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Staten Island, NY: A New Dorp woman and her daughter heading to visit a sick relative were blocks away from Brooklyn hospital when they were badly injured in a car accident on June 14, 2001. Lisa Yeager, 44, suffered severe back and hip injuries, requiring surgery, while her daughter, Chelsea Yeager, then 12, suffered a lacerated spleen and severe concu... - Target Corp. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-based Target Corp. agreed to pay $775,000 to a group of black store workers in Pennsylvania to settle a racial discrimination and retaliation case. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit in September 2005 on behalf of former employee Michael Hill and 13 other black employees of a Springfield,... - 20,000+ Segway Personal Transporters Recalled for Fall Hazard. Ask a lawyer.
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission in cooperation with Segway Inc. has recalled 23,500 Segway Personal Transporters due to fall hazard. The personal transporter can unexpectedly apply reverse torque to the wheels, which can cause a rider to fall. This can occur when the device is tilted back by the Speed Limiter and the rider comes off and... - Anita Minervino and Peter Forbes Pirated Music Settlement
Myrtle Beach, SC: In a lawsuit coordinated by the Recording Industry Association of America, record companies Arista, Sony BMG, and Warner Bros alleged copyright violations and detailed songs by artists that had been illegally downloaded over the internet. In the case of Anita Minervino, the lawsuit alleged copyright violations and detailed songs by art... - Corpus Christy County, TX Construction Contract Settlement
Austin, TX: Corpus Christy county, TX, settled a lawsuit brought by Fulton Coastcon Construction that accused county officials of violating state law by not reading bid prices aloud in public before awarding a contract to Zachry Construction. The contract was for the Heritage Center arena, the $25 million second phase of the Richard M. Borchard Regional... - Five Star Janitorial Supply Guardsman Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: The Justice Department reached a settlement on behalf of a National Guardsman whose employment was alleged to have been unlawfully terminated in violation of the Uniform Service members Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). The settlement resolves allegations that Five Star Janitorial Supply of Leesville, LA, violated the fede... - Rev. Martha Ann Englert Settlement
Madison, WI: In April 2005, a rare presentment brought against Rev. Martha Ann Englert by the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee accused her of conduct unbecoming a member of the clergy. The complaint set off nine months of canonic law proceedings that disrupted relationships within the historic congregation. The final hearing before an Ecclesiastical Trial... - Pierz Fire Department Firefighter Application Discrimination Settlement
Pierz, MN: A lawsuit filed in federal district court in May 2006 concerning Jill Poepping's bid to be the city's first female firefighter. In 2003, Poepping was the first woman to apply to be a firefighter with the part-time department. Poepping said her application was rejected in 2003 and again in 2005 and she alleged that her gender was the reason be... - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Employee Overtime and Back Wages Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay more than $33 million in back wages to thousands of employees after turning itself in to the Labor Department for paying too little in overtime over the past five years, according to an agreement announced by the US Labor Department. The company said it would not seek to recover any overpayments, which were... - Korrect Optical False Claims Settlement
New York, NY: Korrect Optical, based in Louisville, KY, manufactures and provides eyewear to veterans and other government entities under various federal and state contracts in New York State and Western New York. The defendant was charged with submitting false claims to the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) through ophthalmic prescriptions for eyewear... - Dr. Perry Hearn and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. False Insurance Claims Settlement
Boston, MA: Norwell physician, Perry Hearn, and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. (APS), based in Wareham, MA have agreed to pay $150,000 and $100,000 to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs for office and nursing home visits performed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants without any p... - United National Insurance Co. and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. Upper Merion Insurance Coverage Settlement
Upper Merion, PA: The Board of Supervisors agreed to accept a $55,000 settlement from the two insurance companies for a federal lawsuit involving DNA testing. United National Insurance Co. of Bala Cynwyd and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. of Whitpain had refused to pay $600,000 to the township for a $1.6 million settlement of a 20... - Northwest Airlines Overdue Pilot Pension Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. (PBGC) noted that Northwest Airlines has agreed to pay $14 million to settle overdue insurance premiums for its pilot retirement plan. Northwest and other employers pay the premiums to the government agency, which guarantees pensions. In exchange for the payment, the PBGC agreed to release Northwest fr... - US Veterans Administration Healthcare System Waste Violations Penalty
Boston, MA: In a settlement with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Veterans Administration Healthcare System has committed to implement a comprehensive hazardous waste and chemicals management inventory system at all Veterans Administration facilities in New England. The Veterans Administration is developing the system to settle a 2005 EPA e... - Millennium Bank Employee Whistleblower Settlement
Reston, VA: On July 14, 2006, a lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria, VA by a former management employee of Millennium Capital, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Millennium Bankshares Corporation. The lawsuit claimed Millennium Capital, Millennium Bank, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Anita Shull, Execu... - Oakland Police Department Police Misconduct Settlement
San Francisco, CA: In the lawsuit against Oakland police, 119 Oakland citizens alleged that four officers known as the "Riders'' beat them, made false arrests and planted evidence on them in 2000. The settlement included payments of $10.5 million to the plaintiffs and their attorneys. A federal judge noted he perceived some "foot-dragging and diversions... - Sony BMG Music Entertainment Privacy Infringement Reimbursement
The Federal Trade Commission charged the music giant Sony BMG Music Entertainment with violating federal laws after it sold CDs without telling consumers that they contained software limiting the devices on which the music could be played, restricted the copies that could be made, and contained technology that monitored their listening habits. The law... - D&S Builders Inc. Driver Accident Settlement
Adrian, MI: A lawsuit was filed in 2006 against Theodore Samuel Deboer claiming the 48-year-old Three Rivers man had ran a red traffic light in his pickup. His vehicle struck the side of Wavie Reeves' automobile as it started across the intersection, killing him instantly. Reeves' family filed a civil lawsuit against Deboer's employer. It claimed D&S Bu... - GE Capital Bank PPI Fraud Settlement
The Financial Services Authority clamped down on GE Capital Bank for rogue sales of payment protection insurance (PPI) policies. The bank also failed to have adequate systems and controls for selling insurance. Investigations revealed that insufficient sales training and unsatisfactory customer service were just few of GE Capital Bank's failings. A fine... - Gateway to a Cure Charity Raffle Fraud Settlement
St Louis, LA: St. Louis County Circuit Judge Steven Goldman decreed that St. Louis County-based charity, Gateway to a Cure, must pay more than $3.6 million in restitution and penalties for fraudulent raffles supposedly to help spinal cord injury research. He agreed with Missouri Attorney General's Office that Gateway engaged in unlawful methods, acts, u...