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San Diego - Marshawn Washington was waiting at San Diego County Jail to transfer to state prison to serve a sentence for selling cocaine. His arms and legs were bound behind his back during a struggle with deputies. Washington complained he couldn't breathe and then stopped moving. He was checked by nurses before being dragged into a padded cell, where... - Monolithic Power Systems Inc. Patent Infringement Settlement
Los Angeles - Micrel Inc. filed a patent infringement and trade secret misappropriation lawsuit against analog power management company Monolithic Power Systems . The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California and was related to semiconductor manufacturing processes and semiconductor design elements. Monolith... - Pediatrix Medical Group, Inc. Settlement
Fort Lauderdale - The US Department of Justice investigated the leading provider of newborn, maternal-fetal and pediatric physician subspecialty services company related to Medicaid and TRICARE fraud for neonatal services provided from January 1996 through December 1999. Pediatrix Medical Group has finalized its previously announced agreement and ha... - Pizza Inn CEO Wrongful Termination Settlement
Dallas - In late 2004, the pizza chain terminated CEO and President Ronnie Parker for violating his employment agreement. Parker filed a lawsuit against Pizza Inn alleging wrongful termination . Pizza Inn has agreed to pay Parker $2.8 million. (Sep-25-06) [ DALLAS BUSINESS JOURNAL: PIZZA INN ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem an... - Gunning & Associates Marketing Inc. and Fleet Liquidators of America Inc. Advertising Settlement
Ohio - Ten states filed charges against the two Ohio corporations alleging deceptive auto sale advertisements misled consumers. Gunning & Associates Marketing and Fleet Liquidators of America allegedly created sales campaigns and advertising that misled consumers about reasons for sales and supposedly low prices. The companies did not admit they vio... - City of Seattle, WA Strip Club Permit Settlement
Seattle - Businessman Bob Davis tried to obtain a permit to open a "gentleman's club" in downtown Seattle. The city denied his request and cited its moratorium on strip clubs, which it had renewed every year since 1988. Recently, a federal judge called Seattle's strip-club moratorium unconstitutional. Davis filed a lawsuit against the City of Seattle... - East Baton Rouge Employee Age Discrimination Settlement
East Baton Rouge - In August 2002, Mayor-President Bobby Simpson fired Human Resources Director Jerald Boykin. Boykin filed a lawsuit against the city parish for wrongful termination and racial discrimination . He claimed he was fired after publicly reporting a pattern of alleged racial and sexual discrimination within the East Baton Rouge Parish gove... - City of Chattanooga, TN Police Beating Settlement
Chattanooga - In 2003, 38-year-old David Draper was arrested for disorderly conduct by City Officer Pedro Bacon. Draper filed a lawsuit against the city claiming Bacon and other officers struck him with batons and fists . A jury awarded Draper a $45,000 settlement. (Sep-20-06) [ CHATTANOOGAN ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and... - Dunham's Sports Shotgun Killing Settlement
Hollidaysburg - In January 2005 Thomas Drass asked his grandparents for a gun, but they refused to purchase one for him. Drass then went to Dunham's Sports and purchased a 12-gauge shotgun and ammunition. Drass went back to his grandparents' home and shot and killed his grandfather , Dwayne Chamberlain. Drass' grandmother and wife of Dwayne Chamberla... - Carilion Medical Center Fatal Medical Malpractice Settlement
Roanoke - On October 5, 2004 Quentin Jones went to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for gastrointestinal surgery. Dr. John Hagy Jr. and Dr. George Min performed the surgery to remove Jones' gallbladder and part of his intestine. As Jones recuperated in the surgical intensive care unit, Hagy went out of town, leaving his patient in residents' care. Jon... - Commissioner Bill Memory Suspended Employee Settlement
Columbus - In July 2005, Department of Social Services Director Marva Scott filed a lawsuit against Commissioner Bill Memory after she was suspended from work for 30 days for reporting the theft of some documents from her office. The Columbus County Board of Commissioners found no evidence that Scott mishandled any funds, destroyed evidence or was i... - City of Seattle, WA Protesters Free Speech Rights Settlement
Seattle - Two protesters filed a lawsuit against the city claiming their free speech rights were violated during the World Trade Organization conference in 1999. The lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union claims police targeted Victor Menotti and Doug Skove because they were talking about policies and displaying signs with content police... - City of Columbus, OH Medics Protocol Wrongful Death Settlement
Columbus - On May 27, 2000 37-year-old Goldie Beck woke up in the middle of the night with chest pains and shortness of breath. Her husband Robert called Columbus paramedics, who ran tests that proved inconclusive. She signed a waiver declining to go to the hospital. Beck died of a heart attack less than an hour after medics left. Robert Beck filed a... - Dr. Leslie King and Dr. Ira Spector Botched Abortion Settlement
Rockville Centre - In 1999, pregnant Karen Sheppard suffered from uterine fibroids; her doctors believed this condition would not allow her to carry the fetus to term. Dr. Leslie King advised Sheppard to terminate the pregnancy and referred her to a second doctor, Ira Spector. King administered a non-surgical abortion with the drug methotrexate wh... - Doral Financial Corp. Restatement Settlement
New York - The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the financial services company regarding its restatement of its financial results for the years 2000 to 2004. Doral Financial was forced to restate results after an internal investigation found it did not property account for some of its mortgage loan portfolio. Doral completed re... - Fourwinds Equestrian Centre Horse Kick Brain Damage Settlement
Spalding - In April 1996, at the age of 13, Katie Witcombe was helping out at Fourwinds Equestrian Centre where her pony was kept. Katie was in a field trying to catch her pony when a group of horses galloped towards her; one of the horses suddenly lashed out and kicked Katie in the head. She suffered severe injuries and brain damage in the incident... - Denny and Audra Snyder Lost Dog Settlement
Topeka - Janis Fonceca left her prize winning golden retriever Jag with the dog handlers in May 2005. As Denny and Audra Snyder were exercising Jag at Lake Shawnee, he ran away. Fonceca filed a lawsuit against the Snyders claiming her dog died due to their negligence. The Snyders agreed to pay Fonceca $10,000 because they felt bad about losing the d... - City of O'Fallon, MO Police Chief Wrongful Termination Settlement
O'Fallon - In August 2005, Police Chief Steve Talbott was fired. He later sued the city of O'Fallon , Mayor Donna Morrow and then Aldermen Terry Busken, Randy Hudson, Jimmy Mitchell, Lyn Schipper and Bob Patek, claiming he was fired for political reasons and defamed . Talbott has agreed to a $250,000 settlement and dropped his lawsuit against the city... - Marin County, CA Hobble Restraint Death Settlement
Marin County - Forty-seven-year old Cary Grime was put in a "hobble" or "hog-tie", a restraining device that shackles handcuffs to ankle restraints behind the back. Grime became unconscious while in the Marin County jail; he was eventually taken to the hospital where he died two days later. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the county... - US Government Boarding School Detention Cell Death Settlement
Salem - On December 6, 2003 Cindy Lou Brightstar Sohappy-Gilbert died from acute alcohol poisoning while being held in a school detention cell in northeast Salem, OR. Cindy's blood-alcohol level registered 0.192, or twice the legal limit in Oregon. She told staff that she had been drinking tequila; she then was taken to a holding facility and placed b...