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Oklahoma City, OK: (Aug-08-07) James Lawson of Stillwater, a former university graduate, and Access Now Inc., a Florida nonprofit, brought charges against Oklahoma State University (OSU), alleging that the university's Boone Pickens Stadium was not in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Access Now helps disabled persons in their efforts to... - Noah's Wish Animal Rescue Funding Settlement
New Orleans, LA: (Aug-08-07) The California attorney general's office brought charges against Noah's Wish, a California animal rescue organization, after an investigation revealed that the organization had unsubstantiated spending practices. Noah's Wish, which spent several weeks in Slidell after the storm and received more than $8 million in donations fro... - Lake in The Hills, IL Well Project Payment Settlement
McHenry County, IL: (Aug-07-07) Manusos General Contracting Inc. of Fox Lake brought a lawsuit against Lake in The Hills, alleging that the village unlawfully withheld payments for the well and treatment plant project that it was hired to construct. The dispute also included the fact that the construction was completed later than originally agreed on. In c... - Corinthian Colleges Inc. False Advertising Settlement
Orange County, CA: (Jul-31-07) California Attorney General Jerry Brown filed suit against Santa Ana-based Corinthian Colleges Inc., alleging that the college engaged in false advertising. The suit accused the for-profit operator of vocational schools of overstating the percentage of its students who obtained employment via its courses, inflated their start... - CBM Environmental Services Cleanup Bid Rigging Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Jul-31-07) Attorney General Roy Cooper and the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources filed suit against eight companies and their employees, accusing them of conspiring to rig bids for a state contract. The state also accused the firms of forming a trade association to either boycott bids for state projects or submit... - Covid Long-Haulers and Denied Disability
Jun-24-22 Santa Clara, CA If you are a COVID 19 long-hauler and your disability claim has been denied, don’t give up – don’t accept excuses from your insurer. The medical and legal community, state and federal governments (including the CDC) and a recent global survey recognize Long COVID as a disability and insurers will increasingly find it dif... - Ezra Dweck Fraudulent Online Bidding Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-10-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office brought civil fraud charges against Manhattan jeweler Ezra Dweck, owner of the EMH Group. An investigation begun after EBay, in an ongoing effort to combat abuses of its services, brought the deceptive practices to the attention of then attorney general, Eliot Spitzer in late 2005. C... - Trilegiant Online Shopping Membership Consumer Fraud Settlement
Little Rock, AR: (Jun-05-07) Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's office filed a consumer protection action against Trilegiant, a Connecticut-based company that offers online shopping services and discounts to people who purchase memberships. The suit claimed that the company gave customers free trial memberships, but did not adequately inform them... - Cleveland, OH Construction Workers Payment Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Jun-04-07) In a bid to target contractors who do not pay union-scale prevailing wages required at many publicly financed construction projects, Ohio's Attorney General Marc Dann announced an enforcement program. The AG, a Democrat elected with strong union backing, focused his attention on issues important to organized labor. In the settlem... - Columbia University Student Load Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (May-31-07) Congressional and state officials have been examining the $85 billion student loan industry for months, with investigators alleging conflicts of interest and payment by lenders of kickbacks to carry favor with college officials. As part of the series of settlements that schools have been making with New York Attorney General And... - Defectos Cardiacos Congenitos Vinculados a Paxil
En diciembre de 2005, la Administración de Drogas y Alimentos (FDA) advirtió a las mujeres embarazadas y a sus médicos acerca de un aumento del riesgo de defectos cardíacos en los recién nacidos vinculados al antidepresivo Paxil (cuyo nombre genérico es paroxetina). La FDA revisó dos estudios que descubriero... - Fraud and deceptive trade practices charges settled with a $9 million payout.
Philadelphia, PA: (May-14-07) The Pennsylvania attorney general's office and state Department of Insurance filed charges against Bermuda-based property and casualty insurance company Ace Ltd., accusing it of having deceptive trade practices. The suit alleged that Ace participated in a scheme with various insurance brokers to falsify quotes in order to ea... - First American Cash Advance Payday Lender Fraud Settlement
Charleston, WV: (May-10-07) Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office brought charges against payday lender First American Cash Advance, following an investigation into the payday lending practices of First American and Community State Bank of South Dakota. The suit alleged that First American had claimed it was operating as an agent of Community State Bank... - San Joaquin County, CA Quadriplegic Medical Malpractice Settlement
San Joaquin County, CA: (Apr-23-07) Roberta Sanchez sued San Joaquin County in March 2005 when staff at San Joaquin General Hospital accidentally damaged her spine after failing to recognize a fracture she had suffered during a car accident. Roberta Sanchez was left a quadriplegic two years ago after a cervical fracture was misdiagnosed and her neck was... - Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Company Commercial Claim
Phoenix, AZ: (Mar-12-07) A settlement was reached in a bankruptcy court in February 2007 between InPlay and Delphi under which InPlay was granted general unsecured non-priority claim against Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC in the amount of $7.5 million. InPlay Technologies, a developer and marketer of innovative, emerging technologies declared that it has s... - Portland General Electric Commercial Overcharge Settlement
Rosemead, CA: (Mar-12-07) Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas and Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Electricity Oversight Board, the California Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund, and the California Attorney General filed charges against Portland General Electric (... - ERISA Lawsuit Alleges that ESOP Fiduciaries Cheated Participants
May-31-22 Chicago, IL Participants in the West Monroe Partners Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) filed a class action ERISA lawsuit claiming that the ESOP’s fiduciaries and the Trustee shortchanged them of the value of the company’s stock when West Monroe sold half the company to an outside investor. At its most elemental, the scheme described i... - Matco Tools Settles California Misclassification Lawsuit for $15.8 Million
May-31-22 San Francisco, CA On April 29, the Northern District of California granted final approval to a $15.8 million settlement in a class action California labor lawsuit brought by 273 franchisees who claimed that Matco Tools classified them as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime, reimbursing expenses and providing accurate wage statements. Th... - Philips CPAP Machines – More Wrongful Death Lawsuits?
May-27-22 Santa Clara, CA With the FDA suspecting 124 deaths from recalled CPAP sleep apnea machines , more wrongful death lawsuits could be filed against Philips Respironics. Since Philips recalled millions of its CPAP, BiPAP and mechanical ventilators, the FDA has received more than 21,000 adverse health reports connected with the machines’ toxic foam. He... - Robotic Surgery: Lots of Hype, but Where’s the Proof of Efficacy?
Oct-20-13 Bermuda Dunes, CA When Teresa Hershey of California talked to her doctor about a proposed hysterectomy, the potential for having the surgery undertaken with the aid of a DaVinci surgical robot sounded like a good idea at the time. “It sounded good,” she told Bloomberg News (10/8/13). “[My doctor] sold me on it.” The 41-year-old re...