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After school on February 11, 2005, Brooke Ingoldsby was dropped of on the wrong side of a busy street. The James B. Sanderlin Elementary third grader was hit and killed by a vehicle as she tried to cross five lanes of rush-hour traffic. Brooke's mom, Michelle Allen, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the district. Michelle was awarded a $1.2 million... - City of Grandview Police Chase Personal Injury Settlement
In November 2004, city police officer Brian Blessing drove his squad car through a red light at an intersection and crashed broadside into a car where 17-year-old Emma Rothbrust was a passenger. Emma suffered from a shattered pelvis, a broken tibia and fibula and two broken ankles. Her lungs, heart, kidney and bladder were punctured, torn and bruised. T... - City of Newport Police Attack Settlement
After working her shift at the police station, detective Kelly Jobe was attacked by police captain Cyril Sykes Junior. Jobe was left with severe back pain and was unable to work as a detective. She filed a gender harassment lawsuit against the city and Sykes. He is no longer the police captain and spent time in jail for the attack. The city of Newport a... - Marion County Break-In Wrongful Death Settlement
On May 4, 2001 Indianapolis stockbroker John Leaf had a little bit too much to drink to drive himself home. He left his keys with a friend and took a cab home, only to realize his apartment keys were on the same chain. Leaf broke a window into his first floor apartment, got in and went to bed. Deputy Ronald Shelnutt and a special deputy received word of t... - CN Rail Alberta Wildfire Settlement
In May 2001, a massive wildfire broke out near Chisholm, Alberta that destroyed 10 homes and burned 116,000 hectares of forest. Charges were filed against the railway for conducting an activity in a forest protection area without exercising reasonable care. CN Rail has agreed to an $18.6 million out-of-court settlement. The money will be used to fund fi... - Kansas City Water Main Wrongful Death Settlement
Early one December morning in 2004, residents living near Red Bridge Road and Washington Street reported a water main break and warned that water was flowing over the roadway creating icy conditions. Later that same day, two young men were driving in that same location when their vehicle hit a large patch of ice. The vehicle flipped, ejecting high schoo... - Nova Knits Inc. Laid Off Workers Settlement
More than 100 garment workers filed a lawsuit against their former employer alleging they were laid off without prior notice or severance pay. Last year, hundreds of Chinese women marched through downtown San Francisco to protest the loss of garment jobs being outsourced to China, the world's largest clothing manufacturer. The apparel maker has agreed t... - State of Iowa and Dr. William Campbell Staff Member Attack Settlement
On February 8 2003, a 57-year-old Glenwood Resource Center female staff member was attacked and raped by a mentally retarded client, Donald Young. He was found competent to stand trial, found guilty of sexual assault and is currently serving a 10 year sentence. The woman filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa and her employer's former director, Dr. W... - Village of Maywood Inmate Beating Settlement
In June 2004, 24-year-old George Caithamer was being held at the village jail for a traffic violation. He was put in a cell with a known violent offender. Caithamer was beaten and told to strip by the other inmate in the village jail. The 20 minute assault was caught and recorded on a surveillance camera in the holding cell. Caithamer filed a lawsuit agai... - University of Connecticut Grant Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the school for allegedly filing false grant applications and over billing the government for research at two campus centers. Between 1997 and 2004, the university submitted false claims on about 500 federal grants used for research at the Environmental Research Institute and the Booth Research Center. The University of Connec... - Jamaican Government Controversial Death Settlement
In October 2003, David Bacchas, Cecil Brown and Audrey Stephens were traveling in a motor car when several Flankers police officers opened fire. Bacches and Brown were killed in the incident while Stephens survived with injuries. The police claim the motor vehicle was inadvertently caught in the crossfire with a gunman, but several eyewitnesses claim th... - Thomas Bucknum of Biogen Idec Inc. Insider Trading Settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission began investigating one of the company's top executives after he conveniently sold shares 10 days before stocks dropped by 40% after taking Tysabri off the shelves. In February 2005, Bucknum gained $1.9 million through the sale of his shares and was later charged with insider trading. Bucknum resigned in March 2005... - SmarTire Systems Inc. Bristol Settlement
Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. filed charges against the wireless sensing and control systems company regarding the conversion of a convertible debenture. SmarTire has agreed to pay Bristol a $250,000 settlement and will issue them 2 million shares. (Jan-09-05) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a la... - BearingPoint Inc. et al Travel Expenses Settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against the consulting firm and three other companies for allegedly over billing government customers for travel expenses. "The four firms received rebates on travel expenses, including airlines, rental cars, and hotels, but did not report those discounts to their government clients and did not reduce reimb... - Teledyne Continental Motors, Vibratech Inc., Stevens Aviation, and RAM Aircraft Plane Crash Settlement
David and Ann Drye along with Mark Carlson and pilot Kelly Ward were in a plane crash that killed all those on board. An engine failure caused the Dryes' Cessna 421 to crash into a wooded area near the airport. The Drye family filed a lawsuit against Teledyne Continental Motors, which made the airplane's engines; Vibratech Inc., maker of an engine compo... - Creek County Jail Beating Settlement
On November 22, 2001, African American Rameses Gibbs was the victim of a brutal gang beating by white cellmates in the former Creek County Jail. He claimed jailers placed him in a cell knowing other inmates were white. The jailers were deliberately indifferent to his safety risk and possibly intended for him to be harmed. Gibbs filed a lawsuit against C... - Louisa County School Board Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
On February 9, 2004, 18 students were in a bus accident when school bus driver Lorrie Ann Batten swerved off the road and hit a tree. Batten was convicted of reckless driving after she fell asleep while driving. 17 students survived the crash, but 16-year-old Thomas Cameron was killed. His family filed a $10 million lawsuit against the school board, but... - ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Inc. Settlement
The federal government filed charges against the mortgage company for falsifying documents in tens of thousands of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A number of ABN employees falsely certified that two ABN underwriters had reviewed more than 28,000 loans prior to FHA endorsement... - Global Medical Systems and its Drs. Jarris Wrongful Death Settlement
Cuong Dang moved to the United States from Vietnam in hopes for a better life. He took a well paying job aboard a fishing vessel on the Bering Sea. Less than three weeks out to sea, the 37-year-old suffered complications related to diabetes. Medical care was distant and tenuous aboard the Northern Eagle trawler and Dang died from his treatable illness... - Exel Inc. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of Clifford Baker regarding employee racial discrimination. Exel operates as a warehouse and distribution center for Coors Brewing Co. The African American traffic clerk claimed he was fired because of his race and because he reported to management that a white colleague made rac...