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A settlement of $100,000 dollars has been reached in the lawsuit filed in Tennessee against 20-year-old K.C. Smith by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit alleged that Smith had raised approximately $102,000 dollars between May 2000 and February 2003 by promoting fictitious investments on the Internet, by making false claims in nine million s... - Settlements and Verdicts: Weyerhaeuser
A supplemental notice program has been started for customers who purchased Weyerhaeuser Brand Hardboard Siding. The notice is to inform those who own or previously owned properties with the siding that the claims deadline is December 22, 2003 for siding installed between January 1, 1981 and December 31, 1987. (Apr-16-03) ClaimsAdministrator: 1-800-365-06... - Settlements and Verdicts: Browning-Ferris, Inc.
has reached a settlement with its former employee, Deborah Brown, in regards to a wrongful dismissal suit. The company will pay $200,000 for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The company dismissed Brown allegedly because of her Crohn's disease, a bowel disorder, due to fear for her safety, although medical experts had stated tha... - Settlements and Verdicts: Voss Electric Company
has reached a settlement in the disability discrimination lawsuit filed by a former worker who suffers from a bi-polar disorder. The company will pay $91,250 to the employee for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 when he was terminated rather than given the recommended time off. (Mar-18-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you h... - Settlements and Verdicts: Stockton Steel
has agreed to a $1.11 million dollar settlement in the harassment lawsuit filed against them by Pakistani-American employees. The workers claim that they faced discrimination, ridicule, and humiliation at the California plant, based on their national origin and Muslim religion. (Mar-19-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you have a similar pro... - Settlements and Verdicts: Lead Paint.
A $2 million dollar verdict was awarded to a seven year old girl from Portsmouth, Virginia in regards to a lead-paint-poisoning case filed against the landlords of the building the girl lived in as an infant. Landlords Wallace and Florence Rich were found to have been negligent by not covering the toxic paint, as well as for not informing the family that... - Settlements and Verdicts: Apartment Owner.
A lawsuit filed by officials from the city of Medford, Massachusets has been settled for $53,000. The suit was filed against the owner of a Medford apartment, Frederick Shaffer, to reimburse the city for costs associated with a fire in an illegal loft. This is the first time a city has filed a civil suit over alleged building code violations, and the of... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bayer AG and GlaxoSmithKline
will pay a combined $345 million dollars to settle whistleblower claims that the companies were overcharging the federal Medicaid program. This is the largest Medicaid fraud settlement ever, and the funds will be distributed to the federal government, the District of Columbia and every state except Arizona. (Apr-17-03) Legal Help If you hav... - Settlements and Verdicts: Convergys Corp.
will pay $9.9 million dollars to settle a lawsuit brought about by Westside Cellular Inc. The suit claims that Convergys violated Ohio state orders and denied market access to Westside. (Apr-21-03) [ BUSINESS COURIER ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bristol-Myers Squibb-Co.
A $55 million dollar antitrust settlement has been reached and is pending approval between Bristol-Myers Squibb-Co. and the 50 states who filed suit against the company. The suit claimed that the pharmaceutical maker had unlawfully obstructed generic versions of Taxol, a cancer-fighting drug, from entering the market. (Apr-24-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wal-Mart.
A $750,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Justice Department over the company's failure to report safety hazards that were found in defective Weider and Weslo brand exercise gliders. The suit alleged that the company was aware that at least 29 people had been injured by t... - Settlements and Verdicts: Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.
A $4 million dollar settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in two lawsuits filed against Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. on behalf of employees. The suits were filed by two employees who alleged that the company had improperly classified them as exempt from overtime pay. (Apr-29-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you hav... - Lariam anti-malaria drug possible
Lariam anti-malaria drug linked to serious health effects The drug Lariam has been linked to serious side effects, including suicide, hallucinations, paranoid delusions and severe depression. Malaria affects as many as 50 million people per year. Lariam (mefloquine) is taken by thousands of people traveling abroad, and by military personnel, a... - Johnson and Johnson Antitrust Settlement
A lawsuit in California against numerous contact lens manufacturers and the American Optometric Association was finally concluded after the final contact lens company, Johnson & Johnson, agreed to a $60 million settlement. The lawsuit, filed first in March of 2001 in Florida, was in response to allegations that retail contact lens prices were inflat...