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Washington, DC : A class action lawsuit brought against Honda over allegations that Honda's advertising of its Civic Hybrid fuel economy was not realistic, but instead based on an EPA- estimated fuel economy, has been settled out of court. However, the deal remains to be approved in court. The suit was filed by lead plaintiffs John True and Gonzalo Del... - ImClone Systems Inc. Erbitux Patent Infringement Settlement
Waltham, MA: (Sep-10-07) Repligen Corp., a Waltham-based drug developer, brought a patent infringement lawsuit against drug maker ImClone Systems Inc. The patent in question covered the use of certain genetic elements that increase protein production in a mammalian cell, according to Repligen. The company and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology filed... - Miami Beach Drownings Result in $5.75 Million Settlement
A $5.75 million verdict has been reached against Monticello Insurance Company, which had refused to pay a settlement between the City of Miami Beach and the families of Zachary Breaux and Eugenie Poleyeff, who drowned there in 1997. According to the suit, on February 20, 1997, jazz guitarist Breaux, 36, his wife, and three daughters were vacationing at... - Preliminary $25 Million Settlement Reached in Vitamin Price Fixing Suit
Mesquite, NV: A preliminary $25.03 million settlement has been reached between Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General, and vitamin manufacturers accused of price fixing their vitamins to maximize their profits. The lawsuit was undertaken on behalf of consumers and businesses that purchased certain vitamin products between 1988 and 2000, and... - Taylor-Vinson Trust Tree Fall Accident Settlement
Charleston, WV: (Sep-06-07) Marling Collins, a Logan County man, brought a lawsuit against Taylor-Vinson Trust, a large landowner, after his wife, Donna Collins, was killed when a large tree fell on the car, crushing her. Marling Collins filed the lawsuit against Taylor-Vinson Trust, landowners from Huntington, and their management company Getty Engineerin... - Thomas Gleason Forgery and Fraud Settlement
Omaha, NE: (Sep-05-07) Charges were filed against former Omaha attorney Thomas Gleason, 57, alleging that he attempted forgery as well as stole $64,000 from six clients. Gleason pleaded guilty to two counts of theft and two counts of forgery and faces up to five years of probation or 20 years in prison on each count. In return for his pleas, prosecutors dr... - Henderson County, TX ETMC Contract Default Settlement
Henderson County, TX: (Sep-04-07) East Texas Medical Center Healthcare System (ETMC) filed suit against Henderson County Judge David Holstein, County Attorney James Owen, Henderson County, and the Hospital Authority, over two letters that were sent to East Texas Medical Center. The letters, sent by Owen in 2004 and attorney Charles Clark in 2005, alleged E... - Eastern State Hospital Patient Rape Settlement
Olympia, WA: (Sep-04-07) A lawsuit was brought against Eastern State Hospital at Medical Lake, alleging that a patient was raped by Guy M. Johnston, a nurse at the facility. Johnston was convicted for the June 2004 rape of the disabled Spokane woman, and is in prison. In a settlement reached, Eastern State Hospital, which is governed by the state Dep... - Glencairn Gold Corporation Zinc Mine Remediation Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sp-04-07) The State of Maine and Province of Ontario brought a lawsuit against Glencairn Gold Corporation, regarding remediation of the company's Blue Hill site in Maine. In a settlement reached, Glencairn will pay $1,000,000 by October 31, 2007 and will be entitled to benefit from the settlement previously reached between Kerramerican, In... - Easton, PA Police Officer Demotion Settlement
Easton, PA: (Sep-04-07) Douglas Schlegel, a retired Easton police officer who had been a defendant in at least six police brutality lawsuits, filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was wrongly demoted from lieutenant. In a settlement reached, Schlegel, who was the cause for the city's paying out close to $2.4 million over the last 16 years, wil... - Mapleton, UT Ball Python Business Permit Settlement
Mapleton, UT: (Sep-01-07) Dan Sutherland, a snake breeder, brought a lawsuit against the city of Mapleton, over the city's denial of a permit for his business. Dan and Colette Sutherland moved to Mapleton with their ball python business in 2006. After talking to a city planner, Sutherland got a business license and started building barns to house the snake... - Pike Industries Inc. Asphalt Antitrust Settlement
Augusta, ME: (Sep-03-07) The state of Maine filed an antitrust suit against road paving company Pike Industries Inc., following Pike's purchase of Blue Rock Industries of Westbrook in December 2005. Blue Rock has been Pike's largest competitor in southern Maine. The suit stated that Pike's acquisition of Blue Rock violated antitrust laws; an allegation tha... - $2.1 Million Settlement in Elder Abuse Case
A settlement of $2.1 million has been awarded to the sole heir of a 98-year-old woman and her mentally challenged daughter, in what is being described as a major financial elder-abuse case. The case has taken 4 years to try, and alleged that the caretaker-neighbors took advantage of Jeannette China and her daughter Mona, and eventually so did financial... - Elite Cabaret Strip Club Advertising Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Aug-30-07) Elite Cabaret, a Tempe city strip club, filed suit against the city in federal court, claiming the city illegally tried to stop the club from opening. In a settlement reached, the two sides ended the legal wrangle, amidst a host of unusual stipulations. As part of the settlement, Elite Cabaret has to give $50,000 a year to the north... - Portland School District Superintendent Resignation Settlement
Portland, OH: (Aug-29-07) In a settlement reached between the Portland School District and Superintendent Mary Jo O'Connor, the Portland School Committee accepted O'Connor's resignation, while agreeing to pay her $80,000. Further, as part of the settlement agreement reached in a closed-door executive session, school officials approved of giving O'Connor tw... - Cuyama Joint Union School District Minivan Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Settlement
Santa Barbara, CA: (Aug-29-07) The family of Marie Crook, an Arroyo Grande woman who died of injuries suffered in a vehicle collision in 2006, filed wrongful death charges against the Cuyama Joint Union School District and Cuyama Valley High School Principal Donald Wilson. The suit alleged wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage from the Sept... - Fonix Corporation Payment Breach Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Aug-29-07) The Breckenridge Fund, LLC brought a lawsuit against Fonix Corporation, alleging that the company failed to pay Breckenridge certain sums owing under an agreement executed by the parties in September 2005. The suit was filed in 2006, when Breckenridge docketed the judgment in Utah and filed a separate lawsuit in the United S... - Asarco LLC Environmental Violations Settlement
Leadville, CO: (Aug-29-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency, that state of Colorado, and other parties filed suit against Tucson-based Asarco LLC, alleging that the company's century-old mining operations in Leadville violated federal environmental norms. In a settlement reached, Asarco agreed to pay $27.3 million to settle more than $200 milli... - Necessary Objects Sweatshop Employees Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-28-07) State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought a labor law violations lawsuit against trendy clothing line Necessary Objects and its subcontractor, Thomas Chan. The suit alleged that the set up violated the state labor law when it underpaid its employees, cutting back on the mandated holidays and paid vacation. Thomas Chan operated X... - Carpenter Gets $450,000 for Injured Fingers
A 38-year old carpenter who had to have two fingers on his right (dominant) hand re-attached was awarded a $450,000 settlement as damages for his injury. Jose Guardado got his fingers caught between an electrical panel and a conduit sticking up two feet from the ground while on a job at a construction site. In his suit, Guardado alleged that an employee...