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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Topps Tainted Beef: Recall Could Have Happened Sooner
Dec-21-07 Lexington, NB In the aftermath of the Topps beef recall , one of the largest beef recalls in US history, a number of problems have been identified that may, ideally, serve to improve safeguards and prevent illness and similar recalls from happening again. However, the very convenience of frozen foods only adds to the problem, and dictates that safeguar... - Typosquatter, Man ordered to pay FTC $164,000 fine for registering domains that are misspellings of legitimate brands
Washington, DC: (Oct-16-07) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against John Zuccarini, a so-called typosquatter, alleging that he served pornographic advertisements on domains such as Bobthebiulder.com and teltubbies.com. Records show that five years ago, a federal court had barred Zuccarini from registering domains that are misspellings... - Supreme Court Employee Discrimination, Fulton County awards former employee $210,000 settlement for political discrimination
Fulton County, GA: (Oct-16-07) Jerome Calvert, a former Superior Court employee, brought a lawsuit against the county, alleging that he was harassed and forced out of his job after supporting a political opponent of the former clerk. Calvert had filed federal civil rights claims against former clerk Juanita Hicks; her former deputy and now the current cler... - Overtime Records, City of Akron must pay two employees $1.7 million for destroying public records that proved unpaid overtime
Akron, OH: (Oct-16-07) Victoria Elder and Elizabeth Kish, two city workers, brought a lawsuit against the city of Akron, alleging that the city destroyed public records detailing their unpaid overtime when they threatened legal action. During the course of the suit that was filed in December 2006, city officials admitted that the records in the Plans and... - Debt Settlement, Wavefire.com Inc. pays over $1 million settlement
Calgary, Alberta: (Oct-16-07) Wavefire.com Inc. officials stated that the company had entered into a debt settlement agreement pursuant to which the principal amount of $1,726,096.00 owed to a related party. The settlement was reached after the issuance, as fully paid and non-assessable, of 9,798,010 common shares of Wavefire to the related party at a pric... - Excessive Force, Man awarded $80,000 after his finger had to be amputated during his arrest
Concord, NH: (Oct-16-07) Michael Paulhus, a Pelham man, brought a lawsuit against the city of Nashua, alleging that a traffic stop in 2004 caused him several injuries including the loss of his index finger, a broken nose and 10 months in jail. Police records stated that Paulhus tried to run police officers down with his mini van after they pulled him over. O... - Kidnapped and Murdered, State pays family $300,000 settlement after their teenaged daughter was killed
Minot, MN: (Oct-16-07) The family of Dru Sjodin brought a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota, after the teenaged student was kidnapped and killed by a convicted sex offender. Sources stated that the family was seeking close to a million dollars as compensation. The suit claimed that the state of Minnesota had released Alfonso Rodriguez Junior from pris... - Fleeing Car Thief Accident, Man set to receive $2.5 million after being hit by a police car
Anaheim, CA: (Oct-16-07) Jose Munoz, an Anaheim man, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was run over by a police car. His suit claimed that he sustained major internal injuries after a police car driven by Officer Eddie Ruiz rammed into and then drove over him while he was on a sidewalk. Records stated that Munoz had stopped fleeing, put hi... - Shareholder Merger, Martek Biosciences Corp. awards OmegaTech shareholders 341,061 shares worth $10.2 million
Columbia, MD: (Oct-16-07) Former shareholders of OmegaTech brought charges against Martek Biosciences Corp., over Martek's 2002 purchase of OmegaTech. Records show that Martek, a developer of health and wellness food and supplements, acquired OmegaTech in April 2002. The suit, filed against it, addresses shareholders concerns related to certain milestones... - Purchased Land Company Sale, Royal Group Technologies Inc. pays shareholders $9.2 million settlement for business fraud
Toronto, Canada: (Oct-16-07) A shareholders lawsuit was brought against Royal Group Technologies Inc., the Canadian maker of building products that was acquired by Georgia Gulf Corp. in 2006, alleging that company directors abused their powers and acted unethically. The suit claimed that a company owned by Chairman Vic De Zen, bought land north of Toronto... - Retirement Fund Meltdown: Hint of Sub-Prime Mess in 2004
