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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Longshoreman Personal Injury, State Ports Authority pays $13.2 million settlement after worker gets crushed under shipping container
Walterboro, SC: (Oct-01-07) Michael Clarkin and his family brought a lawsuit against the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA), after he was nearly crushed to death in 2004. An empty shipping container broke loose in mid-air, plunged 50 feet and bounced onto Clarkin's parked Ford Explorer. The suit claimed that the Mount Pleasant longshoreman was sitt... - Military Munitions, Textron Systems Corp. pays $8.75 million for groundwater contamination and clean up
Boston, MA: (Oct-01-07) The Massachusetts state and federal governments brought charges against Textron Systems Corp., a military contractor, alleging that it tainted groundwater at Cape Cod. The suit claimed that Textron used the so-called J-3 range at the Massachusetts Military Reservation to test munitions for three decades. The Army removed 3,500 tons... - First Unum: How can they Sleep at Night?
Dec-5-07 Clearwater, FL First Unum told Michelle Howard that her injury wasn't severe enough for long term disability benefits —despite her own doctor's reports. Instead, Unum relied on reports from their medical examiner—who didn't even see Howard! In March, 2002 Howard (not her real name pending a lawsuit against Unum , suffered an injury and wo... - Waste Management Lockout, Trash haulers pay $500,000 to Castro Valley customers
Castro Valley, CA: (Sep-28-07) Castro Valley Sanitary District customers brought a lawsuit against Waste Management of Alameda County, alleging that the company provided poor, sporadic, or no service during the July 2007 labor dispute. The suit stated that Waste Management locked out 481 drivers for 25 days in July 2007, bringing in replacement workers for... - Airport Contract Fraud, Frank Vallecorsa of American International Inc. pays $1.5 million business fraud settlement
Detroit, MI: (Sep-28-07) A lawsuit was filed against Frank Vallecorsa of American International Inc., a Detroit contractor, alleging that he dealt fraudulently in relation to contracting work at Detroit Metropolitan Airport. Frank Vallecorsa was accused of making false claims when billing the Federal Aviation Administration for airfield lighting and sign w... - Mequon Property Tax, City pays $510,000 to land owners
Mequon, WI: (Sep-29-07) Several Mequon property owners brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that they overpaid property taxes because the city's former assessor, Jim Siebers, over assessed the value of their properties. The suit claimed that Siebers assessed the two dozen large parcels as completely residential even though only a small number of ac... - Airport Sludge, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission pays $75,000 fine for dumping sludge into a swamp
Fayetteville, NC: (Sep-29-07) The North Carolina State Division of Water Quality brought a lawsuit against the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission, over an illegal sludge dump in 2006. In May 2007, The State Division of Water Quality fined the airport more than $97,000 for several environmental violations, including dumping sludge into a wetlands area. Th... - Chief Probation Officer, Searcy, AR pays wrongful termination settlement
Searcy, AR: (Sep-28-07) Denny Bishop, Searcy's former chief probation officer, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging he was wrongfully terminated. Bishop filed the federal lawsuit against Mayor Belinda LaForce claiming he was fired for advocating equal pay for a female worker, Donya Garrett. He claimed Garrett was being discriminated against because... - Hunt Refineries, $48 million to be spent on pollution controls
Washington, DC: (Sep-28-07) The Justice Department and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Hunt Refining Co. and Hunt Southland Refining Co., alleging that the companies violated the federal Clean Air Act. The violations relate to the burning off or flaring of gases from the refineries. In a settlement reached, Hunt Refin... - CO Wrongful Death, Family of minister awarded settlement after a fatal carbon monoxide leak
Salem, VA: (Sep-29-07) The family of Walter Vierling, a retired minister killed by a carbon monoxide leak at Roanoke College, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the college and A.O. Smith Corporation, the maker of a water heater that caused the leak. The suit stated that the 91-year-old Vierling was staying in a dormitory as part of a Lutheran Church c... - Bus Drivers' Overtime, Garland School District pays overtime settlement
