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Edmonds, WA: (Feb-26-07) A settlement was reached ending a three year long negotiation between Foss Maritime Co. and the Suquamish Tribe. The tribe charged Foss with spiritual and cultural damages to its historic saltwater marsh and beach following the 2003 heavy fuel spill at the Chevron Texaco terminal near Edmonds. A Foss-owned barge's tank overflowe... - Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Inter Business Claims Settlement
Lancaster, PA: (Feb-26-07) A settlement reached between Armstrong Holdings, Inc. and its former subsidiary, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. resolves all the companies' inter company claims and tax issues. The settlement agreement stated that AWI would pay AHI $20 million in cash, and give AHI an allowed claim under AWI's confirmed Plan of Reorganizatio... - Arkansas State Police Mistaken Identity Wrongful Death Settlement
Springdale, AR: (Feb-26-07) A lawsuit was filed against the Arkansas State Police following the death of Joseph Erin Hamley, who was shot and killed by a state trooper last year in a case of mistaken identity. State Trooper Larry Norman shot Hamley, assuming that he was a Michigan prison escapee Adam Leadford, who was incidentally sentenced in January 2... - Pembroke, NC Police Pursuit Wrongful Death Settlement
Pembroke, NC: (Feb-26-07) A wrongful death civil lawsuit brought against the town of Pembroke after the death of two young men was settled when the town agreed on an out of court settlement with the family for $200,000. Eighteen year old Christopher Harris died after the car he was riding in crashed as he was being pursed by Pembroke police on December... - America West Airlines Female Employee Harassment Settlement
Los Vegas, NV: (Feb-26-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed suit against America West Airlines alleging several female airline employees were harassed by a male supervisor. The supervisor, not named, allegedly made sexual comments and touched and rubbed female employees at work at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas. Though A... - Canadian National Railway Co. Wage Contract Settlement
Vancouver, BC: (Feb-26-07) A strike organized by the United Transportation Union, representing about 2,800 striking workers, against Canadian National Railway Co. ended finally with a tentative agreement being agreed upon. The strike that began when conductors and yard workers failed to reach agreement on a new contract to replace a three-year one that... - Rogue Valley Medical Center Understaffing Nurses Settlement
Medford, MA: (Feb-23-07) A lawsuit filed by the Oregon Nurses Association against Asante Corp.'s Rogue Valley Medical Center in Medford accused it of low staffing levels and resulting grievances. The suit addressed complaints of low staffing which meant nurses were generally unable to take breaks for meals or trips to the bathroom and a lack of compensa... - Fontana, CA Police Struggle Wrongful Death Settlement
Fontana, CA: (Mar-04-07) The family of Randy Perchez sued the city after he was shot in the collarbone and ribs in February 2004 as he struggled to escape officers who were searching his mother's house. The officer responsible, Officer Richard Guerrero, later testified that he shot Perchez because Perchez had grabbed his flashlight and he feared for his... - Elidel User went through "Living Hell"
May-11-07 Houston, TX The Rev. Johnny Henderson, interviewed in late April for a story by award-winning investigative reporter Jeremy Rogalski, of CBS Houston affiliate station KHOU-TV, describes what followed his Elidel treatment as "a living hell". The television report, which aired April 26, 2007, includes a number of photographs showing in stark detail the... - Los Angeles County, CA Sanitation Settlement
Lancaster, CA: (Feb-27-07) The state of California filed suit against Los Angeles County sanitation district officials in Lancaster and Palmdale questioning as to whether enough progress is being made with orders to keep sewage off Air Force property and to clean up nitrates in groundwater. The settlement reached will see the Los Angeles County sanitati... - Microsoft Corp. MP3 Patent Infringement Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Feb-23-07) Microsoft Corp. was charged by telecommunications equipment maker, Alcatel-Lucent SA, claiming that the software giant had violated two patents related to digital music. Lucent Technologies Inc., which was acquired by Alcatel in 2006, filed 15 patent claims against Gateway Inc. and Dell Inc. for technology developed by Bell Labs... - Pawtucket, RI Stolen Car Chase Personal Injury Settlement
Pawtucket, RI: (Feb-22-07) Carmen Ducharme was severely injured when her van was struck by a city police cruiser in pursuit of a car reported stolen out of Pawtucket on New Years Eve of 2001. She suffered severe internal injuries and was listed in critical condition when taken to Rhode Island Hospital. Due to the risk of extensive potential liability, c... - Brocade Communications Backdated Stock Options Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-23-07) The Securities and Exchange Commission filed suit against Brocade Communications, accusing them of backdating of stock options. Brocade was among the first companies to come under government scrutiny after backdating problems were disclosed. The result of an internal investigation was prompted by the allegations of a fired empl... - Fieldstone Investment Corp. Shareholder Settlement
Columbia, MD: (Feb-22-07) Fieldstone Investment Corp. ended its litigation with former Fieldstone shareholders who accused it of fraudulent business practices relating to the price paid by Fieldstone to redeem their shares following the closing of Fieldstone's Rule 144A equity offering in 2003. The lawsuit ended with Fieldstone agreeing to pay its share... - Ketek Linked to Liver Damage, Approval Process Flawed
May-9-07 Bridgewater, NJ An antibiotic linked to severe liver damage was twice turned down by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) before it was finally approved, and has since undergone several label updates as reports of side effects roll in, and concern mounts. As recently as February 12th of this year, the FDA reduced by two the approved uses for Ketek... - Lilly's Worst Zyprexa Nightmare comes True
May-7-07 Washington, DC: Eli Lilly is not all that worried about personal injury lawsuits related to Zyprexa because the company has enough money to pay the relatively small pay-outs that arise from such actions, according to Attorney Barry Turner, a professor of law and ethics in the UK and a leading authority on consumer fraud litigation involving the pharmac... - Fisher-Price Inc. Defective Product Notification Penalty
San Antonio, TX: (Mar-01-07) Fisher-Price Inc. has agreed to pay a civil penalty of $975,000 for failure to report a defective product. Over 67,000 Little People Animal Sounds Farm were recalled in June 2002 after it was discovered that a nail fastener could come loose from barn's stall doors. The nails could cause choking hazards or other personal injurie... - Denver, CO Delayed Mental Evaluations Settlement
Denver, CO: (Feb-22-07) In a lawsuit between state officials and attorneys representing inmates, a Denver judge issued contempt citations against the state hospital superintendent and the director of the department of human services for failing to provide court-ordered competency evaluations or treatment for inmates. The suit alleged that mentally ill i... - Long Beach Unified School District Teachers Pay Settlement
Long Beach, CA: (Feb-22-07) A lawsuit filed by the Teachers Association of Long Beach (TALB) against the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) accused the school of not compensating teachers for working extra hours on Fridays for four years. TALB filed the grievance in January 2006 on behalf of the teachers and reached an agreement in which TALB se... - Boeing, MPB Corp., and Aircraft Gear Corp. Army Helicopter Personal Injury Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-21-07) A lawsuit was filed against Boeing and the manufacturers of the component parts that allegedly failed causing the occupants of the Apache Longbow, the Army's primary attack helicopter used in Iraq, to suffer major spinal fractures that would affect them for the rest of their lives. Chief Warrant Officer Juan Beltran and Chie...