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NovaStar Financial Inc has reached a settlement in a class action securities fraud of $7.25 million. The suit, one of 5 launched against the company in mid-April, 2004, alleged that investors were misled by information that inferred the company had an increased number of brokerage offices throughout the country. However, some of these brokerage firms were la... - Medi-Cal Fraud, Stars Behavioral Health Group pays $1 million settlement after wrongfully charging for treatments it did not perform
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-06-07) The federal government brought a lawsuit against Stars Behavioral Health Group, a statewide chain of mental health centers for adolescents, alleging that the facility wrongly charged Medi-Cal for treatment it did not perform. The suit claimed that Medi-Cal was charged for treatment at a San Leandro clinic on days when the you... - Concrete Price Fixing, Shelby Gravel sets aside $4.7 million fund for customers
Indianapolis, IN: (Nov-06-07) A federal criminal case was brought against Shelby Gravel, a Shelbyville company, alleging that the company engaged in a concrete price fixing scheme. As part of a settlement reached, Shelby Gravel agreed to pay $4.7 million into a fund for central Indiana concrete customers. Sources say that the fund would stand to benefit as... - Landslide Mitigation, Lexington Insurance agrees to pay Nevada County $2 million insurance settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Nov-06-07) The Nevada County Board of Supervisors brought charges against Lexington Insurance, after a dispute between Lexington and the county arose when a landslide occurred on the hill above the Cascade Shores sewer treatment plant in May 2005. The suit stated that though Lexington Insurance paid the emergency repairs, it had not agreed... - Patrol Car Crash, Washington State Patrol pays women left with traumatic brain injuries $4 million settlement
Seattle, WA: (Nov-06-07) The family of Julia Terlinchamp brought charges against the Washington State Patrol, after a state trooper plowed his patrol car into Terlinchamp's car, leaving her seriously injured in 2004. The suit stated that the accident occurred a day after Christmas, when the trooper's car came out of a side alley on Capitol Hill, T-boning h... - Legacy Litigation, Progressive Gaming International Corp. agrees to pay $20 million settlement after ten years
Las Vegas, NV: (Nov-06-07) Derek Webb and Prime Table Games brought charges against Progressive Gaming International Corp. in 1997. In a recent development in the decade long suit, sources stated that Progressive Gaming had entered into a settlement agreement with Derek Webb and Prime Table Games concerning all outstanding litigation in the case. A... - Freddie Mac Accounting Scandal, Freddie Mac former CEO Leland Brendsel agrees to pay $16.4 million settlement
Washington, DC: (Nov-06-07) The US Government brought charges against Leland Brendsel, Freddie Mac's former CEO, who was ousted in 2003, alleging that he played a vital role in the mortgage finance company's multibillion-dollar accounting scandal. The government's allegations included one that claimed that Brendsel created a corporate culture that allowed... - CEO Severance, Federal Trust Bank pays former CEO James Suskiewich $2.6 million settlement
Orlando, FL: (Nov-05-07) James Suskiewich, longtime CEO of the Federal Trust Bank, reached a settlement with the bank before he was recently dismissed. Sources claim that the Federal Trust Bank has incurred nearly $10 million in losses so far in 2007, but yet reached a deal with its top executive, paying him what they called a staggering amount, considerin... - Medicare Reimbursement, Arizona Heart Hospital pays $5.8 million settlement for violating the False Claims Act regarding medical procedures
Charlotte, NC: (Nov-05-07) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) brought charges against Arizona Heart Hospital, one of the 11 hospitals in which MedCath owns an interest, alleging that the facility violated the federal Civil False Claims Act. The suit primarily dealt with the question of whether certain medical procedures, such as services involving the implan... - Mine Shaft Accident, Families of miners and rescue workers awarded wrongful death settlement after the Crandall Canyon mine shaft imploded
Salt Lake City, UT: (Nov-04-07) The families of six miners and three rescue workers who died in the Crandall Canyon mine brought wrongful death charges against the state of Utah. In a recent development, sources claimed that the parties reached a settlement agreement which stands to benefit the plaintiffs. The suit claimed that Kerry Allred, Don Erickson,... - Fibrinogen Hepatitis, Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp. pays $18.17 million settlement after infecting thousands of people with Hepatitis C
