LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,404 pages found matching priest settlement- FirstWorld Communications securities Settlement
The data center operators now known as Verado Holdings have agreed to pay $25.9 millions to shareholders. The company went public in March of 2000 and rose over $180 million in the first few weeks. Just three months later, stocks dropped 57%. (Jan-21-05) [ DENVER POST ] Mail Settlement Info by March 22, to: Gilardi & Co., P.O. Box 8040, San R... - GlaxoSmithKline employee Settlement
A $5.2 million settlement was awarded to 1,300 workers who were improperly classified as temporary employees. With such classifications, workers we not able to take advantage of the drug maker's employee benefit plans. (Jan-21-05) [ YORK DAILY RECORD ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no... - Polaris Industries Inc. ATV defect settlement
The ATV company allegedly delayed reporting defects in several of its sports models and is now paying a $1 million settlement. There were numerous reports of accidents and injuries associated with the Scrambler, Sport and Xplorer 400 models. The Consumer Product Safety Commission investigated two reports and found Polaris responsible for not informing gov... - City of New York walkway injury Settlement
Elaine Nancy Maklan received a $1.9 million court settlement with the New York City Council. Maklan filed a suit in December 2000 after suffering severe brain injuries by falling on a decaying pedestrian walkway over Central Park Avenue. Residents in the area had been pressing the city to fix the walkway for long time. (Dec-23-04) Legal Help... - Town of New Milford and Officer Scott Smith racial killing Settlement
A settlement was reached in the death of a black suspect killed by white officer. The city of New Milford has settled with the parents and three children of Franklin Reid for $1.6 million. Reid was shot by Officer Scott Smith after a foot chase along route 202. Smith became the first Connecticut officer in the line of duty to be to be charged with murder... - Brown County wrongful death Settlement
In November of 2000, 21 year old Tiffany O'Hern fell down a laundry chute at Brown County Medical Health Center. Peggy O'Hern filed a lawsuit and received $1.5 million for the wrongful death of her disabled daughter. Brown County insurance providers, Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Co. of Madison and OHIC Insurance Co. of Columbus, Ohio will be split... - New Haven Funeral Home improper disposal Settlement
Fred Carmon's body was found along with four others in a funeral home garage. Carmon's body was the only one identified. The family's received a six figure cash settlement with the former New Haven funeral home and its president Michael Wade. Wade was charged with running the funeral home without a license and five counts of improper disposal. The funeral... - Greene Country & Motorists pedestrain accident Settlement
Twelve-year-old Eric Bumgarner died while crossing an intersection on his bicycle in September 2003. Marie Burke waved Eric across the intersection when unsuspected motorist John Lapusan struck him. Kerry and Aaron Bumgarner received $400,000 in a settlement with Greene County and the two motorists involved in the accident. (Dec-15-04) [ KOLR !) NEWS ]... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange sexual abuse Settlement
A $100 million settlement was awarded to 87 victims who claimed they had been sexually abused by clergy members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. Bishop Tod D. Brown personally apologized for the misconduct of the diocese's priests and lay officials and hopes for forgiveness and reconciliation. (Dec-06-05) [ CHRISTIAN POST ] Legal Help... - Raiders Fan stabbing Settlement
Chargers ticket holder Daniel Napier of La Mesa was stabbed in the lip, head and rib cage by a Raiders fan as they left Qualcomm Stadium. The Oakland Raiders won the football game 15-13. Mr. Napier sued the city of San Diego, the Chargers and Elite Security and was awarded an undisclosed settlement. The man who allegedly stabbed Napier lost in court and w... - City of Venice wastewater contract Settlement
Wastewater department workers, Warren Petitt, Troy Evans and James Campbell aided state and federal investigators who were looking into possible cover-ups and sewage spills. The three men from pollution control claimed George Hunt and former utilities department managers unlawfully retaliated by cutting their contracts short for assisting the officials. H... - M & T Pretzel Inc. overtime Settlement
Dozens of pretzel vendors in New York, most of who are immigrants from Bangladesh, are now being paid overtime and back wages. Under the terms of the settlement M & T Pretzel Inc, which owns the pretzel pushcart empire, has agreed to pay $450,000 to employees for labor law violations. "The employees, mostly immigrants from Bangladesh, worked long sh... - Ray Brent Marsh Cremation Settlement
A former crematory operator has pleaded guilty to dumping more than 334 corpses on his property. Relatives have reached an $80 million settlement. The cremator was giving the deceased's relatives cement dust instead of ashes. Under a deal with prosecutors, Ray Brent Marsh could get up to 12 years in prison. Marsh, 31, apologized to the families as he plea... - DSJ Construction Company Injury Settlement
A $700,000 settlement has been reached in a personal injury lawsuit involving a construction site accident. The lawsuit was brought by Balint Kramlik against contractors and sub contractors regarding non-compliance with OSHA safety regulations at a Jersey City construction site. The non-compliance of safety regulations resulted in Kramlik having to a... - New Jersey Department of Transportation electricity Settlement
A $5.5 million settlement has been reached for "electrifying" construction site injury. An apprentice carpenter met with an accident while working on a highway extension construction project when an unattended crane swung over and hit high-tension wires, causing high-voltage electricity to flow through the crane which threw the carpenter high into t... - Palo Alto Police Brutality Settlement
A settlement of $250,000 has been reached by city of Palo Alto in a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed that he was bullied and beaten by two Palo Alto police officers last year. The suit claimed that race was a factor in the attack. Hopkins said that he was sitting in his parked car on Oxford Avenue near El Camino Real when a police officer, drove up... - Settlements and Verdicts: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
A $990,000 settlement has been reached in the whistleblower lawsuit filed on behalf of Michelle Doggett. Doggett claimed that the lab retaliated against her after she exposed financial mismanagement in her department, the lab's energy, manufacturing and transportation division. The settlement is believed to be one of the largest for a whistleblower in t... - Settlements and Verdicts: Nike Inc.
A $1.5 million settlement has been reached in the free-speech lawsuit filed filed in 1998 claiming that the company lied in their public relations campaign refuting accusations of dire workplace conditions in Asian factories. The company claimed that they were truthful in the campaign, and that it was protected by the first amendment of the US constitutio... - T-Mobile overtime Settlement
The Labor Department announced a $4.7 million back-wages settlement with T-Mobile wireless phone company. T-Mobile supposedly had hundreds of call center employees working off the clock .The employees were forced to clock in before their scheduled clock-in time. Employees are eligible for back pay if they worked as customer service representatives between... - World Wrestling Federation wrongful death Settlement
Owen Hart died May 23, 1999 during the "In Your House XXIX - Over The Edge" pay-per-view wrestling match, where he was scheduled to wrestle as Blue Blazer. Hart's lift harness failed while he was being lowered from the ceiling to the ring mat. Reporters said that he fell anywhere from 90 to 100 feet. Hart was taken from ringside by paramedics and pronounc...