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In 2001, teachers and students from the new Chavez Elementary School filed a lawsuit against the building company for allegedly allowing mold to grow during construction. Plaintiffs reported suffering from asthma and other respiratory problems. After health conditions showed up, the school was closed, torn open, cleaned and reconstructed to rid classroo... - New Haven Correctional Center Illegal Strip Search Settlement
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of 1,600 people arrested on minor charges who were allegedly illegally strip searched at the New Haven Correctional Center. From January 1998 through January 2001 a jail policy allowed full strip searches on everyone brought into the facility, regardless of the charges against them. During that same period, the state of Con... - Ciminelli Services Corp. and RBS Excavating Laborer Wrongful Death Settlement
Kevin Campbell Auchter was a culinary student who worked as a demolition laborer for Ciminelli. On February 24, 2000 at the age of 22, Kevin was killed during the demolition of two silos at the Monterey Coal Co. in Albers. He was preparing a silo for implosion when a huge chunk of concrete jarred loose from within the silo and hit him. Kevin's father, T... - City of Wilkes-Barre Political Demotion Settlement
In December 2004, city fire Chief James Delaney Jr. brought forward a suit alleging that his demotion to captain earlier that year was politically motivated. Delaney claimed that his demotion was a direct result of his support for the former mayor of Wilkes-Barre, Tom McGroarty, who was defeated by Tom Leighton in the 2003 Democratic primary election. D... - San Francisco International Airport Immigrant Misconduct Settlement
San Francisco's federal court awarded Tsungai Tungwarara a $45,000 settlement of her lawsuit that alleged abuse and misconduct by airport immigration officials. At the age of 18, Tungwarara arrived in San Francisco from her native country of Zimbabwe to visit her mother. However, suspecting she had intentions of remaining in the U.S. illegally, im... - Dydo Auto Sales Fraud Settlement
The Vermont attorney general's office has settled its case against Dydo Auto Sales and owner William J. Dydo Jr., who is alleged to have engaged in fraudulent activity contrary to the Vermont Consumer Fraud Act. Dydo will pay $90,000 in restitution and fines and will be prohibited from working in the auto sales or financing industry in Vermont for at le... - Delaware County Pregnancy Gender Discrimination Settlement
Marissa Hurst, a female deputy for Delaware County, who began a gender discrimination suit with the Ohio Civil Rights Commission, has been awarded $150, 000 in wrongful dismissal damages. Hurst alleged that Sheriff Al Myers refused her request for light duty during pregnancy and fired her in July 2004, weeks after she gave birth. The settlement calls fo... - City of Venice, CA Jail Suicide Settlement
Venice City Council approved a $370,000 settlement in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by a man whose wife killed herself while in jail in 2003. Elizabeth Stebbins, a mother of two who suffered for years from alcoholism and depression, was found to have committed suicide in her prison cell on December 7, 2003. Her husband, Karl, claims Venice police... - Melrose Place Apartments Tenant Settlement
Former tenants, including 36 children and 26 adults, will receive over $3 million in compensation after suing the owners of Melrose Place apartments, a dilapidated, vermin-infested apartment complex that was often cited by country officials for health and safety violations. Many tenants also complained about fires, cockroaches, mold and broken windows. ... - Pay-Per-Click advertising: E-Rip-Off?
Jun-30-06 Dave Johnson (not his real name) started using Yahoo's Overture about three years ago to advertise his spa equipment company and hopefully, draw traffic to his website. Everything ran smoothly for about six months but Johnson now likens his relationship with Overture as that of a drug addict - constantly needing a fix and paying out ever-increasing costs. ... - Risk of Harm from Motrin, Aleve, Advil - Better Odds in a Crap Shoot
Jun-30-06 Complications from non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or NSAID, have been linked to 103,000 hospitalizations and more than 16,000 deaths per year in the US, according to a study published in the American Journal of Therapeutics. A lack of information, experts say, is the root cause of the lack of concern over the health risks associated with NSAIDs. A... - Vapotherm Humidifier
--> The FDA has announced a recall of Vapotherm's popular 2000i and 2000h Respiratory Gas Humidifiers due to bacteria contaminations that can lead to serious illness or death. Authorities have received numerous reports of Vapotherm humidifiers/ oxygen masks containing bacteria such as Ralstonia. Patients who are exposed to this bacteria can de... - Merck & Co. Vioxx Death Verdict
In April 2001, within one month of taking Vioxx, Leonel Garza had fatal heart attack. The 71-year-old's family filed a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer alleging wrongful death. A South Texas jury has ordered the company to pay $7 million in compensatory damages and $25 million in punitive damages. (Apr-21-06) [ BUSINESS WEEK ] [ FILE A VIOXX COM... - Union Securities Ltd. Improper Trading Settlement
The British Columbia Securities Commission and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada filed charges against the Vancouver based brokerage firm for allegedly failing to properly supervise employees in a number of situations involving improper trading activities. Between 1999 and 2001 four brokers at the firm held accounts for 40 clients who were no... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington Alter Boy Priest Molestation Settlement
Michael Gay of South Burlington filed a civil lawsuit against the church claiming he was molested as a child by a former priest. Gay sued the diocese on claims he was molested while he was an altar boy by former priest Edward Paquette in the 1970s. Bishop Salvatore Matano of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Burlington has agreed to award Gay a $965,000 set... - Edward Jones Mutual Fund Fraud Settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the investment firm for allegedly encouraging clients to purchase certain mutual funds without disclosing that it received compensation from those funds. The case was filed on behalf of customers who purchased shares of mutual funds from seven preferred mutual fund families that were available... - Microsoft Corp. Monopoly Class Action Dismissed
Several class action lawsuits were filed against the computer company for allegedly using a monopoly on PC operating systems to overcharge consumers for their products. The case was filed on behalf of all those who indirectly purchased Windows, Word and other Microsoft software during the 90's. The class alleged Microsoft caused consumers direct injuries... - Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company Bad Faith Settlement
A Judgment, which is ultimately expected to be worth over $6 Million dollars, was entered on Friday, March 17, 2006, in the case of David Jay v. Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company (nka Centre Life Insurance Company)("MCIC"), a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance, in the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Stark County, Ohio (Case No. 2004 cv 00843) ... - Dollar General Corp. Insider Trading and Accounting Fraud Settlement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the company's chief financial officer Brian Burr alleging accounting fraud and insider trading. The lawsuit claimed Burr engaged in insider trading by exercising stock options in the weeks prior to an April 30, 2001 press release from the company announcing accounting irregularities and the... - Qualcomm Inc. and Flarion Technologies Inc. Merger Requirements Settlement
The Department of Justice filed civil antitrust charges against the two companies for allegedly violating pre-merger waiting period requirements. The Antitrust Division claimed Qualcomm obtained operational control in its acquisition in violation of government waiting periods required of merging companies. Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act, companies underg...