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Clearwater, FL: (May-29-07) Robert Scott, a Clearwater building inspector, filed suit against the city after he injured his back in an on-the-job accident on Aug. 27, 2003. The suit claimed that despite subsequent surgery, he continues to have permanent physical restrictions that preclude his returning to work as a building inspector and is still receiving... - Buscone Management Employee Pension Dispute Settlement
Former employee, Camilla Amandolare, filed a lawsuit against the property management company and its president Joseph Buscone alleging she was fired in retaliation for disputing the calculations of her pension benefits. Buscone has agreed to pay a $16,000 fine to the Labor Department for violating the federal Employee Retirement Income Security Act and... - Phil Katsinas Rally Racial Discrimination Settlement
Peoria, IL: (May-26-07) Five protesters, Robert Leonard, William Cook, Diana Waters Delso, David Wegeng, and Roger Fontana filed a civil rights lawsuit against Phil Katsinas, owner of the Round Barn Restaurant, alleging racial discrimination. The suit, filed in March 2005, claimed that Leonard, Cook, Waters Delso, Wegeng, and Fontana, who are all of Americ... - Body Firm Aerobics Female Employee Harassment Settlement
Orem, UT: (May-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges on behalf of Erin Allen and Andrea Liender against Body Firm Aerobics, which owned a former Gold's Gym, accusing it of subjecting the two former female workers to a hostile work environment. The company allegedly demoted Allen, a former sales associate, and cut her sal... - Michigan State Settles with Children's Rights in Class Action
Days before it was set to go to trial, the state of Michigan has settled with Children's Rights, a New York based advocacy group, regarding a federal class action suit it brought against the state's child welfare system. The settlement mandates extensive reforms and federal court oversight of Michigan's child welfare system, and is the latest in a serie... - Settlement Preliminarily Approved in Value Click Class Actions
Preliminary approval of a settlement has been reached in the two class action suits brought on behalf of publishers and advertisers against ValueClick/CJ. The lawsuits are based on the impact that the presence of adware in CJ/BF has had on the publishers and advertisers. Earlier this year the cases were consolidated. The settlement would cover both cases... - GlaxoSmithKline Paxil Child Promotion Class Action Settlement
St. Luis, IL: (May-24-07) A settlement has been reached with Britain-based GlaxoSmithKline over a 2004 lawsuit which claimed that the drugmaker promoted the drug, Paxil, to children while withholding information about negative side effects, including increased suicidal behavior. The company agreed to a $64 million class action deal to settle claims. Parent... - Collier County, FL Employee Demotion Settlement
Collier County, FL: (May-23-07) Stan Litsinger, former Collier County comprehensive planning manager, filed suit against the county and Commissioner Fred Coyle, alleging that he was demoted in 2005 and that the demotion violated county policy and defamed him. Litsinger became a project manager in the engineering department of the public utilities division... - Bisys Group Inc. SEC Reporting Violations Settlement
Roseland, NJ: (May-23-07) The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Bisys Group Inc., a financial services provider, alleging that the company violated financial reporting rules in a way that inflated earnings by some $180 million over three years. In a settlement reached, Bisys Group agreed to pay $25 million in restitution to set... - Jon. S. Corzine Divorce Settlement
New York, NY: (May-23-07) Union president, Carla Katz, filed a lawsuit against New York Governor Jon. S. Corzine, following their break up after a stormy romantic affiliation. Katz was warned by her union colleagues not to contact the governor away from the bargaining table for fear their history posed a conflict of interest. Sources claim that Katz presse... - Tri-S Security Corp. Selling Shareholders Settlement
Atlanta, GA: (May-22-07) The former selling shareholders of Paragon Systems, Inc. filed charges against Tri-S Security Corp., a provider of security services and equipment for government and private entities. In a settlement reached, Tri-S paid $50,000 to the selling shareholders and will issue 35,000 shares of Tri-S common stock to shareholders no later t... - 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... - Google: Out-of-court settlement in $17.5 million copyright infringement lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-21-07) Internet search engine Google is understood to have reached deals with several large UK news groups over carrying their content on Google News. Google is maintaining a high degree of confidentiality regarding its settlements for fear that it will end up having to pay for similar licenses with all of the 4500 news services it car... - Dayton Power and Light to Pay $42 Million Settlement
The state of Ohio and Dayton Power and Light have reached a settlement in their long-standing disagreement over a 1998 deal and corporate franchise taxes. Dayton Power and Light has agreed to pay $42 million to settle, avoiding the costs associated with lengthy legal battles. The power and light company says that the settlement will not affect the prices of... - Top Four US Builders to pay $4.3 Million in Environmental Settlement
Centex Corp., KB Home, Pulte Homes Inc. and Richmond American Homes, four of the biggest US home builders have agreed to pay $4.3 million as settlement for federal and state charges of clean water violations at their various construction sites across the country. The settlement provides resolution for storm water run-off violations in 34 states, and the Dist... - Over $2 million paid out in guerrilla ad campaign, bomb scare suit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-18-07) The city of San Francisco filed charges against Turner Broadcasting System over a guerrilla ad campaign that sparked bomb scares in Boston. TBS hired a company to promote its "Aqua Teen Hunger Force" cartoon show in January. The company placed about 20 battery-powered signs around San Francisco with images of a cartoon charac... - $250,000 settlement in defamation and harassment lawsuit.
Billings, MT: (May-17-07) William A. D'Alton, a Billings lawyer, filed suit against the city, claiming that he was harassed and defamed by city employees. The nearly four-year-old lawsuit, which involved 10 parties, numerous claims and seven law firms, racked up hefty costs. While a current figure was not available, the city's insurance companies had spent... - $2,050,000 in damages and medical bills resolves personal injury lawsuit.
Cuyahoga County, OH: (May-17-07) Marcus Mazzucco, a University of Toronto swimmer blinded in a traffic accident in Ohio, filed suit against the college, a van rental company and the van's driver in Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court. Since the parties couldn't come to any settlement, despite mediation, Judge David Matia used an innovative technique to fo... - Dairy shuts shop after $202,000 settlement to cover costs.
Mapleton, UT: (May-16-07) 19 neighbors filed suit against Paul Opfar and his dairy farm, requesting the city to revoke his permit to operate the dairy, about a month after they granted it, alleging that the dairy farm, which was located in an agricultural zone, should not be allowed to operate so close to residential homes. Opfar sold his cows shortly aft... - 6.3 million Pound Sterling payout to resolve commercial contract claims.
London, UK: (May-16-07) Real Estate Opportunities Ltd had filed a lawsuit against UBS Ltd in relation to the launch of Real Estate Opportunities. Real Estate Opportunities Ltd agreed to resolve all claims against UBS Ltd. The two parties entered into a settlement agreement in which UBS Ltd. provided an immediate cash payment that resulted in a 6.3 millio...