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Boston, MA: (May-19-08) NMT Medical, Inc. brought charges against Cardia, Inc., a Burnsville, Minnesota-based company, alleging that Cardia's Intrasept device infringed on patents that were held by NMT Medical. The September 2004 patent infringement lawsuit claimed that the said patent was owned by the Children's Medical Center Corporation, and licensed... - Cemetery agrees to pay $100 million settlement in burial grounds lawsuit.
West Palm Beach, FL: (May-16-08) Several families brought charges against Menorah Gardens, a West Palm Beach cemetery and Houston-based Service Corporation International, alleging that cemetery managers oversold and misplaced plots, and dug up and scattered remains to make room for others. Court records show that the cemetery accused of desecrating grave... - Former officers to pay $10.7 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (May-16-08) Trustee of Northbrook-based Sentinel Management Group Inc., the now bankrupt cash-management firm, Frederick Grede, brought charges against Sentinel founder and Chairman Philip Bloom and his son, Chief Executive Eric Bloom, accusing the top two former executives of engaging in a long-term, massive fraud against the company and it... - FinancialContent agrees to $1.1 million settlement in creditor lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-16-08) FinancialContent, Inc, has been locked in a legal battle with Jade Special Strategies, over a credit dispute, which has been recently resolved as part of a settlement agreement. Company spokespersons announced that FinancialContent has concluded negotiations with Jade Special Strategies and has agreed to settle claims for the fu... - Home Depot involved in paying $750,000 settlement in storm damage lawsuit.
Stamford, CT: (May-16-08) The state brought a lawsuit against Montville Commons, the developers and construction companies associated with a Montville shopping center, and Home Depot, a tenant and another owner of the center's land, alleging that an unauthorized dam was built on the site that failed to contain rainwater. The state report said that the da... - Chicago to pay $2 million settlement in playfield lawsuit.
Cook County, IL: (May-15-08) The Chicago Park District and the Latin School of Chicago have been locked in a legal battle over the Latin School soccer field. The dispute had, at its crux, a controversial contract between the district and the Latin School of Chicago which entitled the private school to exclusive prime-time use of a soccer field it was bui... - Catholic priest order agrees to $19.5 million settlement in molestation lawsuit.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-15-08) A sexual molestation lawsuit was brought against the Salesian Society of Catholic priests, a Catholic order of priests that refused to join a record sex-abuse settlement between accusers and the Los Angeles Archdiocese, alleging that the order was aware that a priest had been accused of abusing children when they assigned him... - Willbros Group agrees to $32.3 million settlement in bribery lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (May-14-08) The US Department of Justice brought charges against Willbros Group Inc., a Houston-based oil-services company, alleging that it bribed government officials in Nigeria and Ecuador to obtain contracts. The federal suit claimed that the bribery schemes took place between 2003 and early 2005, when Willbros's international subsidiary... - Compaq and HP agree to settlement in $640 million class action lawsuit.
Cleveland, OH: (May-15-08) A class action lawsuit was brought against the Compaq Computer Corporation and Hewlett-Packard Company, alleging that they sold computers with defective parts. At the heart of the consolidated action was that the defendants, Compaq and HP, sold computers with a defective part that could cause the loss or corruption of data writ... - US Federal Government to pay $1 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Minneapolis, MN: (May-14-08) The family of Randy Scott, a Minnesota man, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against former South Dakota Representative Bill Janklow, alleging that Scott died in a fatal crash with Janklow. City records show that Scott died on Aug. 16, 2003, after his Harley-Davidson struck the back of a Cadillac that Janklow drove through a... - Denham Springs agrees to $2 million settlement in development lawsuit.
Denham Springs, LA: (May-14-08) E. Jacob FaKouri, the developer for the controversial Bass Pro project, brought a lawsuit against the Denham Springs Economic Development District, over property costs appraisals. The suit had at its crux, issues regarding an appraisal for the property, which came in at $5.3 million rather than the $7 million that the dist... - Lafayette agrees to $7.5 million settlement in employment lawsuit.
Lafayette, LA: (May-13-08) Scores of Lafayette police officers, firefighters and city marshal's office employees, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the Lafayette Consolidated Government began deducting up to $300 per month from their paychecks when a state supplemental pay raise was initiated. The nine-year-old back pay lawsuit reached a... - Allstate agrees to $70 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-13-08) State regulators brought charges against insurance giant Allstate Corporation, over money owed to current and former policyholders. The Texas Department of Insurance, and the Office of Public Insurance Counsel, who filed the suit, stated that Allstate charged customers excessive home insurance rates from 2004 to 2007. Federal of... - EMD Serono Inc. Unapproved Serostim Promotion Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-16-07) A civil lawsuit was filed against EMD Serono in 2005 for allegedly promoting the company's AIDS drug Serostim for unapproved uses. Serostim treats AIDS wasting, a condition involving serious weight loss in AIDS patients. The US District Court in Massachusetts granted preliminary approval of the settlement, ordering EMD Serono t... - Jundts to pay $1.8 million settlement in debts lawsuit.
Minneapolis, MN: (May-13-08) A lawsuit was brought against Jundt Associates Inc., related to the company's debts. The suit, filed against James and Marcus Jundt, stated that the two mixed the company's assets with their own to the extent that their personal assets could be considered to satisfy the obligations of the corporation. The receiver's suit aime... - Shipping companies to pay nearly $5 million settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Eureka, CA: (May-09-08) State and federal governments filed suit against Hong Kong companies Kure Shipping S.A. and Patt Manfield Co., over a November 1997 Kure oil spill in Humboldt Bay that resulted in the decimation of birds and wildlife. The suit stated that over 4,000 birds died when the vessel Kure slammed into a concrete mooring structure at the o... - Montana to pay $330,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Billings, MT: (May-09-08) Geri Glass, a Livingston woman, brought a lawsuit against the state's Child and Family Services Division, alleging that her parenting abilities were unfairly investigated because she is disabled. Glass filed a Montana Human Rights Bureau discrimination complaint in April 2005, stating that the federal agency's investigation into... - Check 'N Go to pay $220,000 settlement in personal information lawsuit.
Dallas, TX: (May-09-08) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Check 'n Go, alleging that the business disposed of sensitive customer information in publicly accessible dumpsters. The federal office stated that the records disposed by the company included financial records and bank statements that contained names, addresses, Social Se... - Frank Azar to pay $145,000 settlement in negligence lawsuit.
Colorado Springs, CO: (May-07-08) Shawna Jimenez of Colorado Springs brought a lawsuit against attorney Frank Azar, popularly known as Frank "The Strong Arm" Azar, alleging that she was cheated by his television commercials, which promise big settlements from insurance companies. The 40-year-old woman alleged that she was injured in a car crash in 2004,... - Collier Schools agree to $555,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Collier County, FL: (May-07-08) Former Superintendent Ray Baker brought charges against the Collier County School District, over issues pertaining to his severance and termination from employment. He stated that the School Board violated state Sunshine Laws, so its July 31, 2007 vote to fire him was not valid. School Board member Richard Calabrese, who r...