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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Chase Bank, Chase Home Finance, and Trilegiant Corp. Misleading Membership Program Settlement
Harrisburg, PA: Attorney General Tom Corbett filed charges against the two companies for allegedly tricking people in 17 states into paying for membership programs that claimed to offer discounts on automotive service, home repair and other services. Chase Bank, its subsidiary Chase Home Finance, and Trilegiant allegedly offered free trial memberships t... - Wells County, IN Inmate Bacterial Infection Wrongful Death Settlement
In May 2003, Ryan Heyerly was sentenced to serve two years for a Class D felony at the Wells County Jail. In the middle of June 2003, Heyerly was suffering from chest pains, fever, sweating, discoloration and swollen glands. He told confinement officers he was feeling ill and submitted a request to see a nurse. He was taken to see the public health nurs... - Circuit City Stores Inc. and Martinair Inc. Corporate Jet Crash Settlement
Roanoke, VA: In February 2005, eight people were aboard the electronics company corporate jet when it crashed and killed all those aboard. The plane was en route from Richmond to Santa Ana; it was battling icy conditions on approach to the Pueblo airport where it was stopping to refuel. Kyle Jeffrey Harmon, a 26-year-old assistant buyer for Circuit City... - Brown & Brown Inc. Contingent Commissions Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: Florida Attorney General Charlie Crist, Florida Chief Financial Officer Tom Gallagher, and Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty filed charges against the brokerage firm for allegedly accepting undisclosed contingent commissions. Brown & Brown has agreed to adhere to stricter compensation disclosure requirements and fully disclos... - Trans Bay Steel Corp. Human Trafficking Settlement
In 2002, four dozen immigrant Thai welders were brought to California to work for the Napa firm on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Instead, the workers found themselves trapped in near slavery and working in restaurants for pay well below minimum wage. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges against Trans Bay Steel for alleged... - John Wirta DWI Hit and Run Accident Settlement
Talk to a local DUI attorney right away! New York - On October 22, 2004 Angel Reyes, 12, and his friend Vasean Alleyne, 11, tried to cross a street in Queens, NY. John Wirta's van struck Angel and Vasean; Vasean died and Angel suffered brain damage. Wirta was intoxicated at the time of the hit and run accident, but was only charged with misdemea... - Hamilton County, TN Patrol Car Wrongful Death Settlement
Lakesite, TN: In April 2002, Glen Ellis Smith was arrested and handcuffed after reportedly making harassing phone calls. Smith was placed in the back seat of the patrol car, but while Officer Marty Dunn was outside of the car, Smith was able to get into the front seat and step on the gas. Dunn fired his gun as the car lurched toward him. Smith was shot... - Oakland, CA Police Officer Groping Settlement
Two Asian women filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city alleging gender and racial harassment after a police officer pulled them over and groped them. On two separate occasions the women claim Richard Valerga pulled them over for no reason, touched them inappropriately, and asked them personal questions. Valerga pleaded no contest to two... - Chris Evert Andy Mill Divorce Settlement
Skiing hall of famer Andy Mill and the tennis star filed for divorce after 18 years of marriage citing irreconcilable differences. Chris Evert signed a settlement agreeing to pay $7 million in cash and securities to her ex-husband. Evert will be primary caretaker of the couple's three sons, ages 15, 12 and 10 and will keep the couple's $2.8 million ho... - Jacksonville, FL Auto Accident Settlement
Jacksonville, FL: On May 18, 1995, Lucy Ballard's car crossed the I-95 northbound lane into the southbound lane and struck two tractor trailers. Ballard's car spun around; she was thrown out of her vehicle and landed face down in the middle of I-95. Ballard was rushed to University Hospital were she was in a coma for weeks. The mother of two was left pa... - Sacred Heart Hospital Tonsillectomy Medical Malpractice Settlement
In August 2005, 8-year-old Jahmir Bates was taken to Sacred Heart Hospital for an elective and routine tonsillectomy. During the operation, Jahmir experienced respiratory failure and suffered a catastrophic brain injury; he was left blind, mute and unable to walk or eat. His family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Allentown hospital and s... - Norfolk, VA Police Excessive Force Settlement
Norfolk, VA: In 2003, Thomas James Frazier was arrested for selling heroin to an undercover police officer. During his arrest, Frazier claimed that while handcuffed an officer struck him in the face. His eye was injured and it had to be surgically removed. Frazier filed an excessive force lawsuit against the city and claimed the department failed to inv... - Markland Manufacturing Inc. Unlawful Waste Disposal Settlement
Santa Ana, CA: California State District Attorney Steve Yonemura filed criminal charges against the motorcycle parts firm for unlawfully disposing hazardous waste. Markland Manufacturing allegedly violated state Health and Safety Codes and the Water Code. Between February and April 2004, Markland Manufacturing dumped untreated hazardous waste from the c... - Kellogg, Brown and Root United States Army Over Billing Settlement
Washington, DC: The United States filed charges against the company alleging procurement irregularities and overcharging to the Army. Kellogg, Brown and Root had a contract for logistical support of military operations in the Balkans during 1999 and 2000. The lawsuit claimed the company violated the False Claims Act concerning various purchase orders aw... - Australia Immigration Wrongful Deportation Settlement
In 2001, Vivian Alvarez Solon was unlawfully removed to the Philippines after an immigration officer wrongly presumed she was a sex slave and an illegal immigrant. A social worker discovered her on the streets, physically injured and apparently destitute. Solon told immigration officers she was an Australian citizen and that she wanted to stay in the co... - Archdiocese of Los Angeles Priest Abuse Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Forty-five lawsuits were filed against the nation's largest Roman Catholic archdiocese alleging abuse. The cases involved 22 priests and allegations from two periods when the archdiocese had limited or no insurance against sexual abuse claims. The Archdiocese of Los Angeles will pay $60 million to settle the 45 abuse lawsuits. As many a... - Secure Computer Anti-Spyware Settlement
Seattle, WA: Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly deceiving consumers into buying its anti-spyware software, called Spyware Cleaner. The lawsuit was filed in Seattle District Court and claimed Secure Computer violated the state's anti-spyware act by misrepresenting security problems to get consu... - Standish-Sterling Community Schools Former Principal Contract Violations Settlement
Standish, ME: High school principal, Dennis Haut filed a lawsuit against Standish-Sterling Community Schools after administrators demoted him. The former principal claimed the district violated his contract and denied him due process. An Arenac County jury voted to award Haut $103,000 and then the district agreed to pay Haut a $130,000 final settlement... - California State Department of Social Services Adoptive Parents Funding Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: For over a decade, Donna and James Durando cared for six severely disabled adopted children. The Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Service made an administrative ruling that denied retroactive benefits for the services the couple provided. The Durando's filed a lawsuit against the California State Department of Social... - PSEG Fossil Clean Air Act Violations Civil Penalty
Washington, DC: The US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against PSEG Fossil for allegedly violating the Clean Air Act. PSEG allegedly failed to comply with a 2002 consent decree requiring installation of pollution controls at its coal fired power plants in Jersey City and Hamilton, NJ. PSEG has been ordered to pay a civil penalty of $6 mill...