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Elaine Nancy Maklan received a $1.9 million court settlement with the New York City Council. Maklan filed a suit in December 2000 after suffering severe brain injuries by falling on a decaying pedestrian walkway over Central Park Avenue. Residents in the area had been pressing the city to fix the walkway for long time. (Dec-23-04) Legal Help... - Brown County wrongful death Settlement
In November of 2000, 21 year old Tiffany O'Hern fell down a laundry chute at Brown County Medical Health Center. Peggy O'Hern filed a lawsuit and received $1.5 million for the wrongful death of her disabled daughter. Brown County insurance providers, Wisconsin Municipal Mutual Insurance Co. of Madison and OHIC Insurance Co. of Columbus, Ohio will be split... - New Haven Funeral Home improper disposal Settlement
Fred Carmon's body was found along with four others in a funeral home garage. Carmon's body was the only one identified. The family's received a six figure cash settlement with the former New Haven funeral home and its president Michael Wade. Wade was charged with running the funeral home without a license and five counts of improper disposal. The funeral... - Greene Country & Motorists pedestrain accident Settlement
Twelve-year-old Eric Bumgarner died while crossing an intersection on his bicycle in September 2003. Marie Burke waved Eric across the intersection when unsuspected motorist John Lapusan struck him. Kerry and Aaron Bumgarner received $400,000 in a settlement with Greene County and the two motorists involved in the accident. (Dec-15-04) [ KOLR !) NEWS ]... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange sexual abuse Settlement
A $100 million settlement was awarded to 87 victims who claimed they had been sexually abused by clergy members of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange. Bishop Tod D. Brown personally apologized for the misconduct of the diocese's priests and lay officials and hopes for forgiveness and reconciliation. (Dec-06-05) [ CHRISTIAN POST ] Legal Help... - Raiders Fan stabbing Settlement
Chargers ticket holder Daniel Napier of La Mesa was stabbed in the lip, head and rib cage by a Raiders fan as they left Qualcomm Stadium. The Oakland Raiders won the football game 15-13. Mr. Napier sued the city of San Diego, the Chargers and Elite Security and was awarded an undisclosed settlement. The man who allegedly stabbed Napier lost in court and w... - City of Venice wastewater contract Settlement
Wastewater department workers, Warren Petitt, Troy Evans and James Campbell aided state and federal investigators who were looking into possible cover-ups and sewage spills. The three men from pollution control claimed George Hunt and former utilities department managers unlawfully retaliated by cutting their contracts short for assisting the officials. H... - Ray Brent Marsh Cremation Settlement
A former crematory operator has pleaded guilty to dumping more than 334 corpses on his property. Relatives have reached an $80 million settlement. The cremator was giving the deceased's relatives cement dust instead of ashes. Under a deal with prosecutors, Ray Brent Marsh could get up to 12 years in prison. Marsh, 31, apologized to the families as he plea... - M & T Pretzel Inc. overtime Settlement
Dozens of pretzel vendors in New York, most of who are immigrants from Bangladesh, are now being paid overtime and back wages. Under the terms of the settlement M & T Pretzel Inc, which owns the pretzel pushcart empire, has agreed to pay $450,000 to employees for labor law violations. "The employees, mostly immigrants from Bangladesh, worked long sh... - New Jersey Department of Transportation electricity Settlement
A $5.5 million settlement has been reached for "electrifying" construction site injury. An apprentice carpenter met with an accident while working on a highway extension construction project when an unattended crane swung over and hit high-tension wires, causing high-voltage electricity to flow through the crane which threw the carpenter high into t... - DSJ Construction Company Injury Settlement
A $700,000 settlement has been reached in a personal injury lawsuit involving a construction site accident. The lawsuit was brought by Balint Kramlik against contractors and sub contractors regarding non-compliance with OSHA safety regulations at a Jersey City construction site. The non-compliance of safety regulations resulted in Kramlik having to a... - Palo Alto Police Brutality Settlement
A settlement of $250,000 has been reached by city of Palo Alto in a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed that he was bullied and beaten by two Palo Alto police officers last year. The suit claimed that race was a factor in the attack. Hopkins said that he was sitting in his parked car on Oxford Avenue near El Camino Real when a police officer, drove up... - World Wrestling Federation wrongful death Settlement
Owen Hart died May 23, 1999 during the "In Your House XXIX - Over The Edge" pay-per-view wrestling match, where he was scheduled to wrestle as Blue Blazer. Hart's lift harness failed while he was being lowered from the ceiling to the ring mat. Reporters said that he fell anywhere from 90 to 100 feet. Hart was taken from ringside by paramedics and pronounc... - T-Mobile overtime Settlement
The Labor Department announced a $4.7 million back-wages settlement with T-Mobile wireless phone company. T-Mobile supposedly had hundreds of call center employees working off the clock .The employees were forced to clock in before their scheduled clock-in time. Employees are eligible for back pay if they worked as customer service representatives between... - G&L Realty Corp. Securities Settlement
The Superior Court in and for the County of Los Angeles has approved the settlement agreement for all actions growing out of the acquisition by Daniel M. Gottlieb and Steven D. Lebowitz in 2001 of all of the Company's outstanding common stock not already owned by them. (Dec-14-04) [ PR NEWSWIRE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem an... - Hard Rock Casino Advertisement Settlement
The Hard Rock hotel-casino has paid a $100,000 fine to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The settlement was over a complaint about one of the Hard Rocks racy advertisements. The hotel admitted no wrongdoing, and no new policy was set. (Dec-01-04) [ KESQ NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at... - Kona, HI Police medical marijuana Settlement
A couple from Kona, HI with permits to grow and use medical marijuana has recently received a $30,000 settlement from the county for wrongful arrest. John and Rhonda Robison and houseguest Kealoha Wells were arrested at their home in July, 2002 after showing the police the greenhouse for growing marijuana. John and Rhonda had all the proper permits... - Gambro Healthcare US physicians referrals Settlement
Gambro Healthcare US agreed to pay the federal government $350 million for fraud. Gambro was accused of paying kickbacks to physicians for referrals to the companies' clinics for renal-dialysis. Gambro set up a fake company to push inflated billings to Medicare. Gambro also gave false billing statements to patients to justify compensation for unneeded tes... - Settlements and Verdicts: Ernst & Young.
A settlement has been reached between the accounting firm Ernst & Young and the government, over improperly registered tax shelters and improperly maintained lists of people who bought them. Under the settlement terms, the company will pay $15 million dollars to the IRS, and supply details of the deals and customer names to the government. (Jul-03-03)... - Settlements and Verdicts: MCI/WorldCom.
A $750 Million dollar settlement has been reached between MCI (formerly WorldCom) and the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fine is 75 times larger than the previously largest fine of $10 million dollars levied by the SEC against Xerox Corporation for accounting irregularities. Under the terms of settlement the company has agreed not to violate an...