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Sort by date 7,446 pages found matching settlement- Paradigm Medical Industries, Inc. securities Settlement
Former executive officers, Thomas F. Motter, Mark R. Miehle, and John W. Hemmer and the surgical and diagnostic equipment manufacturer allegedly committed securities fraud. The US Fire Insurance Company has agreed to pay Paradigm Medical shareholders $1.5 million, Series E Convertible Preferred Stock shareholders $625,000, and a $2.5 million settlement to... - 3M Co. antitrust Settlement
A dozen antitrust lawsuits were filed against the Minnesota manufacturer. The suits sought class action status and purchasers of transparent tape claimed the company competed unfairly and unlawfully monopolized the tape market. The proposed settlement amount was undisclosed to public. (Feb-25-05) [ AUSTIN BUSINESS JOURNAL ] Legal Help If you... - Settlements and Verdicts: Nike Inc.
A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in the free-speech lawsuit filed filed in 1998 claiming that the company lied in their public relations campaign refuting accusations of dire workplace conditions in Asian factories. The company claimed that they were truthful in the campaign, and that it was protected by the first amendment of the US constitutio... - Settlements and Verdicts: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
A $990,000 settlement has been reached in the whistleblower lawsuit filed on behalf of Michelle Doggett. Doggett claimed that the lab retaliated against her after she exposed financial mismanagement in her department, the lab's energy, manufacturing and transportation division. The settlement is believed to be one of the largest for a whistleblower in t... - The Harrison Group bedbugs Settlement
The Dugan family of Flourtown sued the owners of the Holiday Inn Oceanfront for allegedly causing bedbug infestation in their luggage and then in their home. The Worcester County Health Department confirmed the parasite invasion and oversaw the pest eradication. CNA Insurance awarded the Dugan family and undisclosed settlement. (Feb-18-05) Le... - City of Springdale land use Settlement
Springdale land developer Joe Edwards purchased 5 archers of land at the south end of the Springdale Municipal Airport. He intended to build industrial structures but the Federal Aviation Administration expressed concern that the property lays within aviation easement and the runway protection zone. Edwards should not have been sold the property in the fi... - Ariba computer software patent Settlement
Under a settlement agreement, solution provider ePlus will receive $37 million from the management specialist for alleged patent infringement. Ariba was found liable for infringing upon three United States patents held by ePlus. EPlus and Ariba have now started a cross-license of their respective patent portfolios. (Feb-16-05) [ SDC EXECUTIVE ] ... - Settlement
A $895,000.00 settlement was reached for a single level cervical fusion, which resulted from an offshore accident. The plaintiff was injured when a captain's chair he was using, to pilot a Hargett vessel, overturned in rough seas. Plaintiff's head struck the rear wall of the cabin, which resulted in a herniated disc in the cervical spine. His treating... - Micheal Jackson ex-wife Settlement
The pop star paid his former wife, Debbie Rowe, to keep silent regarding the intimate details of his life. The confidentiality pact banned Rowe from disclosing any information about Jackson's sexual behavior, paternity, drug use, or mental and physical condition. The multi-million dollar settlement also banned Rowe from ever communicating with her two chi... - AT&T, MA overbilling Settlement
40,000 Massachusetts customers will receive over $565,000 for improper billing. The class alleged the phone company over billed them for long distance calls. The settlement also includes $140,000 for legal fees and $25,000 worth of calling cards. (Feb-09-05) [ BOSTON NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contac... - Settlements and Verdicts: Aviation Charter Inc.
A $25 million insurance settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Aviation Charter Inc. of Eden Prairie, Minn., and its affiliated companies. The suit was filed in regards to the crash of a twin-engine Beechcraft King Air A100 as it approached Eveleth-Virginia Municipal Airport on October 25, 2002. Six passengers were killed in the crash, i... - Settlements and Verdicts: Libya.
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the families of 270 people who were killed in the 1988 bombing of a Pam Am jetliner. Under the terms of settlement, a $2.7 billion fund will be established by the Libyan government to compensate the families, who would receive at least $5 million each. The terror attack occurred over Scotla... - Settlements and Verdicts: Tenet Healthcare Corp.
A $54 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Tenet Healthcare Corp, Redding Medical Center and Tenet HealthSystems Hospitals Inc. The suit was filed by the federal government, claiming that two doctors had performed unnecessary heart procedures. The settlement will cover all unnecessary heart procedures allegedly performed at Red... - Settlements and Verdicts: General Electric Co.
A $1.4 million settlement has been reached in the state lawsuit against General Electric Co. claiming that the company had engaged in deceptive practices. New York's Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed the suit in March 2000 claiming that GE had deceived thousands of consumers into buying a new dishwasher when they concealed that recalled models could be... - Settlements and Verdicts: Transportation Security Administration.
A settlement has been reached in the racial profiling lawsuit filed against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on behalf of naturalized American Bob Rajcoomar who was illegally detained by Federal Air Marshals. The Marshals claimed that Rajcoomar, a Guyana-born ethnic Asian Indian and retired U.S. Army physician, was "watching too closely" w... - Settlements and Verdicts: Equifax.
A $250,000 settlement has been reached between credit bureau Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission to resolve charges that the company did not do enough to answer calls from consumers inquiring about their credit reports. The actions listed in the charges were in violation of an earlier settlement between Equifax and the Commission that was reached in... - Settlements and Verdicts: Medco Health Solutions.
A $42.5 million settlement has been reached and granted preliminary approval in a series of ERISA-related class-action lawsuits filed against Medco Health Solutions. Eligible class members in the suits include ERISA plans for which Medco Health has administered a pharmacy benefit at any time since Dec. 17, 1994. The hearing to approve the settlement will... - Fiat General Motors Settlement
Fiat has accepted a $2 billion settlement which terminates an option that could have forced General Motors Corp. to purchase 90 percent of Fiat's auto unit. The companies have agreed to dissolve a 2000 partnership pact, and GM will return its 10 percent stake in Fiat's auto division. (Feb-13-05) [ ABC NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar p... - Abercrombie & Fitch Discrimination Settlement
A $40 million settlement has been reached in the discrimination class action lawsuit filed on behalf of all women and all African Americans, Asian Americans and Latinos who either applied for a job at an Abercrombie store (or attempted to do so and were discouraged) or were employed there between February 24, 1999 and November 16, 2004. The stores include... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Avondale, Arizona.
A $5.9 million dollar settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed in 1999 by developer Wayne Spiekerman against the city of Avondale, Arizona. The suit claimed that the city was dragging their feet on approvals and violating development agreements. The settlement is to be split between Spiekerman and the Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement Sy...