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Asbury Park, NJ: (May-02-07) Manalapan Township patrolmen Steven Turner and Peter Chalfin filed charges against the township alleging that three black youths were harassed because of their race. The suit stemmed from an incident that took place when a group of six children were approached by two police officers who were doing their jobs answering a complai... - Fairfield, OH Racial Profiling Traffic Stop Settlement
Fairfield, OH: (May-02-07) Tony and Andrea Betts, a black couple, filed a lawsuit against the city of Fairfield, alleging that they were racially profiled during a traffic stop in September 2006. The couple was asked to stop on Dixie Highway by Sgt. Jeff Sprague, as the police report stated, Tony Betts was driving 15 miles under the posted 50 mph speed lim... - Milton, DE Police Detective Racial Slur Settlement
Delmarva, DE: (Apr-20-07) Lewes Police Detective John Miller filed charges against the Town of Milton, claiming he was passed over for a promotion to become chief of police because he is black. The racial discrimination suit was affirmed after a witness testified during a June 2005 civil trial in Wilmington, that Milton's previous mayor, Jack Bushey, used... - Yonkers, NY Housing Discrimination Fine
Yonkers, NY: (Apr-19-07) The Yonkers' chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed suit against the city, alleging that its housing policies separated poor black and Hispanic residents from their white, more affluent counterparts. At issue was the construction of 800 units of public housing in Eastern Yonkers, which is pr... - Charleston County School District Teacher Racial Discrimination Settlement
Charleston, SC: (Apr-17-07) Elizabeth Kandrac, a white former middle school teacher, filed suit against the Charleston County School District for racial hostility she suffered when she was forced to work in a racially hostile environment in the predominantly black Brentwood Middle School in North Charleston. The suit alleged that Kandrac faced verbal abuse... - Superior Asphalt Environmental Violations Penalty
Black River Falls, WI: (Apr -17-07) The Wisconsin Department of Justice booked an environmental enforcement case on Jackson County Superior Asphalt, accusing it of having failed to properly manage petroleum products at its plant and investigate and clean up spills, as required by state law. The suit further alleged that Superior Asphalt failed to conduct a... - Los Angeles, CA Firefighter Discrimination and Retaliation Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Apr-16-07) Lewis "Steve" Bressler filed suit against the Fire Department accusing it of retaliating against him after he sought to help a colleague, Brenda Lee, who had alleged racial, gender, and sexual orientation discrimination. He was one of three firefighters who worked together in 2001 at Station 96 in Chatsworth and sued the city i... - Premera Data Breach Lawyer: Companies Must Face Consequences for Failing to Protect Identifying Information
Jul-10-15 New York, NY When retail stores have suffered data breaches , the incidents have been big news, but data breaches at insurance companies can be even more harmful. Gary Graifman, partner at Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman in charge of consumer class-action litigation, says Premera policyholders whose information was accessed in a recent data breach c... - Teaneck Township and Fire Department Firefighter Racial Harassment Settlement
Teaneck, NJ: (Mar-24-07) Harold Harmon sued the township and its fire department alleging he was subjected to racial slurs and harassment since joining the department in 1990. Harmon, one of six African-Americans in the 100-member department, also filed a complaint against Retired Deputy Fire Chief William Panzella for calling him names and referring to... - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Employee Harassment Settlement
Nashville, TN: (Mar-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed charges against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in 2004 alleging that an investigation uncovered multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees in three Illinois restaurants, as well as discrimination harassment of black employees. The suit revealed th... - Centier Bank Products and Services Racial Discrimination Settlement
Gary, IN: (Mar-21-07) The Justice department filed a lawsuit against Merrillville-based Centier Bank, alleging the bank was guilty of racial discrimination and violations of the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by unlawfully failing to equally market and provide products and services to predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Gar... - Orlando Sanford International Airport Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Sanford, FL: (Mar-20-07) Jacqueline Cockerham, an Orlando Sanford International Airport employee, filed a filed a federal racial discrimination suit against airport president Larry Dale. The suit alleged that top airport officials, including Dale, made racist remarks, intimidated employees, and promoted whites and Hispanics instead of blacks. Cockerham, wh... - Seattle City Light Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Feb-27-07) Following a four week civil trial, a Seattle judge ruled in favor of two Seattle City Light employees who filed suit against the company accusing it of racial discrimination. The suit alleged that both, Mattie Bailey and Phi Trinh had been passed over for promotions and pay increases because of their race. Trinh, a Vietnamese... - Trafigura Abidjan Oil Dump Settlement
South Africa: (Feb-14-07) Oil magnum Trafigura was sued by the Ivory Coast after thousands of people died after waste from the oil trader's ship was unloaded. Trafigura agreed to pay the authorities $198 million, which will be used to reimburse costs incurred for removing the waste and treating those affected after black sludge was dumped in open-air si... - AK Steel Corp. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Middletown, OH: (Feb-01-07) A racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the US District Court in September 2003 has reached settlement. The lawsuit alleged AK Steel's Butler plant was a racially hostile workplace for a group of black workers. The workers claimed they often saw graffiti depicting Nazi symb... - Attorney Discusses RICO Lawsuit Involving Governor and Oil Companies: California’s “Water-Gate”
Jun-6-15 Bakersfield, CA Just when you think the water situation in California can’t get much worse, fracking in Kern County has resulted in contaminated water that has so far killed one plaintiff’s cherry orchard. A RICO lawsuit filed two days ago claims that Governor Jerry Brown’s office ordered the California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geoth... - Sun-Times Media Group Breach Fudiciary Duties Settlement
Chicago IL: The derivative action had been filed against Sun-Times Media Group by stakeholder Cardinal Value Equity Partners, accusing certain directors including Henry Kissinger, former Illinois Gov. James Thompson and other independent directors of the publishing company formerly known as Hollinger International of breaching their fiduciary duties. Th... - Hood-Rich Inc. Broken Leg Workers Compensation Settlement
Springfield, MO: On April 27, 2005, the second story floor of the Community Foundation of the Ozarks' new headquarters in downtown Springfield fell while under construction. William Allen Brack's right leg was broken in the collapse. He filed a worker's compensation lawsuit against Hood-Rich, its structural engineer Paul Black, and architect Jana Funk. Br... - Contractor Not to Blame for Veterans’ Health Problems
Aug-9-17 Baltimore, MD In a controversial ruling, a US District Court judge in Maryland has ruled US Veterans and their families cannot sue KBR contracting for exposing American soldiers to plumes of toxic smoke that emanated from burn pits used to dispose of trash near US military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq. The decision to dismiss the lawsuit against KB... - ‘Back the Blue Bill’ Will Crush Civil Rights/Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Aug-1-17 Los Angeles, CA: The noise from Washington D.C. these past months is such a wild, aggressive cacophony of loud voices, tweets, emails, conflicting opinion and unending TV gab that it is easy to overlook some very significant Trump inspired legislation making its way through the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Back the Blue Act of 2017, put...