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Washington, DC: AstraZeneca has settled claims that it overcharged for some medicines such as Zoladex and Pulmicort. Britian's second largest pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay $103 million to close the claims filed in the US. Pulmicort Respules is used to prevent asthma, and Zoladex is used to treat prostate and breast cancers. According... - Bethlehem Area School District School Mold Settlement
Bethlehem, NJ: (May-30-07) The Freemansburg Elementary School filed charges against the Bethlehem Area School District, after mold shut the school's doors for over a year. In a settlement reached, school board members voted unanimously to accept the $175,000 settlement from Valiant Insurance Co., which covered the district during the 2000-01 mold crises, m... - Westchester County, NY College Property Dispute Settlement
Westchester County, NY: (May-29-07) Frank DeLeonardis, a Mount Vernon landlord, filed charges against Westchester County, after he ran more than a million dollars over budget in converting a former Sears building into a satellite branch of Westchester Community College. At one point during the dispute, DeLeonardis had served the county with an eviction not... - Dr. James Powers Skin Cancer Medical Malpractice Settlement
San Diego, CA: (May-23-07) Regis Reilly, 53, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against dermatologist Dr. James Powers, alleging that the doctor failed to biopsy a cyst that later metastasized into cancer. Reilly had a family history of skin cancer. As a result of the oversight, Reilly went through several surgeries to remove the cancer and is now confi... - Dental Malpractice - Dentist Malpractice, Dental Malpractice Lawyers
Dental Malpractice generally refers to an injury caused by a negligent dentist. Any kind of negligence or poor quality dentistry can be defined as dentist malpractice , which could result in a dental malpractice lawsuit. Dental malpractice lawyers can determine whether you have a dental malpractice claim. Dental Malpractice Negligence a... - Pfizer Settles with Justice Department Over Clean Air
Pfizer, one of the world's pre-eminent pharmaceutical companies, has reached a settlement with the US Justice Department regarding violations of the Clean Air Act. The settlement includes a civil penality of $975,000. This is the first settlement involving industry-specific standards for airborne emissions during pharmaceutical manufacturing. It relat... - Point Blank Class Action Settled for $34.9 Million
Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of protective body armor, today announced that the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, has approved the settlement entered into in connection with the securities class action against the Company and certain individual defendants, as well as the related shareholder derivative action. ... - John Charman Divorce Settlement
London, England: (May-24-07) A British court upheld a £48 million ($94.7 million) divorce settlement for the former wife of an insurance tycoon, John Charman, head of the Axa Insurance Group, making the case one of the largest payoffs in the country's history. Charman claimed that the award, which was ordered by a lower court for Beverley Charman, his wif... - Aon Corp. agrees to pay $4 million settlement in insurance malpractice lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-23-08) Federal regulators in FL brought charges against Aon Corp, one of the largest insurance brokerages, alleging that the company received undisclosed compensation in connection with the placement of insurance coverage on behalf of FL policyholders. The suit, filed by the Florida Department of Financial Services, the Florida D... - Owasso, OK agrees to pay $300,000 settlement in civil rights violations lawsuit.
Tulsa, OK: (Jun-19-08) The City of Owasso has agreed to pay $300,000 as part of a settlement between the city and the estate of Todd Thomas Hastings. The estate filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Owasso Police officers had violated his rights of search and seizure. Owasso police responded to a 9-1-1 call at Hastings' home in August of 2002. When poli... - Bumble Bee Foods reaches undisclosed settlement reached in tainted foods lawsuit.
Lubbock, TX: (Jun-18-08) A settlement has been reached between Bumble Bee foods and its subsidiary, Castleberry's in a federal botulism contamination lawsuit. Emanuel Cisneros sued the tuna giant for damages linked to his children's extended illness. After being hospitalized in June of last year, it was determined that Marissa and Samuel Cisneros were am... - Westin Hotel reaches undisclosed settlement in valet driver negligence lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Jun-04-08) An settlement has been reached in which a St. Louis Westin Hotel has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum to a man allegedly injured in a car accident involving a Westin Hotel valet driver. The accident occurred at Spruce Street in downtown Saint Louis when the Westin driver was exiting the hotel driveway and crashed into the vehic... - Real estate fraud suit ends with a $150,000 payout.
Chicago, IL: (May-16-07) Carpenters Union officials filed a lawsuit against Kevin Pastrick, over the issue of a multimillion-dollar land swindle that landed the son of former East Chicago mayor Robert Pastrick and other political kingpins, in federal prison. The suit which was fought over three years resulted in a settlement in which Pastrick, who still... - Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority agrees to pay $2.3 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Jun-14-08) A $2.3 million settlement has been reached in a wrongful death matter in Washington, DC. Martha Stringer Schoenborn, 59, and her friend Sally Dean McGhee, 54, were struck by a Metro bus while in a downtown crosswalk. The lawsuit was filed by Gregory Schoenborn, husband of one of the victims. Metro driver Victor Kolako, pleaded... - $6.5 million settlement for wildfire damage to the Uinta Mountains.
Salt Lake City, UT: (May-15-07) Federal prosecutors had filed suit against the national office of the Boy Scouts of America over a case involving a wildfire started by campers working on a survival badge. In a separate settlement with the state of Utah, the national Boy Scouts organization had agreed to pay $330,000 and plant 9,000 seedlings. Federal pro... - Gender discrimination suit ends in a four-year contract at $65,000 a year.
Russell County, AL: (May-15-07) Russell County Administrator LeAnn Horne filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against former Commissioner Tillman Pugh, alleging that he discriminated against hiring her as the county's full-time administrator in 1999.The county commission reached a settlement with Horne last September, leaving Pugh as the sole defendant... - Landmark Autism Class Action Reaches Settlement
It is being hailed as a landmark autism case--a class action lawsuit brought against Blue Cross Blue Shield, by 100 families of autistic children over reimbursement for screening and treatment for the children. The settlement, $1 million, represents a significant victory for the families. The suit, filed by the family of an autistic child, alleged that... - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Plavix Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (May-10-07) The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against research-based pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., accusing it of infringing Plavix patents. Plavix, a blood thinner manufactured by Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis SA and marketed by New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb, was to face generic comp... - Visual Sciences Inc. NetRatings Patent Infringement Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Aug-20-07) NetRatings Inc., a privately held division of the media research firm that publishes Billboard and Adweek magazines, brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Visual Sciences Inc., another Web tracking company, over certain of its patent applications. The suit was filed in February 2006. In a settlement reached, Visual Scienc... - Cablevision Systems Corp. agrees to pay $34.4 million settlement in options back-dating lawsuit.
New York, NY: (June-5-08) Cablevision Systems Corp. has reached a settlement agreement over its stock options award practices lawsuit. The New York State Supreme Court case was over Cablevision engaging in improper stock options backdating practices in awards given to executives and directors from 1997 to 2002. As part of the settlement, worth $34.4 mil...