Dallas, TX: (Sep-29-07) Several bus drivers brought a lawsuit against the Garland School District, alleging that they weren't properly paid overtime. The bus drivers claimed in the suit filed on Jan. 11, 2006, that they had not been paid for overtime, particularly time they spent preparing buses, cleaning buses, and taking students on special trips. The sc... - Enron Generators, Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp. pays Enron $1.15 million commercial settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Sep-28-07) Enron Wind Energy Systems brought a lawsuit against Regal Beloit Corp. seeking recovery and damages from Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp., one of Regal Beloit's subsidiaries, related to 564 generators Enron purchased in the late 1990s. Enron and several affiliated firms filed the suit in 2004. In a settlement reached, Regal... - Yamaha Rhino Rollovers have Psychological and Physical Consequences
Dec-4-07 Pittsburgh, PA: When people talk about problems with Yamaha Rhino rollover accidents, they often comment on the physical effects of the accidents. Many people involved in Yamaha Rhino rollovers suffer very painful injuries to their arms and legs. However, what is frequently overlooked is the psychological effect of a Rhino rollover. Such an accident... - Cell Phones Taxes, Sprint Nextel Corp. pays $2.375 million settlement to Springfield, MA for license gross receipt taxes
Springfield, MA: (Sep-27-07) The city of Springfield brought a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp., over the collection of business license gross receipts tax. The city filed two separate lawsuits, one in US District Court in Jefferson City in May 2004, naming SBC, Sprint, Alltel, Cingular and Nextel as defendants, and the other in Greene County Circuit Co... - Target Pesticides, Retail chain pays EPA fine for unregistered products
Minneapolis, MN: (Sep-27-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Target Corp., the second-largest US discount store chain, alleging that the company violated federal rules governing the labeling and sale of pesticide products. The agency claimed that Target was selling unregistered pesticides from its stores and through its websi... - Zyprexa Side Effects are Deadly
Nov-21-07 St. Petersburg, FL There appears to be no group that is safe from the deadly side effects of Zyprexa . Seniors with dementia who are given the drug are at an increased risk of death, adults and children have a risk of suicidal tendencies and those who survive that may suffer from serious weight gain and diabetes. With all these potentially dangerous sid... - Pizza Recall Injuries Extend Beyond Poisoning
Dec-3-07 San Diego, CA For some people, the recent General Mills Pizza recall was nothing out of the ordinary. They may have felt a little ill and not even realized that they were sickened by eating E. coli contaminated pizza. For others, however, the E. coli outbreak was a lot more serious. Some people were hospitalized because their symptoms were so severe and at... - Lost Emails, Morgan Stanley pays $12.5 million for lying about lost emails
New York, NY: (Sep-27-07) The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed charges against Morgan Stanley, alleging that its Dean Witter subsidiary failed to provide emails related to pending arbitration cases by claiming the information was lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The lawsuit stated that FINRA found that, in actuality, the fir... - Police Excessive Force, Man stopped for speeding suffers broken rib and collapsed lung, awarded $365,000 settlement
Waite Park, MN: (Sep-28-07) Richard Town, a Sartell man, brought a lawsuit against the town, accusing two city officers of using excessive force during a traffic stop in 2005. Town accused officers Brad Thelen and Jerry Gangle of violating his civil rights and leaving him with a fractured rib and collapsed lung after a traffic stop east of St. Cloud. Court... - Warranty Parts Claims, Delphi Corp. must pay GM $200 million
New York, NY: (Sep-27-07) General Motors Corp. brought charges against auto-parts maker Delphi Corp., over damage claims and warranties for parts it supplied. As part of a settlement reached, a federal judge approved a $200 million settlement between the parties. The deal calls for Delphi to pay GM $130 million in cash over time and ship about $70 millio...