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Eastchester, NY: (Dec-03-07) The Eastchester Union Free School District brought charges against Dirtman Enterprises and Anthony Adinolfi, a contractor, alleging that he dumped contaminated dirt in school athletic fields. Records show that Adinolfi pleaded guilty earlier in 2007, to using Eastchester High School and the Anne Hutchinson School as illegal dum... - Housing Discrimination, Landlord Robert Krug pays $140,000 settlement for not allowing renters with kids to take occupancy at his apartment complex
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-01-07) The Southern California Housing Rights Center brought charges against Robert Krug, a Monrovia landlord, alleging that he engaged in housing discrimination by not allowing children into his apartment complex. The suit, filed in March 2007, stated that the center had people pose as renters with families and approached the manag... - Kugel Mesh Victim Says She Would Rather Live with a Hernia
Oct-23-14 Muskogee, OK Mary wishes she never had a Kugel Mesh patch implanted to treat a hernia. In fact, she would rather live with a hernia than the Composix Kugel Mesh patch. Back in 2006, Mary had a hiatal hernia protruding from the upper part of her stomach. She had surgery with the Kugel mesh but within a few weeks of recovery she was back to the surgeo... - Teenager Initiation, Family awarded $200,000 after their 14-year-old son died after being punched in the chest by fellow students
Hilton Head Island, SC: (Nov-28-07) The family of Francisco Belman brought a lawsuit against a Bluffton middle school, the school district and the local government, after the 14-year-old boy died after being punched several times. Belman's father filed suit following the 2002 incident that took his son's life. The suit claimed that the boy died several mon... - Tysabri Clinical Trial - Woman Misdiagnosed With MS Dies
Mar-1-06 It's always about money. Despite an annual cost of $23,500, initial sales of Tysabri were booming. As a once-a-month drug administered by a doctor, it received fast-track approval in late 2004. When it was withdrawn from the market 3 months later, 5,000 patients were on it and 15,000 more were awaiting insurance verification for the first dose. Biogen Ide... - Fire Protection System, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport pays United Fire $215,000 for faulty water tanks
Phoenix, AZ: (Nov-21-07) United Fire and Casualty brought charges against the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, after they took over Archon Inc., of Gilbert, a contractor that declared bankruptcy while working on the Mesa airport fire protection system. The fire suppression project began three years ago using old water tanks used by the airport's predecessor,... - City Bus Accident, Rochester City Lines pays family of killed inline skater $550,000 wrongful death settlement
Rochester, MN: (Nov-20-07) The family of Amanda Carlson, a 23-year-old Rochester woman, brought a lawsuit against the city, after she was killed by a city bus as she crossed a street in 2006. The suit stated that Carlson was killed on Aug. 22, 2006, as she crossed South Broadway at Ninth Street on her inline skates. She had the walk signal and was hit by a... - Psychiatrist Malpractice, Constance Reynolds ordered to pay $800,000 malpractice and fraud settlement
Billings, MT: (Nov-19-07) Betty Bowman brought a lawsuit against Constance Reynolds, a therapist, alleging that Reynolds engaged in malpractice and fraud, causing her considerable personal damage. Bowman's suit claimed that her daughter, Dana Mobley, was a client of Reynolds when the two became lovers. Records show that Mobley died of asphyxiation in Febru... - Sergeant Termination, Athens County pays former employee settlement after being fired for political reasons
Athens County, OH: (Nov-18-07) Bryan Cooper, a sheriff's sergeant, brought a civil rights lawsuit against Athens County Sheriff Vern Castle, alleging wrongful termination. Records show that Cooper sued Castle in 2006 after Cooper was fired in 2004. The sergeant claimed his firing was in retaliation because Cooper supported Castle's political opponent, Pat... - Clerk Discrimination, University Place pays former city employee $40,000 racial bias settlement
Tacoma, WA: (Nov-18-07) Sarah Ortiz, a former University Place city clerk, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging it discriminated against her. Ortiz, who served as clerk for nearly three years, filed an in-house racial discrimination complaint in 2006. She later alleged that city staff treated her unfairly in retaliation for the original complaint... - Cancer Discrimination, Tucoemas Federal Credit Union pays former employee $3.1 million settlement
