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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... - $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... - Eminent Domain, University of Akron pays property owner $443,000 settlement
Akron, OH: (Feb-08-08) Harry Jackson, a property owner, brought a lawsuit against the University of Akron, alleging that it was trying to acquire Jackson's business by eminent domain. The property, which includes apartments above a store, is one of several the university sought to acquire for a $61.5 million stadium and $32.5 million residence hall southea... - Rego & Youngquist and Breitbach Construction pay Princeton School District $2 million settlement for design and construction errors
Princeton, MN: (Feb-07-08) The Princeton School District brought a lawsuit against Architects Rego and Youngquist (ARY) and prime general contractor Breitbach Construction, alleging that there were construction defects in a school building. Records show that the school district first brought arbitration claims against ARY and Breitbach in 2006, citing desi... - Hurricane Claims, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood
Natchez, MS: (Feb-07-08) Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood brought charges against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., the nation's largest insurance company, following a criminal investigation of the insurer's Hurricane Katrina claims handling practices. State Farm had accused Hood of using the threat of prosecution to compel settlements of civil cases... - $4.1 Million Settlement Awarded in False Imprisonment Lawsuit
Larimer County, CO : Tim Masters has won his lawsuit against alleging false imprisonment, with a settlement agreement of $4.1 million, CNN.com reported today. Masters was imprisoned in 1999 on a murder charge, for which he is now exonerated. He was just 15 years old when police in Fort Collins started their investigation on him and his supposed role i... - Dairy Bankruptcy, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement
Rome, Italy: (Feb-07-08) Parmalat SpA, the dairy company that collapsed four years ago in Italy's largest bankruptcy case, brought charges against Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, the second-largest Italian bank, alleging that the domestic lender played a part in the company's bankruptcy. Sources close to the case revealed that the parties had come to a memorandum of... - Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited agrees to pay the Australian Taxation Office a $13.1 million tax dispute settlement
Hartford, CT: (Feb-07- 08) The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) brought charges against Magellan Petroleum Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited (MPAL), over an ongoing tax dispute. The recent ATO audit focused on certain income tax deductions claimed by Paroo Petroleum Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of MPA... - Senior Awarded $7.75 Million in Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit
Ventura County, CA: Maria Arellano has been awarded a $7.75 million settlement by the jury who heard her case against the Fillmore Convalescent Center. The suit alleged that the 71-year old woman was abused during her time at the nursing home. Due to a prior stroke she was unable to speak or walk. Evidence in the form of film clearly showed an empl... - Worker Awarded $1.7 Million in Crane Accident
Texas City, TX: A 64-year old Texas construction worker has been awarded a $1.7 million settlement by a jury, in his workplace safety lawsuit against Maxim Crane Works LP. The decision has yet to be approved by a judge. The lawsuit alleges that in 2005, Ernesto Tamez, then 59, attached an oil burner to the boom of the crane while working for a turnaro... - County Supervisor, Oconee County agrees to pay a former employee a $75,000 wrongful termination settlement
Oconee County, SC: (Feb-5-08) Ann Hughes, former county supervisor, brought charges against Oconee County, alleging that she was wrongfully termnated. The suit was filed in May 2005, when former county administrator Ron Rabun fired Hughes from her job as the county's consultant on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The parties reach... - DRAM Patent, ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-4-08) MOSAID Technologies Inc. brought a lawsuit against two Hsinchu, Taiwan-based companies, ProMOS Technologies Inc. and Mosel Vitelic, Inc., alleging that they infringed on its patents. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, resolving the dispute. Under the terms of the settlement, ProMOS has been... - $10,200,000 Settlement in Medical Malpractice Suit
Washington, DC: The family of a nine-year old boy has settled with a hospital and radiologist which they alleged were negligent in detecting an arterio venous malformation in the boy's spinal canal, and which subsequently ruptured resulting in the boy becoming paraplegic. Apparently, the boy was in hospital for a birthmark on his upper left back. The... - Golf Course Taxes, Silver Spring Township pays Lettermen Inc. $925,000 financial settlement
Silver Spring Township, PA: (Jan-31-08) Lettermen Inc., the company that owns Rich Valley Golf Course, brought a lawsuit against Silver Spring Township, over a property tax dispute. Sources close to the case stated that the parties resolved the long standing dispute by entering into a settlement agreement. Under the deal, the township agreed to pay $925,00... - Judge awards $35 million wrongful death settlement after novelist killed his wife
Durham, NC: (Jan-31-08) A wrongful death lawsuit was brought against Durham novelist Michael Peterson by his stepdaughter, Caitlin Atwater, alleging that Peterson was responsible for the death of his wife, Kathleen Atwater Peterson. Records show that Peterson, 64, was convicted in October 2003 of first-degree murder in the 2001 death of his wife, after eme... - Hedge Fund Scandal, Man Financial agrees to pay UBS Fund Services a $19 million financial fraud settlement
King of Prussia, PA: (Feb-01-08) UBS Fund Services brought charges against MF Global Inc., formerly known as Man Financial Inc., alleging that it was owed money from a hedge fund scandal that defrauded its clients out of more than $200 million. Sources claimed that UBS Fund Services was the court-appointed receivers for a defunct King of Prussia, PA, hedge... - Buyout Cancellation, GSO Capital Partners agrees to pay Reddy Ice Holdings a $21 million business settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-31-08) Reddy Ice Holdings Inc., a maker of packaged ice, filed charges against hedge fund GSO Capital Partners, alleging that it was owed money due to the cancellation of a $1.1 billion deal, in which it was to be bought by GSO Capital Partners. Sources stated that the deal went awry, forcing the company and GSO to try and craft an al... - Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement
Gettysburg, PA: (Jan-30-08) Bruce Davis, of York, brought a lawsuit against Gettysburg Borough and its former police Chief Rolf Garcia, alleging that his civil rights were violated during a January 2006 pro-abortion rights rally. The suit claimed that Davis was arrested after Gettysburg Police broke up a group of 25 pro-abortion rights ralliers because the... - Dycom Industries agrees to $10 million wage and hour dispute settlement
Palm Beach, FL: (Jan-30-08) A wage and hour lawsuit was filed against Dycom Industries and three of its subsidiaries UtiliQuest LLC, STS LLC and Locating Inc. units. The suit stated that the wage and hour claims were filed between 2003 and January 2007, and covered several states where the subsidiaries did business. Sources close to the case stated t... - School District of Palm Beach County awards former Olympic Heights High School teacher $272,000 wrongful termination settlement
Boca Raton, FL: (Jan-28-08) Curtis Sherrod, a former Boca Raton teacher, brought charges against the School District of Palm Beach County, alleging that he was unlawfully terminated. Sources stated that the dispute between the two parties ensued for more than four years. Sherrod was a social studies teacher at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton un...