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Providence, RI: (Apr-07-08) The US Attorney General's office brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Ralph A. Digiacomo, a Warwick rheumatologist, alleging that he failed to adequately account for his inventory of the narcotic pain reliever hydrocodone, known as Vicodin. Digiacomo admitted that he ordered 1,200 Vicodin pills every two to three... - Contractor to pay $100,000 settlement in construction lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Apr-07-08) The Wisconsin Department of Justice brought charges against general contractor Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., of Plain, alleging that it violated state water pollution laws during construction work on a Rock County bridge project in 2005 and 2006. The complaint was filed, stating that that Edward Kraemer & Sons failed to mai... - Efforts Intensify to Deliver VA Benefits to Blue Water Veterans
Jul-28-15 Washington, DC It remains a dark chapter in the proud history of the US military: the deployment of 20 million gallons of Agent Orange in order to defeat jungle foliage during the Vietnam War. The fallout from that particular strategy involves long-term health effects for countless soldiers exposed to the toxicity of Agent Orange, together with an ongoing... - UPCO to pay $165,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Phoenix, AZ: (Apr-03-08) The state Attorney General Terry Goddard and Steve Owens, director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, brought charges against Universal Propulsion Co., alleging that there were 17 counts of violations of air quality and hazardous waste laws at its north Phoenix plant. The suit claimed that the company's North Pho... - Washington to pay $700,000 settlement in racial employment lawsuit.
Olympia, WA: (Apr-02-08) Randy Davis of University Place, a longtime Department of Ecology worker, brought a lawsuit against the state of Washington, alleging that he was denied promotion because he is black. Davis filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, stating that he was discriminated against on the basis of race. The co... - StoresOnline, Inc. to pay $130,000 settlement in websites lawsuit.
Norwalk, CT: (Apr-02-08) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Storesonline, Inc., which also operates under the name Imergent, Inc., alleging that the company's online businesses made unrealistic and deceptive claims regarding its virtual storefronts. The company sets up online businesses or creates websites for existing c... - Maryland agrees to $400,000 settlement in state trooper lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (Apr-02-08) A federal civil lawsuit was filed against the state of Maryland in 1998, by civil rights attorneys representing 14 African American motorists, alleging that state troopers unfairly harassed them because they were racial minorities. Court records show that of the 14 who sued, only six plaintiffs remain as eight had dropped out o... - Power company to pay $85.7 million settlement in electricity lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-02-08) The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) brought charges against Midway Sunset Cogeneration Co., over its role in the Western US energy crisis and the resulting price hike in 2000 and 2001. Records show that California experienced a power supply crisis in 2000, after a drought that cut Western hydropower supplies com... - Investor to pay $5 million settlement in fund management lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (Apr-01-08) The state Attorney General's office brought charges against Mark Lay, an Aliquippa man, alleging that a report showed that the state's Bureau of Workers' Compensation lost money in a fund managed by Lay's company. The suit filed by the state sought $216 million in compensation, stating that was the amount lost as a result of Lay... - Garrett Corp. to pay $45,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Reinbeck, IA: (Mar-31-08) The State Attorney General Bob Brammer's office brought a lawsuit against the Garrett Corporation which operates Delta Sports in Reinbeck, alleging that there were air pollution law violations at the company's facility. Brammer stated that the company makes targets for hunters and law enforcement. The suit claimed that the compa... - City of Malone to pay $$37,500 settlement in building lawsuit.
Malone, NY: (Mar-31-08) Bianchi Demolition Services Inc., a Syracuse demolition company, brought a lawsuit against the Village of Malone, over a once-planned demolition of the Hotel Flanagan. The suit, filed in June 2005, stated that the village breached its contract with Bianchi, and that the company was owed the entire $459,000 it was awarded in Octobe... - Eli Lilly to pay $15 million settlement in Zyprexa lawsuit.
Anchorage, AK: (Mar-26-08) The State of Alaska brought a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co., an innovation-driven corporation, over the use of its drug Zyprexa , or olanzapine, by the State's Medicaid program. Zyprexa, which is often prescribed in the US and in more than 80 other countries, is used for the short and long term treatment of schizophrenia, a... - Michigan to pay $300,000 settlement in contract lawsuit.
Lansing, MI: (Mar-24-08) State housing chief Michael DeVos and the state of Michigan have been embroiled in a legal battle, over his firing as director of the Michigan State Housing and Development Authority. DeVos quit under compulsion, after a year of altercations with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and with some members of his board, over alienated low-income... - Apartment complexes pay $95,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Mar-20-08) The US Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Ersil James, a former maintenance worker at three Missouri apartment complexes in Platte City and Smithville. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri, claimed that Ersil James sexually harassed female tenants, thereby violating the Fai... - UPS pays $254,000 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.
Watertown, NY: (Mar-19-08) Daniel Peterson of Redwood brought a lawsuit against United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), alleging that he was wrongly terminated in retaliation to blowing the whistle about unsafe conditions at the company's Watertown facility. Peterson filed suit in February 2007, alleging that he was fired for complaining about the company's tr... - Pago de Horas Extraordinarias para los Gerentes en California
Bajo la ley de California, los empleadores están obligados a pagar los trabajadores de las horas extraordinarias trabajadas (en la hipótesis de que los empleados no están "exentos" los directivos, profesionales, trabajadores administrativos o profesionales de la computación). Los empleadores deben proporcionar períodos... - Verizon, Actiontec pay undisclosed settlement in open source lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) Two software developers Erick Andersen and Rob Landley, brought a lawsuit against Verizon Communications, alleging that the telecom giant's broadband service violated the terms of the widely used open source agreement under which their product was licensed. The suit also named Verizon subcontractor Actiontec Electronics, who sup... - Developer to pay $32,000 settlement in land zoning lawsuit.
San Louis Obispo, CA: (Mar-16-08) The Nipomo Community Services District brought a lawsuit against San Luis Obispo County in January 2007, after the county's Board of Supervisors approved property owner Henri DeGroot's application to change the zoning on 40 acres of property near Los Berros and El Campo roads. The suit was filed in order to get the count... - We Care to pay $$51,636 settlement in health care lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (Mar-16-08) Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit brought charges against Theodore Hartzog, an employee of We Care Inc. of Tampa Bay, a local nonprofit, alleging that he falsified service logs for four Medicaid recipients between March 13 and Sep.7, 2007. The suit claimed that Hartzog created records indica... - Sonic Cash to pay $150,000 settlement in illegal fees lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (Mar-13-08) Colorado Attorney General John Suthers' office brought a lawsuit against Sonic Cash LLC, an Internet lender, alleging that it charged illegally high fees in nearly 2,300 payday loans made to Colorado consumers. The suit was brought as an effort to target Internet payday lenders who over charge fees for loans or aren't properly lic...