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- Dr. Hugh Moncrief Botched medical procedure results in woman's death, family awarded $1 million in compensatory damages. (Feb-21-07)
- Verizon Communications Inc. $2 million settlement for negligent directory listings. (Feb-21-07)
- Toni Braxton $375,000 settlement for breach of contract with a recording company. (Feb-21-07)
- Mamaroneck, NY $1.5 million to settle the civil rights and wrongful termination lawsuit. (Feb-21-07)
- Chicago Police Department Family of a paraplegic man wrongfully shot and killed awarded $5 million. (Feb-21-07)
- Rhode Island, USA Former prison inmate forced to eat feces awarded $120,000. (Feb-21-07)
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals $3 million settlement awarded to Prempro breast cancer victim. (Feb-21-07)
- Queen's Seaport Development Inc. Historic ship dispute settled with bankrupt company paying out $4.9 million settlement. (Feb-20-07)
- AK Steel Corp. Racial harassment lawsuit settled at $550,000, eight employees receive compensation. (Feb-20-07)
- GlaxoSmithKline $35 million patent infringement settlement awarded to Andrx Corporation. (Feb-18-07)
- Atlantic Richfield Co. $215 million settlement for restoration damage claims. (Feb-18-07)
- Hampshire Constabulary Dyslexic man suffers neglect at workplace, city settles for £17,500. (Feb-18-07)
- Raymond Bates of Bates Ambulette Taxi company sued for over billing for services, pays $372,772. (Feb-18-07)
- Bank of America $14.7 million settlement for fraudulent bond transactions. (Feb-18-07)
- Pennywise Oil Company, Inc. Oil firm violates EPA's federal acts, fined $22,500 in environmental pollution lawsuit. (Feb-18-07)
- Ken Tapscott Judge pays former clients $129,000 in breach of trust lawsuit. (Feb-18-07)
- New Mexico, USA News agencies receive $125,000 for violation of the Inspection of Public Records Act. (Feb-16-07)
- Douglas County, NB Former captain receive $50,000 settlement for unfair discipline and retaliation. (Feb-16-07)
- Movie Gallery Inc., Empire Equity Group, and Home Finance Mortgage Inc. $65,000 fine for illegal disposing of personal customer information. (Feb-16-07)
- Don Zook City wins lawsuit against developer, insurance settlement amounts to $472,499. (Feb-16-07)
- Louisville Police Department $4 million settlement awarded to a man who was freed by DNA evidence after serving seven years in prison. (Feb-16-07)
- Deutsche Bank Bank fined $1.275 million for failure to report conflicts of interest and breach of privacy. (Feb-16-07)
- James Hardie Industries Asbestos injury compensation fund set up for victims. (Feb-16-07)
- Irvine Unified School District City reimburses $150,000 to parents of autistic child. (Feb-16-07)
- Hamilton Sundstrand $12 million settlement for violations of the Clean Water Act. (Feb-16-07)
- Internal Revenue Service $19 million settlement for tax refunds. (Feb-16-07)
- Oakland Police Department $300,000 settlement awarded to a man who was pepper sprayed and fell out of a tree. (Feb-15-07)
- The Stepan Company $3 million settlement for groundwater pollution. (Feb-15-07)
- Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company $2.33 million settlement for flood damage. (Feb-15-07)
- TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. Securities fraud lawsuit has online brokerage firm payout $150,000. (Feb-15-07)
- Ukiah Unified School District Local developer wins lawsuit against school district over impact fees, gets $112,000 plus interest. (Feb-15-07)
- Columbus, OH and Mayor Art Westergaard Jr. $30,000 settlement for defamation of character. (Feb-15-07)
- Cal Poly $60,000 fine for environmental pollution. (Feb-15-07)
- Royce and Mary Evans $1.3 million settlement for the Gavilan fire. (Feb-14-07)
- Agrium US Inc. and Royster-Clark Inc. $750,000 settlement for NOx pollution. (Feb-14-07)
- Vatterott Educational Centers Inc. $191,246 payment for unpaid overtime wages. (Feb-14-07)
- Ensign-Bickford $13 million settlement for groundwater contamination. (Feb-14-07)
- Allied Realty Corporation $20,000 civil penalty for violating environmental laws. (Feb-14-07)
- El Paso Corp. Company pays $7.7 million to settle charges filed by the SEC for illegal surcharges under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act. (Feb-14-07)
- Corwith's Auto Body et al. $1.5 million settlement for polluting a landfill. (Feb-14-07)
- Clovis, NM $448,500 settlement after a boy drowned in a city pool. (Feb-14-07)
- Jamie Gold $6 million of grand prize given to TV producer. (Feb-14-07)
- Turner Construction and Studios Architecture $4.5 million settlement for misrepresentation and breach of contract. (Feb-14-07)
- Warner Bros. $15.5 million commercial settlement for wrongful termination of contract. (Feb-14-07)
- Titeflex Corporation et al. Class action settlement provides installation of grounding wires and other lightning protection devices. (Feb-13-07)
- MBIA Inc. Securities fraud lawsuit settled at $75 million for sham transactions. (Feb-12-07)
- Canon Employee awarded $275,000 as intellectual property compensation. (Feb-12-07)
- Edge Hospital, Sheffield 2.2 million hospital negligence settlement. (Feb-12-07)
- Monster Garage host Jesse James $271,250 paid as penalty for violating air quality laws. (Feb-12-07)
- Charles and Cynthia Bluth, Charles Manchester, and F & B, Inc. Illegal construction lawsuit settled at $250,000 with agreement to improve environment. (Feb-12-07)