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A $29 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by 20 states. The suit alleged that the company pressured doctors to change patients' medications to benefit its bottom line. (Apr-27-04) [ 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: Florida Windstorm Underwriting Association.
A verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of 400,000 homeowners who allege that the massive rate hike for windstorm insurance on coastal homes was approved improperly four years ago. The 1st District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee decided that the company should not have been allowed to double the rates. (Apr-27-04) [ PALM BEACH POST ] ... - Microsoft patent infringement settlement.
A $440 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of InterTrust Technologies regarding the firm's anti-piracy software. The suit alleged that Microsoft violated patents when they included the anti-copying technology known as DRM (digital rights management) in the Windows Media Player. (Apr-13-04) [ ENN ] Legal Help If... - Settlements and Verdicts: Gerald Patrick Thomas Jr.
A jury awarded nearly $37 million to a victim of a the former Luthern minister who allegedly molested boys. (Apr-23-04) [ BILLINGS GAZETTE ] 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: Schering-Plough.
A $27 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the federal government and the state of Texas. The suit alleged that the drug company was inflating prices for albuterol inhalers that were sold to Medicaid patients to treat asthma. (May-04-04) [ NJ ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a... - Settlements and Verdicts: Compass Group U.S.
A $15 million verdict has been reached in the sexual harassment lawsuit filed on behalf of Saratoga Springs resident Kristen Nestler. The suit alleged that Nestler's supervisor had made unwanted sexual advances and remarks, and that the company did not sufficiently handle the situation. (May-10-04) [ BUSINESS REVIEW ] Legal Help If you have a si... - Settlements and Verdicts: Singapore Airlines.
A $15 million verdict has been reached in the wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of Sidney and Christina Wu, whose parents were killed when Singapore Airlines Flight SQ006 crashed before take-off on October 31, 2000, at Chiang Kai Shek International Airport in Taipei, Taiwan. (May-07-04) [ BUSINESS WIRE ] Legal Help If you have a similar prob... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Los Angeles.
A $1.2 million settlement has been approved in the lawsuit filed on behalf of 88 protestors at the 2000 Democratic National Convention. The protestors were injured by Los Angeles Police Department officers who used rubber bullets, beanbag projectiles and pepper spray to break up a protest outside Staples Center. (May-07-04) [ DAILY NEWS ] Legal H... - Settlements and Verdicts: Weyerhaeuser.
A $34.5 million settlement has been reached in the antitrust lawsuit filed by Cascade Hardwood in Chehalis, Alexander Lumber Mill in Onalaska, Westwood Lumber in Reedsport, Ore., and Morton Alder Mill in Willamina, Ore. The suit alleged that the company had manipulated alder-wood markets to drive competitors out of business. (Mar-10-04) Legal He... - Settlements and Verdicts: Opa-locka Hialeah Flea Market.
In legal trouble? Get help now from a local criminal defense attorney. A $2.2 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of four siblings who parents were shot to death on May 27, 2003 in their booth at the flea market. The suit alleged that the market failed to provide sufficient security although there was a well known... - Settlements and Verdicts: State of Hawaii.
A $1.175 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the family of 16-year-old Michael Martin who broke his neck diving into the Waimanalo reservoir. The suit alleged that the state had not taken adequate measures to keep people out of the reservoir. (Jan-28-04) [ STAR BULLETIN ] Legal Help If you have a similar prob... - Settlements and Verdicts: Ford Motor Co.
A $52 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the family of 10-year-old Walter White who was killed in October 1994 when a a defective parking brake caused a Ford pickup truck to roll over him. The suit alleged that Ford was aware of the parking brake defect and did not warn consumers. (Mar-21-04) [ DAILY FREE PRESS ] Legal Help... - Settlements and Verdicts: Town of Greenwich, CT.
A $4.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Katrina Peters, the widow of John Peters who was shot on Aug. 5, 1993 in his swimming pool by Andrew Wilson, a one-time family friend with a history of mental illness. The suit claimed that Greenwich police and town officials were liable for the murder as they were aware that Wilson ha... - Settlements and Verdicts: International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
An $18 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Eric Peoples, who worked at the Gilster-Mary Lee popcorn plant in Jasper, MO from October 1997 to March 1999. The suit alleged that Peoples developed severe lung problems after being exposed to chemicals in the popcorn's butter flavoring. (Mar-16-04) [ MERCURY-NEWS ] Legal Help If... - Settlements and Verdicts: University of Miami Kappa Sigma president Travis Montgomery and officer David May.
A $12.6 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the parents of 18-year-old Chad Meredith who drowned due to a fraternity prank in November of 2001. (Feb-06-04) [ LOCAL10 ] 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... - Settlements and Verdicts: Province of Saskatchewan.
A $1.5 million payment will be made in the lawsuit filed by the Klassen family, who alleged that they were maliciously prosecuted as child abusers more than a dozen years ago. (Feb-06-04) [ GLOBE AND MAIL ] 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... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wet Seal Inc.
Has agreed to pay as much as $1.3 million to settle a lawsuit by California store managers who claimed they were wrongly denied overtime pay. (Jan-23-04) 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 submit your complaint. ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Dynegy Inc.
Two subsidiaries and the four companies comprising West Coast Power, Dynegy's joint venture with NRG Energy Inc., have agreed to pay $3 million to settle charges from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that they violated power market trading rules during the Western energy crisis in 2000 and 2001. (Jan-20-04) [ MIAMI HERALD ] Legal Help I... - Settlements and Verdicts: Ricomex
has been ordered to pay a total of 2-million to the families of six victims of the 1999 earthquake that caused the collapse of the factory that killed 39 employees. (Jan-20-04) [ IOL ] 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. ... - Microsoft Corporation patent infringement verdict.
Microsoft Corporation. A $520 million verdict has been upheld in the lawsuit filed by Eolas Technologies and the University of California alleging patent infringement. Last August, a jury found that the company's Internet Explorer browser infringed on a University of California patent. (Jan-15-04) [ WQAD ] Legal Help If you have a similar...