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A $10 million settlement has been reached in several lawsuits filed by advocates for the homeless. The city will pay $150 a night to each of an estimated 12,500 families who, since January 1995, spent the night without beds at the Bronx Emergency Assistance Unit. (Jan-22-04) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be... - Settlements and Verdicts: Massachusetts Financial Services Co.
, the Boston mutual fund unit of Sun Life Financial Inc., is negotiating a $250-million settlement with U.S. regulators over allegations it permitted improper trading in some of its funds. (Jan-23-04) [ GLOBE & MAIL ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to... - Settlements and Verdicts: Opa-locka Hialeah Flea Market.
In legal trouble? Get help now from a local criminal defense attorney. A $2.2 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of four siblings who parents were shot to death on May 27, 2003 in their booth at the flea market. The suit alleged that the market failed to provide sufficient security although there was a well known... - Settlements and Verdicts: The City of San Diego.
A $950,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the ACLU in regards to the city's $1 a year lease with the Boy Scouts for land in the city's Balboa Park. The suit alleged that due to the Supreme Court's ruling that the Boy Scouts could refuse to admit gay troop members or troop leaders, the lease should be considered favoritism by the ci... - Settlements and Verdicts: International Motors, CO.
A $1.1 million settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by the state Attorney General's office. The suit alleged that the used car dealership had charged excess filing fees, improperly repossessed vehicles and violated other consumer protection laws. (Jan-10-04) [ 9NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be c... - Settlements and Verdicts: Tut Systems Inc.
A $10 million settlement has been reached in a group of shareholder lawsuits which were filed against the company following a 94% drop in value of the company's stock. The suits were filed on behalf of investors who bought the stock between July 20, 2000, and Jan. 31, 2001. (Jan-05-04) [ SAN FRANCISCO BUSINESS TIMES ] Legal Help If you have a s... - Settlements and Verdicts: State of Hawaii.
An $8.56 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the survivors and the families of victims in the 1999 rockfall at the Sacred Falls State Park. A 2002 ruling stated that the state had not adequately warned visitors that the rocks above the trail could be a hazard. (Dec-06-03) [ HONOLULU ADVISOR ] Legal Help If you have a sim... - Settlements and Verdicts: Unocal Corporation.
A $5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the city of Santa Monica. The suit alleged that the company had contaminated the city's drinking water supply with an oil additive. (Dec-06-03) [ LOOKOUT NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the l... - Settlements and Verdicts: Credit Lyonnais.
In legal trouble? Get help now from a local criminal defense attorney. A $760 million settlement has been reached in the criminal lawsuit filed in regards to the company's allegedly illegal takeover of California's Executive Life Insurance Co. in 1993. The suit charges the French bank with fraud and financial reporting violations. (Dec-12-03) ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Don King.
A for $7.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by former middleweight champ Terry Norris. Norris, who is suffering from brain damage from his years of boxing, alleged that King conspired to pay him less than he was entitled to for his fights. (Dec-12-03) [ SUN HERALD ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like... - Settlements and Verdicts: El Paso Natural Gas.
A $48.3 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf Las Vegas residential gas and electric customers. The suit alleged that the company had conspired to drive up natural gas prices by manipulating the wholesale market in the West. Customers will receive a credit for approximately $12 on their utility bills next year. (Dec-13-12) [ R... - Settlements and Verdicts: Flextronics International.
A $23 million dollar settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by US biomedical testing firm Beckman Coulter. The suit was filed against the Singapore-based electronics manufacturer regarding a contract dispute. (Nov-27-03) [ CHANNELNEWSASIA ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no oblig... - Settlements and Verdicts: PJAX Inc.
PJAX Inc. A $500,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of five female employees of the company. The suit alleged that the woman suffered sexual harassment, and were passed over for truck driving positions and dock worker jobs. (Nov-27-03) Legal Help If you have a simi... - Settlements and Verdicts: Catholic Diocese of Oakland.
A $17 million settlement has been reached in the sexual abuse lawsuit filed by a church volunteer who alleges that he was molested by Father Robert E. Freitas, 58, of San Leandro in 1979. The victim further alleged that the church leaders knew that Freitas was a danger but did not do anything about him. (Nov-25-03) [ CONTRA COSTA TIMES ] Legal He... - Settlements and Verdicts: Shell, Mobile and Chevron.
A $92.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by the city of Santa Monica. The suit alleged that the companies had contaminated five of the city's eleven water wells with a gasoline additive. The companies will also build and maintain a new water treatment facility for the city. (Nov-21-03) [ OUTLOOK NEWS ] Legal Help If you... - Settlements and Verdicts: Cinar Corp.
A $450,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Spanish animation company, BRB International SA. The suit alleged breach of contract regarding a letter of intent Cinar signed in November 1998 indicating the company's intention to purchase all of BRB's shares for the equivalent of $78 million. (Nov-24-03) [ TORONTO STAR ] Legal Help... - Settlements and Verdicts: Francois Navarre.
A $550,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by actress Jennifer Aniston. The suit alleged Navarre of illegally distributing photographs of Anniston sunbathing topless, and charged him with invasion of privacy, trespass and misappropriation of Aniston's name and likeness. (Nov-21-03) [ CNN ] Legal Help If you have a similar proble... - Settlements and Verdicts: Morgan Stanley.
A $50 million settlement has been reached with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The penalties and restitution will be paid to settle the civil charges alleging that the company failed to disclose to its customers that the firm received payments to promote certain mutual funds. (Nov-17-03) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and woul... - Settlements and Verdicts: The Xerox Corporation Retirement Income Guarantee Plan.
A $239 million settlement has been reached and is pending approval in the lawsuit filed on July 25, 2000, alleging that the plan improperly calculated lump-sum distributions from cash balance retirement accounts, resulting in lower benefits for certain employees who left the company between Jan. 1, 1990, and Dec. 31, 1999. (Nov-17-03) [ BUSINESS WIRE ] ... - Settlements and Verdicts: US Federal Government.
A $350,000 settlement has been reached in the discrimination lawsuit filed by Rhonda Brent. The suit alleged that Brent was singled out for a strip search by Miami airport agents in 1991 based on the fact that she is black. (Nov-10-03) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please cl...