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Grand Haven, MI: (Apr-18-07) Grand Haven Township filed a lawsuit in Ottawa County 20th Circuit Court against Log Cabin Partners LLC in 2006, after the company gave the OK for a tree-cutting crew to clear-cut 517 trees that were 8 inches or more in diameter, violating a township overlay district ordinance. Log Cabin Partners LLC, which consists of Daniel D... - Robert Fresh Markets Win $21.6 Million Insurance Lawsuit
New Orleans Grocer Robert Fresh Markets has won its lawsuit against its insurer United Fire & Casualty Insurance Co, with a settlement of $21.6 million. According to reports, the first court witness, who was the insurance adjuster and who initially reported the damage caused by Hurricane Katrina to the chain of grocery stores to the insurance company,... - GE Reitrement Class Action Settled
A $40 million settlement was approved this week by a federal judge, in the class action against GE. The lawsuit, brought by company retirees, alleged that GE's decision to use company stock as an investment and matching contribution in its retirement program was not economically prudent. More than 318,000 potential class members received notices by m... - Dayton Power and Light to Pay $42 Million Settlement
The state of Ohio and Dayton Power and Light have reached a settlement in their long-standing disagreement over a 1998 deal and corporate franchise taxes. Dayton Power and Light has agreed to pay $42 million to settle, avoiding the costs associated with lengthy legal battles. The power and light company says that the settlement will not affect the prices of... - Top Four US Builders to pay $4.3 Million in Environmental Settlement
Centex Corp., KB Home, Pulte Homes Inc. and Richmond American Homes, four of the biggest US home builders have agreed to pay $4.3 million as settlement for federal and state charges of clean water violations at their various construction sites across the country. The settlement provides resolution for storm water run-off violations in 34 states, and the Dist... - Amvac Chemical Corp. Field Workers Sterility Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Apr-16-07) Thirteen Nicaraguan field workers filed suit against Amvac Chemical Corp., a Southern California chemical company, alleging that one of the pesticides the firm used caused them to become sterile. The suit also mentioned Dow Chemical Co. and Dole Fruit Co. as defendants. In a settlement reached, Amvac agreed to pay $300,000 to t... - Arnold, MO Jail Suicide Hanging Settlement
Arnold, MO: (Apr-11-07) Kurt Hartzell hung himself in the Arnold jail June 30, 2005, leading his father and nine-year-old son to sue the city for wrongful death. The suit alleged the city was negligent in the care offered at the jail and that though Hartzell had been placed on suicide watch in a cell monitored by video cameras, jail employees failed to pre... - i2 Technologies Receives $83.3 Million Settlement
McKool Smith, PC, the national intellectual property and commercial litigation firm, is announcing an $83.3 million settlement reached on behalf of supply-chain technology provider i2 Technologies Inc. The settlement resolves i2's patent litigation against Germany's SAP AG and its United States subsidiary, Newtown Square, Penn.-based SAP America Inc. ... - American Express Awarded $1.8 Billion in Mastercard Antitrust
David Boies and Don Flexner have completed negotiations, on behalf of American Express, for one of the largest antitrust settlements ever awarded to an individual company. The settlement is in the amount of $1.8 billion, and results from American Express' antitrust lawsuit against Mastercard . The two lawyers also recently negotiated a settlement with... - Insurance for Eating Disorder Treatment Basis for Lawsuits
Families Resorting to Lawsuits, Even When They Have Health Insurance Families with children who have eating disorders are resorting to lawsuits to get their health insurers to cover the costs of the associated medical treatment. In many states the law does not require that health insurers cover these costs, but instead cover the costs of treating ment... - Pacifica, CA Police Taser Wrongful Death Settlement
On January 2, 2005, a family member of Gregory Saulsbury Jr. called 911 saying someone needed medical help and was acting violently. Police were sent to the scene. Police shocked Saulsbury several times with a Taser after he lunged at an officer and refused to stop fighting. Saulsbury stopped breathing during the struggle and died a short time later at... - Allentown, PA Abortion Protesters Civil Rights Settlement
Allentown, PA: (Apr-06-07) Thirteen abortion protesters filed suit against the City of Allentown, alleging the city, under former Mayor Roy Afflerbach and former police chief Joseph Blackburn, had violated their constitutional right to demonstrate at the Union Boulevard clinic by having police cite them for loitering, trespassing and other offenses. The pr... - <Insurers> Reach $80 Million Settlement with Merck
Third party payers, unions and other private groups have reached an $80 million settlement in their class action against Merck, the maker of Vioxx. The suit alleged that they parties would not have covered the cost of the drug had they known about the associated health risks specifically cardiovascular events. Merck reportedly still faces hundre... - The Ministry of Defense agrees to pay $500,000 settlement in transgender humiliation lawsuit.
The Ministry of Defense agrees to pay $500,000 settlement in transgender humiliation lawsuit. London, England: (May-24-08) Jan Hamilton, formerly known as Capt. Ian Hamilton, a British ex-military paratrooper, brought a lawsuit against the Ministry of Defense, alleging that she was humiliated when she was asked to put on a man's uniform. The paratroope... - East Bay Municipal Utility District Authority Pipeline Explosion Wrongful Death Settlement
Contra Costa, CA: (Apr-05-07) The Walnut Creek pipeline explosion in 2004 killed five men who were constructing a water main for the East Bay Municipal Utility District Authority. Matamoros Welding employee Israel Hernandez was one of the men killed. As companies involved in the explosion are settling lawsuits with the deceased's families, Hernandez' daug... - Fairview Red Wing Health Services agrees to pay undisclosed settlement in medical malpractice lawsuit.
Red Wing, MN: (June-11-08) A medical malpractice lawsuit has been settled between Fairview Red Wing Health Services and Richard and Yvonne Raasch. The suit was filed by the Raaschs' after Richard Raasch underwent an endoscopic procedure at the clinic in June 2006. The complaint alleged negligence because the doctor who treated him caused a perforation in... - Buscone Management Employee Pension Dispute Settlement
Former employee, Camilla Amandolare, filed a lawsuit against the property management company and its president Joseph Buscone alleging she was fired in retaliation for disputing the calculations of her pension benefits. Buscone has agreed to pay a $16,000 fine to the Labor Department for violating the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act and... - Murtha, Cullina LLP Enron Deal Flaws Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-30-07) A settlement was reached between the Connecticut Resources Recovery Authority (CRRA) and Murtha, Cullina LLP, the law firm that advised CRRA in its failed deal with Enron. In 2000, Enron and CRRA entered into an agreement that required Enron to buy power produced at the Mid-Connecticut Project trash-to-energy facility and pay CRRA... - Syntho Group Syntest Drug Distribution Settlement
Spring Lake, NJ: (Mar-29-07) Scivanta Medical Corporation brought charges against Syntho Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its principal owner, Muhammed Malik, known as the Syntho Group, regarding Scivanta Medical Corporation's exclusive right to distribute the hormone replacement therapy drug, Syntest. In a settlement reached between the parties, the Syntho Group... - Champaign County, IL agrees to pay $19,000 settlement in troubled nursing home suit.
Champaign County, IL agrees to pay $19,000 settlement in troubled nursing home suit. Urbana, IL: (May-24-08) The state of Illinois brought a lawsuit against Champaign County, over a troubled nursing home, which has run deficits of $100,000 a month and suffered $4 million in cost overruns. The suit also stated that the county failed to file proper paper...