litigation doesn't come cheap

Many people who have involved in an accident are pressured into accepting low auto accident settlement offers because taking up a lawsuit may not be ... out anylawsuits.com for car accident lawsuit settlement loan if you need funding to keep your cases [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 23:09:26
Blog: The Joy of Learning...

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of L.A. to Pay $660M in Abuse Settlement

Hundreds of people who claim they were abused by clergy affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles can expect to be paid more than $1 million each in a $660 million settlement of their lawsuits. The deal, by far the largest settlement in the church's sexual abuse scandal, was reached Saturday, said Ray Boucher, the lead [more...]

Date: 2007-07-15 15:44:02
Blog: Stand Firm | Still wait...

Get Ready For Back to School in Las Vegas

permalink | comments (0) Did You Get a Loan From Ameriquest Mortgage Company? ... for a portion of $1,660,901.84 in restitution from Ameriquest Mortgage Company as part of a $325 million national settlement of a predatory lending lawsuit. The settlement resolves allegations [more...]

Date: 2007-07-21 10:48:10
Blog: Las Vegas...

Lawsuit Settlement Loans

This is a sponsored post. A new service is being offered that allows you to get legal funding in order to keep pursuing your case. Oftentimes people are forced to accept a lower settlement because of their financial ... that any and all lawsuits would qualify for such funding, but it's a service worth looking into if you've [more...]

Date: 2007-10-01 22:57:59
Blog: Fiscal Musings...

Take Two ends hot coffee controversy with settlement

Game publisher and developer Take Two Interactive got into so much trouble a couple of years ago when it released the massive ... action suit was still filed against the company. Recently, a settlement was arrived at that finally ended the class action lawsuit. In the proposed settlement, Take Two will either give a replacement [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 11:17:02
Blog: Forever Geek - Nerds ar...

What Was Behind the TJX Settlement? (opinion)

When TJX announced Sept. 21 that it had worked out a settlement for all of the consumer lawsuits that had been filed against it, ... , this resolution—with a settlement offer that will cause TJX very little material pain—was inevitable. Despite the background of the most massive data breach in retail history, where credit card data of some 46 [more...]

Date: 2007-09-24 16:56:09
Blog: Privacy News- PogoWasRi...

QotD: Responsibility

Because Americans can't be held responsible for the consequences of using products in ways they were neither designed not intended to be, ... Interactive Thursday announced a preliminary settlement with all consumer class action lawsuits ... Sex Lawsuit", PCW: Game On, 2007-11-15 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 14:35:26
Blog: Quotulatiousness...

Indonesia’s Trade and Investment

Indonesia’s Trade and Investment 13 August 2007   Highlights   Politics ·         Hearings of a civil suit against former President Suharto ... a settlement among them in a civil lawsuit aimed at recovering some of the millions of dollars ... a settlement. Indonesian law requires a good-faith effort at settlement before proceeding in civil cases [more...]

Date: 2007-08-13 09:48:54
Blog: Christovita Wiloto & Co...

Take Two Settles 'Hot Coffee' Lawsuits

Take 2 has announced their proposed settlement to satisfy the class action lawsuit that is pending related to the now-infamous "Hot Coffee" fiasco ... and costly litigation." Consumers will now be able to exchange their original copies of the game free [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 04:39:20
Blog: GamersReports - Game Ne...

Boston Scientific increases settlement in Guidant pacemaker lawsuits to $240 million

NATICK, Mass. (AP) — Medical device maker Boston Scientific Corp. said Monday it increased a settlement agreement to cover additional unanticipated claims in a lawsuit related to the recall of Guidant pacemakers and defibrillators over their possible malfunction. [more...]

Date: 2007-11-19 20:07:18
Blog: Daily Report...

As Trial Begins, Virginia Anglican Churches Again Call on The Episcopal Church to Withdraw Their Lawsuits FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: ... . The Episcopal Church and Diocese abruptly broke off settlement negotiations and filed lawsuits against ... in the Fairfax County Circuit Court. (Multi-Circuit Property Litigation, Case No. CL-2007-0248724) [more...]

