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San Francisco, CA: (Jun-16-07) The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against Five Star Parking, a private company that manages a 1,100 space garage in San Francisco's Financial District, alleging that its workers stole parking fees. A city commissioned report revealed that the San Francisco Parking Authority suffered from problems throughout the agency... - Accutane Bowel Disease Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jun-19-07) Andrew McCarrell, 36, filed a lawsuit against the makers of Accutane, Roche, after undergoing multiple surgeries, including having his colon removed, after taking the drug in 1995. A New Jersey Superior Court jury recently awarded over $2.5 million to the Alabama man who claimed that the company's acne drug caused his inflammatory b... - Zyprexa linked to Diabetes: Two Accounts
Aug-23-07 Boise, ID In 2000, James Jupin's psychiatrist prescribed Zyprexa to control his paranoid schizophrenia. About one year later, 37-year-old Jupin began to show signs of diabetes and hyperglycemia. "He was pretty active and had an average diet," says Gloria, his wife. "And there was no diabetes on either side of his family so this was a real shock." "J... - Military Training Reemployment
Aug-23-07 Houston, TX: The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) of 1994 protects employees from losing their job, being demoted or being otherwise "adversely affected" because of National Guard or reserve duty. However, the issue of reservists leaving work has become an increasingly major problem since reserve troops were activated for... - Melbourne Mills Jr., Shirley Cunningham Jr., and William Gallion Fen-Phen Lawyer Fraud Settlement
Lexington, KY: (Jun-14-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against Melbourne Mills Jr., Shirley Cunningham Jr., and William Gallion, three Lexington lawyers already found in a civil suit to have defrauded clients in Kentucky's $200 million Fen-Phen settlement. The suit claimed that the three had indulged in fraud, and a federal grand jury in Covington demanded... - American Mold Guard, Inc. Pesticide Sample EPA Violation Penalty
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-14-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), charged American Mold Guard, Inc., a San Juan Capistrano, CA mold prevention company, for allegedly violating federal pesticide laws. The EPA conducted an investigation that revealed that the company, had been repackaging AMG-X40, a registered pesticide, into 2 oz. containers, and d... - Nicholas Mavros Female Employee Harassment Settlement
Oxford, NY: (Jun-14-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Nicholas Mavros, owner of the Crazy Horse Steak House and Saloon, on behalf of Elisha-Kay Markle, a bartender at the Route 30 business. Markle filed a sexual harassment complaint against Crazy Horse in 2006, alleging she had been harasse... - Canadian Pacific Rail Employee Wage Dispute Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jun-14-07) 3,200 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference - Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC-MWE) brought charges against Canadian Pacific Rail (CP Rail) over a dispute regarding wage hikes. The matter reached a tentative settlement, ending a strike called by the Teamsters on May 15, 2007. Teamsters had originally struck... - Snus: Big Tobacco's "Smokeless" Drug is Linked to Mouth Cancer
Aug-22-07 Washington, DC " Snus ", a Swedish type of smokeless tobacco, appears to be Big Tobacco's latest effort to recruit young Americans into a life of addiction and health risks. As no-smoking laws sweep the nation and cigarette sales continue to drop, "smokeless" tobacco products are the industry's only "growth" product. But health officials are worried abo... - American Kids Being Drugged To Death
Aug-22-07 Washington, DC: As result of the marketing power the pharmaceutical industry obtained by spending tens of billions of dollars to gain influence over politicians in power, the FDA and the medical profession, American kids are being pumped full of the most powerful and dangerous psychiatric medications on the market, in drug cocktails that are literally kill... - Hamilton Alan Bird, David Edward Newton, and Douglas Alan Scott Investment Fraud Settlement
Colorado Springs, CO: (Jun-14-07) State regulators filed a securities fraud lawsuit against Hamilton Alan Bird, David Edward Newton, and Douglas Alan Scott, three officers of XL Capital Partners Inc., a Colorado Springs-based hedge fund. In a settlement reached, all three agreed to lifetime bans from the securities industry and judgments of $12.6 mil... - MRI Contrast Agents Can Cause Kidney Failure
Aug-21-07 Los Angeles, CA When Carol G was given an MRI contrast agent she had no idea that it would so quickly cause her kidney problems to escalate. However, her doctor should have known. Unfortunately, despite Carol having serious kidney problems, her doctor allowed her to have an MRI with a gadolinium-based contrast agent, which left her in total kidney failu... - Independent Import Services Inc. Employee 401K Contributions Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jun-14-07) The US Department of Labor filed charges against Independent Import Services Inc., an automotive repair company with shops in Phoenix and Tempe, and its 401(k) trustee, alleging that they were responsible for delinquent contributions and loans. The department filed suit in 2006 against company owner Lee Morris and the company fo... - Salem Housing Authority Lead Paint Notification Settlement
Salem, MA: (Jun-14-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against the Salem Housing Authority, alleging that it was guilty of withholding information by failing to notify tenants about lead paint risks. The Salem agency owns and manages more than 700 low-income housing units in 23 locations around the city. In a settlement reached, the... - SJS Will Never Go Away
Aug-20-07 Sarasota, FL Last November, 2006 I interviewed Tara Runge , whose daughter Madison almost died from Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS). Madison is now 13, but still suffers terribly from SJS. The first time Maddy developed SJS was in March 2006 from a ten-day course of penicillin and spent one month in the burn unit. "Since we last talked, she has a lot... - Klewin Building Co. Hotel Casino Construction Dispute Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-14-07) Seneca Gaming Corp. filed charges against Klewin Building Co., an affiliated business, as well as TD Banknorth, over a construction dispute regarding its Niagara Falls hotel and casino complex. The two-year dispute erupted in August 2005 when Seneca fired Klewin, charging that it failed to pay subcontractors with more than $14.5 m... - Executive Inn Fire Clean Up Settlement
Owensboro, KY: (Jun-14-07) Disaster Team Incorporated and other clean up and repair companies brought a lawsuit against Executive Inn, Owensboro's largest hotel, over costs incurred during the repair of a fire that damaged 200 rooms. In a settlement reached, Owensboro's Executive Inn was ordered to pay close to $1.5 million to Disaster Team Incorporated an... - Cabot Corp. Carbon Black Antitrust Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-13-07) A federal class action lawsuit was filed against specialty chemicals maker Cabot Corp., alleging that it and other carbon black manufacturers violated antitrust laws in setting prices for carbon black sold in the United States. There are suits pending in several state courts brought by purported classes of purchasers of carbon black... - Oxnard City, CA Golf Course Construction Costs Settlement
Ventura, CA: (Jun-13-07) In a bid to avoid costly litigation and a lawsuit filed against it by its contractor, the Oxnard City Council agreed to spend an additional $846,500 on construction costs for its new Victoria Lakes golf course. The city agreed to pay the additional dollars after negotiating a settlement with Duininck Brothers, a Minnesota-based gol... - Amalia and Julio Palmaz Vineyard Planting Settlement
Napa, CA: (Jun-13-07) Napa County officials filed suit against the owners of Palmaz Vineyards in April 2007, alleging that they violated land use regulations. Among other allegations, county officials claimed that Amalia and Julio Palmaz had improperly planted 750 vines too close to a stream and failed to get proper permits before repairing or reconstructi...