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Flint, MI: (Jul-03-07) A series of lawsuits were filed against the city of Flint after heavy rains caused sewer backups to ruin the property of almost 183 homeowners. The lawsuits stemmed from damage to 100 homes roughly bordered by an area west of Fenton Road, east of Grand Traverse Avenue, south of Atherton Road and north of Van Slyke. Heavy rains on Jul... - Tippecanoe County, IN Temporary Road Property Damage Settlement
Tippecanoe County, IN: (Jul-04-07) Tippecanoe County officials' decided to build a temporary road into the Capilano subdivision after a flood in 2004. The only entrance to the upscale subdivision north of US 52 outside West Lafayette was submerged under several feet of water June 12, 2004, after heavy rains in the area. Given the safety concerns, with 110... - Lansing, MI Jail Detention Officer Racial Discrimination Settlement
Lansing, MI: (Jul-03-07) Lakiesha Allen, 28, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the city, claiming that she worked in a racially hostile environment. The suit alleged that Allen's supervisors discriminated against her by disciplining her more harshly than her white co-workers while she was employed as a jail detention officer. Allen, who is black, said... - Elk Grove Milling, Inc. Mislabeled Horse Feed Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-03-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Elk Grove Milling, Inc., a pesticide production facility, alleging that it produced and distributed an unregistered, mislabeled horse feed containing Rabon, an organophosphate used to control flies in horse feces. The suit claimed that Elk Grove Milling did not ac... - Summit Builders, Colorado Structures, and Shelly Construction LLC Dust and Air Quality FInes
Phoenix, AZ: (Jul-03-07) The Maricopa County Air Quality Department filed environmental damage lawsuits against several companies in Phoenix, alleging that they had air quality violations at their premises. The companies targeted included Summit Builders of Phoenix, Colorado Structures, Shelly Construction LLC, and several other construction companies as w... - Affiliated Computer Services Inc. False Claims Act Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Jul-03-07) A federal false claims lawsuit was brought against Affiliated Computer Services Inc. (ACS), alleging that it submitted inflated payment claims for government-run programs. The suit accused Dallas-based ACS of violating the Civil False Claims Act by submitting inflated claims for payment between 2002 and 2005 for programs run by the... - Mary Rose and Earl Wilcox Historical Building Demolition Settlement
Maricopa County, AZ: (Jul-03-07) Maricopa County Supervisor Mary Rose Wilcox was accused of illegally demolishing a historic site when she and her husband Earl, razed El Portal, at 701 S. Second Ave. in 2004. A team of historians, Hispanic residents, and archivists recently identified El Portal, a Mexican restaurant owned by Wilcox, as a building important... - Weston, CT Arrest Processing Excessive Force Settlement
Weston, CT: (Jul-03-07) Jonas Wilson, a Weston man, filed a lawsuit against the city and the Weston Police Department, alleging that the police used excessive force during his arrest. In the complaint, which was filed on Aug. 1, 2005 in Stamford Superior Court, Wilson claimed that on May 18, 2004, while he was under arrest, he was taken to Weston police he... - Redding, CA Police Shoot Out Wrongful Death Settlement
Redding, CA: (Jul-03-07) The family of Timothy Alan Brandon filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Redding, its police department, Shasta County, and the county's department of mental health, after Brandon was fatally shot during a 2004 standoff outside his home. Brandon was shot and killed by police on March 18, 2004, after he emerged from his... - Murphy City, TX City Manager Severance Settlement
Murphy City, TX: (Jul-04-07) Former city manager Craig Sherwood reached a settlement with the Murphy city councilmen, following his separation from the city. His severance pay was in question and the settlement agreement included the payment of $255,000, provision of insurance benefits for up to one year or until he obtains new employment, and vacation ben... - CMR Partners LLP Customer Employee Harassment Settlement
Anderson, IN: (Jul-04-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a federal lawsuit in September 2006 on behalf of Alia Dollar against Indianapolis-based CMR Partners LLP, the owner of Ponderosa Steakhouse, alleging that Dollar was continuously harassed about her children's race. Dollar, who is white, began working at the restaurant as... - Psychotropic Drug Makers Bankroll Prescribing Shrinks Part II
Sep-2-07 Washington, DC: Influence peddling in the field of psychiatry is out of control. An analysis of Minnesota disclosure records by the Pioneer Press and the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen shows that, between 2002 and 2006, 187 Minnesota doctors received payments from drug companies worth a grand total of $7.38 million. No other field of medicine ev... - Michael Cully and Douglas Newton Veritas Corp. Financial Fraud Settlement
San Jose, CA: (Jul-02-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil charges against the former chief executive Mark Leslie and four other senior managers of Veritas Software Corp., alleging that they engineered financial fraud while at their positions in the company. The SEC charged Mark Leslie, former Chief Financial Officer Kenneth Lonc... - John Marini Pizza Shop Lease Settlement
Milford, MA: (Jul-02-07) Bechara "Bash" Fren, the owner of Franklin Pizza & Deli filed a lawsuit against Franklin Center Commons developer John Marini, alleging that Marini breached his contract with Fren. Marini's mixed-use development included plans for three buildings on one side of East Central Street near Summer Street and one on the other side. His f... - Wynne Physical Therapy Inc. Upcoded Medicare Fraud Settlement
Providence, RI: (Jul-02-07) The US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General filed charges against William H. Wynne, a physical therapist who had offices in East Providence and Warwick, alleging that he submitted claims to Medicare that resulted in payments of $696,313 to his Wynne Physical Therapy Inc. A federal audit allege... - Madeira Beach, FL Beach Park Development Settlement
Madeira Beach, FL: (Jul-01-07) Alex Archibald, the grandson of one of the original donors of the Archibald Park, a beach front park, filed a lawsuit against the city over the agreement to his claim that any commercial use is prohibited under both the warranty deed turning over the beach property to the federal government in 1931 and the subsequent quit-cla... - Cody Resources LLP Defective Street Settlement
Colorado Springs, CO: (Jul-02-07) The city of Colorado Springs brought a lawsuit against Cody Resources LLP, doing business as Gates Land Co., alleging that the developer built a street that has since been considered defective. The stretch in dispute is the Broadmoor Bluffs Drive that sank eight inches since its construction. The case triggered regulatory... - College Square Mall Associates Wheelchair Access Settlement
Cedar Falls, IA: (Jun-30-07) The Justice Department brought charges against the owners of Cedar Falls' College Square Mall, following an investigation that was spurred on by a complaint filed by a woman using a wheelchair. The complaint, filed in 1999, alleged that the disabled woman faced difficulty getting to parts of the mall. Investigators looked at a... - Diocese of Metuchen Pastor Abuse Settlement
Woodbridge, NJ: (Jul-02-07) A sexual molestation lawsuit was filed against Mike Cashman, former pastor of St. James Roman Catholic Church in Woodbridge, by two accusers, who spoke up 24 years after the alleged incident took place in 1979. The accusers, a 14-year-old boy and his 10-year-old sister at the time, claimed that the priest sexually molested them... - Pittsburgh Public Schools Administrator Discrimination Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jun-29-07) Andrew King, a former Pittsburgh Public Schools administrator filed suit against the Pittsburgh Public School District, alleging that he was wrongfully passed over for superintendent. King, who has a prior arrest for lewdness, served as interim chief in 2005 and applied for the job on a permanent basis. The position went instead...