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Hungerford, UK: (May-09-07) The family of now six-year-old Ashton Hopkins, of Park Way, Hungerford filed suit against the Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, after the boy contracted a neo-natal infection at Swindon's Princess Margaret Hospital within days of his birth in September 2000. Though the illness was genetically transmitted by his mother Zoe, the... - Chicago, IL Police Shootout Personal Injury Settlement
Chicago, IL: (May-09-07) In a settlement reached with five plaintiffs shot or grazed by bullets fired by Chicago Police officers, the city agreed to pay $1.96 million to resolve claims, ending the last of the suits against them following the ugly aftermath of the Bulls' sixth NBA championship of the 1990s. The suit stemmed from an incident when a car carry... - San Diego County Water Authority Imperial Valley Water Dispute Settlement
San Diego, CA: (May-08-07) The Imperial Valley had filed civil charges against San Diego County water leaders claiming that the county's historic 2003 water transfer deal, to buy billions of gallons of water from valley farmers, had hurt Imperial Valley. Water Authority and irrigation district officials have been arguing without resolution over the issue... - Honolulu, HI Sewage Spill and Repair Settlement
Honolulu, HI: (May-08-07) The federal and state governments filed legal actions against the city over six risky sewer force mains, which they claimed was responsible for a massive sewage spill in March 2006. The city of Honolulu was accused of gross negligence in handling repair work of the sewer lines, which resulted in the Beachwalk force main bursting,... - BAR/BRI and Kaplan, Inc. Bar Exam Antitrust Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (May-08-07) In a class action suit filed against BAR/BRI and Kaplan, Inc., plaintiffs alleged that BAR/BRI agreed not to compete with Kaplan, Inc. in the LSAT review business and Kaplan, Inc. agreed not to compete in the bar review business, thereby violating federal antitrust laws by preventing a competitive bar review course from being... - Proposed San Francisco, CA 49ers Stadium Maintenance Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (May-08-07) The 49ers football team filed claims against San Francisco, alleging that the city has been a negligent landlord. According to the charges filed, the team had threatened to file a lawsuit, having complained for years about leaks in luxury suites, rusty light towers and steps, cracked walkways, clogged drains in concession sta... - Thinkpath Inc. Debt Agreement Settlement
Toronto, Canada: (May-07-07) Thinkpath Inc., a global provider of engineering solutions, reached a settlement of its debt obligations to John and Cecelia Kennedy, the principal sellers of Multitech Group Inc., which was acquired by the company on June 29, 2006. According to the settlement, John and Cecelia Kennedy have agreed to return for cancellation all... - Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Loprox Off-Label Promotion Settlement
New York, NY: (May-08-07) The US Department of Justice filed charges against Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., alleging that it promoted its anti-fungal cream Loprox for unapproved uses. The suit claimed that the drug company had allegedly promoted Loprox, a medication typically used for fungal skin conditions such as athlete's foot, among pediatricians as a t... - Motorola Accounting Fraud Settlement
Harvard, IL: (May-08-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Motorola, alleging that it had improperly funneled cash to Adelphia Communications in 2001 through a purported marketing support agreement for set-top boxes. The SEC claimed that the case involved a "round trip" of cash between Motorola and Adelphia, which used the mon... - Port St.Lucie, FL City Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Port St.Lucie, FL: (May-09-07) City employee Julie Kimble and three meter readers under her supervision filed a federal lawsuit against the city in September 2006, alleging that they faced racial discrimination, in part by a supervisor who allegedly called them the "dark side" and "Aunt Jemima." All four employees claimed that the city treated them differe... - Local 580 Iron Workers Racial Discrimination Settlement
New York, NY: (May-08-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Local 580, a New York-based iron workers union, alleging that it violated a court order by discriminating against minority workers in Westchester County and New York City when it came to referring them to jobs. The suit filed in 2001, claimed that the unions ac... - Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation Plan Fraud Fine
Seattle, WA: (May-08-07) NASD, formerly known as National Association of Securities Dealers, filed charges against two Fidelity broker-dealers, Fidelity Investments Institutional Services Company and Fidelity Distributors Corporation, alleging that they prepared and distributed misleading sales literature promoting Fidelity's Destiny I and II Systematic I... - Possible Chevron Oil Kickbacks Settlement
New York, NY: (May-07-07) United States prosecutors filed suit against Chevron, the second-largest American oil company, over alleged kickbacks that were being paid to Saddam Hussein on oil it bought from Iraq as part of a now defunct United Nations program. Chevron is preparing to acknowledge that it should have known about the kickbacks and that the admi... - Springfield, MA Police Manhandling Arrest Settlement
Springfield, MA: (May-07-07) Douglas Greer, a black man and principal of the Robert M. Hughes Academy Charter School in Springfield, filed suit against the city of Springfield, Massachusetts, claiming that he was attacked by five white police officers as an act of discrimination. The suit stated that Greer was pulled from his car by the officers in January... - Zurich Capital Markets Market Timing Securities Fraud Settlement
Bellevue, WA: (May-07-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Zurich Capital Markets (ZMC), a unit of Zurich Financial Services, accusing it of helping four market-timing hedge funds that defrauded mutual funds. The suit claimed that in order to buy, exchange and redeem shares in these mutual funds, these hedge funds employed... - Wakely Associates Harper Creek School Construction Contract Settlement
Battle Creek, MI: (May-07-07) The Harper Creek Community School filed a construction malpractice suit against Wakely Associates, in connection with the firm's contract with the school regarding the $57 million bond project facility work. The dispute went on for over three years, but was settled when the Harper Creek Community Schools Board of Education vot... - Coventree Inc. Nereus Shareholders Settlement
Toronto, Canada: (May-07-07) A lawsuit was brought by minority shareholders and employees of its subsidiary Nereus Financial Inc. against Coventree Inc. A settlement was reached when Coventree agreed to provide a comprehensive settlement of the various matters that were in issue relating to Nereus. Among other things, the settlement agreement resolves all... - Zyprexa: Can you trust Eli Lilly?
Jul-13-07 Washington, DC: The news has been full of stories about the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa —Eli Lilly Co.'s big money-maker with the deadly side effects—and all the related litigation. Eli Lilly has been sued by individuals and sued by way of class action for failure to warn adequately that the drug can cause weight gain, diabetes, hypogly... - Marshall Astor Family Elder Abuse Settlement
Rochester, NY: (May-06-07) Brooke Astor, a Park Avenue philanthropist, was in the limelight recently when her grandson Philip, filed an elder-abuse lawsuit against his estranged dad, Marshall, accusing him of embezzling millions of his grandmothers money while skimping on her care. While Brooke fought dementia and depression, her hard-hearted son and socia... - Hayward Unified School District Student Train Wrongful Death Settlement
Hayward, CA: (May-06-07) The Castro family filed a lawsuit against the Hayward Unified School District, following the death of 15-year-old Celedonia Jasmin Castro, who was killed by a commuter train in February 2005 on the railroad tracks behind Tennyson High School. The suit claimed that a lack of supervision by school officials at the Huntwood Avenue gate...