Date: 2007-11-13 16:48:47
Blog: Transfigurations...

Take-Two Settles Lawsuit Over

New York - Video game publisher Take-Two Interactive (NASD: TTWO) announced on Friday the settlement of all consumer class action lawsuits in the U.S. related ... : San Andreas" game. Under the settlement, which still requires court approval, all claims against [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 18:49:57
Blog: Digital Media Wire | co...

Are You In The Smoke Out?

Today is the 31st annual Great American Smokeout. It’s the day when people who smoke are encouraged to put down their cigarettes for just 24 hours ... for some of that lawsuit settlement money that the tobacco companies were supposed to payout, when the jury ... because I wanted to be the Virginia Slims lady. HA! I was 14. Not only did I not get any sett [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 19:04:32
Blog: Marisa’s Dandelion Pat...

A Few Points

Huck moves into a Statistical Tie with Clinton…This is encouraging when you realize that 26% of those surveyed don’t yet even know Huckabee… ... at Health and Human Services, all find a reason to back him,” he said. The SEA political education ... lawsuit settlement money on children’s health care, Ward said. SEA represents 9,000 active [more...]

Date: 2007-11-08 14:53:37
Blog: race42008.com ...

HP to pay to settle pretexting lawsuit but shareholder suit alleges insider trading

HP agreed yesterday to pay $14.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by state Attorney General Bill Lockyer accusing the company of unfair ... . The vast majority of the settlement -- $13.5 million -- will fund state and local investigations into privacy rights and intellectual property violations, according to the lawsuit and settlement filed [more...]

Date: 2007-11-19 22:21:00
Blog: Voice of HP Workforce...

Delphi Corp. agrees to $342.1M settlement

Washington -- Michigan's Delphi Corp. has agreed to a $342.1 million settlement wrapping up a series of lawsuits stemming from alleged accounting errors. Story: The costly settlement will cover the auto parts company's employees, retirees [more...]

Date: 2007-09-03 02:53:19
Blog: The Money Times - Money...

RACIAL PROFILING

RACIAL PROFILING In Arizona, the Department of Public Safety is up in arms because a new study of traffic stops indicates that Arizona officers ... driven by white people. Minorities were also more likely to be arrested and to receive multiple ... money. It was conducted as part of a settlement of a 2001 lawsuit accusing state troopers of targeting [more...]

Date: 2007-11-08 16:06:19
Blog: boortz.com: Nealz Nuze ...

Vioxx lawsuit settlement

After dragging its feet for over three years, denying that it will never settle and fight each case one by one, and blaming the victims, ... (they generally take a 30-50% cut) and if you had taken a cash advance against your settlement ... Merck has finally decided to settle with Vioxx victims. What are the terms of the settlement [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 19:13:32
Blog: Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra...

Reporters' Notebooks

Steve Ellis, Tallahassee Democrat: Ronnie Andrews, the son of Florida State defensive coordinator and associate head coach Mickey Andrews, ... to the Montgomery campus after settlement of his lawsuit. Jeff Linder, Cedar Rapids Gazette: Iowa State, which ... of a knee injury. Lucinda Coulter, Tuscaloosa News: Alabama standout cornerback Simeon Castille [more...]

Date: 2007-08-20 09:41:21
Blog: The Wizard of Odds...

Jury to Begin Deliberations in Unfair Settlement Practices Lawsuit Against Allstate

A Kentucky jury will begin deliberations Wednesday deciding whether Allstate Insurance Company violated the Kentucky Unfair Settlement Practices Act by systematically lowering valuation of minor injury claims and bullying claimants into accepting ... evidence presented in Fayette Circuit Court in Lexington, Kentucky, in a civil case involving a 1997 c [more...]

Date: 2007-10-10 21:39:33
Blog: Phoenix Arizona Persona...

A Million Little Refunds

frey A judge gave preliminary approval to the settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought against Random House and author James Frey ... the settlement “to halt the substantial expense and distraction” created by the litigation. The plaintiffs’ [more...]

