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Mar-27-10 Sacramento, CA A California correctional officer is facing fraud charges stemming from a workman's comp claim relating to a 2008 injury. In his claim, John Smiley, 44, stated that a recent parolee recognized him while he was exiting a restaurant in April 2008. The ex-convict allegedly opened fire on the officer, paralyzing him from the waist down. ... - Oregon Family Lands $1 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Mar-23-10 Portland, OR A wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2005 death of an unarmed 27-year-old man in a police confrontation has been settled by Clackamas County to the tune of $1 million. Fouad Kaady was suspected in three hit-and-run crashes—incidents the Kaady family lawyer claims were the result of a fire in Fouad's automobile. When Kaady em... - Illegal Strip Search Suit Settled for $33 Million
New York, NY: A class action lawsuit alleging that women were forced to undergo gynaecological exams in New York City jails has been settled for $33 million. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of people who were arrested on misdemeanor drugs and weapons charges, jumping turnstiles, failing to pay child support, shoplifting and trespassing, and who subse... - Jury Awards $1,642,475 in Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit
Montery County, CA: A $1,642,475 net settlement has been awarded to the two children who lost their father to a workplace accident. Daniel Raya, a 49-year old employee at a Salinas lettuce-packing plant, cut into a cable while installing a scale installation at the plant. He recieved an electrical shock with a 100 volt eletrical current and died. ... - Settlement Announced for Ailing 9/11 Ground Zero Workers
Mar-12-10 New York, NY A settlement that was announced last night, if approved, may award between several thousand and $2 million to rescue workers and others whose health suffered from the effects of working in close proximity to Ground Zero after the twin towers collapsed on September 11, 2001. After some six years of legal wrangling, a $657 million settlem... - Georgia Employees Allege Discrimination
Mar-12-10 Bainbridge, GA Two Georgia employment lawsuits stemming from allegations of gender discrimination were recently settled out of court. The Decatur County government has agreed to pay $765,000 to three male plaintiffs, Steven Enfinger, Guy Yates and Jimmy Bellflower, and $600,000 to a female plaintiff, Cynthia Harrell. According to the Post-Searchligh... - ERISA Lawsuits Protect Employee Rights
Mar-10-10 Milwaukee, WI Violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) can result in lawsuits against a company and its trustees, as plan participants fight to recover money lost due to improper handling of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and other benefits plans. The US Department of Labor recently filed a lawsuit against Steven D. Westra,... - US Forest Service Recovers $102M in Lawsuit Against Union Pacific
Washington, DC: The United States Forest Service sued Union Pacific Railroad for damages incurred as a result of a wildfire in 2000 that was caused by negligence on the part of the railroad. Specifically the suit alleged that railroad crew was negligent in failing to follow safety protocols in using power tools while working on repairing a section o... - CP Ships Securities Litigation Notice of $12 Million Settlement Approval
Toronto, ON: This notice is to all Canadian citizens or individuals or entities resident, domiciled, or headquartered in Canada, or organized under the laws of Canada or a Canadian province (other than Excluded Persons, as defined below), who acquired securities of CP Ships Limited ("CP Ships") during the period from January 29, 2003 to and including Augus... - Were Campus Vandal Watchers in California Paid Employees?
Mar-4-10 Fremont, CA California state education code allows for school districts to lease space on campus grounds for so-called "vandal watchers," who agree to patrol campus property and keep an eye on things in exchange for the ability to park a mobile home on campus grounds. California labor laws were recently put to the test when three vandal watchers were e... - Hospital to pay $1.3M in Hasty Discharge Case
Jefferson County, TX: The family of a woman who died shortly after being discharged from emergency at Christus St. Mary Hospital in Port Arthur, has been awarded a $1,315,276 settlement. The incident occurred in 2007, when then 47-year old Stacy Meaux went to emergency after complaining of pain and tightness in the chest. At the hospital she was diagn... - Personal Assistant Awarded $5 Million in Lawsuit Alleging Forced Oral Sex
Miami, FL: A $5 Million settlement of punitive damages has been awarded to a former personal assistant to Rev. Ike Eikerenkoetter, who alleged that he performed oral sex on the preacher under threat of termination. Augusto Medina, the assistant, also alleged that the reverend grabbed his crotch while he was giving him a massage. Massage was one of... - NovaGold Settles Securities Class Action Lawsuits for $28 Million
Feb-27-10 New Years, NY Toronto-based mining company NovaGold has announced that it will settle its outstanding securities class action lawsuits in both Canada and the US for a total of $28 million. Charges against the company were filed in December 2008 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and in October 2009 in Ontario, alleging gr... - Toyota Testifies Before Congress about Gas Pedal Problem
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC The Japanese head of the largest automotive company in the world admitted to a congressional hearing on Wednesday that Toyota may have let quality slide in the pursuit of quantity. Akio Toyoda, in Washington, offered a personal apology for the recent Toyota accelerator pedal recalls and vowed to regain consumers' trust. A settlement... - Siblings Share Nearly $2 Million of Late Sister's Estate
Feb-26-10 Philadelphia, PA The siblings of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who starved to death in her mother's apartment have settled their civil lawsuit against the social service agency they held responsible, earning nearly $2 million on behalf of their sister's estate . The MultiEthnic Behavioural Health agency had been contracted by the Philadelphi... - Man Paralyzed in School Incident Receives $14.7 Million Settlement
Chicago, Il: A 30-year old man from Chicago who was chronically injured on a mini-trampoline in a tumbling class when he was in the eighth grade, has been awarded a $14.7 million settlement in his personal injury lawsuit. Ryan Murray, who is quadriplegic as a result of the accident, sued the Chicago Board of Education. The suit was thrown in July... - $9 Million Settlement Agreed For Alleged Medical Malpractice
Cook County, IL: A $9 million settlement has been agreed between the plaintiff in a medical malpractice lawsuit and the defendant hospital, prior to the lawsuit being filed. The suit stemmed from the death of a 39-year old mother of two who went into hospital for a routine procedure but was overmedicated and consequently stopped breathing. The suit a... - MoneyGram Reaches Agreement to Settle Securities Class Action
Minneapolis, MN: MoneyGram International has entered into memoranda of understanding to settle federal securities class and stockholder derivative actions pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The claims arise out of the subprime related losses in 2007 and 2008. Under terms of the securities class action memorandu... - Man Paralyzed In Workplace Accident Gets $25M
Bexar County, TX: A 40-year old man paralyzed as a result of a violently jerking earth scraper has been awarded $25 million in settlement of his lawsuit against Caterpillar and Holt Texas Ltd. In 2006, Alfonzo Lopez was operating a Caterpillar tractor-scraper when the machine began to jolt up and down. He sustained spinal fractures that left him par... - New York OCFS Class Action Settlement Receives Preliminary Approval
New York, NY: A class action legal settlement has been reached that could restore the employment rights of up to 25,000 New Yorkers. According to the settlement agreement reached between Class Counsel and the New York State Office of Children and Family Services (OCFS) thousands of people listed on a statewide "Abuse and Maltreatment Register" could receiv...