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Alexandria City, VA: (Jun-13-07) The family of 18-year-old Aaron Brown, who was shot and killed by Alexandria police officer Carl Stowe in the parking lot of an International House of Pancakes (IHOP), filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Stowe had been working off-duty at an IHOP as a security guard when he chased Brown and his friends out of t... - Smithfield Foods Inc. Hog Farm Damage Settlement Fund
Kansas, MO: (Jun-13-07) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon brought charges against Smithfield Foods Inc., who bought Kansas City-based Premium Standard Farms in May 2007 in a deal valued at $800 million. The suit was over environmental damage caused by Premium Standard's hog farms in the state. Nixon reached an agreement with Smithfield Foods that will pr... - Michigan Seamless Tube Hiring Racial Discrimination Settlement
Lyon, MI: (Jun-13-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Michigan Seamless Tube, a steel tubing company in South Lyon, Michigan, alleging that the company refused to hire black workers. The suit claimed that the company began hiring former employees of the predecessor in November 2002. The EEOC said that during the compa... - George R. Schell Small Plane Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Virginia Beach, VA: (Jun-12-07) The family of Judy Broadway filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Norfolk businessman George R. Schell's estate after an aircraft that Schell was flying crashed into the backyard of a Lawson Forest home in 2006. Federal aviation officials determined that Schell, the pilot of a small plane, failed to maintain proper airspeed... - Aera Energy LLC and Baker Petrolite Corp. Chemical Leak Civil Penalty
Ventura County, CA: (Jun-12-07) The Ventura County District Attorney's Office brought a civil and unlawful business practices lawsuit against Aera Energy LLC, an oil extracting company out of Bakersfield, and Baker Petrolite Corp. of Houston, over their involvement in the accidental release of a chemical that caused several Ventura apartment buildings to b... - Loan Max Fees and Interest Rate Violations Settlement
Richmond, VA: (Jun-11-07) The State Attorney General Bob McDonnell's office brought charges against Loan Max, a consumer loan company, alleging that it was guilty of violating Virginia's Consumer Finance Act. Loan Max, a company with 36 locations in Virginia, makes loans to consumers in amounts generally below $2,500. The loans are secured by a motor vehic... - O'Brien Homes Menlo Park Tomorrow Condo Construction Settlement
Menlo Park, CA: (Jun-11-07) Menlo Park Tomorrow, a private citizens group, filed charges against O'Brien Homes, a city developer, over the construction of the Derry Lane project. In 2006, the city council approved the four-story Derry Lane project with 135 condos and roughly 21,000 square feet of office and retail space. Menlo Park Tomorrow claimed that th... - American Equity Investment Life Settles Class Action
A class action suit in Kentucky against American Equity Investment Life Insurance has been settled in state court. The settlement could be paid to as many as 24,000 older customers who were part of a 'living trust mill.' This is when elderly customers are persuaded by marketers for living trusts to buy living trusts as a way to avoid probate and reduce esta... - Dominion Diagnostics Urine Drug Testing Medicaid Over Billing Settlement
Montpelier, VT: (Jun-08-07) The Vermont Medicaid system filed charges against Dominion Diagnostics, of North Kingstown, RI, alleging that the medical lab company overcharged the state for services including testing urine samples for drugs. Investigations revealed that Dominion over billed Medicaid for lab work from January of 2001 through June of 2003 and... - Pittsburgh Brewing Co. Sewer Bill Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jun-09-07) The Pittsburgh Water & Sewer Authority board filed suit against Pittsburgh Brewing Co. alleging that the brewery owed as much as $2.7 million in back payments to the water authority. The brewery, known for its Iron City Beer, ran up delinquent sewer bills and penalties. The authority paid the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority... - Marriott International Inc. IRS Taxes Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jun-08-07) The Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor brought charges against hotel operator Marriott International Inc., over their review of one aspect of the company's retirement plan. In a settlement reached, Marriott International agreed to a $220 million payout to the US Treasury and state tax jurisdictions. The payme... - CVS Caremark Corp. Shareholder Merger Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Jun-10-07) A shareholders lawsuit was filed against CVS Caremark Corp., the second largest US drugstore chain, which challenged the buyout that formed the company. Combining the two companies created one of the biggest US mail order and retail pharmacy chains and made the business more competitive with Walgreen's, which has 5,700 stores, a... - Ezra Dweck Fraudulent Online Bidding Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-10-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office brought civil fraud charges against Manhattan jeweler Ezra Dweck, owner of the EMH Group. An investigation begun after EBay, in an ongoing effort to combat abuses of its services, brought the deceptive practices to the attention of then attorney general, Eliot Spitzer in late 2005. C... - BP Settles More Claims From Texas Refinery Explosion
BP, the second largest oil company in Europe, has settled claims with four workers who sustained injuries ranging from post traumatic stress disorder to limb and back injuries. The blast occurred in March 2005, killing 15 people, and injuring hundreds. To-date BP has settled nearly 4000 injury and property damage claims arising from the accident. In thi... - Billy Donovan Basketball Coach NBA Contract Settlement
Gainesville, FL: (Jun-07-07) Billy Donovan formally apologized for changing his mind to coach the Orlando Magic, claiming that he no longer had any desire to coach in the NBA. He stated that he belonged at the University of Florida and wanted to be there for as long as the administration would allow. Donovan, who led the Gators to back-to-back national cha... - Challenge Financial Investors Corp. Unlicensed Brokers Settlement
Raleigh, FL: (Jun-07-07) The state of North Carolina brought charges against Challenge Financial Investors Corp., alleging that it did not supervise its loan officers and solicited mortgage applications from brokers who were unlicensed to do business in the state. Joseph Smith, North Carolina's commissioner of banks, stated that Challenge Financial headqua... - Vesuvius USA Corporation Chemical Spill Damage Settlement
Springfield, IL: (Jun-07-07) The State of Illinois brought charges against Vesuvius USA Corporation, claiming that the company contributed to the damage of natural resources in Coles County that were injured by a June 2001 chemical spill. Vesuvius USA develops, manufactures, and markets high performance specialty ceramics, refractory products, and control... - Pemco Aeroplex Inc. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Birmingham, AL: (Jun-01-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Pemco Aeroplex Inc., a division of Birmingham-based Pemco Aviation Group Inc., alleging that the company racially discriminated against its employees. The case, filed in 2000, was based on 36 separate discrimination charges brought against the aerospace and d... - Tommy Bahama Group Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Jun-06-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges against Seattle-based clothing store and manufacturer Tommy Bahama Group, claiming that the company discriminated against disabled workers. The EEOC sued the company under the Americans With Disabilities Act on behalf of a part-time employee, Todd Hiley, who worked for th... - Beaufort County School District Teacher Students Molestation Settlement
Beaufort County, SC: (Jun-06-07) Six lawsuits were filed against the Beaufort County School District, related to the 2002 arrest of Phillip Underwood-Sheppard, a former Coosa Elementary School music teacher who molested at least nine students ages 6 to 13. Underwood-Sheppard pleaded guilty but mentally ill to nine counts of indecent exposure, seven counts...