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Lisbon, OH: (Jan-24-08) William Huffman, a Salem man, brought a lawsuit against the county, after a bridge was washed out by a flash flood. The suit stated that Huffman was severely injured when his car struck a collapsed bridge near his home about 6:30 a.m. Aug. 28, 2004. The bridge had washed out in the night during one of the worst flash floods in rec... - MedMira Inc. agrees to pay debt holder $500,000 settlement
Halifax, Canada: (Jan-24-08) MedMira Inc., the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, has been embroiled in a lawsuit with a debt holder. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties reached a settlement agreement, aimed at resolving the dispute. Under the settlement, MedMira Inc. officials stated that the company will settl... - Gas Storage Tanks, Talisman Energy Inc. pays CNOOC Ltd. $40 million to resolve a business dispute.
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-24-08) CNOOC Ltd. brought charges against Talisman Energy Inc., over issues related to Indonesia's Tangguh LNG project. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties had reached a settlement, aimed at resolving the dispute. Under the settlement agreement, Talisman will pay $40 million to CNOOC for a 2% stake in the BP PLC-led... - $8 Million Settlement Awarded for Construction Site Death and Injuries
Montvale, NJ: A lawsuit stemming from the death of a 21-year old while working for the family business on a construction site, and injuries to his co-workers, has been resolved with the award of an $8 million settlement. The young man was performing site clearance work for the family owned landscaping business, which had been subcontracted to clear... - Rifu Apparel pays seven female employees $120,000 pregnancy discrimination settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Jan-23-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Rifu Apparel and three affiliated companies, alleging that they discriminated against their employees because they were pregnant. The federal government said that the four Saipan garment manufacturers violated federal law by refusing to renew the employment con... - BP to Pay $100 Million Settlement in Toxic Fumes Lawsuit
Texas City, TX: Ten workers who filed suit against BP North American Inc, over allegations that the oil company had released toxic chemicals into the air around its refinery in Texas City have been awarded $100 million as settlement. The plaintiffs are among dozens of employees who were treated for sore throats and dizziness associated with exposure... - Silicon Valley entrepreneur pays $3 million insider trading settlement to SEC
San Francisco, CA: (Jan-22-08) The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against the founder of Silicon Valley communications chip maker Saiyed Atiq Raza, a former president and chief operating officer of chip maker Advanced Micro Devices Inc. (AMD), over trades he made in 2006 while serving as a director of San Francisco orthodontic dev... - Taser Misconduct, City of Lakewood pays epileptic man $90,000 personal injury settlement after refusing medical treatment and resisting police aid
Lakewood, WA: (Jan-21-08) William Grider and his wife, Kathy, brought a lawsuit against the municipality, the police department, Chief Larry Saunders, and four officers, after he was jolted with a stun gun and roughed up by police when he rejected medical aid following an epileptic seizure. The suit stated that Grider, 63, had a seizure and passed out at t... - Las Vegas police award man $250,000 personal injury settlement after his neck was broken during his arrest
Las Vegas, NV: (Jan-21-08) Frankie Davis, a man whose neck was broken during his arrest in 2001, brought charges against the Las Vegas police, alleging that the incident at a downtown Las Vegas casino left him seriously injured. In his suit, Davis had accused Officer David Miller of battery and excessive force in the November 2001 arrest at the Las Vegas C... - Calgon Carbon awarded $9.25 million settlement after purchasing common stock of Advanced Separation Technologies Incorporated
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jan-21-08) Calgon Carbon Corporation brought charges against three companies, Progress Capital Holdings, Inc., Florida Progress Corporation, and Potomac Capital Investment Corporation, over Calgon Carbon's purchase of the common stock of Advanced Separation Technologies Incorporated (AST). Sources close to the case stated that the three co... - Auction Rate Securities
Many investors who put their money in Auction Rate Securities (ARS) did so because they believed that the securities were liquid and that they were a safe investment. However, they are now finding out that their Auction Rate Securities are not liquid and have very little value. Some companies involved in the Auction Rate Securities market are now under i... - Talon International receives $1.5 million worth of marketable securities for Azteca Production International contract breach
New York, NY: (Jan-14-08) Talon International, Inc., a leading global supplier of zippers, apparel fasteners, trim and interlining products, brought charges against Azteca Production International, Inc., a former distributor of Talon products, alleging that the distributor had breached contract terms and had been in default for several months. As par... - Man awarded undisclosed settlement after a plane crashed into his home and killed his wife and infant son
Sanford, FL: (Jan-12-08) Joe Woodard brought a lawsuit against NASCAR after five people, including two children, were killed, and others were injured after a plane slammed into two homes on July 10, 2007. The plane crash took the lives of Woodard's wife, Janice, and infant son Josiah. Sources close to the case confirmed that as part of a settlement reached... - Copied Song, Avril Lavigne pays undisclosed settlement to rock band, Rubinoos, for copyright infringement
Toronto, Canada: (Jan-09-08) The 70s rock band, Rubinoos, brought charges against Avril Lavigne, alleging copyright infringement. The suit claimed that Lavigne plagiarized her summer hit single, "Girlfriend." Songwriters Tommy Dunbar and James Gangwer stated that Lavigne's boppy track sounded suspiciously like their 1979 single, "I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend... - Bankruptcy judge orders Asarco to pay $8.6 million contaminated water settlement
Butte, MT: (Jan-07-08) State prosecutors brought charges against Asarco, over the treatment of contaminated water in Butte's Berkeley Pit. The suit stated that the Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mine that began filling with drainage from closed mines in 1982. Pit water is laden with metals, and is being treated. Asarco filed a bankruptcy case in... - Two security guards receive undisclosed out-of-court settlement after being attacked and discriminated against by several teenage boys
Stockton, CA: (Jan-04-08) Two security guards, unnamed for security and confidentiality reasons, brought a lawsuit against the families of the teenage boys who attacked them in the Brookside subdivision in February 2007, alleging that they were assailed with firebombs and racial epithets. The suit stemmed from a Feb. 3 incident, where the boys, then 15 to... - Microsoft Inc. Novell NetWare Antitrust settlement.
A $536 million settlement has been reached in the antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Novell Inc. The settlement will "resolve all antitrust claims as of today relating to Novell's NetWare product and all of the other products and businesses which it currently owns." (Nov-08-04) [ 2P2 NET ] If you have a similar problem and would like to be con... - Police Van, Family awarded $500,000 settlement after father died while in police custody
Rochester, NY: (Jan-02-08) Cherese Dukes, the widow of Shawn Dukes, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, following her husband's death while in custody of Rochester Police. Sources stated that Dukes died after he called 911 for help. He had a heart attack while handcuffed and lying down in the back of a police van. His widow sued, naming the... - Construction Claims, Koss Construction Co. pays $600,000 fine for submitting false claims under a federal program for disadvantaged businesses
Topeka, KS: (Jan-02-08) Federal prosecutors brought charges against Koss Construction Co. and Koss Materials Co., a Topeka paving company, alleging that they submitted false claims under a federal program for disadvantaged businesses. US Attorney Eric Melgren claimed that Koss and Ideker, Inc., of St. Joseph, MO, submitted bogus claims to state and federal... - Patent Dispute, Motorola, Inc. and Metrologic Instruments, Inc. enter into confidential settlement regarding barcode scanning and mobile computing
Blackwood, NJ: (Dec-31-07) Spokespersons of Motorola, Inc. and Metrologic Instruments, Inc. recently announced that the two companies, who have been locked in patent infringement disputes over a period of time, have decided to resolve their issues by entering into a settlement agreement. Sources close to the case stated that Motorola together with its subs...