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The Hard Rock hotel-casino has paid a $100,000 fine to the Nevada Gaming Commission. The settlement was over a complaint about one of the Hard Rocks racy advertisements. The hotel admitted no wrongdoing, and no new policy was set. (Dec-01-04) [ KESQ NEWS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at... - Gambro Healthcare US physicians referrals Settlement
Gambro Healthcare US agreed to pay the federal government $350 million for fraud. Gambro was accused of paying kickbacks to physicians for referrals to the companies' clinics for renal-dialysis. Gambro set up a fake company to push inflated billings to Medicare. Gambro also gave false billing statements to patients to justify compensation for unneeded tes... - Appalachian School of Law Shooting Rampage Settlement
Grundy, VA: (Jan-03-05) Four lawsuits were filed against the law school for allegedly ignoring repeated warnings that Peter Odighizuwa was a threat before he opened fire in 2002, killing the dean, a professor and a student and wounding three other students. The lawsuits claimed the school should have foreseen the violence. The Appalachian School of Law in... - Foot Locker Inc. sexual discrimination Settlement
A settlement has been reached with Foot Locker Inc. on behalf of Kevin Dunbar and an advocacy group for gays and lesbians. The former employee claimed he was harassed by supervisors and co-workers and has received an undisclosed monetary settlement. Foot Locker Inc. is also to train all workers about harassment issues and support services. (Dec-16-04) ... - Google GEICO trademark Settlement
The online search engine claims victory in a trademark infringement case with GEICO Insurance. The Virginia State federal judge ruled that when the public searched on Google for GEICO, paying rivals could be displayed as well. This is a big win for Google, as it derives most of its revenue from selling ads that are triggered with key words. (Dec-15-04) ... - AK Steel Co. smog Settlement
AK Steel Co. AK Steel Co. has reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency. AK Steel will pay a $300,000 penalty and has agreed to $900,000 worth of projects to reduce smog-producing ozone in Pennsylvania. The company also agreed to spend $66 million to design and install pollution control equipment at a plant north of Cincin... - City Tow and Rickenbacker Group Inc. storage fee Settlement
A towing contractor is refunding more than $340,000 to approximately 72,000 drivers in San Francisco who were charged storage fees after their cars were towed. Pick Your Part Auto Wrecking, also known as City Tow and Rickenbacker Group Inc, reached a settlement with the San Francisco city attorney's office. The agreement was made to relieve people wh... - Knoxville Utilities Board sewage Settlement
The Knoxville Utilities Board reached a $2.3 million settlement with federal and state regulators and environmentalists over the city's overflowing sewer system. K-U-B was sued after a string of severe overflows dating to 2002. Just less than six million gallons of sewage spilled from K-U-B manholes in various Knoxville neighborhoods in February 2003. The... - John Atherton sexual harassement Settlement
Sandra Jsames accused a high ranking career official in the Department of Social and Health Services of sexual harassment. Accusations towards John Atherton, former Economic Services Administration chief, were brought about by three women who worked at agency headquarters. Ms. Jsames initially sought $800,000 but has agreed to settle her lawsuit for only... - Staples, Winchester Settlement
A former Shenandoah University student settled a discrimination lawsuit filed against Staples office supply store in Winchester. A federal court awarded Jesse Williams, 42, $50,000 after determining the Winchester Staples discriminated against him because he is black. Williams claimed Staples would accept out of state checks from white customers but decli... - Settlements and Verdicts: Menorah Gardens.
Notice of the $65 million settlement have been sent out this week to class members. (Jun-03-04) [ SETTLEMENT WEBSITE ] [ EMAIL LAW FIRM ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below to submit your complaint. ... - Whistler Air Services Ltd. plane crash Settlement
A Lincoln man, who said he lost his ability to work because of depression and anxiety after a harrowing plane crash, has been awarded more than $400,000 in damages. The case was brought by Kenneth and Janice Carpenter against Whistler Air Services Ltd. in British Columbia Supreme Court. Mr. Carpenter, 65, said he had hoped for more money in the settl... - US Grant Resources Settlement
Attorney General Charles C. Foti Jr. along with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently announced the arrest of three individuals who were operating a phony grant procurement company out of New Orleans. The three individuals who were arrested, John B. Rodgers, Laurel A. Rodgers and Jason Martin agreed to a settlement of $500,000 with the Attorney Gene... - Phaneesh Murthy, Infosys director sexual harassment Settlement
Former Infosys director Phaneesh Murthy has reached an $800,000 settlement with ex-Infosys employee Jennifer Griffith in the sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against him and Infosys in 2003. Half of the payment was paid up by Phaneesh Murthy and the rest by the company's insurers. Phaneesh Murthy had quit Infosys and was CEO of iGate Global Soluti... - Microsoft antitrust Settlement
The antitrust settlement between Microsoft and the Computer and Communications Industry Association resulted in a $9.75M payment to the CCIA top official. Ed Black, CCIA president, received almost half of the $19.75M payment. Ed Black's payment was approved by the CCIA board, which includes Sun Microsystems, Yahoo and Oracle. The CCIA board agreed the one... - Consolidated Edison electrocution Settlement
Estate of Lane v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York Nearly a year after a woman was electrocuted while walking her dogs on a wet East village street; Consolidated Edison has agreed to pay her family more than $6.25 million and set up a $1 million scholarship fund in her name. The scholarship fund will be at Columbia University, where she was a... - Hutter Construction Corp. roof collapse Settlement
The city of Nashua received $2.5 million to settle the legal dispute with Hutter Construction Corp. over the roof collapse at Pennichuck Middle School. The city sued Hutter Construction Corp. for $3.3 million as compensation for the collapse of a portion of the roof of the school. The suit covered the costs for major repair and redesign of the whole roof... - Rhode Island Building Co. PCB Settlement
A Rhode Island-based construction company has agreed to pay $46,750 to settle charges by the US Environmental Protection Agency of improper handling and disposal of PCBs in soils during a construction project in New Haven, Conn. in December 2003. According to EPA's complaint, the Gilbane Building Co., based in Providence, RI, improperly disposed of s... - Perini Corp. construction Settlement
Perini Corporation (NYSE:PCR) announced that it has entered into a settlement with the US Department of Justice and the US Department of State resolving claims by both Perini and the government relating to construction of the US Embassy building in Caracas, Venezuela. Perini has agreed to pay the government $998,500. Robert Band, President and Chief Opera... - H. Beatty Chadwick divorce Settlement
Once a successful attorney in Philadelphia's Tony Main Line suburbs, H. Beatty Chadwick went to prison in 1995 when a judge ruled that he had hidden his wealth in overseas bank accounts rather than allow it to fall into the hands of his ex-wife. Mr. Chadwick has insisted for years that the money was lost in a failed investment, but a string of judges have...