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Concord, NH: (May-01-07) Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's office filed charges against ExxonMobil Corp., accusing it of environmental damage resulting from oil spills at some of its stations. In a settlement reached, ExxonMobil agreed to repay more than $2 million it received from the state to clean up gasoline spills. The payments were made to ExxonMobil... - Chevron Crude Oil Spill Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Apr-25-07) New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner filed charges against Chevron regarding the crude oil spill into the Arthur Kill that caused excessive damage to the oyster beds, which had already been decimated by pollution and over-fishing. The spill occurred on Feb. 13, 2006, when a barge was offloading crude oil at a Chevron facility... - Todd Clifford and John Szymonek Home Improvement Business Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-25-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed federal lawsuits against two operators of home improvement businesses that victimized dozens of consumers in Monroe County. Todd Clifford, owner of Todd Clifford's Painting and More and other home improvement businesses, was accused of defrauding 28 consumers who paid for services that... - Massive California Labor Ruling Victory for California Workers
Jan-9-15 San Francisco, CA The California Supreme Court last week ruled that workers who are required to stay at a worksite, such as security guards and domestic employees, should be compensated for all their hours, including sleep time. This decision may open the flood gates for California overtime claims. It has the potential to affect every on-call worker... - Jerome Kaye and John Tertel Deceptive Hearing Aid Businesses Civil Penalties
Lancaster, PA: (Apr-24-07) Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett filed charges against Jerome Kaye with a primary place of business located at 2050 Columbia Ave, Lancaster, and John Tertel, doing business as The Hearing Advocate, 270 Park Place, Mahanoy City, accusing them of unfair and deceptive business practices in Pennsylvania. The suit claimed t... - Jewish General Hospital Non-Kosher Discrimination Settlement
Quebec, Canada: (Apr-19-07) Two ambulance technicians filed suit against the Jewish General Hospital, alleging that they suffered discrimination while trying to eat a non-kosher lunch at the hospital. One of them, Yvon Verreault, lodged a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission in February 2005 after he was asked to leave the hospital's Café d... - Dey Inc. Fraudulent Drug Price Reporting Settlement
Boston, MA: (Apr-20-07) Massachusetts' Attorney General Martha Coakley's office filed charges against Dey Inc. of California, alleging that the generic pharmaceutical manufacturer inflated the wholesale prices it reported to national reporting services, prompting the state Medicaid program to pay more for the company's drugs. The suit was a move to prohibi... - SLM Corp. Student Loan Arrangements Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-11-07) The New York attorney general's office began an investigation into the business practices and financial arrangements between a number of lenders and financial aid officials at schools. The probe found that loan companies offered payments and perks to college officials to gain a place on their preferred lender lists, these arrangem... - Email Discount Network Unauthorized Charges Phone Bill Restitution
Atlanta, GA: (Apr-11-07) The Florida Attorney General's Office began an investigation into the business practices of the Florida-based Internet company Email Discount Network (EDN), and found that EDN placed unauthorized charges on the phone bills of over 258,000 US consumers, including 11,200 individuals in the state of Georgia. The investigation reveal... - Viagra Melanoma Plaintiffs May Have a Valid Point
Jan-2-15 Cook County, IL It may not have the legal community jumping in the morning quite yet. However, all eyes are on the emergence of a relatively recent issue putting a new spin on the subject of erectile dysfunction (ED) and the various byproducts that may come into play resulting from the treatment and management of ED: Viagra melanoma . With apologies... - Merced County, CA Female Officers Gender Discrimination Settlement
Merced County, CA: (Apr-06-07) A lawsuit was filed by five female officers against Sheriff Mark Pazin and Merced County alleging that the Sheriff discriminated against the female correctional officers. The suit sought $15 million and claimed the female officers were treated as second class citizens by the department and were denied certain shifts and break... - Citibank et al. Student Loan Antitrust Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-03-07) In a lawsuit that followed as part of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office' probe into the college loan industry, three dozen schools and Citibank agreed as part of the settlement to make the student loan process fairer to students and their families. The investigations revealed numerous arrangements that benefited scho... - Risperdal Gynecomastia Plaintiffs Staying Abreast of the Issues
Dec-26-14 Philadelphia, PA 2014 has been somewhat of a watershed year for Risperdal side effects and lawsuits, given that the issue of Risperdal gynecomastia (growth of male breast tissue) has attained a foothold on the public conscience. The anti-psychotic drug and its various unwanted side effects has become the focal point for hundreds of lawsuits that have b... - Tri-City Mental Health Center Medical Billing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Mar-28-07) A suit filed by the attorney general's office against Tri-City Mental Health Center, accused it of improper billing to government health programs. State and federal investigators found Tri-City Mental Health billed the state Medicaid program and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for psychiatric services that were never p... - Dynegy Inc. Pollution Violations Settlement
Champaign, IL: (Mar-28-07) Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office filed charges against power generator Dynegy Inc. accusing the company of polluting the environment and violating the Clean Air Act. In a settlement reached, Dynegy agreed to turn over more than 1,000 acres along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River to the state of Illinois as well as inst... - United States Fidelity & Guaranty Storm Drain Project Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-26-07) The State of Connecticut Attorney General's office pressed charges against United States Fidelity & Guaranty, a division of St. Paul Travelers, in relation to the a defective storm drain project. United States Fidelity & Guaranty provided the performance bond of L.G. DeFelice, which, the state alleged, installed defective storm dr... - Rare Breeds Inc. Pet Pedigree Fraud Civil Penalty
Albany, NY: (Mar-26-07) The New Jersey state Attorney General's office filed charges against a Queens pet broker, Rare Breeds Inc., following complaints from consumers who said that the pedigrees provided with the puppies they had purchased contained material misrepresentations. Investigations revealed that some of the puppies sold by Rare Breeds had been... - Oregon Requires Insurers to Cover Autism Therapy
Dec-22-14 Salem, OR Oregon has become the latest state to require insurers to include autism and other mental health conditions, rather than denying claims for such conditions. Insurance lawsuits have been filed in other states regarding insurers’ refusal to cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy and other treatments linked to autism. According t... - PPL Montana et al. Power Plant Pollution Settlement
Billings, MT: (Mar-24-07) A lawsuit was filed by the Environmental Protection Agency against the Colstrip power plant owners, PPL Montana, NorthWestern Energy, Puget Sound Energy Inc., Portland General Electric Co., Avista Corp. and PacifiCorp. The lawsuit accused the companies of violating a condition in their 1979 permit to install pollution-control equi... - Nevada, USA Power Contract Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-23-07) In a lawsuit between Nevada Power Company, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, and the Nevada Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection and other parties, a settlement was reached in favor of Nevada Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources. The agreement allows Nevada Power Company to col...