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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Inland Port Taxes, CaroLinks pays state and federal government over $500,000 in back taxes
Charleston, SC: (Oct-18-07) John Harris, a North Carolina developer, brought a lawsuit against CaroLinks, a Charleston-based logistics company, over a $500,000 loan that was to establish an inland port with a direct rail connection to North Charleston. The suit stated that Harris lent CaroLinks $500,000 to help support its planned inland port project, whic... - Teenaged Football Player, South Florida Youth Football League and Washington Park Buccaneers pay family undisclosed wrongful death settlement
Hollywood, FL: (Oct-18-07) The family of 15-year-old Edwin Gordon, a football player, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the youth football league and team, after Gordon died in Hollywood in 2004. The suit stated that Gordon died after trying to tackle another player. His autopsy suggested that an undetected heart condition and hits to the neck and c... - Elementary School Construction, Harris Brothers Construction and Pacific West Construction pay Jefferson County School District $900,000 for substandard buildings
Jefferson County, CO: (Oct-19-07) The Jefferson County School District brought charges against Harris Brothers Construction and Pacific West Construction, two contractors who built two elementary schools, alleging that they provided substandard services to the district. The litigation, that has plagued the parties for over two years, was regarding Harris B... - Trasylol Suspect in Sister's Death
Dec-23-07 Sierra Vista, AZ Thomas T.'s 49-year-old sister had surgery in November, 2006 to replace a heart valve. Thomas believes that she was given Trasylol during surgery (administered to control blood loss) because, over the next four weeks, her kidneys shut down and she was on a dialysis machine. She never left the hospital. "After surgery she was put in r... - Medtronic Patients Report Problems with Occipital Nerve Stimulator
Dec-23-07 Rancho Mirage, CA: Tanya does not have the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads implanted. In fact, she does not have any Medtronic defibrillation device implanted. What she did have, for three years, was a Medtronic Occipital Nerve Stimulator, a device that required the use of four leads. However, after numerous device and lead breakdowns, Tanya had the who... - City and Mayor Whistleblower, Two officers awarded part of $8 million whistleblower settlement
Detroit, MI: (Oct-18-07) A whistleblower lawsuit was brought against the city of Detroit and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, by officers Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope. The suit alleged that Kilpatrick engaged in extramarital affairs and claimed that he was involved in other misdeeds by his security unit. The two former officers also claimed that they were unlawf... - Paving Rights, Pinal County pays Gila River Indian Community $259,200 settlement for the right of way to pave a road
Coolidge, AZ: (Oct-18-07) The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) brought a lawsuit against the city of Coolidge, seeking to halt the paving of Signal Peak Road near the west side of Coolidge. Pulte Development Corporation, the land developers, had begun a paving project, believing that Coolidge had the right of way. Documents unearthed in 2005 stated that... - Quarry Sinkholes, Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc. and Oldcastle Materials Inc. to pay city of Opelika $1.1 million settlement
Opelika, AL: (Oct-17-07) The city of Opelika brought a lawsuit against Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc. and Oldcastle Materials Inc., two quarry operators, alleging that violations at their facilities were damaging the health and properties of their neighbors. The civil suit against Oldcastle Materials and former quarry operator Hanson Aggregates Southeast... - Soccer Coach Discrimination, Female coach wins $50,000 gender bias settlement
Billings, MT: (Oct-17-07) LeAnne Wickun, a teacher and former Billings Senior High girls' soccer coach, brought a federal lawsuit against the school district, alleging that the district discriminated against her because of her gender. The federal lawsuit was filed in July 2006, but the dispute stems from a December 2004 incident, when Wickun was asked to r... - Reverse Discrimination, Two white firefighters awarded $132,500 settlement for racial bias
Mobile, AL: (Oct-17-07) William Glisson, a white firefighter, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that he faced reverse discrimination while he was at work at the department. He also claimed that he lost a promotion to a black firefighter because of race. As part of a settlement reached, city officials approved of paying Glisson $42,500, resolving... - Pizza Recall: General Mills Can Afford Victims' Medical Bills
