Mo., Premium Standard Reach Deal on Hog Odor Issue Sep 2, 2010
To resolve the 1999 suit, the company entered into a consent judgment in which it agreed to develop "next-generation technology" to prevent hog odors from polluting the air outside its barns. Since then, the company said it has spent $40 million to research and field test at least 13 types of systems to remove the odor. (ABC News -- Wire)
Realtor gets almost $5K in breach of contract suit Aug 25, 2010
Published: Tuesday, August 24, 2010 12:11 PM CDT A consent judgment was filed in Greene County Circuit Court on Aug. 18 that awarded $4,800, plus pre- and post-judgment interest and attorney s fees to local real estate broker Pete Cancilla in his breach of contract lawsuit against Mary and Blake Williams and Greene County Title and Abstract Company ... According to the consent judgment issued April 23. (Paragould Daily Press, AR)
Ex-BofA CEO Ken Lewis seeks dismissal of Cuomo lawsuit Aug 22, 2010
This court, while shaking its head, grants the S.E.C. s motion and approves the proposed consent judgment. In September 2009, Rakoff threw out a proposed $33 million settlement between BofA and the SEC, saying it was neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate to protect the public interest. (Charlotte Business Journal, NC)
Ameren sues Energy Insurance Mutual over Taum Sauk claims Jun 30, 2010
To date, AmerenUE has paid or committed to pay all but $700,000 of its $103 million obligation to the state under the consent judgment for the rebuilding of the park, according to the suit. An AmerenUE spokesman declined to comment. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
Car dealers, attorney general settle May 6, 2010
Avondale Automotive Inc. has reached a $100,000 consent judgment with the state for deceptive advertising in its prices and availability of vehicles, Attorney General Terry Goddard announced Wednesday. Goddard also reached a $95,000 consent judgment with three dealerships in Camp Verde and Cottonwood ... The consent judgments do not constitute an admission of wrongdoing. (AZCentral -- Business)
Mo. gets judgment against Office Depot May 1, 2010
A consent judgment issued Friday requires to pay $440,000 to settle allegations that the company had violated Missouri s Merchandising Practices Act, according to the state attorney general s office. In February 2009, Attorney General Chris Koster into Office Depot over allegations of fraudulent pricing and overcharging on government contracts. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
She Just Wants Her Dang Guns Back Apr 13, 2010
Because her situation involved a gun seized as evidence it does not fall under our consent judgment, even now that the charges were dismissed. Lessons Learned. (Human Events Online)
Henderson to pay fine over liquidation ads Apr 3, 2010
The consent judgment and order released April 2 by the state of Ohio noted that Henderson had been named in two previous lawsuits filed by the state to enforce Ohio consumer protection laws. Those lawsuits were settled by consent judgments in 1996 and 2002 ... The retailer also committed unfair and deceptive acts by failing to include the beginning and ending dates of its sale and by conducting the sale for more than 90 days, according to the consent judgment. (Cincinnati Business Courier, OH)
RealNetworks Deal Includes $4.5 Million for Movie Studios' Legal Tab Mar 4, 2010
The concessions came in a Monday settlement agreement and a consent judgment, approved by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel on Wednesday. RealNetworks threw in the towel after Patel the major movie studios and the DVD Copy Control Association. (Law.com)
RealNetworks Permanently Barred from Manufacturing or Marketing RealDVD Mar 4, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- RealNetworks must permanently halt the manufacture and sale of RealDVD under a 'stipulated consent judgment and permanent injunction' approved today by Judge Marilyn Hall Patel of the United States District Court, Northern District of California. The order ends nearly a year and a half of legal action, during which the DVD Copy Control Association (DVD CCA) and the major motion picture studios successfully argued RealDVD violated the Content Scramble System... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Judge approves BofA settlement with SEC Feb 24, 2010
This court, while shaking its head, grants the S.E.C. s motion and approves the proposed consent judgment, Rakoff wrote. In September, Rakoff threw out a proposed $33 million settlement between BofA and the SEC, saying it was "neither fair, nor reasonable, nor adequate" to protect the public interest. (Albany Business Review, NY)
State announces fines against 2 waste firms Feb 5, 2010
The Arizona Department of Environmental Quality said Allied Waste Industries Inc. and a subsidiary of Allied Waste agreed to the penalty under a consent judgment for solid waste violations ... The consent judgment is subject to court approval. (AZCentral -- News)
Comcast, Michigan Towns Bury PEG Hatchet Jan 23, 2010
which will be joining in the filing of the consent judgment and order of dismissal ... The settlement will be final once the court accepts the proposed consent judgment and order of dismissal. (Multichannel News)
Gallardos G&H Management faces bankruptcy Jan 23, 2010
Gallardo, the president of G&H, agreed to a consent judgment for that amount Oct. 26 in a St. Louis County Circuit Court suit. Ozzie s closed last and G&H has failed to satisfy the judgment, and has made no payments on the lease since the judgment, although rent continues to accrue during the term of the lease, attorneys for U.S. REIF with in St. Louis said in the bankruptcy petition. (St. Louis Business Journal, MO)
