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Nimishillen, OH: (Mar-17-08) R.P. Babik Construction and B&J Electric brought a lawsuit against Nimishillen township, over costs associated with the building of a new fire station. The suit, filed in 2006 claimed that the township owed the contractors money for their work on the station and dispatch center at 8000 Columbus Rd. NE. The dispute centered o... - Worker ends theft lawsuit with $30,000 settlement.
Park Rapids, MN: (Mar-16-08) The Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce brought charges against Donald Mark Lung, a former employee, alleging that he paid himself more than $14,000 from Chamber funds. The theft charges were filed after several discrepancies were found in the Chamber's bank account. Investigations revealed that several vendors had not... - $61M Settlement Reached in Sanofi Vaccine Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $61.5 million settlement has been reached in an antitrust class action lawsuit pending against Sanofi Pasteur Inc., alleging the pharmaceutical company violated antitrust laws with contracts for its pediatric vaccines. The lawsuit, which has been going on for five years, was filed by a group of health care providers who alleged... - Curious George dolls alleged to have 10 times the legal limit of lead
The Center for Environmental Health has notified Marvel Enterprises Inc. that its Chinese-produced Curious George doll is alleged to contain 10 times the legal maximum of lead. The company has since stopped shipments of the toy. Marvel claims it will issue a recall if testing reveals the allegation to be true. Testing is being done on a rush basis by a... - Baldwin to pay $42,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Baldwin, KS: (Mar-12-08) Allen Poplin, former Baldwin High School principal, brought a lawsuit against the Baldwin School District, alleging that he was discriminated against, which was a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Records showed that the board voted 6-1 three years ago to non-renew Poplin's contract. He took over as principal at B... - Bayer’s Biggest Mistake –Buying Monsanto?
Dec-20-18 San Francisco, CA: August 10, 2018 was a bad day for Bayer and Monsanto executives. That was the day when San Francisco jurors determined that Monsanto’s (and now Bayer’s) RoundUp and Ranger Pro caused cancer in a former school groundskeeper who claimed his terminal cancer had been caused by the glyphosate-based weed-killers. Bayer and Monsanto Dea... - Minnesota pays $25 million to Interstate 35W victims.
Minneapolis, MN: (Mar-10-08) The families of victims of the Interstate 35W bridge collapse brought lawsuits against the state of Minnesota, alleging wrongful death and personal injury. State officials said that the Senate Finance Committee approved a $25 million fund to compensate victims of the bridge collapse. A source explained that while the Senate v... - GranuFlo Lawsuit: When You Don’t Come Out Alive
Jul-4-13 Waltham, MA A startling headline indeed, but it does happen. Patients with failing kidneys who depend on life-saving dialysis to clean their blood take solace in a proven process that’s been around for some time. They have no fear that an expectation to simply walk out of the clinic a few hours later may not be the case. There is no pause to fear the... - Xarelto Verdict for the Plaintiff Overturned in Bellwether Case
Feb-11-18 Philadelphia, PA: A jury verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a bellwether Xarelto lawsuit that was in danger of being overturned was, indeed tossed - but not for reasons that had been previously speculated. The case is Hartman v. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. et al. , Case no. 160503416, in the Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County, Pennsyl... - School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.
New Providence, NJ: (Mar-04-08) An African American family brought a lawsuit against the New Providence School District, alleging that their daughter underwent years of racial harassment at the school. The lawsuit was filed in 2005 on behalf of Tara Fogg and her parents, claiming that both Tara and her older brother Tremayne, who also attended the scho... - Nexium Side Effects Anything but a Fractured Fairy Tale
Jun-29-13 Washington, DC It’s a Catch 22 for doctors and their patients when it comes to treatment options for heartburn and those options that patients find most convenient and easiest to maintain. To wit, a PPI medication such as Nexium is fast and effective in relieving symptoms associated with heartburn. For many Americans, heartburn is a chronic problem... - Family awarded $50,000 wrongful death settlement
Arkansas City, KS: (Mar-02-08) The family of 16-year-old Ashley Drum, brought charges against Jason Mills of Ark City, after the death of the Arkansas City girl in March 2006. The suit claimed that Drum was struck by a vehicle while walking along Mill Road with two friends. Drum suffered fatal head wounds in the accident, leading to her untimely death. Sou... - PriceWaterhouseCoopers agrees to pay $30 million settlement
Spokane, WA: (Mar-02-08) The Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. investors' trust had brought charges against PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC, accusing the accounting firm of having a hand in the financial conglomerate's downfall. The suit stated that PriceWaterhouseCoopers made several accounting mistakes that played a large part in the Spokane company's de... - Police Chief Whistleblower, Argentine Township agrees to pay former employee $650,000 harassment and retaliation settlement
Argentine Township, MI: (Feb-28-08) Former Police Chief Terry VanKeuren brought a whistleblowers lawsuit against the Township Board and Officer Arch Ravert, claiming he was retaliated against and harassed after he conducted an investigation of Ravert. The suit stemmed from allegations that Ravert encouraged a female motorist to show her breasts to avoid a... - Police Chief Resignation, Town of Lyndeborough agrees to $53,500 settlement
Lyndeborough, NH: (Feb-27-08) Former Police Chief James Basinas brought charges against the town of Lyndeborough, over the Chief's resignation from his position with the city's police department. The suit stemmed from a Basinas's being placed on paid administrative leave in February 2007. According to town officials, the action was taken against the chie... - Assistant Termination, City of Lake Elmo agrees to $20,000 wrongful termination settlement
Lake Elmo, MN: (Feb-27-08) Kimberly Anez, a former Lake Elmo staff member, brought charges against the city, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated, faced sexual harassment and age discrimination while on the job. Records show that in April 2007, the council voted 3-1 to fire Senior Program Support Assistant Kimberly Anez, citing chronic tardiness a... - Wrong Bus, Greenbrier County Board of Education agrees to $15,000 negligence settlement after dropping a 5-year-old off at the wrong spot
Greenbrier County, WV: (Feb-27-08) Brandy Ratliff of Ronceverte, brought a lawsuit against the Greenbrier County Board of Education, on behalf of her daughter, alleging that the 5-year-old was placed on the wrong school bus. The suit claimed that Ronceverte Elementary School officials assured her daughter would be placed on a bus that would take her to the... - Pork Plant Explosion, IHP Industrial, Triumph Foods, Epstein and Sons, and Missouri Gas Energy pay over $12.3 million in wrongful death and personal injury settlements
St. Joseph, MO: (Feb-25-08) Several lawsuits were brought against plumbing contractor IHP Industrial of St. Joseph, Triumph Foods, construction management firm Epstein and Sons, and Southern Union Co., the parent company of Missouri Gas Energy (MGE), after a 2005 natural gas explosion ripped through a pork processing plant, killing one person and injuring... - Living with Hernia versus Kugel Mesh
Dec-14-14 Los Angeles, CA Harry wishes he had spent more time researching Kugel Mesh before having surgery to treat a hernia. After two more unsuccessful surgeries to remove the Composix Kugel Mesh patch, Harry is filing a Kugel Mesh lawsuit. Harry (not his real name) developed a ventral hernia after he had open abdominal surgery, which is not uncommon. Two y... - Frontline Investigates Herbal Supplement Industry
Jan-22-16 New York, NY: A Frontline documentary exploring the Herbal Supplement industry suggests herbal supplements may not contain the ingredients consumers think they’re buying. The documentary, which aired on PBS on January 19, is the latest in a string of investigations into how herbal supplements are made and marketed, including lawsuits filed by N...