LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by relevance 7,406 pages found matching priest settlement- Teenager Initiation, Family awarded $200,000 after their 14-year-old son died after being punched in the chest by fellow students
Hilton Head Island, SC: (Nov-28-07) The family of Francisco Belman brought a lawsuit against a Bluffton middle school, the school district and the local government, after the 14-year-old boy died after being punched several times. Belman's father filed suit following the 2002 incident that took his son's life. The suit claimed that the boy died several mon... - Inmate Suicides, Sacramento pays families of three suicide victims $1 million settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Nov-28-07) The Sacramento County Main Jail has been under the spotlight after three inmates committed suicide at the facility. The families of the inmates brought wrongful death lawsuits against the city, highlighting the factors that played a part in the gruesome events. Family members claimed the deaths resulted from inadequate training... - Landlord Discrimination, Keller Williams Professional Partners et al. ordered to pay couple $55,000 racial bias settlement
Phoenix, AZ: (Nov-29-07) Velvie Green, president of Glendale Community College and her husband, Herman, brought charges against real estate agent June Lamb, her husband, Gayle Norman Land, and the Goodyear-based brokerage firm Lamb works for, Keller Williams Professional Partners, alleging that they faced housing discrimination. The suit claimed that Lamb... - Coal Weight, Kinder Morgan Energy Partners et al. agrees to $25 million civil penalty for the unauthorized sale of coal
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-29-07) The Department of Justice (DOJ) brought charges against Kinder Morgan Energy Partners, Kinder Morgan Operating, and Kinder Morgan Operating, alleging that the companies engaged in unauthorized sales of customers' coal. Sources stated that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) contracted with Kinder Morgan to handle coal at Kin... - Collapsed Reservoir, Ameren Corp. pays $180 million settlement after 1.3 billion gallons of water ruined a state park
Kansas City, MO: (Nov-28-07) The state brought charges against AmerenUE, a Missouri subsidiary of Ameren Corp., following the collapse of the Taum Sauk Reservoir in eastern Missouri. Records show that the collapse occurred due to equipment problems, which resulted in a failure at the mountaintop hydroelectric reservoir, operated by the AmerenUE. The collap... - Tainted Spinach, Family awarded settlement after two children became very ill after eating Natural Selection Foods spinach
Milwaukee, WI: (Nov-27-07) The family of Neil and Anne Grintjes brought charges against California companies involved in producing and packaging spinach, alleging that their children fell severely ill after eating tainted spinach. The outbreak was traced to Natural Selection Foods and sources claimed that over 200 people got sick and three people died, inc... - Loan Application, Bill Heard Chevrolet pays $15,000 fine for falsifying a car application that was later repossessed
Nashville, TN: (Nov-27-07) Tennessee state regulators brought charges against Bill Heard Chevrolet, which had been owned by Bill Heard Enterprises of Columbus, GA, alleging that the Nashville dealership falsified a mother and daughter's income on a loan application so they could buy a brand new Chevrolet Cavalier. Sources claimed that the vehicle was later... - Diesel Truck Emissions, Waste Management agrees to $1 million fine for air quality violations
Plumas County, CA: (Nov-27-07) The California Air Resources Board (ARB) brought charges against Waste Management, a trash hauling company, alleging that it failed to properly inspect its diesel truck fleet to assure state emission standards were met. Records show that Waste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, settled air quality violations that... - Debt Settlement, AADCO Automotive Inc. agrees to $5 million debt settlement with five creditors
Brampton, Canada: (Nov-27-07) AADCO Automotive Inc. recently stated that it has reached agreements with five creditors to settle aggregate debt of $5,060,050.27 by the issuance of 53,973,870 common shares. Company sources claimed that the debt represents the amount owing effective December 28, 2007, being the same date as AADCO's shareholders meeting at wh... - Student Molestation, Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District pays family $510,000 settlement after a second grade boy was abused by other students
