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Sort by relevance 7,406 pages found matching priest settlement- Make Sure an Experienced Attorney Settles Your Back and Neck Injury Lawsuit
Jan-3-12 Newbury, OH Karen was involved in a car accident back in August of 2010, and since that time she has suffered constant pain from a back and neck injury . To compound her problems, Karen's attorney advises her to settle for an amount that will barely cover her medical bills. Now she is reaching out to an experienced personal injury attorney, one who... - Washington Man with Terminal Cancer Wins Asbestos Lawsuit
Jan-3-12 Vashon, WA Roger Hammet, an 84-year-old Vashon, Washington resident, recently won an asbestos lawsuit after contracting terminal cancer during his tenure as a deckhand on the north end ferry in the Washington port town, according to the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Reporter . The news source reported that the Vashon resident allegedly contracted... - Car Accident Victim Awarded $1.4 Million Settlement
Jan-1-12 Medford, OR It was anything but a Merry Christmas in 2010 for William Geary, as he lay in the hospital recovering from a horrific car crash that left him trapped in his vehicle for 90 minutes, severely injured, with the remains of a heavy transport-truck trailer on top of his flattened pickup truck. Last week, on the one-year anniversary of the car... - Morgan Keegan Faces Mutual Fund Lawsuits
Dec-30-11 Memphis, TN Morgan Keegan reportedly faces mutual fund lawsuits worth more than $1 billion, which could be a factor in the financial firm not being sold. According to The Commercial Appeal (12/01/11), Morgan Keegan mutual fund lawsuits involve mutual fund losses in eight failed funds. Although the firm is for sale, buyers could reportedly be put off... - Samsung, Sharp, Agree to $538M Price-Fixing Settlement
Irvine, CA: A $538.6 million settlement has been agreed between Sharp Corp., Samsung Electronics Co. (005930) and five other makers of liquid crystal display panels which, if approved, would close claims that the company fixed prices on the panels used in computers and televisions. The attorney generals of eight states, including California, Florida... - Court Upholds $295M Settlement in De Beers Class Action
San Francisco, CA: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has issued an opinion today upholding the settlement in the antitrust class action litigation against the South African company De Beers, the world's largest diamond supplier, for allegedly conspiring to monopolize the sale of rough diamonds. The appellate court affirmed an order... - $77Million Settlement in Amaranth Market Manipulation Lawsuit
New York, NY: Preliminary approval has been granted by a federal judge of a $77.1 million settlement in a securities lawsuit against Amaranth Advisors LLC brought by traders who allege the hedge fund manipulated the natural gas market. According to Businessweek, Amaranth collapsed in 2006 after losing $6.6 billion on natural gas trades. In Au... - $10 Million Asbestos Settlement Considered Largest in Missouri History
Dec-19-11 Kansas City, MO A $10 million settlement in an Asbestos lawsuit is bittersweet for the family of the primary plaintiff. Nancy Lopez originally filed suit in March of last year, alleging asbestos exposure in her work area. But she never lived to see the settlement, after succumbing to asbestos cancer eight months later, on October 9, 2010, at the age of... - Despite Fosamax Lawsuit Losses, Settlement Talks Reportedly in the Works
Dec-18-11 Newark, NJ Settlement talks regarding Fosamax lawsuits are reportedly set to get underway, now that a settlement master has been appointed by a federal judge. Lawsuits concerning Fosamax side effects allege patients developed Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw, a potentially serious condition. Five bellwether trials have gone to court, with Merck winning... - Asbestos Awards Increasing, Asbestosis Award Highest
Dec-15-11 Jackson, MS While some recent reports indicate that the number of asbestos claims are decreasing, plaintiff awards appear to be increasing. In May 2001, $322 million was awarded to a Mississippi man, making it the largest asbestos lawsuit in history. Not even close but still a substantial settlement, $10 million was awarded last month to a Missouri wom... - Medtronic to Pay DOJ $23.5M to Settle Allegations that they Bought Doctors
Washington, DC: A $23.5 million settlement has been agreed by Medtronic and the US Justice Department, which will effectively end investigations into allegations that the company paid doctors between $1,000 and $2,000 per patient to implant its pacemakers and defibrillators. The allegations arose out of two lawsuits pending in California and Minnesot... - Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds to Pay $6.25 Million
Washington, DC: The country' two biggest tobacco companies have agreed to improve public access to internal tobacco-industry documents and to pay $6.25 million into a court fund that will go to support the country' largest online collection of tobacco documents, the Justice Department announced today. The agreement is part of the United States' lan... - Major Banks Hit by New Round of Foreclosure Lawsuits
Dec-14-11 Boston, MA State officials from Massachusetts have targeted the nation's five largest mortgage servicers with foreclosure lawsuits for allegedly pursuing illegal practices and misleading troubled borrowers, according to the Los Angeles Times . The newspaper reported that in suing, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley increases the pressure... - Coming Out from the Shadow of Paxil Birth Defects
Dec-13-11 Washington, DC Anyone sitting on the fence over whether or not to go after GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo) over Paxil side effects need only contemplate the reported $3 billion that Glaxo has agreed in principal to pay, in order to settle charges of off-label marketing and fraud. Combine that figure with the reported $1 billion Glaxo is believed to have pai... - Labor Commissioner Reaches Settlement Over California Overtime Law
Dec-9-11 Bakersfield, CA State Labor Commissioner Julie A. Su reached a settlement totaling $586,068 in four wage cases that were filed to address an issue with the California overtime law , according to a release from the California Department of Industrial Relations (DIR). The four cases were filed to recover unpaid minimum wages and overtime pay for ZipRea... - Settlement Over Devices Similar to Zimmer Knee Implants Led to Doctor-Consulting Pay Cuts
Dec-6-11 Washington, DC The largest manufacturers of products similar to Zimmer knee implants scaled back payments to orthopedic surgeons after settling a 2007 US lawsuit that charged these companies with providing kickbacks, according to a report by researchers, Bloomberg noted. According to the news source, researchers analyzed data that was released by... - California Overtime: Panera 'Breadwinners' Await Settlement Approval
Nov-30-11 San Bernardino, CA Bakery-cafe employees may be the breadwinners in California Overtime class-action lawsuits filed against Panera Bread Co. Class-action lawsuits filed in 2009 and 2011 claimed the franchise failed to pay overtime and provide breaks at some company or franchised stores in California, which are violations of the California Labor Law. ... - Borders WARN Act Class Action Reaches Tenative $240K Settlement
Ann Arbor, MI: Borders Group Inc has agreed to settle an employment class action lawsuit brought by 198 former employees over alleged violations of the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act. The Ann Arbor-based bookseller is in the last stages of liquidation, but has agreed to pay $240,000 as settlement to the former emplo... - Settlement Reached in Complete Moisture Plus Contact Lens Solution Class Action
Orange County, CA: California consumers who purchased the recalled Complete®MoisturePlusTM contact lens solution have agreed to settle a Court-certified class action consumer fraud lawsuit against Advanced Medical Optics (now known as Abbott Medical Optics, "AMO") concerning its sale of the solution. The settlement is subject to court approval. ... - Risperdal Lawsuits a Complicated Lot
Nov-26-11 Bridgewater, NJ Events surrounding a host of Risperdal lawsuits percolate with alleged conflict, wrongdoing and opportunism that is thought to have cost various states millions of dollars in unnecessary expenditures toward the acquisition of an expensive drug alleged to be no more effective than older and less-expensive products. And it's not over yet...