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Sort by date 7,426 pages found matching settlement- Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company Aluminum Pollution Settlement
The city of Stamps, AR filed a federal lawsuit regarding contamination at a defunct aluminum recycling plant that continues to pollute groundwater. The lawsuit was filed against 16 companies that operated or used the plant, including Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company. Red River Aluminum operated for 10 years as a secondary aluminum smelter. It clos... - AMD Patent Infringement Settlement
The computer chip maker has settled with Intergraph over a patent infringement lawsuit. AMD is to pay $10 million to Intergraph as well as royalties over three years, which will be capped at $25 million. In return for the settlement, Intergraph will drop all claims of infringement it has against customers who use AMD powered computers. As well as AMD... - Dr. Ronald McGee Medical Malpractice Settlement
In June 2000, at the age of 61, Marvin Doniger went to Dr. McGee when he was urinating blood. McGee suggested Doniger had a kidney stone, and told him to do nothing unless he experienced the symptoms again. Six months later, Doniger was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After three surgeries and 18 months of physical therapy, Doniger walks with a cane and... - Wal-Mart Defective Lawnmower Injury Settlement
In May 2000, 58-year-old Joyce Burnside jumped off her Murray riding lawnmower when it seemed to be toppling over. The mower tumbled 30 feet down a slope following Burnside. The lawnmower blade chopped off all but her thumb and forefinger, while cutting her elbow and crushing the bone. The blades of the mower should have stopped within five seconds afte... - Force Protection Inc. Whistleblower Settlement
The U.S. government filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the South Carolina defense contractor that makes armored vehicles for the Pentagon. The lawsuit claimed Force Protection failed to advance payments to expedite production of armored vehicles for the U.S. military. Perry Chomyn and Robin Swain were former employees and will receive $315,000 as the... - S & Z Tool & Die Co. Gender and Racial Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of African American and female applicants alleging racial and gender discrimination. The lawsuit claimed the metal manufacturing firm engaged in a pattern and practice of refusing to hire female applicants for employment because of their gender, and black applicants because of th... - Solitude Ski Resort Cyclist Wrongful Death Settlement
On September 18, 2004 Josie Johnson was struck from behind and killed by a car while riding her bike in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The motorist of the car was 67-year-old Elizabeth DeSeelhorst. She was driving a car belonging to Solitude Ski Resort, which is owned by her family. DeSeelhorst was convicted of class A misdemeanor negligent homicide, sentenced... - Safety Kleen False Financial Reporting Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! A court has ordered the former chief executive and the former financial officer of Safety-Kleen, as well as others, including the insurance company for some members of the board of directors, to pay $284 million. The former executives of the company, Kenneth Winger and Paul Humphries, were charged $200... - Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. Patent Infringement Settlement
Purdue Frederick Laboratories, Inc. and Euro-Celtique filed charges against the drug company claiming its oxycodone extended release generic version of OxyContin tablets infringed Purdue's U.S. patent. Endo launched its oxycodone extended release products on June 7, 2005 in response to a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Cir... - Delaware State Police Trooper Gender Discrimination Settlement
Sgt. Diane Moss was a 19-year veteran of the force when she retired in May 2005. She filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the police department claiming she was passed over for promotion because of her gender and because she is black. The Delaware State Police reached an $80,000 out of court settlement to end the discrimination lawsuit filed by... - U.S. Postal Service Worker Racial Harassment Settlement
Tony Welch worked at the main postal branch in Roanoke from 1996 until 2002. Welch, who is black, claimed he was harassed by five white, male co-workers who made racially derogatory comments toward him beginning in 1998. Welch claimed the harassment stressed him out so badly that he became physically ill. He was fired in October 2004 for being absent wi... - Prudential Financial Inc. Rapid Trading Settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York were investigating the life insurer regarding improper mutual fund trading. The case charged former Prudential employees with making millions of dollars by rapid trading of mutual funds and claimed Prudential allowed hedg... - Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Nun Abuse Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the order of nuns claiming plaintiffs were abused as children at orphanages and schools supervised by the nuns between the 1930s and 1970s. More than 20 plaintiffs accused Rev. Herman J. Lammers of abusing them; he was director of Catholic Charities from 1939 to 1976 and a live-in chaplain at St. Thomas St. Vincent Orphanage... - Popular Leasing USA Matrix Box Settlement
In 2004, NorVergence promised businesses that they would save on telephone and Internet bills if they rented a matrix box from the telecommunications company. The businesses agreed to leases requiring them to pay $200 to $4,000 a month. NorVergence then sold the leases to about 40 finance companies, including Popular Leasing. The boxes did not work and... - Apple iPod Patent Infringement Settlement
Creative Technology accused the technology firm of infringing its patents in the iPod music player and navigation menu. Creative claimed Apple's software infringed patents on technology used to organize music on its Nomad and Zen media players. As part of the settlement, Apple will pay Creative $100 million to license a software patent for use in all it... - Anthony Crane Rental Wrongful Death Settlement
On August 26, 2000 Emilio Talavera was working with a construction crew at a Mitchell Gas Services plant near Bridgeport, TX. He and another worker were standing under a crane boom when a boom extension became dislodged and started falling toward the ground. When the crane operator shouted a warning to the workers below, Talavera pushed his co-worker to... - Pinecrest Hospital and the Department of Health and Human Resources Patient Assault Settlement
Buster Lee Webb suffered a fractured hip when he was assaulted by another Pinecrest patient in July 2000. Webb died of a blood clot on November 26th, 2000. His sister filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Raleigh Circuit Judge Robert Burnside approved a $300,000 settlement. (A... - Karl Leo, Herb Hester, Phil Hunniford, Arm, Ltd., and Caye Home Furnishings ERISA Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the defendants alleging that, as fiduciaries of the Employee Welfare Benefit Plan for Heath Home Furnishings, they failed to make proper remittances or pay health insurance benefits despite continuing to represent that the plan was solvent to employees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a class of former employees or benefic... - Tempo Real Estate Corporation Toddler Drowning Settlement
On July 26th, 2003 nearly three-year-old Jonathan Flores entered the pool area of his parents' apartment complex through a broken gate at The Cliffs. He fell into the pool and drowned to death. Tempo Real Estate Corporation had been cited 21 times by the DeKalb County Board of Health because the broken pool gate was neither self-closing nor self-latchin... - Los Angeles County Tram Accident Personal Injury Settlement
On November 28, 2004 Deanna Sprinkel was kneeling on the edge of an asphalt roadway feeding her infant daughter in her stroller when she was hit by the county operated tram. The tram was traveling 5 to 8 mph and dragged Sprinkel 25 to 30 feet. She sustained significant injuries to her knees and back; Sprinkel underwent three surgeries and was unable to...