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Wastewater department workers, Warren Petitt, Troy Evans and James Campbell aided state and federal investigators who were looking into possible cover-ups and sewage spills. The three men from pollution control claimed George Hunt and former utilities department managers unlawfully retaliated by cutting their contracts short for assisting the officials. H... - Ray Brent Marsh Cremation Settlement
A former crematory operator has pleaded guilty to dumping more than 334 corpses on his property. Relatives have reached an $80 million settlement. The cremator was giving the deceased's relatives cement dust instead of ashes. Under a deal with prosecutors, Ray Brent Marsh could get up to 12 years in prison. Marsh, 31, apologized to the families as he plea... - M & T Pretzel Inc. overtime Settlement
Dozens of pretzel vendors in New York, most of who are immigrants from Bangladesh, are now being paid overtime and back wages. Under the terms of the settlement M & T Pretzel Inc, which owns the pretzel pushcart empire, has agreed to pay $450,000 to employees for labor law violations. "The employees, mostly immigrants from Bangladesh, worked long sh... - Tori Spelling car accident Settlement
Tory Spelling has settled a lawsuit with Alcira Boone whom the Beverly Hills 90210 actress allegedly hit with her Cadillac Escalade at a busy California intersection. Boone reportedly received a broken shoulder and other injuries when she was struck by Spelling's vehicle. The actress claimed the sun was in her eyes. The two women's attorneys reached an ag... - Masonite Corporation hardboard siding Settlement
Judy Naef owns structures with exterior Masonite Hardboard Siding and brought a case against defendants Masonite Corporation and International Paper Company claiming relief based on theories of negligence, breach of express warranties, and fraud. The plaintiff alleged that installing hardboard siding manufactured by Masonite Corporation into homes a... - McDonalds Vegetarian Settlement
A $6 million settlement has been reached between McDonalds and members of the vegetarian community. The lawsuit was filed by the members of the vegetarian community against the fast food giant, claiming that McDonalds deceived consumers in the marketing of their French fries and hash browns by not informing them that they used beef by-products when coo... - New York Police Department Killing Settlement
A $3 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the family of Anthony Baez, a resident of Florida who was brutally killed by a New York police officer outside his family's home. The suit claimed that a police officer was liable for brutally killing a 29-year-old man. The dead man's family said that the settlement was the beginnin... - Palo Alto Police Brutality Settlement
A settlement of $250,000 has been reached by city of Palo Alto in a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed that he was bullied and beaten by two Palo Alto police officers last year. The suit claimed that race was a factor in the attack. Hopkins said that he was sitting in his parked car on Oxford Avenue near El Camino Real when a police officer, drove up... - New Jersey Department of Transportation electricity Settlement
A $5.5 million settlement has been reached for "electrifying" construction site injury. An apprentice carpenter met with an accident while working on a highway extension construction project when an unattended crane swung over and hit high-tension wires, causing high-voltage electricity to flow through the crane which threw the carpenter high into t... - DSJ Construction Company Injury Settlement
A $700,000 settlement has been reached in a personal injury lawsuit involving a construction site accident. The lawsuit was brought by Balint Kramlik against contractors and sub contractors regarding non-compliance with OSHA safety regulations at a Jersey City construction site. The non-compliance of safety regulations resulted in Kramlik having to a... - Pritzker Family Trust Settlement
A settlement has been reached by Pritzker family in favor of young heirs who claimed that their relatives looted their trust funds and unfairly cut them out of a plan to carve up the family fortune. The lawsuit was brought by the two young heirs against the Pritzker family in which they sought about $2 billion in compensation for what they claimed ha... - United States Steel Corp asbestos Settlement
A settlement has been reached for $50 million in a case, where a former steelworker suffered lung disease due to poisoning of asbestos due to negligence of the employer. An employee named Whittington, who is 70 years old worked at U.S. Steel's Gary, Indiana, plant from 1950 to 1981. During the tenure of his employment, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma... - T-Mobile overtime Settlement
The Labor Department announced a $4.7 million back-wages settlement with T-Mobile wireless phone company. T-Mobile supposedly had hundreds of call center employees working off the clock .The employees were forced to clock in before their scheduled clock-in time. Employees are eligible for back pay if they worked as customer service representatives between... - World Wrestling Federation wrongful death Settlement
Owen Hart died May 23, 1999 during the "In Your House XXIX - Over The Edge" pay-per-view wrestling match, where he was scheduled to wrestle as Blue Blazer. Hart's lift harness failed while he was being lowered from the ceiling to the ring mat. Reporters said that he fell anywhere from 90 to 100 feet. Hart was taken from ringside by paramedics and pronounc... - G&L Realty Corp. Securities Settlement
The Superior Court in and for the County of Los Angeles has approved the settlement agreement for all actions growing out of the acquisition by Daniel M. Gottlieb and Steven D. Lebowitz in 2001 of all of the Company's outstanding common stock not already owned by them. (Dec-14-04) [ PR NEWSWIRE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem an... - Gambro Healthcare US physicians referrals Settlement
Gambro Healthcare US agreed to pay the federal government $350 million for fraud. Gambro was accused of paying kickbacks to physicians for referrals to the companies' clinics for renal-dialysis. Gambro set up a fake company to push inflated billings to Medicare. Gambro also gave false billing statements to patients to justify compensation for unneeded tes... - Kona, HI Police medical marijuana Settlement
A couple from Kona, HI with permits to grow and use medical marijuana has recently received a $30,000 settlement from the county for wrongful arrest. John and Rhonda Robison and houseguest Kealoha Wells were arrested at their home in July, 2002 after showing the police the greenhouse for growing marijuana. John and Rhonda had all the proper permits... - Hard Rock Casino Advertisement Settlement
The Hard Rock hotel-casino has paid a $100,000 fine to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The settlement was over a complaint about one of the Hard Rocks racy advertisements. The hotel admitted no wrongdoing, and no new policy was set. (Dec-01-04) [ KESQ NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at... - Foot Locker Inc. sexual discrimination Settlement
A settlement has been reached with Foot Locker Inc. on behalf of Kevin Dunbar and an advocacy group for gays and lesbians. The former employee claimed he was harassed by supervisors and co-workers and has received an undisclosed monetary settlement. Foot Locker Inc. is also to train all workers about harassment issues and support services. (Dec-16-04) ... - City Tow and Rickenbacker Group Inc. storage fee Settlement
A towing contractor is refunding more than $340,000 to approximately 72,000 drivers in San Francisco who were charged storage fees after their cars were towed. Pick Your Part Auto Wrecking, also known as City Tow and Rickenbacker Group Inc, reached a settlement with the San Francisco city attorney's office. The agreement was made to relieve people wh...