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In 2002, 15 year old Deanna Paras was a freshman at Andrean High School when she was struck by a van while walking near her home in Hobart. Deanna was taken to St. Mary Medical Center and then airlifted to Loyola University Medical Center in Maywood. She remained there for the next 11 months and underwent 27 surgeries. The driver, Curtis Parrish, was no... - Big O Tire Repair Accident Settlement
A Big O repair technician in Grass Valley installed new wheels on a Toyota pickup truck. A week later, while driving on Interstate 80 in Auburn, Jennifer Baker's vehicle was struck by that pickup truck's separated tire and wheel. Baker and her husband were in her Ford Ranger pickup that hit a guardrail, swerved left, and flipped over. Baker suffered par... - Arkansas School Boards Association Fire Settlement
On April 17, 2005, nineteen year old Torey Teray Martin set fire to Hope High School. He was charged with commercial burglary as well as arson. A $2.3 million insurance settlement will be paid out to rebuild 12 new classrooms as well as a media center and library with offices and a complete computer lab. (Sep-30-05) [ TEXARKAN GAZETTE ] Lega... - Edgewater Police Department Strip Search Settlement
Verna Sue Perry and her boyfriend, William Beasley, were pulled over for running a stop sign on May 15, 2003. Beasley admitted to using cocaine within the previous two hours and was detained in the police car. The officer performed a routine criminal check and discovered Beasley and Perry had a restraining order prohibiting them from having contact. Soo... - Chi-Chi's Restaurant Hepatitis A Settlement
In the fall of 2003, Richard Miller was one of 660 people sickened by scallions served at a Chi-Chi's near Pittsburgh. Four people died in the outbreak and several others suffered from hepatitis A, including Miller who needed a liver transplant. Chi-Chi's has agreed to award Miller a $6.25 million settlement. The Mexican restaurant chain has paid more t... - Sourcecorp Inc. Business Settlement
The business process outsourcing service company filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the company's unit regarding an internal investigation and financial restatement. Sourcecorp's current owners are set to receive $20 million in cash as well as shares and real estate to total a $30 million settlement. (Sep-27-05) [ BUSINESS WEEK ] L... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson Preist Abuse Settlement
Five young men who were allegedly molested as children by a Yuma Catholic priest filed claims against the diocese. Alonso Hernandez was one of those boys; he is set to receive a $600,000 settlement from the $22.3 million settlement pool set up as part of its Chapter 11 reorganization. (Sep-24-05) [ DAILY STAR ] Legal Help If you have a sim... - Prison Health Services Inmate Overdose Settlement
Thirty nine year old Ruth Hubbs was found dead in the Leon County Jail infirmary on May 16, 2003. She died from an antidepressant overdose and her family filed a lawsuit against the company that oversees inmate care at the facility. Hubbs had been given large doses of the antidepressant Doxepin; she had an intoxicating level of the drug in her system at... - Medical Transportation Management Inc. Medicaid Antitrust Settlement
Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon claimed the company violated antitrust laws and were involved with Medicaid fraud and contract violations. The case alleged MTM violated antitrust laws during a contract bid process and breached its contract with the state of Missouri by billing and accepting payments from the state Medicaid program above what was all... - Cancer Causing Agents
In January 2005, The Department of Health and Human Services released the Eleventh edition of the "report on Carcinogens today." This edition of the report added seventeen new substances to the list, which now totals 246. For the first time ever, viruses are listed in the report including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and some human papilloma viruses. Other... - Amerada Hess Corp. and AmSouth Gas preauthorization hold
With the rise of gas prices, Florida based gas stations owned by Amerada Hess Corp. and AmSouth are charged with deceptive and unfair business practices. It is alleged that the gas stations are issuing a preauthorization hold of $75 on checking accounts for Florida consumers. By withholding funds, the stations hope to ensure valid accounts to cover the... - Motiva Environmental Lawsuit Settlement
After two-years of negotiations, Motiva agrees to $12 million settlement over explosion and fire at a Delaware oil refinery in July, 2001. The explosion killed one employee and injured eight others and released sulfuric acid into the Delaware River. After investigations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Mot... - City of East St. Louis Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Settlement
The City of East St. Louis has agreed to pay a $100,000 settlement for a lawsuit charging three senior police officers with sexual harassment. The plaintiff, a St. Louis police detective, filed a complaint to the City Council but she was not alone. The City Council received five other harassment and misconduct complaints against the police force in thei... - San Joaquin County Juvenile Detention Center Sexual Harassment Settlement
Victoria Crowder Spivey filed sexual harassment charges against the San Joaquin County Juvenile Detention Center and won $146,000 settlement. As an employee during 2001, Crowder Spivey claimed she was subjected to inappropriate sexual conduct by her supervisor. (Sep-27-05) [ LODI NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would l... - GlaxoSmithKline Antitrust Settlement
With accusations from the U.S. Department of Justice, the pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay a $150 million settlement for allegedly inflating prices of cancer drugs to maximize profits. With a whistle blower lawsuit from Ven-A-Care of the Florida Keys Inc., the Justice Department was alerted to a potential violation of the federal F... - Allegheny County Whistleblower Settlement
Children, Youth and Families caseworker, Penne Fabian, was fired on October 23, 2003. She claimed her role in the company was terminated after resisting the Human Services Director's demand to whitewash a report to the state detailing the frequency of social worker visits to troubled families. Fabian filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county and... - Escondido City and JRMC Real Estate Sediment Pollution Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the developer and the city for allegedly violating water quality restrictions at the new Escondido Research and Technology Center. The lawsuit claimed JRMC caused sediment from the site to flow into Escondido Creek directly or through storm drains, which can harm aquatic life. The complaint also alleged the developer failed t... - Chicago City Wrongfully Accused Settlement
In 1998, 11 year old Ryan Harris was molested and murdered. Two boys under the age of 8 were falsely accused of the brutal crime. DNA tests later led police to charge Floyd Durr. The parents of one of the boys filed a lawsuit against the city and two detectives which claimed police framed their son and ignored evidence that showed he was innocent. The c... - Peer-to-Peer Networking
Since 1999, when Shaun Fanning announced the development of Napster, the first file sharing system to offer users the ability to swap copyrighted material relatively anonymously, the issue of peer-to-peer networks has been a the center of a heated argument. The argument is between those who see this as a major threat to their incomes (movie and mu... - Robertshaw Controls Co. Announce Recall of Gas Control Valves on nearly 200,000 Water Heaters due to Fire and Explosion risk
On September 16th, 2005 Robertshaw Controls Co., of Long Beach, California announced the recall of about 178,000 Robertshaw R110 Series Gas Control Valves installed on the following water heater brands: American Proline, Bradford White, GE, GSW, Hotpoint, Jetglas, John Wood, Lochinvar, Premier Plus, Powerflex, Rheem, Richmond, Ruud, Vanguard, Whir...