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A $200,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart over the sale of toy guns in their New York stores. The company was accused of selling the toys without safeguards to ensure that they did not look too much like real weapons. Under federal law, toy gun barrels must have an orange end piece on the toy gun barrels, and under New... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Pittsburgh.
A $250,000 settlement has been reached in a reverse lawsuit filed by two police officers against the City of Pittsburgh. Benny Sledge and Anthony Hildebrand claimed that they were demoted after reporting alleged improprieties by their supervisor, Assistant Police Chief Earl Woodyard, Jr. The two officers claimed that they were subject to a hostile work... - Settlements and Verdicts: Fort Worth Prison, Texas
A $4 million dollar verdict has been found for former federal prison inmate Marilyn Shirley, who claimed that she was raped while an inmate at a women's prison in Fort Worth, Texas. The 47-year-old woman claimed that the offence occurred six months before her September 2000 release from the prison, where she was serving a 3-year term for a drug-related... - Settlements and Verdicts: Gilroy Foods.
A $1 million dollar voluntary settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Gilroy Foods and its owner, ConAgra Foods Inc. The suit, which alleged disability bias, found that the company was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying hire to certain workers. The settlement will provide compensation of $993,500 to workers,... - Settlements and Verdicts: Healthcare Company
has agreed to play guilty to defrauding government health-care programs and will pay more than $840 Million in the largest fraud penalty ever handed down by the Justice Department. (Dec-14-00) [ PRESS RELEASE ] 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 to su... - Settlements and Verdicts: Martin Bregman.
A settlement has been reached in the breach of contract lawsuit filed by actress Kathy Bates against movie producer Martin Bregman. A $1.25 million dollar settlement will be paid to Bates to compensate her for damages suffered when Bregman backed out of a deal for her to star in an upcoming movie. Bates alleged that she had an outstanding agreement wit... - Settlements and Verdicts: Volusia County Council.
A $4.9 million dollar settlement has been reached in the personal injury suit filed against Volusia County Council on behalf of a Pensacola couple who were hit by a fire truck in 1999. Cordell Davidson and his wife Veronica were injured when a fire truck made an improper left-handturn and struck them while they were riding their motorcycle. The settleme... - Settlements and Verdicts: Iraq
A $104 million dollar verdict has been awarded by a New York City judge to the families of two men who were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The suit was filed against the country of Iraq on behalf of the families, and it is the first time that a court has laid blame with the country for the attacks. At this time, it i... - Settlements and Verdicts: Dr. Carroll Gallagher Jr.
A $750,000 verdict has been awarded to a woman from the state of Columbia who filed suit against her North Charleston oral surgeon. The suit claimed that Dr. Carroll Gallagher Jr. misread or did not disclose to plaintiff Paulette Koutroulakis that she had a dislocated jaw bone. (Apr-30-03) [ THE STATE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and... - Settlements and Verdicts: Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Co
A $16.7 million dollar verdict has been awarded to the parents of an 11-year-old girl who died after eating a gel candy. The suit was filed against Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Co., the Taiwanese manufacturers of the candy which has since been banned in the United States. The gel candies are sold under many brand names and are packaged in small plastic cups i... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wards Cove Packing.
A $508,000 award has been granted to Donald Brindle in the lawsuit filed against Wards Cove Packing. The age-discrimination suit claimed that 58-year-old Brindle had been let go in December 2001 under the pretense that his job was being cut, when in reality it was given to a 37-year-old assistant. (May-17-03) [ HOOVERS ] Legal Help If you have a... - Settlements and Verdicts: Funkmaster Flex
A settlement has been reached in the child support lawsuit filed against Funkmaster Flex, a New York DJ, by Haydee Diaz, the mother of his 2-year-old son. According to the ruling, Flex will support the child financially, arrange for medical insurance, set up a college fund, and buy a life insurance policy. (May-01-03) [ ALLHIPHOP ] Legal Help ... - Settlements and Verdicts: K.C. Smith
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: 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... - 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: 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: 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: 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: 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...