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Sort by relevance 7,406 pages found matching priest settlement- Red Hat Proposes $8.8 Million Shareholder Settlement
Raleigh, NC : Possible good news for Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) shareholders, the company has reportedly set aside $8.8 million as a settlement fund for an ongoing shareholder class action. The suit alleges that the Raleigh-based Linux company misled investors through its financial statements in July 2004. The terms of the settlement, including the fund... - GlaxoSmithKline Reportedly Paid $1 Billion for Paxil Lawsuits
Dec-14-09 Philadelphia, PA : According to reports, Paxil-maker GlaxoSmithKline may have paid almost $1 billion to settle Paxil lawsuits alleging serious side effects, including birth defects, addiction and suicides or attempted suicides. Bloomberg reported today that since 1993, GlaxoSmithKline has paid close to $1 billion to settle lawsuits concerning the a... - Strip Search Class Action Settled for $900,000
A $900,000 settlement was approved today by a federal judge in a class action lawsuit over allegations that night club patrons were strip-searched during a police raid in 2005. Undercover police raided the club ' What's Next' in Flint, Michigan, to investigate reports of drug dealing taking place onsite. Apparently, the police bought drugs at the club... - Preliminary $25 Million Settlement Reached in Vitamin Price Fixing Suit
Mesquite, NV: A preliminary $25.03 million settlement has been reached between Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General, and vitamin manufacturers accused of price fixing their vitamins to maximize their profits. The lawsuit was undertaken on behalf of consumers and businesses that purchased certain vitamin products between 1988 and 2000, and... - Asbestos Lawsuit Against Smithsonian Settled
Washington, DC : A 54-year old former employee of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum has been awarded a $233,000 settlement ending his lawsuit against the institution. Richard Pullman, a former exhibit specialist, worked for the museum for 28 years, during which time he frequently had to saw and drill into the interior walls of the museum. However, i... - A Play on Words: Unum's Scam
Dec-8-09 Seattle, WA Unum , also known as UnumProvident, is notorious for denying legitimate health insurance claims in a variety of deceptive ways. Valerie (not her real name) says Unum illegally denied her long-term benefits by changing one word in her policy without giving notice to her employer, HR or the union. After she suffered an injury at work, Valeri... - AstraZeneca Could Face 6,000 Lawsuits over Seroquel Side Effects
Dec-6-09 Orlando, FL A recent ruling from a U.S. district judge could create approximately 6000 individual trials for British drug maker AstraZeneca, which faces litigation over Seroquel Side Effects . Anne Conway, the judge overseeing the preliminary proceedings in the federal Seroquel trial, has recommended returning all individual cases related to the anti... - Condo Association Files Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit in Miami
Dec-3-09 Miami, FL A condo association in the Sunshine State is making a bad faith insurance claim against its insurance provider for two residential towers in danger of being demolished next year. The Buckley Towers Condominium Association alleges that its bad faith insurance company failed to react in a timely manner to the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 200... - Carpenter Gets $450,000 for Injured Fingers
A 38-year old carpenter who had to have two fingers on his right (dominant) hand re-attached was awarded a $450,000 settlement as damages for his injury. Jose Guardado got his fingers caught between an electrical panel and a conduit sticking up two feet from the ground while on a job at a construction site. In his suit, Guardado alleged that an employee... - Wal-Mart Agrees Tentative $40 Million Settlement in Wage and Hour Class Action
Wal-Mart has agreed to what is being heralded as the largest settlement of a wages class action in Massachusetts history, a record $40 million. If approved, the settlement will end the class action, filed in 2001. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart workers were denied meal and rest breaks and refused overtime pay, and had their time cards manipulated in... - Aviation Attorney Ron Goldman Explains Coordination of Clarence Center Crash Lawsuits
Dec-1-09 Los Angeles, CA The Clarence Center plane crash happened almost 10 months ago, but according to attorney Ron Goldman of Baum, Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, wrongful death lawsuits are still being filed on behalf of the families of plane crash victims. Cases are in the process of being transferred to be heard by one judge. "The Judicial Panel on Mul... - City of Fargo To Pay for Excessive Traffic Fines
A million dollar settlement of a class action lawsuit against the City of Fargo, ND, was approved today by a federal judge. The lawsuit alleged that the City had been charging excessive traffic fines - that they illegally exceed those in the state's Century Code. The City has agreed to pay up to $1.5 million for eligible claims that were submi... - EEOC Defends Workers' Compensation Leave in Court
Nov-29-09 Kansas City, MO A workers compensation issue that has less to do with workers' safety and everything to do with workers' rights has recently been brought to the public conscience. The issue at hand is inflexible leave policies, whereby workers are being terminated at the conclusion of a set workers' compensation leave instead of being given... - Employee Receives More Than $800,000 in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov-27-09 Seattle, WA Washington State employment laws are designed to protect employees from unfair treatment at the hands of their employers. Although many employees are treated fairly by their employers, there are still some employers who violate Washington employee rights. In such cases, employees often turn to the courts to uphold Washington state employee r... - Ohio Worker Files Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov-26-09 West Chester Township, OH A long-time West Chester Township city employee recently filed a lawsuit alleging that she was sexually discriminated against in the workplace. Ohio employment law protects Ohio employees against discrimination on any grounds such as gender, race, or age. Denise Brown has been an employee of West Chester Township since 197... - Study Suggests That GPs Disagree With Unum's Claims Management System
Nov-24-09 Chattanooga, TN In a move that could greatly impact the future of disability claims, a new study from Keele University claims that more than a quarter of general practitioners (GPs) and physiotherapists believe that disability and pain are the result of physical problems, directly contradictiing the biopsychosocial practices of groups like Unum disabil... - Heelys Settles Securitiies Class Action for $5.25 Million
Dallas, TX : A $5.25 million settlement has been approved by a federal judge in the class action lawsuit against Heelys, a company that makes shoes with a wheel in the heel. The securities class action centered around allegations of breach of fiduciary duties by officials related to the initial public offering of the company in 2006. Lega... - Washington to Pay $13.7 Million to Demonstrators
Washington, DC: A $13.7 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit brought by nearly 700 demonstrators arrested during protests against the International Monetary Fund and World Bank meetings in April of 2000. The lawsuit was filed by the Partnership for Civil Justice on behalf of protesters and bystanders. According to media repo... - Hormone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits See Multi-Million Dollar Settlements
Philadelphia, PA : Two women who each filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies that make hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have both won their cases with awards of $34 million to one and $78 million to the other. On November 20, Donna Kendall was awarded over $6 million in compensatory damages against Wyeth, followed by an award of $16 mill... - New Survey Revives Memories of LINA Disability Claims Debacle
Nov-23-09 Belleville, IL A new survey of seniors enrolled in Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) claims that the majority of applicants find the process overly complicated and confusing, prompting fears that the federally funded organization is taking advantage of the elderly in a manner reminiscent of the LINA insurance controversy. SSDI claimants re...