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Washington, DC: (Nov-14-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against Cephalon following an investigation that revealed that the company promoted off-label marketing of products including its pain reliever Actiq. Experts stated that Actiq is approved by the FDA for use in cancer patients, but is often prescribed by physicians' off-label for other... - High School Football, Stockton Unified School District agrees to settlement for recruiting players
Stockton, CA: (Nov-14-07) The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section's board of managers brought charges against the Stockton Unified School District, over Franklin High's football program. The charges stemmed from the two-week-old "death penalty" that suspended Franklin football through the 2009 season. In a settlement reached, so... - Doctor Termination, Massena Memorial Hospital pays $1.5 million unfair termination settlement.
New York, NY: (Nov-14-07) Dr. Olof Franzon brought a lawsuit against Massena Memorial Hospital, alleging that he was unfairly terminated, causing him to lose his medical privileges. The suit, filed in 1997, reached a settlement when Massena Memorial Hospital agreed to pay Franzon $1.5 million in an out-of-court settlement. Though the hospital did not admit... - Annuities, Principal Financial Group Inc. agrees to $5 million settlement for single premium group annuity policy kickbacks
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-14-07) Connecticut's Attorney General brought charges against Principal Financial Group Inc., alleging that the company made reimbursement arrangements with brokers who sold single premium group annuity policies. Sources stated that as part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay a penalty of $600,000 to the state of Conn... - Employee Reassignment, Chillicothe City Schools pays former director of personnel $30,000 settlement
Chillicothe City, OH: (Nov-14-07) Lawrence Butler, the former director of personnel, brought a lawsuit against Chillicothe City Schools, alleging that school officials had improperly handled his reassignment in the district after his position was eliminated. The suit stated that Butler, who currently is the principal at Worthington Elementary, was given th... - Construction Mud, Dixon Builders pays $80,000 EPA fine
Fairfield, OH: (Nov-13-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Dixon Builders and its sister companies, alleging that they violated Ohio's water pollution laws by failing to control mud and runoff at four construction sites. An investigation undertaken by the Ohio EPA between 2003 and 2005 found that the Fairfield-based company... - Principal Tenure, Phillipsburg School District awarded former principal $58,000 wrongful termination settlement
Phillipsburg, NJ: (Nov-13-07) Jeanette Gilliland, former Andover Morris principal, brought a lawsuit against the Phillipsburg School District, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. The board claimed it fired Gilliland over the objections of Superintendent Gordon Pethick, who alleged that she had inappropriate anger aimed at parents and students. At... - Apartment Fire, Building owners and manager pay $6 million settlement after six children died in the blaze
Chicago, IL: (Nov-13-07) The families of six children killed in a Rogers Park fire brought charges against the owners and managers of the apartment building, Marshway Limited Partnership, Marshway, and CIG Management, for allegedly being responsible for the wrongful deaths. The suit stated that a smoke detector had been removed from the third floor apartme... - Mattel to Pay $12 Million to Settle Tainted Toys Investigation
Lead-tainted toys from China are going to cost the toy maker Mattel Inc $12 million in settlement monies to end an investigation by 39 states into lead-tainted toys. Additionally, the toy manufacturer has agreed to lower the acceptable level of lead in toys shipped to the states to 90 parts per million. The company was using the current federal standard of 6... - Survival School, Boulder Outdoor Survival School pays family undisclosed settlement after their son died of dehydration
Salt Lake City, UT: (Nov-12-07) The family of Dave Buschow brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Boulder Outdoor Survival School, a wilderness survival facility, after the New Jersey man died of dehydration in 2006. Experts stated that the death occurred during a grueling course in southern Utah. As part of a settlement reached, Boulder Outdoor Su... - Wheelchair Ramp, Menehune Shores and Asset Property Management Inc. pay $200,000 disability discrimination settlement
Kihei, HI: (Nov-12-07) Bob Bourbeau, a disabled resident of the Menehune Shores, brought a lawsuit against the Association of Apartment Owners of Menehune Shores and its manager, Asset Property Management Inc., alleging that they had not provided disability access at the premises. Bourbeau requires a wheelchair. He and his wife, Bessie, filed charges that... - Wrongful Termination, Campbellsville Water Co. pays former employee $208,000 settlement
Campbellsville, KY: (Nov-12-07) Sandra Bailey, a former employee, brought charges against the Campbellsville Water Co., alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. The suit, filed in July 2004 sought compensation for lost wages, emotional distress, and damages. Bailey claimed that she had been working for the Water Co. for more than three years when her e... - 9/11 Wrongful Death, NBC producer's family awarded undisclosed settlement from American Airlines
Providence, RI: (Nov-09-07) The family of David Angell, the Rhode Island native who achieved fame as executive producer of the NBC series Frasier, brought a lawsuit against American Airlines, the Globe Aviation Services security company, Boeing Co., the Massachusetts Port Authority, and Colgan Air, the regional airline that two terrorists took from Portlan... - Internet Phone Patent, Vonage agrees to pay AT&T $39 million patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Nov-09-07) AT&T brought charges against internet phone company Vonage, alleging that the company infringed AT&T's patents. The suit is said to represent the last of the major litigation filed against Vonage for infringing on patents. AT&T claimed Vonage violated a patent which allows users to access an Internet phone system through a standar... - CD Price Fixing, Sony, Time Warner, and Virgin Group pay $67.4 million antitrust settlement
Detroit, MI: (Nov-09-07) The Michigan State Attorney General's office, 43 states, and US territories brought charges against Sony, Time Warner, and Virgin Group alleging that music retailers and distributors engaged in a CD price-fixing scam. The State Attorney General's office stated that the offense is a violation of federal and state law. As part... - Speech Defamation, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock agrees to settlement after recording and disseminating an attorney's speech
Galveston, TX: (Nov-07-07) Anthony Buzbee, a prominent island attorney, brought a lawsuit against Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, the nation's largest dredging contractors, alleging that the company recorded and disseminated a speech he gave in 2006 in Las Vegas. The suit stated that Buzbee gave a speech to a group of maritime defense attorneys in Las Vegas. On... - Free Ringtones, Azoogle pays $1 million settlement for internet marketing and advertising fraud
Tallahassee, FL: (Nov-07-07) The Florida Attorney General's office brought charges against Azoogle, a New York company that manages Internet marketing of cell phone products, alleging that it had improper marketing practices. The Florida Attorney General's new cyber fraud task force claimed that though free cell phone ringtones can be found all over the In... - Wal-Mart Scales, Wal-Mart pays state of Wisconsin $90,000 fine for overcharging for weighed products
Madison, WI: (Nov-07-07) The state of Wisconsin brought a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Supercenters, after inspectors from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection discovered computerized scales at check-out counters were malfunctioning at nine Wal-Mart Supercenters around the state. The suit claimed that the scales were not deducting the w... - Twin Delivery, Advocate Christ Hospital awards estate of brain damaged girl $6.25 million medical malpractice settlement
Cook County, IL: (Nov-07-07) The estate of a 5-year-old girl brought charges against Advocate Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, alleging that she was seriously injured when nurses and a third year resident at the facility failed to properly monitor the labor and delivery of twins in January of 2002. The suit claimed that the mother of twins was scheduled for pl... - Visa Antitrust, Visa, MasterCard Inc. pays American Express Co. $2 billion credit card antitrust settlement
New York, NY: (Nov-07-07) American Express Co. brought charges against rival Visa, MasterCard Inc. in 2004, alleging that the company engaged in antitrust practices. The suit was filed against Visa, MasterCard and eight banks that made up their card associations, in US District Court in Manhattan, alleging that the card associations' anti-competitive pract...