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A $2.1 million settlement has been approved by a Superior Court judge in a class action suit involving some 25 plaintiffs who alleged their investment advisor stole their money, more than $5 million over 5 years. The advisor committed suicide in a Wal-Mart parking lot last year, while under SEC investigation for misappropriation of funds. Leg... - Hare Krishna Abuse Settlement
A lawsuit pending in the 192nd Dallas State District Court has prompted payment for child abuse victims worldwide. The case, filed in 2001 by Dallas Trial Lawyer Windle Turley, against the Hare Krishna religious organization, the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, caused several Krishna Temples to file for Bankruptcy in Southern Californi... - School Athletic Fields, Gilbane Building Co. and Amsco Inc. pay $750,000 settlement to repair land at Nashua High School North
Nashua, NH: (Oct-17-07) The city of Nashua brought a lawsuit against several parties over the quality of the athletic fields at Nashua High School North. Shawn Smith, director of plant operations, said the upper fields, those closest to Broad Street, have been unusable after rain because the water does not drain off the fields. The suit named Gilbane Bui... - Wastewater Overflow, City of Holyoke pays $500,000 settlement for property damage
Holyoke, MA: (Oct-18-07) Travelers Insurance brought a lawsuit against the city on behalf of property owners whose property was damaged by overflow from a wastewater treatment plant run by the city in April 2003. The insurance company claimed that the city was negligent when it flooded several businesses. As part of a settlement reached, the city council u... - Reverse Discrimination, Two white firefighters awarded $132,500 settlement for racial bias
Mobile, AL: (Oct-17-07) William Glisson, a white firefighter, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that he faced reverse discrimination while he was at work at the department. He also claimed that he lost a promotion to a black firefighter because of race. As part of a settlement reached, city officials approved of paying Glisson $42,500, resolving... - Rear Ended, Greenwich pays woman injured after police cruiser accident
Greenwich, CT: (Oct-17-07) Andrea Tomberg, a town woman, brought a lawsuit against Daniel Hendrie, a police officer, alleging that he rear-ended her sport utility vehicle with his cruiser en route to an emergency call in Chickahominy. Tomberg was driving northbound on Hamilton Avenue on April 6, 2004, in her Lexus SUV when Hendrie's police cruiser struck t... - Murdered Infant, City pays $800,000 settlement after 4-month-old was killed by his family
Dothan, AL: (Oct-17-07) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Hillsborough Kids, a non-profit agency, after 4-month-old Phoenix Jordan "Cody" Parrish was murdered. The suit claimed that the Florida child services agency that handles foster care and adoption for the state of Florida failed to adequately protect Cody. The story of Cody Parrish gripped t... - Contaminated Soil, Residents of Buffalo subdivision awarded $7.2 million for hazardous land
Buffalo, NY: (Oct-17-07) Close to 220 current and former residents and their family members brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging personal injury and property damage. The suit claimed that the city developed the Hickory Woods subdivision in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a model of Brownfield's renewal, but later the residents discovered that the... - Shareholder Merger, Martek Biosciences Corp. awards OmegaTech shareholders 341,061 shares worth $10.2 million
Columbia, MD: (Oct-16-07) Former shareholders of OmegaTech brought charges against Martek Biosciences Corp., over Martek's 2002 purchase of OmegaTech. Records show that Martek, a developer of health and wellness food and supplements, acquired OmegaTech in April 2002. The suit, filed against it, addresses shareholders concerns related to certain milestones... - Purchased Land Company Sale, Royal Group Technologies Inc. pays shareholders $9.2 million settlement for business fraud
Toronto, Canada: (Oct-16-07) A shareholders lawsuit was brought against Royal Group Technologies Inc., the Canadian maker of building products that was acquired by Georgia Gulf Corp. in 2006, alleging that company directors abused their powers and acted unethically. The suit claimed that a company owned by Chairman Vic De Zen, bought land north of Toronto... - Submarine Decompression Chambers, Environmental Tectonics Corp. pays US Government $3.3 million contract breach settlement
Southampton, PA: (Oct-15-07) The federal government brought charges against Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC), alleging that the company provided substandard services to the US Navy. Sources claim that effective from October 2, 2007, the US Navy suspended ETC from performing work for the federal government pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regula... - Organ Recovery, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center pays $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a disabled man is taken off life support before surgery
San Luis Obispo, CA: (Oct-15-07) Rosa Navarro, mother of 25-year-old Ruben Navarro, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Hootan Roozrokh and the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, after the death of her disabled son. The suit claimed that Ruben Navarro died at the hospital after being taken off life support while he was being prepared for organ... - Waste Site Explosion, Environmental Quality pays $550,000 fine to the North Carolina Division of Waste Management
Raleigh, NC: (Oct-15-07) The North Carolina Division of Waste Management brought charges against Environmental Quality, after the company's hazardous waste site in Apex burst into flames in October 2006. The suit sought to divest the company of its permit. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay more than $400,000 in penalties, fee... - Pension Fund Stock Options, Mercury Interactive pays $117.5 million settlement to policyholders
San Jose, CA: (Oct-15-07) A lawsuit was brought against Mercury Interactive, by a group of pension funds, alleging that there were concerns about the company's stock options practices. As part of a settlement reached, Mercury Interactive agreed to pay $117.5 million to resolve allegations. This move came after the company settled with the US Securities and... - Agriculture Director Harassment, Former employee awarded $70,000 for gender harassment
Jefferson City, MO: (Oct-13-07) Heather Elder brought charges against the Department of Agriculture, alleging that Director Fred Ferrell sexually harassed her. The suit claimed that Ferrell, 66, had repeatedly touched Elder, 36, inappropriately, kissed her near her mouth, and made numerous offensive comments, including that he wanted to see her in a wet T-... - Libel Columnist, Kane County Chronicle pays libel settlement to chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Kane County, IL: (Oct-12-07) Robert Thomas, chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, brought charges against the Kane County Chronicle and former Chronicle columnist Bill Page, alleging that he was maligned in a series of columns that criticized him. Thomas sued over columns written by Page in 2003, relying on anonymous sources that criticized Thomas'... - Louisiana Citizen's Insurance Settles Class Action for $35 Million
Victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita who filed a class action suit against the insurer Louisiana Citizens Insurance Corp, will finally be receiving some financial compensation. The board of the insurance company has agreed to pay $35 million to settle the class action, which alleged that the company was late in paying polyholders' claims resulting from the... - Demoted Deputy Chief, City of Detroit pays racial discrimination settlement
Detroit, MI: (Oct-11-07) Craig Schwartz, 46, a former Detroit police deputy chief brought a lawsuit against the city and Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, alleging that he was racially discriminated against. Schwartz, a 14-year department veteran who is white, alleged in the suit that Bully-Cummings, who is of mixed Japanese and African-American ancestry,... - Manager Racial Bias, DeKalb County pays former recreation program manager racial discrimination settlement
DeKalb County, GA: (Oct-11-07) Jane McMillan, a former DeKalb County recreation program manager, filed a lawsuit against DeKalb alleging that she was racially discriminated and wrongfully terminated. McMillan, who is white, contended that her April 2004 firing by Parks and Recreation Director Marilyn Boyd Drew, an African American, was part of a plan to cr... - Inmate Assault, Former burglar awarded $500,000 settlement after being beaten by guards
Bridgeport, CT: (Oct-11-07) A lawsuit was brought against Connecticut state correction officers alleging that they assaulted an inmate. Robert Joslyn, 32, who filed the lawsuit against Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner Brian Murphy, Capt. Matthew Regan, and 14 prison guards, claimed that the state correction officers severely beat him in 2004 fo...