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Days before it was set to go to trial, the state of Michigan has settled with Children's Rights, a New York based advocacy group, regarding a federal class action suit it brought against the state's child welfare system. The settlement mandates extensive reforms and federal court oversight of Michigan's child welfare system, and is the latest in a serie... - UnitedHealth Group to Pay $895 Million in CalPERS Class Action
A class action suit stemming from illegal stock option backdating by UnitedHealth in 2006 has been settled. The suit was brought by The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the country's largest public pension fund. In the settlement, UnitedHealth Group will pay $895 million to CalPERS and other pension plans who are plaintiffs. Legal... - Settlement Preliminarily Approved in Value Click Class Actions
Preliminary approval of a settlement has been reached in the two class action suits brought on behalf of publishers and advertisers against ValueClick/CJ. The lawsuits are based on the impact that the presence of adware in CJ/BF has had on the publishers and advertisers. Earlier this year the cases were consolidated. The settlement would cover both cases... - Wal-Mart to Pay $6.5 Million in Back Pay
The world's largest retailer--Wal-Mart--may be facing a $2 billion pay out as a result of breaking labor laws in Minnesota, specifically wage and hour violations. The state judge has ruled that the retailer broke labor laws more than 2 million times. Consequently, he has ordered the company to pay employees $6.5 million in back-pay. As a result of this decis... - GSK, Novartis to Pay $114.5 Million to Alabama in Medicaid Fraud
Alabama state court jury, after two days deliberation, has ordered GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis to pay a multimillion dollar settlement to the State for medicaid fraud. The State originally accused the companies of overcharging Medicaid patients for prescription drugs from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. In the court order Novartis will pay $33.7 mil... - Hedge Fund Collapse
Jul-1-08 Memphis, TN More and more investors are losing money as their hedge fund investments collapse. Some have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after they made investments based on misleading information from hedge fund managers and other financial advisors. Investors are now filing lawsuits, alleging they lost a lot of money because of unethical financia... - Florida Attorney General Wins $8.5 Million Settlement Against Homeward Bound
A final judgement has been delivered against two owners of Homeward Bound of North America, a business selling insurance-like products to senior citizens resident in Florida. The settlement is for $8.5 million and was brought by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a la... - NOS Communications settles deceptive marketing practices lawsuit
A settlement that will pay hundreds of dollars in refunds to long distance phone customers, has been approved. NOS Communications was charged with engaging in deceptive marketing practices. Although they promised lower rates than competing carriers, NOS used a complicated billing system called "total call units" rather than "cents per minute". This syst... - Top Four US Builders to pay $4.3 Million in Environmental Settlement
Centex Corp., KB Home, Pulte Homes Inc. and Richmond American Homes, four of the biggest US home builders have agreed to pay $4.3 million as settlement for federal and state charges of clean water violations at their various construction sites across the country. The settlement provides resolution for storm water run-off violations in 34 states, and the Dist... - Dayton Power and Light to Pay $42 Million Settlement
The state of Ohio and Dayton Power and Light have reached a settlement in their long-standing disagreement over a 1998 deal and corporate franchise taxes. Dayton Power and Light has agreed to pay $42 million to settle, avoiding the costs associated with lengthy legal battles. The power and light company says that the settlement will not affect the prices of... - Domestic Abuse Charges: "Make Sure Your Name is Cleared"
Jun-29-08 Sacramento, CA People who have been wrongly charged with domestic abuse often feel humiliated. Although they know the truth, domestic violence charges are embarrassing and can carry serious penalties. However, people who have been falsely accused of domestic abuse can, and should, fight to clear their name. According to Vince Imhoff, managing partner... - i2 Technologies Receives $83.3 Million Settlement
McKool Smith, PC, the national intellectual property and commercial litigation firm, is announcing an $83.3 million settlement reached on behalf of supply-chain technology provider i2 Technologies Inc. The settlement resolves i2's patent litigation against Germany's SAP AG and its United States subsidiary, Newtown Square, Penn.-based SAP America Inc. ... - $9 Million Settlement for Victim of Discrimination
California State University, at Fresno, has agreed to pay an ex-coach of the women's basketball team $9 million as settlement in a sex discrimination suit she brought against the University. Stacy Johnson-Klein said she lost her job because she endorsed greater opportunities for women athletes at the University. Hers is the third case involving sex disc... - Four Foreign Airlines Settle Antitrust Case for Price Fixing
Cathay Pacific Airways, Martinair and SAS Cargo Group, and Air France-KLM have agreed to pay $504 million in fines to settle charges they conspired to fleece customers by driving up cargo shipping prices. Air France-KLM has agreed to pay $350 million of the settlement. The Justice Department called the case one of the largest antitrust settlements in U... - Pfizer Settles with Justice Department Over Clean Air
Pfizer, one of the world's pre-eminent pharmaceutical companies, has reached a settlement with the US Justice Department regarding violations of the Clean Air Act. The settlement includes a civil penality of $975,000. This is the first settlement involving industry-specific standards for airborne emissions during pharmaceutical manufacturing. It relat... - Point Blank Class Action Settled for $34.9 Million
Point Blank Solutions, Inc., a manufacturer of protective body armor, today announced that the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York, has approved the settlement entered into in connection with the securities class action against the Company and certain individual defendants, as well as the related shareholder derivative action. ... - New Hampshire Couple Receive Multi-Million Dollar Settlement
A couple from New Hampshire were awarded a $9.5 million settlement for a suit they brought against a helicopter company and a helicopter parts maker last year. The couple survived a deadly crash in one of the company's helicopters while celebrating their wedding anniversary in Hawaii. The crash happened in March 2007. The wife is now paralyzed from the waist... - Settlement in TXI Riverside Cement Case
TXI Rverside Cement will pay $1 million and implement measures to reduce dust emissions near its plant, as mandated in a settlement reached with the South Coast Air Quality Management District (AQMD) of Rubidoux, California. Air monitors from the AQMD located in Rubidoux detected elevated levels of hexavalent chromium, which alerted them to problems at... - Station Night Club Fire Settlements Reach $155 Million
An agreement was filed by American Foam Corp, for payment of $6.3 million to settle lawsuits from survivors and relatives of victims burned in the Station Night Club fire in Rhode Island, in 2003. One hundred people were killed in that fire. This settlement brings the total for all the settlements paid to-date in this case up to approximately $155 milli... - Brooks Automation Reaches Settlement in Securities Class Action
Brooks Automation, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has reached a settlement in principle regarding the consolidated securities class action filed in June 2006 pertaining to the Company's historical stock option granting practices and related accounting. The terms of the settlement, which include no admission of liability or wrong doing by Brooks,...