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A settlement of approximately $278.5 million has been reached in the lawsuit filed by state and federal environmental regulators. The suit alleged that the company's plants located in El Segundo, Richmond, Pascagoula, Kapolei, and Salt Lake City were emitting more pollution than permits allowed, and that "extremely hazardous substances" had been released... - Settlements and Verdicts: Coca-Cola Company.
A $540,000 settlement has been reached in the whistleblower lawsuit filed by former finance manager Matthew Whitley. The suit claimed that Whitley was laid off after he sent a memo detailing allegations of widespread fraud to the company's president. (Oct-12-03) [ SUNDAY TIMES ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be co... - Settlements and Verdicts: State of Wisconsin.
A $365,000 settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit filed by 4 convicted sex offenders who were kept in seclusion under Wisconsin's sexual predator law. The suit claimed that while they were inmates at the Wisconsin Resource Center in Oshkosh, the state illegally subjected the plaintiffs to long periods of isolation for disciplinary reasons altho... - Settlements and Verdicts: Stanislaus County, California.
A $1.9 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the Lopez family in regards to a contaminated water well. The family was notified in 2001 that there was tetra-chloroethene, trichloroethene and dichloroethene in their water, and they were supplied with bottled water. (Oct-04-03) [ MODBEE ] Legal Help If you have a similar prob... - Settlements and Verdicts: Sundstrand
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the families of Garuda Airlines crash victims. The Indonesian airline's domestic flight from Jakarta to Medan, clipped a tree on a mountain ridge and crashed in 1997, killing all 234 on board. The suit claimed that Sundstrand's ground proximity warning system on the plane was faulty. Plaintif... - Settlements and Verdicts: AOL Time Warner Inc
Under a proposed settlement with the Federal Trade Commission, AOL will have to make it easier for customers to cancel their subscriptions. The FTC had accused AOL of hassling subscribers who cancelled their subscriptions, and continued to bill customers who thought they had cancelled the service. (Sep-23-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] [ REUTERS ] Legal Hel... - Settlements and Verdicts: Jimmy Williams
will receive a $750,000 settlement after he spent 10 years in jail for a rape he didn't commit. (Sep-23-03) [ NEWS 5 ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit your complaint. ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Brunswick Corp.
An Illinois bicycle company has agreed to a $1.1 million settlement regarding injuries caused by defects in its Mongoose and Roadmaster bikes. (Sep-23-03) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit your complaint. ... - Settlements and Verdicts: New Jersey Division of Youth and Family Services.
$24.5 million dollars in extra funding will be spent by New Jersey state on its DYFS under the terms of a settlement agreement. The suit, filed in 1999 by Children's Rights Inc., alleged that the department violated the civil rights of children in foster care by leaving them at risk for abuse and neglect. The agency will also have to verify that all 12,... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Philadelphia et al.
A $1.05 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by former West Point cadet Kevin Galligan in regards to injuries he suffered when a railing collapsed at Veterans Stadium almost five years ago. The suit was filed against the city of Philadelphia, Hussey Seating Company of North Berwick, Maine who installed the handrails, and Contemporary... - Settlements and Verdicts: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup.
A $236 million settlement has been reached between the Securities and Exchange Commission and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup, the nation's two largest banks. The Commission charged the banks with helping Enron Corp. to hide debts and defraud investors. In addition, the banks have agreed to pay New York City and New York state $50 million to sett... - Settlements and Verdicts: Summit County, Ohio.
A $250,000 settlement has been reached in the discrimination lawsuit filed against Summit County, Ohio on behalf of Harold V. Dixon Jr. of Akron who alleged he was fired without cause after 22 years of service. Dixon, an attorney, claimed he was discriminated against because he is paralyzed from the neck down. (Aug-02-03) [ BEACON JOURNAL ] Legal H... - Settlements and Verdicts: Caltrans, Santa Cruz and Monterey County Water Agencies.
An $11 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Caltrans, California's manager of interregional transport systems, as well as Santa Cruz and Monterey county water agencies, on behalf of about 200 home, business and landowners who suffered damages when the Pajaro River Levee broke and the town was flooded in March 1995. The plaintif... - Settlements and Verdicts: Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill.
Talk to a local DUI attorney right away! A $40,000 settlement has been reached in the discrimination lawsuit filed against Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill. The suit was filed by black former employee Dwight Burch who claimed that he was discriminated against by his manager, a light-skinned black man, because of his dark skin tone. Burch claime... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bozeman School District in Montana.
A $160,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the Bozeman School District in Montana. The suit was filed by the family of Kelly Morgan who was killed in a drunk driving accident following the 2000 homecoming dance. The parents claimed that there was lax supervision on the part of the school, stating that the boy who drove the car, Br... - Settlements and Verdicts: Shell Oil Co.
A $49 million settlement has been reached between Shell Oil Co. and the federal government in a lawsuit filed over the unauthorized release and burning of large amounts of natural gas from seven platforms in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the suit, most of the gas was disposed of, through processes known as flaring and venting, from 1994 to 1998, howeve... - eBay patent infringement settlement.
A $29.5 million verdict has been found against eBay in the patent-infringement lawsuit filed against the Internet auction house by Thomas G. Woolston. Woolston, a Virginia inventor, claimed that the way the company conducts sales of fixed-price merchandise infringed on patents that belong to him. In addition to the monetary settlement, the company will im... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of McKinney, TX.
A $1.45 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the city of McKinney, TX regarding an accidental police shooting. The suit was filed by the family of Cathey Jo Howard-Kalimah who was accidentally shot and killed in her home on June 5, 2001 by Officer Joyce VanDertuin. Howard-Kalimah was mistaken for an intruder when she was shot,... - Settlements and Verdicts: Evenflo Co.
of Piqua, Ohio has reached a $2.6 million settlement with the family of 8-1/2-month-old Jared Adams who died when his Happy Camper portable crib collapsed in April 1997. The boy was asphyxiated when a hinge on the crib's top rail collapsed and trapped his chest in the resulting "V-shaped" rails. At least 15 children have been killed in the United States... - Settlements and Verdicts: Pulaski County Special School District.
A $25,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the Pulaski County Special School District by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of 14-year-old Thomas McLaughlin of Jacksonville. McLaughlin was disciplined by his school district and had his teachers preach to him from the bible for talking about being gay to his schoolmates...