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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Boeing Co. Aircraft Materials Over-Billing Settlement
Wichita, KS: (Jul-16-07) The US Attorney Eric Melgren's office brought a lawsuit against Boeing Co., alleging that the company over billed for materials used in installing new KC-135 aircraft engines and RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. The materials included nuts, bolts, rivets and fasteners. The suit accused Boeing of charging for the materials even thoug... - Barnsley Inn & Gardens Golf Resort Pond Settlement
Adairsville, GA: (Jul-16-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Barnsley Inn & Gardens, owner of a golf and convention resort near Adairsville, Georgia, alleging that the resort violated Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The suit accused Barnsley of allegedly filling more than 5 acres of wetla... - Citigroup Global Markets Short Sale Trading Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jul-16-07) State authorities filed a lawsuit against Citigroup Global Markets, alleging that it failed to supervise two of its Smith Barney agents and maintain accurate records, which cost investors more than $3 million. The charges were made following a state Bureau of Securities investigation. The case stems from May 2003, when the Smith Bar... - UBS Financial Services Inc. Fee-Based Account Fraud Settlement
Albany, NY: (Jul-16-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed suit against UBS Financial Services Inc., alleging that the company inappropriately guided customers into a fee-based brokerage program. An investigation revealed that UBS pushed thousands of traditional brokerage customers into the fee-based accounts of its InsightOne brokerage program... - University of Washington Psychiatric Unit Patient Abuse Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-16-07) A man filed a sexual molestation lawsuit against the University of Washington (UW), claiming that he was repeatedly molested and raped at age 13 by a female mental patient nearly three times his age. The suit alleged that the teen was admitted to a UW hospital psychiatric unit for a two-week evaluation. The teen was the only min... - Redondo Beach, CA Employee Age, Gender, and Disability Discrimination Settlement
Redondo Beach, CA: (Jul-14-07) Jo Ellen Latham, a former Redondo Beach Police identification expert, filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the city after she was discriminated against her based on age, gender, and disability. She alleged that the city failed to accommodate her disability, engaged in harassment based upon a disability, and discr... - Douglas County, NE Crosswalk Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Omaha, NE: (Jul-16-07) Georgette Tadros, an Omaha woman, filed a civil lawsuit against the city after being hit by a pickup in a faulty crosswalk. She blamed the city for the incident, claiming that it was the city's responsibility as the pedestrian signal didn't allow enough time to cross. The high court ruled that the county court should have subtracted... - Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC Employee Conflict of Interest Settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Jul-12-07) Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler's Office filed charges against Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina, alleging that the company failed to supervise its employees in connection with potential conflicts of interest between Wachovia Capital Markets' research analysts and investment bankers. Wachovia Ca... - Boston Scientific Corp. Guidant Defective Defibrillator Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Jul-13-07) A series of over 4,000 lawsuits were filed against Guidant Corp. over the company's manufacturing of faulty heart defibrillators. The spate of lawsuits was brought against Guidant, which has a cardiac rhythm management unit based in Arden Hills. The company ultimately recalled more than 100,000 defibrillators, a move that contr... - Great American Group LLC and Hudson Capital Group LLC Tower Records Liquidation Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-13-07) Now defunct music retailer Tower Records filed lawsuits against two of its liquidators, Great American Group LLC and Hudson Capital Group LLC, over going out of business sales conducted at its stores in 2006. The settlement resolves a dispute between the parties regarding how much money Tower Records should have received after t... - Jazz Pharmaceuticals Inc. Xyrem Off-Label Promotion Settlement
Palo Alto, CA: (Jul-13-07) The Department of Justice, the US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of New York, the Office of the Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, the United States Office of Personnel Management, and the United States Department of Tricare Management Activity brought charges against Jazz... - Ameriquest Mortgage Co. Lending Practices Settlement
Austin, TX: (Jul-13-07) Attorney General Greg Abbott's Office brought a lawsuit against Ameriquest Mortgage Co., alleging that the company's borrowers were harmed by deceptive lending practices that the company followed. The suit stated that Ameriquest and its affiliates, Town and Country Credit Corp. and AMC Mortgage Services, did not adequately disclose... - Akal Security Army Base Guard Contract Settlement
Topeka, KS: (Jul-14-07) The US Government brought a lawsuit against Akal Security, a New Mexico security firm, alleging that it violated terms of a contract to provide trained civilian security guards at eight Army bases. Akal Security was hired in September 2003 to provide guards at Fort Riley; Fort Lewis, WA, Fort Hood, TX, Fort Campbell, KY, Blue Grass... - Detroit, MI Detained Suspects Settlement
Detroit, MI: (Jul-12-07) Twenty-five people filed suit against the city and its police department, alleging that they were detained by police but never charged in homicide cases. The suit claimed that the 25 people were detained or arrested in separate cases between 2001 and 2004, as part of a now-banned practice of holding people indefinitely, often witho... - York County, NY and Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Employee Termination Settlement
York County, NY: (Jul-12-07) John Herbst Jr. brought a federal lawsuit against Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and York County alleging that he was wrongfully fired for reporting allegedly hazardous levels of asbestos in the buildings' flooring. Herbst was hired in November 2002 as a carpenter at the nursing home, where part of his job was to... - Barbosa Cabinets Inc. Acetone Rag Waste Settlement
Tracy, CA: (Jul-13-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed charges against Tracy-based Barbosa Cabinets Inc., claiming that the facility violated federal law by improperly handling hazardous waste materials. An investigation conducted by the EPA in May 2006 revealed that Barbosa Cabinets, at 2020 E. Grant Line Road, was not handling rags con... - V Group Justice Center Construction Settlement
Jefferson County, OH: (Jul-13-07) A federal jury in December 1999 returned a verdict against the V Group, the former Cleveland company that designed and oversaw construction of the justice center in Jefferson County, alleging that the group provided faulty design, underestimated the annual operating costs of the jail, offered poor performance as the overse... - Mirant Energy Trading LLC Energy Traders Fraud Fine
Washington, DC: (Jul-12-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Mirant Energy Trading LLC, a subsidiary of power company Mirant Corp., alleging that the company knowingly submitted fictitious trades, inaccurate reports, and other information to industry publications in 2000. The Justice Department claimed that between February and December 20... - Jackson Hewitt Pre File Loan Pracitices Fine
Greensboro, NC: (Jul-11-07) The North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks filed a lawsuit against tax preparer Jackson Hewitt, alleging that it had concerns over the company's pre-file loan practices. The state had accused New Jersey-based Jackson Hewitt, which last reported quarterly net income of $27.5 million, of arranging tax refund loans for... - Maui, HI Seven Sacred Pools Wrongful Death Settlement
Maui, HI: (Jul-11-07) The family of Kevin Oakley, 41, of Sun Valley, CA, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, after he drowned at Maui's Pools of 'Ohe'o, commonly known as Seven Sacred Pools. Oakley drowned August 18, 2003 after he rescued his 7-year-old son, who had been swept away by a hidden current. His death was the fourth in...