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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... - Knoxville Utilities Board sewage Settlement
The Knoxville Utilities Board reached a $2.3 million settlement with federal and state regulators and environmentalists over the city's overflowing sewer system. K-U-B was sued after a string of severe overflows dating to 2002. Just less than six million gallons of sewage spilled from K-U-B manholes in various Knoxville neighborhoods in February 2003. The... - Baltimore Police brutality Settlement
Jeffrey Alston was left paralyzed after his neck was broken during a 1997 arrest by Baltimore police. Mr. Alston was stopped for speeding by officer Arnold McDonald who said he initially wanted to issue Mr. Alston a ticket but took him into custody after smelling alcohol on the man's breath. Mr. Alston stated that three additional officers arrived at the... - AK Steel Co. smog Settlement
AK Steel Co. AK Steel Co. has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency. AK Steel will pay a $300,000 penalty and has agreed to $900,000 worth of projects to reduce smog-producing ozone in Pennsylvania. The company also agreed to spend $66 million to design and install pollution control equipment at a plant north of Cincin... - Whistler Air Services Ltd. plane crash Settlement
A Lincoln man, who said he lost his ability to work because of depression and anxiety after a harrowing plane crash, has been awarded more than $400,000 in damages. The case was brought by Kenneth and Janice Carpenter against Whistler Air Services Ltd. in British Columbia Supreme Court. Mr. Carpenter, 65, said he had hoped for more money in the settl... - Microsoft antitrust Settlement
The antitrust settlement between Microsoft and the Computer and Communications Industry Association resulted in a $9.75M payment to the CCIA top official. Ed Black, CCIA president, received almost half of the $19.75M payment. Ed Black's payment was approved by the CCIA board, which includes Sun Microsystems, Yahoo and Oracle. The CCIA board agreed the one... - Phaneesh Murthy, Infosys director sexual harassment Settlement
Former Infosys director Phaneesh Murthy has reached an $800,000 settlement with ex-Infosys employee Jennifer Griffith in the sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against him and Infosys in 2003. Half of the payment was paid up by Phaneesh Murthy and the rest by the company's insurers. Phaneesh Murthy had quit Infosys and was CEO of iGate Global Soluti... - US Grant Resources Settlement
Attorney General Charles C. Foti Jr. along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the arrest of three individuals who were operating a phony grant procurement company out of New Orleans. The three individuals who were arrested, John B. Rodgers, Laurel A. Rodgers and Jason Martin agreed to a settlement of $500,000 with the Attorney Gene... - Consolidated Edison electrocution Settlement
Estate of Lane v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York Nearly a year after a woman was electrocuted while walking her dogs on a wet East village street; Consolidated Edison has agreed to pay her family more than $6.25 million and set up a $1 million scholarship fund in her name. The scholarship fund will be at Columbia University, where she was a... - Government of Canada infected blood Settlement
Federal Health Minister Ujjal Dosanjh has confirmed that a settlement will been reached in the class-action lawsuits launched by Canadian victims infected with hepatitis C from tainted blood before 1986 and after 1990. The plaintiffs in these suits were omitted from an earlier, $1.1-billion package designed for those who were infected with the disease be... - Perini Corp. construction Settlement
Perini Corporation (NYSE:PCR) announced that it has entered into a settlement with the US Department of Justice and the US Department of State resolving claims by both Perini and the government relating to construction of the US Embassy building in Caracas, Venezuela. Perini has agreed to pay the government $998,500. Robert Band, President and Chief Opera... - Maxwell Manor elder abuse Settlement
Abuse and neglect was so extensive at a south side Maxwell Manor nursing home, two former employees dubbed it "the house of death, terror and filth." The accusations include sexual assaults, medication abuse, rat infestation and drug dealing. The nursing home settled for $1.9 million. Federal and Illinois state prosecutors joined the suit in 2000 and said... - Pit Bull owner Greg Rose Settlement
An $85,000 award was approved in Lenawee County Circuit Court to settle a lawsuit by a man who was mauled by a pit bull terrier while delivering newspapers on Adrian's East Side .Attorneys for victim Lawrence Pena and dog owner Greg Rose of Adrian approved the settlement. Pena suffered serious cuts and abrasions on his legs, face and arms in the attack. T... - Runaway Tractor Settlement
A runaway tractor truck slammed into Evelyn Green's house. The damage from the accident was so severe that Green hasn't been able to live in her home for nine months. The house will have to be torn down and rebuilt at a cost of $125,000. Originally, the trucking company's insurance only offered her $15,000 to demolish the home and $54,000 to rebuild it. G... - Dow Jones slander Settlement
A high-profile libel lawsuit in Australia that shook the world's legal community has ended in a quiet settlement. Dow Jones agreed to pay businessman Joe Gutnick $440,000 in damages and legal fees to end a suit claiming that Barron's magazine published slanderous information about him. (Nov-15-04) [ NEWS.COM ] Legal Help If you have a simil... - Alexander Otto divorce Settlement
German billionaire Alexander Otto and his wife Carrie have reached a settlement in their bitter divorce that will pay her roughly $50 million. The agreement also gives Carrie Otto custody of their 3-year-old son, Mattias. The total is nearly four times the $14 million that was included in the prenuptial agreement she signed before their marriage in June 1... - Cookeville Police dog shooting Settlement
The city of Cookeville will pay a family $77,000 as a part of a settlement for their dog that was shot by local police. In 2002, police pulled a car over, handcuffed it occupants and wrongly targeted the family as thieves. The Smoak family dog got out of the car and was shot by one of the police officers. (Nov-20-04) [ WATE NEWS ] Legal Help ... - Kentucky Fried Chicken injury Settlement
KFC reaches settlement with injured boy's family. The family of a youth who suffered a serious head injury when he fell through the roof of a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant has reached a $1.2 million dollar settlement. (Nov-09-04) [ GLOBE AND MAIL ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no... - Isle of Sheppey car accident Settlement
Amputee receives compensation. After 15 years Douglas Taylor has been awarded 3 million pounds for a brutal car accident. The accident cost Mr. Taylor brain damage and the loss of a leg. The settlement will ensure that some of the pressure would be lifted from Mr. Taylor and his family. (Nov-16-04) [ BBC NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a simi... - State of Colorado auto accident Settlement
The state of Colorado will pay $133,333 for a family of three that died from an improperly installed 100 ft. girder. The state of Colorado law limits damages to $150,000 per person and $600,000 total, regardless of how many people get hurt. Surviving family members accepted a $1.5 million settlement, plus $200,000 in charitable donations, from private con...