, which took place in 2009, killed 45-year old Mark Saylor, an off-duty California Highway Patrol Officer, his wife, their daughter and Saylor's... - Red Hat Proposes $8.8 Million Shareholder Settlement
Raleigh, NC : Possible good news for Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) shareholders, the company has reportedly set aside $8.8 million as a settlement fund for an ongoing shareholder class action. The suit alleges that the Raleigh-based Linux company misled investors through its financial statements in July 2004. The terms of the settlement, including the fund... - Strip Search Class Action Settled for $900,000
A $900,000 settlement was approved today by a federal judge in a class action lawsuit over allegations that night club patrons were strip-searched during a police raid in 2005. Undercover police raided the club ' What's Next' in Flint, Michigan, to investigate reports of drug dealing taking place onsite. Apparently, the police bought drugs at the club... - Asbestos Lawsuit Against Smithsonian Settled
Washington, DC : A 54-year old former employee of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum has been awarded a $233,000 settlement ending his lawsuit against the institution. Richard Pullman, a former exhibit specialist, worked for the museum for 28 years, during which time he frequently had to saw and drill into the interior walls of the museum. However, i... - Clarksville, TN Police Detectives' Resignation Settlement
Clarksville, TN: (Sep-05-07) Clarksville Police Detectives Tony Blakely and Kenneth Austion brought four lawsuits against the police department on various counts, including racial discrimination and a hostile work environment. Following a vote by the city Finance and Administration Committee, both Blakely and Austion agreed to resign from the Clarksville P... - Niagara County, NY Coordinator Discrimination Settlement
Lockport, NY: (Aug-29-07) Yehia Hamdy, a former sheriff's work program coordinator, filed a lawsuit against the county charging that he suffered cuts in pay and discrimination on the job. Hamdy claimed that he was discriminated against because of his race and religion. As part of a settlement reached between the parties, Niagara County agreed to pay... - Jury Awards $132 Million Settlement in Bus Crash Lawsuit
El Paso, TX: A jury in El Paso has awarded a $132 million settlement to the victims of a bus crash that killed two people and critically injured several others. This is one of the largest jury awards in the nation. The case, pending in state court since 2005, alleged that a Los Paisanos van carrying 11 people had bald tires and no safety belts. T... - Woman Awarded $5.6M for Fall in McDonald's
Maui, HW: A woman who fractured her spine after fallling at a McDonald's restaurant in Kahului has been awarded a $5.6 million settlement by the jury hearing her case. In November 2007,Beverly Munguia, then 57, slipped and fell, resulting in a burst compression fracture of the L1 vertebra. She underwent a lumbar fusion, but claimed she was left... - Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. Employee Unpaid Overtime Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Aug-14-07) The California Labor Commissioner brought charges against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging that the store underpaid its employees when it came to doing overtime work. The suit was filed on behalf of almost 50,000 workers who were inadvertently underpaid overtime and other wages. In a settlement reached, Wal-Mart Stores,... - Worker Awarded $6.9Million for Injuries From Chemical Fire
Harris County, TX: Carl Cotright has been awarded a $6.9 million settlement in his workplace injury lawsuit. In 2007, then 39-year old Cotright was employed by K-Solv, a chemical storage and transportation company to work in its Houston yard. During the course of his work, a flashfire was started when fumes from a chemical called xylene, which wa... - Buffalo Boilermaker Gets $3 Million Mesothelioma Settlement
Buffalo, NY : A settlement of more than $3 million dollars has been awarded to a local union boilermaker for injuries resulting from exposure to asbestos on the job. Earl W. Tredinnick, III, 61, of Elma, New York, who worked as a Local 7 Union Boilermaker between 1967 and 2002 developed mesothelioma in the fall of 2008, and brought suit against variou... - Ojani Noa Jennifer Lopez Defamation Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Aug-08-07) Jennifer Lopez brought a lawsuit against her first husband Ojani Noa, alleging that he breached a previously agreed on contract and requested arbitration. Arbitration is a legally binding settlement overseen by a retired judge or another person chosen to hear both sides. The suit stemmed from Ojani Noa's book, written by a ghos... - Worker Awarded $9 Million for Workplace Injuries
Madison, IL: An injured CSX Transportation conductor has been awarded $9 million as settlement of his workplace injury suit. Richard Burden, of Owensboro, KY, was hurt in 2007 while releasing vertical handbrakes on a tank car at night. As he dismounted the car, he fell and sustained a fractured leg, a neck injury, which required surgery at thre... - First BanCorp. Mortgage Transaction Misrepresentation Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought a lawsuit against First BanCorp., alleging that the Puerto Rican bank concealed the true nature of more than $4 billion of mortgage-related transactions. The bank did not concede to any wrongdoing or admit to the allegations. In a settlement reached, First BanCorp. agreed to... - Roofer Injured in Fall Awarded $16.6 Million
Miami, FL: A roofer who became paralyzed after suffering a fall in February 2006 has been awarded $16.6 million in settlement of his construction site accident lawsuit. Antonio Acevedo was in the process of tearing off a roof when he fell about 20 feet, resulting in paraplegia and a traumatic brain injury. Consequently, he is now in a wheelchai... - $435 Million Settlement Reached in Marsh and McLennan Securities Class Action
New York, NY: Marsh and McLennan (M&M), has agreed to a settle a shareholder class action for $435 million. The settlement is tentative, as it remains subject to court approval. One of the world's largest insurance brokerages, M&M was accused in the lawsuit of bid rigging and price fixing of its insurance contracts. The settlement will see $4... - Q.E.P. Co., Inc. Hillstreet Loan Transaction Settlement
Boca Raton, FL: (Aug-02-07) The HillStreet Fund brought charges against Q.E.P. Co., Inc. over outstanding warrants issued to HillStreet in connection with a loan transaction in 2001. The suit stemmed from a notice received by Q.E.P in July 2007, stating that HillStreet wished to exercise its right to "put" to Q.E.P its warrants in the company pursuant to t... - Family Awarded $4.1 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Brazoria County, TX: A $4.1 million settlement has been awarded to the family of a man who allegedly died of asbestos mesothelioma resulting from asbestos exposure at work. Diagnosed with the fatal disease in 2008, Jerry Johnston died eight months later at the age of 63. For eight years in the 1970s he worked at Dow Chemical where he was expose... - Sony, mBlox Reach Tentative Settlement in $63 Million Mobile Content Class Action
Cook County, Ill: Playphone, 2WayTraffic, mBox and Sony Pictures are among the 14 mobile content providers who have agreed to settle a class action over allegations that wireless subscribers were being charged for unauthorized content. The amount of the settlement is $63 million, however if AT&T settles a similar suit, and attorney's fees reach betwe... - Corinthian Colleges Inc. False Advertising Settlement
Orange County, CA: (Jul-31-07) California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed suit against Santa Ana-based Corinthian Colleges Inc., alleging that the college engaged in false advertising. The suit accused the for-profit operator of vocational schools of overstating the percentage of its students who obtained employment via its courses, inflated their start...