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The two Northern California Catholic dioceses agreed to pay more than $42 million to settle 41 clergy abuse claims. In an out of court settlement, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sacramento agreed to pay $35 million to 33 victims. The Diocese of Santa Rosa has agreed to pay $7.3 million to eight plaintiffs. (Jun-29-05) [ KTVU ] Legal Help If... - Government Reminds Consumers to Check for Recalled Cadet Manufacturing In-Wall Heaters as extreme Hazard to Safety
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is urging consumers to examine their in-wall electric heaters to determine if they are among the 1.9 million Cadet and Encore brand heaters recalled in February 2000. Although the Cadet Manufacturing Co. heaters were sold and distributed primarily in California, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington fr... - T-Mobile USA Disability Discrimination Settlement
The wireless company has agreed to pay a $40,000 settlement to job applicant Jose Lopez. A lawsuit was filed against T-Mobile after they failed to reasonably accommodate the blind job applicant. The disability discrimination lawsuit claimed T-Mobile violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. (Jun-29-05) [ KANSAS CITY BUSINESS JOURNAL ] Le... - Overnite Transportation Personal Injury Settlement
On March 15, 1999, a tractor-trailer operated by the defendant's driver in Clarke County crossed over the center line of Route 340 and ran nearly head-on into the Plaintiff's Toyota Corolla, as he tried desperately to avoid the truck. The truck driver had not seen a car slowing in front of him to make a left turn, braked too late, jackknifed, and slid... - Baltimore Tank Lines Personal Injury Settlement
On September 27, 2000, a 75,000 pound Baltimore Tank Liners tanker hauling 7,000 gallons of Number 2 fuel oil crossed over the center line of Route 17 in Fauquier County, and struck the Plaintiff's car head-on. The tanker driver had taken his eyes off the road to adjust his heater. The impact crushed Ms. Smith's Volvo, leaving her trapped for 20 minute... - Grant County Detention Center Inmate Personal Injury Settlement
Todd Cox was arrested for driving under the influence. He was taken to jail where personnel allegedly repeatedly kicked him and left him with broken ribs and other injuries. Grant County agreed to pay Cox a $70,000 personal injury settlement. Roy Cobb, John Taylor, and George Overby are three other allegedly abused inmates who also received settlements... - Loyola University Medical Center Medical Malpractice Settlement
At the age of 38, Dennis McCaffrey underwent successful spinal surgery at the Maywood facility. Two weeks later he developed severe back pain, a fever, and a spinal abscess. McCaffrey was a postal service employee from Lemont; he became a paraplegic because of the undiagnosed spinal abscess. Loyola has agreed to pay Dennis and his wife Lori a $10.5 mill... - Brown Water Towing Wrongful Death Settlement
At 2 am on September 15, 2001 a tow boat captain lost control of a string of barges. The current drove them into the Queen Isabella Causeway bridge support causing three 80 foot sections of bridge roadway to tumble into the bay. Motorists driving across the bridge to and from South Padre Island fell into the chasm and eight people were killed. Surviving... - CenterPoint Energy Gas Transmission Co. Settlement
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has accepted the terms of a settlement from the company. CenterPoint allegedly violated certain record keeping and administrative requirements. They have agreed to pay the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Staff at the Office of Market Oversight and Investigations a $270,000 civil penalty. (Jun-28-05) [ YAH... - Maryville Academy Wrongful Death Settlement
At the age of 14, Victoria Petersilka hanged herself after being allowed to enter a bathroom alone on February 9, 2002. The original report of her death contained statements that Victoria "was going to kill herself" and also had a check mark in the box stating "suicidal/homicidal ideation." A later version of the report did not include such a statement,... - Allstate Insurance Co. Auto and Home Insurance Overcharge Settlement
The insurance provider has agreed to offer $30 million in credits and pay a $4 million fine to settle allegations that it overcharged on about 250,000 auto and homeowner policies in California. The home and auto insurer did not admit any wrongdoing and the settlement must be approved. (Jun-27-07) [ MSNBC ] Legal Help If you have a similar... - Illegal Firework Assemblers Wrongful Death Settlement
Husband and father of three, Raymond Reilly, was killed on the Fourth of July last year from a fireworks accident. Father and son Haenelts, along with Formella and Brown, were making illegal fireworks at the home of Farrer. The group was disassembling fireworks and using the gunpowder to build a bigger device from a metal cylinder. When the bigger devic... - Pacifica Enterprises Renovation Settlement
The San Diego developer agreed to a $460,000 out of court settlement for environmental violations. In 2004, Pacifica was renovating the Padre Hotel but was removing asbestos from the building's interior without the proper safety precautions. Air district investigators gave them two warning notices to change their practices. Pacifica stalled renovations and h... - Microsoft Antitrust Settlement
The computer company has agreed to pay IBM a $775 million settlement and provide $75 million worth of software. IBM did not sue Microsoft, but pressed claims that Microsoft broke antitrust laws detailed in U.S. District Judge Thomas Penfield Jackson's 2000 ruling. Jackson ruled that Microsoft sought to penalize IBM for marketing its own software by giv... - Citigroup Inc. European Trade Settlement
The nation's largest bank has agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to clear an investigation by the U.K. securities regulator into a series of European government bond trades. Citigroup must forfeit the 9.96 million pounds in profit made from the August 2nd bond trades and pay a 4 million pound penalty. (Jun-28-05) [ BLOOMBERG ] Legal Help... - Rutherford County Schools Racial Discrimination Settlement
La Vergne High School Principal Melvin Daniels and outgoing Kittrell School Principal Joe Herbert claimed they were overlooked for promotions based on racial discrimination. The lawsuit alleged the two African American men were wrongfully passed up for promotions when they applied for high school principal posts as well as the job of district director... - Vectren Natural Gas Explosion Settlement
Two people were killed in an Evansville home after a natural gas explosion. Vectren has agreed to pay a $170,000 settlement for natural gas emergency education programs. The Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission will contribute money over the next four years toward education and training agencies that respond to natural gas emergencies. (Jul-05-05) [... - Applied Card Systems Abusive Collection Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! The state of West Virginia filed a lawsuit against the company alleging violations of consumer protection laws. Applied Card processes credit card accounts and operates a call center in Huntington that employs nearly 400 workers; the lawsuit claimed they used abusive collection methods. The state is set... - Pembroke Pines Police False Arrest and Excessive Force Settlement
Former Miami Police Department sergeant Raymond Russo had worked with the Miami department for 23 years and before that was with the New York City Police Department. On April 20, 2003, Russo was a manager at the Home Depot in Pembroke when he called the police to investigate a child's backpack believed to match the description of a missing child. Police... - Cash-Connects.com Lender Settlement
A group of customers that entered into service contracts with the lender between January 1, 2003, and December 1, 2004 filed a lawsuit against Cash Connects for allegedly charging customers higher than allowed fees for Internet service and for operating without a small loan company license. Approximately 4,500 eligible customers will be provided with cl...