LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,446 pages found matching settlement- TravelCenters to pay $5 million settlement in antitrust lawsuit.
Westlake, OH: (May-01-08) Flying J Inc. and its affiliates brought a civil antitrust litigation against TravelCenters of America LLC (TA), alleging that the company had been involved in a conspiracy with others, refusing to process payment card transactions using the TCH electronic processing platform. The suit claimed that the TCH platform is operated b... - Homestead to pay $90,000 settlement in bankruptcy lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (May-01-08) Bowling magnate Don Carter and his wife Paula Carter brought charges against the city of Homestead, over the sale of a city-owned bowling alley. The suit stated that the city foreclosed on the Homestead Bowling Center complex, 111 S. Homestead Blvd., in 2007, as the earlier owner Herbie Yamamura filed for bankruptcy. Records indica... - Marketing company to pay $12 million settlement in SEC lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-01-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Interpublic Group of Cos. subsidiary McCann-Erickson, alleging that the company engaged in fraud. The suit was brought over inter-company accounting practices at McCann, and in a separate suit named two former executives, Salvatore LaGreca and Brian Watson,... - Titeflex Corporation et al. CSST Defective Product Class Action Settlement
A national class action lawsuit was filed alleging a certain type of natural gas tubing that was prone to fires or leaks during lightning storms. Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) is more flexible and easier to install than the conventional iron or heavy metal pipes used to carry natural gas into homes. The lawsuit was filed in Clark County Circu... - Fernley to pay $30,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Fernley, NV: (Apr-30-08) Irene Humphrey, a city employee, brought a lawsuit against the City of Fernley, former City Operations and Projects Coordinator Sandy Davis, and Keith Penner, city parks director, alleging that she was sexually harassed and subjected to retaliation in a hostile work environment. The federal suit was filed in the Third Judicial Di... - Palmetto to pay $1 million settlement in personal injury lawsuit.
Bay Area, CA: (Apr-30-08) A lawsuit was brought against the city of Palmetto by the parents of 2-year-old Lexi Antorino, who suffered severe injuries and was in a coma after a swing set collapsed on her. Reports from the Sheriff's office show that the girl was swinging at the park while a babysitter was watching her play. The babysitter testified that th... - Lubbock agrees to undisclosed settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Lubbock, TX: (Apr-30-08) The family of Juan Nunez III, a man who died in April 2006 after an altercation with a Lubbock police officer, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Lubbock and Officer Matt Doherty. The suit stated that Doherty used excessive force and that the police department's faulty Taser Usage Policy is to blame for Nunez's... - US agencies to pay $1 million settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Holbrook, MA: (Apr-30-08) As part of a settlement the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reached in the Baird & McGuire Superfund site clean up case, federal agencies are providing a $1 million to be split between Holbrook and Randolph, to compensate the towns for the loss of water use due to... - Cablevision Unsecure Creditors Settlement
Wilmington, DE: A lawsuit filed by unsecured creditors to Wiz and Cablevision, its corporate parent, alleged that Cablevision made false promises of financial support for the stores, which the cable company used to showcase its Web services. The $100 million settlement expected by creditors was quashed by Cablevision who denied allegations, claiming tha... - San Francisco General to pay $5.1 million settlement in negligence lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-30-08) A lawsuit was filed on behalf of John Weatherspoon III against San Francisco General Hospital, alleging that the hospital's negligence resulted in the 40-year-old man's needing medical attention round the clock. The suit stated that Weatherspoon III was at the hospital in 2005 seeking treatment for a fever and cough, when h... - Quest Diagnostics to pay $688,772 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (Apr-28-08) The US Department of Labor brought a lawsuit against medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc., a company that collects blood, urine and tissue samples from medical centers for medical diagnosis, alleging that it failed to adequately pay its employees, misclassifying them as being exempt from overtime requirements. The su... - Karen Dillard's to pay $1 million settlement in copyright lawsuit.
Dallas, TX: (Apr-29-08) The College Board, a New York nonprofit organization that administers the SAT and PSAT college entrance exams, brought charges against Karen Dillard's College Prep, a Dallas area test prep company, alleging that they used unauthorized copies of college entrance exams to give students an advantage. Court papers indicated that Colle... - Springfield to pay more than $2.5 million settlement in eminent domain lawsuit.
Springfield, OH: (Apr-29-08) Garth and Jennifer Robinson, the last property owners in the first phase of the downtown hospital area near Buck Creek, have been locked in a legal wrangle with the city of Springfield over eminent domain issues. The city had filed eminent domain against the Robinsons, who contested the city's right to take their property. So... - Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.
Helena, MT: (Apr-30-08) Public Service Commissioner Ken Toole brought a lawsuit against Qwest Communications, a company that serves about 300,000 customers in MT, alleging that it overcharged consumers in the state. The suit claimed that Qwest, the dominant telephone company in MT, was exceeding its allowed profit in the state. Sources involved with the... - Port St. Lucie agrees to undisclosed settlement in employment lawsuit.
Port St. Lucie, FL: (Apr-28-08) Deborah Zeccardi, a former license investigator in the city's building department, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was wrongfully fired without reason while on medical leave. The suit stated that Zeccardi worked for the city since 2001, until she had multiple fractures on her left foot in January 2007... - Vero Beach to pay $4 million settlement in injury lawsuit.
Vero Beach, FL: (Apr-29-08) Laura LaPorte, a Vero Beach resident, brought a personal injury lawsuit against the city, after an accident with a state employee left her partially paralyzed. LaPorte, now 51, was hit by a vehicle driven by a citrus inspector in 1999. Sources stated that LaPorte was popular for her work with children and that her barn and 5-a... - Central Intermodal and CSX Corp. Crane Accident Settlement
Cook County, IL: Warren Kubicek, 58, an Evergreen Park crane operator was killed in a 2001 accident when the top part of the crane collapsed on his cab as he worked at the CSX Corp. rail yard in Bedford Park. His family filed a workman's compensation lawsuit against his employer and settled the case in Cook County Circuit Court. Central Intermodal, whic... - Titan Oil and Gas to pay $179,477 settlement in financial lawsuit.
Too Much Debt Austin, TX: (Apr-28-08) Maupin and others brought a lawsuit against Titan Oil and Gas Inc. over issues related to the company's debt. Officials from both companies stated that the two sides have reached a settlement in the case, in which following negotiations, Titan Oil and Gas will pay an amended amount of $179,477. The payout has been... - Ullico to pay $20 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-28-08) The US Labor Department brought charges against Ullico Inc. which sparked off an investigation into the company's employee benefit plan. The complaint stated that the company self-dealt with the employee benefit plan, which resulted in the union-owned insurance holding company suffering huge losses. Ullico was first cited in M... - AIK to pay $5 million settlement in injured employees lawsuit.
Frankfort, KY: (Apr-25-08) A lawsuit was brought against AIK Comp and several of its former officers and trustees, alleging that it withheld pay benefits to injured workers. The suit named several others as defendants, including AIK Comp's sponsoring organization, its auditor and its actuary for alleged failures in the operation, management and sponsorsh...