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A global lawsuit was filed against one of the largest manufacturers and distributors of ephedra-based food supplements. The Federal Drug Administration banned ephedra products in 2004 and Metabolife filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in June 2005. The law firm of Brown Rudnick Berlack Israels has reached a $56 million global settlement benefiting tort cl... - Washington Mutual Inc. Comerica Resignation Settlement
Seattle, WA: Comerica Inc. filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest thrift bank after workers resigned from Comerica in July 2005 to join Commercial Capital Bancorp Inc. The lawsuit alleged the employees tried to take business away from the financial services company when they moved. Washington Mutual bought Commercial Capital in 2006; it did not ad... - WellPoint Subsidiary Settles but no Responsibility Taken
Nov-12-06 Los Angeles, CA: Blue Cross of California, a subsidiary of WellPoint insurance , has agreed to settle over 70 lawsuits filed after the insurance company illegally cancelled patients' coverage when they got sick. Although the amount of the settlement is confidential, much of the money patients receive will likely go to pay their medical bills, some of w... - Oxford Insurance: Poor Decisions affect Patients' Health
Nov-10-06 Oxford, MA: While other insurance companies are settling their lawsuits, Oxford Insurance is still in arbitration in a suit brought by a group of New Jersey doctors. Along with Oxford Insurance, Cigna Healthcare, United Healthcare, and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield were all named in the lawsuit which was filed in 2002 on behalf of at least 40,000 New... - Cablevision Systems Corp. New York Knicks Breach of Contract Settlement
New York, NY: The New York Knicks fired coach Larry Brown after the basketball team went 23-59 in his first and only season in New York. The 66-year-old had $41 million and four years left on his contract and therefore filed a breach of contract lawsuit against the owners of the team. Brown was paid $10 million for his first year and Cablevision Systems... - Lehigh Valley Apartments and Samuel Geltman and Co. Pool Drowning Settlement
Whitehall, NY: On July 28, 2003 Lorreen Tambo was found at the bottom of a pool at the Independence Square Apartments. Her father filed a wrongful death lawsuit claiming his 19-year-old daughter died because two lifeguards on duty were not paying attention to the swimmers in the pool. The suit was filed against Lehigh Valley Apartments and Samuel Geltma... - Zango, Inc. Unfair Adware Downloading Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission filed charges against the company, formerly known as 180solutions, alleging unfair and deceptive methods to download adware and obstruct consumers from removing it, in violation of federal law. The case claimed Zango violated federal law by secretly installing software that forced consumers to get pop-ups that disrupt their... - Doctors not Warned about Guidant Defibrillators Defects
Nov-6-06 Indianapolis, IN: In June 2005, Guidant Corp. recalled 50,000 of its implanted defibrillators, which are used to prevent cardiac arrest in the event of a rapid heartbeat. There are a couple of major problems with the Guidant defibrillators. In some cases the defibrillator does not perform properly when it is needed, responding instead by sending the n... - New Jersey School Board Guidance Counselor Student Settlement
Bayonne, NJ: When Christopher Castlegrande was a 15-year-old student he had sexual relations with his guidance counselor Diane Cherchio West. Castlegrand filed a federal suit in 2004 against the Bayonne Board of Education and eight individual current and former school employees, including three superintendents, alleging they failed to protect him from b... - Kansas City Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Kansas City, MO: Aviation director Russell Widmar filed a federal lawsuit against the city after he was fired in November of 2003 by City Manager Wayne Cauthen. Widmar claimed in the lawsuit that the termination was racially motivated. Widmar, who is white, claimed local African American leaders pressured city officials to fire him and alleged the press... - APAC-Atlantic Improper Asphalt Testing Settlement
Greensboro, NC: A federal lawsuit was filed against the highway contractor alleging improper testing at asphalt plants. The lawsuit claimed required tests were falsified to approve asphalt for road construction when it might not have been suitable. APAC-Atlantic will pay $2.25 million as a part of the settlement. It also requires the company to pay for... - R.R. Hilton Head II and Charter Oak Group Store Manager Workers Compensation Settlement
Hilton Head Island, SC: In April 1998, Margaret O'Leary-Payne tripped on an electrical grounding rod that protruded from a sidewalk at the rear of the Lillian Vernon store where she worked as a manager. She was in the process of moving a pushcart of trash toward a dumpster. O'Leary-Payne ended up requiring three surgeries to repair vertebrae in her neck... - Albuquerque Public School District Seduced Student Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: The parents of a teenager filed a lawsuit against the school district claiming former Cibola High School tennis coach, Jos Leyva, seduced her. Leyva worked as a substitute teacher from April 2002 until July 2005, when he was fired. He was a tennis coach at Cibola for one season from September 2004 to May 2005. The lawsuit claimed Leyva,... - Centex Inc. Post Closing Fortress Investment Group Settlement
Washington: In July 2006, Centex completed the sale of Centex Home Equity Co. to Fortress Investment Group, resulting in $540 million in after-tax proceeds. Fortress Investment Group filed a lawsuit against the home builder seeking funds for its post closing adjustments from the sale of its lending operation. Centex will pay a $17 million settlement. Ce... - GlaxoSmithKline Paxil Promotion Class Action Settlement
Edwardsville, IL: A class action lawsuit was filed against the pharmaceutical company for allegedly promoting its antidepressant drug Paxil for use by children and adolescents while withholding negative information about the medication's safety and effectiveness. The class includes all US residents who bought Paxil or Paxil CR for their children. Madi... - UnumProvident Corp. Deceptive Practices Settlement
Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged the disability insurance company with deceptive practices and claimed it made secret payments to brokers. The case claimed Unum improperly compensated brokers who pitched several insurance companies' policies to prospective customers. According to the terms of the settlement, UnumProvident will... - Wine and Liquor Suppliers Alcohol Incentives Settlement
Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer investigated fifteen national wine and liquor suppliers regarding illegal incentives. The suppliers allegedly offered rebates and gifts to obtain unfair preferential treatment from retailers and restaurants; such incentives can result in higher prices and limit choices for consumers. Well known brands... - Los Angeles Archdiocese Priest Abuse Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Seven people filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Archdiocese and a Roman Catholic religious order regarding Carmelite priest Dominic Savino. Savino was ousted from the Crespi presidency in 2002 and suspended from the priesthood after they learned of allegations of sexual abuse. Two of the plaintiffs alleged they were sexually molest... - Bunge North America Inc. Pollution Emissions Settlement
St. Louis, MO: The US Department of Justice and the federal Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against the oilseed processing company regarding pollution emissions. The case involved 12 soybean processing plants and corn mills in eight states throughout the US. The lawsuit claimed Bunge violated the Clean Air Act by constructing major modif... - Spherix Inc. Contract Dispute Settlement
Beltsville, MD: The US Department of Agriculture filed charges against the provider of biotech and information technology services over contacts with the National Park Service and the Forest Service. Spherix agreed to a $6 million settlement. Under the terms of the settlement, Spherix's current national park reservation system will be phased out when Re...