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Chicago, IL: (Sep-04-07) Several Dana Corp. retirees brought a lawsuit against the Dana Corp., a now defunct auto parts maker, over retiree benefits for non-union retirees. As a part of a settlement reached, Dana agreed to pay for retiree benefits for non-union retirees through July 1, 2007 and will further contribute $78 million to fund the trust, the Chi... - Henderson County, TX ETMC Contract Default Settlement
Henderson County, TX: (Sep-04-07) East Texas Medical Center Healthcare System (ETMC) filed suit against Henderson County Judge David Holstein, County Attorney James Owen, Henderson County, and the Hospital Authority, over two letters that were sent to East Texas Medical Center. The letters, sent by Owen in 2004 and attorney Charles Clark in 2005, alleged E... - Spinach E.coli Outbreak May be Over but not for Victims
Nov-6-06 Tijuana, Mexico Etna Sosa moved to California in January of this year. She loved to shop in U.S. supermarkets and among her groceries were always bags of washed, baby spinach . A few months later, Etna got severe diarrhea and had to return to Mexico. E.coli was the culprit but she had no idea and continued to get sicker. "It was awful, I felt so we... - Cuyama Joint Union School District Minivan Wrongful Death and Personal Injury Settlement
Santa Barbara, CA: (Aug-29-07) The family of Marie Crook, an Arroyo Grande woman who died of injuries suffered in a vehicle collision in 2006, filed wrongful death charges against the Cuyama Joint Union School District and Cuyama Valley High School Principal Donald Wilson. The suit alleged wrongful death, personal injury, and property damage from the Sept... - Florida Water Service Repairman Manhole Injury Settlement
Collier County, FL: (Aug-28-07) David Dopierala filed a personal injury suit against John Perry, owner of Marco True Value Hardware in 2002, after he fell in a manhole, sustaining considerable physical injuries. The suit claimed that 43-year-old Dopierala, who lived in Cape Coral, worked at Kenmark Air of Fort Myers' Marco Island office and was sent to t... - Saginaw, MI City Treasurer Wrongful Termination Settlement
Saginaw, MI: (Aug-28-07) Karen Lawrence-Webster, former city treasurer, brought a lawsuit against Saginaw City, claiming that the city punished her for exercising freedom of speech when she tried expressing opposition to then-City Manager Cecil A. Collins Jr.'s financial outlook during the 2004 budget season. The suit began in 2004, when Collins Jr. fired... - Saratoga County, NY Tiger Cub Scratch Settlement
Saratoga County, NY: (Aug-26-07) The family of Riley Willard, a 5-year old Ballston Spa boy, filed suit against the Saratoga County Fair Commission, after the boy was scratched by a tiger cub while sitting on a bench. The suit stated that as a result of the scratch, the 5 year old had to receive 14 stitches. Papers filed with the county show that the famil... - Fraternal Order of Police 9/11 Donations Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-27-07) The State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office brought a lawsuit against the state Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), alleging that the order used money it received in donation for personal use. Tapping an outpouring of generosity after the Twin Towers attack, the FOP's foundation collected more than $15 million in donations. A so... - Black Hawk County, IA Jail Deputy Misconduct Settlement
Waterloo, IA: (Aug-25-07) Three women brought a lawsuit against Black Hawk County, alleging that they were sexually abused while being held in the county jail. The plaintiffs are not being named because they were victims of sexual assault. The suit, filed in 2006 in US District Court, against the county, the estate of Deputy Jeffrey Condit, Sheriff Micha... - Covenant Retirement Communities Inc. Resident Disability Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-23-07) The Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Chicago-based Covenant Retirement Communities Inc. and its subsidiaries, alleging that the nationwide provider of retirement housing violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against residents based on disability. The suit claimed that the defendants employed policies tha... - Homeward Bound Services Elderly Health Care Fraud Settlement
Delaware County, PA: (Aug-23-07) Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett and his office brought a lawsuit against Homeward Bound Services, alleging that the Delaware County-based health care company defrauded hundreds of elderly customers. The suit claimed that Homeward Bound deliberately deceived elderly Pennsylvanians living on a fixed income by sellin... - Results Group Internet Business Fraud Settlement
Phoenix, AZ: (Aug-21-07) The Federal Trade Commission brought charges against the Results Group, an Arizona firm that fraudulently marketed home-based Internet businesses across the country and defrauded customers of almost $19.5 million. In a settlement reached with the firm's owners, Edward Longoria and Amber Halvorson, the Federal Trade Commission forev... - Ciena Healthcare Management Inc. Nursing Home Insurance Fraud Settlement
Lansing, MI: (Aug-20-07) Attorney General Mike Cox's Office brought a lawsuit against Ciena Healthcare Management Inc., alleging that the facility improperly billed Medicaid and Medicare for care at four nursing homes. The joint probe focused on four of Ciena's 30 nursing homes, three in Detroit and one in Whitmore Lake. The lawsuit claimed that those faci... - Delta County, MI Commercial Property Development Settlement
Escanaba, MI: (Aug-17-07) Gary and Annis Bengston brought a lawsuit against Delta County, alleging that the value of their property was decreased by Delta County by not allowing development of their commercial premises. The suit was filed almost 10 years ago where the couple cited damages in excess of $400,000. In a settlement reached, Delta County a... - Holy Spirit Hospital Hernia Surgery Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death Settlement
Carlisle, PA: (Aug-17-07) The family of Kevin Dalton brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Holy Spirit Hospital, after Dalton died weeks after undergoing abdominal surgery at the facility. In suing the hospital and several staffers, Dalton's family claimed he was misdiagnosed when he went to the emergency room complaining of abdominal pain in Febru... - Fayette County, PA Imprisonment Civil Rights Settlement
Fayette County, PA: (Aug-15-07) Michael and Maria Cavanagh brought a civil lawsuit against the county, alleging civil rights violations, assault and battery, false imprisonment, and intentional infliction of mental distress. Cavanagh filed the suit in 2005; two years after two county adult probation officers picked him up in Morgantown, WV, to start servin... - Rensselaer County, NY Employee Wrongful Termination Settlement
Troy, NY: (Aug-13-07) Jeffry Jackson, former Rensselaer County Director of Real Property Tax Services, brought a lawsuit against the county, alleging that he was retaliated against because he spoke out regarding irregularities in tax collections. Jackson, who served under former county Executive Henry Zwack, alleged that his employment with the county was... - Brenda Cameron Cohoe Loop Wildfire Settlement
Kenai, AK: (Aug-12-07) The state filed charges against Brenda Cameron, alleging that she was responsible for starting a wildfire off Cohoe Loop in 2006. The suit included three misdemeanor charges against Cameron for being in violation of terms of a burn permit, inadequate fire break, and uncontrolled spread/damage to the property of another. The criminal... - Transvaginal Mesh Terrifying Ordeal
Mar-28-15 Elmwood Park, NJ Lumy was sold on transvaginal mesh after reading brochures marketed to women with urinary stress incontinence. “Women should not be suffering in silence,” reads one advertisement. Given the number of transvaginal mesh lawsuits that have been filed, more women are suffering from the mesh than incontinence - and they aren&r... - Harlan County, NE Deputy Sheriff Wrongful Termination Settlement
Alma, NE: (Aug-08-07) Jan Long, a deputy sheriff and political opponent fired by Sheriff Chris Becker, filed suit against the county, alleging that he was wrongly terminated from his job. Long filed the federal lawsuit in October 2006, claiming that his civil rights were violated when Becker fired him on September 18, 2006. Sources claim that Long was fire...