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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King Inflated Rent Settlement
Portsmouth, NH: (Mar-08-07) The US government filed a lawsuit stemming from allegations by a whistleblower that the doctors, Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King received inflated rent payments from HealthSouth, which operated a sports medicine facility in return for patient referrals. Eberhart and Holzaepfel are both partners in the Seaco... - Platinum Diversified Mining, Inc. Merger Agreement Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Mar-08-07) A settlement was reached between Nord Resources Corporation and Platinum Diversified Mining (PDM) regarding lawsuits arising from the failure of a merger to close. The merger agreement contemplated the acquisition of Nord by PDM in an all-cash merger transaction which did not take place jeopardizing Nord's reputation. The settlement... - Los Angeles, CA Police Misconduct Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-09-07) A police misconduct suit regarding Juan Catalan, who spent nearly five months in jail before footage from the HBO comedy "Curb Your Enthusiasm" cemented his alibi, was settled with the Los Angeles City Council agreeing to pay him $320,000. Catalan, 28, was arrested for the May 2003 slaying of Martha Puebla, 16, outside her Sun... - Carol Traina and Bari Wiggins MBC Investors Fraud Settlement
Miami, FL: (Mar-07-07) Carol Traina and Bari Wiggins entered guilty pleas before a United States District Judge in Miami, after the FBI ended their investigation of the viatical and life settlement company that showed conspiracy and securities fraud. According to the information, Mutual Benefits Corp. (MBC) sold investment interests in viatical and life se... - Tekelec Service Interruption Settlement
Morrisville, NC: (Mar-07-07) Bouygues Telecom filed a lawsuit against Tekelec, a leading developer of high-performance network applications for next-generation fixed mobile and packet networks, arising from a 2004 service interruption that occurred in Bouygues' network. A settlement reached will include Tekelec providing $5 million in credits to Bouygues,... - BP Plc OSHA Violations Fine
New York, NY: (Mar-07-07) BP came under a federal regulation probe after violating norms at its Toledo and Midwestern refineries. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had inspected the refinery in the wake of the March 2005 blast at BP's Texas City, TX, refinery which killed 15 people and injured 170 others. On April 24, 2006, OSHA i... - Alfa Vision Insurance Co. and Martha Miller Intoxicated Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Columbia, OH: (Mar-06-07) Clay Greenplate was killed in a car accident after a head on collision with Martha Miller. Miller's tests confirmed that her blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit when her sport utility vehicle crossed into the path of Greenplate's vehicle. Miller was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary mansl... - Benzene linked to Soft Drinks
May-10-07 Chicago, IL "My wife died from myelodysplastic syndrome, that could only have been caused by exposure to benzene ," says Dr. Todd Molis, "and the only way she had prolonged exposure to benzene was from drinking so much cola." In 2004 Judy Molis was diagnosed with myelodysplastic syndrome, (MDS, formerly known as "preleukemia") which affects the blast... - Bruce Headley Inflated Horse Prices Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Mar-09-07) A fraud lawsuit was filed by Stonestreet Stables owner Jess Jackson against trainer Bruce Headley in San Diego County Superior Court. The lawsuit reached a settlement when Headley agreed to pay Jackson $900,000 to resolve claims. The suit also included Narvick International President Emmanuel de Seroux and bloodstock agents Brad... - Scott Sword and Catherine Doyle Pit Bulls Attack Personal Injury Settlement
Cary, NC: (Mar-09-07) Eleven-year-old Nicholas Foley spent 40 days in a hospital after he suffered near fatal and life-changing injuries after being mauled by three pit bulls in 2005. A lawsuit filed against dog owners Scott Sword and Catherine Doyle in McHenry County court reached settlement with Sword and Doyle agreeing to pay the boy $100,000. The amount... - Ready Mixed Concrete Freak Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Portland, OR: (Mar-07-07) Edward Heath was killed in May 2006 after being crushed between his Waste Industries truck. Heath was picking up trash when a fully loaded concrete truck hit his truck, pinning him between the two. His family sued Ready Mixed Concrete and the driver, Thomas Hayes, citing negligence. Heath's children were awarded a $3.6 million set... - Boy Scouts of America Wildfire Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Mar-07-07) The state of Utah filed a lawsuit against the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America over a wildfire that burned 14,200 acres of land near a campsite. The state alleged in its lawsuit that the wildfire started at a campsite where 17 Scouts, ages 12 to 14, were working on a wilderness-survival badge in the Uinta Mountains... - US Department of Energy Nuclear Fuel Storage Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-06-07) In a litigation started by Duke Energy Carolinas against the US Department of Energy (DOE), the US Department of Justice reached a settlement ending the fuel dispute. The utility entered into a contract with the DOE in 1983 that provided for federal removal of used fuel from Duke's nuclear reactor sites beginning in 1998. Duke al... - Rambus Inc. Backdated Stock Options Settlement
Los Altos, CA: (Mar-06-07) Rambus Inc., a high-speed computer memory chips designer, was booked by the Federal Trade Commission claiming that the company violated antitrust law when it failed to disclose its patents while attending meetings to establish industry standards. Rambus is also one of more than 120 high-tech firms being investigated by the Securiti... - InterMune Inc. Actimmune Off-Label Promotion Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-06-07) Patients with potentially fatal, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis have been using a drug manufactured by InterMune Inc. The drug, Actimmune, was not approved for the disease, but had been promoted for that use by InterMune Inc. The federal government booked InterMune Inc. over allegations of promoting off-label use of Actimmune. The... - San Francisco, CA Police Promotion Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-05-07) Eleven San Francisco police officers filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Police Department passed over them while considering promotions, favoring less-qualified black candidates. The officers agreed to an out of court settlement of $1.6 million. Three officers who were part of the original suit have since been promoted... - Construction Companies Workers Compensation Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-05-07) A construction worker who suffered a fall while on the job on elevated train tracks on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in New York City, suffered several injuries including cervical and spinal cord damage, which necessitated two surgeries. The Queens resident was bedridden for several months as a result. Attorneys filed a case on b... - New Mexico Highlands University Professor Discrimination Settlement
Las Vegas, MN: (Mar-05-07) David Wiedenfeld, a former assistant professor of chemistry, filed suit against New Mexico Highlands University alleging that he was one of four Anglo employees who were denied tenure in 2005.The suit was filed in federal court and claimed that the tenure denial was because he was not Hispanic. New Mexico Highlands University has... - Marriott denying employee bonuses
California employees of Marriott Hotels and other Marriott-owned hotels including Courtyard by Marriott, Reniassance Hotels and Resorts, Residence Inn and Ritz Carlton Hotels are alleging that Marriott promotes bonuses related to quality or quantity of work, but if the employee quits before the end of the year, Marriott refuses to pay these annual bonuses... - Harassment: A Form of Discrimination
May-14-07 Harassment is a form of discrimination. It is defined as any form of unsolicited, deliberately offensive behavior that has been requested to be stopped. This behavior can be physically violent or psychologically damaging. If someone says or does something to make you feel uncomfortable, or if you are put at risk in any way, that constitutes harassment. Ev...