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Atlanta, GA: A 47-year old disabled man who suffers from diabetes and chronic pancreatitis, has been awarded a $1.5 million settlement for pain and suffering in his medical malpractice lawsuit. Johnnie Jackson was admitted to Coffee Regional Medical Center in Douglas, GA, on April 30, 2005, seeking treatment for complications from his pancreatic di... - MedMira Inc. agrees to pay debt holder $500,000 settlement
Halifax, Canada: (Jan-24-08) MedMira Inc., the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, has been embroiled in a lawsuit with a debt holder. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties reached a settlement agreement, aimed at resolving the dispute. Under the settlement, MedMira Inc. officials stated that the company will settl... - Gas Storage Tanks, Talisman Energy Inc. pays CNOOC Ltd. $40 million to resolve a business dispute.
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-24-08) CNOOC Ltd. brought charges against Talisman Energy Inc., over issues related to Indonesia's Tangguh LNG project. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties had reached a settlement, aimed at resolving the dispute. Under the settlement agreement, Talisman will pay $40 million to CNOOC for a 2% stake in the BP PLC-led... - Jury Awards Car Accident Victim $1M
Los Angeles, CA: A US Marine who was injured in a car crash on the freeway in California has been awarded a $1,009,105 settlement by the jury hearing his case. Joshua Heller, who was 34 at the time of the accident, alleged in his suit that his career in the Marines would be shortened as a result of the accident, which injured his back, neck, shoulders, hi... - $110M Settlement Approved in E-Ferol Vitamin E Supplement Class Action
Dallas, TX: A $100 million settlement was approved by a federal judge in class action alleging that an intravenous vitamin E supplement was linked to dozens of deaths of premature infants in the mid 1980s, the Associated Press reports. The lawsuit, filed in Wichita Falls in North Texas, was brought against the distributor of the supplement E-... - Rifu Apparel pays seven female employees $120,000 pregnancy discrimination settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Jan-23-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Rifu Apparel and three affiliated companies, alleging that they discriminated against their employees because they were pregnant. The federal government said that the four Saipan garment manufacturers violated federal law by refusing to renew the employment con... - Diabetes y aumento de peso por Zyprexa
Zyprexa (olanzapina) es un medicamento recetado para el tratamiento de la esquizofrenia y la manía bipolar y se lo ha vinculado a la diabetes mellitus, la hiperglucemia, la pancreatitis y a trastornos de azúcar en sangre. Se han informado 288 casos de diabetes en pacientes a los que se administró Zyprexa; 23 de ellos resultaron fatales... - Silicon Valley entrepreneur pays $3 million insider trading settlement to SEC
San Francisco, CA: (Jan-22-08) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against the founder of Silicon Valley communications chip maker Saiyed Atiq Raza, a former president and chief operating officer of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), over trades he made in 2006 while serving as a director of San Francisco orthodontic dev... - Taser Misconduct, City of Lakewood pays epileptic man $90,000 personal injury settlement after refusing medical treatment and resisting police aid
Lakewood, WA: (Jan-21-08) William Grider and his wife, Kathy, brought a lawsuit against the municipality, the police department, Chief Larry Saunders, and four officers, after he was jolted with a stun gun and roughed up by police when he rejected medical aid following an epileptic seizure. The suit stated that Grider, 63, had a seizure and passed out at t... - Las Vegas police award man $250,000 personal injury settlement after his neck was broken during his arrest
Las Vegas, NV: (Jan-21-08) Frankie Davis, a man whose neck was broken during his arrest in 2001, brought charges against the Las Vegas police, alleging that the incident at a downtown Las Vegas casino left him seriously injured. In his suit, Davis had accused Officer David Miller of battery and excessive force in the November 2001 arrest at the Las Vegas C... - Calgon Carbon awarded $9.25 million settlement after purchasing common stock of Advanced Separation Technologies Incorporated
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jan-21-08) Calgon Carbon Corporation brought charges against three companies, Progress Capital Holdings, Inc., Florida Progress Corporation, and Potomac Capital Investment Corporation, over Calgon Carbon's purchase of the common stock of Advanced Separation Technologies Incorporated (AST). Sources close to the case stated that the three co... - $29.1 Million Verdict Secured for Illinois Family
Chicago, IL: Lawyers representing Christian Arroyo in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought against the United States of America, have secured a $29.1 million verdict for their clients. The case alleged obstetric and neonatal negligence by federally employed physicians practicing at Northwestern Memorial Hospital at the time of Christian's birth. It... - Bextra heart attack
On Apr-07-05 the FDA asked Pfizer, the manufacturer of Bextra, to recall the pain medication from shelves across the U.S. due to risks of heart attacks and strokes in patients. Canada Health quickly followed suit and asked Pfizer to recall Bextra from Canadian shelves. Pfizer has also suspended sales of Bextra in the European Union. Bextra has bee... - Talon International receives $1.5 million worth of marketable securities for Azteca Production International contract breach
New York, NY: (Jan-14-08) Talon International, Inc., a leading global supplier of zippers, apparel fasteners, trim and interlining products, brought charges against Azteca Production International, Inc., a former distributor of Talon products, alleging that the distributor had breached contract terms and had been in default for several months. As par... - Man awarded undisclosed settlement after a plane crashed into his home and killed his wife and infant son
Sanford, FL: (Jan-12-08) Joe Woodard brought a lawsuit against NASCAR after five people, including two children, were killed, and others were injured after a plane slammed into two homes on July 10, 2007. The plane crash took the lives of Woodard's wife, Janice, and infant son Josiah. Sources close to the case confirmed that as part of a settlement reached... - Copied Song, Avril Lavigne pays undisclosed settlement to rock band, Rubinoos, for copyright infringement
Toronto, Canada: (Jan-09-08) The 70s rock band, Rubinoos, brought charges against Avril Lavigne, alleging copyright infringement. The suit claimed that Lavigne plagiarized her summer hit single, "Girlfriend." Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer stated that Lavigne's boppy track sounded suspiciously like their 1979 single, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend... - $15M Settlement Awarded in Small Plane Crash Suit
Cook County, IL: The family of Michael Waugh, a 37-year-old restaurant executive who was killed when the Cessna he was flying in crashed near a Chicago airport, has been awarded a $15 million settlement. Waugh was one of four people onboard the plane with it crashed. They were returning to Chicago from a financial meeting. His family blamed Mark Tur... - CP Ships Settles Investors Class Action for $12.8 Million
Toronto, ON: A $12.8 million settlement has been reached in the securities class action brought by investors in CP Ships Ltd. The class action was brought on allegations that the company had overstated its profits in 2004, and faced charges of insider trading. The company was sold in a takeover to Germany's TUI AG in 2005. Anyone who bought CP... - Baker Reaches Agreement in Class Action Lawsuit
Michael Baker Corporation today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the lead plaintiffs in the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit against the Company. The settlement is subject to court approval after notice to the class members. The amount of the settlement, which the Company did not disclose, will be covered in fu... - Bankruptcy judge orders Asarco to pay $8.6 million contaminated water settlement
Butte, MT: (Jan-07-08) State prosecutors brought charges against Asarco, over the treatment of contaminated water in Butte's Berkeley Pit. The suit stated that the Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mine that began filling with drainage from closed mines in 1982. Pit water is laden with metals, and is being treated. Asarco filed a bankruptcy case in...