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Shakandra Hampton ate deli turkey during her pregnancy several times a week. She became ill and went into labor about a month early, during the height of a listeria outbreak. Her son was born deaf in one ear and also has developmental delays. Hampton filed a lawsuit against the two poultry companies claiming the listeria bacteria lead to the premature b... - Owens Corning Asbestos Settlement
Thousands of lawsuits were filed on behalf of people sickened by asbestos and in 2000, the fiberglass insulation maker filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Asbestos was used as insulation and fire retardant, until the 1970's when scientists found its inhaled fibers could cause cancer and other diseases. Owens Corning has reached a $5.2 billion settlem... - George's Processing Inc. Employee Donning and Doffing Settlement
The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against the poultry processor for allegedly not compensating workers for time spent getting into and out of work clothes. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of current and former employees of George's Cassville, MO plant for not paying workers for time spent donning and doffing work clothes and time spent following... - Global Limo and BusBank Bus Fire Settlement
BusBank hired Global Limo on to help nursing home residents flee from Hurricane Rita. The bus caught fire near Dallas; flames fed by medical oxygen tanks created an explosion and killed 23 nursing home patients. The driver of the bus and some passengers managed to escape. Family members of those who died and surviving patients filed a lawsuit against th... - Hynix Semiconductor Inc., Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. and Infineon Technologies AG DRAM Antitrust Class Action Settlement
An antitrust class action lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for Northern California in San Francisco alleging the three memory-chip makers conspired to fix prices for dynamic random access memory. Hynix Semiconductor, Samsung and Infineon did not admit to any wrongdoing, but have agreed to pay a $161 million class action settlement. South Kor... - Universal Music Group Pay for Play Settlement
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed charges against the music producer for paying and giving gifts to radio stations in exchange for airplay of its artists. Universal Music wanted more airplay for its artists in return for outright bribes to radio station programmers in the form of vacations, electronics and tickets to music and sporting event... - State of Hawaii Youth Inmate Abuse Settlement
Three inmates at the Hawaii Youth Correctional Facility filed a lawsuit over alleged lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender abuse. The plaintiffs claimed they were physically and emotionally abused by guards because of their sexual orientation. The state does not admit wrongdoing, but has agreed to a $625,000 settlement. The state must also create polic... - Merced County Deputy Attack Personal Injury Settlement
Jason Haugen was attending the county fair when two sheriff's deputies allegedly beat him brutally. In the process, Haugen's insulin pump was torn from his body. He filed a personal injury lawsuit against the county claiming the deputies were on steroids during the attack. Merced County has agreed to pay a $15,000 settlement. (May-07-06) [ ABC LOCA... - Seattle Seahawks '12th Man' Slogan Trademark Settlement
Texas A&M University filed a lawsuit against the football team for allegedly using a '12th Man' slogan trademarked by the university. The Seahawks acknowledge Texas A&M's ownership rights in the mark and will continue to use the mark under license in connection with the Seahawks' operations, promotions and fan activities in the Pacific Northwest. The Se... - Amtrak Passenger Train Wrongful Death Settlement
On April 20, 2000 Rachel Marturello, 11, her sister, Rebecca, 14, and friend Zandra Lafley, 13, were walking on a railroad trestle in Kent, WA. They saw an Amtrak train approaching and tried to run and jump to safety. Rebecca got out of the way on time, but Rachel and Zandra were struck and killed by the passenger train. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Ap... - Highland Hospital Hispanic Housekeeper Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the institution on behalf of five hospital workers who are natives of Cuba and Puerto Rico. The lawsuit claimed Highland Hospital discriminated against its Hispanic housekeepers by subjecting them to rules requiring them to speak only English when they were in the hospital. Highlan... - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Terminal and Maturity Annuities Settlement
The Connecticut and New York Attorney Generals filed a lawsuit against the financial services and insurance company regarding the use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal and maturity funding group annuity line of business. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plan sponsors that purchased terminal or maturity funding annuities between January... - Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. CEO Harry Yuen Shareholder Fraud Settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a lawsuit against the former Gemstar-TV Guide International CEO for his alleged role in a scheme to defraud shareholders. Yuen allegedly inflated revenues to boost stock and falsified company books. He was fired in 2003 from the Los Angeles' based media and technology company that develops, licenses, markets... - Conexant Systems Inc. DSL Patent Infringement Settlement
Texas Instruments Inc. and its rival communications chipmaker were in a legal dispute regarding patents for digital subscriber line, or DSL, technology. GlobespanVirata, which Conexant acquired in 2004, sued Texas Instruments for allegedly abusing the process for setting standards for ADSL technology. Texas Instruments countersued GlobespanVirata, alleg... - U.S. Department of Interior Crow Indian Trust Fund Settlement
In 2002, the Crow Indian tribe filed a lawsuit claiming the government had mismanaged its trust fund accounts from 1972 to 1992. The government settled without admitting liability and has agreed to pay the tribe a $10 million settlement. The money will be spent on social and educational needs as well as caring for and developing the reservation. (May-03... - Extendicare Homes Negligent Care Settlement
In 2002, Donald Burdick was admitted to Lakeside Nursing & Rehabilitation in Chippewa Falls after having heart surgery that left him paraplegic. Burdick developed bedsores after the nursing home did not follow proper care procedures. He filed a lawsuit against the nursing home for negligence in his care. Extendicare Homes agreed to pay Burdick a $2.75 m... - San Bernardino County and Deputy John Monaghan Suspect Wrongful Death Settlement
On February 9, 2003 reserve deputy John Monaghan was responding to a report of a burglary alarm. He spotted Jose Luis Perea driving slowly through the area and running a red light. Monaghan followed Perea, who got out of his truck and ran into a pallet yard. Monaghan fired his weapon at the suspect; two gunshots missed Perea, a third struck him in the n... - Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Class Action Settlement
Californian local government entities filed a class action lawsuit against the computer company for allegedly engaging in anticompetitive conduct and using its market power to overcharge members of the government class. The case was filed on behalf of San Francisco City and County and the City of Los Angeles, as well as the counties of Santa Clara, San... - Emergency Debt Relief Fraud Settlement
The state of Florida filed a lawsuit against the debt company for allegedly fraudulently claiming it could reduce consumers' payments to creditors by as much as 50 percent. Emergency Debt Relief charged an 18 percent monthly fee based on the consumer's total indebtedness and failed to negotiate the debt even after being paid by consumers. The debt compa... - Home Depot Inc. Employee Gender Discimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in Seattle filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the home improvement company on behalf of a female former employee. The female employee worked as a kitchen designer at the Shoreline store and was allegedly subjected to gender discrimination and was terminated after eight years of satisfactory per...