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Sort by date 7,426 pages found matching settlement- American Stock Exchange et al. Stock Option Contract Antitrust Class Action Settlement
New York, NY: A class action lawsuit was filed against financial exchanges and market makers for conspiring to fix pricing on stock option contracts. The case was filed against American Stock Exchange, the Chicago Board Options Exchange, the Pacific Exchange Inc., the Philadelphia Stock Exchange Inc., Bear Stearns Cos., Goldman Sachs Group Inc., and 14... - Norfolk, VA Police Excessive Force Settlement
Norfolk, VA: In 2003, Thomas James Frazier was arrested for selling heroin to an undercover police officer. During his arrest, Frazier claimed that while handcuffed an officer struck him in the face. His eye was injured and it had to be surgically removed. Frazier filed an excessive force lawsuit against the city and claimed the department failed to inv... - Markland Manufacturing Inc. Unlawful Waste Disposal Settlement
Santa Ana, CA: California State District Attorney Steve Yonemura filed criminal charges against the motorcycle parts firm for unlawfully disposing hazardous waste. Markland Manufacturing allegedly violated state Health and Safety Codes and the Water Code. Between February and April 2004, Markland Manufacturing dumped untreated hazardous waste from the c... - Kellogg, Brown and Root United States Army Over Billing Settlement
Washington, DC: The United States filed charges against the company alleging procurement irregularities and overcharging to the Army. Kellogg, Brown and Root had a contract for logistical support of military operations in the Balkans during 1999 and 2000. The lawsuit claimed the company violated the False Claims Act concerning various purchase orders aw... - Carson, CA Whistleblower and Wrongful Termination Settlement
Carson, CA: Ann Marie Gallant filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the city claiming Carson City Manager Jerry Groomes fired her in retaliation for her role in uncovering a bribery scandal. Gallant received a misdirected fax that contained confidential information about a Browning-Ferris Industries competitor and raised questions about the integrity of... - Standish-Sterling Community Schools Former Principal Contract Violations Settlement
Standish, ME: High school principal, Dennis Haut filed a lawsuit against Standish-Sterling Community Schools after administrators demoted him. The former principal claimed the district violated his contract and denied him due process. An Arenac County jury voted to award Haut $103,000 and then the district agreed to pay Haut a $130,000 final settlement... - California State Department of Social Services Adoptive Parents Funding Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: For over a decade, Donna and James Durando cared for six severely disabled adopted children. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Service made an administrative ruling that denied retroactive benefits for the services the couple provided. The Durando's filed a lawsuit against the California State Department of Social... - Brattleboro, VT Excessive Force Wrongful Death Settlement
Brattleboro, VT: On December 2, 2001, Robert "Woody" Woodward entered the All Souls Unitarian Universalist Church, threatened himself with a knife, and talked about political assassinations. Brattleboro police offices were called to the scene and shot Woodward seven times where after he died. His family filed a civil lawsuit against the city of Brattleb... - Trailmobile Corporation Trailer Manufacturing Plant Construction Settlement
The City of Liberal filed a lawsuit containing numerous allegations arising out of the construction and early operation of a trailer manufacturing plant. The City of Liberal and Trailmobile Corporation have agreed to a $2.5 million settlement. Liberal recently closed on a deal with Wilkens Manufacturing, a trailer manufacturing company that bought the... - Navigant Consulting Inc. Electric Distribution Maintenance Services Settlement
New York, NY: The city of Vernon, CA filed a lawsuit against the consulting firm related to electric distribution maintenance services provided to the city prior to November 30, 2003. Navigant Consulting has reached an agreement with the City of Vernon to settle for $7.4 million. The settlement resolves the arbitrator's Interim Award of $37.4 million ag... - Diocese of Norwich Priest Molestation Settlement
Norwich, CT: Michael Long filed a lawsuit against the diocese and St. Mary's Star of the Sea Church. Long claimed he was molested in 1978 by the Reverend Bruno Primavera, the associate pastor at St. Mary's at the time. Long was 15 when the alleged molestation occurred. The Diocese of Norwich has agreed to pay a $1.1 million settlement. (Nov-29-06) [... - Richard Scrushy HealthSouth Inflated Bonuses Settlement
Richard Scrushy, founder of the HealthSouth Corporation, was ousted in 2003 after auditors uncovered a $2.7 billion accounting fraud at the chain of rehabilitation centers. HealthSouth agreed to credit $21 million in Scrushy's legal fees against the $52 million he owed for inflated bonuses. Scrushy has agreed to pay the company $31 million as part of a... - US Government Muslim Lawyer Wrongful Arrest Settlement
Portland, OR: Portland lawyer Brandon Mayfield was arrested by FBI agents after the March 11, 2004 Madrid train bombings that killed 191 people and wounded more than 1,500. He was jailed on a material witness warrant and released two weeks later. Mayfield, a convert to Islam, filed a lawsuit against the US Government claiming he was arrested because of... - Chicago Police Officer Christopher Berlanga Car Crash Settlement
Gary, IN: William Alvarez and Thomas Miller were passengers in Kristina Hiltunen's car. She ran a red light at an intersection and collided with off duty police officer Christopher Berlanga. Miller suffered severe injuries and was kept in a medically induced coma for weeks after the accident. Alvarez died of blunt force trauma. Hiltunen tested positive... - Los Angeles, CA Car Thief Flashlight Beating Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: In June 2004, car thief Stanley Miller was struck 11 times with a metal flashlight after a police pursuit of a stolen car. Officer John Hatfield continued to beat Miller after he was already down on the ground. Miller filed a lawsuit against the city of Los Angeles claiming he suffered brain damage and other injuries. The city agreed to... - Maryland Early Prison Release Murder Settlement
Frederick, MD: Elmer Spencer Jr. served 3 1/2 years of a 10-year prison term for assaulting a woman. He was released on November 14, 2000. Five days later, Spencer sexually assaulted and killed 9-year-old Christopher Ausherman Jr. in a baseball field dugout. Christopher's parents filed a lawsuit against the state claiming the state prison agency had mis... - Reading, PA and James Palange Undercover Cop Wrongful Death Settlement
Reading, PA: On June 4, 2004, Michael Wise II and two other patrolmen were working undercover when a gunfight erupted. Officer James Palange arrived on the scene and mistakenly fired at the undercover officers. Wise was shot by Palange and died shortly after. His widow filed a wrongful death civil suit against the city of Reading and the other officer... - Teva Pfizer Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: Pfizer filed two lawsuits against the generic drug manufacturer alleging patent infringement of its cancer medication, Idamycin, and its antibiotic, Zithromax. As part of the settlement, Teva will pay up to $70 million to Pfizer, but will be able to continue to market idarubicin, the active ingredient in Idamycin, and sell its generic vers... - District of Columbia Police Department Protesters Abuse Settlement
Washington, DC: During President Bush's inauguration in 2001, protesters were provoked and uninvolved bystanders were attacked with batons and pepper spray. A lawsuit was filed and claimed the department had suspended rules limiting the use of force during the protest, pressed undercover officers to infiltrate protest groups, and sought to provoke prote... - Granite State Insurance Co. Port of Vancouver Pollutants Settlement
For the past eight years, the Port of Vancouver has been in litigation with Granite State over the environmental cleanup at the Cadet Manufacturing electric heater production facility. Trichloroethylene, an industrial solvent commonly used by manufacturers as late as the 1980s, was found on the site with other pollutants. Granite State has agreed to p...