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Nashville, TN: (Aug-07-07) The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe had brought a lawsuit against Tennessee's Fisk University, over a painting by the artist, claiming that the university violated terms of O'Keeffe's bequest. In a recent development, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum dropped the lawsuit against the Tennessee University, and announced that it will... - Morgan Stanley Corporate Bond Sales Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) brought charges against Morgan Stanley, alleging that the firm overcharged customers on corporate bond sales in 2001. The suit stated that Morgan allegedly charged excessive markups in more than 2,800 transactions. The newly formed regulator also cited the firm for having an inad... - First BanCorp. Mortgage Transaction Misrepresentation Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought a lawsuit against First BanCorp., alleging that the Puerto Rican bank concealed the true nature of more than $4 billion of mortgage-related transactions. The bank did not concede to any wrongdoing or admit to the allegations. In a settlement reached, First BanCorp. agreed to... - Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan Medicaid Duplicate Billing Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) A settlement was reached with two companies, Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan and the state attorney general's office. The companies, who administered health care for the state, agreed to return $7 million that they received through duplicate billings. The recovery stemed from an audit of the state Medicaid... - State Farm allegedly low-balling write-offs in California
Oct-11-07 Sacramento, CA: The alleged practice by State Farm in California of [ undercutting policy holders ] on the value of their totalled vehicles contrasts with State Farm's recent 'good neighbor' announcement of a rate reduction for California residents, announced earlier this year. On the surface, the perception is that while one hand giveth, the other ta... - Jerry Castleman and Kathleen Lynn Enron Stake Sale Settlement
Houston, TX: (Aug-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Jerry Castleman and Kathleen Lynn, two former Enron Corp. executives, alleging that they helped the company manipulate earnings through the fraudulent sale of a Brazilian power project. The SEC claimed that Enron sold an interest in the Cuiaba power project to... - All Saints Anglican Church Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Funds Settlement
Attleboro, MA: (Aug-07-07) The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts brought charges against breakaway parish All Saints Anglican Church, alleging that the church improperly kept or used $200,000 when it left the diocese. The suit also involved issues concerning gay clergy and gay unions. In a settlement reached out of court, an agreement was entered into, in... - San Antonio, TX Detective Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Aug-06-07) The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against the San Antonio police department, alleging that the department discriminated against a pregnant detective. The suit, filed in September 2006, claimed that the detective was reassigned on the basis of her being pregnant at the time. The DOJ stated that the action was a violatio... - Iowa, USA TouchPlay Ban Settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Aug-06-07) Royal Financial, a West Des Moines company brought charges against the state following a legislature's decision to end TouchPlay gambling, a game resembling slot machines that has rapidly expanded across the state. Royal Financial was the largest individual owner of TouchPlay machines when lawmakers voted in March 2006 to outlaw... - Prison Health Services Premature Pregnancy Wrongful Death Settlement
Tampa, FL: (Aug-07-07) Kimberly Grey, 37, filed a lawsuit against Prison Health Services, the Brentwood-based company that held a contract with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for health care in its two jails. The suit alleged that the company mishandled her pregnancy and said the care resulted in the death of her prematurely born son. Grey was be... - Navistar International Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Aug-06-07) Nearly 350 black employees brought a civil rights lawsuit against Warrenville-based Navistar International, alleging that the transportation solution company that builds trucks, engines and buses, racially discriminated against them. The suit claimed black employees faced harassment because of their race and that the incidents that... - Fentora: Fentanyl Patch Deadly
Oct-10-07 Corydon, IN Erin Meek's cousin was only 18 when he passed away in May, 2006. Cody Rhoads and his friend Quinnan, age 20, both died after taking Fentanyl , (an opoid analgesic found in Fentora and Actiq and 80 times more potent than morphine), allegedly sold to them by another young man. Dylan (not his real name) had access to fentanyl patches from hi... - California Department of Transportation Seacliff Flood Damage Settlement
Ventura County, CA: (Aug-04-07) Over a dozen homeowners brought a lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), alleging that the agency was responsible for the damage caused when a winter deluge sent mud, water, and debris cascading over the Pacific Coast Highway and into the coastal community of Seacliff a few miles north of Ven... - Kitsap County and Waste Management of Washington Tribal Landfill Contamination Settlement
Little Boston, WA: (Aug-04-07) Recent developments with the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe have served to revitalize its heritage. And while tribal officials look to their past to rebuild the culture for future generations, several new projects are coming to the forefront that will change the tribe in more modern ways. Economically, the tribe benefited from a... - Mike Peterson Murdered Mother Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Aug-03-07) Caitlin Atwater brought a lawsuit against her stepfather, convicted murderer Mike Peterson, over the wrongful death of her mother Kathleen Peterson. Mike Peterson, 63, was convicted in October 2003 of first-degree murder in the 2001 beating death of his wife, Nortel Networks executive Kathleen Peterson. She was found dead at the bo... - Frankfort, KY Political Promotion Discrimination Settlement
Frankfort, KY: (Aug-03-07) Ron Easter, an employee at a Jackson office, filed a lawsuit against the Transportation Cabinet, alleging that he was denied a promotion in 2004 for political reasons. Documents filed with the state Personnel Board resolve two of the most high-profile cases that came to light in the 2005-06 investigation by a special Franklin Cou... - University of Illinois, CEDA, and the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District Ammonia Fish Kill Settlement
Urbana, IL: (Aug-03-07) The US Department of the Interior, the US Department of Justice, the Illinois attorney general's office, the Illinois and US Environmental Protection Agencies, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources brought environmental damage charges against the University of Illinois, CEDA, a cleaning contractor hired by the university,... - Bloomfield Township, MI Clerk Wrongful Dismissal Settlement
Detroit, MI: (Aug-03-07) Michelle Horton, a former clerk, filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against the 48th District Court in Bloomfield Township. In December 2006, Horton received a $1 million payout in the case, though she originally won a $3 million federal court jury verdict against the court for wrongful dismissal. In a separate case filed against... - Deloitte & Touche LLP Adelphia Auditor Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Aug-03-07) Adelphia Recovery Trust, a trust handling litigation on behalf of bankrupt cable television provider Adelphia Communications Corp., announced that it had reached a $167.5 million settlement with Deloitte & Touche LLP, Adelphia's former auditor. Adelphia's claims against Deloitte & Touche were transferred to the Trust under the t... - Long Island, NY Pothole Personal Injury Settlement
Long Island, NY: (Aug-04-07) Loc Thi Protzmann filed suit against the city of Long Island after she sustained injuries when she drove into an Atlantic Ave. pothole. In her suit, Protzmann charged the city with being negligent for failing to maintain the street, which she claimed was in a holey, broken, jagged, uneven, depressed, and trap-like condition. Pr...