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Lawrenceville, GA: (Aug-16-07) The family of Ray Charles Austin filed a Taser related wrongful death lawsuit against three Gwinnett County officials, alleging that Austin died in September 2003 after being shocked repeatedly with a Taser at the Gwinnett County Jail. The jail records show that Austin, 25, had been in a fight in which he bit off part of a de... - As Financial Elder Abuse Goes, This Story Could be a Movie
Nov-12-08 Cloverdale, CA A remarkable financial elder abuse case in California has ended with a settlement before the case had the chance to go to trial, with no admission of wrongdoing on the parts of the various defendants in the case. Defendants in the financial abuse case all said that it would have been too expensive to take the case to trial, and all alleged... - Video game giant to pay $21 million settlement in patent lawsuit.
Seattle, WA: (May-15-08) Anascape Ltd., of Tyler, TX, brought a lawsuit against Nintendo of America and Microsoft Corp., claiming that there were several patents that they infringed upon, related to game controllers. Court papers reveal that Anascape settled with Microsoft early in May 2008, though the terms of the agreement were not made public. In a re... - Police Taser, Man awarded $500,000 for excessive force
Anchorage, AK: (Sep-27-07) Kevin Patrick brought a lawsuit against the state of Alaska, alleging that Alaska State Trooper Eric Spitzer used excessive force while dealing with him. Back in 2004, a jury awarded Kevin Patrick $1 million after they found that Spitzer used excessive force while arresting Patrick in Emmonak. The state appealed the decision. Pat... - $2.1 Million Settlement in Elder Abuse Case
A settlement of $2.1 million has been awarded to the sole heir of a 98-year-old woman and her mentally challenged daughter, in what is being described as a major financial elder-abuse case. The case has taken 4 years to try, and alleged that the caretaker-neighbors took advantage of Jeannette China and her daughter Mona, and eventually so did financial... - Attorney Geoffrey Fieger: Why Lawyers are Afraid to Win
Oct-31-08 Southfield, MI:, "Yes Ma'm" says attorney Geoffrey Fieger as he picks up the phone. His voice is definitely in the lower registers, way down at the end of the piano in the bass note section—the little speaker on my tape recorder is vibrating--his voice is that low. Within a few minutes, you feel like you are just having a chat with someone you have known... - Potential $45 Million Fly Ash Class Action Settlement Announced
A settlement agreement has been tentatively reached regarding a class action lawsuit filed by residents in Gambrills, Md. who alleged they were damaged by the use of coal ash to reclaim a sand and gravel quarry in Anne Arundel County. The settlement is subject to approval by the Circuit Court for Baltimore City. The settlement provides for: The con... - Age Center Meals-on-Wheels Bankruptcy Settlement
Worcester, MA: (Jul-08-07) Chartwells Division, who ran Meals-on-Wheels, a nutrition program for the Age Center of Worcester, and TD Banknorth, filed a lawsuit against Age Center after it went bankrupt. The suit sought to reach settlements for the limited funds the Age Center had before it closed in June 2006. Chartwells, who ran the Age Center's Meals-on-... - Texas A&M University Settles Bonfire Lawsuit for $2.1 Million
A decade old lawsuit against Texas A&M University has been settled for $2.1 million. The suit was filed by the families of 4 students who were killed and several others who were injured when a bonfire tower collapsed on campus in November 1999. In total, the collapse of the bonfire tower killed 12 people and injured dozens. Following the collapse of th... - Assault and Arrest, City of Seattle agrees to pay man $185,00 settlement for excessive police force
Seattle, WA: (Nov-23-07) Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, an artist, brought charges against the Seattle Police Department, alleging that Seattle police violated his civil rights and assaulted him during an arrest outside a Capitol Hill nightclub. The suit claimed that Alley-Barnes, 29, was wrestled to the ground, punched, and kicked in a struggle that started April... - Google Settles Book-Scanning Class Actions for $125 Million
Nearly 3 years after the class actions suits were launched, it appears a settlement has been reached between US publishers and authors and Google. In 2005 the Association of American Publishers and the Authors Guild each filed class actions against the internet giant, for copyright infringement, alleging that Google was scanning books without permission. ... - HealthSouth Settles with UBS for $133 Million
HealthSouth announced Friday that it has recovered $133 million from UBS, resulting from a lawsuit alleging the investment bank aided in an enormous corporate fraud within HealthSouth. Specifically, the suit alleged that UBS was aware that HealthSouth had participated in false accounting practices to boost their profits, and trigger performance bonuses... - Overtime Claim Worth Pursuing
Oct-26-08 Williamville, KT Larry was involved in an overtime class action lawsuit (Price, et al. v. Acosta) that started back in 2004—in 2005 he was one of several hundred people who chose to opt in. However, the original four plaintiffs settled and the opt-in plaintiffs were dismissed without prejudice this past August. But it ain't over yet! "The attorney f... - BP Reaches $19.5 Million Settlement in Pollution Class Action
A Madison County class action brought against BP Products North America over refinery pollution in Hartford will be settled for a reported $19.5 million. BP is just one of the defendants named in the class action. Earlier this year Equilon, a subsidiary of Shell Oil, and former refinery owner Premcor paid $16 million to be released from the suit. The 2... - Discrimination and the USDA
Oct-23-08 Washington, DC The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come under fire by the Government Accountability office (GAO) for dropping the ball with regard to discrimination. Sadly, in spite of how far we have come in America and with an African-American currently in the race for the White House, employment discrimination , and employee racial discriminati... - Distracted Truck Driver Causes Fatal Accident
Oct-23-08 Austin, TX Two children died and two others were injured after a Texas truck accident that police say was at least partially due to a distracted semi truck driver. According to KSAT, a local news station, the driver of the semi truck reached down for a cigarette and lost control of his vehicle, resulting in it flipping over. Shortly after, a car car... - Mark de Tournillon Sr. Fatal Boating Accident Settlement
Roanoke - On August 20, 2005 Lawrence and Judith Lewis were making their way home on Smith Mountain Lake, VA after having dinner with friends. A speedboat, driven by Mark de Tournillon Sr. , plowed into the couple's cabin cruiser and killed them instantly. De Tournillon pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter by intoxication plus a misdem... - Financial Times Libel Settlement
Broker Collins Stewart filed a $37 million GBP libel claim against the newspaper. An August 2003 article detailed allegations about the broker's business methods by James Middleweek, a former analyst with the firm. The Financial Times has agreed to cover Stewart's $2.2 million GBP legal bill, publish an apology costing $10,000 GBP in advertising and pay... - B.J. Marchese Auto World identity theft Settlement
The hundreds of victims of identity theft have won a $2.45 million settlement from the former Limerick auto dealer. Benjamin J. Marchese III of B.J. Marchese Auto World was accused of fraud and damaging credit reports and had been sentenced to 4 years in prison. (Jan-27-05) [ CENTRE DAILY ] [ EMAIL LAWYER ] Legal Help If you have a similar p... - Pfizer Reaches Tentative Bextra and Celebrex Settlements of $894 Million
Pfizer Inc announced today that it has reached agreements in principle to resolve substantially all of the personal injury cases, consumer fraud cases and state attorneys general claims involving its non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) pain medication Bextra, which Pfizer voluntarily withdrew from the U.S. market in 2005. Additionally, following key cour...