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Denver, CO: (May-05-08) The US Department of Justice and the National Park Service brought charges against Water Supply and Storage Co., alleging that the company caused damages to natural resources in Rocky Mountain National Park five years ago. The civil suit was filed by the Justice department, on behalf of the US Department of the Interior. It was br... - Norbord to pay $32.2 million settlement in class action lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-05-08) A class action antitrust lawsuit was brought against Norbord Inc., by plaintiffs who purchased Oriented strand board (OSB). In a recent development, company spokespersons stated that the company had agreed to enter into a settlement agreement in the OSB Antitrust Litigation to avoid further costs and reduce the risks that usuall... - Jim Wells County to pay $110,000 settlement in lawsuit.
Austin, TX: (May-05-08) Javier Gonzales, an Austin man, brought a lawsuit against the Jim Wells County Task Force, alleging that they wrongly seized money from him in 2005. Javier Gonzales's suit was brought in the Southern District of Texas US District Court in July 2007, in which he claimed that the task force placed a seizure on $10,000 of his money... - Department of Revenue and Taxation EITC Settlement
Guam, Pacific Islands: (Mar-19-07) In a settlement agreement reached by the Department of Revenue and Taxation on the issue of refunding Guam's working poor who filed for a tax credit in 1997 and 1998, the government agreed to pay $90 million. In an effort to make up for the government's failure to pay the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC), the government is... - Baton Rouge to pay $1 million settlement in wrongful conviction lawsuit.
Baton Rouge, LA: (May-02-08) Gene Bibbins, a Baton Rouge man, brought charges against the city, after he served more than 16 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for a rape he didn't commit. Bibins alleged that investigating police officers ignored the 13-year-old victim's description of the rapist, who was described as having long, curly... - Energy companies to pay $25 million settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Billings, MT: (May-02-08) 57 plaintiffs, including some plant workers, brought a water contamination lawsuit against eastern Montana's Colstrip power plant, claiming that the plant was contaminating water supplies beneath at least one Colstrip subdivision for years before notifying the community. The suit, filed in 2003 named PPL Montana, Puget Sou... - Apollo agrees to $2.75 million settlement in securities lawsuit.
New York, (May-02-08) A shareholder derivative lawsuit was brought against Apollo Group Inc., a for-profit education company, alleging that it engaged in stock options backdating. The suit also named several current and former officers and directors of the company as defendants. Officials who had dealt with suit lawsuits stated that shareholder derivativ... - $70,000 settlement awarded in gender discrimination lawsuit.
Newport News, VA: (May-01-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Burlington Medical Supplies, a Newport News medical supply firm, alleging that the company sexually harassed six women. The suit claimed that in September 2006, the company subjecting the six employees to a hostile work environment. Further, the women wer... - TravelCenters to pay $5 million settlement in antitrust lawsuit.
Westlake, OH: (May-01-08) Flying J Inc. and its affiliates brought a civil antitrust litigation against TravelCenters of America LLC (TA), alleging that the company had been involved in a conspiracy with others, refusing to process payment card transactions using the TCH electronic processing platform. The suit claimed that the TCH platform is operated b... - Homestead to pay $90,000 settlement in bankruptcy lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (May-01-08) Bowling magnate Don Carter and his wife Paula Carter brought charges against the city of Homestead, over the sale of a city-owned bowling alley. The suit stated that the city foreclosed on the Homestead Bowling Center complex, 111 S. Homestead Blvd., in 2007, as the earlier owner Herbie Yamamura filed for bankruptcy. Records indica... - Marketing company to pay $12 million settlement in SEC lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-01-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Interpublic Group of Cos. subsidiary McCann-Erickson, alleging that the company engaged in fraud. The suit was brought over inter-company accounting practices at McCann, and in a separate suit named two former executives, Salvatore LaGreca and Brian Watson,... - Fernley to pay $30,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Fernley, NV: (Apr-30-08) Irene Humphrey, a city employee, brought a lawsuit against the City of Fernley, former City Operations and Projects Coordinator Sandy Davis, and Keith Penner, city parks director, alleging that she was sexually harassed and subjected to retaliation in a hostile work environment. The federal suit was filed in the Third Judicial Di... - Palmetto to pay $1 million settlement in personal injury lawsuit.
Bay Area, CA: (Apr-30-08) A lawsuit was brought against the city of Palmetto by the parents of 2-year-old Lexi Antorino, who suffered severe injuries and was in a coma after a swing set collapsed on her. Reports from the Sheriff's office show that the girl was swinging at the park while a babysitter was watching her play. The babysitter testified that th... - Lubbock agrees to undisclosed settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Lubbock, TX: (Apr-30-08) The family of Juan Nunez III, a man who died in April 2006 after an altercation with a Lubbock police officer, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Lubbock and Officer Matt Doherty. The suit stated that Doherty used excessive force and that the police department's faulty Taser Usage Policy is to blame for Nunez's... - US agencies to pay $1 million settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Holbrook, MA: (Apr-30-08) As part of a settlement the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) reached in the Baird & McGuire Superfund site clean up case, federal agencies are providing a $1 million to be split between Holbrook and Randolph, to compensate the towns for the loss of water use due to... - San Francisco General to pay $5.1 million settlement in negligence lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-30-08) A lawsuit was filed on behalf of John Weatherspoon III against San Francisco General Hospital, alleging that the hospital's negligence resulted in the 40-year-old man's needing medical attention round the clock. The suit stated that Weatherspoon III was at the hospital in 2005 seeking treatment for a fever and cough, when h... - Quest Diagnostics to pay $688,772 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (Apr-28-08) The US Department of Labor brought a lawsuit against medical laboratory operator Quest Diagnostics Inc., a company that collects blood, urine and tissue samples from medical centers for medical diagnosis, alleging that it failed to adequately pay its employees, misclassifying them as being exempt from overtime requirements. The su... - Karen Dillard's to pay $1 million settlement in copyright lawsuit.
Dallas, TX: (Apr-29-08) The College Board, a New York nonprofit organization that administers the SAT and PSAT college entrance exams, brought charges against Karen Dillard's College Prep, a Dallas area test prep company, alleging that they used unauthorized copies of college entrance exams to give students an advantage. Court papers indicated that Colle... - Springfield to pay more than $2.5 million settlement in eminent domain lawsuit.
Springfield, OH: (Apr-29-08) Garth and Jennifer Robinson, the last property owners in the first phase of the downtown hospital area near Buck Creek, have been locked in a legal wrangle with the city of Springfield over eminent domain issues. The city had filed eminent domain against the Robinsons, who contested the city's right to take their property. So... - Qwest agrees to $16 million settlement in overcharging lawsuit.
Helena, MT: (Apr-30-08) Public Service Commissioner Ken Toole brought a lawsuit against Qwest Communications, a company that serves about 300,000 customers in MT, alleging that it overcharged consumers in the state. The suit claimed that Qwest, the dominant telephone company in MT, was exceeding its allowed profit in the state. Sources involved with the...