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A $17 million settlement has been reached in the sexual abuse lawsuit filed by a church volunteer who alleges that he was molested by Father Robert E. Freitas, 58, of San Leandro in 1979. The victim further alleged that the church leaders knew that Freitas was a danger but did not do anything about him. (Nov-25-03) [ CONTRA COSTA TIMES ] Legal He... - Settlements and Verdicts: Flextronics International.
A $23 million dollar settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by US biomedical testing firm Beckman Coulter. The suit was filed against the Singapore-based electronics manufacturer regarding a contract dispute. (Nov-27-03) [ CHANNELNEWSASIA ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no oblig... - cell phone companies overcharging and hidden fees
Cell Phone Companies If you suspect you have been overcharged by a cell phone company, or if you suspect you are being charged hidden fees, please file your complaint below. If your injustice does not match the complaint described above, please use this form to register your complaint. Thank you... - Settlements and Verdicts: Household/Beneficial.
Notices will be sent to an estimated 2,150 Household Finance and Beneficial Finance borrowers in Maine of their eligibility to share in the state's $1.6 million settlement with Household International. Under the terms of settlement, all those who took out mortgage loans from Household or Beneficial from January 1999 through September 2002 will be sent for... - Settlements and Verdicts: Francois Navarre.
A $550,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by actress Jennifer Aniston. The suit alleged Navarre of illegally distributing photographs of Anniston sunbathing topless, and charged him with invasion of privacy, trespass and misappropriation of Aniston's name and likeness. (Nov-21-03) [ CNN ] Legal Help If you have a similar proble... - Settlements and Verdicts: Claude E. Jordan Sr.
Claude E. Jordan Sr. A $200,000 verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Colonial Heights City Councilman J. Chris Kollman III regarding statements made by the defendant during a campaign season. The suit alleged "impairment of reputation ... and professional harm," caused to Kollman as a result of false statements made by Jordan in two newspap... - Settlements and Verdicts: Cinar Corp.
A $450,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Spanish animation company, BRB International SA. The suit alleged breach of contract regarding a letter of intent Cinar signed in November 1998 indicating the company's intention to purchase all of BRB's shares for the equivalent of $78 million. (Nov-24-03) [ TORONTO STAR ] Legal Help... - Settlements and Verdicts: Shell, Mobile and Chevron.
A $92.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the city of Santa Monica. The suit alleged that the companies had contaminated five of the city's eleven water wells with a gasoline additive. The companies will also build and maintain a new water treatment facility for the city. (Nov-21-03) [ OUTLOOK NEWS ] Legal Help If you... - Microsoft patent infringement settlement
A $62 million verdict has been found in the lawsuit filed by SPX Corporation. The suit alleged that Microsoft breached SPX patents on conference technology. (Nov-15-03) [ THE INQUIRER ] 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: The Xerox Corporation Retirement Income Guarantee Plan.
A $239 million settlement has been reached and is pending approval in the lawsuit filed on July 25, 2000, alleging that the plan improperly calculated lump-sum distributions from cash balance retirement accounts, resulting in lower benefits for certain employees who left the company between Jan. 1, 1990, and Dec. 31, 1999. (Nov-17-03) [ BUSINESS WIRE ] ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Exxon Mobil Corporation.
An $11.9 billion verdict has been found in the suit filed by the state of Alabama. The state claimed that the company had deprived it of proper royalties on the natural gas the company gathers there. (Nov-15-03) [ NY TIMES ] 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: The Washington Department of Social and Health Services.
A $4 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of three siblings. The suit was filed after the children were left for two and a half years in an abusive foster home, while state social workers failed to do routine checks or adequately investigate complaints. (Nov-07-03) [ SEATTLE TIMES ] Legal Help If you have a simi... - Settlements and Verdicts: Kerr-McGee Corp.
Twenty-nine settlements have been reached in several lawsuits, including one class-action suit filed on behalf of 500 plaintiffs. The suits alleged that the company's former wood treatment facility in Avoca, PA caused ground contamination which lead to serious health problems or deaths. (Nov-07-03) [ CITIZENS VOICE ] Legal Help If you have... - Settlements and Verdicts: Allianz Insurance Co.
A $47.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. regarding losses suffered in the 1999 recall of Coke products in Belgium. The bottler was required to destroy about 17 million cases of beverages when nearly 250 Belgians were allegedly sickened by Coke beverages. (Oct-03-03) [ ATLANTA BUSINESS CHRONICLE ] ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Raytheon Co. (Oct-31-03)
A $6.8 million verdict has been found in favor of Reba Mansell, the widow of a man who invented a system for tracking vehicles with global-positioning technology. The suit alleged that the company had failed to pay the 4% royalty on sales of the vehicle-locating systems. (Oct-31-03) [ MIAMI HERALD ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem an... - Settlements and Verdicts: Clackamas County, Oregon.
A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by fired deputy Carl Bell alleging racial discrimination. The suit charged that Bell was fired after complaining about racist comments made by his trainers and colleagues about him and others. (Oct-22-03) [ OREGONIAN ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be co... - Settlements and Verdicts: Black Warrior Minerals.
A $20 million verdict has been awarded to the estate of Jimmie Bogue. Bogue was killed in July 2002 when a coal truck carrying 92,000 pounds of coal (two tons over the legal limit), hit his sport utility vehicle. (Oct-26-03) [ TUSCALOOSA TIMES ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, p... - Settlements and Verdicts: Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing.
A $10 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Kaiser Permanente. The suit alleged that the department knowingly underpaid them for care of low-income patients by the amount of $14 million between 1996 and 2001. (Oct-26-03) [ DENVER POST ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at... - Settlements and Verdicts: ChevronTexaco Corp.
A settlement of approximately $278.5 million has been reached in the lawsuit filed by state and federal environmental regulators. The suit alleged that the company's plants located in El Segundo, Richmond, Pascagoula, Kapolei, and Salt Lake City were emitting more pollution than permits allowed, and that "extremely hazardous substances" had been released... - Settlements and Verdicts: State of Wisconsin.
A $365,000 settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit filed by 4 convicted sex offenders who were kept in seclusion under Wisconsin's sexual predator law. The suit claimed that while they were inmates at the Wisconsin Resource Center in Oshkosh, the state illegally subjected the plaintiffs to long periods of isolation for disciplinary reasons altho...