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Hamilton, Bermuda: (Aug-09-07) Two class action antitrust suits were brought against Warner Chilcott, over one of the company's combined hormonal contraceptives, Ovcon 35. The suit was brought by certain direct purchaser plaintiffs, who alleged that the claims held by the settling plaintiffs represented a majority of the damages sought by all of the direct... - Centennial Bank Holdings Inc. Financial Adviser Investor Scheme Settlement
Denver, CO: (Aug-08-07) Former clients of jailed financial adviser Will Hoover brought a lawsuit against Centennial Bank Holdings Inc., over a subsidiary, Guaranty Bank & Trust Co., which Centennial Bank acquired in 2004. The suit, filed by more than 40 of Hoover's victims, alleged that Guaranty Bank and its former chairman helped Hoover conduct and prolon... - $185 Million Award Against Wal-Mart Upheld by Philadelphia Judge
Wal-Mart could pay $185 million to settle a class action suit alleging that the retailer underpayed its employees. A Philadelphia judge affirmed the award, during an appeal pending in the Pennsylvania Superior Court. The judge also said that Wal-Mart should pay $62.2 million in statutory liquidated damages, $33.8 million in statutory attorney fees, $11.9 mil... - Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan Medicaid Duplicate Billing Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) A settlement was reached with two companies, Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan and the state attorney general's office. The companies, who administered health care for the state, agreed to return $7 million that they received through duplicate billings. The recovery stemed from an audit of the state Medicaid... - Jerry Castleman and Kathleen Lynn Enron Stake Sale Settlement
Houston, TX: (Aug-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Jerry Castleman and Kathleen Lynn, two former Enron Corp. executives, alleging that they helped the company manipulate earnings through the fraudulent sale of a Brazilian power project. The SEC claimed that Enron sold an interest in the Cuiaba power project to... - All Saints Anglican Church Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Funds Settlement
Attleboro, MA: (Aug-07-07) The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts brought charges against breakaway parish All Saints Anglican Church, alleging that the church improperly kept or used $200,000 when it left the diocese. The suit also involved issues concerning gay clergy and gay unions. In a settlement reached out of court, an agreement was entered into, in... - Prison Health Services Premature Pregnancy Wrongful Death Settlement
Tampa, FL: (Aug-07-07) Kimberly Grey, 37, filed a lawsuit against Prison Health Services, the Brentwood-based company that held a contract with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for health care in its two jails. The suit alleged that the company mishandled her pregnancy and said the care resulted in the death of her prematurely born son. Grey was be... - Kitsap County and Waste Management of Washington Tribal Landfill Contamination Settlement
Little Boston, WA: (Aug-04-07) Recent developments with the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe have served to revitalize its heritage. And while tribal officials look to their past to rebuild the culture for future generations, several new projects are coming to the forefront that will change the tribe in more modern ways. Economically, the tribe benefited from a... - Mike Peterson Murdered Mother Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Aug-03-07) Caitlin Atwater brought a lawsuit against her stepfather, convicted murderer Mike Peterson, over the wrongful death of her mother Kathleen Peterson. Mike Peterson, 63, was convicted in October 2003 of first-degree murder in the 2001 beating death of his wife, Nortel Networks executive Kathleen Peterson. She was found dead at the bo... - Cambria Somerset Authority Microhydro Project Breach of Contract Settlement
Richland Township, PA: (Aug-02-07) Former Somerset County engineer Paul Rizzo Associates Inc. brought a lawsuit against the Cambria Somerset Authority (CSA), alleging that the authority breached a contract. The last active work the firm performed for the CSA involved a $1.3 million microhydro project, which was halted indefinitely in December 2006 when it... - Rick Starr Lincoln Mercury Cell Phone Car Accident Settlement
Port St. Lucie, FL: (Aug-03-07) Tiffany Barrett brought a lawsuit against Rick Starr Lincoln Mercury, after she was hit by a salesman while he was on his cell phone. Barrett was left with permanent disabilities. Barrett was on her way to a Christmas party with her three kids when their mini van was struck by the salesman's car that pulled out in front of h... - Lloyd's of London AERT Facility Fire Insurance Claim Settlement
Springdale, AR: (Aug-02-07) Lloyd's of London underwriters, an international insurance firm, filed suit against Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies Inc. (AERT) over a pending final settlement of AERT's 2003 Junction, Texas, fire claim. AERT, which makes and sells composite decking materials, had agreed to a settlement in which Lloyd's agreed to p... - Metropolitan Life Insurance Discrimination Settlement
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has agreed to a settlement with almost fifty-five hundred customers and former customers in Texas. The settlement comes from allegations towards the company of race-based pricing. The settlement will cost Metropolitan $1.6 million dollars. The payment comes as a part of a larger, national lawsuit against the company. Most o... - Seaside Heights and Toms River, NJ Patrolman Mass Murder Settlement
Asbury Park, NJ: (Jul-31-07) Edward Lutes, a Seaside Heights Patrolman, used his MP-5 assault rifle to shoot and kill Toms River residents Gail Galliano, 49, her husband, Dominick, 51, and their son, Christopher, 25, along with two members of the Williams family, Gary, 48, and his wife, Tina, 46, on April 9, 2002. The surviving members of the Williams and... - Daniel Boulud Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) A federal lawsuit was brought against Daniel Boulud, one of New York's most celebrated chefs, accusing him of discriminating against non-white employees. The plaintiffs, seven current and former employees from Latin America and Bangladesh, said the restaurant promoted white French workers ahead of non-white workers, even those who... - Cephalon Inc. Trisenox Marketing Settlement
Frazer, PA: (Jul-31-07) Biotechnology company Cephalon Inc. had a second quarter loss after reserving $56 million for a settlement over alleged illegal marketing for the anticancer drug Trisenox. The controversy involving the drug had earlier cost the company $10.5 million in settlements, but company officials have since put that figure at close to $56 mil... - Norstan's Bankruptcy Shareholder Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) A lawsuit was filed against Norstan's, a women's budget retailer, on behalf of the company's unsecured creditors, alleging that the company had unscrupulous business procedures. The lawsuit asserted that in the months before declaring bankruptcy, Norstan's made distributions of $14 million to the company shareholders and thereafte... - Nelnet Inc. Student Loan Referrals Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) The New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed a lawsuit against Nelnet Inc., a finance company that consolidates student loans. The charges alleged that Nelnet made payments to alumni groups in exchange for getting loan referrals. The lawsuit was part of the investigation of unlawful practices in the $85 billion a year... - Michael Rice Prudential Securities Market Timing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Michael Rice, a former senior executive with Prudential Securities, alleging that he failed to supervise registered advisers who allowed favored clients to make improper market timing mutual fund trades. The SEC claimed that Prudential advisers previously used f... - K2 Inc. Jarden Merger Termination Settlement
Carlsbad, CA: (Jul-30-07) A settlement was reached in a pending litigation concerning outdoor sporting goods company K2 Inc. and Jarden Corp. In April 2007, Jarden, a diversified consumer products company, decided to acquire K2 in a cash and stock deal valued at about $15.50 per share, or $765.9 million. The settlement agreement made with the City of Rosev...