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A $750,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart by the Consumer Product Safety Commission and the Justice Department over the company's failure to report safety hazards that were found in defective Weider and Weslo brand exercise gliders. The suit alleged that the company was aware that at least 29 people had been injured by t... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wisconsin Electric Power Co.
of Milwaukee has reached a settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department to settle an air pollution suit for $600 million dollars. The suit alleged that the company had not installed new pollution control equipment as required by the Clean Air Act. (Apr-30-03) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and woul... - Settlements and Verdicts: Kansas City Power & Light Co., Great Plains Energy Inc., and Hubbell Power Systems Inc.
A $12 million dollar settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Melanie Monroe who had a power line fall on her on Feb. 2, 2002 following an ice storm, causing her to lose an arm and a leg. The line also fell on Monroe's husband and two children, with each of them receiving electrical shocks. (Apr-27-03) Legal Help If you have a simi... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bristol-Myers Squibb-Co.
A $55 million dollar antitrust settlement has been reached and is pending approval between Bristol-Myers Squibb-Co. and the 50 states who filed suit against the company. The suit claimed that the pharmaceutical maker had unlawfully obstructed generic versions of Taxol, a cancer-fighting drug, from entering the market. (Apr-24-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] ... - Settlements and Verdicts: Dominion Resources Inc.
will pay $1.2 billion dollars to settle a lawsuit with the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department and the five states, Virginia, West Virginia, New York, New Jersey and Connecticut. The settlement is the largest of its kind under the federal Clean Air Act, and the funds will be used over the next ten years to make pollution control impro... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bayer AG and GlaxoSmithKline
will pay a combined $345 million dollars to settle whistleblower claims that the companies were overcharging the federal Medicaid program. This is the largest Medicaid fraud settlement ever, and the funds will be distributed to the federal government, the District of Columbia and every state except Arizona. (Apr-17-03) Legal Help If you hav... - Settlements and Verdicts: Browning-Ferris, Inc.
has reached a settlement with its former employee, Deborah Brown, in regards to a wrongful dismissal suit. The company will pay $200,000 for violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The company dismissed Brown allegedly because of her Crohn's disease, a bowel disorder, due to fear for her safety, although medical experts had stated tha... - Settlements and Verdicts: Stockton Steel
has agreed to a $1.11 million dollar settlement in the harassment lawsuit filed against them by Pakistani-American employees. The workers claim that they faced discrimination, ridicule, and humiliation at the California plant, based on their national origin and Muslim religion. (Mar-19-03) [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you have a similar pro... - Johnson and Johnson Antitrust Settlement
A lawsuit in California against numerous contact lens manufacturers and the American Optometric Association was finally concluded after the final contact lens company, Johnson & Johnson, agreed to a $60 million settlement. The lawsuit, filed first in March of 2001 in Florida, was in response to allegations that retail contact lens prices were inflat...