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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Johnson Outdoors Inc. Intellectual Property Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Jul-11-07) Confluence Holdings Corp., a competing manufacturer and distributor of kayaks, canoes, and paddle sports accessories based in Trinity, NC, filed an intellectual property dispute against Johnson Outdoors Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor recreational products including Old Town canoes and kayaks, Humminbird fish finders, and Minn Ko... - Wyndham Worldwide Corp. Fairfield Resort Timeshare Upgrades Settlement
Cumberland County, TN: (Jul-11-07) The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) filed charges against Fairfield Resorts Inc., a unit of hotel operator Wyndham Worldwide Corp., alleging that it indulged in illegal marketing and sales tactics dating back to the 1970s. The issue stemmed from hundreds of consumer complaints that the company failed to... - STL International Exercise Machine Quadriplegic Personal Injury Settlement
Oak Brook, IL: (Jul-11-07) Herb Tinney, a 68-year-old Oak Brook man, filed a personal injury lawsuit against STL International, the company that made the machine called the Teeter Hang Up, and the Westmont fitness store that sold the device to him, after he suffered injuries that left him a quadriplegic. The machine is shaped on an A-frame and designed for... - Casper's Electronics O2 Sensor Emissions Civil Penalties
Washington, DC: (Jul-11-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against Casper's Electronics, of Mundelein, IL, alleging that the company sold devices that allowed cars to release excess levels of pollution into the environment, in violation of the Clean Air Act. The electronic devices, known as oxygen sensor simulators or O2 Sim, have a... - Kappa Alpha Psi Hazing Wrongful Death Settlement
Cape Girardeau, MO: (Jul-11-07) Michael Davis died in February of 1994 after being beaten to death while pledging for Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity at Southeast Missouri State University. After being brutally beaten, his fraternity members stopped to get food at a Taco Bell directly across the street from a hospital, then drove the unconscious boy home and pu... - AOL Dial-Up Customer Cancellation Settlement
Dulles, VA: (Jul-11-07) Charges were brought against AOL, the Internet division of Time Warner, alleging that the company mishandled customers who used its Internet dial-up service. The suit followed a host of complaints from AOL customers who said they tried to close their accounts, only to be thwarted in their attempts or discover they were still being b... - Pepsi Bottling Group Wastewater Overflow Settlement
Howell City, MI: (Jul-10-07) The Howell City Council signed off on an agreement with the Michigan State Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) over a dispute on wastewater discharged from the Pepsi Bottling Group plant on Isbell Street in Howell. The suit stems from a 1999 dispute, when discharge from the bottling plant resulted in a fish die-off in loc... - Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation Copper Contamination Cleanup Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-09-07) The Justice Department and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, the second largest copper producer in the United States, alleging that it contaminated groundwater from past mining operations related to the Bingham Canyon Mine located southwest of Salt Lake City. Ken... - Target Corp. Illegal Horrible Spooky String Civil Penalty
New York, NY: (Jul-10-07) The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Target Corp., alleging that the company distributed and sold Horrible Spooky String, a children's product harmful to the environment, in violation of the Clean Air Act. The EPA had previously ordered five national retail chains to... - Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. Vector Machine Patent Infringement Settlement
Fremont, CA: (Jul-10-07) Health Discovery Corporation brought a lawsuit against Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., wherein the companies locked horns over patent infringement issues. In a settlement reached, Ciphergen Biosystems entered into a license and settlement agreement with Health Discovery Corporation, in which it licensed more than 25 patents covering HD... - Legal & General Car Accident Insurance Settlement
London, UK: (Jul-10-07) An insurance claim lawsuit was filed against Legal & General on behalf of Letchworth widower David Webb, whose wife was killed when a suicidal driver deliberately crashed into their car. Sarah Webb, 29, died in December 2004 when the car she was traveling in with her two-year-old daughter and her husband, was hit by an oncoming car... - Absolute Power Fitness Inc. Closure Member Settlement
Brooklyn, NY: (Jul-10-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office brought charges against Absolute Power Fitness, Inc., a Sunset Park gym that closed suddenly in January 2007 without warning and after accepting prepaid membership fees from 650 people. An investigation revealed that building owners closed the doors after the health club defaulted on the rent... - Missouri State University Employee Contract Buyout Settlement
Springfield, MO: (Jul-10-07) Missouri State University (MSU) reached severance settlements with two employees within a three-week period. In addition to the checks written to Michael Hendrix and Katie Abrahamson-Henderson, MSU has agreed to seven other such employee buyouts in the past five years. The university's human resources department reports an aver... - Oppenheimer & Co. Broker Account Fraud Fine
Fall River, MA: (Jul-10-07) Secretary of State William Galvin brought a lawsuit against Oppenheimer & Co., alleging that the company failed to properly supervise a broker who allegedly forged checks to gain access to an elderly Fall River couple's account. The suit follows a complaint that was filed last summer against Oppenheimer and Stephen Toussaint, a... - Moritz Embroidery Works Flag Emblem Fraud Settlement
Mount Pocono, PA: (Jul-10-07) The US Department of Defense and Action Embroidery Corp. brought charges against Moritz Embroidery Works, a Mount Pocono manufacturer, alleging that the company had fraudulent business practices. Moritz Embroidery was accused of having US flag emblems for military uniforms made in Thailand and saying those emblems were made in... - Portland, OR War Protest Civil Rights Settlement
Portland, OR: (Jul-09-07) David and Suzanne Brownlow, an evangelical Christian family, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the state of Oregon, after a state trooper violated their rights to protest the Iraq war. The Brownlows had a son stationed in Iraq, and said that they were fighting to bring him home. The suit stated that in 2006, the Brownlo... - Palazzolo and Lombardo LLC Housing Complex Access Fine
Sterling Heights, MI: (Jul-09-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against developer Palazzolo and Lombardo LLC of Michigan, alleging that the Sterling Heights housing complex had been constructed in a manner that was restrictive for people with disabilities. The suit claimed that the ability to live independently in one's own home is a basic civi... - Orange County, CA Jail Transgender Harassment Settlement
Orange County, CA: (Jul-09-07) An inmate of the Orange County Jail filed a civil rights suit against the county, alleging it denied him medical care. The lawsuit also claimed he suffered gender identity harassment when he served time there in 2005. The suit was a bid to bring to light the fact that transgender prisoners around the state and nation are at h... - Spear Safer Mutual Benefits Financial Fraud Settlement
Miami, FL: (Jul-10-07) A financial fraud lawsuit was filed against accounting firm Spear Safer, alleging that the company improperly audited a financial company, Mutual Benefits, accused of defrauding 30,000 investors out of $830 million. Mutual Benefits bought 8,900 insurance policies from senior citizens and terminally ill patients, expecting the policie... - OSI Restaurant Partners Acquisition Shareholders Settlement
Tampa Bay, FL: (Jul-10-07) Several shareholders lawsuits were filed against OSI Restaurant Partners, the Tampa parent of Outback Steakhouse and seven other chains, over its recent acquisition. OSI Restaurant Partners were accused of improperly pressuring board members to support the deal. The lawsuits claimed it misled shareholders in order to win their su...