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- CO Heater Getzschman Heating pays undisclosed settlement to woman whose husband and son died of carbon monoxide poisoning. (Feb-6-08)
- DRAM Patent ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement. (Feb-5-08)
- Power Plant Pollution Mirant Bowline Inc. agrees to $300,000 air and water violations settlement. (Feb-5-08)
- Eminent Domain Glassboro borough pays building owner $250,000 settlement. (Feb-5-08)
- Fired Police Chief City of Sneads pays former employee $35,000 wrongful termination settlement. (Feb-5-08)
- Fatal New Years Midwest Security pays $143,000 settlement after a girl was shot to death at a party. (Feb-5-08)
- Medicare Fraud IJKG, LLC pays government $2.5 million settlement after Bayonne Medical Center overcharged for in and out patient care. (Feb-5-08)
- Explorer Accident Jury awards man $6.5 million personal injury settlement after his Ford SUV rolled over and left him brain damaged. (Feb-5-08)
- Wireless Entertainment Kangaroo Media pays Immersion Entertainment $2 million patent infringement settlement. (Feb-5-08)
- TouchPlay Revenue Iowa pays $1.05 million settlement to company owner for lost lottery game income. (Feb-5-08)
- Hero Fire City of Lanesboro pays $225,000 settlement after police chief sets fire to girlfriend's apartment. (Feb-4-08)
- Inmate Rape Jury orders Michigan Department of Corrections to pay $15 million settlement after prison guards allegedly attacked female prisoners. (Feb-4-08)
- Student Harassment Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit. (Feb-4-08)
- Foster Care Chile Molestation Department of Children & Families pays $175,000 negligence settlement. (Feb-4-08)
- Ferry Accident Susan Anne Ferry pays widow $3.2 million wrongful death settlement after her husband's truck rolled off the back of the ship. (Feb-4-08)
- Fatal Wedding Los Remolinos restaurant agrees to $1.025 million wrongful death and personal injury settlement after a drunk driver kills the bride and maid of honor in a car crash. (Feb-4-08)
- Space Heaters Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc. agrees to $500,000 defective product CPSC fine. (Feb-4-08)
- Golf Course Liquidation Golf Trust of America set to receive $3.8 million settlement in legacy issues lawsuit. (Feb-4-08)
- Nightclub Fire TV station WPRI-TV agrees to tentative $30 million settlement after blocking the exit during a fire that killed 100 people. (Feb-4-08)
- imbee Data Collection Industrious Kid, Inc. pays $130,000 civil penalty for violating the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act. (Feb-3-08)
- Snowmobile Accident US Forest Service and Jamie Leinberger pay $10.2 million personal injury to famous snowmobiler Brian Musselman. (Feb-3-08)
- Atmospheric Blow Down Tesoro's Golden Eagle Refinery agrees to $48,000 environmental penalty for air quality violations. (Feb-3-08)
- Unauthorized Investments Merrill Lynch & Co. pays city of Springfield $13.9 million securities settlement. (Feb-3-08)
- Golf Course Taxes Silver Spring Township pays Lettermen Inc. $925,000 financial settlement. (Feb-2-08)
- Murdered Wife Judge awards $35 million wrongful death settlement after novelist killed his wife. (Feb-2-08)
- Childproof Lighter Swedish Match awards family $200,000 negligence settlement after three family members died in a fire. (Feb-2-08)
- Hedge Fund Scandal Man Financial agrees to pay UBS Fund Services a $19 million financial fraud settlement. (Feb-2-08)
- Buyout Cancellation GSO Capital Partners agrees to pay Reddy Ice Holdings a $21 million business settlement. (Feb-1-08)
- Scrap Metal Ocanna Inc. pays $86,000 EPA waste violations settlement. (Jan-31-08)
- Automated Calls Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. pays $180,000 FTC settlement for telemarketing violations. (Jan-31-08)
- Firm Associate Attorney Jay Wingate ordered to pay widow $2.5 million settlement for collected legal fees. (Jan-31-08)
- Discharge Pollution Electric Boat agrees to pay $75,000 settlement for Clean Water Act violations. (Jan-31-08)
- Bond Funds Heartland Advisors Inc. agrees to $3.9 million shareholder settlement. (Jan-31-08)
- Information Service Laser Marketing, Inc. pays $100,000 settlement after illegally sharing a CoStar pass code. (Jan-31-08)
- Faulty Homes Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. pays HUD $75,000 civil penalty for defective construction. (Jan-31-08)
- Rally Rights Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement. (Jan-31-08)
- Immigrant Sedation US Government awards two detainees $55,000 settlement after drugging them while in custody. (Jan-31-08)
- Contract Firm Dycom Industries agrees to $10 million wage and hour dispure settlement. (Jan-31-08)
- Marketing Spam Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising. (Jan-31-08)
- Ozone Pollution Holcim Inc. pays $2.25 million settlement for air quality violations. (Jan-31-08)
- Connector Road City of Provo pays family $1.16 million property use settlement. (Jan-30-08)
- Birthing Malpractice Kaiser Permanente pays $3.2 million medical malpractice settlement. (Jan-30-08)
- Immigrant Policy Luzerne County Register of Wills Dorothy Stankovic pays $10,000 ACLU settlement after denying illegal immigrants a marriage license. (Jan-30-08)
- Contract Dispute Ness Technologies, Inc. agrees to pay $9 million breach of contract settlement. (Jan-30-08)
- Bridge Painter Aetna Bridge Co. pays painter $5.5 million personal injury settlement after falling 55 feet onto concrete. (Jan-30-08)
- Water Pumping Fee Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency pays $13.5 million settlement for illegal augmentation fees. (Jan-30-08)
- Police Brutality City of Sorrento agrees to $275,000 excessive force settlement. (Jan-30-08)
- Assistant Principal District 834 pays former employee $143,000 settlement after hindering her career. (Jan-30-08)
- Car Accident Nassau County agrees to pay $13 million personal injury settlement. (Jan-30-08)
- Insurance Practices AIG pays nine states $12.5 million settlement related to producer compensation and insurance placement. (Jan-30-08)