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Washington, DC: A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit for air travelers who flew to and from Korea. Individuals who bought plane tickets in the United States from Asiana Airlines, Inc. ("Asiana") and Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. ("Korean Air") for air travel between the U.S. and the Republic of Korea between January 1, 2000 and Au... - Aftermath of a Horrific Amusement Park Accident
Mar-14-11 Louisville, KY It is not only a parent's worst nightmare but anyone's worst nightmare??"in this case an Amusement Park Accident at a popular theme park that resulted in a 13-year-old girl having both of her feet severed above the ankle. Kaitlyn Lasitter survived, and doctors were able to re-attach her right foot. But they could not save her left, and K... - Patient Facing Hip Revision Surgery Joins DePuy Canada Class Action
Mar-13-11 Toronto, ON Andrew's orthopedic surgeon recently confirmed that he was given a defective DePuy hip replacement in May of 2009, which explains why Andrew has been in chronic pain ever since. "The pain now is worse than before my surgery," says Andrew," and to make matters worse, I have elevated cobalt steel ions in my bloodstream from this DePuy ASR and... - Georgia Employment Lawsuits Take on Sexual Harassment
Mar-11-11 Atlanta, GA Georgia employment lawsuits alleging sexual harassment and other violations of federal and Georgia state labor laws can help employees recover wages lost for refusal to comply with an employer's unethical demands. They can also help restore employees who have been wrongfully terminated, in violation of federal or Georgia employment law, to t... - Credit Suisse Group AG Agrees $70 Million Settlement in Sub Prime Risk Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $70 million settlement has been agreed by Credit Suisse Group AG which will end US securities litigation over allegations that bank miselead investors about its subprime exposure and ability to limit losses. The settlement requires court approval. According to court papers, the settlement also covers several executives, including C... - Jury Awards $600.000 in DSHS Civil Suit
Olympia, WA: A former foster child who suffered sex abuse as a child in Wenatchee has been awarded a $600,000 settlement by an Olympia county jury hearing her suit. The jury found that the state Department of Social and Health Services and a former DSHS counselor, Connie Saracino, were neglignet in that they failed to act expediently in removing the... - Did Legal Maneuvering Work in Unum's Favor?
Mar-8-11 New York, NY A complicated series of events appears to have stymied what may have otherwise been a legitimate claim against Unum by a group of plaintiffs alleging the undue termination and denial of their claims due to the defendant's alleged quotas for revenue and profit. The class-action lawsuit was dismissed by a Federal Judge in New York, primarily... - A Bad Faith Insurance Story
Mar-8-11 Billings, MT There have been many bad faith insurance stories, whereby insurance companies happily collect premiums but balk at paying out claims. This is one such example. But this is one story that has the hallmarks of the most cruel and punishing of blows to the survivor of a good man lost to a car accident. In this case, Todd Pierce—a fait... - Construction Firm Begins Fixing Florida Homes Containing Chinese Drywall
Mar-8-11 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based construction company Moss & Associates was chosen recently to fix homes that have been affected by Chinese drywall , the Miami Herald reports. The firm will reportedly work to replace electrical wiring, fire safety equipment and other portions of homes that were damaged by the tainted drywall,... - Premera Blue Cross Reaches $1.45M Settlement in Overtime Class Action
Seattle, WA: Preliminary approval has been granted for a $1.45 million settlement in a class action against Premera Blue Cross. The suit alleged that the company failed to pay overtime to tech workers. The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2010 and alleged that the Mountlake Terrace-based health insurance company and its subsidiaries had misclass... - LA Premises Liability Attorney Discusses Faulty Construction Claims
Mar-7-11 Los Angeles, CA "When it comes to Premises Liability I think that most people try to do the right thing—they don't want to be litigious," says Premises Liability attorney Kip Scott. "But if a victim of faulty construction, for example, doesn't know the processes involved, they are going to make mistakes. That's where we come in. "Perhaps someo... - GT Solar Reaches $10.5 Million IPO Settlement
New York, NY: A settlement agreement has been reached with GT Solar International Inc, involving two putative securities class-action lawsuits related to the company's initial public offering on July 24, 2008. Under the terms of the proposed settlement GT Solar will pay $10.5 million into a fund. The $10 million will be made up by ca $1 million co... - Settlement Reached in Wells Fargo & Wachovia Gender Discrimination Class Action
New York, NY: A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Wells Fargo Advisors, LLC, Wells Fargo & Co., Wachovia Securities, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wells Fargo & Co., and Wachovia Corporation ("Wachovia") (collectively "Wells Fargo"or "Defendants") in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia (styled Evely... - Overtime Class Action Against Stahlbush Island Farms Reaches Settlement
Portland, OR: Workers who filed an overtime class action against Stahlbush Island Farms have agreed to a settlement. The deal covers more than 100 current and former employees of the Corvallis-area company who work or worked in its food precessing operation. The suit was filed in March 2010 in U.S. District Court in Eugene. The final agreement... - Ameriprise Securities Fraud Class Action Reaches $27M Settlement
New York, NY: A preliminary $27 million settlement has been agreed in a securities class action suit filed against Ameriprise Financial Inc. The suit, filed by clients of Ameriprise's independant-brokerage unit, alleged that the private placement interests sold in two companies - Medical Capital and Provident Royalties -- that went bankrupt in 2009 -... - Pennsylvania Attorney Hit with $4.25 Million Legal Malpractice Settlement
Mar-3-11 Allentown, PA A legal malpractice lawsuit against an attorney from Allentown, Pennsylvania, recently resulted in a $4.25 million settlement, the Morning Call reports. According to the news provider, attorney Donald P. Russo was found responsible for $3 million in compensatory damages as well as $1.25 million in punitive damages stemming from his a... - $600M Countrywide Securities Settlement Approved
Los Angeles, CA: A federal judge has approved a $601.5 million settlement of a class-action suit against Countrywide Financial Corp. The settlement is reportedly one of the largest class-action settlements stemming from the subprime mortgage crisis. Filed in 2007, the suit alleged that Countrywide, now part of Bank of America Corp., misled investor... - JA Solar Reaches Preliminary Securities Settlement of $4.5m
new York, NY: JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of solar cells and solar power products, has reached an agreement in principle to settle the securities class action lawsuits, Lee Ellenburg III, et al. v. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. et al, pending in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, initially filed on December 3, 200... - VA Medical Malpractice and PTSD
Feb-28-11 Ann Arbor, MI When John, a Gulf War veteran, came home from Iraq, he was suffering from panic attacks and wound up in the psychiatric ward of a Veteran's Administration hospital. But he still has "massive" panic attacks because he didn't get any help from the VA. "Sometimes it takes the slightest trigger and PTSD is hard to keep under control if you aren't... - Terremark Announces Omnibus Settlement Regarding Acquisition by Verizon
Miami, FL: Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMRK) today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the settlement of all eight putative class action lawsuits that have been brought in Delaware and Florida in connection with the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 27, 2011 among Terremar...