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Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Dallas has awarded $1 billion to six plaintiffs who are suing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant made by the company’s subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., was defective and has caused them adverse health effects and subsequent surgeries to remove the device. J&J is current... - 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... - The Fluoroquinolones Community—and Their Leader Mark Girard
Aug-30-14 Ottawa, ON Seven years ago Canadian Mark Girard was strong and healthy and living a very comfortable life. He worked as a chef in the high-altitude vacation lodges cradled in the pristine Rocky Mountains. On his days off, there was unlimited ATV riding surrounded by iconic scenery, and in the winter there were snowmobile adventures in the back country. ... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Visitors Bureau, McGladrey & Pullen pays $710,000 accounting embezzlement settlement
Palm Beach, FL: (Oct-27-07) The Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau brought charges against national accounting firm McGladrey & Pullen, alleging that it failed to detect theft, leaving the bureau faced with a growing federal payroll tax bill of more than $1 million. The bureau's tax problems stemmed from the theft of about $1.6 million by Don... - Baltimore, MD Juvenile Detention Center Updates Settlement
Baltimore, MD: (May-22-07) The Justice Department brought charges against the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center after federal investigators discovered staffing shortages and inadequate behavior management plans at the juvenile detention center. The DOJ claimed that investigators found the detention center, which opened in 2003, was being run in an u... - Denture Cream User Frustrated by Lack of Warnings
Nov-28-09 Colton, NY Jessica H. (real name withheld) has been using Fixodent denture adhesive and other adhesives for almost 30 years. Approximately 15 years ago, she started to notice problems that are now associated with denture cream zinc poisoning. However, it was not until recently that Jessica made the connection between the denture adhesive and her health... - 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... - Middle School Principal, Jackson Public Schools pays former principal $350,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Jackson, MS: (Oct-23-07) Chastain Middle School Principal Michael Ellis brought a lawsuit against Jackson Public Schools, alleging that he was terminated after he exposed Superintendent Earl Watkins's sexual misdemeanors. Ellis was Chastain's principal for 2 1/2 years before he was fired in December 2006. Superintendent Watkins said he fired Ellis after an a... - Shareholder Buyout, Leucadia National Corp. pays investors $13.7 million settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Oct-21-07) A series of shareholder lawsuits were brought against Leucadia National Corp., a holding company with interests in insurance, wine and real estate, regarding the 2005 buyout of the mining firm MK Resources Co. Sources reveal that in June 2005, the company said it would pay 0.0317 of its shares for each MK share, or about $1.27... - Riders Police Scandal, Oakland awards former police officer $625,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Oakland, CA: (Oct-17-07) Keith Batt, a former Oakland police officer, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he was forced to quit his job with the Oakland Police Department and suffered emotional distress while on the job. Batt was the officer who kicked off the "Riders" police brutality scandal that plagued the department for more than three... - Fatal Bicycle Accident, Widow awarded $350,000 settlement after husband died in a bike crash
Crawford County, IA: (Oct-16-07) Betty Jo Ullrich, of Davenport, the widow of Kirk Ullrich, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Crawford County, after her husband died in 2004. Ullrich, 49, was thrown from his bicycle when a tire became stuck in a center line joint on a county road. In a settlement reached, the county, at its insurance company's advic... - ADA Violations, Upper Township must spend money to upgrade facilities to meet disability standards
Tuckahoe, NJ: (Oct-10-07) Karl Loose, a Pennsauken resident, brought a lawsuit against Township Hall alleging that Township Hall violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. In his lawsuit, Loose, who uses a wheelchair and has a form of multiple sclerosis, claimed the township restricted access to Township Hall in Petersburg and its lifeguard station in S... - Fatal Car Accident, San Joaquin County pays $70,000 settlement to family of a car crash victim
Stockton, CA: (Oct-06-07) A lawsuit was brought against San Joaquin County, alleging that Judith Dohring was wrongfully killed. According to the county documents, Dohring was killed in a traffic collision at the intersection of Peltier and Bruella on June 15, 2004. Dohring's family filed the lawsuit, claimed that the intersection of Peltier and Bruella roa... - Duodenoscopy Remains a Risk for Infection with Little Alternative in Sight
Nov-10-15 Washington, DC: Duodenoscope infection : It’s a perfect storm and a Catch 22 of sorts for any patient in need of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography procedures (ERCP). The use of a duodenosope, a lighted and flexible tube used to drain fluids from blocked pancreatic and biliary ducts, can be life-saving for the patient. And yet duode... - Stabbed Eye Surgeon, Pima County pays $2.29 million settlement for failing to warn doctor of death threats
Tucson, AZ: (Oct-09-07) Daphne Stidham, the widow of Dr. Brian Stidham, a slain eye surgeon, brought a lawsuit against former Pima County prosecutor Paul Skitzki, alleging that Skitzki's negligence resulted in the wrongful death of her husband. Daphne Stidham claimed county prosecutors failed to warn her husband, Dr. Brian Stidham, 37, that another doctor... - Bank Loan Fraud, Law firm partner ordered to pay $250,000 fine for fraud
Miami, FL: (Oct-08-07) The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which regulates all national banks, brought charges against Carlos Loumiet, a Hunton & Williams partner, alleging that he helped the now-defunct Hamilton Bank hide losses from $20 million in Russian loans. The suit claimed that Loumiet engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, which cost...