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Aug-9-08 New York, NY In a classic case of the glass half-full vs. half-empty, a new report due for publication next month puts the trial on trial, as it were—and makes the case for cutting the deal and walking away with something, vs. the prospect of going the distance and coming away with nothing. The study, to be published in the September issue of Journa... - Tremont Financial LLC Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Consumer Loans Class Action
Tremont Financial LLC Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Consumers Loans Class Action Tremont Financial LLC has reached a preliminary settlement in relation to a class action suit brought by University of Wisconsin Law School Students and the school's Consumer Law Litigation Clinic. The settlement requires the internet payday lender to release 137... - Realtors, Property ID Company Propose $39 Million in Settlement for California Class Action
A proposed settlement is in the works which would see Coldwell Banker, Prudential California Realty, REMAX, Century 21 and ERA Real Estate paying $39.3 million to California home owners. The settlement results from a lawsuit alleging that Property I.D. Corp, the company that produced the hazard disclosure reports for homeowners who were selling, paid k... - US Government pays $666 million to settle health care lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-12-08) Hospitals nationwide have brought a lawsuit against the federal government, alleging that they were owed money, due to changes made to the Medicare reimbursement policy more than 20 years ago. Sources stated that in the mid-1980s, the Reagan administration reinterpreted Medicare reimbursement rules, which excluded certain types... - Potato Chip Manufacturers Settle Cancerous Lawsuit
Frito-Lay, Heinz, Kettle Foods, and Lance Inc, have reached a settlement in a three-year old lawsuit filed by California's Attorney General that alleged the potato chip manufacturers did not properly warn consumers about the cancer-causing chemical acrylamide present in their chips. The settlement involves Frito-Lay, Kettle Foods, and Lance Inc cutting... - $1 Million Preliminary Settlement Reached in ValueClick Class Action
ValueClick and its subsidiaries Commission Junction and Be Free have reached a preliminary settlement in the class action they are facing, that alleges that the online advertiser did little to no monitoring of its own network in order to ensure that its codes of conduct were adhered to. As part of the settlement, ValueClick has agreed to pay $1 million... - Hall Financial Services Mortgage Foreclosures Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Aug-02-07) The NC Commissioner of Banks and the Attorney General's Office brought charges against James Hall, a mortgage broker based in Matthews. The lawsuit alleged that Hall originated loans for borrowers without considering whether or not the borrower would be able to repay the loans, and with frequent misstatements in loan documents. T... - Monster Worldwide Enters Preliminary Settlement for $47.5 million
Monster Worldwide, the parent company of Monster.com, the global online employment site, announced today that it has entered into a preliminary settlement for the class action it faces, of $47.5 million. The Company's cost is anticipated to be approximately $25 million (net of insurance and contribution from another defendant). The parties expect to en... - Small Town Lawyer Whips Giant Railway and Giant Firm
Jul-31-08 Decatur, IL Darrell Woolums is a history buff with a streak of perseverance just about as long as the Illinois Central Railway. A self described small town attorney Woolums, won an epic battle when he forced the fabled Illinois Central to admit it took hundreds of thousands of dollars from farm families in exchange for property the company did not really o... - PPH Denial
Jul-31-08 Youngsville, NC Aletha doesn't want to know if she has developed PPH , even though her symptoms and history indicate that she probably has. Aletha took Fen-phen to lose weight and soon after was diagnosed with mild mitral valve regurgitation. One year later it moved up to the "moderate" category. Aletha is concerned that her condition changed from mild... - City of Miami Beach Police SUV Wrongful Death Settlement
In February 2003, Stephanie Tunc and her sister Sandrine Tunc were sun tanning on Miami Beach when they were run over by a sport utility vehicle driven by Miami Beach police officer George Varon. Stephanie was killed in the accident while her sister Sandrine survived with a punctured leg, lacerated liver, and tire burns. Their family filed a wrongful de... - King Medical Malpractice Suits Sees $3 Million More in Settlements
The medical malpractice insurers for Dr. John A King, an obstetrician who worked at Putnam General Hospital, W VA, will pay $3 million to settle suits brought against the doctor by five former patients. Between November 2002 and June 2003 124 malpractice suits were brought against Dr. King, stemming from surgeries he performed while working at the hosp... - Attorney Jeff Anderson Sues the Hell Out of Clerical Sex Abusers
Jul-30-08 St. Paul, MN Attorney Jeff Anderson is a genuine firebrand. He has handled not hundreds, but thousands of cases on behalf of sexual abuse survivors across the US, and even outside the US over the last 25 years. "I have sued psychologists, psychiatrists, family members, movie stars, politicians, and every religious denomination you can think of inclu... - Truck Accidents: Big Trucks Moving at Fast Speeds
Jul-30-08 Hammond, IN A judge has recently approved a $2.8 million settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit, filed after a 22-year-old woman was killed in an accident with a semi truck . The accident occurred when the woman stopped behind a concrete truck but the tractor-trailer behind her failed to stop. The truck collided with the car, pushing the car into the conc... - Deceptive Marketing, EDP Technologies Corporation et al. agree to $2.2 million settlement to subprime customers
New York, NY: (Jan-24-08) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against a group of defendants charged as deceptive marketers targeting subprime consumers. The suit named EDP Technologies Corporation, EdebitPay, EDP Reporting, Secure Deposit Card, Dale Paul Cleveland, and William Richard Wilson as defendants. It claimed that the defendants prom... - Law Firm Settles with San Diego for $2.8 Million
The San Diego law firm of Orrick, Herrington and Sutcliffe have announced that they will pay a settlement to the City of San Diego of $2.3 million, resolving allegations that the firm failed to disclose the extent of the city's pension debt while the firm served as the city's bonded and disclosure counsel. The city filed the suit nearly three years ago, in... - Fresno to Pay $2.3 Million in Homeless Persons' Class Action Settlement
The city of Fresno, CA, will pay $2.3 million settlement in a class action suit brought against it by homeless residents of the city. The suit alleged that the city's clean-up the streets policy violated the fourteenth amendment rights of the homeless citizenry, which provides for due process, and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. During... - Telecom Companies Adept at Smoke and Mirrors
Jul-27-08 Seattle, WA You must forgive people for getting steamed at telecom companies and letting that steam go in the courts of law. But honestly, just how does a service provider who attempts to pull the wool over the eyes of well-meaning consumers, expect those consumers to react once they realize they've been had? Swindled, might be the better word. Th... - Potential Settlements In Malpractice Suits Against University of Illinois Medical Center Could Total $14 Million
Potential Settlements In Malpractice Suits Against University of Illinois Medical Center Could Total $14 Million Two separate medical malpractice suits are expected to be settled today, with the University of Illinois Board of Trustees possibly signing off on as much as $14 million in settlements. The two lawsuits were brought to Cook County Cir... - Steven M. Levin: Nursing Homes Try to 'Lawsuit Proof' Themselves.
Jul-23-08 Chicago, IL Twenty years ago, there were almost no rules in place to protect people in nursing homes. "Litigation has improved the situation," says attorney Steven Levin, "but the type of care nursing home residents receive is at best staying the same, and at worst, continuing to decline." And he also sees an alarming trend on the horizon. Although ther...