Groveland, CA: (Nov-27-07) A family whose son attended a Tenaya Elementary School, brought a lawsuit against the Big Oak Flat-Groveland Unified School District, alleging that the child was molested in the school's bathroom. Sources stated that the family, the plaintiff in the case, filed its suit April 27, 2005 against the district, the district's then-su... - Professor Retaliation, University of Oregon pays former employee $500,000 wrongful termination settlement
Eugene, OR: (Nov-27-07) Professor Jean Stockard brought a lawsuit against the University of Oregon in 2006, alleging that she was forced out of her job for calling attention to financial irregularities in a graduate program. She claimed that administrators and faculty retaliated against her after she reported the problems, forcing her to resign as head of... - Racial Discrimination, New York city pays former Deputy Warden $125,000 racial bias settlement
New York, NY: (Nov-27-07) Former City Deputy Warden Eric Deravin brought charges against the city, alleging that his career was sidetracked owing to racial discrimination by disgraced ex-Commissioner Bernard Kerik. Deravin is an African-American. Sources stated that Kerik was recently indicted on federal conspiracy charges. Kerik was indicted Nov. 8 on cha... - Clinical Trail Software, Etrials agrees to pay Datasci a $1.75 million settlement for patent infringement
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-27-07) Datasci LLC brought charges against Etrials, a Morrisville company which provides software to help run clinical trials of drugs and medical devices, alleging that it infringed on its patents. Sources claimed that the Datasci case is a chink in the patent system, in which the US Patent & Trademark Office in 2002 essentially granted... - Tanker Truck Accident, United Petroleum Transports pays injured couple $5.5 million settlement
Tarrant County, TX: (Nov-27-07) Mary and John Reutter brought charges against United Petroleum Transports, after their car was hit by a tanker truck on Interstate 35W near Burleson. The lawsuit against the company was filed in July 2006 in 249th District Court in Johnson County. The suit sought compensation for the injuries sustained during the collision... - Dog Bite, Gregory and Debi Sheffer pay $110,000 settlement after their German shepherd bit a six-year-old girl
Harrisburg, PA: (Nov-27-07) Timothy and Lisa Swink of Lewisberry filed charges against Gregory and Debi Sheffer, alleging that their daughter Emily, sustained injuries after the Sheffers' German shepherd bit the girl during a picnic. Sources stated that Emily was 6 when she was bitten by the dog while at a picnic at a Dillsburg property owned by Gregory an... - Injured Joggers, City of Dana Point awards two severely injured joggers $49 million settlement after being hit by a car
Los Angeles, CA: (Nov-27-07) Two women, Carol Daniel, 42, and Stacy Neria, 35, both mothers of three who live in San Clemente, brought a lawsuit against the city of Dana Point, after they were left permanently disabled after being struck by a car. The suit claimed that the women were jogging along Pacific Coast Highway when William Todd Bradshaw, who faile... - Dust and Air Pollution, Lake Havasu, AZ and ERS Constructors pay woman $40,000 personal injury settlement
Lake Havasu, AZ: (Nov-26-07) Norma Grzesiowski, a Lake Havasu woman, brought charges against the city, alleging that she suffered serious medical harm from dust and air pollution caused by an ERS Constructors project near her home. Records state that ERS Constructors has done millions of dollars worth of work on the city's wastewater expansion project. Grz... - Pesticide Production, Pioneer Chemical Company pays $15,500 EPA fine
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-26-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Pioneer Chemical Company, a Gardena- based pesticide producer, alleging that the company failed to submit accurate annual pesticide production reports to the agency. The suit claimed that the company was producing Super 60 PYM Foamer, a disinfectant and fung... - Hollywood Presentation Seen as Key to Success with Jury
Nov-28-07 When Michael Kelly takes on a case, he immediately starts thinking of how he might turn the case into a successful screenplay. Not because he wants to sell the movie rights, but because he feels that it is the most effective way to present a case to a jury. "Jurors want to resolve the conflict, they want the drama" says Kelly, "Determines what your most pow... - Tomato Salmonella, Sheetz Convenience Stores agrees to confidential out-of-court settlement with food poisoning victim
Hollidaysburg, PA: (Nov-27-07) Max Christian Anslinger, an Altoona resident, brought charges against Sheetz Convenience Stores, alleging that it sold salmonella tainted tomatoes. Anslinger was one of more than 400 people sickened by tomatoes sold on sandwiches and other foods at Sheetz stores in Pennsylvania and eight other states in 2004. Sources close to...