Date: 2007-05-21 13:14:19
Blog: Law Blog - WSJ.com ...

Rumor Mill: 1100 Wilshire Lawsuit Resolved?

It's been almost a year since we last reported on the lawsuit at 1100 Wilshire, ... have resolution. A reader emails: "I heard that there was a settlement over the 1100 Wilshire lawsuit between the buyers and the developers, do you think any of your readers could tell us what the outcome [more...]

Date: 2007-10-12 18:51:55
Blog: Curbed LA : The Los Ang...

RIAA Ohio University spin session

p2pnet news | RIAA News:- Ohio University isn’t exactly a shining example of how well a teaching institution can serve and protect its students, ... music, the university’s The Post says, also observing more than 100 OU students have received pre-litigation settlement letters threatening lawsuits unless the recipients pay the RIAA $3,500 ‘Pre [more...]

Date: 2007-10-31 14:20:34
Blog: p2pnet.net - the origin...

Pawlenty Appoints Magnan New Health Commissioner

Republican Gov. Tim Pawlenty appointed Dr. Sanne Magnan to replace Dianne Mandernach as state commissioner of health today ... Blue Shield's center for prevention, which was created after the tobacco lawsuit settlement in 1998 ... a study into whether taconite miners are at increased risk of dying from mesothelioma. Mandernach [more...]

Date: 2007-09-27 16:59:56
Blog: Minnesota Monitor ...

Wayback Machine: we won't archive pages if owners object

According to an Apr. 25 announcement, "Internet Archive, a library of historical Web site content, and Suzanne Shell, ... the settlement of their lawsuit, which stemmed from the archiving of Ms. Shell’s Web site in Internet Archive’ ... that the inclusion of her Web site in the Wayback Machine resulted in this litigation. We are happy [more...]

Date: 2007-05-05 01:50:04
Blog: Overlawyered...

Whichard Committee in Jeopardy?

ABC-11's Tamara Gibbs is reporting that a threat from the city's insurer to terminate the policy might lead to the suspension of the Whichard ... : Sources tell Eyewitness News the insurance company, which would pay for a potential lawsuit settlement, threatened to suspend the city's policy if it didn't reconsider the Duke Lacrosse [more...]

Date: 2007-08-27 18:41:17
Blog: Durham-in-Wonderland...

Nichols’s Rose Is Starting To Stink

  It is said that politics makes strange bedfellows, but I’m starting to get confused about where people are sleeping ... structure would dwarf both the ginormous Carlisle project, leveled by a citizen’s group known ... project cost the City of Winter Park $3.7 Million in a lawsuit settlement with Broad Street Partners [more...]

Date: 2007-11-14 13:18:40
Blog: Winter Park Watchdog...

Webappsec Crisis Management

Last night I was listening to the radio regarding the latest debacle with Countrywide and how they have hired a PR firm to deal with the crisis of ... it involves settlement of a class action lawsuit. Third, take visible steps to assure the consumer ... of time. This is the hardest step, because it allows for some public scrutiny of the company’ [more...]

Date: 2007-10-04 15:45:43
Blog: ha.ckers.org web applic...

Burlington to pay $97.5 million on claims

Washington -- A ConocoPhillips subsidiary will pay the United States nearly $100 million to settle claims it underpaid natural gas royalties ... 1988 and March 2005. The settlement arises from a lawsuit filed by a private whistleblower under the False Claims Act alleging a number of companies royalties. The Justice Department partially [more...]

Date: 2007-08-16 06:44:15
Blog: The Money Times - Money...

Furor over Mikal Watts "judges owe us" letter

Looks as if the legal tactics of one politically ambitious Texas plaintiff's lawyer may have blown up in his face:Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mikal Watts of San Antonio once tried to pressure a legal opponent into a $60 million personal injury lawsuit settlement by claiming he would have an advantage on appeal because [more...]

Date: 2007-09-26 01:37:12
Blog: Overlawyered...

