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Sort by date 16,391 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Settlements and Verdicts: City of McKinney, TX.
A $1.45 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the city of McKinney, TX regarding an accidental police shooting. The suit was filed by the family of Cathey Jo Howard-Kalimah who was accidentally shot and killed in her home on June 5, 2001 by Officer Joyce VanDertuin. Howard-Kalimah was mistaken for an intruder when she was shot,... - eBay patent infringement settlement.
A $29.5 million verdict has been found against eBay in the patent-infringement lawsuit filed against the Internet auction house by Thomas G. Woolston. Woolston, a Virginia inventor, claimed that the way the company conducts sales of fixed-price merchandise infringed on patents that belong to him. In addition to the monetary settlement, the company will im... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bozeman School District in Montana.
A $160,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the Bozeman School District in Montana. The suit was filed by the family of Kelly Morgan who was killed in a drunk driving accident following the 2000 homecoming dance. The parents claimed that there was lax supervision on the part of the school, stating that the boy who drove the car, Br... - 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... - 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: City of East Haven, Connecticut.
A $2.5 million dollar verdict has been awarded to the family of Malik Jones in their wrongful death suit filed against the city of East Haven, Connecticut. The 21-year-old black man was shot and killed by a white police officer, Sgt. Robert Flodquist, in 1997. The jury found that the officer used excessive force when he shot Jones after a car chase that... - Settlements and Verdicts: Housing Authority of Louisville.
A $3.5 million dollar verdict has been found in the lawsuit filed against the Housing Authority of Louisville on behalf of 12-year-old Julius Burns. The suit claimed that the Housing Authority had contributed substantially to the boy's mild retardation by failing to adequately remedy lead-tainted soil in the area where the boy's family lived. The suit... - Settlements and Verdicts: MCI/WorldCom.
A $750 Million dollar settlement has been reached between MCI (formerly WorldCom) and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fine is 75 times larger than the previously largest fine of $10 million dollars levied by the SEC against Xerox Corporation for accounting irregularities. Under the terms of settlement the company has agreed not to violate an... - Settlements and Verdicts: Safeway Corporation.
A $1.5 million dollar settlement has been reached in the consumer protection lawsuit filed against The Safeway Corporation. The suit claimed that the company's "Buy One, Get One Free" advertising was misleading, as the policy did not apply to two identically priced items, but only to different priced items, the lower-priced item being free. (Jul-07-03)... - Settlements and Verdicts: Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar and Grill.
A $900,000 settlement has been approved in the lawsuit filed against the Pizzeria Uno Chicago Bar and Grill of West Dekalb Pike in King of Prussia, and the restaurant's various holding companies in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. The suit was filed by a couple who claimed that the restaurant served alcohol to a visibly intoxicated woman, which resulted i... - Settlements and Verdicts: Avjet Corporation.
An $11.7 million settlement has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit filed against Avjet Corporation. A jury found the company negligent and responsible for the deaths of the passengers aboard a March 29, 2001 flight which crashed and killed all eighteen people on board. The suit alleged that a pilot had attempted to land the flight under unsafe,... - Settlements and Verdicts: Ernst & Young.
A settlement has been reached between the accounting firm Ernst & Young and the government, over improperly registered tax shelters and improperly maintained lists of people who bought them. Under the settlement terms, the company will pay $15 million dollars to the IRS, and supply details of the deals and customer names to the government. (Jul-03-03)... - Settlements and Verdicts: Nestle Food Co.
A $5.1 million dollar verdict in an age discrimination lawsuit against Nestle Food Co. has been upheld. The suit was filed by Richard Herr claiming that the company favored young people as managers and refused to promote him despite excellent evaluations. (Jun-14-03) [ CNBC ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted... - Settlements and Verdicts: Guidant Corp.
A $92 million dollar settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the Guidant Corp. subsidiary EndoVascular Technologies Inc. The company pled guilty to 10 felony counts for putting a defective product, Ancure Endograft, on the market. Ancure was used to treat abdominal aortic aneurysms. (Jun-13-03) [ FORBES ] Legal Help If you have... - Settlements and Verdicts: Lockheed Martin.
A $7.1 million dollar settlement has been reached in the suit filed against Lockheed Martin regarding reimbursements of alleged false claims sought through contracts with NASA. The settlement brings to an end the investigation into the false lease cost claims following the disclosure that John J. McGurr, former Director of Contracts Administration, had em... - Settlements and Verdicts: Government of Ontario.
A $414 million dollar settlement has been reached in the pay-equity suit filed against the government of Ontario on behalf of 100,000 female public-sector workers. Under the terms of settlement, the pay adjustments will be phased in by one per cent of payroll per year until 2011. (Jun-14-03) [ CANADA ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and...