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New York, NY: A $6.75 million settlement has been reached in a securities class action against Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. The suit alleged that both banks prepared misleading analysts' reports about stock for RSL Communications. The class action was initially filed against Lehamn Brothers as well as GS and MS, in 2003. In 2005, Judge Schei... - $7 Million Settlement Reached in Illegal Strip Search Class Action
Kern County, CA: A $7 million settlement has been reached in the class action lawsuit against the Kern County's Sheriff's Department over allegations that county jail inmates were strip searched in front of a group. The public strip searches allegedly took place before inmates were released from jail, in view of deputees of the opposite sex. ... - JA Solar Reaches Preliminary $4.5 Million Securities Settlement
New York, NY: JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. has announced that it reached an agreement in principle to settle the securities class action lawsuits, Lee R. Ellenburg III, et al. v. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. et al, pending in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, initially filed on December 3, 2008, and later consolidated by... - $23 Million Verdict for Man Shot in Face
Jackson, MS: A jury has awarded $23million as settlement of a lawsuit brought against the city of Jackson and a downtown hotel. The suit alleged that off-duty police officer Dewayne West shot an unarmed mentally ill man in the head at near point-range in 2007. Dale Archey was just 24 when he was shot on April 13, 2007 by West who was working sec... - Family Awarded $1.5 Million in Medical Malpractice Suit
Billings, MT: A jury has awarded Amy Heidt and her four children $1.7 million as settlement of a medical malpractice alleging the death of 42-year old Gerard Heidt. The suit was filed against Billings Clinic and Dr. Faranak Argani, an internal medicine physician and sought $1.9 million in lost wages and funds for the children's college educati... - Panera Agrees $5.75 Million Settlement in Securities Lawsuit
Seattle, WA: Panera Bread Co, has agreed a proposed $5.75 million settlement in the securities class action brought by shareholders who allege that the chain misled investors about the success of its Crispani pizza. Western Washington Laborers-Employers Pension Trust filed the lawsuit in January 2008 in the U.S. District Court in St. Louis on be... - GlaxoSmithKline Faces Louisiana Lawsuit Over Avandia; Reportedly Settles Other Lawsuits
Feb-22-11 Baton Rouge, LA Now that the label for Avandia has been changed and stricter rules are in place regarding Avandia's uses, another lawsuit has been filed alleging GlaxoSmithKline hid Avandia side effects from users. This time, however, the plaintiff alleging serious Avandia risks is not a patient but Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell. Accordi... - Satyam To Pay $125M in US Securities Class Action
New York, NY: Satyam Computer Services has agreed a $125 million settlement of a shareholder class actions. Satyam had argued that the US shareholder litigation should be dismissed because the US is not the home country of the company, and therefore the improper venue for the litigation. In a filing to the exchanges, the company said it has ent... - More Paxil Cases Reportedly Set for Court
Feb-17-11 Houston, TX Although many Paxil birth defects lawsuits have been settled, there are still some Paxil side effects lawsuits pending. Some of those lawsuits, alleging Paxil defects injured newborn babies, could go ahead this year. Five Paxil birth defects trials are reportedly set to go to trial in May 2011. The lawsuits allege that GlaxoSmithKline, m... - AstraZeneca Settles More Seroquel Suits
London, UK: AstraZeneca, the maker of antipsychotic drug Seroquel, has agreed to pay $150 million to settle more lawsuits that allege the drug causes diabetes. This latest settlement should conclude some 6,000 lawsuits, each of which will reportedly be settled for roughly $25,000 a piece. According to a report on Bloomberg, this court-ordere... - Drugmaker Settles Avandia Heart Attack Lawsuit Prior to Trial
Feb-16-11 Philadelphia, PA Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline recently settled an Avandia heart attack lawsuit just before it was scheduled to go to trial, Reuters reports. According to a spokeswoman for the company, the settlement also means that two other cases involving the diabetes drug Avandia filed in Philadelphia have been resolved. The spokeswoman did not de... - Final $55 Million Settlement Reached in Norbourg Class Action
Monreal, PQ: The parties involved in the various Norbourg suits announced that they have signed the final agreement confirming the settlement and payment of $55 million to the Norbourg victims. On Thursday, February 17, 2011, the notice to members stating that this out-of-court settlement will soon be submitted for approval by the Superior Court will... - CitiMortgage Lender Placed Insurance LPI Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against CitiMortgage, Inc. ("CitiMortgage" or "Citi" or "CTI" or "Defendant") in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles alleging, among other things, that CitiMortgage allowed the assessment of excessive premiums in its lender placed insurance ("LP... - Teen Awarded $1.4M in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Detroit, MI: An allergy specialist reached a $1.4 million settlement in a medical malpractice claim brought by a 13-year-old patient receiving a regularly-scheduled immunotherapy allergy injection. The suit alleged that the teen developed an acute anaphylaxis reaction in the form of respiratory distress and loss of consciousness. He was transferred by... - Georgia Law Firm Named in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Feb-12-11 Savannah, GA A law firm in Savannah, Georgia, is being accused of legal malpractice after it was alleged to have incorrectly advised a client to accept a settlement in a car accident case and then directed her to a loan company that was created by the firm, the Augusta Chronicle reports. The lawsuit, filed by Angelita Sanders and her husband Mark,... - Lawsuit against General Electric over MRI Health Risks Settled
Feb-11-11 Cleveland, OH A last-minute settlement was reached recently in a lawsuit against General Electric over the relationship between its drug Omniscan and MRI health risks , the Frederick County Times reports. The terms of the settlement are confidential, according to the lawyers involved in the case. The trial was scheduled to begin recently in US Dist... - WellCare Health Plans Agrees Preliminary $200M Settlement in Securities Fraud Case
Tampa, FL: Preliminary approval has been granted by a federal judge in Tampa for a $200 million settlement between WellCare Health Plans Inc. and plaintiffs who filed a securities class action alleging health care fraud. The settlement calls for WellCare to pay $87.5 million in cash and issue $112.5 million in bonds. A stipulation of the settlemen... - JetDirect Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Benefit and Retirement Class Action
Boston, MA: A tentative $400,000 settlement has been reached between the former owners of JetDirect and a group of ex-employees who claimed some of their benefit and retirement account money was diverted improperly. The plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit in 2010 alleging the Weymouth-based company used employee benefit money to pay for compa... - Underwriter Awarded California Overtime Settlement
Feb-10-11 Petaluma, CA Evelyn was an underwriter in a credit department, where just about everyone worked 12-hour days, rarely taking lunch breaks. "I told upper management that I wanted to get paid for overtime; instead they re-classified me as exempt and put me on an hourly rate," says Evelyn, who believes her employer knew they were in violation of the Californ... - "Concrete More Dangerous Than Cars," Says LA Premises Liability Attorney
Feb-10-11 Los Angeles, CA Premises liability attorney Kip Scott has seen more slip and fall injuries than 50 mph car accidents." Concrete is more dangerous than cars," says Scott. "You are surrounded by airbags and steel in a car but there is no cushion or safety features to break your fall when you hit concrete," he explains. "One lady I represented fell on the...