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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Office Depot Inc.Office Depot Inc. Scanner Discrepancies Settlement
Marin County, CA: (Sep-11-07) The Marin County district attorney's office in conjunction with district attorneys in counties around the state, brought a consumer protection lawsuit against Office Depot Inc., a Delray Beach, FL office retailer. The suit, filed after an investigation, involved inspections of checkout scanners at Office Depot stores in Marin,... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads: Thirty-Two Shocks in Forty Minutes
Nov-19-07 Cold Brook, NY: Thomas Bergstrom is lucky to be alive. On June 28, 2007, his Medtronic defibrillator administered thirty-two shocks to his heart in forty minutes. The reason his defibrillator administered the shocks is that his Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads had fractured, sending an improper signal to his defibrillator. Unfortunately for Bergstrom, th... - Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Officers' Gender Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, alleging that the municipality engaged in unlawful employment discrimination based on gender and retaliated against an officer who cooperated in the related federal investigation. The complaint, filed on March 21, 2006, in US District Court fo... - Sparks City, NV High Speed Police Chase Car Crash Settlement
Sparks City, NV: (Sep-10-07) Stacy Gorbet, a city resident, brought a lawsuit against Victor Martinez, a Sparks Police officer, the Sparks Police Department, and the city itself, after an incident in 2003 left her seriously injured. On Nov. 28, 2003, suspect Victor Martinez was fleeing from Sparks Police in a stolen car. During the high-speed police chase,... - Gillette, WY City Hall Construction Delay Settlement
Gillette, WY: (Sep-10-07) Hladky Construction Inc. brought a breach of contract lawsuit against the city of Gillette over work the company did on a City Hall project in 2000. The lawsuit stemmed from a construction project at City Hall in which the building was expanded and remodeled. Company owner Mike Hladky signed a construction contract in August 2000... - JSR Micro Photoresists Export License Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) brought charges against JSR Micro, after the company voluntarily disclosed to BIS that it had exported photoresists without the required licenses from BIS. A photoresist is a thin material placed between a mask and a substrate, such as a semiconductor, which allows circuits or other patt... - Sanofi-Aventis Anzement Price Fixing Settlement
New York, NY: (Sep-10-07) Sanofi-Aventis has agreed to pay a total of $182.8 million plus interest to settle lawsuits relating to its Anzemet anti-nausea drug, which involves its predecessor Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Sanofi-Aventis stated that the civil settlement it reached with the US Department of Justice relates to government claims that Aventis Pharmac... - Wayne Trucking Company School Bus Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Plainfield, WI: (Sep-08-07) The Senft family filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Wayne Trucking Company, after their son, David Senft Jr., a 14-year-old Bancroft boy was killed in a 2006 school bus crash on Highway 73 near Plainfield. Wayne Trucking Company was the owner of the semi tractor trailer truck driven by Barry T. Jacobson that slammed in... - American International Group Polluted Groundwater Insurance Settlement
Lodi, CA: (Sep-08-07) The city of Lodi brought a lawsuit against American International Group, one of its insurance carriers, over the clean up costs of the city's polluted groundwater. In a settlement reached, American International Group agreed to a $2.5 million payout to resolve the claims. American International Group will pay the money in two payments... - Shelley Stevenson YMCA Embezzler Settlement
Black Hills, SD: (Sep-07-07) The YMCA brought a lawsuit against Shelley Stevenson, 36, of Rapid City, after an investigation showed that she issued herself several additional paychecks that didn't correspond to payroll dates. The lawsuit also claimed she had issued checks in the names of two other women who didn't work at the YMCA, and had issued a pay rai... - US Government and Northeastern University Helicopter Landing Drill Accident Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-09-07) The town of Brookline and four of its firefighters brought a lawsuit against the US Government and Northeastern University, following a 2002 accident and injuries caused by a helicopter landing drill to prepare for a visit by President Bush. The lawsuit claimed that Brookline officials said they had reservations about using the fiel... - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Priest Abuse Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Sep-08-07) Several plaintiffs brought charges against the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego, alleging that they were victims of clergy abuse. In a settlement reached, the Catholic Church agreed to pay $198.1 million to the more than 144 men and women. The victims will receive an average payout of $1.38 million for sexual abuse they suffer... - Zyprexa Off-Label Uses Risky
Nov-12-07 Everett, WA In addition to the risk of suicide and diabetes in patients taking Zyprexa , Eli Lilly has another group of people to contend with: those for whom Zyprexa was prescribed off-label. Specifically, Lilly may soon find itself in a battle with the families of elderly people diagnosed with dementia who were given Zyprexa. Rodger P.'s mother w... - Meridian Resource Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC Crude Oil Spill Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Meridian Resource Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC, alleging that they violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit was filed following a complaint, which sought civil penalties and injunctive relief for five... - Camden County, NJ Illegal Strip Search Settlement
Camden County, NJ: (Sep-06-07) Over 20,000 were involved in a lawsuit that was brought against Camden County, alleging that it was state policy for about two years to strip search every one sent to the jail awaiting trial, even if there was no reason to think the suspects were hiding contraband. The suit claimed that some people who were arrested on charge... - General Electric Co. Power Plant Construction Settlement
Oxford, CT: (Sep-05-07) The town of Oxford brought a lawsuit against General Electric Co. (GE), after it had earlier sued Calpine Corp., of San Jose, CA. Calpine's subsidiary, Towantic Energy, had planned to build a $300 million plant in Oxford for several years before filing for bankruptcy in December 2005. In a settlement reached, US Bankruptcy Judge Bur... - Sprint Nextel Corp and AT&T Corp. Subsidized Phone Antitrust Class Action Settlement
Kansas City, KS: (Sep-12-07) A class action lawsuit was brought against Sprint Nextel Corp. and AT&T Corp., alleging that the two companies overcharged customers for assessments that help pay for subsidized phone services. Records show that the five-year-old antitrust case comprises dozens of class action lawsuits that were filed nationwide and eventually... - Commonwealth Equity Services LLP et al. Supervised Broker Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-05-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Commonwealth Equity Services LLP, and Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves Inc., two Massachusetts brokerages, and James X. McCarty, of South Dennis, Mass., a former branch supervisor, alleging that they violated SEC laws by failing to supervise Bradford Bleidt,... - Chauncey Shey UTStarcom Insider Trading Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against venture capitalist Chauncey Shey, alleging that he participated in trading on inside information about UTStarcom Inc., a telecommunications company he co-founded. Shey, who lives in Shanghai, heads Softbank China Venture Capital. He was an executive at UTSta... - Michael Saquella and Lawrence Kaplan Stock Promoter Securities Fraud Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought chargers against Michael Saquella and Lawrence Kaplan, two Arizona-based stock promoters, alleging that they participated in securities fraud. Authorities charged that the pair dumped millions of shares of penny-stock companies onto investors after artificially inflating the pric...