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Sort by relevance 7,406 pages found matching priest settlement- Creek County Jail Beating Settlement
On November 22, 2001, African American Rameses Gibbs was the victim of a brutal gang beating by white cellmates in the former Creek County Jail. He claimed jailers placed him in a cell knowing other inmates were white. The jailers were deliberately indifferent to his safety risk and possibly intended for him to be harmed. Gibbs filed a lawsuit against C... - Louisa County School Board Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
On February 9, 2004, 18 students were in a bus accident when school bus driver Lorrie Ann Batten swerved off the road and hit a tree. Batten was convicted of reckless driving after she fell asleep while driving. 17 students survived the crash, but 16-year-old Thomas Cameron was killed. His family filed a $10 million lawsuit against the school board, but... - Global Medical Systems and its Drs. Jarris Wrongful Death Settlement
Cuong Dang moved to the United States from Vietnam in hopes for a better life. He took a well paying job aboard a fishing vessel on the Bering Sea. Less than three weeks out to sea, the 37-year-old suffered complications related to diabetes. Medical care was distant and tenuous aboard the Northern Eagle trawler and Dang died from his treatable illness... - ABN AMRO Mortgage Group Inc. Settlement
The federal government filed charges against the mortgage company for falsifying documents in tens of thousands of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. A number of ABN employees falsely certified that two ABN underwriters had reviewed more than 28,000 loans prior to FHA endorsement... - Hold onto your Simon Mall Gift Cards
Jan-6-06 Kathy Wiedeman of Fishers, Indiana was angry when her daughter was unable to use her Simon Mall Gift Card. "It was a gift to my daughter from her aunt. She tried to use the card in July but it was denied so she gave it to me a few months later, saying it didn't work," says Wiedeman. The clerks at the Hollister clothing store, where her daugh... - Mount Sinai Fire District Firefighter Death Settlement
At the age of 23, Bradford Amato was a probationary firefighter for the local fire district. In July 2002, several volunteers and firefighters were participating in a department parade. After the celebrations, Amato was intoxicated and decided to lean into the passenger side window of Assistant Chief Frederick Hess's SUV. Hess tried to get Amato off his... - City of Oakland Protester Injury Settlement
During a 2003 anti war demonstration protesters and longshore workers were bombarded by police near the Port of Oakland. Several bags of leads were fired at protesters, one of which hit Sri Louise Coles in the face. Coles suffered a severe welt to her jaw and filed a lawsuit against the city claiming police had fired non lethal projectiles without provo... - Exel Inc. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of Clifford Baker regarding employee racial discrimination. Exel operates as a warehouse and distribution center for Coors Brewing Co. The African American traffic clerk claimed he was fired because of his race and because he reported to management that a white colleague made rac... - Carl Karcher Enterprises Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Several former employees filed a lawsuit against Carl's Jr. Restaurant alleging a shift leader directed racial slurs at African American employees. The suit claimed several employees were fired in retaliation for submitting a petition to management signed by co-workers. Carl's agreed to pay a $255,000 settlement. One anonymous woman is set to receive $1... - Micro Pacific Development Inc. Employee Gender Harassment Settlement
Four female employees filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the Saipan Grand Hotel alleging they were harassed at the hotel from 1998 to 2002. The 4 women claimed the owners violated Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Micro Pacific has agreed to a $175,000 consent decree settlement. (Jan-03-06) [ SAIPAN TRIBUNE ] Legal Help ... - Austrian Airlines Employee Age Discrimination Settlement
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the airline on behalf of William Thoman alleging employee age discrimination. The former director of sales claimed his former employer terminated his position because of his age and in retaliation for opposing discriminatory practices in violation of the Age Discrimination in Emplo... - Tonganoxie School District Student Bully Settlement
From seventh grade until he quit school in junior year, Dylan Thenoe was allegedly harassed with homophobic slurs from his classmates. At the age of 18, the Kansas teenager filed a lawsuit against the district for allowing students to bullying him and ultimately force him to leave school. Tonganoxie has agreed to pay Thenoe a $440,000 settlement. (Dec-2... - Iron City Constructors and the Boldt Company Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
The subcontractor to The Boldt Company was working on the Riverside Energy Project in Beloit and allegedly permitted despicable racial symbols, racist graffiti, and epithets to be displayed at their work site. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the two companies for allegedly allowing a raciall... - National Emergency Vehicles Inc. Ambulance Fire Settlement
In December 2002 the company manufactured and assembled an ambulance and then sold it to Regional Ambulance Service. The vehicle was delivered to Rutland on February 7, 2003 and stored in the garage overnight. At 4 a.m. on February 8, 2003, the crew on duty awoke to find that the engine compartment of the rescue vehicle had spontaneously ignited. Region... - Papillon Airways Inc. and Eurocopter Helicopter Crash Settlement
On August 10, 2001, experienced pilot, Kevin Innocenti, took six people on a helicopter tour of the Grand Canyon. A fire broke out in the passenger cabin and the helicopter crashed, killing 6 of the 7 people aboard. Shiya Lichtenstein, Avi and Barbara Wajsbaum, Aryeh Zvi Fastag, and Innocenti were all killed. Chana Daskal was the only survivor; she lost... - Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. Racial Discrimination Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the insurance provider for allegations of race based underwriting practices. "Premium differentials in life insurance rates based on the race of the uninsured, particularly African Americans, has existed and may continue to exist in the marketplace." Western and Southern has agreed to a $400,000 settlement. (Dec-20-05) [ W... - Millennium Partners Market Timing Settlement
New York State attorney general, Eliot Spitzer, and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the hedge fund for improperly trading mutual funds at the expense of other investors. The company drove up costs for long term investors and defrauded other fund companies from 2000 to 2003 by rapidly buying and selling shares, a practic... - City of Scottsdale Police Pursuit Wrongful Death Settlement
On April 7, 2005, Cody Brett Morrison, Matthew Lewis, and Nicholas Rosin were in a car accident. Five Scottsdale police officers were in pursuit of David Szymanski when he drove the wrong way on Loop 101 and caused the accident. Twenty two year old Morrison was killed in the crash. His parents filed a wrongful death suit against the city claiming police... - State of Washington Wrongful Death Settlement
Valdez Stewart was an ex-convict under the states' supervision when he stole a Chevy Suburban on August 8, 1997. He took the SUV and began speeding through the streets of Tacoma while smoking pot and running red lights. Stewart smashed into a pickup truck and killed the driver. Paula Joyce was a mother of four. Her husband filed a wrongful death lawsu... - Age discrimination: Will Fedex shell out more millions for discrimination claims?
Dec-15-05 Federal Express, (commonly known as Fedex), faces yet another discrimination lawsuit. This time, the plaintiffs in a class action case claim age discrimination. The employees say Fedex tries to push out couriers over 40 years old, and makes life even harder for those with injuries or illness. They say FedEx takes away good routes, sets unrealistic performanc...