Wal-Mart to Pay $4M in Tire Lawsuit
<p>Wal-Mart will pay a $4 million judgment to Carolyn Thorne in a lawsuit stemming from a tire failure three years ago that caused a wreck and left the local woman paralyzed from her injuries.</p>
IMMI Defective Seat Belt Case Settles
Mr. Freeman, a truck driver, was killed when he was ejected from the large truck (tractor-trailer) he was driving on an Alabama highway back in 2005. IMMI was the manufacturer of a seat belt buckle which was part of the safety restraint in the truck Mr. Freeman was driving.
Workers Awarded $4.2 Million After Falling Through Skylight on Roof of Freight Company Warehouse
Beasley Allen personal injury attorneys secured a $4.2 million verdict against FedEx Freight East (formerly American Freightways Inc.), on behalf of Daniel Olive and Jeffrey McWilliams, after a Calhoun County Circuit Court jury found that the company failed to adequately protect workers or visitors from skylight hazards at its Ohatchee facility. “This case is a […]
Jury Returns $11.9 Billion Verdict Against Exxon Mobil
The financially troubled state government won an $11.9 billion verdict against Exxon Mobil Corp. Friday in a suit over disputed natural gas royalties.
Monsanto and Solutia Sign $700 million Settlement
In 2003, Monsanto Co. and Solutia, Inc. agreed to pay $700 million to settle two lawsuits that accused them of polluting Anniston, Alabama, over decades with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB). The global settlement established a $600 million fund to reimburse around 21,000 plaintiffs for damages caused by PCB contamination. Monsanto paid $390 million, Solutia paid $50 […]
$700 million settlement reached in Alabama PCB case
BIRMINGHAM – Solutia, Inc. and Monsanto, Co. have agreed to pay $700 million to settle claims by more than 20,000 Anniston residents over PCB contamination, plaintiff's attorneys said Wednesday. The agreement, which will end a long-running trial in state court over decades –old pol…
Whirlpool Ordered to Pay $581 million in Alabama Satellite-Dish Finance Case
In 1999, Whirlpool Financial National Bank was ordered to pay over $580 million after a jury determined it defrauded thousands of Alabama consumers. Whirlpool was sued by 59 victims across the state for its satellite dish financing program scheme. The program sold satellite dishes to victims for $1,100 plus 22 percent interest. The same product […]
Whirlpool Preying on the Poor
Whirlpool paid $580 million in punitive damages making it if not the biggest settlement in US history, one of the biggest. The story is indicative of Whirlpool’s corrupt culture and why a whistleblower like Rev. Edward Pinkney can’t be tolerated. As the movie Casablanca so memorably illustrated, anytime someone expresses “shock, shock,” there’s a good […]
