January 8th, 2009
An L.A. judge signed off today on a $750,000 settlement between Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly Quaid and Cedars-Sinai Medical Center over a potentially fatal overdose of blood thinners given to their newborn twins.
Entertainment Tonight is reporting that in the deal, struck in December and made official on Thursday, the hospital did not admit any wrongdoing for the 2007 incident, in which Zoe Grace and Thomas Boone Quaid were accidentally administered 1,ooo times the recommended amount of heparin, commonly used to flush out I.V.s.
Cedars was fined $25,000 by the California Department of Health for the error.
The Quaids sued Heparin manufacturer Baxter Healthcare Corporation for negligence, citing poorly labeled bottles. According to settlement papers, the action was dismissed on jurisdictional grounds, because the event happened in California.
December 17th, 2008
While Madonna’s spokeswoman in the U.S., Liz Rosenberg, told the Associated Press on Monday that the singer and her ex husband Guy Ritchie had reached a settlement awarding him $76 million, the former couple now say that detail is untrue.
"We have tried to maintain a dignified silence regarding the details of our divorce for the last few months whilst accepting the obvious media interest," the two said in a joint statement.
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"A misleading and inaccurate statement, specifically in relation to the sums of money involved, was wrongly issued to AP this week," it added.
Custody arrangement regarding the pair’s sons Rocco and David Banda will also remain private, most likely, as the statement continues to say: "The financial details of the settlement will remain private, save to say that both of us are happy with our agreement. Our primary concern, like any co-parents, is the care and well being of our children."
December 15th, 2008
Only a few months after announcing their split, Madonna and Guy Ritchie have reached a settlement in their divorce, according tothe singer’s spokeswoman.
The Rock ‘n’ Rolla director will be walking away from his marriage to the Material Girl with a hefty sum, "at least" 50 million pounds or $76 million, rep Liz Rosenberg tells the Associated Press. The twosome had an estimated worth of $525 million, with Guy holding his own fortune of $35 million.
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”I’d assume it’s one of the largest payouts ever in a divorce settlement,” Rosenberg says of the agreement, which tops even the amount paid to Heather Mills by Paul McCartney.
While details have yet to be released regarding the custody arrangement for children Rocco and David Banda, Guy will get the couples’ country home as well as their London pub, the Punchbowl.
Drinks on Guy, everyone!
July 18th, 2008
In a shocking new development, OK! has learned exclusively that Britney Spears has ended her battle to win back custody of her children, Sean Preston and Jayden James, from ex-husband Kevin Federline.
In an exclusive interview with OK!, Kevin’s attorney Mark Vincent Kaplan says both Britney and Kevin reached and signed off on a settlement in their custody case today.
Kaplan tells OK!, "At about 8 p.m. PT, a final settlement in the Kevin Federline-Britney Spears custody case was signed. All parties have agreed to the following: Kevin will retain sole legal and physical custody of Sean Preston and Jayden James. Britney will continue to have visitation rights which may increase over time. The agreement will be presented to the court in the morning for approval by the commissioner."
Kaplan adds, "Kevin is ecstatic and the boys are thriving."
Britney, who remains under the legal conservatorship of her father Jamie Spears, lost custody of her sons to Kevin last October. At the time she had visitation privileges but they were severely restricted following her January hospitalization for psychiatric evaluation.
She currently has monitored visitation with her sons two days a week and one overnight.