Elyria would cash in on late court

New municipal court currently off schedule; fines loom for builder ELYRIA — Delays in the construction of the new $10.4-million Elyria Municipal Court building, along with a settlement from a lawsuit over ... up in the court construction fund. No taxpayer money is going into the project. Ted Pileski, city auditor [more...]

Date: 2007-05-31 06:16:07
Blog: The Chronicle-Telegram ...

They (kind of) have a budget deal

From Booth's Peter Luke: LANSING -- Schools and health care providers would be spared cuts this year as Gov ... anticipated tobacco lawsuit settlement funds. That move leaves untouched the $400 million in tobacco money that forms the foundation of the 21st Century Jobs Fund earmarked for high-tech research and business [more...]

Date: 2007-05-26 13:17:30
Blog: Michigan Liberal: Mich...

Memo to LSJ: Proposed Smoking Ban just makes Cents

If you haven't already seen the Lansing State Journal's op-ed this morning on the proposed smoking ban, do check it out ... in from the tobacco lawsuit settlement. Any state ban on smoking would be hypocritical. Since when did ... to the American Lung Association. Lung cancer is also among the most preventable of cancers [more...]

Date: 2007-06-14 12:27:34
Blog: Michigan Liberal: Mich...

'Mayor to Ease Permit Rules for Capturing City’s Image'

"Amateur photographers and independent filmmakers looking to chronicle bird life, ... will not need to obtain permits or insurance under new rules being proposed by the Bloomberg administration. ... The proposal, drafted as part of a settlement in a lawsuit, was revised after a passionate outcry [more...]

Date: 2007-10-29 15:34:16
Blog: Conscientious...

Celebrity Sex Tape Updates: Kim Kardashian Off Market, Toastee Toof, Olivia Mojica Delayed

We know all Hollywood gossip fans out there have been clamoring for a celebrity sex tape update ... -chairman of Vivid Entertainment. “We have always believed we have the right to sell the tape ... a personal decision to accept a $5 million settlement in her lawsuit against the initial distribution [more...]

Date: 2007-05-16 13:19:20
Blog: The Hollywood Gossip - ...

Arts Advocacy Update XVII

Mayor to Ease Permit Rules for Capturing City’s Image New York Times, 10/28/2007 " ... or insurance under new rules being proposed by the Bloomberg administration. . . . The proposal, drafted as part of a settlement in a lawsuit, was revised after a passionate outcry over the summer [more...]

Date: 2007-11-01 13:17:13
Blog: The Clyde Fitch Report...

Well Played Garmin. Well Played.

Well Played Garmin. Well Played. from the check-and-mate dept Sometimes you just need to stand back and applaud a strategy that works so well ... switcheroo. First, it worked out a settlement with TomTom on various patent lawsuits the two were ... services for 10 years (at which point other options may be available), it doesn't have to pay $3.3 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 10:35:10
Blog: Techdirt....

Well Played Garmin. Well Played.

Well Played Garmin. Well Played. from the check-and-mate dept Sometimes you just need to stand back and applaud a strategy that works so well ... switcheroo. First, it worked out a settlement with TomTom on various patent lawsuits the two were ... services for 10 years (at which point other options may be available), it doesn't have to pay $3.3 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-20 06:41:13
Blog: Techdirt....

Take-Two lawsuit

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas modification settlement agreed.If the proposed settlement receives preliminary and final approval from the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, all claims in these lawsuits will be dismissed without [more...]

Date: 2007-11-10 05:35:50
Blog: SpawnPoint: Download PC...

Maternity Coat Shopping — Your Assistance Needed

I hate to sound like my son’s girlfriend, but “I need your help! ... . Actually, I don’t think it’s the coat she’s trying to sell… $59.98 Motherhood Maternity mhm1-320 ... action lawsuit settlement that I didn’t know I was a part of. Oh seriously, Stacy. Just tell them [more...]

Date: 2007-11-12 19:41:04
Blog: Hollow Squirrel...

Well Played Garmin. Well Played.

Well Played Garmin. Well Played. Sometimes you just need to stand back and applaud a strategy that works so well ... switcheroo. First, it worked out a settlement with TomTom on various patent lawsuits the two were ... services for 10 years (at which point other options may be available), it doesn’t have to pay $3.3 [more...]

