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- Charles E. McComas Jr. $5 million judgment awarded after a joy riding teenager killed four of his passengers. (Apr-24-07)
- Atlantic City, NJ Police officer gets $2.3 million compensation for being wrongly accused of homicide. (Apr-24-07)
- Dey Inc. $3 million settlement in drug price inflation and Medicaid price reporting system manipulation suit. (Apr-23-07)
- Stroger Hospital and Cook County, IL Wrongful death and medical negligence suit ends with almost $17 million in compensation. (Apr-23-07)
- Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates Victim of medical negligence receives $2 million as compensation. (Apr-23-07)
- Garry Donoghue Ex CEO ends breach of contract suit with $11 million worth of shares. (Apr-23-07)
- Huddle House $20,000 settlement in pregnancy discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit. (Apr-23-07)
- Denver, CO $30,000 personal injury settlement awarded to a shoplifter. (Apr-23-07)
- Sandia National Laboratories $4.7 million in damages in wrongful termination suit over shared information. (Apr-23-07)
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center $50,000 settlement in liver transplant medical malpractice suit. (Apr-22-07)
- Beede Waste Oil Site $74 million settlement to clean up toxic Superfund site. (Apr-22-07)
- Danisco $15.3 million settlement in enzyme patent infringement lawsuit. (Apr-22-07)
- Charleston County School District White school teacher gets $200,000 settlement for racial discrimination and hostile workplace. (Apr-21-07)
- Superior Asphalt $7,500 penalty for environmental violations. (Apr-21-07)
- Jason Janega Hit and run case results in $265,000 payout in wrongful death lawsuit. (Apr-21-07)
- Microsoft Corp. $179.95 million settlement in software antitrust lawsuit. (Apr-21-07)
- DuPont $2.3 million settlement in chemical company's breach of contract lawsuit. (Apr-20-07)
- Cell Therapeutics $10.5 million settlement in off label drug use and promotions. (Apr-20-07)
- Vonage CEO Jeffrey Citron $22.5 million settlement in securities fraud and SEC violations lawsuit. (Apr-20-07)
- New York, NY $80,000 settlement for city's indiscriminate use of toxic pesticides. (Apr-20-07)
- Amvac Chemical Corp. $300,000 settlement awarded to pesticide field workers. (Apr-19-07)
- Los Angeles, CA Firefighters get over $2 million in discrimination and retaliation lawsuit. (Apr-19-07)
- Allstate Corp. $2.8 million settlement in Katrina damage insurance lawsuit. (Apr-19-07)
- Paramount Pictures, the Los Angeles Time,s and Allied Advertising $75,000 settlement to resolve negligent advertising and bomb hoax charges. (Apr-19-07)
- Aramark Corp. $222 million settlement in shareholder lawsuit. (Apr-19-07)
- AES Corp. Illegal ash dumping lawsuit settled for $6 million. (Apr-19-07)
- Computer Associates Former CEO to pay out nearly $800 million in software fraud lawsuit. (Apr-19-07)
- Qwest Communications $270 million to be spent on customer credit and improvements. (Apr-19-07)
- Round Rock, TX and the Round Rock School District 70 students to get $91,750 in civil rights violation lawsuit. (Apr-19-07)
- Education Finance Partners $2.5 million settlement in student loan steering lawsuit. (Apr-19-07)
- NASA $26.6 million settlement for astronaut deaths in shuttle disintegration. (Apr-18-07)
- Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson $1.15 million settlement in faulty engineering services lawsuit. (Apr-18-07)
- SLM Corp. $2 million settlement in student loan, preferred lender lists investigation. (Apr-18-07)
- Fleetwood Capital Development Illegal Housing discrimination lawsuit ends with a $60,000 settlement. (Apr-18-07)
- Arnold, MO $950,000 compensation to minor in wrongful death lawsuit. (Apr-18-07)
- Tracy Unified School District $250,000 settlement in student molestation lawsuit. (Apr-18-07)
- Siemens $10.1 million settlement for a defective gas turbine. (Apr-18-07)
- Edward G. Mawhinney Loan fraud civil lawsuit settled with $700,000 in restitution. (Apr-18-07)
- Hydranautics, Indian Harbor Insurance $7.9 million settlement over troubled desalination plant. (Apr-17-07)
- Arkansas, USA $44 million to end federal lawsuit over states disputed billing practices. (Apr-17-07)
- Collins & Aikman Corp. $96 million settlement in breach of pension plan funding obligations. (Apr-17-07)
- Portland Archdiocese $75 million settlement for victims of priest abuse. (Apr-17-07)
- Countrywide Home Loans Inc. $500,000 settlement in fraudulent loan processing practices lawsuit. (Apr-17-07)
- Paul Hashman Man agrees to pay $20.5 million in compensation for shooting neighbor. (Apr-17-07)
- Newport News Indian tribe to receive $650,000 as compensation in decade long water rights lawsuit. (Apr-16-07)
- Norcal Waste Systems $129,000 settlement ends controversial trash-hauling contract and litigation. (Apr-16-07)
- Email Discount Network Over $1 million in restitution for unauthorized phone charges levied on 270,000 customers. (Apr-16-07)
- Tropicana Casino & Resort Parking garage collapse leads to a $101 million settlement with 40 workers. (Apr-16-07)
- Emeryville, CA $3.6 million settlement in racial discrimination and retaliation lawsuit. (Apr-16-07)
- Red Bluff, CA Employee gets $30,000 in gender discrimination lawsuit. (Apr-16-07)