$14.4 million settlement for plaintiffs: Siemens Medical repaid lost bonuses in Breach of Incentive Compensation Plan case
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SIEMENS MEDICAL PAYS BACK BONUSES LOST
Biggest verdicts and settlements of 2005 for metro Detroit March 06, 2006
Janet Street v. Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corp.
Settlement: $14.4 million, May 5, 2005
Venue: Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas
Filed: March 1, 2003
Plaintiff: Janet Street
Attorney: E. Powell Miller, Miller Shea P.C.
Defendant: Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corp. Attorney: Michael L. Banks, Morgan Lewis & Bockius L.L.P.
Case description: Breach of incentive compensation plan. Brought by workers who alleged that Siemens Medical Solutions breached their contract by instituting a 30 percent, across-the-board reduction of their 1998 bonuses, the lawsuit resulted in 100 percent certification of class-action claim. The settlement is significant because the defendant agreed to settle the suit for 100 cents on the dollar, plus paying attorney fees — allowing plaintiffs a recovery of the full amount by which their 1998 incentive compensation plan was reduced.