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Portland, OR: A lawsuit begun in 2003 that questioned Carolina Tobacco Company's (CTC) legal standing to submit Oregon certifications and make the escrow payments as required as a manufacturer under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The issue branched out into several different lawsuits. Carolina Tobacco Company announced two settlement agreement... - Blue Heron to pay undisclosed settlement in licensing lawsuit.
Cambridge, MA: (Mar-31-08) Codon Devices, Inc. brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Blue Heron Biotechnology, Inc., in the Federal District Court for the District of Delaware regarding five US patents the company allegedly infringed. Sources stated that four of the asserted patents are owned by Duke University and the other by the Massachusetts... - Davenport will pay $92,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Davenport, IA: (Mar-31-08) Cynthia Webb, a Davenport city employee, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that former Alderman Ron Van Fossen made sexually explicit comments and touched her in an over-friendly manner. The suit was filed in February 2007, which named both the city and Van Fossen as defendants. Sources report that the two side... - Driver to pay $100,000 proposed settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Madison County, IA: (Mar-31-08) Vicki Worthen brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Paul Roan of Edwardsville, after her husband died in an auto accident. The suit accused Roan of negligence, stating that his careless operation of his vehicle on August 24, 2007, caused it to overturn. The suit stated that Worthen's husband was Roan's passenger, and th... - Tranz Rail to pay $17 million settlement in securities lawsuit.
Wellington, New Zealand: (Mar-31-08) Thirty investors brought a lawsuit against Tranz Rail, alleging that they suffered losses due to an insider trading scam. The suit claimed that six defendants, including expatriate businessman and former Tranz Rail director David Richwhite, sold a combined 19% of Tranz Rail for about $83 million between February and M... - Atlantic City to pay $199,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Atlantic City, NJ: (Mar-31-08) Ricky Williams, a former Atlantic City firefighter, brought a lawsuit against the city, accusing a former fire captain of making racist threats against him. The suit was filed in 2005, with Williams claiming that Capt., Edmund Mawhinney draped a pillowcase over his head and threatened to burn down Williams' house in 2003. F... - United National Insurance Co. and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. Upper Merion Insurance Coverage Settlement
Upper Merion, PA: The Board of Supervisors agreed to accept a $55,000 settlement from the two insurance companies for a federal lawsuit involving DNA testing. United National Insurance Co. of Bala Cynwyd and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. of Whitpain had refused to pay $600,000 to the township for a $1.6 million settlement of a 20... - Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for $2.7 Million
Great Neck, NY: Elysa Shatoff, who suffered a perforated small intestine as a result of a routine surgical procedure, has won her medical malpractice lawsuit with a negotiated pretrial settlement of $2.7 million. Ms. Shatoff, 47-years old at the time of the incident, was undergoing ablation of uterine fibroids. Her physician performed a procedur... - Power company agrees to $187 million settlement in utility lawsuit.
Washington, MD: (Mar-26-08) Constellation Energy brought a lawsuit against the state of Maryland, over the dismantling of its Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, in which the energy giant has agreed to give 1.1 million electricity customers in the Washington-Baltimore area a one-time $... - Pharmacy to pay $315,000 settlement in disposal lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (Mar-26-08) State Attorney General Gregg Abbott brought charges against 20 CVS Pharmacy stores across Houston, over policies pertaining to customer identity theft. The suit stemmed from an incident in 2006, where prescription labels, pill bottles and computer print outs containing detailed personal medical information of customers were found... - Citigroup to pay $1.7 billion settlement in bankruptcy lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-26-08) Several Enron creditors brought claims against Citigroup Inc., alleging that they played a role in the company's faulty bookkeeping that led to Enron's collapse and bankruptcy in 2001. Subsequently creditors brought charges against nearly a dozen banks, including Citigroup. Sources stated that in a recent development in th... - Engineering Company will pay $750,000 settlement in design lawsuit.
Kingston, NY: (Mar-26-08) The city of Kingston brought a lawsuit against Charles A. Manganaro Consulting Engineers of NJ, alleging that it provided a faulty design for a water-filtration system. The suit was brought in 1999 in US District Court in Albany, in which the city accused the engineering company of providing faulty designs for eight filters used... - Career Painter Awarded $11 Million in Asbestos Mesothelioma Suit
Dallas, TX: A jury has awarded roughly $11 million to a Dallas family in settlement of their asbestos lawsuit. The suit was brought on behalf of mesothelioma patient and career painter Vernon Walker and wife Patsy Walker, after Mr. Walker was diagnosed with asbestos mesothelioma allegedly resulting from his exposure to asbestos during his working life. ... - Bus Injury Victim Awarded $27.5 Million
A 45-year old woman who was hit by a bus and subsequently underwent amputation of her left leg has been awarded a $27.5 million settlement by a jury. Gloria Aguilar was hit by a city bus in 2005 as she was crossing the street in New York, and as a result of her injury has not been able to work since. The Metropolitan Transit Authority in New York plan... - Landlord pays $15,000 settlement in overcharging lawsuit.
Lafayette, NJ: (Mar-25-08) Several college students living off campus brought a lawsuit against Dave Adams, the landlord of three properties with two located on Prosper Street and one on Lafayette Street, alleging that he overcharged the students, violating the city's rent control ordinance establishing fair rent levels. The suit was resolved after the p... - Michael J. Hanft to pay $900,000 settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Cumberland, PA: (Mar-25-08) Raymond and Genevieve Diehl of South Middleton Township., brought a lawsuit against the former Carlisle law firm of Michael J. Hanft, alleging that the Cumberland County lawyer engaged in a gambling related fraud before he killed himself. The Diehls claimed that Hanft borrowed more than $600,000 from them under false pretenses... - Ohio proposes $1.1 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (Mar-25-08) The family of Lori Smith brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the state of Ohio, after the Ohio woman and two Highway Patrol troopers were killed in a fiery crash. The suit claimed that a highway patrol car collided with Smith's pickup truck in Gallapolis in 2006, killing Smith, Trooper Joshua Risner and Sgt. Dale Holcomb. T... - School district to pay $50,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Collier County, FL: (Mar-24-08) Three custodial employees at Tommie Barfield Elementary School brought a discrimination lawsuit against the Collier County School District, alleging that they were discriminated against on the basis of their race. Teresita Rodriguez, Orquidia Pino and Adelfo Rives filed the lawsuit, claiming that they were discriminated ag... - City to pay undisclosed settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Platteville, WI: (Mar-24-08) Brett Timmerman, an openly gay former college student, brought a lawsuit against a man who attacked him with anti-gay slogans, appealing to Wisconsin's hate crime law, which provides special damages for victims of violence on the basis of sexual orientation. The suit stated that Timmerman, who was at the time a student at Uni... - Dover to pay $600,000 settlement in financial reporting lawsuit.
Worcester, MA: (Mar-24-08) A lawsuit was brought against Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery Inc., over the company's financial advisory services before the company's 2005 IPO. Sources close to the case stated that the company reached a settlement with the plaintiff, in which it paid out $600,000 to resolve allegations. Additionally, compa...