Dec-22-07 Michael B. and his fiancée both wound up in the hospital after eating Totino's pizza. And they got sick after the Totino's and Jeno's E. coli pizza recall . Michael bought 10 pizzas on December 4th; luckily he kept the receipt and the pizza boxes that matched General Mills recalled SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes). On November 1, Genera... - Avandia: "Starting to Sound A Lot Like Vioxx"
Dec-22-07 Montreal, QC: Mark D. is fighting for justice on behalf of his brother, Grant, whose health has gone downhill since he was prescribed Avandia. Grant started taking Avandia two years ago after he was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes. Prior to taking Avandia, he had no history of heart problems. "Grant had never had any problems in the past," Mark says... - Clean Up Delays, Landowner James Pflueger pays $135,000 EPA fine for delayed construction
Kauai, HI: (Oct-17-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against land owner and auto dealer James Pflueger , alleging that he failed to comply with a court that ordered a cleanup at Pila'a. EPA officials stated that they were penalizing Pflueger with an additional $135,000 fine for construction delays, something his attorneys are... - Rear Ended, Greenwich pays woman injured after police cruiser accident
Greenwich, CT: (Oct-17-07) Andrea Tomberg, a town woman, brought a lawsuit against Daniel Hendrie, a police officer, alleging that he rear-ended her sport utility vehicle with his cruiser en route to an emergency call in Chickahominy. Tomberg was driving northbound on Hamilton Avenue on April 6, 2004, in her Lexus SUV when Hendrie's police cruiser struck t... - Knee Surgery Death, Football player's family receives $1.7 million settlement after the 22-year-old died during post-op care
Bloomington, IL: (Oct-17-07) The family of Drew Cousins, a former Illinois State University football player, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Lawrence Li's business, Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center in Normal, and OSF Healthcare System, after the 22-year-old player died after knee surgery. The suit claimed that Cousins died as a result of ne... - Hispanic Bias, B&H Photo and Electronics Corp. pays employees $4.3 million discrimination settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-17-07) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against The B&H photo store in Midtown, alleging bias. The suit claimed that B&H Photo and Electronics Corp. paid Hispanics less than others, and failed to promote them or provide health benefits. The case was being considered in Manhattan federal court. As part... - Riders Police Scandal, Oakland awards former police officer $625,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Oakland, CA: (Oct-17-07) Keith Batt, a former Oakland police officer, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he was forced to quit his job with the Oakland Police Department and suffered emotional distress while on the job. Batt was the officer who kicked off the "Riders" police brutality scandal that plagued the department for more than three... - Murdered Infant, City pays $800,000 settlement after 4-month-old was killed by his family
Dothan, AL: (Oct-17-07) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Hillsborough Kids, a non-profit agency, after 4-month-old Phoenix Jordan "Cody" Parrish was murdered. The suit claimed that the Florida child services agency that handles foster care and adoption for the state of Florida failed to adequately protect Cody. The story of Cody Parrish gripped t... - Contaminated Soil, Residents of Buffalo subdivision awarded $7.2 million for hazardous land
Buffalo, NY: (Oct-17-07) Close to 220 current and former residents and their family members brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging personal injury and property damage. The suit claimed that the city developed the Hickory Woods subdivision in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a model of Brownfield's renewal, but later the residents discovered that the... - Lead Paint Poisoning, Landlords pay $2.5 million settlement after three children suffered from learning disabilities
Albany, NY: (Oct-18-07) The family of three children, Jasmine, 17; Tina, 15, and Juan, 14, brought a lawsuit against Sunanda and Ajay Sanghi, and brothers Amarjit and Rajinder Narang, landowners, alleging that they suffered elevated lead levels after living in apartments on Clinton Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Second Avenue, and Third Street. The suit stated...