Dec-20-07 Iowa City, IA Keeping your money in a mattress does not a good investment make—but it suggests an element of safety and security that is often missing these days from certain retirement funds and products that carry increased investment risk . Mortgage-backed securities and other products, are proving the spoiler. With the normal flow of i... - Sprint Fidelis Leads: Medtronic should be Honest
Dec-20-07 Montpelier, VA Jane Adams has been dealing with Medtronic since 1999. Prior to having her defibrillator implanted, she trusted the medical device company. However, since a defibrillator with Sprint Fidelis leads was implanted, Adams says she has lost faith in them. "My pacemaker was implanted in 1999. It worked very nicely and it turned my life arou... - Iconix Brand Group Acquisition, Clothing company ordered to pay US Government $550,000 settlement for violating filing requirements
New York, NY: (Oct-15-07) The Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) brought charges against Iconix Brand Group, Inc., over the company's Hart-Scott-Rodino filing for the Rocawear acquisition, which closed on March 30, 2007. The suit claimed that Iconix did not fully comply with the filing requirements, and violated certain federal procedure... - Submarine Decompression Chambers, Environmental Tectonics Corp. pays US Government $3.3 million contract breach settlement
Southampton, PA: (Oct-15-07) The federal government brought charges against Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC), alleging that the company provided substandard services to the US Navy. Sources claim that effective from October 2, 2007, the US Navy suspended ETC from performing work for the federal government pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regula... - Diagnosis Licensing Breach, Rules-Based Medicine Inc. pays Luminex Corp. $12.5 million settlement
Austin, TX: (Oct-15-07) Luminex Corp. brought a lawsuit against Rules-Based Medicine Inc., a company that tests the effectiveness of drugs in the body's system and develops sensitive diagnosis procedures, alleging that there was a breach in licensing procedures. Rules-Based Medicine developed a technique to diagnose hundreds of biological traits from a dro... - Supply Breach, Conexant Systems Inc. pays Orckit Communications Ltd. a $14.2 million settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-15-07) Orckit Communications Ltd., an Israel based provider of telecom equipment, brought charges against Conexant Systems Inc., a maker of chips used in communications equipment, alleging breach of contract. The suit claimed that there were breaches of a supply agreement by semiconductor chip supplier Globespanvirata Inc. between 2001 a... - Ballpark Land, Hennepin County pays $28.5 million for Minnesota Twins baseball park
Minneapolis, MN: (Oct-15-07) The landowners of the Minnesota Twins ballpark brought charges against Hennepin County, over the building of the park. The dispute stemmed from a condemnation panel decree in August 2007, which set the value of the ballpark site at $23.8 million. During the condemnation hearings, a county appraiser estimated the site value at $... - Organ Recovery, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center pays $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a disabled man is taken off life support before surgery
San Luis Obispo, CA: (Oct-15-07) Rosa Navarro, mother of 25-year-old Ruben Navarro, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Hootan Roozrokh and the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, after the death of her disabled son. The suit claimed that Ruben Navarro died at the hospital after being taken off life support while he was being prepared for organ... - Welfare Workers Harassment, Female supervisor responsible for $440,000 gender bias settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-15-07) Three city welfare workers brought charges against fire supervisor Serena Reaves-Cain, alleging that they were sexually harassed by her. The suit claimed that Reaves-Cain turned their Bronx office into a sex charged den. She was accused of making improper sexual advances towards the three, which included hugging the women, pushing... - Waste Site Explosion, Environmental Quality pays $550,000 fine to the North Carolina Division of Waste Management
Raleigh, NC: (Oct-15-07) The North Carolina Division of Waste Management brought charges against Environmental Quality, after the company's hazardous waste site in Apex burst into flames in October 2006. The suit sought to divest the company of its permit. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay more than $400,000 in penalties, fee...