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In September, 2003 actor John Ritter fell ill on the set of his new TV show. Ritter was hospitalized at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where he underwent surgery for a tear in his aorta. He died of the rare medical condition shortly before 10 p.m. that evening. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital alleging med... - Federated Department Stores Inc. Misleading Advertising Settlement
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed charges against the chain store owner regarding misleading advertising practices and phony sales promotions. The lawsuit claimed the company used small print in ads to exclude many items from sales, featured photos of items not eligible for sales and used misleading in-store signage. Federated Department Sto... - Dow Jones & Co. Contract Dispute Settlement
Market Data Corp. and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities have been in a longstanding contract dispute regarding guaranteed obligations. In 1998, Dow Jones sold Telerate to Bridge Information Systems. Telerate had used data supplied from Cantor Fitzgerald and Market Data and Dow Jones had retained its guarantee of payments under certain circumstances. Dow Jone... - Datran Media Corp. Spamming Settlement
The New York Attorney General filed charges against the leading e-mail marketer for allegedly misusing e-mail addresses and other personal data it obtained from several companies. Datran allegedly spammed consumers with unsolicited e-mails, advertising discount drugs, diet pills and other products. The New York based company has agreed to change its pra... - Peter Robbins Car Accident Settlement
In June 2005, Ricardo Youngblood and his 5 month old brother, Colton Youngblood were driving with their father when their car was hit by a pickup truck. Peter Robbins had blacked out and crossed the center line in his Dodge. Ricardo suffered a broken leg in the accident and Colton was left with severe brain damage; he is permanently blind and only able... - Firefly Five Inc. Drinking Driving Wrongful Death Settlement
David Scott Shimp drank excessively for hours at the Graduate Food and Pub before hopping into his car to drive home. Sally McKenzie Clark, her cousin Anna Grace Jordan and their friend Suzanne Paige Kessler were also driving that evening. Shimp crashed into the girls' car; Clark and Jordan were killed while Suzanne survived the wreck. Their families fi... - City of Boston Wrongful Imprisonment Settlement
In 1989, Neil Miller was convicted and sentenced to jail for raping and robbing an Emerson College student by forcing his way into her apartment and threatening her with a screwdriver. The woman had a composite sketch drawn and one officer suggested it looked like Miller. Miller spent more then 10 years in prison, but was released in 2000 after DNA evid... - Thayer Learning Center Spider Bite Wrongful Death Settlement
Late October, 2004 Roberto Reyes was sent to the northwest Missouri boot camp. On November 3, 2004 the 15-year-old California teenager was bit by a spider and later died. Roberto's parents filed a lawsuit against the home for troubled teens for allegedly failing to provide access to appropriate medical evaluation and treatment. The Thayer Learning Cente... - Yucatan Resorts Inc., Yucatan Resorts, Resort Holdings International Cancun, Resort Holding International Panama and Michael E. Kelly Resort Investment Settlement
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of more than 350 Arizona citizens who invested in Yucatan Resorts, an international investment program. Their investment money was to be spent on timeshares that would result in an 11% return, but in many cases the money was spent on other things without their knowledge. The Arizona Corporation Commission has approved a $20 m... - Jimmy Pflueger Kauai Mudslide Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the retired auto dealer for allegedly violating federal clean water laws. In 2001, Pflueger graded 300 acres of his Kauai property without proper permits. A rainstorm led to a massive mudslide that left a neighbor's home in shambles and killed coral reefs. Pflueger has agreed to a $7.5 million settlement; the largest storm wa... - Pima County and the town of Marana High Speed Police Chase Car Accident Settlement
In 2004, Codi Lee Colvin and Gabriella Bernice Grijalva skipped school one day and decided to take a drive. Grijalva did not have her driver's license and was spotted speeding by a deputy on I-10 frontage road. Pima County sheriff's deputies and Marana police began a 30-mile high speed chase topping 100 miles an hour. Grijalva lost control of the vehicle... - System Transport Services of Spokane, WA Fatal Semi Accident Settlement
On September 1, 2001 the Pierce family was driving on I-65 when the family car got a flat tire. Allan J. Pierce pulled over to the shoulder; he and his wife Mary got out to fix the tire and left their 6 year old son, Allan M. Pierce, strapped in his car seat in the back seat of the vehicle. Just then, a flatbed semi truck carrying cherry-picker lifts ro... - Passaic County Judge Randolph Subryan Gender Harassment Settlement
During Jennifer Breaton's 2002-2003 judicial clerkship Subryan allegedly kissed and hugged her and committed other acts of gender harassment. Breaton's legal career suffered after she complained about the harassment so she filed a civil suit against Subryan. The New Jersey state Supreme Court's Advisory Committee on Judicial Conduct found Breaton's com... - Rod Stewart Cancelled Concert Settlement (Mar-07-06)
The rock star was advanced $2 million to perform a New Year's concert at the Rio hotel casino in Las Vegas in 2000. Stewart cancelled the concert due to throat surgery but allegedly failed to repay his advance. Harrah's Entertainment filed a lawsuit against Stewart alleging breach of contract. A federal judge ordered Stewart to pay Harrah's a $3 million... - Waste Management Environmental Violations Settlement
In 2002 residents near the 1,216 acre facility complained of foul odors. The New Hampshire State Attorney General and the Department of Environmental Services began an investigation and filed charges against the company for environmental violations and significant exceeding of methane at the Turnkey Landfill. Waste Management did not admit liability, bu... - McDonald's off limits to Celiacs
Mar-6-06 Eric Corl from Columbus, Ohio has lived with Celiac disease most of his life. "I try to eat healthily, but felt my energy draining and I couldn't figure out why. I was furious when I found out that McDonald's fries contain gluten. I go out of my way to buy gluten-free products and to be misled like this is disgraceful." I went to McDonald's a couple ti... - LandAmerica Financial Corp. Illegal Title Rebate Settlement
The Department of Insurance accused LandAmerica of setting up a captive reinsurance company to funnel illegal rebates to banks, builders and real estate agents to direct business back to the title companies. The lawsuit claimed LandAmerica was engaged in illegal title insurance rebating. LandAmerica has agreed to pay a $4.5 million settlement; $2.6 mill... - Gateway Inc. Hewlett-Packard Patent Infringement Settlement
Hewlett-Packard Co. filed a lawsuit against its personal computer industry rival alleging infringement of 27 patents made from 1999 to the present. A new seven year cross licensing agreement between Gateway and Hewlett-Packard Co. has been arranged and awards HP a $47 million patent settlement. Gateway shares fell $0.08 to close at $2.28 while HP shares... - Research In Motion Ltd. BlackBerry Patent Settlement
NTP Inc. filed a lawsuit against the maker of BlackBerry e-mail devices regarding a patent dispute. Research In Motion has agreed to pay a $612.5 million settlement to end the four year legal battle. The one-time payment covers all Blackberry business areas including licenses granted to carriers and device makers. Shares of the Ontario based company ros... - Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals et al. Consumer Fraud Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against Lifekey Inc., Boland Naturals Inc., Warner Health Care, Wagner Nutraceuticals and Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals for allegedly violating state consumer laws. The lawsuit claimed the companies automatically signed customers up to a negative option feature without their knowledge. When consumers placed an initial order for a f...