Settlements - Business

James Frey and Random House $2.35 million settlement awarded to consumers who claimed they were defrauded after purchasing "A Million Little Pieces". (Sep-7-06)
Fairfield Resorts Inc. $4 million settlement awarded to consumers for marketing undeveloped land. (Aug-30-06)
Gibraltar Design $775,000 settlement for construction flaws. (Aug-17-06)
Bonita Springs, FL $202,000 settlement awarded to a contractor for breach of contract. (Aug-16-06)
ProCycle $200,000 settlement for misleading advertising and consumer protection violations. (Aug-14-06)
Innovative Construction Services $2.2 million settlement awarded after a construction dispute. (Aug-7-06)
Pasadena-based Dish Direct Inc. $300,000 false advertising settlement awarded to Orange County's consumer protection unit. (Jul-25-06)
Seasilver USA Inc. $120 million consumer redress settlement ordered to be paid to the FTC. (Jul-25-06)
Mario Gabelli $130 million fraud settlement awarded to the U.S. government. (Jul-18-06)
The Hammond Port Authority $775,000 tentative settlement awarded to Texas architect Charles Howard. (Jul-17-06)
Global Pharmaceuticals and Impax Laboratories Inc. $23 million false advertising settlement awarded to Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Jul-17-06)
The Sharper Image Corp. $1.2 million consumer protection settlement awarded to Monterey County and San Diego law enforcement agencies. (Jul-17-06)
The U.S. Government $4 billion softwood lumber tariff settlement awarded to Canadian producers. (Jul-11-06)
Maximus Inc. $10 million fraud settlement awarded to consumers. (Jul-5-06)
AT&T Communications-East $2.9 million fraud settlement awarded to the U.S. government. (Jul-5-06)
Time Magazine $100,000 settlement in refunds awarded to consumers. (Jul-5-06)
City of Long Beach $20 million property settlement awarded to Shirley McClure. (Jun-30-06)
Fifth Third Bancorp. of Cincinnati lawsuit filed on behalf of Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) dismissed. (Jun-27-06)
Clark County, Nevada $5.1 million settlement awarded to subcontractors related to claims on a construction project. (Jun-26-06)
Honeywell International Inc. Federal government awarded $2.65 million, of which $393,750 to Caltex Plastics to settle violation of False Claims Act (Jun-16-06)
Hoodiaforfree and Ultralife Fitness $100,000 awarded to thousands of customers overcharged for hidden sales. (Jun-9-06)
Mirant Corp. $520 million settlement for breaching a distribution contract. (May-31-06)
Gold's Gym Settlement gives access to new gyms to former Lifestyles members. (May-25-06)
Calpine Corp. $42.5 million breach of contract settlement awarded to Reading Municipal Light. (May-16-06)
Yellow Pages Inc. $535,000 settlement for fraudulent advertising and solicitation. (Apr-27-06)
Wal-Mart $1.5 million fine for violating Michigan item pricing laws. (Apr-25-06)
Dydo Auto Sales Violator of Vermont Consumer Fraud Act to pay $90,000 in state settlement. (Apr-23-06)
Amega Sales Inc. $564,000 judgment for improperly keeping customer down payments and misrepresenting customers' ability to obtain financing. (Apr-14-06)
SoftwareOnline.com, Inc. $190,000 settlement for misrepresenting the necessity of its security software. (Apr-12-06)
San Jose City $36.5 million settlement awarded to Santa Clara County over fairground development. (Apr-11-06)
Kickapoo Traditional Tribe $2.6 million settlement regarding a casino deal dispute. (Apr-6-06)
CenterPoint Energy $13.5 million settlement for violating the Minnesota Cold Weather Rule by turning off heat to low income customers. (Apr-4-06)
Time Inc. $8.8 million settlement in cash and refunds for automatically charging and billing readers for renewals. (Mar-23-06)
Federated Department Stores Inc. $725,000 settlement for printing misleading advertising and sales promotions. (Mar-15-06)
Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals et al. $5 million settlement for automatically billing consumers for additional diet supplements after signing up for a 30 day free trial. (Mar-3-06)
J.D. Byrider $7.4 million settlement for selling substandard vehicles at inflated prices. (Feb-3-06)
French Meadow Bakery re-labeling 30,000 loaves of bread after mislabeling them as being wheat free. (Jan-26-06)
ChoicePoint Inc. $15 million settlement for failing to adequately protect consumers' personal information. (Jan-26-06)
Financial Times $300,000 GBP libel settlement after publishing a broker's business methods. (Jan-24-06)
The Sporting News $7.2 million settlement for promoting illegal Internet and telephone gambling in print, on its Web site and on its radio stations. (Jan-23-06)
AIMCO $3 million settlement awarded to the city of San Francisco for building and health violations. (Jan-10-06)
RLLW Inc. $695,000 settlement for allegedly charging customers an energy surcharge and not paying workers' compensation insurance. (Nov-16-05)
Port of Tacoma $12.5 million settlement awarded to Weyerhaeuser for breach of contract regarding their wood chip factory on the Blair Waterway. (Nov-14-05)
El Morro Mobile Home Residents $650,000 in legal fees must be paid by 400 mobile home residents who refused to leave after their leases ended. (Nov-10-05)
Thesaurus Fine Arts $350,000 fine and agreement to reimburse customers who purchased fake Chinese antiquities. (Nov-7-05)
West Marine $400,000 settlement for using scanners that systematically overcharged customers. (Oct-22-05)
State of California $11 million settlement awarded to First Union Real Estate for a flood at Peachtree Mall. (Oct-17-05)
HealthEssentials Solutions $1.85 million settlement for allegedly committing health care fraud against its own home health operations. (Sep-5-05)
Fast Payday Loans $5.6 million settlement in restitution and debt forgiveness awarded to Florida residents for forcing them to purchase travel club memberships in order to obtain title loans. (Aug-30-05)
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority $45 million cash settlement awarded to Argonaut Insurance Co. for unpaid deductibles and expenses. (Aug-29-05)

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