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- State of California $11 million settlement awarded to First Union Real Estate for a flood at Peachtree Mall. (Oct-17-05)
- UnumProvident Corp. $8 million fine for misinterpreting job classification, improperly overruling doctors' opinions, and knowingly using incorrect insurance definitions to avoid paying benefits. (Oct-11-05)
- University of California, San Francisco $92,500 fine for over 60 violations of the Animal Welfare Act. (Oct-4-05)
- Monterey County, California $80,000 gender discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit settled. (Sep-27-05)
- Cheesecake Factory $4.5 million settlement awarded to California employees for denying breaks and abusive management practices. (Sep-6-05)
- Reliant Energy Inc. $525 million settlement awarded to five California companies related to the energy crisis in 2000 - 2001. (Aug-22-05)
- Enron Corp. $1.52 billion awarded to the state of California for market manipulation during the 2000/2001 energy crisis. (Jul-27-05)
- Allstate Insurance Co. $34 million proposed settlement for overcharging California auto and homeowner policies. (Jul-6-05)
- Lakireddy Bali Reddy An $8.9 million abuse and wrongful death settlement. (May-23-05)
- Stewart Title of California Inc. A $750,000 settlement for unlawful rebate activities. (Apr-28-05)
- Fleishman-Hillard A $4.5 million settlement for over billing Water and Power. (Apr-28-05)
- Tuolumne County A $6 million settlement for the Jamestown mine cleanup. (Apr-18-05)
- State of California A $980 million settlement to improve state schools. (Apr-4-05)
- BP Energy An $81 million pollution settlement. (Mar-28-05)
- City of San Diego A $1.2 million settlement for sewage spills. (Mar-10-05)
- Oil Companies A $1.5 million settlement for MTBE water contaminaion. (Feb-28-05)
- New York Life Insurance Co. A $20 million settlement awarded to Armenian descendants. (Jan-31-05)
- Tori Spelling An undisclosed setlement was awarded to Alcira Boone for a broken shoulder. (Jan-10-05)
- Computer Sciences settlement for alleged sexual harassment on the job site. (Jan-5-05)
- Microsoft Operating Systems settlement, CA) (Nov-18-04)
- Diebold Election Systems settlement for faulty election voting systems. (Nov-15-04)
- Premier Van Lines. A $2.9 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit fil.. (Oct-5-04)
- Shell Oil, Atlantic Richfield, ChevronTexaco, World Oil $99 million settlement for water contamination.. (Sep-24-04)
- Netro Corp., owned by SR Telecom. A $4 million settlement has been reached in .. (Sep-14-04)
- California fertility specialist Dr. Steven Katz. A $1 million settlement has b.. (Aug-11-04)
- The University of California. A $1.3 million settlement has been reached in th.. (Aug-10-04)
- Heritage Bonds A $27.8 million global settlement for bondholders. (Jul-28-04)
- Microsoft Corp. Superior Court Judge Paul H. Alvarado has granted final approv.. (Jul-21-04)
- Macy's A $1.7 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed in the.. (Jul-9-04)
- Redwood City, California. A $2.4 million settlement has been reached in the la.. (Jun-26-04)
- Electronics Boutique. A $950,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit br.. (Jun-25-04)
- Volvo A $104,000 settlement to 26 California residents for illegal cars. (Jun-4-04)
- Wet Seal Inc., has agreed to pay as much as $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit .. (Feb-10-04)
- Microsoft Corporation. A $520 million verdict has been upheld in the lawsuit .. (Feb-10-04)
- Unocal. $12.6 million in punitive and compensatory damages has been awarded to.. (Oct-15-03)
- Circle K store chain and Gurinder Ruby. An $8 million verdict has been awarded.. (Oct-15-03)
- Circle K store chain and Gurinder Ruby. An $8 million verdict has been awarded.. (Oct-15-03)
- Stanislaus County, California. A $1.9 million settlement has been reached in t.. (Oct-15-03)
- Huntington Beach, California. A $2.25 million verdict has been reached in the .. (Sep-5-03)
- Caltrans, Santa Cruz and Monterey County Water Agencies. $11 million settlement for flooding.. (Sep-5-03)
- State of California. A $1.97 million verdict has been found in the discrimina.. (Sep-5-03)
- Dey, Inc. An $18.5 million dollar settlement has been reached in the Medicaid. (Jun-25-03)
- American Equity Insurance Co. et.al. A $7 million dollar settlement has been r.. (May-28-03)
- Stockton Steel has agreed to a $1.11 million dollar settlement in the harassme.. (May-7-03)
- Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. A $4 million dollar settlement has been reached.. (May-7-03)