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Sort by date 7,405 pages found matching priest settlement- Walmart Wage Statement Lawsuit and $35M Settlement
Jan-10-23 Los Angeles, CA Walmart has agreed to settle for $35 a wage-and-hour class action lawsuit filed in 2017 alleging the retail giant failed to provide accurate wage statements to employees and therefore violated California labor law . In his lawsuit, plaintiff James Evans argued that an inaccurate wage statement is the same as “not providing any... - Bank of America Will Pay $165 Million to Settle Securities Complaints
Apr-18-13 Charlotte, NC Bank of America will reportedly pay $165 million dollars to settle securities claims related to mortgage-backed securities. The bank’s subsidiaries were alleged to have misrepresented the risks associated with the mortgaged-backed securities, costing the plaintiffs - credit unions - massive losses. The settlement was agreed to befor... - Lawsuit Links PFAS PFOA Water Contamination to Ulcerative Colitis
Nov-27-23 Charleston, SC On September 13, Marye Smith filed a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Smith v. 3M Company alleges that Ms. Smith developed ulcerative colitis because of years of exposure to toxic PFAS in drinking water contaminated with aqueous firefighting foam. Furthe... - Jesuit Priest Abuse, Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus agrees to $50 million settlement to Alaska Natives victims
Anchorage, AK: (Nov-18-07) More than 100 Alaska Natives brought charges against the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic religious order, alleging that they were sexually abused by Jesuit priests. The suits stated that the victims were altar boys, altar servers, and altar girls when they were abused. Victims claimed that when they wi... - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Priest Abuse Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Sep-08-07) Several plaintiffs brought charges against the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, alleging that they were victims of clergy abuse. In a settlement reached, the Catholic Church agreed to pay $198.1 million to the more than 144 men and women. The victims will receive an average payout of $1.38 million for sexual abuse they suffer... - Archdiocese of Chicago Priest Abuse Settlement
Chicago, IL: (May-29-07) In a settlement reached, the Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to pay $6.65 million to fourteen people who claimed they were sexually abused by almost a dozen of the diocese' priests. Details of the settlement were to be made public at a conference at the Allerton Crowne Plaza, which would officially end the 14 civil cases, which began... - Nassau, NY agrees to pay $215,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Nassau, NY agrees to pay $215,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit. Nassau, NY: (May-29-08) The estate of Eileen Tosner, a 73-year-old lady, brought a lawsuit against Nassau County, after a former psychiatric patient shot and killed Tosner, of Lynbrook, and a priest during a Mass in Lynbrook in 2002. County officials confirmed that the Nassau Legis... - School to pay $100,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Honolulu, HI: (Apr-24-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit against the Holy Family Catholic Academy, a Catholic school, alleging that it wrongly fired a former bookkeeper after she complained of discrimination by a priest and her supervisor. The suit, filed on behalf of Roxanne Castilliano, claimed that the Rev. Owen Mulle... - Catholic Diocese of Yakima pays $200,000 settlement to four abuse victims
Yakima, WA: (Jan-08-08) Four women brought lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Yakima, alleging that they were abused by Father Michael Simpson at a Toppenish church during the 1960s. Sources close to the case revealed that the diocese had reached a settlement with the four women by paying them a total of $200,000. The church did not admit to any wr... - Reverend Abuse, Diocese of Norwich pays $170,000 settlement to abuse victim
Norwich, CT: (Oct-29-07) James Fish, a Pawcatuck man, brought charges against the Diocese of Norwich, alleging that he was molested by Rev. Paul Hebert, a priest at the church more than 30 years ago. The suit claimed that Hebert sexually assaulted Fish on several occasions in the church rectory in 1973 and 1974, when he was in the seventh grade. At the time... - Logging Forest Fire, Babbitt Logging Inc. and Stimson Lumber Co. pays state of Idaho $1.5 million for wildfire damage
Boise, ID: (Oct-23-07) The state of Idaho brought charges against Babbitt Logging Inc., based in Coeur d'Alene, and Portland, OR-based Stimson Lumber Co., over a 2003 wildfire that torched nearly a square mile of state-owned timber on the eastern shore of Priest Lake. The state filed suit claimed that the companies caused the fire by rigging logging equipm... - Priest Abuse, Archdiocese of Louisville pays $25.7 million settlement to over 200 victims
Louisville, KY: (Oct-09-07) Several lawsuits were brought against the Archdiocese of Louisville, alleging that several priests and retired Monsignor Robert Bowling of Saint Therese the Little Flower Church in Reno specifically, sexually abused minor children. As part of a settlement reached, the archdiocese agreed to pay $25.7 million to 243 people who acc... - Philips Cuts Deal with Owners of Recalled CPAP Machines and Lawsuit Claims FDA Fails CPAP Users
Oct-9-23 Santa Clara, CA Philips Respironics has cut a deal with CPAP machine consumers who are part of the class action lawsuits. The $479 million proposed settlement covers reimbursement costs to consumers who purchased, leased or rented the defective devices. Depending on the CPAP, BiPAP or mechanical ventilator model, claimants can expect from $55 to $1,552 p... - Women's Studies Rights, Rhode Island College pays fine for removing signage
Providence, RI: (Sep-26-07) A lawsuit was brought against Rhode Island College alleging it violated the Women's Studies Organization's First Amendment rights. The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit against the university in December 2006 on behalf of the student group. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2005 incident in... - Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City Alter Boy Priest Abuse Settlement
Germantown, MD: (Aug-23-07) Brandon Rains, now 21, a former altar boy at Mother Seton Parish in Germantown, brought sexual molestation charges against Rev. Aaron Joseph Cote, 56, a priest who served at the parish from June 2001 to July 2002. Sources confirmed that Cote worked as a member of the Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City and w... - Attorney discusses the California Employment Lawsuit and Settlement in Augustus v ABM Security Services
Jul-19-17 Oakland, CA: Thousands of security guards are extremely pleased with the outcome of their lawsuit regarding rest breaks, which dragged through the court system for years. “After 12 years, we just received final court approval of our $110 million settlement,” says attorney Scott Cole, adding that he is co-counsel with Drew Pomerance's office on... - California Court Okays Chipotle Wage Lawsuit Deal
Oct-29-20 San Francisco, CA On October 2, the Superior Court of California gave preliminary approval to an agreement to settle Turley v. Chipotle Services, LLC. , a long-running California labor lawsuit . The workers argued that Chipotle's practice of understaffing caused them to miss meal and rest periods in violation of the California Labor Code. In a... - Misclassified Plaintiffs in Massachusetts Eyeing $2.9 Million Proposed Settlement
Apr-21-17 Boston, MA: Plaintiffs in a recent Massachusetts employment law collective action have asked a federal judge in Massachusetts to approve a settlement worth $2.9 million that would settle claims of improper classification allegedly costing employees overtime pay. Massachusetts labor law – together with the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal st... - Clergy Abuse, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph awards teenage boy $45,000 settlement
Kansas City, MO: (Jan-16-08) An unidentified Kansas City-area man brought a lawsuit against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, alleging that Thomas Reardon and Thomas O'Brien sexually abused a non-catholic 16-year-old boy. Sources stated that over a dozen men have sued O'Brien and the diocese, and 14 have sued Reardon and the church. One has settled, a... - MLB To Pay $185 million “Starvation Deal”
Aug-11-22 San Francisco, CA Minor league ballplayers asked a California federal judge last month to approve a $185 million settlement they reached with Major League Baseball over alleged "starvation" wages in a case that languished through the courts for eight years. The California labor minimum wage and overtime lawsuit was settled a month before it was...