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Port St. Lucie, FL: (Aug-03-07) Tiffany Barrett brought a lawsuit against Rick Starr Lincoln Mercury, after she was hit by a salesman while he was on his cell phone. Barrett was left with permanent disabilities. Barrett was on her way to a Christmas party with her three kids when their mini van was struck by the salesman's car that pulled out in front of h... - United Rentals Settles Class Actions for $27.5 Million
America's largest construction equipment rental company has settled 3 class action lawsuits for $27.5 million. In 2004 United Rentals was sued following a Securities and Exchange Commission accounting probe, by investors who bought securities in the company between February 28, 2001 and August 30, 2004. United Rental's insurance carriers will pay... - Eli Lilly Settles Zyprexa Investigations for $62 Million
Eli Lilly has settled Zyprexa lawsuits with 32 states and Washington DC, for a reported $62 million, putting an end to investigations into the company's marketing practices of the antipsychotic medication. According to the attorney general for Indiana, Lilly allegedly marketed the drug for pediatric use, and for use in dementia patients at high dos... - $3 Million Settlement in Bullitt Train Class Action
A federal class action lawsuit filed in January 2007, over the derailment of a train in Bullitt County, KY, has been settled for $3 million. During the derailment 500 local residents were evacuated and some taken to hospital, as the area was smothered in a thick, black smoke caused by the hazardous chemicals the train was carrying. The suit claimed th... - Lloyd's of London AERT Facility Fire Insurance Claim Settlement
Springdale, AR: (Aug-02-07) Lloyd's of London underwriters, an international insurance firm, filed suit against Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. (AERT) over a pending final settlement of AERT's 2003 Junction, Texas, fire claim. AERT, which makes and sells composite decking materials, had agreed to a settlement in which Lloyd's agreed to p... - Seaside Heights and Toms River, NJ Patrolman Mass Murder Settlement
Asbury Park, NJ: (Jul-31-07) Edward Lutes, a Seaside Heights Patrolman, used his MP-5 assault rifle to shoot and kill Toms River residents Gail Galliano, 49, her husband, Dominick, 51, and their son, Christopher, 25, along with two members of the Williams family, Gary, 48, and his wife, Tina, 46, on April 9, 2002. The surviving members of the Williams and... - Daniel Boulud Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) A federal lawsuit was brought against Daniel Boulud, one of New York's most celebrated chefs, accusing him of discriminating against non-white employees. The plaintiffs, seven current and former employees from Latin America and Bangladesh, said the restaurant promoted white French workers ahead of non-white workers, even those who... - Cephalon Inc. Trisenox Marketing Settlement
Frazer, PA: (Jul-31-07) Biotechnology company Cephalon Inc. had a second quarter loss after reserving $56 million for a settlement over alleged illegal marketing for the anticancer drug Trisenox. The controversy involving the drug had earlier cost the company $10.5 million in settlements, but company officials have since put that figure at close to $56 mil... - Norstan's Bankruptcy Shareholder Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) A lawsuit was filed against Norstan's, a women's budget retailer, on behalf of the company's unsecured creditors, alleging that the company had unscrupulous business procedures. The lawsuit asserted that in the months before declaring bankruptcy, Norstan's made distributions of $14 million to the company shareholders and thereafte... - Nelnet Inc. Student Loan Referrals Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) The New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed a lawsuit against Nelnet Inc., a finance company that consolidates student loans. The charges alleged that Nelnet made payments to alumni groups in exchange for getting loan referrals. The lawsuit was part of the investigation of unlawful practices in the $85 billion a year... - Michael Rice Prudential Securities Market Timing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Michael Rice, a former senior executive with Prudential Securities, alleging that he failed to supervise registered advisers who allowed favored clients to make improper market timing mutual fund trades. The SEC claimed that Prudential advisers previously used f... - Pleasant Care Corp. Elder Abuse Settlement
Following two deaths linked to inadequate care, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the elder care facilities company. The suit claimed elder abuse and criminal negligence at Pleasant Care's 30 facilities in California. The nursing home chain must pay a $1.3 million settlement and are required to enhance staff training and increase t... - K2 Inc. Jarden Merger Termination Settlement
Carlsbad, CA: (Jul-30-07) A settlement was reached in a pending litigation concerning outdoor sporting goods company K2 Inc. and Jarden Corp. In April 2007, Jarden, a diversified consumer products company, decided to acquire K2 in a cash and stock deal valued at about $15.50 per share, or $765.9 million. The settlement agreement made with the City of Rosev... - Columbus Paper Company Inc. Wrongful Death Settlement
Attorneys for Michael Willis of Eufaula, husband of the late Karla Willis, recently settled a wrongful death claim against Columbus Paper Company Inc. for $5.98 million. Willis, who was 45 years old, was on her way to Auburn when she was killed in a tragic accident on Aug. 19, 2001, on Hwy.169 in Lee County. She died in a Columbus, Ga., hospital a... - Sebastian River Medical Center Unnecessary Surgeries Whistleblower Settlement
Miami, FL: (Jul-27-07) A whistleblower lawsuit filed by anesthesiologist Thomas Gayeski, alleging that Linda Bland, a board certified neurosurgeon performed more than 150 unnecessary surgeries at the Sebastian River Medical Center. The suit claimed that Bland's performance of unwarranted spinal surgeries evolved into a routine custom, pattern and practice... - Alabama Department of Transportation Underground Plume Settlement
Montgomery, AL: (Jul-28-07) A series of lawsuits were filed against the state by residents in the Chisholm, Eastern Meadows, and Vista View communities, alleging that they were not informed of their houses being above a toxic underground plume. Groundwater contaminated with trichloroethylene, or TCE, was discovered in 1999 in the North Montgomery area. The... - Long Beach Township, NJ Beach Patrol Accident Settlement
Long Beach Township, NJ: (Jul-28-07) Andrew Barchetto, a Bergen County man, filed a lawsuit against the township after a Beach Patrol pickup in the North Beach section of the township injured him. Barchetto said in his lawsuit he suffered lacerations and scars of the lower abdomen, disfigurement of both his legs, multiple disc herniations and emotional tra... - Aggregate Industries NE Inc. Substandard Concrete Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-28-07) A lawsuit was filed against Aggregate Industries NE Inc., alleging the construction company supplied substandard concrete to Boston's Big Dig project. In a settlement reached, the company admitted to the allegations and agreed to pay $50 million to settle the case. Under the agreement, Aggregate Industries will not be barred from bi... - Milton, WI Open Meeting Violations Settlement
Milton, WI: (Jul-27-07) The Citizens for Responsible Development brought a lawsuit against the city of Milton, alleging that the city council violated the Wisconsin state Open Meetings Law when it met in secret in 2004 and 2005. The meetings pertained to the city's new ethanol plant. A state appeals court agreed on March 8, 2007 that the city council viola... - Washoe County, NV Illegal Strip Searches Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Jul-27-07) Four women and two men filed a civil lawsuit against Washoe County, alleging that the strip search policy followed by the Washoe County sheriff's department was unconstitutional and violated the Fourth Amendment. The lawsuit claimed that one of the plaintiffs, an American Indian woman, was strip searched twice and forced to take...