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The family of the former Notorious B.I.G. filed a lawsuit against the city for withholding evidence on suspects related to the rap artist's death. Notorious B.I.G., born Christopher Wallace, was only 24 when he was gunned down March 9, 1997, after a party at the Petersen Automotive Museum. A Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) detective hid statements... - The Sporting News Illegal Gambling Advertising Settlement
The federal government filed charges against the company for promoting illegal Internet and telephone gambling in print, on its Web site and on its radio stations. The illegal advertising ran from spring 2000 through December 2003 and continued to run for more than six months after the Justice Department sent a letter to the Magazine Publishers of Ame... - Unpaid Overtime: Questions answered by a lawyer
Jan-20-06 From a phone interview with Robin Workman, Trial Attorney, Qualls & Workman, LLP Q: Why would some companies rather pay fines than pay overtime? A: It is simply a cost benefit analysis. From a fiscal standpoint it is more cost effective for some companies not to pay overtime. Companies can roll the dice and they may never get sued. A large corporati... - Pinellas County School District School Bus Death Settlement
After school on February 11, 2005, Brooke Ingoldsby was dropped of on the wrong side of a busy street. The James B. Sanderlin Elementary third grader was hit and killed by a vehicle as she tried to cross five lanes of rush-hour traffic. Brooke's mom, Michelle Allen, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the district. Michelle was awarded a $1.2 million... - Stock Fraud: Has This Happened To You?
Jan-19-06 Jane Auerbach lost almost all her savings and her husband's life insurance. Because she trusted a stock broker. Auerbach, age 56, moved to the Tampa Bay area around Florida 10 years ago after her husband Neil died at the age of 46 from colon cancer. With two young children to support, she needed to be close to her parents. And she also needed them for fin... - City of Grandview Police Chase Personal Injury Settlement
In November 2004, city police officer Brian Blessing drove his squad car through a red light at an intersection and crashed broadside into a car where 17-year-old Emma Rothbrust was a passenger. Emma suffered from a shattered pelvis, a broken tibia and fibula and two broken ankles. Her lungs, heart, kidney and bladder were punctured, torn and bruised. T... - City of Newport Police Attack Settlement
After working her shift at the police station, detective Kelly Jobe was attacked by police captain Cyril Sykes Junior. Jobe was left with severe back pain and was unable to work as a detective. She filed a gender harassment lawsuit against the city and Sykes. He is no longer the police captain and spent time in jail for the attack. The city of Newport a... - Marion County Break-In Wrongful Death Settlement
On May 4, 2001 Indianapolis stockbroker John Leaf had a little bit too much to drink to drive himself home. He left his keys with a friend and took a cab home, only to realize his apartment keys were on the same chain. Leaf broke a window into his first floor apartment, got in and went to bed. Deputy Ronald Shelnutt and a special deputy received word of t... - Kansas City Water Main Wrongful Death Settlement
Early one December morning in 2004, residents living near Red Bridge Road and Washington Street reported a water main break and warned that water was flowing over the roadway creating icy conditions. Later that same day, two young men were driving in that same location when their vehicle hit a large patch of ice. The vehicle flipped, ejecting high schoo... - CN Rail Alberta Wildfire Settlement
In May 2001, a massive wildfire broke out near Chisholm, Alberta that destroyed 10 homes and burned 116,000 hectares of forest. Charges were filed against the railway for conducting an activity in a forest protection area without exercising reasonable care. CN Rail has agreed to an $18.6 million out-of-court settlement. The money will be used to fund fi... - Nova Knits Inc. Laid Off Workers Settlement
More than 100 garment workers filed a lawsuit against their former employer alleging they were laid off without prior notice or severance pay. Last year, hundreds of Chinese women marched through downtown San Francisco to protest the loss of garment jobs being outsourced to China, the world's largest clothing manufacturer. The apparel maker has agreed t... - State of Iowa and Dr. William Campbell Staff Member Attack Settlement
On February 8 2003, a 57-year-old Glenwood Resource Center female staff member was attacked and raped by a mentally retarded client, Donald Young. He was found competent to stand trial, found guilty of sexual assault and is currently serving a 10 year sentence. The woman filed a lawsuit against the state of Iowa and her employer's former director, Dr. W... - Village of Maywood Inmate Beating Settlement
In June 2004, 24-year-old George Caithamer was being held at the village jail for a traffic violation. He was put in a cell with a known violent offender. Caithamer was beaten and told to strip by the other inmate in the village jail. The 20 minute assault was caught and recorded on a surveillance camera in the holding cell. Caithamer filed a lawsuit agai... - Thomas Bucknum of Biogen Idec Inc. Insider Trading Settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission began investigating one of the company's top executives after he conveniently sold shares 10 days before stocks dropped by 40% after taking Tysabri off the shelves. In February 2005, Bucknum gained $1.9 million through the sale of his shares and was later charged with insider trading. Bucknum resigned in March 2005... - Jamaican Government Controversial Death Settlement
In October 2003, David Bacchas, Cecil Brown and Audrey Stephens were traveling in a motor car when several Flankers police officers opened fire. Bacches and Brown were killed in the incident while Stephens survived with injuries. The police claim the motor vehicle was inadvertently caught in the crossfire with a gunman, but several eyewitnesses claim th... - University of Connecticut Grant Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the school for allegedly filing false grant applications and over billing the government for research at two campus centers. Between 1997 and 2004, the university submitted false claims on about 500 federal grants used for research at the Environmental Research Institute and the Booth Research Center. The University of Connec... - Contaminated Water from Dupont
Jan-12-06 Residents in and around Marietta, OH have been drinking bottled water tainted with the chemical C8, which is used by Dupont to make Teflon. The chemical traces were discovered by a rural southeastern Ohio water system. Approximately 1,000 people have been drinking bottled water supplied by Dupont since 2004, when a class action lawsuit was brought against... - Ford admission of cruise control fire danger too late
Jan-11-06 While Ford finally admitted that the cruise control wiring in the F150, amongst others, holds a serious risk of catching fire, it comes too late for some families. Ford refuses the following families compensation saying that, due to the extent of the fire, it cannot be determined what exactly caused the damage. Talk about a Catch-22! Life-threatening... - AIMCO Building Violations Settlement
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the real estate investor over conditions at AIMCO properties at Bayview-Hunters Point. The city claimed AIMCO breached building, health, housing, plumbing, electrical, and fire codes in four subsidized apartment complexes in Bayview-Hunters Point. AIMCO agreed to a $3 million settlement. One million doll... - SmarTire Systems Inc. Bristol Settlement
Bristol Investment Fund, Ltd. filed charges against the wireless sensing and control systems company regarding the conversion of a convertible debenture. SmarTire has agreed to pay Bristol a $250,000 settlement and will issue them 2 million shares. (Jan-09-05) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a la...