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Oct-31-06 Hillsborough, CA It's ironic - what you think is good for you turns out to be the worst. How can so many people (over 200 so far, including three deaths) get sick before the cause is determined? Many food and health advocates say that the system isn't set up to protect the public: Barbara Rogers and Dinah Saunders agree. "I thought my daughter had t... - One California Overtime Case Settled while another Begins
Oct-17-06 San Francisco, CA One major California overtime class action suit has been settled, but another is just starting up. As Wells Fargo announced that its overtime lawsuit had been settled, a suit was filed against the San Francisco News-Press. Both lawsuits allege that employers did not pay employees for working overtime. On Monday, October 9, Wells... - Credit Card Rate Hikes: a Lose-Lose Outcome
Aug-30-06 Credit card companies only hurt themselves by raising the rates so high that many customers can't even make minimum payments. "When our interest rates were increased from 2 percent to 35 percent, we had no choice but to claim bankruptcy." "My husband and I are both 57 years old and we both had credit cards since I was 21 -- in 36 years we had never missed... - Fen-Phen May Cause Rummage Sale of Wyeth Assets - Fen-Phen Trial Resources
Aug-23-06 On August 18, 2006, Bloomberg News reported that Wyeth has faced more than 175,000 claims since fen-phen was removed from the market, and that over the past 9 years, the company has settled many claims without forcing fen-phen users to file a lawsuit. All total, the company has set aside more than $21 billion to cover legal costs and settlements since... - City of Fargo North Dakota State University Flood Damage Settlement
North Dakota State University sued the city after a storm flooded the Fargodome. The campus suffered heavy damage when rainfall runoff got into the dome and flowed through a steam tunnel that connects the dome to the university. Fargo's City Commission has approved a $2 million settlement. (Aug-15-06) [ WCCO NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a... - Do Banks really need to Hold Checks for so Long?
Jul-7-06 Stephen Johnson knows how long it can take for a bank to set your money free. Last year his mother sold a large amount of stock and deposited a check from Wachovia - a large securities firm - into her Wells Fargo account. She was told the check would take several weeks to clear. Knowing just enough about the banking system to cause some trouble, Johnson e... - Michelex Corp. Wells Fargo Lending Dispute Settlement
Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit against the specialty plastic product company over a lending dispute. Wells Fargo sued Michelex, claiming the bank was owed just under $3 million in promissory notes. Michelex has agreed to pay Wells Fargo $1,025,000 by April 20, 2006 and $1,400,000 by August 31, 2006. (Apr-12-06) [ HOUSTON CHRONICLE ] Legal Help ... - silicosis lung cancer
Occupational Hazard Silicosis is an incurable lung disease that was once very common among industrial workers who were exposed to silica or quartz dust. In 2002, 148 deaths were linked to silicosis as compared to over 1,100 in 1968. The Center for Disease Control notes that thousands of Americans continue to be over-exposed to mineral dust in the work... - Wells Fargo Overlimit Settlement
On October 6, 2005, the Superior Court in the County of San Francisco granted final approval of a settlement paying $1 million to Wells Fargo customers with credit cards linked to their checking accounts for overdraft protection. The plaintiff brought the suit after her entire credit limit was advanced to cover her checking account and a program fee was... - Douglas County Public Utility District Dam Flooding Settlement
The Colville Confederated Tribes have received a $13.5 million settlement payment as compensation for lands flooded by the utility's Wells Dam. There are currently 9,100 members in the tribes and if the settlement was divided equally, each person would receive $1,400. The tribe also was given 460 acres near the dam in exchange for dropping other land cl... - CM & Sons Trucking Inc. Environmental Settlement
The town of Wallkill has been fighting this local sand and gravel business for years. Wallkill filed a lawsuit against CM for allegedly violating town and state environmental laws by allowing workers to trample federally protected wetlands. A Supreme Court judge in Goshen approved a settlement that includes an undisclosed monetary compensation to the to... - NorVergence Inc. Settlement
Lyon Financial Services and Wells Fargo Financial Leasing Inc. had both bought lease agreements with the bankrupt, New Jersey based telephone equipment and service company. NorVergence allegedly misrepresented and overstated the value of network devices it installed. The company purchased the devices from a manufacturer for a fraction of the price. In t... - 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... - Settlements and Verdicts: Wells Fargo & Co.
Wells Fargo & Co. A $4.1 million verdict has been found in the lawsuit filed on behalf of a group of union-pension funds. The suit alleged that the bank had breached its "duty of good faith and fair dealing." (Sep-11-04) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the... - 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: Aerojet-General Corp.
A $10 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by American States Water Co., owner of Arden Cordova Water Service. The suit was filed in 1999 regarding drinking water wells near Aerojet which were contaminated by chemicals from rocket fuel and other pollutants. (Oct-16-03) [ BUSINESS JOURNAL ] [ PRESS RELEASE ] Legal Help If you hav...