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American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the school district after banning all non-curricular clubs as a way to keep out a gay straight alliance. The lawsuit claimed school officials violated the high school students' rights under the federal Equal Access Act, which requires schools to provide equal treatment to all non-curricular... - Peter Pan Bus Lines Trust Clean Water Act Violation Penalty
Springfield, MA: The federal government filed charges against the bus company for allegedly violating the Clean Water Act and federal oil spill prevention rules. Peter Pan Bus Lines Trust owns Arrow Line, Bonanza, and Peter Pan bus companies. Peter Pan has agreed to pay $237,000 in penalties to the Environmental Protection Agency and put new filters on... - US Xpress Construction Zone Wrongful Deaths Settlement
On July 1, 2003, Reverend Bradford Brault his 20-year-old daughter Melanie Brault were stopped in a work zone on Interstate 80 while on their way to a White Sox game in Chicago. A tractor trailer driven by Len Nord came up from behind and struck the Brault's car. Nord's rig rode over the top of the car and crushed it; Bradford and Melanie were killed. B... - Hewlett-Packard and Bruce Dahlgren Lexmark Executive Breach of Contract Settlement
Lexington, KY: Lexmark International, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the computer company and former Lexmark executive regarding Hewlett-Packard's employment of Bruce Dahlgren despite non-compete restrictions in Dahlgren's employment agreement with Lexmark. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Lexmark will receive $525,000. Under the terms of Dahl... - Lawsuits Filed Against Elidel
Mar-11-07 Essex, NJ Two lawsuits have been filed against Elidel and Protopic in the Superior Court of New Jersey, law division: Atlantic County. Plaintiffs [ Alan and Dayna Thomson ] filed a wrongful death suit December 19th, 2006 after their daughter Haley died as a direct result of Elidel. [ Ashley McDonald ] filed January 31st, 20007 after she was diagnosed with... - New Castle County, DE Workplace Retaliation Settlement
Sisters Lynda Maloney and Maria Rendina worked as assistants to Tom Gordon, but also helped gather evidence in the federal investigation against the former County Executive. The sisters filed a lawsuit against the county claiming Gordon and his top aide, Sherry Freebery, transferred them to menial jobs at the Bear library as punishment for participating... - Kentucky Wrongful Rape Conviction Settlement
Louisville, KY: In 1993, William Thomas Gregory was convicted of rape and two counts of attempted rape. He was sentenced to 70 years in prison after a hair comparison linked him to hair found in a stocking worn by the attacker. In 2000, DNA testing proved the hair was not his and Gregory was freed from prison. Gregory filed a lawsuit against the state... - Sherwin-Williams Co. and PPG Industries Inc. Auto Refinishing Paint Antitrust Class Action Settlement
A class action lawsuit was filed against the companies for allegedly inflating prices for auto refinishing paint. Six auto centers in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, New York and Illinois sued Sherwin-Williams and PPG on behalf of consumers who bought auto refinish paint between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 2000. The class action was filed in the US Dist... - Jackson Hewitt, Inc. Low Income RAL Settlement
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed charges against the tax preparation firm for allegedly violating state and federal laws in marketing high cost refund anticipation loans (RALs) to low income customers. The lawsuit claimed Jackson Hewitt violated laws and rules that regulate debt collection practices, and prohibit unfair business practices,... - Philadelphia, PA Airport False Arrest Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: In 2003, Janet Lee was a freshman at Bryn Mawr College when she took a flight home to Los Angeles. Airport screeners detected three condoms filled with white powder in Lee's carry on bag. She was jailed for three weeks on drug charges. The condoms were actually filed with flour and used to squeeze to deal with exam stress. Lee thought... - Indigo Creek Holdings, Inc. Stock Certificates Settlement
Retired hotel owner Mike Modi purchased 20 shares of stock for $1 million from the developer that was to be used as capital to enable it to immediately begin selling life insurance policies in the worker's compensation area. Modi was told the company could immediately generate over $20 million in insurance policy premiums through underwriting business w... - North Sewickley and Franklin, PA Rap Lyrics Civil Rights Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: High school student Anthony Latour was arrested on charges of harassment and making "terrorist threats" through his rap lyrics, which were posted on his personal Web site from his own home. The fourteen year old was taken out of his middle school in handcuffs; Riverside Beaver County School District later expelled Latour. A Chief Judge o... - Maple Leaf Dairy Inc. Manure Spills Settlement
Manitowoc, WI: The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed charges against the dairy farm for allegedly violating its wastewater management permit and causing manure spills into Fischer Creek, a Lake Michigan tributary. The state claimed the Maple Leaf manure spills depleted game fish, degraded water quality, and destroyed habitat; at least 2,000 fish wer... - Virginia Pilot Association Guiding Fee Overcharge Settlement
Carnival Corp. and the association had a disagreement of how to properly calculate the volumes of the "Fun Ships" sailed over the past decade. The Pilot Association uses those volumes, based on the ships' length, width and height, to assess fees for its services. Carnival filed a lawsuit in US District Court in Norfolk and claimed the Virginia Pilot Ass... - MetLife Inc. Bid Rigging and Price Fixing Settlement
New York, NY: New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed charges against the nation's largest group life insurer after allegedly making payments to brokers to steer clients its way. A multiyear investigation revealed MetLife was engaged in bid rigging and price fixing. Spitzer argued contingent commissions paid to brokers and agents to steer busine... - J&J's Charite Spinal Disc Bonanza Short Lived
Mar-10-07 Newport, RI The Charite artificial spinal disc was FDA approved in October 2004, as an alternative to spinal fusion surgery. But in reality, experts say, the superiority of the two procedures is limited to the cost. Charite disc replacement can run as high as $50,000, while spinal fusion surgery costs less than half that at roughly $23,000. The Charit... - Makers of Zyprexa Risperdal and Seroquel Under Fire
Mar-9-07 Washington, DC: Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca, are all named defendants in a new lawsuit filed by the state of Pennsylvania on February 26, 2007, to recover money paid through public health care programs to purchase Zyprexa , Risperdal, and Seroquel, and the costs of medical care for the people injured by these drugs. Pennsylvania... - Class action suit filed against Johnson & Johnson's Panacryl Sutures
Mar-2-07 A class action case has been filed against Johnson & Johnson alleging their Panacryl Sutures caused infection and repeat surgeries. On January 22, 2002, plaintiff Perlene Herring was admitted into hospital for an exploratory laparotomy, a total abdominal hysterectomy and a bilateral salpingo-cophorectomy. Dr. Powell performed the surgery using Pan... - Behind the Scenes Snake Oil Salesmen
Mar-7-07 Washington, DC: While the pharmaceutical industry's corrupt practice of peddling ineffective drugs and concealing dangerous side effects has come under scrutiny in recent years, critics say the contributions of the research scientists, academics, medical journals, and the FDA deserve far more credit for their part in the industry's overall marketing scheme... - Whirlpool Side-by-Side Refrigerators
Mar-7-07 Little Rock, AR A class action lawsuit has been filed against Whirlpool Corporation: Paula Rush et al, filed in the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas, Case No. 07-2066 claiming that Whirlpool knew, or should have known, that the side-by-side refrigerators were defective in design, were not fit for their ordinary or intended...