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Case ID: 4756 | Family | 04/12/2006
A class action was filed on behalf of nine hurricane Katrina and Rita victims by the NY Solidarity Coalition with Katrina/Rita Survivors. After both sides negotiated behind closed doors, the hotel's attempt to evict the refugees was refused by a judge in Queens housing court.
“We had motion to dismiss today, we negotiated settlement,” declared the legal-aid attorney for the evacuees. He would not discuss details except to say that the evacuees will be allowed to stay at the hotel while looking for more permanent housing and that the Radisson will encourage prompt departure by giving evacuees who check out this week an undisclosed sum of money. For every week beyond this one that an evacuee stays, the amount of his or her departure check will drop dramatically. “I think everyone’s happy,” the attorney remarked of the deal. After providing free rooms for more than a month, Radisson Hotels and owner French Quarter Holdings Inc., began efforts to recover losses by evicting and suing each evacuee for $5,000, according to Legal Aid Society press materials. The nine evacuees involved in the lawsuit, in addition to the approximate 2,000 other hurricane evacuees living in New York, must decide when or if, they will return to New Orleans, or whether New York has become home. The lawsuit settled on April 11, 2006 for an undisclosed amount of money issued to each evacuee. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Family Cases of Interest Two Florida attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division, on behalf Dorothy L. Eddy and other Florida senior citizens against AmerUs Life Insurance Co., a subsidiary of AmerUs Group Co. (NYSE:AMH). A class action has been filed on behalf of students of Native American descent in the Perry township school system. The complaint alleges a pattern and practice of inappropriate labeling and mistreatment of these children and inappropriate handling of complaints regarding this treatment. Beverly Enterprises Inc. played hardball in two Arkansas courthouses, withholding and losing patient records and other information. One judge has threatened jail time for the company’s chief executive, and another judge granted a default judgment against the company for operating a "shell game."
Ten high school students from the state of California filed a class action lawsuit against the state over the high school exit exam. The lawsuit could turn around the fate of an estimated 100,000 students from the class of 2006 who may not graduate this June because of failing the standardized test, required for a diploma starting this year. If work needs to be carried out on your land for the public good, you may have to grant the agency that is doing the working an easement, or permanent right-of-way, but you should be paid for it. The parties have reached a tentative settlement apparently valued at $986,769 in an action filed against AT&T Corporation on behalf of certain persons who own or owned land in Connecticut, through which railroads run and on which AT&T laid fiber optic cable. Claims must be received by March 1, 2004, to be considered valid. Vinyl Chloride is a highly toxic substance: by the time it can be smelled, it is at levels 3,000 times higher than EPA safety standards allow-- it is associated with degenerative bone disease and fatal cancer. Plant workers, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) fabricators, railroad and transportation workers, and beauticians who worked prior to 1974 are most likely to have been exposed; exposure may also come through contaminated drinking water or living near an area where PVC is manufactured, loaded, or unloaded. If you or a loved one might have been exposed to this highly toxic chemical, please contact Kahn Gauthier for more information. |
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