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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Ocean City, MD $40,000 settlement in age discrimination lawsuit.
Ocean City, MD: (May-24-08) Sgt. Dale Marshall and former officer Sgt. Kathleen Braeuninger brought a lawsuit against Ocean City, alleging that the city discriminated against them on the basis of their age. The suit, brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of the officers, stated that the two were denied advanced training and... - National City Mortgage $4.6 million settlement resolves mortgage suit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - Mark Eagleson $63,725 restitution settles fraud lawsuit.
Stutsman County, ND: (May-24-08) The state brought a lawsuit against Mark Eagleson, former co-owner and general manager of Maverick Meats, after an audit revealed that approximately $97,000 was unaccounted for in the business. Records indicate that Brian Amundson and Eagleson formed Maverick Meats as a partnership and bought Dakota Country Meats from Fre... - Desert Hot Springs, CA $47,500 settlement reached in wrongful demotion suit.
Palm Springs, CA: (May-24-08) Former Desert Hot Springs police Sgt. David Henderson brought a civil rights lawsuit against Desert Hot Springs in 2006, naming then-Police Chief Walter McKinney and former City Manager Jerry Hanson as defendants, and alleging that he was wrongly demoted from lieutenant to sergeant. Henderson claimed that the demotion was in... - Ministry of Defense $500,000 settlement in transgender humiliation suit.
London, England: (May-24-08) Jan Hamilton, formerly known as Capt. Ian Hamilton, a British ex-military paratrooper, brought a lawsuit against the Ministry of Defense, alleging that she was humiliated when she was asked to put on a man's uniform. The paratrooper had undergone a sex change, and stated that she was seriously embarrassed when asked to show u... - AnchorBank, KeyBridge Development $1.27 million settlement in construction contract termination lawsuit.
AnchorBank, KeyBridge Development Milwaukee, WI: (May-24-08) Hunzinger Construction Co. filed a lawsuit against KeyBridge Development Group, its owner Scott Fergus, and AnchorBank, of Madison, over a dispute concerning the troubled First Place on the River 12-story condo project. The suit was filed over Hunzinger's termination from the project. Sources... - General Electric Co. and SABIC Innovative Plastics $3 million settlement reached in intellectual property dispute.
Bryan, TX: (May-23-08) The Texas A&M University System brought charges against General Electric Co. and SABIC Innovative Plastics, alleging that the two companies used the university's patented research without obtaining a license to do so. The dispute stemmed from the use of a scratch-resistant polymer developed by A&M researchers and patented by the Te... - American State Bank $225,000 settlement reached in hiring discrimination lawsuit.
Lubbock, TX: (May-24-08) The Department of Labor brought a lawsuit against the American State Bank, alleging that it engaged in hiring discrimination against minority applicants during a specific two year period. The suit was filed after the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), investigated the bank's hiring practices that revealed the... - MCM Construction $6 million payout for using outdated, polluting diesel engines
Sacramento, CA: (May-23-08) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought a lawsuit against MCM Construction, a bridge building firm, alleging that the company used banned portable diesel engines on state-funded projects. The suit claimed that the company failed to get the required permits for its operations and stated that some of the company's machin... - Milk Recalled due to risk of Bacteria
Half-Gallon 1 percent Hy-Vee Health Market Milk with a product code date before June 2nd has been recalled due to a potential health risk due to improper pasteurization, which may lead to E. coli, Salmonella or other bacteria in the milk. Do not drink the milk, and return it to your retailer for refund. Milk dates after June 2nd, 2008 is safe. ... - "Just a matter of time before Cipro Kills Me"
Jul-26-08 Tampa, FL David F. has quite the story to tell regarding Cipro and other, similar drugs. His saga started back in the mid 1980s when he was prescribed Floxin for pneumonia. Over the next 20 years, David was prescribed other fluoroquinolones, a class of antibiotics known to be toxic to tendons, cartilages, the nervous system and other organs. Floxin t... - Best Buy Second Secret Website Scam
Best Buy Co., Inc. has admitted to maintaining two versions of its website - with different prices. One is the public website accessible on the internet by anyone; the other site (essentially a replica of the public site) could only be accessed inside of Best Buy stores. Both sites were nearly identical, except for one important difference: the in-store s... - Attorney Jennifer Klar Battles Discrimination in Ohio
Jul-23-08 Washington, DC Jennifer Klar, an associate at Relman and Dane PLLC, describes her firm as "a one-stop civil rights shop—we take cases under any of the federal laws, housing, employment, police misconduct, job discrimination. That's the entire focus of our practice." On July 10, Klar was part of the Relman and Dane legal team that won nearly $11 million i... - Brian Kabateck and Alfredo Torrijos: Going after Google
Jul-23-08 Los Angeles, CA There are plenty of ways to make money on the Internet, and some of them can be pretty shady. According to a recent class action filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California by Kabateck Brown Kellner LLP of Los Angeles (KBK), Google, the California information technology giant, is practicing one of those shady ways b... - Interview with Asbestos Attorney Michael Hodges
Jul-22-08 Kansas City, MO Attorney Michael Hodges of Hodges Law Firm , based in Kansas City, is involved with a group of lawyers who concentrate exclusively on representing people in asbestos litigation . "We represent people across the US who have developed asbestos-related cancer," says Hodges. His background has been focused primarily with medical cases but... - Plane Crashes Preventable
Jul-22-08 Seattle, WA It seems that not a day goes by without news of a tragic plane crash. Most of them involve small planes, carrying fewer than five people, but they also involve family members who are left devastated by the loss of a loved one. Unfortunately, many plane crashes are preventable, making them that much more tragic. Usually it is the large pla... - Hedge Fund Lawsuits: Did Your Hedge Fund Live Up to its Promise?
Jul-17-08 New York, NY People who are tired of hearing about hedge fund lawsuits may have to wait a while until the furor dies down. A lawsuit against Bear Stearns continues to make the news as amendments are filed, while lawsuits against other hedge fund managers are just getting underway. The common thread in these suits is the allegation that managers have viol... - Investigation del Plan de retiro 401(k) de Bank of America
Bank of América Corporation ( "Banco de América" o la "Compañía") (NYSE: BAC) ha anunciado que se anote $ 5,28 millones para tener en cuenta las obligaciones de la deuda con garantía ( "CDO's"). Como resultado, el valor de Bank of América a través de acciones de propiedad del Banco de América 401 (k) P... - Is Gardasil to Blame in Teen Deaths and Adverse Effects?
Jul-9-08 Washington, DC The numbers are staggering. Less than two years after the approval of Gardasil , the much touted vaccine supposed to prevent cervical cancer in young women, several deaths and thousands of cases of adverse effects have been reported. When Gardasil was approved in June 2006, clinical trials reassured the Federal Drug Administration (FD... - ATV Rollovers: The Sad Truth
Jul-9-08 Denver, CO The sad truth about ATV rollovers is that they happen far more frequently than most people realize and they often involve life-changing injuries and even death. Some of the people involved in ATV rollovers are experienced ATV drivers, who are cautious and understand the power of these vehicles. Unfortunately, if experienced drivers can be invo...