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A $540,000 settlement has been reached in the whistleblower lawsuit filed by former finance manager Matthew Whitley. The suit claimed that Whitley was laid off after he sent a memo detailing allegations of widespread fraud to the company's president. (Oct-12-03) [ SUNDAY TIMES ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be co... - power window
Has your child been injured or killed by the power windows in your car? Since 1990 at least 26 children have been killed when power windows closed on them. Rocker or toggle-type switches can easily be activated by a child who can then be caught in the window and choked to death. Newer, safer switches must be pulled up to raise the window. "Becky Hergatt... - Settlements and Verdicts: Stanford Hospital and Palo Alto Medical Clinic
A $70 million verdict has been found in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of 9-year-old Michael Cook. The suit claimed that the Hospital staff gave Michael a standard blood screening test for metabolic disorders when he was only 4 hours old, however in order to detect disorders, the test should not be given for 24 hours. Michael suffered brain d... - Settlements and Verdicts: Sundstrand
A settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the families of Garuda Airlines crash victims. The Indonesian airline's domestic flight from Jakarta to Medan, clipped a tree on a mountain ridge and crashed in 1997, killing all 234 on board. The suit claimed that Sundstrand's ground proximity warning system on the plane was faulty. Plaintif... - Settlements and Verdicts: Eastern New Mexico Medical Center
A $3.2 million dollar wrongful death verdict has been found in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the parents of New Mexico State Police officer Damon Talbott, 21, who was killed in an air ambulance helicopter training crash in 2001. The hospital was found to have been negligent in connection with its selection and investigation of Medical Air Transport. (Sep... - Settlements and Verdicts: Jimmy Williams
will receive a $750,000 settlement after he spent 10 years in jail for a rape he didn't commit. (Sep-23-03) [ NEWS 5 ] 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 submit your complaint. ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Microsoft
MSfreePC.com is a website that has been set up to help MIcrosoft customers process claim and receive an "instant settlement" of $100 to purchase computer products, as part of the $1.1 billion antitrust settlement Microsoft has agreed to. [ SETTLEMENT WEBSITE] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at... - Settlements and Verdicts: Hewlett-Packard Co.
has won the first trial of almost three dozen lawsuits filed on behalf of consumers. The suits claimed that the company deceived consumers when it sold printers with half-full ink cartridges. The jury found that consumers did not expect the cartridges supplied in new printers to be the same as the replacement cartridges they purchased. (Sep-12-03) [ DE... - Settlements and Verdicts: Nike Inc.
A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in the free-speech lawsuit filed filed in 1998 claiming that the company lied in their public relations campaign refuting accusations of dire workplace conditions in Asian factories. The company claimed that they were truthful in the campaign, and that it was protected by the first amendment of the US constitutio... - Settlements and Verdicts: Hubler Ford Lincoln-Mercury.
Customers who bought or leased vehicles from Hubler Ford between Aug. 1, 1999, and July 1, 2000, and whose signatures on the contracts were allegedly written by someone else, will receive about $5,000 each from Hubler Ford Lincoln-Mercury to settle a lawsuit that alleged their sales contracts were forged to sell them extended warranties. (Nov-09-02) [ EMA... - Settlements and Verdicts: Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation, CO.
A $5 million verdict has been found in the defamation lawsuit filed against the Vietnamese Buddhist Congregation of Colorado and its monk, Cuong Kim Le. The suit was filed by sisters Thu Ho and Thi Ho and their father, Ngo Ho, alleging that Le had sexually assaulted the sisters as teenagers, then tried to discredit the family when they complained. (Sep-... - Settlements and Verdicts: Huntington Beach, California.
A $2.25 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the city of Huntington Beach, California. The suit was filed by the family of 18-year-old Antonio Saldivar who was fatally shot by police in May 2001 in a mistaken identity incident. (Aug-15-03) [ ATLANTA JOURNAL-CONSTITUTION ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and wo... - Settlements and Verdicts: J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup.
A $236 million settlement has been reached between the Securities and Exchange Commission and J.P. Morgan Chase & Co. and Citigroup, the nation's two largest banks. The Commission charged the banks with helping Enron Corp. to hide debts and defraud investors. In addition, the banks have agreed to pay New York City and New York state $50 million to sett... - Settlements and Verdicts: Raleigh Housing Authority.
A jury has awarded eleven people $18,000 each in the lawsuit filed against the Raleigh Housing Authority on behalf of nearly 300 current and former residents of the Walnut Terrace Housing Project. The suit was filed in reference to a boiler which leaked fumes, causing two people to die from carbon monoxide poisoning and may others to become sick. (Jul-2... - Settlements and Verdicts: State of California.
A $1.97 million verdict has been found in the discrimination suit filed against the state of California on behalf of Bruce Hope, 41, of Los Angeles. Hope filed the suit alleging years of discrimination and verbal harassment because he was gay. He further claimed that he had been denied a promotion and pressured to quit based on the fact that he is HIV... - Settlements and Verdicts: Medco Health Solutions.
A $42.5 million settlement has been reached and granted preliminary approval in a series of ERISA-related class-action lawsuits filed against Medco Health Solutions. Eligible class members in the suits include ERISA plans for which Medco Health has administered a pharmacy benefit at any time since Dec. 17, 1994. The hearing to approve the settlement will... - Settlements and Verdicts: Equifax.
A $250,000 settlement has been reached between credit bureau Equifax and the Federal Trade Commission to resolve charges that the company did not do enough to answer calls from consumers inquiring about their credit reports. The actions listed in the charges were in violation of an earlier settlement between Equifax and the Commission that was reached in... - Settlements and Verdicts: Transportation Security Administration.
A settlement has been reached in the racial profiling lawsuit filed against the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) on behalf of naturalized American Bob Rajcoomar who was illegally detained by Federal Air Marshals. The Marshals claimed that Rajcoomar, a Guyana-born ethnic Asian Indian and retired U.S. Army physician, was "watching too closely" w... - Settlements and Verdicts: General Electric Co.
A $1.4 million settlement has been reached in the state lawsuit against General Electric Co. claiming that the company had engaged in deceptive practices. New York's Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed the suit in March 2000 claiming that GE had deceived thousands of consumers into buying a new dishwasher when they concealed that recalled models could be... - Settlements and Verdicts: Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill.
Talk to a local DUI attorney right away! A $40,000 settlement has been reached in the discrimination lawsuit filed against Applebee's Neighborhood Bar and Grill. The suit was filed by black former employee Dwight Burch who claimed that he was discriminated against by his manager, a light-skinned black man, because of his dark skin tone. Burch claime...