Tokyo, Japan: (Nov-01-07) Five lawsuits were brought against Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp., a Japanese pharmaceutical company, alleging that customers who used Fibrinogen, which is used to stop bleeding, ended up victims of hepatitis virus-tainted blood products. Mitsubishi Tanabe, a newly merged firm that incorporates the producer of the medical product... - Painter Electrocution, Campbell Quality Painting, LLC and the Heritage Preservation Trust of Newtown, Inc. pay $300,000 wrongful death settlement
Newtown, CT: (Nov-01-07) The estate of Ivan Patricio Tenecela, a painter who was electrocuted while at work at the municipally-owned Newtown Meeting House, brought a civil lawsuit against the town. The suit stated that on July 26, 2004, an aluminum ladder made contact with an 8,000-volt power line on the south side of the meeting house, killing Tenecela, 2... - Santa Monica, CA Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Santa Monica, CA: (Mar-05-07) On August 29, 2005 47-year-old Maria Carrera was struck by a Big Blue Bus while crossing the crosswalk on Ocean Avenue and Pico Boulevard. Carrera was a housekeeper on her way to work when she was hit and killed. Her husband, Oscar Saenz, filed a wrongful death lawsuit agains the city of Santa Monica. The City Council approve... - School Bus Fire, Travelers Insurance Company pays Grand Coulee Dam School District settlement for damaged buses
Grand Coulee, WA: (Oct-31-07) The Grand Coulee Dam School District brought charges against Travelers Insurance Company, its insurance carrier, over the cost of six buses that were destroyed in an early September 2007 fire. As part of a settlement reached, sources close to the case stated that Travelers Insurance Company going to pay the Grand Coulee... - Embolic Equipment, Ev3 Inc. pays over $15 million settlement for patent infringement
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-31-07) The Regents of the University of California and Boston Scientific Corp. brought a lawsuit against Ev3 Inc. pertaining to a patent infringement case and other related litigation. Company spokespersons stated that the litigation involved products such as the embolic protection devices and certain detachable embolic coils. A... - PolarGuard Fire, Home Depot and Polar Industries Inc. pay $5 million settlement after soundproofing material caught on fire at a night club
Providence, RI: (Oct-31-07) Survivors of a 2003 nightclub fire and relatives of the 100 people killed brought a lawsuit against Home Depot and Polar Industries Inc., alleging that negligence on the part of the two companies resulted in the catastrophe. Records state that over 300 people brought the lawsuit after a devastating fire broke out at The Station... - Cancer Testing, Dianon Systems Inc. pays $1.5 million whistleblower settlement after billing for medically unnecessary tests
Washington, DC: (Oct-30-07) The US Government and the Justice Department brought charges against Dianon Systems Inc., alleging that the company violated the False Claims Act by wrongfully charging Medicare and TRICARE for certain tests it performed. Dianon, a reference lab located in Stratford, CT, specializes in conducting tests to detect and stage variou... - Police Officer Discrimination, Windsor Locks pays former officer $110,000 settlement for age and health discrimination
Windsor Locks, CT: (Oct-30-07) Former Officer William Rousseau brought charges against the Windsor Locks Police Department, alleging that he faced age and health discrimination by Police Chief John Suchocki. Records stated that Suchocki had recommended Rousseau's termination in September 2006, and it was unanimously approved by the Police Commission. ... - Outstanding Invoices, Jacksonville pays IKON Office Solutions Inc. $3 million for unpaid contracts
Jacksonville, FL: (Oct-29-07) IKON Office Solutions Inc. brought charges against the city of Jacksonville, alleging that it breached contracts and withheld payments for more than two years. IKON Office Solutions claimed that it had provided equipment and service to the city's public libraries since around 2000 but has not been paid for more than two years... - Compliance Laws, iMergent, Inc. pays state of Louisiana fine for violating certain voluntary compliance laws
New Orleans, LA: (Oct-29-07) The Attorney General of the State of Louisiana brought charges against iMergent, Inc., a provider of eCommerce software for small businesses and entrepreneurs, alleging that the company violated certain voluntary compliance laws. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to make certain refunds and a payment to the Loui...