Date: 2007-11-17 02:01:34
Blog: www.theirway.net ...

TX-SEN: Watts Getting Hammered For Letter Touting Judicial Contributions To Courtroom Opponent

U.S. Senate candidate Mikal Watts (D-San Antonio) ... injury lawsuit settlement by claiming he would have an advantage on appeal because of his firm’s “ ... are filled with politics.” While it is true that lawyers do go back-and-forth about the nature of presiding [more...]

Date: 2007-09-05 13:00:40
Blog: Capitol Annex ...

The outcome of pending lawsuits will be catastrophic! By Geniusofdespair

I hope you all read the Miami Herald Story about Jorge Perez's Related Group: Condo-buyer lawsuits mount ... settlement from a car accident to put a down payment on 6 condos. The Herald calls her settlement "winnings." An accident settlement is not a lottery. Have we all gone mad? [more...]

Date: 2007-10-28 00:42:35
Blog: Eye On Miami...

Busta Settles in Assault Suit

Busta Settles in Assault Suit May 22nd, 2007 On Monday (May 21), Busta Rhymes reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed against him by a man who says ... , Busta reached the agreement just one day before he was due in Manhattan Supreme Court to defend himself [more...]

Date: 2007-05-22 14:07:25
Blog: XXLmag.com | Hip-Hop On...

Jennifer Lopez Makes Her First Husband Her Bitch

Jennifer Lopez Makes Her First Husband Her Bitch August 8th, 2007 by Evil Beet [ ... . JLo’s pre-superfame hubby, Ojani Noa, was planning to publish a tell-all book accusing Jennifer ... claimed that Noa had violated a previous lawsuit settlement preventing him from revealing private [more...]

Date: 2007-08-09 04:35:59
Blog: Evil Beet Gossip...

ROYAL DUTCH SHELL DEFIES USA ON IRAN

Today, The Washington Post published a major news story reporting that: ... , such as the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, and the settlement of class action lawsuits from pension funds who were cheated in the fraud. Shell lost further reserves when the Putin regime seized [more...]

Date: 2007-08-15 19:35:05
Blog: Blogger News Network ...

Wondering About Ellison

There’s been some interesting speculation on what the resolution to the Ellison/Fantagraphics lawsuit means. Don MacPherson ( ... elements of the settlement focus on restricting people from speaking their minds. I agree with Don that at first glance it looks like Fantagraphics gave in in order to protect their company, but he points [more...]

Date: 2007-08-26 00:29:20
Blog: Comics Worth Reading...

p2pnet roundup: Nov 15, 2007

p2pnet headline roundups | Last of the day … Music and illegality - Financial Times Jazz is illegal. Probably. Isn’t that a shame? ... , and Music Nation Group, and according to company’s officials, China Telecom strictly controls ... (NASD: TTWO) announced on Friday the settlement of all consumer class action lawsuits [more...]

Date: 2007-11-15 20:18:31
Blog: p2pnet.net - the origin...

Take-Two Settles On Hot Coffee Lawsuits

Take-Two Settles On Hot Coffee Lawsuits Posted by x3sphere at November 8, 2007, 5: ... settlements reach approval from the Courts, “all claims in these lawsuits will be dismissed without ... has agreed to offer an M-rated version of the game or $35 in cash. However, customers will have to prove [more...]

Date: 2007-11-08 23:07:06
Blog: eXophase.com, the Gamer...

Take-Two settles 'Hot Coffee' sex content case

In this issue: * Take-Two settles 'Hot Coffee' sex content case * 17 charged in massive ID theft bust * Consortium unleashes A$50 million worth of IT jobs * Nigeria favors Mandriva over Microsoft once more * Top 10 Wi-Fi boosts, tweaks, and apps ... Thursday announced a preliminary settlement on all consumer class action lawsuits in the U.S. related [more...]

Date: 2007-11-09 15:41:29
Blog: ITworld Today...

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