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Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-29-07) Three homeless men were arrested for violating a city ordinance in Las Vegas, when they were found sleeping next to human feces. The three sued the city for wrongful arrest, being arrested for a nonexistent city ordinance as well as violation of civil rights. David Hicks claimed the feces in question was over two hundred feet awa... - GE Healthcare Finland Oy Capital Adjustments Settlement
Hawthorne, CA: (Mar-27-07) OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, filed suit against GE Healthcare Finland Oy regarding working capital adjustments and other matters arising from OSI's March 2004 acquisition of Spacelabs Medical. In a sett... - Beacon Rock Capital Market Timing Fraud Fine
Portland, OR: (Mar-27-07) A lawsuit filed by the US Attorney's Office in Philadelphia against Portland-based Beacon Rock, accused the hedge fund of market-timing. The suit alleged that Beacon Rock made 26,000 market-timing trades, profiting $2.4 million. While not illegal, market-timing trades, which are rapid trades to buy and sell shares of mutual funds,... - Harris County Hospital District Medicare Claims Whistleblower Settlement
Houston, TX: (Mar-27-07) Robert McCaslin, the whistleblower who revealed the fraudulent business practices of the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), helped recover almost $15.5 million from the hospital district. First suspecting a systemic problem in the way HCHD was submitting Medicare claims in May 2003, he reported the discrepancy to several super... - Bear Valley School District Salary Scheduel Settlement
Big Bear Lake, CA: (Mar-26-07) The Bear Valley Education Association filed suit against the school district accusing them of not raising their salary in proportion to years of service. In a settlement reached, the school district agreed to grant teachers, psychologists, nurses and counselors a 5 percent salary increase for 2006-07, effective February 1, an... - Shalersville Asphalt Plant Zoning Settlement
Burton Township, OH: (Mar-27-07) Burton Township filed charges against Shalersville Asphalt and its owner, David Ronyak in a bid to keep them from establishing an asphalt plant located within its borders. The township alleged that the plant would violate current zoning laws on the 73-acre parcel on White Road, owned by Richard Bonner, and the staying of th... - Curtis Wilmore Death Row Wrongful Conviction Settlement
Charlottesville, VA: (Mar-27-07) Earl Washington Jr., 46, confessed to raping and killing Rebecca Lynn Williams in Culpeper in 1982. Being mildly retarded, he later recanted his confession. After being sentenced to death, appeal lawyers argued that Washington's confession had been coached by investigators who fed him details of the crime. In 2000, DNA test... - Bay City, MI Sewer Lining Contract Settlement
Bay City, MI: (Mar-27-07) Liqui-Force Services USA Inc. brought charges against Bay City in July 2006, alleging that the city breached its contract with them by terminating their services before time. The city counter sued the sewer lining company denying claims made against it. In a settlement reached, Bay City has agreed to pay Liqui-Force $225,000 out o... - Bakersfield, CA School Bus Personal Injury Settlement
Bakersfield, CA: (Mar-27-07) Kern County Health Officer Dr. B.A. Jinadu filed charges against the city after he was hit by a Bakersfield City School District bus. Jinadu, 52, was walking his son to Downtown School at 21st and M streets on May 31, 2005 when the accident took place, causing him to be hospitalized for two days for broken ribs and cuts and scr... - North Carolina, USA Medicaid Billing System Contract Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-28-07) In a legal battle between the state of North Carolina and Texas-based Affiliated Computer Services, which stemmed from a breach of contract by the state, a settlement was reached wherein, the state agreed to pay $10.5 million to Affiliated Computer Services, ending further claims. Affiliated Computer Services won a five-year, $171... - Mansfield, LA Canine Officer Wrongful Termination Settlement
Mansfield, LA: (Mar-26-07) A lawsuit was filed by Carlos January accusing Mayor Curtis McCoy of a civil rights violation and invasion of privacy as well as wrongful termination within days of demanding back wages related to his care and training of the department's canine officer. January was suspended in early January 2006 in connection with his handling... - United States Fidelity & Guaranty Storm Drain Project Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-26-07) The State of Connecticut Attorney General's office pressed charges against United States Fidelity & Guaranty, a division of St. Paul Travelers, in relation to the a defective storm drain project. United States Fidelity & Guaranty provided the performance bond of L.G. DeFelice, which, the state alleged, installed defective storm dr... - Rare Breeds Inc. Pet Pedigree Fraud Civil Penalty
Albany, NY: (Mar-26-07) The New Jersey state Attorney General's office filed charges against a Queens pet broker, Rare Breeds Inc., following complaints from consumers who said that the pedigrees provided with the puppies they had purchased contained material misrepresentations. Investigations revealed that some of the puppies sold by Rare Breeds had been... - Piedmont Medical Center Medical Malpractice Settlement
Rock Hill, SC: (Mar-26-07) Herbert Cogan, a 73-year-old man, died after receiving the wrong drug during cardiac surgery at Piedmont Medical Center, a Rock Hill hospital. In a settlement reached with his widow Martha Cogan, Piedmont Medical Center agreed to pay $2 million in the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit. [ WIS TV NEWS: MED MAL DEATH ] ... - Federal Insurance Co. Quaker Chemical Asbestos Claims Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-26-07) Quaker Chemical Corp.'s Quaker's SB Decking Inc. subsidiary filed suit against Federal Insurance Co. over whether Federal was liable to cover certain asbestos claims brought against SB Decking. In a settlement reached, Federal Insurance Co. agreed to pay $20 million to settle the asbestos insurance issue. The amount will be paid in... - Battle of Device Maker Shelhigh and FDA Rages On - Part II
Jun-2-07 Newark, NJ: In response to references about warning letters dating back 7 years in the FDA's complaint filed in New Jersey US District Court to initiate the seizure of all products made by device maker Shelhigh , on its web site, the company claims the old letters don't count. "Past warning letters," it notes, "do not apply to the recent seizure action... - US Nursing Corp. Temp Nurses Regulation Fine
Trenton, NJ: (Mar-24-07) The New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs filed charges against US Nursing Corp. of Greenwood Village, CO alleging that the temporary nursing firm skipped required background checks on many nurses, among other violations. The company supplied nurses to replace union nurses on strike last year at Englewood Hospital and Medical Cen... - Traverse City, MI Subdivision Construction Zoning Settlement
Traverse City, MI: (Mar-23-07) Traverse City commissioners agreed to pay Incochee Woods subdivision developers Robert Brick and Ted Lockwood $50,000 and allow access to the site through a gated entrance at Ramsdell Road, ending three separate pending lawsuits over disputed road access to the residential development in Garfield Township. The city also agree... - PPL Montana et al. Power Plant Pollution Settlement
Billings, MT: (Mar-24-07) A lawsuit was filed by the Environmental Protection Agency against the Colstrip power plant owners, PPL Montana, NorthWestern Energy, Puget Sound Energy Inc., Portland General Electric Co., Avista Corp. and PacifiCorp. The lawsuit accused the companies of violating a condition in their 1979 permit to install pollution-control equi... - Disability or Medical Condition Discrimiation Lawyer
The Rubin Law Corporation has recently filed a case against a national retailer in which our client was a store manager in Los Angeles diagnosed with cancer. She approached her retail chain employer with a request for accommodation of her condition by way of reduced work hours that included a doctor note with reduced hour work restrictions. Instead of...