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Washington, DC: (Aug-13-07) Sandalio Gonzalez, a Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) field-office chief, brought a lawsuit against the US government, alleging that he faced discrimination at his workplace. Gonzalez filed suit against the government in federal court in Miami. That lawsuit stemmed, in part, from the treatment Gonzalez received from his emp... - Unlimited Restoration, Inc. Cleanup Laborers Pay Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-13-07) CASA of Maryland brought an employment lawsuit against Unlimited Restoration, Inc. (URI), a labor contracting company, alleging that it underpaid nearly 50 day laborers from Montgomery and Prince George counties who helped in the Gulf Coast cleanup after Hurricane Katrina. CASA spokespersons claimed that the laborers had been re... - Parkway Hospital, Inc. Medicaid Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-13-07) The Health and Human Services Office (HHS) of the Inspector General and the Office of Investigations filed charges against Forest Hills's Parkway Hospital, Inc., following an investigation that revealed that Parkway defrauded the Medicare Program. The government's investigation established that for the years 1992 through 1998, Par... - Age Discrimination Case Against Zillow Can Proceed
Mar-13-15 A federal judge in California ruled that an age and disability discrimination case, filed by a 41-year-old ex-employee, can proceed against Zillow. The court denied Zillow’s motion to dismiss stating there was sufficient evidence the employer engaged in discriminatory conduct. The former employee, Jennifer Young, also complained Zillow caused intent... - Hilo Medical Center Physician Contract Settlement
Hilo, HI: (Aug-09-07) The US Department of Health and Human Services brought charges against Hilo Medical Center, alleging that the facility failed to comply with federal laws governing a contract with Dr. Anthony Lim, a hospital physician. The contract discrepancies were discovered by hospital authorities in a 2003 internal audit and disclosed to the fede... - Westchester Medical Center Vice President Wrongful Termination Settlement
Staten Island, NY: (Aug-08-07) Joseph Pisani, former executive vice president at Staten Island University Hospital, filed suit against Westchester Medical Center, alleging that he was fired from the hospital without cause after being named in a settlement between the state and University Hospital. Pisani was fired in May 2005 from his position as senior ex... - University of Illinois, CEDA, and the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District Ammonia Fish Kill Settlement
Urbana, IL: (Aug-03-07) The US Department of the Interior, the US Department of Justice, the Illinois attorney general's office, the Illinois and US Environmental Protection Agencies, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources brought environmental damage charges against the University of Illinois, CEDA, a cleaning contractor hired by the university,... - Hawaii, USA Youth Correctional Facility Inmate Rape Settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Aug-01-07) An unnamed woman brought a lawsuit against the state, alleging that she was raped by a guard at the youth correctional facility. The legal battle that dragged on for three years exposed widespread problems at the facility. The suit stated that the victim was 15-years-old when she was taken out of her youth facility dorm and raped... - Daniel Boulud Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) A federal lawsuit was brought against Daniel Boulud, one of New York's most celebrated chefs, accusing him of discriminating against non-white employees. The plaintiffs, seven current and former employees from Latin America and Bangladesh, said the restaurant promoted white French workers ahead of non-white workers, even those who... - Cephalon Inc. Trisenox Marketing Settlement
Frazer, PA: (Jul-31-07) Biotechnology company Cephalon Inc. had a second quarter loss after reserving $56 million for a settlement over alleged illegal marketing for the anticancer drug Trisenox. The controversy involving the drug had earlier cost the company $10.5 million in settlements, but company officials have since put that figure at close to $56 mil... - Dr. Reggie Goldsby Medical Malpractice Settlement
Amite, LA: (Jul-03-07) Tanya Hendry Sparks filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Reggie Goldsby of Amite, alleging that Goldsby's care of her father, Marion Hendry was below applicable standards of care demanded of physicians under like circumstances. Hendry was admitted to Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite on March 13, 2000, for what Goldsby diagn... - Aggregate Industries NE Inc. Substandard Concrete Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-28-07) A lawsuit was filed against Aggregate Industries NE Inc., alleging the construction company supplied substandard concrete to Boston's Big Dig project. In a settlement reached, the company admitted to the allegations and agreed to pay $50 million to settle the case. Under the agreement, Aggregate Industries will not be barred from bi... - Dana Corporation Sypris Technologies Contract Settlement
Louisville, KY: (Jul-24-07) Sypris Solutions, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Sypris Technologies, Inc., had brought charges against Dana Corporation over a supply contract. In a settlement reached, Sypris Technologies agreed to resolve all outstanding disputes and enter into a new long-term supply contract. Dana, who is currently under the protectio... - Citigroup Global Markets, Inc. Smith Barney Market Timing Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jul-24-07) The state Attorney General Anne Milgram's Office brought charges against Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., alleging that Smith Barney, a division of Citigroup, did not reasonably supervise agents who practiced market timing. Wall Street traders practice market timing by buying mutual fund shares after important events or market change... - Hartford Financial Services Inc. Market Timing Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-23-07) State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office brought a lawsuit against Hartford Financial Services Inc., following an investigation into the retirement planning and property and casualty insurance industries. The investigation revealed that Hartford Financial was taking part in a tactic known as market timing, which involves short... - College Loan Corp. Preferred Lender List Perks Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Jul-23-07) The New York Attorney General's Office brought a lawsuit against College Loan Corp., a San Diego-based lender of student loans, alleging that the firm provided perks to schools that placed the firm on preferred lender lists. According to the office of Andrew Cuomo, the company offered various perks to school financial aid offices... - SmartForce Revenue Accounting Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-19-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against David Drummond, general counsel of Google, and three other former executives of California educational software company SmartForce, alleging that they overstated the company's revenue by $127 million from 1999 to 2002. Drummond, who left SmartForce in January 2002,... - Northrop Grumman Military Gear Testing Settlement
Tempe, AZ: (Jul-18-07) The United States Justice Department brought charges against Northrop Grumman, alleging that the Tempe company did not properly test certain tubes used by the US military in night vision goggles and sniper scopes. An investigation revealed that the company displayed a lax management review of testing systems at Northrop and and its p... - Willis Group Holdings Undisclosed Insurance Fees Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: (Jul-17-07) The State of Florida filed an insurance malpractice lawsuit against national insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, alleging that the company improperly collected undisclosed fees or commissions. The suit was filed after state authorities received complaints from consumers, claiming that they had been unduly charged with the f... - UBS Financial Services Inc. Fee-Based Account Fraud Settlement
Albany, NY: (Jul-16-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed suit against UBS Financial Services Inc., alleging that the company inappropriately guided customers into a fee-based brokerage program. An investigation revealed that UBS pushed thousands of traditional brokerage customers into the fee-based accounts of its InsightOne brokerage program...