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A $1 million dollar voluntary settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Gilroy Foods and its owner, ConAgra Foods Inc. The suit, which alleged disability bias, found that the company was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act by denying hire to certain workers. The settlement will provide compensation of $993,500 to workers,... - Settlements and Verdicts: Northrop Grumman Corp.
A $111 million dollar settlement has been reached in the whistleblower lawsuit filed against TRW Inc., which was acquired by Northrop Grumman Corp. in 2002. The suit filed under the federal False Claims Act by former TRW employee Richard Bagley, who claimed that the company had improperly billed the government on numerous projects from 1990 to 1997. The... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wal-Mart.
A $200,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart over the sale of toy guns in their New York stores. The company was accused of selling the toys without safeguards to ensure that they did not look too much like real weapons. Under federal law, toy gun barrels must have an orange end piece on the toy gun barrels, and under New... - Settlements and Verdicts: Microsoft Corp.
A $750 million dollar settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Microsoft by AOL Time Warner. The suit was filed in January 2002 on behalf of AOL subsidiary Netscape Communications, and alleged antitrust charges. Under the terms of settlement, Microsoft will now license its browsing software to AOL until 2010 at no cost. The two compani... - Settlements and Verdicts: Florida Department of Citrus.
A $3.5 million dollar settlement has been reached between the Florida Department of Citrus and the five Florida citrus processors who opposed a state tax on imported orange juice. The settlement will be distributed in the form of cash and tax credits, and will give the plaintiffs the choice of opting out of paying up to two-thirds of the tax on future im... - Settlements and Verdicts: Kodak and Tesco.
An $8,000 settlement will be paid to Mark McCarthy, who filed a lawsuit against Kodak and supermarket chain Tesco after his vacation photos were lost. The London man dropped off the slides from his vacation to Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon at Tesco, where the store claims they were then sent to Kodak's processing laboratory, processed, and sent back to... - Settlements and Verdicts: City of Pittsburgh.
A $250,000 settlement has been reached in a reverse lawsuit filed by two police officers against the City of Pittsburgh. Benny Sledge and Anthony Hildebrand claimed that they were demoted after reporting alleged improprieties by their supervisor, Assistant Police Chief Earl Woodyard, Jr. The two officers claimed that they were subject to a hostile work... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bayer Corporation and GlaxoSmithKline
have agreed to pay settlement amounts totalling more than $344 million for their fraudulent conduct in a scheme involving the re-labeling of products to an HMO at deeply discounted prices, and then concealing and avoiding their obligation to pay millions of dollars in additional rebates to the Medicaid program. (Apr-16-03) Legal Help If you h... - Settlements and Verdicts: Martin Bregman.
A settlement has been reached in the breach of contract lawsuit filed by actress Kathy Bates against movie producer Martin Bregman. A $1.25 million dollar settlement will be paid to Bates to compensate her for damages suffered when Bregman backed out of a deal for her to star in an upcoming movie. Bates alleged that she had an outstanding agreement wit... - Settlements and Verdicts: Volusia County Council.
A $4.9 million dollar settlement has been reached in the personal injury suit filed against Volusia County Council on behalf of a Pensacola couple who were hit by a fire truck in 1999. Cordell Davidson and his wife Veronica were injured when a fire truck made an improper left-handturn and struck them while they were riding their motorcycle. The settleme... - Settlements and Verdicts: General Motors Corp
A $495 million dollar settlement has been reached between General Motors Corp. and plaintiffs in a number of lawsuits claiming that the company's pickup trucks were prone to explosion. Several suits have already been settled for an average of $1.6 million dollars each in regards to the company's 1973 to 1987 model year trucks, which were dangerous becaus... - Settlements and Verdicts: American Equity Insurance Co. et.al.
A $7 million dollar settlement has been reached in the toxic mold lawsuit filed by entertainer Ed McMahon against several defendants, including Scottsdale, Arizona-based American Equity Insurance Co., a unit of Citigroup Inc., as well as several Southern California contractors who had been hired to clean up the mold. The suit alleged that the companies a... - Settlements and Verdicts: K.C. Smith
A settlement of $100,000 dollars has been reached in the lawsuit filed in Tennessee against 20-year-old K.C. Smith by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit alleged that Smith had raised approximately $102,000 dollars between May 2000 and February 2003 by promoting fictitious investments on the Internet, by making false claims in nine million s... - Settlements and Verdicts: Funkmaster Flex
A settlement has been reached in the child support lawsuit filed against Funkmaster Flex, a New York DJ, by Haydee Diaz, the mother of his 2-year-old son. According to the ruling, Flex will support the child financially, arrange for medical insurance, set up a college fund, and buy a life insurance policy. (May-01-03) [ ALLHIPHOP ] Legal Help ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Stockton Steel
has agreed to a $1.11 million dollar settlement in the harassment lawsuit filed against them by Pakistani-American employees. The workers claim that they faced discrimination, ridicule, and humiliation at the California plant, based on their national origin and Muslim religion. (Mar-19-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you have a similar pro... - Settlements and Verdicts: Browning-Ferris, Inc.
has reached a settlement with its former employee, Deborah Brown, in regards to a wrongful dismissal suit. The company will pay $200,000 for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The company dismissed Brown allegedly because of her Crohn's disease, a bowel disorder, due to fear for her safety, although medical experts had stated tha... - Settlements and Verdicts: Voss Electric Company
has reached a settlement in the disability discrimination lawsuit filed by a former worker who suffers from a bi-polar disorder. The company will pay $91,250 to the employee for violating the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 when he was terminated rather than given the recommended time off. (Mar-18-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you h... - Settlements and Verdicts: Pacific Sunwear of California Inc.
A $4 million dollar settlement has been reached and is pending court approval in two lawsuits filed against Pacific Sunwear of California Inc. on behalf of employees. The suits were filed by two employees who alleged that the company had improperly classified them as exempt from overtime pay. (Apr-29-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you hav... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bayer AG and GlaxoSmithKline
will pay a combined $345 million dollars to settle whistleblower claims that the companies were overcharging the federal Medicaid program. This is the largest Medicaid fraud settlement ever, and the funds will be distributed to the federal government, the District of Columbia and every state except Arizona. (Apr-17-03) Legal Help If you hav... - Settlements and Verdicts: Dominion Resources Inc.
will pay $1.2 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department and the five states, Virginia, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The settlement is the largest of its kind under the federal Clean Air Act, and the funds will be used over the next ten years to make pollution control impro...