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Settlements
- Tyson Foods An $850,000 settlement awarded for ammonia odors. (Jan-29-05)
- Seattle School District A $250,000 was awarded to a sexually abused student. (Jan-29-05)
- ConocoPhillips The oil company agreed to a $525 million upgrade. (Jan-29-05)
- Royal London Hospital A 30,000 pound settlement was awarded to a premature baby whos fingers were severed. (Jan-29-05)
- Mark Plaza A $24.8 million settlement awarded to Lacy for brain injury. (Jan-27-05)
- US Corrections Corp. ESOP A $21,669,927 settlement awarded to plaintiffs for breach of fiduciary duty and prohibited transactions under ERISA. (Jan-27-05)
- ImClone Systems Inc. A $75 million settlement awarded to shareholders. (Jan-24-05)
- FirstWorld Communications A $25.9 million settlment awarded to shareholders. (Jan-24-05)
- Enterasys Networks Inc. A $10.5 million settlement awarded to investors. (Jan-24-05)
- GlaxoSmithKline A $5.2 million settlment was awarded to employees. (Jan-24-05)
- DuPont Dow Elastomers An $84 million fine to avoid charges of price fixing. (Jan-24-05)
- TXU Corp. A $150 million settlment awarded to investors. (Jan-24-05)
- St. Vincent's Hospital and Dr. Andrew Feldman A $450,000 settlement awarded for performing surgery on the wrong knee. (Jan-21-05)
- Brown County A $1.5 million settlement for laundry chute death. (Jan-21-05)
- Town of New Milford and Officer Scott Smith A $1.6 million settlement awarded to the parents of a black man accidently murdered. (Jan-21-05)
- City of New York A $1.9 million settlement awarded to an injured pedestrian. (Jan-21-05)
- City of Portland, OR and Lt. Ted Ross Two settlements of $245,000 and $26,000 for drunk driving. (Jan-21-05)
- Polaris Industries Inc. A $1 million settlement for ATV defects causing injuries. (Jan-21-05)
- HealthSouth Corp. A $325 million awarded to US government for over billed physical therapy and patient rehabilitation. (Jan-19-05)
- Larry Nighswander and Ohio University A $350,000 settlement awarded to Rebecca Humes for sexual harassment. (Jan-19-05)
- Torrington-Winsted Pediatric Associates and Pediatric & Adolescent Healthcare Over $500,000 awarded to US government and private insurers. (Jan-19-05)
- Ford Motor Company A $4.8 million settlement awarded to S. Himmel for wrongful termination. (Jan-18-05)
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange A $100 million settlement awarded to 87 people allegedly sexually abused by clergy members. (Jan-17-05)
- Greene Country & Motorists A $400,000 settlement awarded the family of a killed pedestrain. (Jan-17-05)
- Patrick Conley A $20,000 settlement will be paid to the US Environmental Protection Agency. (Jan-17-05)
- New Haven Funeral Home A six figure settlement was awarded to the family of the improperly disposed. (Jan-17-05)
- Bristol Township A $350,000 settlement awarded to James Hoskins for wrongful injury. (Jan-17-05)
- Apartment Managers, CA A $500,000 settlement for renters and owners. (Jan-17-05)
- Franklin Templeton Distributors Inc. (Jan-17-05)
- Visa and Mastercard A $3 billions antitrust settlement awarded to retailers. (Jan-17-05)
- Lloyd Anthony Shaw A $2.9 million settlement was awarded for wrongful death. (Jan-13-05)
- City of Venice An $81,500 settlement was awarded to wastewater department workers. (Jan-13-05)
- Raiders Fan A $1.2 million settlement awarded to Daniel Napier after being stabbed. (Jan-13-05)
- Argosy Gaming Co. Settlements are pending approval for shareholders. (Jan-11-05)
- Ray Brent Marsh An $80 million settlment to deceased relatives who received cement dust instead of ashes. (Jan-10-05)
- Tori Spelling An undisclosed setlement was awarded to Alcira Boone for a broken shoulder. (Jan-10-05)
- Kenneth Bouvier A $1.3 million settlement was awarded to Edwin Stapans, now paralyzed. (Jan-10-05)
- M & T Pretzel Inc. A $450,000 settlment awared to New York Pretzel vendors for overtime. (Jan-10-05)
- Natural Country Farms An environmental safetly settlement. (Jan-10-05)
- American International Group A $126 million securities settlement. (Jan-10-05)
- McDonalds A $6 million settlement awarded to vegetarians who ate French Fries or Hash Browns made with beef byproducts. (Jan-9-05)
- Masonite Corporation A settlement for 50-75% of building damags from hardboarding siding. (Jan-9-05)
- New York Police Department A $17.5 million settlement awarded to a man left paraplegic after being shot. (Jan-8-05)
- Palo Alto Police A $250,000 settlement was awarded to a man beaten by police. (Jan-8-05)
- New York Police Department A $3 million settlement award to the family of Anthony Baez who was killed by a police officer. (Jan-8-05)
- Nissan Maxima A $14.4 million settlement was awarded to a man left paralyzed from a car accident. (Jan-8-05)
- New Jersey Department of Transportation A $5.5 million settlement awared to a female carpenter for an electricity accident. (Jan-8-05)
- DSJ Construction Company A $700,000 settlement was awarded to a plumber who stepped on a nail. (Jan-8-05)
- Pritzker Family An undisclosed settlement was reached to split the $15 billion empire. (Jan-8-05)
- United States Steel Corp A $50 million settlement awarded to a former employee diagnosed with mesothelioma from asbestos poisoning. (Jan-8-05)