Archive for September 02, 2005

Judge Ends Lawsuit Alleging Police Dogs Trained to Attack Blacks

MCKEES ROCKS, Penn. -- A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit contending a police dog was trained to attack black people in this small town outside Pittsburgh.

UAL Employees Get Preliminary Partial Settlement of $5.25 Million

In a preliminary, partial settlement, employees and retirees of United Airlines will receive $5.25 million for the failure of an employee stock-ownership plan.

Illinois Hospital to Pay 6.5 Million to Victim of Botched Foot Surgery

A Hospital in Rockford, Illinois has agreed to pay 6.5 million to settle a medical malpractice lawsuit filed by the mother of a child who suffered permanent brain damage during routine foot surgery.

Widow of Worker Killed in Soybean Plant Explosion Files Lawsuit

The widow of Mark Croghan has filed a lawsuit for the death of her husband in a gas explosion, which occured at the plant where he worked.

Wood Treatment Plant will Pay $8.6 Million to Clean Up Toxic Chemicals

Under a settlement reached with the federal government, the Oeser Plant in Bellingham, Washington will pay at least $8.6 million to finish cleaning up hazardous chemicals at its site.

SF jury awards $27 million to family of girl killed by city truck

A jury in San Francisco Thursday ordered the city to pay $27 million to the family of a 4-year-old girl who died in 2003 when she was struck by a city truck.