Visalia, CA: (Nov-15-07) Kim McGee, former vice president of Tucoemas Federal Credit Union, brought a lawsuit against the union, alleging that she was demoted and later pressured to quit after she underwent breast cancer treatment. Documents show that McGee was diagnosed with cancer in 2003, and that her bosses hassled her to return to work right after her... - Illegal Tree Cutting, Newton city pays property owner $40,000 for cutting down trees
Newton, NC: (Nov-15-07) James Powell, a property owner, brought charges against the city of Newton, alleging that the city was responsible for the illegal cutting of trees on his property. City officials claimed that when the city began developing property on NC 10 as a park, a survey was done and the city contracted a company to clear the land. The compan... - Recycling Pollution, Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. pays $1.3 million settlement for Clean Air Act violations
Jefferson Township, OH: (Nov-07-07) The federal government joined a neighbors' lawsuit against Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc., a local recycling and processing plant, alleging that the company violated the federal Clean Air Act. In its defense, the company stated that it does not have enough air pollutants to require a special permit that would hold... - Attorney: Hospital ER Overcharges “Unfair”
Oct-8-14 Los Angeles, CA Uninsured patients who visit ER rooms are reportedly being hit with hospital emergency room overcharges , meaning they are paying far more for medical care and services than other patients are. Barry Kramer, of the Law Office of Barry Kramer, says uninsured patients do not have someone negotiating a discounted rate for services, and as a... - Assistant Superintendent, Marshall Independent School District pays former employee $100,000 age discrimination settlement
Marshall, TX: (Nov-05-07) Shirley Jones, a former assistant superintendent, brought charges against the Marshall Independent School District, alleging that she was discriminated against on the basis of her age. She stated that her main purpose of filing suit was to send a message to the school district and to the school board that they cannot legally mistr... - Public Records, Washington State Department of Corrections pays employee $65,000 settlement for failing to provide public records regarding part time employee health insurance
Seattle, WA: (Nov-01-07) Doug Moore, a state employee, brought charges against the Washington State Department of Corrections, alleging that corrections officials illegally rejected his attorney's request for electronic public records. The suit claimed that officials harassed him, insisting that they would only supply expensive hard copies. Moore was seeki... - Painter Electrocution, Campbell Quality Painting, LLC and the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown, Inc. pay $300,000 wrongful death settlement
Newtown, CT: (Nov-01-07) The estate of Ivan Patricio Tenecela, a painter who was electrocuted while at work at the municipally-owned Newtown Meeting House, brought a civil lawsuit against the town. The suit stated that on July 26, 2004, an aluminum ladder made contact with an 8,000-volt power line on the south side of the meeting house, killing Tenecela, 2... - Real Estate Investors, Trillium Corp. pays $125,000 settlement
Bellingham, WA: (Oct-29-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a civil complaint against Trillium Corp. and its founder and former president, David Syre, alleging that the company took part in a 2002 real estate transaction with a Spokane investment firm that later went bankrupt and left thousands of investors in the lurch. Records sho... - Small planes, a new trend among travelers, a new concern for authorities
Jan-26-06 Airplane manufacturers are producing small jet planes, ideal for personal travel and charter, though the safety risks have yet to be determined. Although statistics claim that it is 4 times safer to fly in a commercial plane than to drive a car, small personal planes or charter planes have an accident rate 7 times higher than automobiles. And in small pla... - Ice Storm Damage, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency pays Pulaski County for clean up costs
Pulaski County, MO: (Oct-26-07) Pulaski County filed charges against the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, over reimbursement for January's ice storm damage. As part of a settlement reached, Pulaski County Commissioners announced that they had received a $34,491 check from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, bringing the total from st...