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Nov-22-07 Washington, DC Since the Totino's and Jeno's pizza E. coli outbreak began around mid-July of 2007, General Mills has distributed about 120 million potentially contaminated pizzas to retailers throughout the country. As of November 2nd, General Mills recalled about half a million cases of Jeno's and Totino's pizza because pepperoni on its pizzas is like... - Centennial Senior Center Property Tax Settlement
Concord, MA: (Sep-15-07) The city brought a lawsuit against the Centennial Senior Center, over a property tax dispute. Since 2004, the city and Centennial's board have been at odds over the center's mission and more than $100,000 in back taxes. Center leaders claimed that as a nonprofit, their organization shouldn't have to pay, but the city disagreed, say... - Coral Springs, FL Volunteer Firefighters Settlement
Coral Springs, FL: (Sep-16-07) Ten firefighters brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging it breached contract when the volunteer fire department was disbanded to make way for paid employees. A second lawsuit was brought against the city by Phillip Rodin, one of those volunteer firefighters, who claimed that he was wrongfully terminated after he alleged... - TCF Architecture and Olympic Associates Co. Fire Stations Construction Mismanagement Settlement
Olympia, WA: (Sep-15-07) Scott Wall Construction of Olympia brought a lawsuit against Lacey Fire District No. 3 in October 2005, alleging that the district was responsible for deficient plans and unfair management by TCF Architecture of Tacoma and Olympic Associates Co. of Seattle, regarding the construction of three fire stations. The suit claimed that un... - Pettis County, MO Jail Meth Overdose Wrongful Death Settlement
Pettis County, MO: (Sep-15-07) The family of Sheena Crawford, 20, who died in June 2005, after she ingested methamphetamine, brought a federal lawsuit against the county. The suit stated that Crawford died after a methamphetamine overdose, when she was being booked into the Pettis County Jail. The family filed the wrongful death suit in 2006, and alleged t... - Christian Longo Convicted Killer Wrongful Deaths Settlement
Lincoln County, OR: (Sep-14-07) Penelope Dupuie, the sister of MaryJane Longo, brought wrongful death lawsuits against convicted family killer Christian Longo on December 1, 2004. During the spring of 2003, Longo was convicted in Lincoln County Circuit Court of murdering his wife and three young children. The bodies of two of Longo's children had been foun... - Viola Trevino Falsified DNA Test Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: (Sep-14-07) Steve Barreras paid $20,000 in child support to Viola Trevino, after Mobile Blood Services issued a false paternity test to him. Barreras brought a lawsuit after it was proven that the DNA testing company gave him phony results. The owner of Mobile Blood Services, David Quintana, claimed that his company has always been honest... - Zyprexa: Highest Rate of Suicides in its Class
Nov-15-07 Houston, TX A drug prescribed to combat agitation, has the potential to cause agitation: such is the disconnect often found in the drug world and in this case Zyprexa , which has been linked to several serious side effects including diabetes and stroke, and has generated much lawsuit activity. Most damning of all, is the reality that a drug which is... - Utica, NY Snow Tubing Personal Injury Settlement
Utica, NY: (Sep-14-07) Mark Rashford and 11-year-old Sabra Jones of Whitesboro brought a lawsuit against the city in 2002, following an accident that occurred when the tube they were sledding on at the ski area struck an exposed concrete corner of a ski lift tower at the Val Bialas ski hill in December 2000. The lawsuit alleged that the city did not provid... - Travelers Insurance Flood Control Basin Settlement
San Bernardino, CA: (Sep-16-07) Colonies Partners filed a lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Flood Control district, regarding a flood control basin at one of Colonies Partners's large development sites in Upland. The county settled in November 2006 with a $102 million payout. The San Bernardino County Flood Control district then sued Travelers Insu... - Richard Mellon Scaife Infidelity Divorce Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Sep-16-07) Margaret Ritchie Battle Scaife, the estranged wife of billionaire and newspaper owner Richard Mellon Scaife, filed for divorce accusing her banking heir turned media mogul husband of infidelity. Sources stated that the couple did not have a prenuptial agreement. Richard Mellon Scaife has two children from his first marriage to t... - Pilgrim Baxter & Associates Market Timing Securities Fraud Settlement
Wayne, PA: (Sep-13-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, alleging that there was conflict of interest trading allowed by Wayne, PA-based Pilgrim Baxter, adviser to the PBHG mutual fund family, that diluted the value of the mutual funds. The firm is now called Liberty Ridge Capital, after co... - Death Linked to Yamaha Rhino Rollovers
Nov-14-07 San Antonio, TX: Although many people consider all terrain vehicles (ATVs) fun, they can cause serious injury, and even death, if they are involved in rollover accidents . The Yamaha Rhino ATV has been linked to at least one death and many other injuries and is now facing allegations that it tips over too easily even when it is operated at low speeds. ... - Topps Beef Burgers: Wake Up Retailers!
Nov-14-07 New York, NY Sherita Wells took her half-empty box of Topps frozen beef burgers back to the supermarket for a refund. "I told the cashier that these burgers had been recalled but he had no idea what I was talking about," says Wells. "I thought they were supposed to keep up with recalled products—it's wild that these burgers are still being sold."... - Menlo Park, CA Police Officers' Harassment Settlement
Menlo Park, CA: (Sep-12-07) Three former Menlo Park police officers, Keith Butler, Joe Hinkston, and Kenneth Clayton, brought a racial discrimination lawsuit against the city, alleging that Sgt. Ron Prickett, their supervisor, insulted and harassed them because of their race. In the lawsuit filed in October 2006, the officers alleged that Prickett, their s... - Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese Priest Abuse Settlement
Santa Rosa, CA: (Sep-12-07) A lawsuit was filed against the Santa Rosa Roman Catholic Diocese, alleging that former priest Francisco Xavier Ochoa sexually abused 10 underage parishioners since 1984. The suit was filed in October 2006, five months after Ochoa, 69, former assistant pastor of St. Francis Solano Parish in Sonoma, is believed to have fled to Me... - Delray Beach, FL Teen Dance Wrongful Death Settlement
Delray Beach, FL: (Sep-11-07) The family of Jerrod Miller, a teen fatally shot by a rookie Delray Beach police officer in 2005, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit was filed by Kenneth Miller and Terry Glover, who claimed that the city and then-rookie officer Darren Cogoni acted negligently in the February 2005 death of Jerrod Mi... - Detroit, MI Mayor Bodyguard Whistleblower Settlement
Detroit, MI: (Sep-11-07) Former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and former mayoral bodyguard Harold Nelthrope brought a whistleblower lawsuit against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, exposing alleged misdeeds by the mayor's staff and extramarital affairs by the mayor himself. Brown claimed he was fired in 2003 because he was looking into allegations of drunken drivi... - ConocoPhillips Greenhouse Gases Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Sep-11-07) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought charges against ConocoPhillips, over the oil company's proposed $600 million expansion of its East Bay refinery. In a settlement reached, ConocoPhillips agreed to spend $10 million to offset greenhouse gases created by the proposed $600 million expansion. The suit was filed as p... - Hennepin County, MN Twins Ballpark Eminent Domain Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Sep-11-07) Hennepin County made an offer of settlement of $19.3 million plus incidental fees and costs in the litigation over the value of the land on which the new Twins Ballpark will be built. The county made the offer to Land Partners II, the owner of the parking lot where the ballpark is being built, and Hines Interests Ltd., a Texas-...