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Jefferson County, TX: The family of a woman who died shortly after being discharged from emergency at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, has been awarded a $1,315,276 settlement. The incident occurred in 2007, when then 47-year old Stacy Meaux went to emergency after complaining of pain and tightness in the chest. At the hospital she was diagn... - Unlicensed Software, Florida Benchmark agrees to pay $150,000 SIIA settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-26-08) The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) brought charges against Florida Benchmark, alleging that the company used unlicensed software. SIIA officials stated that it had designated 2007 as an Anti-Piracy Year and focused on preserving copyright protections. The suit against Florida Benchmark was filed under this pr... - Student Assault, Columbus School District agrees to pay $350,000 settlement for negligent handling of the incident
Columbus, OH: (Feb-26-08) A lawsuit was brought against the Columbus School District by parents of a student who was sexually assaulted in the Mifflin High School auditorium in 2005. The suit claimed that the developmentally disabled girl was forced to perform oral sex on at least two boys while other students watched. The parents accused Regina Crenshaw,... - Extra Hours, City of Bethel agrees to pay police officer $27,000 wage and hour settlement
Bethel, ME: (Feb-27-08) Lt. Shayne White brought charges against the Bethel Police Department, alleging that he had not been paid wages for the extra time he had put in over years. White, who is in his fourth year as a Bethel officer, agreed to not file suit against the city by entering into a settlement agreement to resolve the dispute. Under the terms... - Company Sale, Pepco Holdings Inc. agrees to proposed $48 million settlement with its customers
New York, NY: (Feb-25-08) Pepco Holdings Inc.'s Pepco unit has been embroiled in a legal battle with Mirant Corp., a company that purchased Pepco's power plants in 2000. The dispute stemmed from a 2001 incident, in which Pepco customers were credited with a share of the profits from the sale of its power plants. Sources stated that the parties had reached... - Personal Assistant Awarded $5 Million in Lawsuit Alleging Forced Oral Sex
Miami, FL: A $5 Million settlement of punitive damages has been awarded to a former personal assistant to Rev. Ike Eikerenkoetter, who alleged that he performed oral sex on the preacher under threat of termination. Augusto Medina, the assistant, also alleged that the reverend grabbed his crotch while he was giving him a massage. Massage was one of... - $9 Million Settlement Agreed For Alleged Medical Malpractice
Cook County, IL: A $9 million settlement has been agreed between the plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit and the defendant hospital, prior to the lawsuit being filed. The suit stemmed from the death of a 39-year old mother of two who went into hospital for a routine procedure but was overmedicated and consequently stopped breathing. The suit a... - Used Tire Storage, Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co. pays $10,000 fine for improper storage
Chicago, IL: (Feb-19-08) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) brought charges against Branko Vardijan, the owner of Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co., alleging that he improperly stored hundreds of tires on his company's property. The suit was filed after a Jun. 6, 2005 inspection revealed that about 500 used tires were found filled with contamin... - Office Politics, Ramsey County pays two deputies $750,000 settlement after being placed in dead end jobs
Ramsey County, MN: (Feb-19-08) Lt. John Moore and Sgt. Joyce Shockency, two deputies, brought a federal lawsuit against the county, alleging that Sheriff Bob Fletcher retaliated against them. The two deputies stated that they were moved to dead-end jobs for politically opposing the sheriff. The suit claimed that Fletcher retaliated against them for opposin... - Serial Killer, Hospitals agree to confidential wrongful death settlement for employing former registered nurse Charles Cullen
Newark, NJ: (Feb-19-08) The families of serial killer Charles Cullen's victims, brought lawsuits against the hospitals that once employed the former registered nurse, alleging wrongful death. Sources close to the case stated that Cullen was arrested in 2003 on suspicion that he murdered several patients at Somerset Medical Center, and he later pleaded guil... - Man Paralyzed In Workplace Accident Gets $25M
Bexar County, TX: A 40-year old man paralyzed as a result of a violently jerking earth scraper has been awarded $25 million in settlement of his lawsuit against Caterpillar and Holt Texas Ltd. In 2006, Alfonzo Lopez was operating a Caterpillar tractor-scraper when the machine began to jolt up and down. He sustained spinal fractures that left him par... - Water Samples, Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria
Janesville, WI: (Feb-18-08) The Wisconsin Attorney General's office brought charges against Govert Well & Pump of Janesville, alleging that the local well drilling company falsified water samples. The suit claimed that the company falsified well water samples, required in all new Wisconsin wells to check for coliform bacteria. Employees allegedly collect... - University Apartments, Capstone Development agrees to $15 million construction defects settlement
Storrs, CT: (Feb-18-08) The University of Connecticut (UConn), the owners of Hilltop Apartments, brought a lawsuit against Capstone Development Corporation based in Birmingham, AL, over a botched construction job on the apartment that resulted in numerous safety code violations, including faulty electrical cables. The lawsuit claimed that the construction... - Hotel Food Poisoning, Thomson Holiday and JMC-Thomas Cook awards British travelers a £2.5 million personal injury settlement
Birmingham, England: (Feb-14-08) A lawsuit was brought against tour operators Thomson Holiday (TUI) and JMC-Thomas Cook, alleging that travelers on holiday suffered from different varieties of food poisoning at the Beach Club Hotel in Torremolinos, Spain. The suit claimed that over 1,000 British travelers had stayed at the hotel and had experienced such pr... - Baker Reaches Agreement in Class Action Lawsuit
Michael Baker Corporation today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the lead plaintiffs in the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit against the Company. The settlement is subject to court approval after notice to the class members. The amount of the settlement, which the Company did not disclose, will be covered in fu... - Bianco Employees Get Their Overtime Pay
Hundreds of settlement checks were distributed today to workers who sued Michael Bianco Inc, alleging that they had been denied overtime pay or were docked wages while employed at the South End leather factory from January 2004 to March 2007. The plaintiffs received anywhere from $20 per check to $6,000. In November, Bianco settled the federal class act... - Senior Awarded $1.19 Million in Bus Accident Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: An 89-year old senior who was thrown from his seat on a bus when the vehicle hit a tree burl, has been awarded a settlement of $1,189,782.58. Edwin M. Wilson sustained injuries to his right femur on July 22, 2007, as a result of the accident, and subsequently underwent open reduction-internal fixation surgery with hardware. In... - $1.25 Billion Settlement Reached with Black Farmers over Discrimination
Washington, DC: A long-standing class action between Black farmers and the US government reached a $1.25 billion settlement agreement Thursday, making history. The Pigford lawsuit was filed in 1997 and alleged that the African American farmers were deliberately excluded from government programs because of racism and treated unfairly with respect to... - National Guard, Sangamon County agrees to $20,000 wrongful arrest settlement
Sangamon County, IL: (Feb-11-08) Eric Hersey, a National Guardsman, brought a lawsuit against Sangamon County and deputy John Gillette, alleging that he was wrongly arrested in 2004 and held in jail overnight. The suit claimed that Hersey came to Springfield on Aug. 13, 2004, to retrieve his medical records from Camp Lincoln to take with him to Washington St... - $3.5 Million Settlement Approved for Uninsured Patients
A Cook County circuit judge has approved a settlement in a class action suit between patients of Advocate Health Care and the health care company. The suit alleged that the not-for-profit hospitals run by Advocate had overcharged uninsured patients. Advocate, the largest provider of medical care in the Chicago area, operating Advocate Christ Hospital i...