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- Pasadena-based Dish Direct Inc. $300,000 false advertising settlement awarded to Orange County's consumer protection unit. (Jul-25-06)
- CGI-AMS $800,000 fraud settlement (approximately) awarded to the US government and $232,000 awarded to four whistleblowers. (Jul-25-06)
- Seasilver USA Inc. $120 million consumer redress settlement ordered to be paid to the FTC. (Jul-25-06)
- Calaveras County, California $95,000 discrimination lawsuit dropped by Kenneth Cantamout. (Jul-25-06)
- Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Dr. George Melnyk $900,000 wrongful death settlement awarded Sam Stokes. (Jul-25-06)
- New York City $3 million wrongful death settlement awarded to the family of Ousmane Zongo. (Jul-25-06)
- General Electric Co. $11.5 million false claims settlement awarded to employees and the U.S. government. (Jul-25-06)
- Refco Inc. $127.5 million securities settlement awarded to the company's customers and creditors. (Jul-25-06)
- Salesian Order of Priests and the Rev. Stephen Whelan $600,000 sexual abuse settlement awarded to Joey Piscitelli. (Jul-25-06)
- Endocare Inc. $750,000 securities settlement awarded to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Jul-25-06)
- Iron Workers Union Local 771 $200,000 whistleblower settlement awarded to Linda Merk. (Jul-25-06)
- Jersey City $2.4 million wrongful death settlement awarded to the estate of Michael Anglin. (Jul-25-06)
- U.S. Department of Justice $170,000 discrimination settlement awarded to Mary Jude Darrow. (Jul-25-06)
- Red Lake School District $1 million wrongful death settlement awarded to families of victims on Red Lake Indian Reservation. (Jul-25-06)
- M.D.C. Holdings Inc., WL Homes and Chesapeake Title Reinsurance Co. $1.6 million illegal kickbacks settlement awarded to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). (Jul-24-06)
- BP America $120 million natural gas royalty settlement awarded to approximately 4,500 southwestern Colorado landowners. (Jul-24-06)
- Dr. James Shortt $400,000 tentative malpractice settlement to be awarded to Janet Bate. (Jul-24-06)
- The San Jose Mercury News $150,000 sexual harassment settlement awarded to Mark Newton. (Jul-24-06)
- Marion County Medical Center $3,750,000 fraud settlement awarded to the U.S. government and whistleblower Dr. Kenneth Orbeck. (Jul-24-06)
- Family Dollar Inc. $100,000 civil penalty settlement awarded to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). (Jul-24-06)
- Asbestos Corporation Limited $11.5 Million Asbestos settlement awarded to Navy veteran. (Jul-18-06)
- Home Depot Inc. $125,000 racial harassment and retaliation settlement awarded to former worker. (Jul-18-06)
- Lisa Holland assault charges on husband Tim Holland dismissed. (Jul-18-06)
- Dede Harris a harassment and fraud lawsuit on behalf of Dede Harris dismissed. (Jul-18-06)
- Google Antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Kinderstart dismissed. (Jul-18-06)
- King City $534,000 million environmental settlement awarded to Monterey County. (Jul-18-06)
- Mario Gabelli $130 million fraud settlement awarded to the U.S. government. (Jul-18-06)
- FN Herstal USA. Pepper-pellet gun manufacturer $10,000,000 wrongful death lawsuit settlement awarded to the Snelgrove family. (Jul-18-06)
- Michael Jackson $900,000 settlement awarded to former associate F. Marc Schaffel. (Jul-18-06)
- De Beers $45 million antitrust settlement awarded to U.S. consumers, retailers and jewelry makers. (Jul-18-06)
- Roche, BASF and Aventis $23 million USD cartel class action settlement awarded to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. (Jul-18-06)
- Microsoft Corp. $4.7 million in computers and equipment in an antitrust class-action settlement awarded (Jul-17-06)
- Irving, Exxon Mobil Corp. $320 million settlement awarded in attorney's fees to Miami law firms. (Jul-17-06)
- Van Der Moolen Specialists USA $3.5 million stock loan settlement awarded to the New York Stock Exchange. (Jul-17-06)
- The Hammond Port Authority $775,000 tentative settlement awarded to Texas architect Charles Howard. (Jul-17-06)
- Global Pharmaceuticals and Impax Laboratories Inc. $23 million false advertising settlement awarded to Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Jul-17-06)
- University of Missouri $125,000 racial discrimination settlement awarded to Louis Ray Leuellyn. (Jul-17-06)
- Odyssey Healthcare Inc. $13 million settlement awarded to the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (Jul-17-06)
- The State of Ohio $2.5 million wrongful imprisonment settlement awarded to Timothy Howard. (Jul-17-06)
- Sears, Roebuck and Co. $150,000 disability discrimination settlement awarded to Judith Keane. (Jul-17-06)
- Alcon Inc. $121 patent settlement awarded to Advanced Medical Optics. (Jul-17-06)
- University of California $630,000 tentative settlement awarded to the Coghill family. (Jul-17-06)
- Merrill Lynch $29.5 million fraud settlement awarded to Enron Corp. (Jul-17-06)
- The Sharper Image Corp. $1.2 million consumer protection settlement awarded to Monterey County and San Diego law enforcement agencies. (Jul-17-06)
- Nicor $10 million securities settlement awarded to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Jul-17-06)
- State of New Mexico $15 million civil rights settlement awarded to three mentally disabled women. (Jul-17-06)
- Nektar Therapeutics $25 million patent settlement awarded to the University of Alabama. (Jul-17-06)
- Washington State a lawsuit on behalf of businesses in Washington State dismissed. (Jul-11-06)
- Berkeley County School District and the Goose Creek Police Department $1.6 million class action settlement awarded to Stratford High School students. (Jul-11-06)
- Stan Rebert and York County up to $200,000 civil settlement awarded to Becky Downing. (Jul-11-06)