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San Jose, CA: (Oct-15-07) A lawsuit was brought against Mercury Interactive, by a group of pension funds, alleging that there were concerns about the company's stock options practices. As part of a settlement reached, Mercury Interactive agreed to pay $117.5 million to resolve allegations. This move came after the company settled with the US Securities and... - Facebook Child Protection, Online social networking company agrees to safety probe settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-15-07) The New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought charges against Facebook Inc., over a child safety probe targeting the fast growing social network site. Cuomo stated that he had subpoenaed Facebook in September 2007, seeking to learn what more the social networking site could do to protect young users from sexual pre... - Whistleblower: "They dug themselves a deep hole"
Dec-19-07 Eugene, OR When Ray Boutilier was evacuated from New Orleans in the wake of Hurricane Katrina, he hoped to build a new life in Eugene, Oregon. Little did he know that he would become a whistleblower swept up in a hurricane of labor law violations, illegal gambling, and employer blacklisting. In November 2005, Boutilier (not his real name due to ongo... - Workers' Compensation: New Audit Report Slams California State Insurance Fund
Dec-19-07 Sacramento, CA If you have to file a workers' compensation claim in California, just hope that it's not handled by the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). That's the message to workers from a recently released audit report on SCIF, the state's largest workers' compensation provider. The report was conducted by RSM McGladrey for state Insurance C... - Zyprexa Suicide Victims' Families Angry
Dec-6-07 Louisville, KY The family members of people who committed suicide after taking Zyprexa are understandably upset that they were not made aware of the risks associated with taking the drug. Patients as young as nine years old have reported having suicidal thoughts after taking Zyprexa and some adults have committed suicide. Now, as more reports of p... - Agriculture Director Harassment, Former employee awarded $70,000 for gender harassment
Jefferson City, MO: (Oct-13-07) Heather Elder brought charges against the Department of Agriculture, alleging that Director Fred Ferrell sexually harassed her. The suit claimed that Ferrell, 66, had repeatedly touched Elder, 36, inappropriately, kissed her near her mouth, and made numerous offensive comments, including that he wanted to see her in a wet T-... - Dry Cleaning Solvents, Vulcan Materials Co. pays city of Modesto $20 million settlement for groundwater contamination
Modesto, CA: (Oct-13-07) The city of Modesto brought charges against businesses that supplied and used dry cleaning solvents that leaked into groundwater. The suit, filed in 1998, included allegations against Vulcan Materials Co., an Alabama construction materials company. As part of a settlement reached, Vulcan agreed to pay Modesto $20 million to s... - Deadly Crash, Owner and driver of 18-wheeler pays family of 10 deceased and 2 injured undisclosed settlement
Dallas, TX: (Oct-15-07) The family of Manuel Esparza brought a lawsuit against a driver and owners of a rig, on behalf of seven roofers in a pickup truck that was nearly torn in half by the 18-wheeler that slammed into them. The suit stated that on Sept. 24, 2004, Polish immigrant Miroslaw Janusz Jozwiak's truck crossed a median on US Highway 75 and plowed... - Libel Columnist, Kane County Chronicle pays libel settlement to chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Kane County, IL: (Oct-12-07) Robert Thomas, chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, brought charges against the Kane County Chronicle and former Chronicle columnist Bill Page, alleging that he was maligned in a series of columns that criticized him. Thomas sued over columns written by Page in 2003, relying on anonymous sources that criticized Thomas'... - Permanent Paraplegia, Woman awarded $24 million settlement after an accident with a semi trailer left her paralyzed
Porter County, IL: (Oct-13-07) Lisa Keppen, a Porter County woman, filed a lawsuit against USF Holland, after being paralyzed in an automobile accident with a USF Holland semi trailer. The suit claimed that Keppen, who was 20 at the time of the accident, was a passenger in a car driven by Anthony Hardin. Keppen was on route to her Valparaiso home when a US... - Oil Field Pollution, Frontier Oil Corp. and Wainoco Oil & Gas Co. pay $10 million settlement for environmentally damaging emissions
