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Ledbetter, KY: (Jun-25-07) Kentucky Attorney General Greg Stumbo's Office of Civil and Environmental Law filed an environmental protection lawsuit against National Maintenance and Repair of Kentucky, Inc., a Kentucky-based corporation which owns and operates a barge cleaning and repair facility in Ledbetter. The suit was filed following a referral from t... - Mutual Benefits Corporation, Steven Steiner, Camden Consulting, Inc., and SKS Consulting, Inc. Viatical Investment Scam Settlement
Ft. Lauderdale, FL: (Jun-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against Ft. Lauderdale-based Mutual Benefits Corporation (MBC), a viatical settlement provider, former MBC vice president Steven Steiner, and two entities he controlled, Camden Consulting, Inc., and SKS Consulting, Inc., alleging that the parties were involved in a fraudul... - Caledon Shores' Association Hurricane Cleanup Settlement
Vero Beach, FL: (Jun-25-07) American Catastrophe Environmental Services Inc., a hurricane cleanup and recovery firm, filed suit against Caledon Shores' Association, a condominium association, over disagreements on the final terms of payment regarding repairs that had been made at the condominium. The repairs were necessary after the condominium suffered da... - Graco Pump Export Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Jun-25-07) The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) brought charges against Minneapolis based pump maker, Graco, alleging that the company had fifteen violations of the Export Administration Regulations. The violations involved direct shipment of diaphragm pumps to locations requiring licenses as well as shipment of the pumps to distribu... - Bernalillo County, NM Fire Chief Duties Settlement
Bernalillo County, NM: (Jun-21-07) Bett Clark, a longtime Fire Chief, filed charges against the county, after Bernalillo County's decision to put John Garcia, a former union leader, in charge of the Fire Department, bringing a change in Clark's job duties. In a settlement reached, the county agreed to pay $150,000 to Clark, who in exchange will accep... - Gautier, MS City Manager Termination Settlement
Gautier, MS: (Jun-23-07) Don Pickard, former City Manager, filed suit against the city of Gautier, current Councilman Hurley Ray Guillotte, former Mayor Ken Taylor, former Councilmen Johnny Jones and Jim Savage, and former city attorney Bob Ramsay, asking for $2.4 million in 2004. His suit alleged that Pickard had been wrongly terminated and his position g... - Sembler Atlanta Inc. Creek Habitat Environmental Settlement
Rome, GA: (Jun-22-07) The Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) filed a lawsuit against Sembler Atlanta Inc., developers of a large shopping center in Canton, involving the Upper Etowah River Basin. The suit was filed as an initiative to stop developers from polluting and damaging streams. The original plans for the Canton Marketplace site, located at I-575... - Progressive Auto Insurance Seat Belt Gag Rule Settlement
St. Paul, MN: (Jun-23-07) Teddy Harrison filed suit against his parents and Progressive Auto Insurance, his parents' auto insurance company, claiming that the company was responsible for paying the full limit of their policy after an accident left him brain damaged. The accident happened in 2001, when Teddy was 3 years old. His car seat wasn't buckled prop... - Cottingham Agency Insurance Fraud Settlement
Fargo, ND: (Jun-22-07) An insurance fraud lawsuit was filed against the Cottingham Agency, by policyholders who were defrauded by Diane Cottingham, an insurance agent who killed herself in late March on being discovered. Cottingham, of Underwood, who was the Cottingham Agency's president and secretary treasurer, killed herself when state regulators became... - Lauderdale County School District Superintendent Civil RIghts Settlement
Lauderdale County, MS: (Jun-23-07) Joey Knight, former Southeast Elementary Principal, filed a civil action lawsuit against the Lauderdale County School District and Superintendent David Little. Knight filed a complaint in federal court in 2006 to recover actual and punitive damages for violation of his First Amendment rights. His contract was non-renewed... - Ben and Julie Silverman and Redlands Financial Group Property Owners Association Settlement
Cocolalla, ID: (Jun-23-07) More than two dozen landowners filed suit against Ben and Julie Silverman and Redlands Financial Group, over the installation of a modular home at Cocolalla Estates. The suit contended the 2,000 square-foot home was contrary to Cocolalla Estates' covenants, conditions and restrictions, which forbid structures built off-site from... - Proposed Dana Corp. Employee Retirement Settlement
Toledo, OH: (Jun-21-07) Dana Corp., a bankrupt Toledo auto parts producer, and its two largest unions have been embroiled in a legal battle over retiree health care programs. Dana Corp. is close to a settlement that would eliminate its $1.5 billion obligation for retiree health care but would avert a catastrophic benefit cutoff for union retirees. As part... - Azusa Pipe and Tube Bending Corp. et al. San Gabriel Valley Cleanup Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-21-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed charges against Azusa Pipe and Tube Bending Corp., Frederick Tressel, Ronald Tressel, the Trustees of the Tressel Family Trust, the General Services Administration, Department of the Army, Department of Defense, Department of the Navy, Department of the Air Force, and US Army C... - Franciscan Friars of California Pedophile Priests Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-21-07) In a landmark court decision, a Los Angeles County judge ruled the state's interest in protecting minors from pedophile priests trumped the laws safeguarding the confidentiality of employee records. The ruling stemmed from a lawsuit filed by 25 molestation victims against the Franciscan Friars of California, alleging that they... - Wachovia Securities NASD fee-Based Brokerage Fine
Birmingham, AL: (Jun-21-07) The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) filed a lawsuit against Wachovia Securities, alleging that the company failed to adequately supervise its fee-based brokerage business between 2001 and 2004. Wachovia began offering a fee-based brokerage account, called "Pilot Plus," to its customers in 1999. NASD found durin... - MiraCosta College President Wrongful Termination Settlement
Oceanside, CA: (Jun-21-07) Victoria Munoz Richart, president of MiraCosta College, filed charges against the college, after she was terminated from her position. College officials stated that in December 2006, nearly 70% of the faculty voted "no confidence" in Richart's leadership. Richart had come under fire for her handling of the investigation into the... - Plantation Pipe Line Co. Jet Fuel Pipe Line Rupture Settlement
Henrico County, VA: (Jun-21-07) The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality brought charges against Plantation Pipe Line Co., alleging environmental damage the company caused in 2006, when a pipeline ruptured in a western Henrico County neighborhood. The charge claimed that over 23,000 gallons of jet fuel spewed into the air, and some of it ended up i... - Starbucks Corp. Anit-Union Employee Termination Settlement
Starbucks Corp. Seattle, WA: (Jun-21-07) The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) filed charges against Starbucks Corp., on behalf of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW), who alleged that the coffee company unlawfully interfered with their workers right to organize. Though several charges have been filed against Starbucks, a recent one involved a... - KSLG-AM St. Louis FCC Power Failure Settlement
St. Louis, MO: (Jun-21-07) The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) brought charges against Sports KSLG-AM (1380 ESPN)/St. Louis, alleging that the sports station did not take sufficient steps to ensure operation of its daytime signal at night between October 1, 2006 and January 31, 2007. The commission issued a notice on January 30, 2007, and the compa... - Dave Forman, Pacific Topsoils, Inc. Wetland Clean Water Act Fine
Mill Creek, WA: (Jun-21-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Dave Forman and Pacific Topsoils, Inc., located just southeast of Mill Creek, Washington, alleging that Forman and Pacific Topsoils violated the Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that in 2002, Forman and Pacific Topsoils discharged fill material into 0.32 acres...