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Van Buren County, AR: (Jun-05-07) Van Buren School District (VBSD) junior high school teacher and coach Steve Jones filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school district, after he was terminated for leaving a teacher's meeting early. Jones claimed that he was singled out and treated shabbily, owing to the personal vendetta of certain board membe... - First Indiana Bank NA Property Value Loan Discrimination Settlement
Indianapolis, IN: (Jun-05-07) The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against First Indiana Bank NA, claiming that the Indiana bank discriminated against minorities by refusing to make loans on row houses in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. NCRC alleged that First Indiana Bank refused to make lo... - Quail Ridge Country Club LLC Golf Course Water Withdrawal Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-05-07) Attorney General Martha Coakley and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) filed charges against Quail Ridge Country Club LLC, the corporate owner of a 160 acre golf course and country club located in Acton. The lawsuit alleged Quail Ridge violated the Massachusetts Water Management Act (MWMA) and a 2003... - TXU Corporation Automatic Contract Renewal Fine
Dallas, TX: (Jun-05-07) Federal regulators brought charges against the electric retail unit of TXU Corporation, alleging that the Dallas-based company broke the law by signing up several thousand business customers to one-year contracts, without their consent. Beginning in 2005, regulators said TXU sent notices saying the service would be renewed for 12 mo... - More Zyprexa Lawsuits
Aug-10-07 Indianapolis, IN A 2004 Dear Doctor letter sent from Eli Lilly to physicians in the U.S. noted the risks associated with Zyprexa . According to the letter, "Hyperglycemia, in some cases extreme and associated with ketoacidosis or hyperosmolar coma or death, has been reported in patients treated with atypical antipsychotics including Zyprexa." Now, o... - Thomas Richardson Greeting Card Business Advertising Fraud Settlement
Florence, AL: (Jun-04-07) The Federal Trade Commission filed charges against Thomas Richardson, the man behind Mid-South Distributors, alleging that he advertised his greeting card display rack business opportunities in classified ads in local newspapers, claiming falsely that purchasers could earn as much as $65,000 a year. The FTC filed the case as part... - Enchanted Parks, Inc. Water Park Chemical Storage Penalty
Washington, DC: (Jun-04-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Enchanted Parks, Inc., alleging that the company failed to properly report on chemicals stored and handled at the company's popular Enchanted Village water park. The suit claimed that investigations revealed that from 2001 to 2004 Enchanted Parks failed to fi... - Aldis Manufacturing Ltd. FIFRA Herbicide Violations Penalty
Wilsonville, OR: (Jun-04-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed an environmental pollution lawsuit against Aldis Manufacturing Ltd., located in Wilsonville, Oregon, claiming that the company violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). According to EPA, on February 5, 2007, Aldis submitted a Notice of Arrival of pesti... - Michael Snyder Red Robin Business Expenses Civil Penalty
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-05-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against former Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Chief Executive Michael Snyder, alleging that the he misrepresented personal travel costs as business expenses. The suit claimed that Snyder's misrepresentations caused the restaurant chain to fail to report material amounts of... - Solano County, CA Anheuser Busch Property Tax Settlement
Fairfield, CA: (Jun-04-07) Anheuser Busch, an international brewery, filed suit against Solano County, claiming that the county wrongly charged millions of dollars as taxes. The long-running tax dispute alleged that since 2000, Anheuser Busch has been overcharged taxes on its property in Fairfield to a tune of $2,889,910. While the county claimed the brewe... - Michael Polsky Divorce Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jun-04-07) Maya Polsky, wife of energy magnate Michael Polsky for 31 years, received a divorce settlement in which a Cook County judge awarded her $176 million in cash and assets. The settlement amount represented half of the couple's estate. On June 3, 2007, the judge amended the figure to nearly $184 million because previously omitted ass... - San Geronimo Golf Course Golf Cart Personal Injury Settlement
San Anselmo, CA: (Jun-04-07) Penina Meisels, a jewelry designer and widely published photographer, filed a personal injury lawsuit against the San Geronimo Golf Course over a 2003 golf cart crash that left her debilitated and unable to work. The crash occurred on Aug. 22, 2003, when Meisels, playing a round with friends, was driving a 4-foot-wide golf ca... - Suzanne LaBombard Town Clerk Embezzlement Settlement
Isle La Motte, VT: (Jun-02-07) The Isle La Motte select board filed charges against Suzanne LaBombard, a former town clerk who admitted misappropriating $100,000. A criminal investigation is still under way into LaBombard, who resigned on March 10, 2007 and reportedly confessed to taking the money. In a settlement reached, the town agreed to LaBombar... - AutoZone Inc. Motor Oil Waste Settlement
Monterey County, CA: (Jun-02-07) A civil environmental and consumer protection enforcement action was filed against AutoZone Inc., based in Memphis, TN, by the California Attorney General and district attorneys in Monterey, San Bernardino, San Diego and San Joaquin counties. The suit alleged that the company was guilty of violating state laws that requir... - Freightliner LLC Lemon Law Settlement
Black River Falls, WI: (Jun-04-07) Ken's Septic Cleaning of Holcombe filed suit against Oregon-based Freightliner LLC in March 2006 under the lemon law, after more than a dozen attempts to repair a 2005 freightliner, purchased for $80,000, failed to make it run properly. The suit claimed that the Freightliner truck continued to experience problems, even af... - MidAmerican Energy and Le Mars, IA Coal and Tar Waste Settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Jun-02-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against MidAmerican Energy and the city of Le Mars, alleging that there were unchecked environmental violations at a gas plant. The EPA accused the energy company and city of not ensuring that coal tar and other wastes from the Le Mars Coal Gas Superfund Site were properly d... - Winter Park, FL Carlisle Project Dispute Settlement
Winter Park, FL: (Jun-01-07) Central Park Station Partners LLC, at the request of the city and US Postal officials, proposed building a mixed-use condo on the property. The project was to include a new post office and ground floor retail and came to be known as the Carlisle Project. The Carlisle Project has drawn intense opposition from Winter Park residen... - Brick Investment Corporation and 7th Street Associates, Inc. Housing Lead Disclosure Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-03-07) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency had filed suit against twelve Los Angeles-area property owners and one property management company, accusing them of failing to inform tenants that their homes might contain potentially dangerous levels of lead, in violation of federal... - Academy School District 20 Mentally Disabled Abuse and Assault Settlement
Colorado Springs, CO: (Jun-03-07) Kalie McArthur, a mentally disabled girl, was sexually assaulted in a stairwell by a 15-year-old boy entrusted to look after her. McArthur has anxious fits where she claws at her skin and sometimes gropes or attacks strangers. The 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the 2004 assault of the girl, spurring th... - Lake Land College District President Severance Settlement
Mattoon, IL: (Jun-02-07) In a recent settlement reached with former Lake Land College President Bill Thallemer, the college district agreed to pay him $128,167, amounting to 10 months of his annual salary. In exchange, the college district asked that Thallemer refrain from taking any legal action against them. A confidentiality clause, which was part of th...