Damages award for gay worker
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A man discriminated against because of his sexual orientation is awarded almost Â£120,000 by a tribunal.
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Prosecutors reached a $458 million settlement with contractors over tunnel defects that caused a fatal 2006 accident Â but a small contractor that isn't involved in the agreement says it unfairly spares the most responsible party from criminal charges.
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Aramark Corp. RMK.N on Thursday said  a New Jersey jury ordered it to pay $105 million in damages for  serving alcohol to a fan at a football game who was involved in  a car accident that crippled a toddler.
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Appeals court says punitive award against Philip Morris is still &#39;excessive&#39; and must be halved. LOS ANGELES  - A California appeals court has ruled that a smoker&#39;s $3 billion punitive damages award
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Gay rights campaigners accuse Mobo Award organisers of condoning homophobic songs.
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A former top executive at Merrill Lynch lost a sexual discrimination suit against the global investment bank, in which she had sought more than seven million pounds (13.4 million dollars, 10 million euros) in damages before a British labor tribunal.
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IT sales account manager in England seeks compensation after winning her sex discrimination case.
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American Electrical Testing Co. of Canton has until about Sept. 10 to contest a $4,900 fine levied by the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration for "serious" safety violations that the agency says caused an underground explosion and killed an electrician on Feb. 21 in Waterbury, Conn. The company had been hired by Connecticut Light &amp; Power to do maintenance ...
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A devout Christian who said an accident at work boosted his libido and wrecked his marriage as he turned to prostitutes and pornography was awarded more than 3 million pounds in damages on Tuesday.
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A state jury in Massachusetts awarded almost $2 million to a former employee of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., after finding that the retailer underpaid her and then fired her as a result of gender discrimination.
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Company to pay out $5.5 million The discrimination claim was brought on behalf of Colorado employees. The chain denies misconduct.
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By HARVEY, Helen; WILSON, Nick  A man was injured and workers evacuated yesterday after a large amount of acid was spilled in the Toll Tranzlink building in Tremaine Avenue.   Fire Service personnel had to don "splash suits" to clear up the spill.
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December 23, 2004 -- LONDON - A UK court dismissed a sex discrimination claim against Merrill Lynch brought by a former high-flying executive, who was suing the US investment bank for 7.5 million pounds ($14.61 million).
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The Ministry of Defence is to compensate a woman who says she developed cancer from hugging her dockyard worker father.
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The Supreme Court limited workers' ability to sue for pay discrimination Tuesday, ruling against a Goodyear employee who earned thousands of dollars less than her male counterparts but waited too long to complain
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A Salt Lake custom woodworking company will pay $18,000 and furnish other relief to resolve a national origin discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, the agency announced.  The EEOC charged in its lawsuit that Granite Mill & Fixture Co.
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A man who was left brain-damaged after a car accident in 1997 is awarded Â£3m in High Court damages.