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Aug-29-06 Unumprovident insurance company employs just about every trick in the book to avoid disability benefit payouts. Nancy King of Dewitt, Michigan got the run-around after she had an injury at work and applied for benefits that she was entitled to according to her policy. "I worked for a general nutrition center (GNC) and I didn't think it would be necessary... - Popular Leasing USA Matrix Box Settlement
In 2004, NorVergence promised businesses that they would save on telephone and Internet bills if they rented a matrix box from the telecommunications company. The businesses agreed to leases requiring them to pay $200 to $4,000 a month. NorVergence then sold the leases to about 40 finance companies, including Popular Leasing. The boxes did not work and... - Sisters of Charity of Nazareth Nun Abuse Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the order of nuns claiming plaintiffs were abused as children at orphanages and schools supervised by the nuns between the 1930s and 1970s. More than 20 plaintiffs accused Rev. Herman J. Lammers of abusing them; he was director of Catholic Charities from 1939 to 1976 and a live-in chaplain at St. Thomas St. Vincent Orphanage... - Prudential Financial Inc. Rapid Trading Settlement
The U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the attorneys general of Massachusetts and New York were investigating the life insurer regarding improper mutual fund trading. The case charged former Prudential employees with making millions of dollars by rapid trading of mutual funds and claimed Prudential allowed hedg... - Two international Cerebral Palsy cases Settled
Aug-28-06 Logan Whittle died at his home in Canada on August 15, 2006 of complications from cerebral palsy . He was 10 years old. His family was to move in the next month to a home that would be renovated to allow for Logan's wheelchair. Logan's parents filed a $19.8 million lawsuit against five doctors and St. Joseph's Hospital in 1999. The lawsuit alleges neglig... - Anthony Crane Rental Wrongful Death Settlement
On August 26, 2000 Emilio Talavera was working with a construction crew at a Mitchell Gas Services plant near Bridgeport, TX. He and another worker were standing under a crane boom when a boom extension became dislodged and started falling toward the ground. When the crane operator shouted a warning to the workers below, Talavera pushed his co-worker to... - Pinecrest Hospital and the Department of Health and Human Resources Patient Assault Settlement
Buster Lee Webb suffered a fractured hip when he was assaulted by another Pinecrest patient in July 2000. Webb died of a blood clot on November 26th, 2000. His sister filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital and the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Raleigh Circuit Judge Robert Burnside approved a $300,000 settlement. (A... - Apple iPod Patent Infringement Settlement
Creative Technology accused the technology firm of infringing its patents in the iPod music player and navigation menu. Creative claimed Apple's software infringed patents on technology used to organize music on its Nomad and Zen media players. As part of the settlement, Apple will pay Creative $100 million to license a software patent for use in all it... - City of San Jose Hells Angels Police Raid Settlement
On January 21, 1998, 90 officers raided the Hells Angels San Jose headquarters and nine homes. The Hells Angels motorcycle club filed a lawsuit against the city claiming city police crossed the line when they fatally shot three dogs during a raid on two bikers' homes. The lawsuit alleged the three dogs were needlessly killed by police who refused to giv... - Los Angeles County Tram Accident Personal Injury Settlement
On November 28, 2004 Deanna Sprinkel was kneeling on the edge of an asphalt roadway feeding her infant daughter in her stroller when she was hit by the county operated tram. The tram was traveling 5 to 8 mph and dragged Sprinkel 25 to 30 feet. She sustained significant injuries to her knees and back; Sprinkel underwent three surgeries and was unable to... - Tempo Real Estate Corporation Toddler Drowning Settlement
On July 26th, 2003 nearly three-year-old Jonathan Flores entered the pool area of his parents' apartment complex through a broken gate at The Cliffs. He fell into the pool and drowned to death. Tempo Real Estate Corporation had been cited 21 times by the DeKalb County Board of Health because the broken pool gate was neither self-closing nor self-latchin... - Karl Leo, Herb Hester, Phil Hunniford, Arm, Ltd., and Caye Home Furnishings ERISA Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the defendants alleging that, as fiduciaries of the Employee Welfare Benefit Plan for Heath Home Furnishings, they failed to make proper remittances or pay health insurance benefits despite continuing to represent that the plan was solvent to employees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a class of former employees or benefic... - Ford County Attorney John Sauer Employee Harassment Settlement
Julie Funk worked as an assistant to the county attorney and Erin Cox worked as an office manager. Funk's salary was cut six months after Sauer took office. It was later reinstated by the Ford County Commission, and Fund was subsequently fired. Funk filed a lawsuit with the Kansas Human Rights Commission against John Sauer and accused him of harassment,... - City of Huntington Female Police Officer Gender Harassment Settlement
Huntington Police officer Stephanie Swann filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the city. She claimed her colleagues repeated references to Swann using sexually explicit words and circulated a sexually explicit drawing of her. The lawsuit also alleged fellow officers belittled her and did not allow her to do certain police work because she is a... - Election Systems and Software Delayed Voting Settlement
The state of Indiana filed a civil complaint against the voting system software company after its software caused delays for some voters and election officials during the state's May primary. The lawsuit claimed Election Systems and Software violated state law by providing defective equipment and services. The company has agreed to pay a $750,000 settle... - Fen-Phen May Cause Rummage Sale of Wyeth Assets - Fen-Phen Trial Resources
Aug-23-06 On August 18, 2006, Bloomberg News reported that Wyeth has faced more than 175,000 claims since fen-phen was removed from the market, and that over the past 9 years, the company has settled many claims without forcing fen-phen users to file a lawsuit. All total, the company has set aside more than $21 billion to cover legal costs and settlements since... - University Hospitals of Cleveland Whistleblower Settlement
Dr. Thomas Kirby, the former co-chairman of cardiothoracic surgery, accused the hospital of illegally encouraging its doctors to refer patients only to other University Hospital doctors. Kirby criticized the hospital while working there and filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court under whistleblower provisions. In an effort to control Medicare costs, C... - Pioneer Natural Resources Co. Royalty Deductions Settlement
A lawsuit was filed by John Steven Alford and Robert Larrabee, individually and on behalf of a plaintiff class against the independent oil and gas exploration company relating to alleged improper deductions in the calculation of royalties. Pioneer Natural Resources agreed to pay a $32 million settlement and Pioneer USA also agreed to adjust the manner i... - U.S. Bank City Tax Embezzlement Settlement
The city of Bowling Green filed a lawsuit against the bank related to embezzlement by the city's former Chief Financial Officer Davis Cooper. Two private accounts were set up by Cooper over 23 years and thousands of transactions were placed into these official sounding accounts. Cooper is serving eight years in a federal prison, after pleading guilty to... - Mike and Greg Whitaker Hog Farm Pollution Settlement
Sierra Club members and a group of concerned residents filed a lawsuit against the DeKalb County hog farm owners for allegedly polluting streams that flow into the Tennessee River. The 2,400 hog farm stuck up the air and possibly contaminated water quality. Under the terms of the settlement, the Whitakers have been ordered to pay the defendants $100,000...