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Lake Andes, SD: (Dec-04-07) The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought charges against Charles Mix County, over federal supervision of its elections. The suit, filed in 2005 accused the South Dakota County of discriminating against Native American voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the... - Sheriff-Elect Termination, Pittstown pays former police officer $125,000 settlement for wrongful termination
Pittstown, PA: (Dec-05-07) Former police officer and Luzerne County Sheriff-elect Michael Savokinas brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that officials wrongfully terminated him. The suit, filed in 2006, claimed that supervisors violated Savokinas' civil rights by not providing him with a hearing before opting not to rehire him as a part-time p... - Executive Vice President, Tanner & Haley pay employee $300,000 settlement for unpaid compensation and expenses
Washington, DC: (Dec-03-07) Michael Shelton, a member of the company's board of managers, brought charges against Tanner & Haley Resorts, alleging that the company owed him unpaid compensation and expenses. The original suit sought $46.2 million. Sources stated that Shelton was an executive vice president of Preferred Retreats Design Group Inc., the mana... - TJX Data, TJX agrees to pay Visa and Fifth Third Bank a $41 million settlement for a massive data breach
Boston, MA: (Nov-30-07) Visa and Fifth Third Bank brought charges against TJX, over a massive data breach. As part of a settlement reached TJX agreed to pay as much as $41 million in a settlement with Visa and the bank that processes TJX's credit card payments over the data breach. Sources claimed that the Framingham-based discount retailer stated that the... - PG&E Property Tax, Yuba County, CA et al. agree to decrease the overall property tax bill by $10 million over the next 10 years
Los Angeles, CA: (Nov-29-07) Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) brought a lawsuit against several counties, stating that they owed the company refunds on property taxes paid. PG&E sought refunds of nearly $2 million from Yuba County alone and $5.3 million from seven other counties. Sources claimed that in addition to Yuba County, Placer, Nevada, El Dorado,... - Water Park Dispute, Monterey County pays owner of Water World Resorts $22 million settlement
Monterey County, CA: (Nov-29-07) Dan Heath, owner of Water World Resorts, brought a lawsuit against Monterey County over the impact on his facilities by the legal challenges to the Salinas Valley Water Project at Lake Nacimiento in northern San Luis Obispo County and Lake San Antonio in south Monterey County. Sources revealed that Heath had leased lakeside... - Prohibited Waste, North Country Environmental Services pays $100,000 fine for landfill asbestos violations
Concord, PA: (Nov-29-07) The state brought charges against North Country Environmental Services, alleging that investigations revealed that the facility accepted prohibited waste at its Bethlehem landfill. The violation supposedly took place after the former owner of the Mountain View Grand hotel in Whitefield pleaded guilty to illegally removing and dispo... - $54 Million Settlement Approved in Fly Ash Class Action
A subsidiary of Constellation Energy Group involved in a class action lawsuit over toxic fly ash contamination in Arundel County, Maryland, will pay more than $54 million to settle the suit. The settlement was approved by a judge in Baltimore on December 30. The suit alleged that the fly ash contained arsenic, lead and mercury which seeped into the gro... - Insurer Investments, Medical Mutual Insurance Co. pays $75,000 settlement for investing in real estate partnerships meant to compensate top executives
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-28-07) The state brought charges against Medical Mutual Insurance Co., the state's largest malpractice insurer, alleging that the company broke state law by investing in real estate partnerships meant to compensate top executives. The suit stemmed from an audit conducted earlier in 2007 by the state department of insurance, which revealed... - Senator Pension, City of Houston pays state senator $423,000 settlement after forcing him to quit his city employee job and therefor lose his pension
