Here’s info on the proposed settlement in this Sony BMG case: The attorneys in a New York class action lawsuit filed against Sony BMG and its two copy-protection software providers, SunnComm and First 4 Internet, proposed a settlement on Wednesday requiring–among other stipulations–cash payments to plaintiffs and consumer-friendly changes to copyright holders’ anti-piracy initiatives. The…
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Jury Awards $172M to CA Wal-Mart Employees
Breaking news from the Associated Press: OAKLAND, Calif. – A California jury on Thursday awarded $172 million to thousands of employees at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. who claimed they were illegally denied lunch breaks. The world’s largest retailer was ordered to pay $57 million in general damages and $115 million in punitive damages to about 116,000…
Settlement in GE refrigerator class action suit
Own a GE fridge? Read on: FORT MYERS – An NBC2 investigation has prompted appliance giant General Electric to replace defective refrigerators, not only in Florida, but across the country. The company has reached a settlement deal with plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit filed after our story. The 28 page settlement is big news…
DuPont settles with EPA
Here’s the latest in the ongoing DuPont saga from CNews: Federal regulators have reached an agreement with DuPont to settle allegations that the company hid information about the dangers of a toxic chemical known as C8 used in the making of Teflon. Lawyers for DuPont and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency told an administrative law…
Settlement reached in WV asbestos suit
According to AP writer Allison Barker, WVU will pay former and current employees as part of an asbestos class action settlement: West Virginia University has reached a settlement in a class-action lawsuit affecting up to 5,600 former and current employees who may have been exposed to asbestos, the school announced Tuesday. As part of the…
Aquila settles class action suit
Here’s the buzz on the Aquila settlement: A New York law firm said Thursday that it has settled a class-action suit against Aquila Inc., its former CEO and its current top two executive officers for $1 million cash. The lawsuit, filed in 2002, alleged that the Kansas City-based utility and the executives deceived investors who…
Court says Indian money accounting impossible
AP writer Jennifer Talhelm reports that “A federal appeals court decided Tuesday that it was unreasonable to require a detailed historical accounting of money the government has been managing for American Indians, saying the bookkeeping chore would “take 200 years.”” Here are some excerpts: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia sided…
Settlement reached over field-burning
An agreement has been reached in a field burning lawsuit: SPOKANE, Wash. People in the Spokane and northern Idaho areas who suffered breathing problems because of agricultural field-burning will be compensated under a state court settlement. The 891-thousand dollar settlement with 70 northern Idaho farmers won’t produce big money to sufferers. People with cystic fibrosis…
Public defenders benefit in Grant County, WA
Ken Armstrong of the Seattle Times reports that Grant County has settled its defense lawsuit: Grant County has settled a class-action lawsuit accusing it of providing inadequate public defense — agreeing to do everything from capping the number of cases public defenders can handle to ensuring they don’t suffer financially for pursuing a case vigorously….
PS2 dirty-disc class action settled
Dan Choi of Joystiq.com says that the PS2 dirty-disc class action has been settled for $25: An e-mail has been sent out regarding a class-action settlement resulting from PS2 dirty-disc errors. A web site has also been set up to explain the issue and outline who’s eligible for potential benefits. While still subject to court…