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Chicago, IL: (Feb-19-08) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) brought charges against Branko Vardijan, the owner of Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co., alleging that he improperly stored hundreds of tires on his company's property. The suit was filed after a Jun. 6, 2005 inspection revealed that about 500 used tires were found filled with contamin... - Office Politics, Ramsey County pays two deputies $750,000 settlement after being placed in dead end jobs
Ramsey County, MN: (Feb-19-08) Lt. John Moore and Sgt. Joyce Shockency, two deputies, brought a federal lawsuit against the county, alleging that Sheriff Bob Fletcher retaliated against them. The two deputies stated that they were moved to dead-end jobs for politically opposing the sheriff. The suit claimed that Fletcher retaliated against them for opposin... - Serial Killer, Hospitals agree to confidential wrongful death settlement for employing former registered nurse Charles Cullen
Newark, NJ: (Feb-19-08) The families of serial killer Charles Cullen's victims, brought lawsuits against the hospitals that once employed the former registered nurse, alleging wrongful death. Sources close to the case stated that Cullen was arrested in 2003 on suspicion that he murdered several patients at Somerset Medical Center, and he later pleaded guil... - Water Samples, Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria
Janesville, WI: (Feb-18-08) The Wisconsin Attorney General's office brought charges against Govert Well & Pump of Janesville, alleging that the local well drilling company falsified water samples. The suit claimed that the company falsified well water samples, required in all new Wisconsin wells to check for coliform bacteria. Employees allegedly collect... - University Apartments, Capstone Development agrees to $15 million construction defects settlement
Storrs, CT: (Feb-18-08) The University of Connecticut (UConn), the owners of Hilltop Apartments, brought a lawsuit against Capstone Development Corporation based in Birmingham, AL, over a botched construction job on the apartment that resulted in numerous safety code violations, including faulty electrical cables. The lawsuit claimed that the construction... - Hotel Food Poisoning, Thomson Holiday and JMC-Thomas Cook awards British travelers a £2.5 million personal injury settlement
Birmingham, England: (Feb-14-08) A lawsuit was brought against tour operators Thomson Holiday (TUI) and JMC-Thomas Cook, alleging that travelers on holiday suffered from different varieties of food poisoning at the Beach Club Hotel in Torremolinos, Spain. The suit claimed that over 1,000 British travelers had stayed at the hotel and had experienced such pr... - Jury Awards $1,642,475 in Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit
Montery County, CA: A $1,642,475 net settlement has been awarded to the two children who lost their father to a workplace accident. Daniel Raya, a 49-year old employee at a Salinas lettuce-packing plant, cut into a cable while installing a scale installation at the plant. He recieved an electrical shock with a 100 volt eletrical current and died. ... - National Guard, Sangamon County agrees to $20,000 wrongful arrest settlement
Sangamon County, IL: (Feb-11-08) Eric Hersey, a National Guardsman, brought a lawsuit against Sangamon County and deputy John Gillette, alleging that he was wrongly arrested in 2004 and held in jail overnight. The suit claimed that Hersey came to Springfield on Aug. 13, 2004, to retrieve his medical records from Camp Lincoln to take with him to Washington St... - Eminent Domain, University of Akron pays property owner $443,000 settlement
Akron, OH: (Feb-08-08) Harry Jackson, a property owner, brought a lawsuit against the University of Akron, alleging that it was trying to acquire Jackson's business by eminent domain. The property, which includes apartments above a store, is one of several the university sought to acquire for a $61.5 million stadium and $32.5 million residence hall southea... - Rego & Youngquist and Breitbach Construction pay Princeton School District $2 million settlement for design and construction errors
Princeton, MN: (Feb-07-08) The Princeton School District brought a lawsuit against Architects Rego and Youngquist (ARY) and prime general contractor Breitbach Construction, alleging that there were construction defects in a school building. Records show that the school district first brought arbitration claims against ARY and Breitbach in 2006, citing desi... - Hurricane Claims, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood
Natchez, MS: (Feb-07-08) Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood brought charges against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., the nation's largest insurance company, following a criminal investigation of the insurer's Hurricane Katrina claims handling practices. State Farm had accused Hood of using the threat of prosecution to compel settlements of civil cases... - Dairy Bankruptcy, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement
Rome, Italy: (Feb-07-08) Parmalat SpA, the dairy company that collapsed four years ago in Italy's largest bankruptcy case, brought charges against Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, the second-largest Italian bank, alleging that the domestic lender played a part in the company's bankruptcy. Sources close to the case revealed that the parties had come to a memorandum of... - Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited agrees to pay the Australian Taxation Office a $13.1 million tax dispute settlement
Hartford, CT: (Feb-07- 08) The Australian Taxation Office (ATO) brought charges against Magellan Petroleum Corporation and its wholly owned subsidiary, Magellan Petroleum Australia Limited (MPAL), over an ongoing tax dispute. The recent ATO audit focused on certain income tax deductions claimed by Paroo Petroleum Pty. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of MPA... - US Forest Service Recovers $102M in Lawsuit Against Union Pacific
Washington, DC: The United States Forest Service sued Union Pacific Railroad for damages incurred as a result of a wildfire in 2000 that was caused by negligence on the part of the railroad. Specifically the suit alleged that railroad crew was negligent in failing to follow safety protocols in using power tools while working on repairing a section o... - County Supervisor, Oconee County agrees to pay a former employee a $75,000 wrongful termination settlement
Oconee County, SC: (Feb-5-08) Ann Hughes, former county supervisor, brought charges against Oconee County, alleging that she was wrongfully termnated. The suit was filed in May 2005, when former county administrator Ron Rabun fired Hughes from her job as the county's consultant on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The parties reach... - DRAM Patent, ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-4-08) MOSAID Technologies Inc. brought a lawsuit against two Hsinchu, Taiwan-based companies, ProMOS Technologies Inc. and Mosel Vitelic, Inc., alleging that they infringed on its patents. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, resolving the dispute. Under the terms of the settlement, ProMOS has been... - Baker Reaches Agreement in Class Action Lawsuit
Michael Baker Corporation today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the lead plaintiffs in the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit against the Company. The settlement is subject to court approval after notice to the class members. The amount of the settlement, which the Company did not disclose, will be covered in fu... - Bianco Employees Get Their Overtime Pay
Hundreds of settlement checks were distributed today to workers who sued Michael Bianco Inc, alleging that they had been denied overtime pay or were docked wages while employed at the South End leather factory from January 2004 to March 2007. The plaintiffs received anywhere from $20 per check to $6,000. In November, Bianco settled the federal class act... - Golf Course Taxes, Silver Spring Township pays Lettermen Inc. $925,000 financial settlement
Silver Spring Township, PA: (Jan-31-08) Lettermen Inc., the company that owns Rich Valley Golf Course, brought a lawsuit against Silver Spring Township, over a property tax dispute. Sources close to the case stated that the parties resolved the long standing dispute by entering into a settlement agreement. Under the deal, the township agreed to pay $925,00... - Judge awards $35 million wrongful death settlement after novelist killed his wife
Durham, NC: (Jan-31-08) A wrongful death lawsuit was brought against Durham novelist Michael Peterson by his stepdaughter, Caitlin Atwater, alleging that Peterson was responsible for the death of his wife, Kathleen Atwater Peterson. Records show that Peterson, 64, was convicted in October 2003 of first-degree murder in the 2001 death of his wife, after eme...