Houston, TX: (Nov-27-07) Mario Gallegos, the city's democratic state senator, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was owed money for lost pensions. Gallegos had sued the city for more than a million dollars after a court in Brownsville ruled that state lawmakers could simultaneously serve as city employees. He stated that when he was first e... - Inmate Suicides, Sacramento pays families of three suicide victims $1 million settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Nov-28-07) The Sacramento County Main Jail has been under the spotlight after three inmates committed suicide at the facility. The families of the inmates brought wrongful death lawsuits against the city, highlighting the factors that played a part in the gruesome events. Family members claimed the deaths resulted from inadequate training... - Diesel Truck Emissions, Waste Management agrees to $1 million fine for air quality violations
Plumas County, CA: (Nov-27-07) The California Air Resources Board (ARB) brought charges against Waste Management, a trash hauling company, alleging that it failed to properly inspect its diesel truck fleet to assure state emission standards were met. Records show that Waste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, settled air quality violations that... - Tainted Spinach, Family awarded settlement after two children became very ill after eating Natural Selection Foods spinach
Milwaukee, WI: (Nov-27-07) The family of Neil and Anne Grintjes brought charges against California companies involved in producing and packaging spinach, alleging that their children fell severely ill after eating tainted spinach. The outbreak was traced to Natural Selection Foods and sources claimed that over 200 people got sick and three people died, inc... - Clinical Trail Software, Etrials agrees to pay Datasci a $1.75 million settlement for patent infringement
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-27-07) Datasci LLC brought charges against Etrials, a Morrisville company which provides software to help run clinical trials of drugs and medical devices, alleging that it infringed on its patents. Sources claimed that the Datasci case is a chink in the patent system, in which the US Patent & Trademark Office in 2002 essentially granted... - Tanker Truck Accident, United Petroleum Transports pays injured couple $5.5 million settlement
Tarrant County, TX: (Nov-27-07) Mary and John Reutter brought charges against United Petroleum Transports, after their car was hit by a tanker truck on Interstate 35W near Burleson. The lawsuit against the company was filed in July 2006 in 249th District Court in Johnson County. The suit sought compensation for the injuries sustained during the collision... - Dust and Air Pollution, Lake Havasu, AZ and ERS Constructors pay woman $40,000 personal injury settlement
Lake Havasu, AZ: (Nov-26-07) Norma Grzesiowski, a Lake Havasu woman, brought charges against the city, alleging that she suffered serious medical harm from dust and air pollution caused by an ERS Constructors project near her home. Records state that ERS Constructors has done millions of dollars worth of work on the city's wastewater expansion project. Grz... - Genetically Engineered Grass, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. pays $500,000 fine for failing to follow buffer zone and cleaning regulations
Washington, DC: (Nov-26-07) The Agriculture Department brought charges against Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., alleging that the company failed to comply with US rules while testing a genetically engineered grass variety that could one day be used on lawns and athletic fields. Allegations included failure by Scotts to follow proper equipment cleaning procedures an... - Undercover Police Officer, Minneapolis awards cop $4.5 million personal injury settlement after being shot by two other officers
Minneapolis, MN: (Nov-26-07) Duy Ngo, a Minneapolis city police officer, brought charges against the city after he was shot by a fellow officer while working undercover in February 2003. The suit stated that Ngo had been alone doing undercover gang surveillance on 3rd Avenue South and Clinton Avenue South just before 3 a.m. when a suspect shot him through... - Cell Phone Chip Patent, Qualcomm Inc. pays Broadcom Corp. $20 million patent infringement settlement
Orange County, CA: (Nov-23-07) Broadcom Corp., an Irvine chipmaker, brought charges against San Diego rival Qualcomm Inc., alleging that the company infringed on its patents. The suit claimed that Qualcomm's infringement of Broadcom's patents was willful, an allegation that was upheld by a Santa Ana jury's finding. As part of a settlement reached, records... - Misdiagnosed Appendicitis, Family awarded $400,000 medical malpractice settlement
Myrtle Beach, SC: (Nov-25-07) The widow of Willie Belton brought charges against Piedmont Medical Center, alleging that her 56-year-old husband died as a result of being misdiagnosed for his appendicitis. In the suit, the family claimed Belton, of Rock Hill, did not receive proper treatment when he went to the hospital in 2003. The suit accused the hospi...