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Hartford, CT: (June-11-08) Milford Power Co. has agreed to a settlement which will reduce some of the extra charges consumers faced paying in upcoming years. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal indicates he has reached a settlement in which ratepayers will be refunded $4 million for charges already paid and will no longer have to pay $34 million in subsi... - Boston Scientific and Guidant Off to Texas Slaughterhouse
Sep-6-06 Corpus Christi, TX The first, but by no means the last, Guidant trial is scheduled to begin on September 18, 2006, in Neuces County District Court in Corpus Christi, Texas before Judge Jack Hunter. The two plaintiffs, Louis Motal, 63, and Bernice Hinojosa, 65, are surviving patients implanted with Guidant's Ventak Prizm 2 defibrillators in 2001. The law... - National City Mortgage agrees to pay $4.6 million settlement in mortgage lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc., $613,000 settlement reached in federal laws violation dispute.
Washington, DC: (May-28-08) The Federal Trade Commission, along with the North Carolina Department of Justice, Office of the Attorney General, and the Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern North Carolina, brought charges against Home Buyers Consulting Network, Inc. (HBCN), alleging that the home-buying consulting business that offers credit repair and h... - New Nursing Home Abuse Data
The Attorney General of Iowa has made public the state records detailing the names of nursing home employees who were fired for abusing elderly and disabled people. However, it remains unclear as to whether or not files that were sealed in the nine month period will remain off limits to the public. Nine months ago state court judges began to restrict ac... - San Joaquin County, CA $500,000 settlement reached in medical malpractice lawsuit.
Stockton, CA: (May-28-08) Lorie Prigmore brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against San Joaquin County, after the death of John Prigmore Sr. at the San Joaquin General Hospital. The suit dealt with negligence on the part of the hospital, that led to the wrongful death of Prigmore Sr. Sources familiar with the case and the negotiations stated that the... - Lincoln County, MO Over $2 million settlement reached in civil wrongful death lawsuits.
Lincoln County, MO: (May-27-08) Brent Teasley, of Elsberry brought a civil lawsuit against Lincoln County and former deputy Nic Forler, alleging that wrongful death. The suit stated that Teasley's son, Tyler, then 22, was shot and killed by then Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Forler on Oct. 23, 2005. Tyler was one of two men who were shot and killed fol... - National City Mortgage $4.6 million settlement resolves mortgage suit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - Mark Eagleson $63,725 restitution settles fraud lawsuit.
Stutsman County, ND: (May-24-08) The state brought a lawsuit against Mark Eagleson, former co-owner and general manager of Maverick Meats, after an audit revealed that approximately $97,000 was unaccounted for in the business. Records indicate that Brian Amundson and Eagleson formed Maverick Meats as a partnership and bought Dakota Country Meats from Fre... - Aon Corp. $4 million settlement reached in insurance malpractice suit.
New York, NY: (May-23-08) Federal regulators in FL brought charges against Aon Corp, one of the largest insurance brokerages, alleging that the company received undisclosed compensation in connection with the placement of insurance coverage on behalf of FL policyholders. The suit, filed by the Florida Department of Financial Services, the Florida Departm... - DirecTV to pay over $58,000 settlement in financial lawsuit.
Charleston, WV: (May-21-08) Attorney General Darrell McGraw says Riddle & Associates had agreed in 2004 to stop unlawful collections, but mistakenly sent letters to 292 consumers threatening to add attorneys fees and collection costs unless unpaid bills for DirecTV were paid in full. Riddle said the mistake was corrected as soon as it was discover... - Wesley A. Snyder et al. alleging the consultants perpetrated a Ponzi scheme by encouraging borrowers to lend more than they needed.
Mortgage broker Wesley A. Snyder, his wife and seven other accountants and mortgage consultants are facing a lawsuit filed by Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett. The consumer protection suit claims a Ponzi scheme was perpetrated by the accused who allegedly misrepresented financial products to borrowers who wanted to refinance their homes, and encoura... - Quality First Auto Glass pays $233,000 settlement in automotive lawsuit.
Buffalo, NY: (May-20-08) Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo brought charges against Quality First Auto Glass and its owner, Alan Moore, a defunct Amherst auto-glass repair shop, alleging that they collected money from 424 Western New Yorkers who had done business with them, which they were not entitled to receive. As part of a settlement reached in the cas... - USSearch.com to pay $250,000 settlement in information lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-20-08) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office brought charges against the online information company USSearch.com, alleging that it sold credit bureau data of US consumers. The suit, filed after a federal investigation, revealed that the company, which normally provides public information like court records, also illegally obt... - Bastrop to pay $187,500 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.
Bastrop County, TX: (May-16-08) Charlie Littleton, a former Bastrop County jail administrator, filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county in 2007, stating that several county employees improperly used county equipment and funds, as well as inmate labor to build barbecue pits for profit and do other work on private property. The allegations we... - Statistics and Research Further Confirm Propecia Sexual Dysfunction
Aug-23-15 Boston, MA Statistics from the UK and recent research from the US further indicate that Propecia is to blame for Propecia long-term side effects, namely sexual dysfunction. And it appears that men under 40 are most affected. Propecia research Propecia (finasteride) and Flomax (tamsulosin) are both used to treat lower urinary tract symptoms rela... - Mutual of Omaha agrees to $1.7 million settlement in brokering lawsuit.
Omaha, NE: (May-14-08) Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal brought charges against Mutual of Omaha, claiming that the company illegally paid over $1 million in concealed compensation to brokers between 1999 and 2004. The suit also stated that Mutual received inside information on pension plan contracts it was seeking, in exchange for the ille... - Andrew Cuomo and Thomas DiNapoli are allegedly trying to stip pension benefits from some New York lawyers
A Summons and Complaint has been filed against Andrew Cuomo, Attorney General and Thomas DiNapoli, Comptroller, with the goal of preventing them from taking pension credits from lawyers who they claim don't deserve them. The suit would affect lawyers that work for government entities and have enrolled in the New York State and Local Employees' Retirem... - Check 'N Go to pay $220,000 settlement in personal information lawsuit.
Dallas, TX: (May-09-08) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Check 'n Go, alleging that the business disposed of sensitive customer information in publicly accessible dumpsters. The federal office stated that the records disposed by the company included financial records and bank statements that contained names, addresses, Social Se... - Jiffy Lube to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-07-08) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought charges against Jiffy Lube Inc., alleging that the oil-change giant's franchisees weren't properly storing anti-freeze and motor oil. The suit was brought after state inspectors found the environmental laws violations, causing Brown and 12 counties to raise the ante on the compa...