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Settlements
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland $56 million in individual settlements awarded to 56 people who claimed priest abuse. (Aug-8-05)
- Landmark Organization $12 million settlement awarded to Cameron County for faulty design and construction of the Carrizalez-Rucker Detention Center and the Sheriff's Administration Building. (Aug-8-05)
- Election Systems and Software $1.7 million settlement for faulty ballot design, uncertified software, inadequate customer service, and questionable business practices in the general election. (Aug-8-05)
- Morgan Stanley $6.1 million settlement awarded to NASD and 3,500 customers for failing to monitor fee based transactions. (Aug-8-05)
- Mount Vernon Hospital $2.65 million settlement for illegal kickback and an unlicensed alcohol treatment operation. (Aug-8-05)
- Walgreen Co. $1.3 million settlement for failing to monitor sales of cold medicines used to make methamphetamine. (Aug-6-05)
- Sunoco Inc. and Sun Pipeline Co. $3.6 million settlement for a 192,000 gallon crude oil spill in the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge at Tinicum. (Aug-6-05)
- Garner Construction $200,000 settlement for overcharging Florida residents for house repairs after four hurricanes hit the state. (Aug-6-05)
- News Group Newspapers Substantial sum awarded to Cameron Diaz for defamation in an out of court settlement (Aug-6-05)
- Qwest Communications International Inc. $2.1 million settlement for participating in fraud conspiracy will be paid to the Securities and Exchange Commission. (Aug-5-05)
- Weyerhaeuser Co. $6.2 million environmental settlement for PCB water contamination as well as mill and landfill violations. (Aug-5-05)
- Prudential Equity Group $125,000 settlement for failing to disclose a payment for a research report. (Aug-5-05)
- Journal Communications $5000 settlement awarded to Robert Miranda for defamation of character from a Web Log. (Aug-5-05)
- First American Corp., Fidelity National Financial Inc., and LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. $37.5 million settlement for paying kickbacks for referrals. (Aug-2-05)
- Dr. Ali Al-Mudamgha and Saint Joseph's Hospital $3.1 million medical malpractice and wrongful death settlement for the death of a patient while replacing his pacemaker. (Aug-1-05)
- Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce $125 million settlement for improperly trading stocks engaged in market timing strategies. (Aug-1-05)
- Central Montgomery Medical Center $200,000 settlement for unlawful use of restraints on patients for two years. (Aug-1-05)
- San Francisco City $400,000 gender harassment settlement awarded to a female firefighter who alleged on duty drinking fostered harassment. (Aug-1-05)
- Kuhlman Electrical Plant $39 million settlement for environmental contamination in Crystal Springs. (Aug-1-05)
- Sony BMG Music Entertainment $10 million fraud settlement for bribing radio programmers into playing the company's artists. (Aug-1-05)
- Electric Vehicle International $500,000 settlement awarded to the city of Anderson for failed principal and interest loan payments. (Aug-1-05)
- Aer Lingus 500,000 settlement awarded to a manager who claimed the company failed to investigate his grievance. (Aug-1-05)
- Ford Motor Company Confidential personal injury settlement awarded to Hector Salinas after the passenger side of a 2000 model Ford Taurus was crushed in a rollover accident that left him quadriplegic. (Jul-28-05)
- Ford Motor Company Confidential wrongful death settlement awarded to the family of Lisa Brewer after her 1986 Ford Bronco II rolled. Brewer became entangled in the seatbelt which resulted in diffuse anoxic brain injury; she suffered head and strangulation injuries that led to her death. (Jul-28-05)
- Ford Motor Company and Sonic Automotive Confidential personal injury settlement awarded to Deborah Seliner after her 1997 Ford F-150 rolled and her driver's door unlatched and opened. Seliner was ejected; she fractured her neck and was rendered quadriplegic. (Jul-28-05)
- Ford Motor Company Confidential wrongful death settlement awarded to the family of Emilio Garza, Jr. after his 1995 Ford Ranger pickup truck driver's side door opened he was ejected into the roadway and rendered incapacitated. Garza was subsequently struck by a tractor/trailer and died as a result of his injuries. (Jul-28-05)
- Cabot Oil & Gas Corp. et al. $2.3 million workers compensation settlement awarded to Javier Solis after an explosion left him with a complete amputation of his left leg above the knee. (Jul-28-05)
- Alamo Group, M & W Gear Company and Haven Steel Products, Inc. $6.1 million personal injury settlement awarded to Christopher Cowan after his leg was struck by a defective mower blade that cracked apart and shot out from under his M&W mower. (Jul-28-05)
- Williams Oil Gathering $4.8 million settlement awarded to Horizon Offshore for breach of contract regarding a 2003 pipeline project. (Jul-27-05)
- Lafayette City $100,000 settlement awarded to a now permanently paralyzed man after being shot twice by police. (Jul-27-05)
- Tiger Telematics Inc. $1.5 million settlement with Jordan Grand Prix for a sponsorship legal dispute. (Jul-27-05)
- Enron Corp. $1.52 billion awarded to the state of California for market manipulation during the 2000/2001 energy crisis. (Jul-27-05)
- Douglas County Public Utility District $13.5 million settlement awarded to the Colville Confederated Tribes as compensation for lands flooded by the utility's Wells Dam. (Jul-27-05)
- Duluth City $500,000 wrongful termination settlement after reporting racial discrimination. (Jul-25-05)
- Charter Communications Inc. $75,000 contribution paid to the Merchandising Practices Revolving Fund for violating Missouri's no call law. (Jul-25-05)
- Sean "P. Diddy" Combs $300,000 returned to Random House for breach of contract in writing an autobiography. (Jul-25-05)
- Moss Point School Board $250,000 wrongful termination settlement awarded to a former superintendent who was forced to resign or face termination. (Jul-25-05)
- AT&T Corp. $800,000 settlement awarded to Texas consumers who were overcharged on long distance. (Jul-25-05)
- Stereotaxis Inc. $3.65 million patent infringement settlement awarded to the University of Virginia for selling a magnetic field that guides catheters through blood vessels. (Jul-22-05)
- International Flavors and Fragrances Inc. $2.7 million settlement awarded to an employee who contracted a lung disease from working with diacetyl at a popcorn factory. (Jul-22-05)
- Vanity Fair $387,000 defamation settlement awarded to filmmaker Roman Polanski. (Jul-22-05)
- St. George's Diocese $13 million settlement awarded to 40 male victims of assault from Father Kevin Bennett (Jul-21-05)
- University of Oregon $375,000 gender harassment and wrongful termination settlement awarded to a female track coach. (Jul-21-05)
- Venango County Sheriff's Department $30,000 workers compensation settlement awarded to a deputy who was injured in a car crash while on duty. (Jul-21-05)
- University of Texas Medical Branch $1.7 million settlement for overcharging eye care patients on Medicare and Medicaid. (Jul-21-05)
- Olean City School District $40,000 settlement awarded to a district music director after he was denied tenure. (Jul-21-05)
- Kmart Corp. $14,000 settlement for advertising prices as lower on shelves than when scanned. (Jul-21-05)
- The Walt Disney Company $180,000 settlement awarded to the writer of Roger Rabbit for underpaid royalties from the motion picture. (Jul-21-05)
- Warner Bros. $17.5 million copyright infringement settlement for The Dukes of Hazzard movie rights. (Jul-19-05)
- Dr. Uzoma Nwachukwu $900,000 wrongful death and medical malpractice settlement awarded to the family of a six year old boy. (Jul-19-05)