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During a 2001 New Year's Eve celebration Patrick Fearing set off fireworks in his back yard and was unlawfully beat by police officers Jason Bain and David Stokes. The St. Paul City Council approved a settlement against the city and awarded Fearing a $115,000 personal injury settlement. (Oct-20-05) [ WCCO NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a si... - Cylert
The attention deficit hyperactivity disorder drug treatment is being discontinued. Cylert, made by Abbott Laboratories, was approved 30 years ago but has been linked to liver problems and liver failure and his been discontinued. Cylert in the News The FDA concluded that the overall risk of liver toxicity from Cylert and generic pemoline products... - West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Negligence and Wrongful Death Settlement
Mentally disabled Sherry Coffman was under the care of the state Department of Health and Human Resources. In December 2004, Coffman took her five year old son Jonathan to her unheated home in Charleston. He died from hypothermia. The boy's uncle filed charges against the agency alleging negligence and claiming officials were aware Sherry's heat had bee... - Union Pacific Railroad Texarkana Train Collision
A train operator allegedly fell asleep and crashed a train into several rail cars causing a massive collision, explosion, fire, and chemical release into nearby residential homes and businesses. A chemical plume moved through downtown Texarkana and caused several explosions and intense fires incinerating homes and burning a local resident to death. Reside... - Bloomington and Rosemount School Districts Age Discrimination Settlement
Nearly a dozen lawsuits were filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleging early retirement incentive plans at the two districts discriminated against older employees and retirees. The lawsuits claimed the plans reduced payments to employees as they grew older instead of treating them equally regardless of age. The two Minnesota district... - William Lyon Homes Defective Construction Settlement
Over two dozen Clayton homeowners filed a lawsuit against the renowned builder and several subcontractors alleging their houses were poorly constructed. Residents claimed their homes became unsafe after roofs leaked, water came through sliding glass doors and windows, and concrete cracked. The companies have agreed to award the homeowners a $1.5 million... - Trinity Outdoor, Phoenix Structures and Services, and Sun Capital Partners Wrongful Death Settlement
On August 1 2001, brothers Joshua Fowler, 23, and Anthony Fowler, 21, were killed while working on a billboard in Snellville, Georgia. "The Fowler brothers were working for Fowler Sign Group installing the panels on the billboard for Trinity when the sign suddenly collapsed. They fell 40 feet to the ground and the billboard's steel beams fell on top of... - Serono Serostim Settlement
The European biotechnology firm has plead guilty to criminal charges over the promotion of its drug Serostim, used to fight physical wasting caused by AIDS. They conspired with a medical device maker to use a diagnosis that was not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Serono has also agreed to pay a $704 million settlement, including a $13... - Balfour Beatty Construction et al. Whistleblower Settlement
The U.S. Government claimed the engineering and construction companies inflated claims on Amtrak projects to electrify part of the Northeast Corridor. They allegedly overcharged Amtrak for the installation of an overhead system used to deliver electricity to locomotives between New Haven and Boston. Former Balfour Beatty employee Ian Cartwright filed... - Gwinnett County Public Schools Freedom of Speech Settlement
Gwinnett County bus driver Dora Elizabeth Cook was president of the United School Employees Association and spent her breaks recruiting other bus drivers to join the union. In 2002, Cook's supervisory duties were taken away and she was demoted from full time to part time. Cook claimed school system officials told her to stop talking about the union duri... - West Marine Scanner Overcharge Settlement
The district attorneys offices in Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties filed a civil suit against the boating supplies retail and wholesale company for allegedly using scanners that systematically overcharged customers. Over 400 West Marine stores and U.S. Marine Centers in 38 states, Puerto Rico, and Canada were thought to be included in the case. The l... - International Comfort Products LLC Announces Recall to Repair Packaged Gas Furnace and AC Units
On October 19, 2005 International Comfort Products LLC of Lewisburg, Tennessee announced they were recalling approximately 28,500 units described as "certain packaged Gas Furnace and AC (Air Conditioning) Units." The firm has received reports that the unit's control board can ignite, and in certain units, ignite flammable materials adjacent to the... - Far East Brokers and Consultants, Inc. Announces Safety Warning for 48,000 Jack 'O Lantern Bucket Candle Holders
On October 19, 2005, Far East Brokers and Consultants, Inc. of Jacksonville, Florida announced a warning to consumers about 48,000 Jack 'O Lantern Bucket Candle Holders containing eight tea lights. The decoration is intended to be used with only one candle at a time and if all eight candles are ignited simultaneously, there is serious potential for the ge... - Target Announces Recall of over 170,000 Jumbo Pencils with Sharpeners
On October 18, 2005 Target Corp., of Minneapolis, Minnesota announced the recall of approximately 176,000 Jumbo Pencils with Sharpeners. The sharpener's razor blade is exposed when the cover is removed, posing a cutting risk to children and other users. Further, the pencil sharpener hole is large enough to insert a finger posing a laceration hazard to c... - Advanced Energy Patent Infringement Settlement
MKS Instruments claimed the company infringed upon a patent involving its ASTRON family of reactive gas generators used to dissociate gases in chamber cleaning. In two separate cases, different juries found Advanced Energy infringed patents with its RAPID product. One jury awarded MKS $4.2 million in damages and the other awarded MKS a $3 million settle... - Oak Forest Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement
In May 2004, mother of two, Neveen Morkos went to the hospital complaining of stomach pains. She suffered severe brain damage while in surgery at Oak Forest Hospital. Her family filed a lawsuit that claimed she was misdiagnosed with appendicitis before being sent for emergency surgery. The suit also alleged an anesthesiologist improperly inserted a brea... - Sports Illustrated Defamation Settlement
Former Washington State football coach Mike Price was denied a job as a new coach in Alabama after the magazine published an article about a scandalous night of drinking at a topless bar. Price filed a $20 million defamation of character suit against Sports Illustrated claiming allegations of intercourse at his hotel were false. Price is set to receive... - Clackamas County Police Sergeant Injury Settlement
In January 2003, sergeant Damon Coates responded to a domestic call at a Milwaukee home. Fifteen year old Nick Teixeira shot him in the face. Coates now has permanent injuries, including brain damage. Coates filed a lawsuit against the county for failing to provide him with a sufficient safety warning at the scene. Clackamas County has agreed to award C... - State of New Jersey Foster Care Abuse Settlement
Child welfare workers visited the Jackson home regularly to check on the family's four foster children, but apparently did nothing about the adopted boy's starvation. Authorities confirmed the adoptive parents withheld food and the boys subsisted on gypsum wallboard and uncooked pancake batter. The state has awarded the four boys a $12.5 million settle... - State of California Peachtree Mall Flood Settlement
First Union Real Estate Equity and Mortgage Investments filed a lawsuit against the state regarding a loss incurred from a flood at the Peachtree Mall property in 1986. The state of California has agreed to pay First Union an $11 million settlement. (Oct-05-05) [ PR NEWSWIRE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be c...