2012 – Page 35 – Lawyer.com | Legal Blog

Theater Company Settles Identity Theft Suit with… Popcorn?

Some quirky news out of Kansas City today. The Kansas City Business Journal blog reports that Dickinson Theatres Inc. has settled a suit with the promise to pay $1.5 million...

February 27, 2012

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Settlements

Latest Settlement in Phone Hacking Case Announced

Charlotte Church received $951,000 dollars and an apology from the former newspaper News of the World in the latest of civil settlements to come from the widespread phone hacking scandal, USA...

February 27, 2012

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Settlements

Legal News to Watch

Check out the Wall Street Journal for a list of legal news to watch this week. Of note to us here at the Settlements blog is the news that the...

February 27, 2012

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Settlements

Teva Settles More Than $250 Million in Hepatitis Outbreak Cases

The pharmaceutical company Teva has set aside $285 million to settle lawsuits related to their anesthetic Propofol and an outbreak of Hepatitis C in Nevada. As reported by Bloomberg, litigants alleged that...

February 24, 20121

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Settlements

Goldline to Pay $4.5 Million to Victims of Gold Bullion Bait-and-Switch

ABC News reports that Goldline, a dealer of precious metals, is to pay $4.5 million to settle a case with its defrauded customers and avoid criminal prosecution. The company was...

February 23, 2012

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