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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... - Settlements and Verdicts: Dey, Inc.
An $18.5 million dollar settlement has been reached in the Medicaid fraud settlement filed against Dey Inc. (a California-based subsidiary of Merck KGaA) by the state of Texas and the federal government. The suit claimed that the company falsified price reports to the Texas Medicaid program. (Jun-11-03) [ BIZ JOURNAL ] Legal Help If you have... - Settlements and Verdicts: Ohio Valley Bistros Inc.
A $21 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed against Ohio Valley Bistros Inc. (the owner of T.G.I. Friday's), on behalf of the parents of two teenagers who were killed by a drunken driver. The suit was filed after 16-year-old Cory Stauble and Jamie Parsley were killed by 42-year-old Mark Eberenz who had been drinking alcohol for about ei... - Settlements and Verdicts: Campbell Industrial Park.
A $1 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Campbell Industrial Park yard owner Michael Cunningham of Hawaii. Dan Easterday filedthe suit when has leg was crushed by a forklift in October 2001 while using the yard to repair cars. The forklift reversed into Easterday, and his leg was nearly severed as a result. (Jun-21-03) [ HO... - Ebay Inc patent infringement settlement.
Ebay has been ordered by a jury to pay $35 million dollars to MercExchange in regards to a patent infringement lawsuit. MercExchange alleged that eBay and its Half.com unit infringed on their innovations for conducting fixed-price sales over the Internet. Ebay has contested the accusations, saying that it uses its own innovations, and the company plans... - Settlements and Verdicts: Taco Bell.
A $30 million dollar verdict has been awarded to Joseph Shields and Thomas Rinks in their lawsuit filed against Taco Bell. The two men charged the company with failing to pay them for coming up with the idea of using a talking Chihuahua in the Mexican fast-food chain's advertisements. The jury sided with the two marketers, who claimed Taco Bell had brea... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wal-Mart.
A $200,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart over the sale of toy guns in their New York stores. The company was accused of selling the toys without safeguards to ensure that they did not look too much like real weapons. Under federal law, toy gun barrels must have an orange end piece on the toy gun barrels, and under New... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Pittsburgh.
A $250,000 settlement has been reached in a reverse lawsuit filed by two police officers against the City of Pittsburgh. Benny Sledge and Anthony Hildebrand claimed that they were demoted after reporting alleged improprieties by their supervisor, Assistant Police Chief Earl Woodyard, Jr. The two officers claimed that they were subject to a hostile work... - Settlements and Verdicts: Fort Worth Prison, Texas
A $4 million dollar verdict has been found for former federal prison inmate Marilyn Shirley, who claimed that she was raped while an inmate at a women's prison in Fort Worth, Texas. The 47-year-old woman claimed that the offence occurred six months before her September 2000 release from the prison, where she was serving a 3-year term for a drug-related... - Settlements and Verdicts: Gilroy Foods.
A $1 million dollar voluntary settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Gilroy Foods and its owner, ConAgra Foods Inc. The suit, which alleged disability bias, found that the company was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying hire to certain workers. The settlement will provide compensation of $993,500 to workers,... - Settlements and Verdicts: Healthcare Company
has agreed to play guilty to defrauding government health-care programs and will pay more than $840 Million in the largest fraud penalty ever handed down by the Justice Department. (Dec-14-00) [ PRESS RELEASE ] 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: Volusia County Council.
A $4.9 million dollar settlement has been reached in the personal injury suit filed against Volusia County Council on behalf of a Pensacola couple who were hit by a fire truck in 1999. Cordell Davidson and his wife Veronica were injured when a fire truck made an improper left-handturn and struck them while they were riding their motorcycle. The settleme... - Settlements and Verdicts: Martin Bregman.
A settlement has been reached in the breach of contract lawsuit filed by actress Kathy Bates against movie producer Martin Bregman. A $1.25 million dollar settlement will be paid to Bates to compensate her for damages suffered when Bregman backed out of a deal for her to star in an upcoming movie. Bates alleged that she had an outstanding agreement wit... - Settlements and Verdicts: Iraq
A $104 million dollar verdict has been awarded by a New York City judge to the families of two men who were killed in the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center. The suit was filed against the country of Iraq on behalf of the families, and it is the first time that a court has laid blame with the country for the attacks. At this time, it i... - Settlements and Verdicts: Dr. Carroll Gallagher Jr.
A $750,000 verdict has been awarded to a woman from the state of Columbia who filed suit against her North Charleston oral surgeon. The suit claimed that Dr. Carroll Gallagher Jr. misread or did not disclose to plaintiff Paulette Koutroulakis that she had a dislocated jaw bone. (Apr-30-03) [ THE STATE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and... - Settlements and Verdicts: Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Co
A $16.7 million dollar verdict has been awarded to the parents of an 11-year-old girl who died after eating a gel candy. The suit was filed against Sheng Hsiang Jen Foods Co., the Taiwanese manufacturers of the candy which has since been banned in the United States. The gel candies are sold under many brand names and are packaged in small plastic cups i... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wards Cove Packing.
A $508,000 award has been granted to Donald Brindle in the lawsuit filed against Wards Cove Packing. The age-discrimination suit claimed that 58-year-old Brindle had been let go in December 2001 under the pretense that his job was being cut, when in reality it was given to a 37-year-old assistant. (May-17-03) [ HOOVERS ] Legal Help If you have a... - Settlements and Verdicts: Funkmaster Flex
A settlement has been reached in the child support lawsuit filed against Funkmaster Flex, a New York DJ, by Haydee Diaz, the mother of his 2-year-old son. According to the ruling, Flex will support the child financially, arrange for medical insurance, set up a college fund, and buy a life insurance policy. (May-01-03) [ ALLHIPHOP ] Legal Help ... - Settlements and Verdicts: K.C. Smith
A settlement of $100,000 dollars has been reached in the lawsuit filed in Tennessee against 20-year-old K.C. Smith by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit alleged that Smith had raised approximately $102,000 dollars between May 2000 and February 2003 by promoting fictitious investments on the Internet, by making false claims in nine million s...