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Ravenna, OH: (May-16-07) Neighborhood Development Service booked charges against Jeffrey Stone, a former Ravenna city property maintenance officer, over a questionable tree-removal contract. The suit stemmed from Stone, a former property inspector for the city, signing a deal with NDS President William Hale in September 2004 allowing Stone to remove tree... - $5 million compensation in wrongful incarceration lawsuit.
Hartford, CT: (May-16-07) James Tillman, an east Hartford man who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, was awarded $5 million by the unanimous passing of a bill by the general assembly. The vote in the House to give James Tillman a $5 million dollar check was 148 to 0 and it was immediately sent to the Senate. James Tillman was release... - Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief
Charleston, WV: (May-16-07) The West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office filed charges against four companies that offer debt settlement services, Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief, alleging that they were not properly licensed as credit service organizations. Debt settlement is a... - Negativa a proporcionar beneficios del Seguro de Salud a Largo Plazo
Más de ocho millones de clientes en Estados Unidos han comprado pólizas de atención médica a largo plazo y la cifra crece, la generación nacida entre 1945 y 1964, después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, están a la vuelta de la esquina. Estos seguros constituyen un negocio multi-millonario, que otorga grandes ga... - 6.3 million Pound Sterling payout to resolve commercial contract claims.
London, UK: (May-16-07) Real Estate Opportunities Ltd had filed a lawsuit against UBS Ltd in relation to the launch of Real Estate Opportunities. Real Estate Opportunities Ltd agreed to resolve all claims against UBS Ltd. The two parties entered into a settlement agreement in which UBS Ltd. provided an immediate cash payment that resulted in a 6.3 millio... - Settlement
Washington, DC: (May-16-07) The Ethics Board filed charges against Supreme Court Justice-elect Annette Ziegler, claiming that she was guilty of committing an ethics violation. The state Judicial Commission is conducting an ongoing investigation, which brought to light that Ziegler was involved in a scheme, in which a bank paid her husband as a member of it... - Retiro del mercado de lavadoras de carga frontal Maytag y Samsung
El 21 de marzo de 2007, el Comité Estadounidense de Seguridad de Productos de Consumo dispuso el retiro de aproximadamente 250.000 lavadoras marca Maytag y alrededor de 20.000 marca Samsung (ambas lavadoras de carga frontal) debido a un posible riesgo de incendio. A la fecha, Maytag recibió cinco informes y Samsung recibió uno sobre... - $82.6 million settlement in personal injury lawsuit.
San Diego, CA: (May-15-07) Benetta Buell-Wilson filed suit against the Ford Motor Company after an accident left her paralyzed from her waist down, as a result of driving a defective Ford Explorer. Benetta Buell-Wilson was driving on an interstate east of San Diego in January 2002 when she swerved to avoid a metal object and lost control of her 1997 Exp... - $6.5 million settlement for wildfire damage to the Uinta Mountains.
Salt Lake City, UT: (May-15-07) Federal prosecutors had filed suit against the national office of the Boy Scouts of America over a case involving a wildfire started by campers working on a survival badge. In a separate settlement with the state of Utah, the national Boy Scouts organization had agreed to pay $330,000 and plant 9,000 seedlings. Federal pro... - $235,000 settlement in housing breach of contract and negligent construction lawsuit.
Williamsburg, NY: (May-15-07) A group of owners in a Williamsburg condominium complex filed a suit against Shlomo Karpen, developer of The Williamsburg Mews, alleging breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligent misrepresentation and negligent construction. The condominium owners stated that they faced roofing leaks and resulting water damage. Also... - $1.1 million in damages in wrongful death lawsuit.
Urbana, IL: (May-15-07) The family of Carolyn Jeffers, a University of Illinois graduate student who died after being struck by a bus in a crosswalk in 2004, filed suit against the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. Jeffers was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. Oct. 27, 2004, at Carle Foundation Hospital because of multiple traumatic injuries. The suit c... - $240,000 settlement in racial discrimination lawsuit.
Lansing, MI: (May-15-07) Lt. Linda Copeland-Morgan was one of four employees who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Department of Natural Resources agency's law enforcement division, alleging that they faced racism and a culture of oppression and fear in the department. The Detroit resident is a 27-year veteran of the department, as well a... - Settlement: Halquist Stone Co.
Halquist Stone Co. Lisbon, WI: (May-13-07) 28 families who lived in a 45-acre area north of county Highway K and west of Sussex Creek, filed a lawsuit against Halquist Stone Co. in 2004, alleging that the entire neighborhood experienced problems with their wells, including muddy, turbid water and, in some cases, no water at all, as a result of the quar... - $2 million settlement with AG's office over officers' endowments.
New York, NY: (May-15-07) The New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed claims against the William Morris Foundation, alleging that its officers and directors paid themselves excessive compensation. The suit claimed that Bruce August and the late Edward Antonelli, two officers of the 50-year-old private grant-making organization, overpaid the... - $500,000 settlement in false claims, consumer protection suit.
San Diego, CA: (May-15-07) Baskin-Robbins faced a consumer protection lawsuit filed by customers who claimed that its California franchisees shortchanged them by selling them hand-packed ice cream in pint-sized containers that were underfilled. The violations were discovered by Weights and Measures officials who performed inspections at 188 locations in... - $33 million settlement in shellfish growers' suit to be shared by 17 Puget Sound tribes.
Puget Sound, WA: (May-15-07) Over eight Washington shellfish growers filed a lawsuit against the federal government over funding and having to share their produce with the government. The suit that has been fought for over 17 years, came to a much awaited end when the government reached a $33 million legal settlement with 17 Puget Sound tribes. The US Dist... - A$1 million ($830,000) settlement in school bully abuse lawsuit.
Canberra, Australia: (May-14-07) An Australian teenager, Benjamin Cox, now 18, who was bullied at school received an A$1 million ($830,000) settlement, after a judge decreed that that the school failed to step in and stop the abuse. Cox was allegedly teased from the age of five by an older student at his public school, leaving him suffering a range of ps... - $1 billion compensation in Indian civil rights racial discrimination lawsuit.
Fort Belknap, MT: (May-14-07) Dozens of Native American farmers and ranchers in Montana, have filed a federal lawsuit against the government, claiming that they have been dealt with unfairly in government farm and loan programs. Sixty Fort Belknap Reservation residents joined in a 1999 discrimination lawsuit that accuses the US Department of Agriculture... - Construction project breach of contract suit settled with a $58,000 payout.
Fountain Valley, CA: (May-14-07) A.F. Brown Electrical Contractors, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Fountain Valley School District, over the schools construction project. The company had been contracted for construction projects at Tamura Elementary, Fulton Middle and Plavan Elementary schools. The construction project was part of the first phase of th... - Former execs to pay $120,000 in accounting fraud and financial reporting violations suit.
Washington, DC: (May-15-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Penthouse International Inc., alleging that the company was guilty of accounting fraud and financial reporting violations. The SEC claimed that the company used an unauthorized electronic signature of Bob Guccione, the magazine's former chief executive, to meet...