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Sort by relevance 16,391 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Settlements and Verdicts: Promoter Louis Pearlman of Trans Continental Records.
A $15 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of attorneys Cheney Mason and William B. Pringle III. The suit alleged breach of two contingency fee contracts related to the plaintiff's work in representing Pearlman against music groups 'N Sync and The Backstreet Boys. (Oct-08-04) [ NEW YORK LAWYER ] Legal Help If you ha... - Settlements and Verdicts: Jane Wagner.
A $2 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of Naeun Yoon, a 15 year old girl who was struck and killed by Wagner in a hit and run accident in March 2000. (Oct-08-04) [ WASHINGTON POST ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link... - Settlements and Verdicts: Cushman and Wakefield Incorporated, Interior Systems Incorporated.
An $8.4 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the US Postal Service and the federal government. The suit alleged that the companies violated the False Claims Act by not paying the USPS for postage owed. (Sep-12-04) [ KLTV ABC ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer... - Settlements and Verdicts: Proxim Corp.
A $22.75 million settlement has been reached with Symbol Technologies Inc. The patent infringement suit was filed over technologies used in Proxim's 802.11 and 802.11b products. (Sep-14-04) [ COMPUTER WORLD ] 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 s... - Settlements and Verdicts: The University of Phoenix.
A $9.8 million fine has been levied by federal regulators who found that in an effort to boost enrolment, the school had violated a rule which bans pay incentives for recruiters. (Sep-13-04) [ BUSINESS JOURNAL ] 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: PA Fund Management, PEA Capital and PA Distributors.
PA Fund Management, PEA Capital and PA Distributors. A $20.6 million settlement has been reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit alleged that the companies failed to disclose their use of fund assets to pay brokerages for steering customers to Pimco stock mutual funds. (Sep-15-04) [ PHILLY BURBS ] Legal Help If you h... - Settlements and Verdicts: The City of Dellwood, MO.
A $7.5 million settlement has been reached in the 2001 wrongful conviction lawsuit filed by Ellen Reasonover, a woman who was accused of the 1983 murder of 19-year-old James Buckley during a botched robbery. (Sep-18-04) [ NEWS LEADER ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please cli... - Settlements and Verdicts: Aldo Labiad, A.C.L.N. Ltd. and Scandinavian Car Carriers A/S.
A $27.6 million settlement has been reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. (Sep-16-04) [ PR NEWSWIRE ] 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: Qwest Communications International Inc.
Qwest Communications International Inc. A $250 million settlement has been reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit alleged fraud in regards to several of the company's business practices. (Sep-10-09) [ FORBES ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please clic... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bristol-Myers Squibb.
A $150 million settlement has been reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For two years, the SEC has been investigating accounting practices and inventory management activity at the company. (Sep-02-04) [ THE STREET ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click t... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bristol-Myers Squibb.
A $150 million settlement has been reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission. For two years, the SEC has been investigating accounting practices and inventory management activity at the company. (Sep-02-04) [ THE STREET ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click t... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bushmaster Firearms of Windham, Maine.
A $2.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of the Washington, D.C.-area sniper shootings. The suit alleged that at least 238 guns, including the snipers´ rifle, disappeared from a gun shop in the three years before the shooting rampage, and despite audits by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms showing th... - hazard insurance
If you have a mortgage on your home, your bank may be charging you for hazard insurance that you already have and do not need. Some banks are deducting money from escrow accounts to pay for duplicate insurance on their customers' homes. They do this without properly checking the records of insurance that the homeowners have given them. Many homeowners do... - Settlements and Verdicts: Shell Oil Co., ARCO station-operator Atlantic Richfield Co., ChevronTexaco Corp. and World Oil Corp.
A $99 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by environmental groups. The suit alleged that the companies were in violation of California's Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act, for contaminating state drinking water supplies. (Sep-24-04) [ WASTE NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be c... - gold jewellery fraud
If you have purchased gold jewellery and later found it was not the quality claimed, fill out the form below. If your injustice does not match the complaint described above, please use this form to register your complaint. Thank you... - Settlements and Verdicts: Pennsylvania State Police Dept.
A $5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by four women who allege that the department failed to act on allegations that former trooper Michael Evans was sexually assaulting women. In 2000, Evans pled guilty to corruption of minors, indecent assault, solicitation to promote prostitution, official oppression and indecent exposure, and... - Settlements and Verdicts: Pueblo Country Club.
A $1.5 million verdict has been reached in the age discrimination lawsuit filed by Arcenio "Steve" Garcia, who was the golf course's superintendent. The suit alleged that the club violated the federal age discrimination law in 1998 when they replaced Garcia, then 58, with a 41-year-old man. (Sep-02-04) [ BILLINGS GAZETTE ] Legal Help If you have... - Settlements and Verdicts: Eric Robert Rudolph.
A $115 million verdict has been upheld in the lawsuit filed on behalf of Emily Lyons, a nurse who was injured in a 1998 blast at a Birmingham abortion clinic that Rudolph, an accused serial bomber, had caused. (Aug-29-04) [ WAFF ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click th... - Settlements and Verdicts: GlaxoSmithKline PLC.
A $2.5 million settlement has been reached with the State of New York. The lawsuit alleged that the company had misrepresented data on prescribing its antidepressant drug Paxil to children. (Aug-28-04) 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 sub... - Settlements and Verdicts: Royal Dutch/Shell.
A settlement has been reached with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the UK's Financial Services Authority. The company will pay a $120 million fine to the SEC, and another $30 million to the FSA to end the probe into allegations that the company misled the market. (Aug-25-04) [ NEWS FACTOR ] Legal Help If you have a similar proble...