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-12-07) Plaintiffs in Beverly Hills brought a lawsuit against Frontier Oil Corp. and its subsidiary Wainoco Oil & Gas Co., in 2003, alleging that the facility polluted the environment. Sources stated that in the seven lawsuits, more than 1,000 plaintiffs named Frontier and Wainoco, as well as the Beverly Hills Unified School District a... - Medical Malpractice, Man awarded $2.9 million after wrongful diagnosis and negligence
Cook County, IL: (Oct-13-07) John and Diane Scholz of Gurnee brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Dr. David Green, alleging that John Scholz suffered due to negligence and wrong diagnosis. The suit claimed that Scholz was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Sept. 4, 2000, with a life threatening lung co... - Rottweiler Dog Bite, Mother and son awarded $856,000 settlement after being attacked by a dog at the beach
Kauai, HI: (Oct-11-07) The mother of toddler Keeton Manguso brought charges against O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday, alleging that she and her two and a half year old son were bitten by Bereday's Rottweiler on the beach in O'ahu. Following the incident, it came to light that though O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday had been cited once and warned five times to... - Bond Trading Patent, eSpeed pays Trading Technologies $3.5 million patent infringement settlement
Chicago, IL: (Oct-10-07) A lawsuit was brought against eSpeed Inc., the electronic bond-trading unit of Cantor Fitzgerald LP, alleging that the company infringed on patents. The lawsuit was filed by Trading Technologies Inc., a Chicago company run by bond trader Harris Brumfield. The lawsuit was one of more than a dozen that Brumfield filed since 2004 agai... - ADA Violations, Upper Township must spend money to upgrade facilities to meet disability standards
Tuckahoe, NJ: (Oct-10-07) Karl Loose, a Pennsauken resident, brought a lawsuit against Township Hall alleging that Township Hall violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. In his lawsuit, Loose, who uses a wheelchair and has a form of multiple sclerosis, claimed the township restricted access to Township Hall in Petersburg and its lifeguard station in S... - Construction Loan, Developer must pay $150,000 settlement to city of Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI: (Oct-10-07) A lawsuit was brought against developer Ben Ganther and his partner, Robert Niebauer, alleging that they owed city of Oshkosh about $320,000, stemming from the financial collapse of the apartment complex at 100 N. Main St. The lawsuit stated that the city contributed $2.2 million, or 25 percent of construction costs, through a deve... - Demoted Deputy Chief, City of Detroit pays racial discrimination settlement
Detroit, MI: (Oct-11-07) Craig Schwartz, 46, a former Detroit police deputy chief brought a lawsuit against the city and Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, alleging that he was racially discriminated against. Schwartz, a 14-year department veteran who is white, alleged in the suit that Bully-Cummings, who is of mixed Japanese and African-American ancestry,... - Seven Children Die, Taken by Truck Accidents
Dec-17-07 Calgary, AB It's hardest when it happens in the month of Christmas, but what is inconsolable is that it happens at all: in this case families wiped out by truck accidents within a dew days of each other. One was blamed on adverse weather conditions, while the other was due to negligence on the part of the truck driver . However, in both cases it poin... - Intellectual property: "If they just weren't so crooked, it would be all right."
Dec-17-07 Rialto, CA LeShawn Andrews grew up in the music business—and knows a lot about protecting intellectual property if you want to survive. Andrews (not his real name) has been in the music business for over 20 years as a singer and composer, following in the footsteps of his father, who belonged to one of the most successful R&B, funk, and soul gr... - Doctor Warns Patient off Avandia
Dec-17-07 Woodbridge, VA: Karen Morales was on Avandia for less than a year, but her doctor believes that even in that short time the drug has caused heart problems that might be permanent. In February 2007, Morales was put on 4 mgs of Avandia. However, her blood sugar remained out of control and 4 mgs of Avandia was not helping so her dosage was increased...