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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- UC Berkeley Swim Coach Gender Discrimination and Retaliation Settlement
Santa Barbara, CA: (Jul-20-07) Karen Moe Humphreys, a former Olympic gold medal swimmer who became a coach and administrator at UC Berkeley, brought a gender discrimination lawsuit against the university. The suit claimed that Humphreys, who worked at UC Berkeley from 1978 until she was laid off in 2004, allegedly lost her job in retaliation for complainin... - Salem, OR Clergy Abuse Settlement
Salem, OR: (Jul-21-07) In May 2007, Randy Sloan, 49, of Aumsville; Robert Paul Jr., 49, of Salem; and Norman Klettke Jr., 44, of Portland brought charges against Rev. Michael Sprauer, alleging that Sprauer abused them at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. They named Sprauer and the state because it employed him at MacLaren from 1972-75,... - Dr. Arlene Baluyut Dental Malpractice Settlement
Frankfort, KY: (Jul-23-07) The Kentucky Board of Dentistry brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Arlene Baluyut, claiming that she had 44 charges against her which included failing to keep proper documentation on patients and allowing assistants to perform dental procedures they were not qualified to perform. In a settlement reached, the Kentuc... - Watertown Tire Recyclers, Inc. Fire Damage Settlement
Watertown, WI: (Jul-21-07) The city of Watertown brought a lawsuit against Watertown Tire Recyclers, Inc., alleging that the company was negligent in handling its business, causing a fire that caused extensive damage. In 2005, a front-end loader started a fire at Watertown Tire Recyclers that could be seen for several miles. The fire started when shredde... - University of Alaska Museum Construction Settlement
Fairbanks, AK: (Jul-22-07) Alaska Mechanical Inc. (AMI) brought a construction breach of contract claim against the University of Alaska, over the expansion of the Museum of the North in Fairbanks. The company filed a $17.4 million claim maintaining that the university owed it more money because the $42 million project was plagued with design flaws, change... - America First Communities Bellevue Building Violations Settlement
Bellevue, WA: (Jul-22-07) The city of Bellevue filed a lawsuit against America First Communities, alleging that it was missing out on income because the company hadn't applied for city building permits or paid the fees for construction in the Capehart housing area near Offutt. In a settlement reached, America First agreed to pay the city $1 million. Under... - Cleveland, OH Three Car Crash Personal Injury Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Jul-19-07) The Frank family filed a civil lawsuit against the city, after a fiery three-car crash in Cleveland left Katherine Frank paralyzed and her parents severely injured. The crash happened in November 1999, when Katherine, along with her parents, Glenn and Charlotte, were waiting at a stoplight at West 98th Street and Lorain Avenue wh... - Mettiki Coal Thermal Coal Dryer Emissions Civil Penalty
Baltimore, MD: (Jul-19-07) The Maryland Department of the Environment brought a lawsuit against Mettiki Coal in Baltimore City Circuit Court, alleging that the company violated state air pollution requirements by having excessive sulfur dioxide emissions. The suit stated that an investigation conducted by state authorities had revealed that there were air... - Car Crashworthiness: Can $54 Million Really Compensate this Little Girl?
Sep-19-07 Costa Mesa, CA Would your car pass or fail a test of its crashworthiness ? Do you know if your car maker provided you with the best safety systems it reasonably could? For some unlucky people, a car accident is what gives them the answers. On September 12 a US District Court Judge in California ordered the US Government to pay $54 million to a nine-yea... - Bishop State Community College History Instructor Racial Discrimination Settlement
Mobile, AL: (Jul-19-07) Sara Taylor, who is white, brought a lawsuit against Bishop State Community College in 2002, alleging that she was fired because of discriminatory policies followed by college officials. She argued that the school's president, state Rep. Yvonne Kennedy, D-Mobile, terminated her to make room for a black instructor who had once served... - J.H. Berra Construction Co. Inc. et al. Work Site Runoff Fine
St. Louis, MO: (Jul-19-07) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the state of Missouri, and the city of Wildwood filed a lawsuit against J.H. Berra Construction Co. Inc., JHB Properties Inc., J.H. Berra Holding Co. Inc., JMB No. 2 LLC, and CMB Rhodes LLC, all connected to J.H. Berra Construction, one of the largest developers in the St. Louis area,... - Fentora's "Dear Doctor" Letter
Sep-25-07 Washington, DC Fentora , Cephalon's new "breakthrough" pain remedy is already in trouble, barely a year since it was approved by the FDA. Cephalon also made Actiq-- a drug similar to Fentora--that was linked to hundreds of drug overdoses and even death. (Fentora and Actiq are both powerful narcotic painkillers containing fentanyl, a man-made opiate.) ... - An interview with wage and hour claims attorney Jose Garay, Carter and Garay
Sep-18-07 Irvine, CA An interview with wage and hour claims attorney Jose Garay, Carter and Garay LawyersandSettlements (L&S): You are a difficult guy to get hold of. Jose Garay (JG): Sorry about that—I've been rather busy lately. In the last three years our law firm has expanded by about 400 percent in the number of cases filed pertaining to wage an... - Gloria Argueta Landlord Property Code Violations Fine
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-19-07) The city brought a lawsuit against Gloria Argueta, a landlord who topped a 2006 Department of Building Inspection list of delinquent property owners. Argueta has been the subject of two previous city lawsuits and topped the 2006 list of property owners who had liens put against their buildings for lack of code compliance and... - Douglas County, OR Clerk Wrongful Termination Settlement
Douglas County, OR: (Jul-19-07) Kelly Smith, a former employee in the Clerk's Office, brought a lawsuit against Douglas County, claiming that she was wrongfully fired from her post in 2006. Smith, who had been employed by the Clerk's Office for nearly eight years, was fired May 19, 2006, after a stack of tax documents dealing with the Cow Creek Band of Ump... - Green Bay Packers President Contract Termination Settlement
Madison, WI: (Jul-19-07) The Green Bay Packers have reached a settlement with former team president John Jones. Jones was placed on administrative leave on May 26, 2007, just four days before he was to succeed Bob Harlan as president and CEO, because of repeated administrative lapses. Harlan claimed that he as well as other officials had noticed a decline... - EMD Serono Inc. Unapproved Serostim Promotion Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-16-07) A civil lawsuit was filed against EMD Serono in 2005 for allegedly promoting the company's AIDS drug Serostim for unapproved uses. Serostim treats AIDS wasting, a condition involving serious weight loss in AIDS patients. The US District Court in Massachusetts granted preliminary approval of the settlement, ordering EMD Serono t... - Sunny Industries Employee Mass Layoff Settlement
Madison, WI: (Jul-19-07) The state Department of Justice and Workforce Development brought an employment lawsuit against Sunny Industries, after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2006. The suit claimed that the company laid off 326 workers, when Sunny filed for receivership and closed the plant without filing the required 60-day advance notice. In a set... - Dr. Hicham Riba Dental Sedation Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jul-18-07) The family of 5-year-old Diamond Brownridge, who died after being over-medicated during a dental procedure, filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Hicham Riba, a Chicago dentist. The suit claimed that the 5-year-old died after the anesthetic that Riba gave her, caused her to be unable to breathe and forced her into a coma fro... - Tucson, AZ DNA Analyst Gender Discrimination Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Jul-18-07) Mary Walkinshaw, a former DNA analyst with the Tucson Police Department, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that the city discriminated against her by not affording her equal pay. Walkinshaw, who is now a biology and genetics professor at Pima Community College has been embroiled in litigation with the city for nearly six...