LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Sort alphabetically
Settlements
- Philips Metal and Telesector Resources Group $3.75 million settlement with the state of New York over improper lead disposal (Apr-24-05)
- Dart Container Corp. $325 000 settlement with the State of Kentucky over illegal chemical discharge (Apr-24-05)
- South Lake Tahoe $69 million groundwater contamination lawsuit (Apr-23-05)
- Hynix Semiconductor A $185 million fine for DRAM price fixing. (Apr-23-05)
- Medtronic Inc. A $1.35 billion patent infringement settlement. (Apr-23-05)
- Ford Motor Co. A $43.7 million wrongful death and personal injury settlement. (Apr-23-05)
- Alcoa $11.4 million settlement for pollution in Lavaca Bay, Texas (Apr-22-05)
- Quest Software Inc. $16 million infringement settlement (Apr-22-05)
- Stevens Hospital, WA A $17.1 million medical malpractice settlement. (Apr-19-05)
- Water Delivery Truck An $18.9 million car accident settlement. (Apr-19-05)
- City of Utica, MI A $1.55 million car accident settlement. (Apr-19-05)
- Gainesville Memorial Hospital A medical malpractice settlement. (Apr-19-05)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham A $3.39 million settlement for misleading health science sponsors. (Apr-19-05)
- Yeager Construction A $3.7 million wrongful death settlement and a $1.6 million injury settlement. (Apr-18-05)
- Ricky Williams A paternity settlement. (Apr-18-05)
- OutKast A settlement for using Rosa Parks' name and story. (Apr-18-05)
- Angelina County A $65,000 settlement for unpaid wages. (Apr-18-05)
- Syngenta A $375,00 fine for the release fo Bt10 corn. (Apr-18-05)
- Tuolumne County A $6 million settlement for the Jamestown mine cleanup. (Apr-18-05)
- Quest Diagnostics, Dr. Heidi Rosenberg Murray Hill Ob/Gyn. An $11.8 million settlement for medical malpractice. (Apr-18-05)
- New York City A $231,000 settlement awarded to protesters for their arrest. (Apr-18-05)
- CSX Transportation A $1 million settlement for groundwater contamination. (Apr-18-05)
- Ashland Inc. et al. A $1.6 million settlement for a death in theConcept Sciences blast. (Apr-14-05)
- Allstate Insurance Company A $500,000 settlement for a car crash with an underinsured driver. (Apr-14-05)
- City of Oakland A $50,000 settlement for the death of Terrance Mearis by police. (Apr-14-05)
- Lloyd's Equitas, Europe A $415 million settlement for asbestos insurance claims. (Apr-12-05)
- Willis North America Inc. $51 million payout to insurnace clients. (Apr-12-05)
- Microsoft Corp. A $150 million antitrust settlement. (Apr-12-05)
- Bloomburg High School A wrongfrul termination settlement based on gay orientation. (Apr-12-05)
- Easton Police Department A $2.5 million police brutality settlement. (Apr-12-05)
- Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. A $1 million settlement for environmental violations. (Apr-11-05)
- Clarence Jernigan A $500,000 fine for vidoe poker games. (Apr-11-05)
- Morgan Financial Co. et al. A $1 million settlement for lead paint exposure. (Apr-11-05)
- Aladdin Knowledge Systems Ltd. A $2 million settlement for patent infringement. (Apr-11-05)
- MLB Advanced Media and Steiner Sports Memorabilia, Inc. A $232,000 settlement for false email promotions. (Apr-11-05)
- Romic Environmental Technologies An $849,000 settlement for violating hazardous waste policies. (Apr-11-05)
- Roman Catholic Church A $1 million settlement for molestation. (Apr-11-05)
- Department of Social and Health Services A $1.54 million settlement for foster care abuse. (Apr-11-05)
- Sony A $90.7 million settlement for patent infringement of PlayStation2 controllers. (Apr-11-05)
- Evergreen International SA A $25 million fine for spilling oil into international waters. (Apr-11-05)
- City of Burbank A $450,000 settlement for car accident injuries. (Apr-11-05)
- Death Row Records A $107 million settlement for breach of contract. (Apr-9-05)
- Wal-Mart and Walgreens A $650,000 settlement for selling the AbEnergizer. (Apr-9-05)
- National Consumer Council, Debt Management Foundation Services, and Better Budget Financial Services A $6 million settlement. (Apr-9-05)
- St. Matthews Police A $300,000 settlement for wrongful charges and arrest. (Apr-9-05)
- ASIC A $1.6 million investment scheme settlement. (Apr-4-05)
- Los Angeles Police Department, Rampart Division A $70 million settlement awarded for police misconduct and brutality. (Apr-4-05)
- Tokheim Corp. A $950,000 settlement to compensate union employees. (Apr-4-05)
- State of California A $980 million settlement to improve state schools. (Apr-4-05)
- Maricopa County A $1.4 million wrongful conviction settlement. (Apr-4-05)