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Hundreds of settlement checks were distributed today to workers who sued Michael Bianco Inc, alleging that they had been denied overtime pay or were docked wages while employed at the South End leather factory from January 2004 to March 2007. The plaintiffs received anywhere from $20 per check to $6,000. In November, Bianco settled the federal class act... - Two security guards receive undisclosed out-of-court settlement after being attacked and discriminated against by several teenage boys
Stockton, CA: (Jan-04-08) Two security guards, unnamed for security and confidentiality reasons, brought a lawsuit against the families of the teenage boys who attacked them in the Brookside subdivision in February 2007, alleging that they were assailed with firebombs and racial epithets. The suit stemmed from a Feb. 3 incident, where the boys, then 15 to... - Police Van, Family awarded $500,000 settlement after father died while in police custody
Rochester, NY: (Jan-02-08) Cherese Dukes, the widow of Shawn Dukes, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, following her husband's death while in custody of Rochester Police. Sources stated that Dukes died after he called 911 for help. He had a heart attack while handcuffed and lying down in the back of a police van. His widow sued, naming the... - Construction Claims, Koss Construction Co. pays $600,000 fine for submitting false claims under a federal program for disadvantaged businesses
Topeka, KS: (Jan-02-08) Federal prosecutors brought charges against Koss Construction Co. and Koss Materials Co., a Topeka paving company, alleging that they submitted false claims under a federal program for disadvantaged businesses. US Attorney Eric Melgren claimed that Koss and Ideker, Inc., of St. Joseph, MO, submitted bogus claims to state and federal... - $3.5 Million Settlement Approved for Uninsured Patients
A Cook County circuit judge has approved a settlement in a class action suit between patients of Advocate Health Care and the health care company. The suit alleged that the not-for-profit hospitals run by Advocate had overcharged uninsured patients. Advocate, the largest provider of medical care in the Chicago area, operating Advocate Christ Hospital i... - Patent Dispute, Motorola, Inc. and Metrologic Instruments, Inc. enter into confidential settlement regarding barcode scanning and mobile computing
Blackwood, NJ: (Dec-31-07) Spokespersons of Motorola, Inc. and Metrologic Instruments, Inc. recently announced that the two companies, who have been locked in patent infringement disputes over a period of time, have decided to resolve their issues by entering into a settlement agreement. Sources close to the case stated that Motorola together with its subs... - Illegal Strip Search Suit Settled for $33 Million
New York, NY: A class action lawsuit alleging that women were forced to undergo gynaecological exams in New York City jails has been settled for $33 million. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of people who were arrested on misdemeanor drugs and weapons charges, jumping turnstiles, failing to pay child support, shoplifting and trespassing, and who subse... - Pressure Cooker, Home Shopping Network pays $875,000 civil settlement for failing to warn customers about the dangerous product
Washington, DC: (Dec-27-07) The Consumer Product Safety Commission brought charges against the Home Shopping Network, alleging that the company failed to promptly warn consumers about dangerous pressure cookers that were blamed for burning at least 37 consumers. The suit against the Home Shopping Network also named its partner companies over defects in Welbi... - Jury Awards $1,642,475 in Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit
Montery County, CA: A $1,642,475 net settlement has been awarded to the two children who lost their father to a workplace accident. Daniel Raya, a 49-year old employee at a Salinas lettuce-packing plant, cut into a cable while installing a scale installation at the plant. He recieved an electrical shock with a 100 volt eletrical current and died. ... - Golf Pro, Mt. Lebanon pays former employee $25,000 age discrimination settlement
Mt. Lebanon, PA: (Dec-19-07) Matthew Kluck, the township's top golf pro, brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that he was discriminated against on the basis of his age. He claimed that officials began trying to get him to quit in 2001. Kluck alleged that his bosses treated younger employees favorably while they alienated him, altered his pay st... - Marketing Fraud, Thermal Advantage Inc. must pay $50,000 fine for deceptive advertising
Denver, CO: (Dec-19-07) Colorado Attorney General John Suthers' office brought charges against Thermal Advantage Inc., alleging that the home improvement company engaged in deceptive advertising. Thermal Advantage, formerly known as T.A. Empire Inc., was accused of intentionally deceiving and financially injuring Colorado consumers. The company and Eugene... - Phone Records, CEO Group pays $25,000 FTC fine for selling phone records to third parties
New York, NY: (Dec-17-07) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against CEO Group, doing business as Check Em Out, a web-based company, accusing it of selling people's telephone records without permission. The suit was part of FTC's crackdown of web companies that obtained and sold confidential phone records to third parties. In addition to... - US Forest Service Recovers $102M in Lawsuit Against Union Pacific
Washington, DC: The United States Forest Service sued Union Pacific Railroad for damages incurred as a result of a wildfire in 2000 that was caused by negligence on the part of the railroad. Specifically the suit alleged that railroad crew was negligent in failing to follow safety protocols in using power tools while working on repairing a section o... - $27,500 settlement in civil rights violation lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (Dec-11-07) Felix Wilkins, a 66-year-old Philadelphia man, brought charges against the city, alleging that the city wrongfully arrested him for playing the flute on a corner. The suit claimed a violation of his civil rights. As part of a settlement reached, the city agreed to pay Wilkins $27,500. Additionally, the settlement agreement sti... - Confidential settlement reached in boy scouts' sexual molestation lawsuit.
Idaho Falls, ID: (Dec-08-07) Adam and Benjamin Steed, two former Boy Scouts, brought charges against Boy Scouts' Grand Teton Council, alleging that while they were staffers at Camp Little Lehmi, they were molested by camp director Brad Stowell. Sources stated that Stowell is serving a prison sentence for child molestation. In a recent development in the... - $120 million settlement in patent infringement lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Dec-07-07) Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd. brought charges against ImClone Systems, Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis, alleging that the companies infringed on its patents. As part of a settlement reached, the parties agreed that Yeda is the sole owner of the 866 Patent in the US and that Yeda and Sanofi-Aventis are co-owners of the 866 P... - $3.1 million awarded to lawyer in legal fee related suit.
New York, NY: (Dec-09-07) Burt Neuborne, a professor at New York University Law School, was one of the lawyers who filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse, UBS AG and other Swiss banks in the 1990s on behalf of Holocaust survivors, alleging that the banks looted millions of dollars of Jewish assets. As part of a settlement reached with the defendants, the la... - Hospital to pay $1.3M in Hasty Discharge Case
Jefferson County, TX: The family of a woman who died shortly after being discharged from emergency at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, has been awarded a $1,315,276 settlement. The incident occurred in 2007, when then 47-year old Stacy Meaux went to emergency after complaining of pain and tightness in the chest. At the hospital she was diagn... - Personal Assistant Awarded $5 Million in Lawsuit Alleging Forced Oral Sex
Miami, FL: A $5 Million settlement of punitive damages has been awarded to a former personal assistant to Rev. Ike Eikerenkoetter, who alleged that he performed oral sex on the preacher under threat of termination. Augusto Medina, the assistant, also alleged that the reverend grabbed his crotch while he was giving him a massage. Massage was one of... - Worker Standards, Pioneer Hi-Bred International pays $81,000 settlement in migrant workers' wage dispute
San Antonio, TX: (Dec-05-07) Several Cameron County workers brought charges against Pioneer Hi-Bred International, an Iowa-based seed corn producer, alleging that the company provided substandard housing and unsafe transportation. The suit, filed in June 2006 by 27 workers, further claimed that the company and its labor agent shortchanged them on wages and...