Category Archives: Civil Justice

Jury Awards Former Pfizer Scientist $1.37 Million

By EDMUND H. MAHONY The Hartford Courant   April 2, 2010 HARTFORD — – A former Pfizer scientist who claims that she has been paralyzed by inadvertent exposure to a virus engineered at the pharmaceutical company’s laboratories in Groton was … Continue reading

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Justice! – Political moneyman Bob Perry (biggest campaign contributor in Texas & major figure in tort reform) ordered to pay $51 million

3/1/2010 Wayne Slater/Reporter    A jury has ordered Houston homebuilder Bob Perry to pay $51 million to a retirement-age Mansfield couple who fought for a decade over a defective house that Perry Homes refused to fix. Perry is the biggest … Continue reading

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Riverstone Residential – Plaza at the Arboretum – City Hall sues to enforce affordable housing agreement

By Kevin Herrerawrite   February 18, 2010 SM COURTHOUSE — City Hall has filed a lawsuit against the owners of Santa Monica’s largest, single source of affordable housing, claiming the landlords failed to properly verify the financial status and eligibility … Continue reading

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Settlement reached in mold case – Weakley County school board gives OK – case up for commission vote

By STANLEY DUNLAP February 16, 2010 The Weakley County Board of Education approved settlement costs in a three-year dispute over whether mold caused health issues at two of its schools. On Monday afternoon, the school board unanimously approved transferring $695,000 … Continue reading

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San Francisco – North Beach Tenants protected with tough, enforceable settlement that holds the owners of a residential apartment building accountable for the safety and well-being of their tenants

February 3rd, 2010 Digital News Report – SAN FRANCISCO (Feb. 3, 2010) — City Attorney Dennis Herrera today settled a year-long dispute between the City and owners of a residential apartment building at 152-162 Jasper Place that will require the … Continue reading

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