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Washington, DC: Major League Baseball umpire, Ed Hickox, was awarded a $775,000 settlement in his product liability lawsuit against Wilson Sporting Goods that alleged Hickox had suffered injury during the 2005 baseball season as a result of a defective face mask. On May 14, 2005, Ed Hickox was umpiring a Washington Nationals' game at RFK Stadium w... - Cyclist Hit by Bus Awarded $5.36M
San Francisco, CA: In 2008, David Wheeler was involved in a bicycle accident which left him with permanent brain damage. Just 47-years old at the time, Wheeler was riding across the Lower Great Highway in San Francisco at night, when he was struck by a bus. In his suit, Wheeler alleged that the bus, operated by Roy Timmons, had made a left turn... - Painter Diagnosed with Asbestos Mesothelioma Awarded $8.5M
Los Angeles, CA: A painter who was recently diagnosed with terminal asbestos mesothelioma caused by his exposure to asbestos-laiden products, has been awarded $8.5 million in settlement of his asbestos lawsuit. Bernard Steffen alleged that while working as a commercial painter and handyman he was exposed to products including stucco, molding an... - Preliminary Approval Given for $25M Settlement against Tenet Healthcare
New Orleans, LA: Preliminary approval of a $25 million settlement of a class action lawsuit against Tenet Healthcare Corp and subsiaries has been granted by Orleans Parish Chief Judge Rosemary Ledet. The lawsuit was filed following and as a result of Hurricane Katrina in which Tenet's Memorial Medical Center in New Orleans was flooded, and dozens of... - Families of Workers Killed at Construction Site Awarded $10.5M
Austin, TX: Three construction site workers who fell 11 stories to their deaths, and a fourth worker who survived by clinging to the side of the building, were awarded $10.5 million as settlement of their workplace accident lawsuit. Raudel Ramirez Camacho, Jesus Angel Lopez Perez, Wilson Joel Irias Cerritos and Henry Renan Sanchez Suazo were worki... - Man Misdiagnosed with ALS Awarded $10M
Philadelphia, PA: A New Jersey man who was misdiagnosed with with ALS, also know as Lou Gehrig's Disease, has been awarded $10 million as settlement of his malpractice lawsuit. Eric Davenport began experiencing weakness in his hand after a 50-to-60-mile bike ride in 2002. When the weakness spread to his legs, he underwent a battery of tests con... - $5.8M Awarded to Cyclist who Suffered Leg Amputation in Collision with Tractor-Trailer
Los Angeles, CA: A personal injury lawsuit brought by a cyclist who lost his leg as a result of a collision with a tractor-trailer has been settled for $5.8 million. James McClellan was 76 in 2008 when the accident occured. He was riding his bicycle in City of Industry when he collided with the tractor-trailer. He lost his right leg and suffered... - Dilantin SJS - Dilantin Side Effects, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) - LawyersAndSettlements.com
The anti-epileptic drug Dilantin has been linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TEN). More than 20 percent of TEN cases, which can develop from SJS , are believed to be caused by SJS Dilantin . Dilantin Stevens Johnson Syndrome Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a potentially deadly skin disease, u... - $14M Settlement Reached in Marcellus Shale Rights Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: An out of court settlement of $14 million has been signed off by a Westmoreland judge, ending a two year civil suit brought by 230 property owners against State College-based Rex Energy. The lawsuit involved Marcellus shale drilling rights. In their lawsuit, filed in 2009, property owners in the rural areas of Cook, Derry, Fair... - Natura Pet Foods Reaches Preliminary $2.15M Settlement
New York, NY: Preliminary approval of a $2.15 million settlement in the consumer fraud class action brought Natura Pet Products has been granted. The suit alleges the manufacturer misrepresented the quality of its pet food. Additoinally the settlement, stipulates that Natura would stop promoting its pet food products as human grade, human quality or a... - Bank of Hawaii Reaches Tentative $9M Settlement in Overdraft Fees Class Action
Honolulu, HW: A tentative settlement has been reached in an overdraft fees class action lawsuit brought against the Bank of Hawaii by account holders who allege the bank engaged in a systematic policy of re-ordering debit card transactions from highest dollar amount to lowest dollar amount. The suit said this practice allowed the bank to deplete the cu... - Sprint Agrees Tentative $5.5M Settlement in Automated Phone Calls Class Action
Seattle, WA: Sprint has agreed a tentative $5.5 million settlement in a class action suit brought by customers who allege they received automated phone calls with pre-recorded messages, in violation of Washington State's Consumer Protection Act. The suit was filed in 2009 by customers like Sandra Palmer, who claimed she received auto-dial calls fo... - $1.8M Settlement Awarded for 3-year Delay in Cancer Diagnosis
Erie, PN: A $1.8 million settlement has been awarded in a medical malpractice lawsuit. The case, brought by the estate of a 66-year old woman who died of metastatic lung cancer, sued the doctors involved, alleging they did not begin treating as early as they should have, as a cancerous lesion was found on X-ray a year before treatment began. ... - California State Pays $1.7M to Family of Man Killed in Motor Vehicle Accident
Los Angeles, CA: The state of California recently settled a personal injury lawsuit in which the father of three children was killed in a motor vehicle accident on U.S. Highway 395. In 2006, Samuel Valdespino was in a collision with Maria Guadalupe Lozano Aparicio. Valdespino suffered fatal injuires and his family alleged that the state of Califor... - Smoker Awarded $1.07M In Lawsuit Against RJ Reynolds
Miami, FL: RJ Reynolds has settled a personal injury lawsuit it was facing over allegations that it was responsible for Julia Reese's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Stage II laryngeal cancer. Reese, a life-long smoker, was diagnosed with COPD and cancer at the age of 82. She required a full laryngectomy as treatment for her cancer... - Washington Mutual Settles Securities Lawsuit
Jul-8-11 Seattle, WA Washington Mutual has reportedly reached a settlement in the securities lawsuit filed against it by shareholders. The securities fraud settlement is reportedly the largest ever in Western Washington and joins the ranks as one of the largest class-action settlements to stem from the financial meltdown. Plaintiffs filed the securities fraud l... - Investors Recoup Losses from J.P. Morgan Investment
Jul-7-11 Washington, DC It is one thing to knowingly invest in an entity that puts the assets of an ERISA plan at risk. Such a move would prove a violation of fiduciary duty on the part of an employee stock plan manager. At the same time, however, prudent fund managers will invest their funds in legitimate, seemingly safe investments—only to find out afte... - Woman Attacked by Dog Awarded $80K
Lenawee County, MI: The jury hearing a dog bite injury lawsuit brought by a woman attacked by a German Shepherd/Rottweiler mixed-breed dog has awarded the plaintiff $80K in settlement. In her suit, the woman claimed she was attempting to look at a house for rent when she was attacked by the dog, suffering bites to her back, arm and leg. She alleg... - Jury Awards $1.5 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
New Orleans, LA: An Orleans Parish Civil District Court jury hearing an asbestos lawsuit has found in favor of the plaintiff, and awarded him a $1.5 million settlement in general damages. Leopold Granier Jr., developed asbestos mesothelioma as a result of his exposure to asbestos, the suit claimed. Granier was exposed to asbestos through his th... - Town Sues BP and Shell for Cancer, Cancer Risk and Collapsing Property Values
Jul-5-11 Chesterfield, MO Roxana, Illinois, population 1,547, is a tiny little klatch of wood frame homes resting along the Missouri border, some of them built not more than 500 feet from the site of the Shell Oil refinery that sprang up there at the beginning of the 1900s. Most of the families in Roxana have been there for decades and they once went to sleep at...