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Sort by relevance 7,408 pages found matching priest settlement- James Frey and Random House 'A Million Little Pieces' Settlement
New York - Readers from New York, California and Illinois filed lawsuits claiming Frey and the publisher had defrauded them by selling the book "A Million Little Pieces" as a memoir rather than as a work of fiction. In June 2006 the cases were consolidated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. Neither Frey nor Rand... - Canada Food Inspection Agency Goose King Settlement
Winnipeg - Don Salkeld owned the goose processing plant Northern Goose ; it was the only licensed facility in Canada allowed to ship poultry into Europe. During a six-month period in 1997 and 1998, officials at the Canada Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) gave Salkeld conflicting, incorrect and misleading information. In the fall of 1998 Salkeld learned he... - Start Licensing, Inc. Advenced Cell Patent Infringement Settlement
Alameda - Advanced Cell Technology filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the University of Massachusetts, Roslin Institute, Geron Corporation and Start Licensing, Inc. The patent dispute involved certain nuclear transfer cloning patents and patent applications owned or licensed by the defendants. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, St... - Morgan Crucible, Carbone of America Industries, Schunk GmBH and SGL Carbon Antitrust Class Action Settlement
New Jersey - A class action lawsuit was filed against the four companies for allegedly conspiring to fix the prices of a range of electrical carbon products. The products included carbon brushes used in consumer products, carbon brushes and current collectors for automotive and traction-transit applications, carbon brushes used in battery-operated vehic... - Hunter College Suicide Policy Settlement
New York - A depressed Hunter College student swallowed handfuls of Tylenol, but then saved her own life by calling 911. When she returned to her dorm room the locks had been changed and she was expelled from the residence. The 19-year-old had violated her housing contract by attempting suicide. She filed a lawsuit claiming the expulsion and lock out vi... - County-USC Medical Center Brain Damage Medical Malpractice Settlement
On April 6, 2003 Peter Ochoa was treated for a congenital blood vessel disorder in his brain at Northridge Hospital. On April 21, doctors found a brain aneurysm and Peter was moved to County-USC Medical Center the next day. On the morning of April 25, the 17-year-old boy complained of a headache and had a seizure. He had significant bleeding in his brai... - U.S. Government Student Pilot Wrongful Death Settlement
In May 2004, student pilots Ford Cederblom and Damon Lott were killed when their plane crashed into a California mountain. An investigation revealed plane crash was caused by faulty instructions from an air traffic controller. Ford Cederblom and Lott were flying from Arizona to Carlsbad, CA with four other planes from their flight school. One had a call... - Pitney Bowes Inc. Tax Settlement
Pitney Bowes completed its previously disclosed tax settlement with the Internal Revenue Service. Pitney Bowes expects to pay about $1.1 billion of tax over the next six months. All of the tax payments will be made using proceeds from the Capital Services sale, as well as an advance against the company's Corporate Owned Life Insurance assets. (Aug-31-06... - TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Pharmaceutical Lupron Pricing Settlement
The Illinois Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the three companies which manufacture and distribute the prostate cancer drug Lupron. The 2005 lawsuit claimed the companies published fraudulent prices for the drug, causing government programs to overpay hundreds of millions of dollars. TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Abbott Laboratories and Takeda Ph... - Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company Aluminum Pollution Settlement
The city of Stamps, AR filed a federal lawsuit regarding contamination at a defunct aluminum recycling plant that continues to pollute groundwater. The lawsuit was filed against 16 companies that operated or used the plant, including Alcoa Inc. and Reynolds Metals Company. Red River Aluminum operated for 10 years as a secondary aluminum smelter. It clos... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee Child Molestation Settlement
In 1976, Father Siegfried Widera was convicted of child molestation in Milwaukee. Three years later he was sent to Orange County, but the Milwaukee archdiocese failed to disclose the conviction in a letter to Orange County church officials, saying Widera posed "no great risk." Eight people filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Milwaukee claiming Widera... - Dr. Ronald McGee Medical Malpractice Settlement
In June 2000, at the age of 61, Marvin Doniger went to Dr. McGee when he was urinating blood. McGee suggested Doniger had a kidney stone, and told him to do nothing unless he experienced the symptoms again. Six months later, Doniger was diagnosed with bladder cancer. After three surgeries and 18 months of physical therapy, Doniger walks with a cane and... - Wal-Mart Defective Lawnmower Injury Settlement
In May 2000, 58-year-old Joyce Burnside jumped off her Murray riding lawnmower when it seemed to be toppling over. The mower tumbled 30 feet down a slope following Burnside. The lawnmower blade chopped off all but her thumb and forefinger, while cutting her elbow and crushing the bone. The blades of the mower should have stopped within five seconds afte... - Force Protection Inc. Whistleblower Settlement
The U.S. government filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the South Carolina defense contractor that makes armored vehicles for the Pentagon. The lawsuit claimed Force Protection failed to advance payments to expedite production of armored vehicles for the U.S. military. Perry Chomyn and Robin Swain were former employees and will receive $315,000 as the... - Tower Tours and Coach USA/Gray Line Concierges and Bellmen Commission Settlement
Concierges and bellmen filed a price fixing lawsuit against sightseeing companies for illegally agreeing to slash commissions they pay for booking customers. The lawsuit claimed in April 2003 San Francisco's three main touring bus companies announced that they were reducing commissions from $25 and $15 per ticket to $10 for adults and $5 for children. T... - Solitude Ski Resort Cyclist Wrongful Death Settlement
On September 18, 2004 Josie Johnson was struck from behind and killed by a car while riding her bike in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The motorist of the car was 67-year-old Elizabeth DeSeelhorst. She was driving a car belonging to Solitude Ski Resort, which is owned by her family. DeSeelhorst was convicted of class A misdemeanor negligent homicide, sentenced... - S & Z Tool & Die Co. Gender and Racial Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of African American and female applicants alleging racial and gender discrimination. The lawsuit claimed the metal manufacturing firm engaged in a pattern and practice of refusing to hire female applicants for employment because of their gender, and black applicants because of th... - Delaware State Police Trooper Gender Discrimination Settlement
Sgt. Diane Moss was a 19-year veteran of the force when she retired in May 2005. She filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the police department claiming she was passed over for promotion because of her gender and because she is black. The Delaware State Police reached an $80,000 out of court settlement to end the discrimination lawsuit filed by... - U.S. Postal Service Worker Racial Harassment Settlement
Tony Welch worked at the main postal branch in Roanoke from 1996 until 2002. Welch, who is black, claimed he was harassed by five white, male co-workers who made racially derogatory comments toward him beginning in 1998. Welch claimed the harassment stressed him out so badly that he became physically ill. He was fired in October 2004 for being absent wi... - Endo Pharmaceuticals Holdings Inc. Patent Infringement Settlement
Purdue Frederick Laboratories, Inc. and Euro-Celtique filed charges against the drug company claiming its oxycodone extended release generic version of OxyContin tablets infringed Purdue's U.S. patent. Endo launched its oxycodone extended release products on June 7, 2005 in response to a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Cir...