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Jan-19-09 New York, NY Although Sprint is not compelled or required to admit any wrongdoing, the communications company is nonetheless required to pay $8.8 million as part of an unpaid overtime settlement relating to a trio of lawsuits brought against the company by call center workers. The employees allege that Sprint failed to pay overtime, and other compensati... - Eli Lilly Set to Accept $1.4 Billion Whistleblower Settlement
Jan-18-09 Washington, DC To say that a whistleblower cost a major pharmaceutical company $1.4 billion detracts from the value of whistle blowing as a major support protecting the safety and interests of consumers. How else might we have known about the alleged wrongdoings of Big Pharma giant Eli Lilly with regard to the marketing of Zyprexa? Whistleblowers perform... - Zyprexa Settlement Costs Lilly $1.4 Billion
A settlement has finally been reached between drug maker Eli Lilly and the Department of Justice, over allegations of overzealous marketing of its antipsychotic medication Zyprexa . Lilly will pay a reported $1.4 billion to settle the claims, and plead guilty to a misdemeanour violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The settlement of crimina... - Zonolite Attic Insulation and Asbestos Mesothelioma
Jan-14-09 Washington, DC On December 1 2008, a tentative $140 million settlement was reached in a class action lawsuit against WR Grace & Co, the makers of Zonolite Attic Insulation, a product which contained the extremely carcinogenic tremolite asbestos. Zonolite insulation was sold extensively throughout the US and Canada from the 1920s to the late 1970s. In... - Ortho Evra Patch: Get legal help sooner than later
Jan-14-09 Washington, DC In 2004 Susan started wearing the Ortho Evra patch . She was 18 at the time and was prescribed the patch to help control migraines; her doctor thought she had a hormone imbalance. Her doctor didn't think that the patch would almost kill her… "I was just finishing high school and I was on the patch for 3 months when the migraines got w... - Dell settles 34-State Lawsuit for$3.5 Million
Dell Inc has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations of misleading customers about financing terms, warranties, and rebates brought in a lawsuit with 34 states. The terms of the settlement include Dell placing $1.5 million into an account for consumer restitution. The computer manufacturer will also change its advertising and disclosures to ma... - $7.8 Million Settlement Awarded to Cancer Patients
National Foundation Life Insurance and Dixie National Life Insurance have been ordered to pay a settlement of $7.8 million to 182 people denied payment related to their cancer treatment. The plaintiffs primarily are former South Carolina state employees whose coverage was changed by the insurers after 2001. Legal Help If you have a similar... - Natural Gas Royalty Owners Awarded $126 Million
Natural Gas Royalty Owners Awarded $126 Million Beckham County royalty owners will receive a settlement of $126 million from Helmerich & Payne Inc, for damages and lost profits related to natural gas wells that were drained in the 1980s. The suit alleged that H&P turned off the gas wells on the plaintiffs' properties during a contract dispute wit... - CSX Transportation Baltimore Train Derailment Settlement
In 2001 a freight train with tankers carrying flammable and hazardous chemicals partially derailed in the Howard Street Tunnel creating an inferno that paralyzed downtown Baltimore for days. The city sued the freight rail company to recover part of the $12 million cleanup costs. The city claimed CSX failed to properly maintain its tracks, but CSX counte... - Proposed Partial Settlement in Hurricane Flooding Class Action
A notification program about a proposed partial settlement began today to alert those affected by flooding due to any failures or overtopping of levees that occurred within the Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard, Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Katrina and/or Hurricane Rita. Under the settlement, a settlement fund worth appr... - $54 Million Settlement Approved in Fly Ash Class Action
A subsidiary of Constellation Energy Group involved in a class action lawsuit over toxic fly ash contamination in Arundel County, Maryland, will pay more than $54 million to settle the suit. The settlement was approved by a judge in Baltimore on December 30. The suit alleged that the fly ash contained arsenic, lead and mercury which seeped into the gro... - California Labor Law's Tipping Pool
Dec-29-08 The California labor law prohibits managers and supervisors from sharing in employee tips, yet judging by the number of questions LawyersandSettlements has received regarding payment of tips to restaurant employees, California's tipping pool is still murky. Many businesses apparently still practice tip pooling and other shady dealings, despite last year... - Driver in Truck Accident Going to Jail
Dec-27-08 Miami, FL The driver accused of causing a truck accident that took the lives of 4 people almost 4 years ago has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. The driver was convicted of 4 counts of vehicular manslaughter for his role in an truck crash that occurred on February 11, 2005. According to the Miami Herald, the driver, Flavio Santisteban, had been... - Wal-Mart Settles 63 Federal and State Class Actions for $640 Million
The retail giant Wal-Mart will reportedly pay up to $640 million to settle 63 state class actions it faces over allegedly breaking employment laws by forcing its employees to work through breaks. The settlement, announced December 23, comes 2 weeks after Wal-Mart agreed a settlement with Minnesota. However, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, and California a... - Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. Asbestos Mesothelioma Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-24-07) John Dachauer, 69, and his wife Rita filed a lawsuit against several manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products, including San Ramon-based Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. and Pleasanton-based Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. The suit claimed that Dachauer was diagnosed in 2006 with mesothelioma, a fatal form of canc... - NASCAR Settles Racial Discrimination Suit for $225 Million
A former official who sued NASCAR alleging racial discrimination and sexual harassment will receive a settlement of $225 million from the organization. Mauricia Grant worked as a technical inspector responsible for certifying cars in NASCAR's second tier Nationwide Series from January 2005 to October 2007. Internal investigations into her claims result... - $895 Preliminary Settlement Approved for UnitedHealth Group Securities Class Action
$895 Preliminary Settlement Approved for UnitedHealth Group Securities Class Action A preliminary settlement has been approved in the stock options lawsuit against UnitedHealth Group Inc, for $895 million. The settlement details of the securities class action would also have former CEO William McGuire pay $30 million and former general counsel Da... - Train Lawyer Jerome Ringler
Dec-15-08 Los Angeles, CA It happened in just seconds. As hundreds of people aboard an LA commuter train headed home late on the afternoon of September 12th, the engineer at the throttle of a Metrolink commuter train ran a red light. In the blink of an eye, it collided head on with a Union Pacific freight train. Twenty-five people were killed and dozens of others we... - Mattel to Pay $12 Million to Settle Tainted Toys Investigation
Lead-tainted toys from China are going to cost the toy maker Mattel Inc $12 million in settlement monies to end an investigation by 39 states into lead-tainted toys. Additionally, the toy manufacturer has agreed to lower the acceptable level of lead in toys shipped to the states to 90 parts per million. The company was using the current federal standard of 6... - Asbestos Mesothelioma--The Damage Continues
Dec-13-08 Belvidere Mountain, Vermont Asbestos made the news recently—big time—regarding a tentative settlement of $140 million to be paid to by W.R. Grace, the company that mined asbestos and produced Zonolite—a do-it-yourself home insulation. The company faced a class action suit brought by hundreds of people who had used the insulation and deve...