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Richmond, VA: (May-31-07) Cynthia Peters and her boyfriend, Mark Parr, filed suit against the city of Richmond after a July 27, 2005 police shootout killed their dog, Blu. The suit claimed that two officers from the department's now-defunct Violence Suppression Unit shot Blu a total of 12 times after opening a gate on the side of an apartment building. The... - Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Untreated Sewage Settlement
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Allegheny County, PA: (May-31-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Allegheny County Health Department brought charges against the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN), alleging that the authority violated the Clean Wat... - Cemex Corp. San Carlos Park Arch Damage Settlement
Lee County, FL: (May-31-07) Lee County filed a lawsuit against Cemex Corp. over damage to the San Carlos Park arches. Originally built in 1964 at Constitution Boulevard and U.S. 41, the arches mark the entrance of the south Lee community. The arches were damaged after a Krehling Industries boom truck plowed into them Jan. 10, 2004. Because the crash damage... - Gardens Manufactured Home Community Breach of Contract Class Action Settlement
Olmsted, OH: (May-30-07) Residents of the Gardens Manufactured Home Community filed a class action lawsuit against the owners in fall 2004, alleging consumer fraud, breach of contract, and violations of state and local laws. The Gardens is east of US 63 at 40th Street Southeast. The development has 129 home sites and opened in 2000. Residents own the manuf... - Knox County, KY Preschool Teacher Negligence Settlement
Knox County, KY: (May-30-07) Angela Hagler, mother of a 6-year-old girl, filed a lawsuit against the Knox County school system after Sheila Knight, a preschool teacher, ordered the child to go to the bathroom in a bucket. The lawsuit alleged that Knight forced Hagler's then-4-year-old daughter to urinate in a bucket in front of the class. When Hagler first... - Jamal Ford Red Light Car Crash Personal Injury Settlement
New York, NY: (May-29-07) Jamal Ford, who was driving down the streets of Brooklyn, jumped a traffic signal causing an accident that left the driver of the smashed car with permanent brain damage. The accident took place in September 2004, a year before Ford was shot to death in East New York, Brooklyn. On being faced with charges, Jamal Ford had insisted... - Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Cold Medication Patent Infringement Settlement
Washington, DC :(May-29-07) Medpointe Pharmaceuticals filed patent infringement charges against drug developer Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., alleging that the company was distributing a generic version of a cold medication made by Medpointe Pharmaceuticals. Medpointe brought the lawsuit against Hi-Tech after it launched a generic version of Tussi-12, which trea... - Bloomin' Apple Rockford Employee Gender Harassment Settlement
Rockford, IL: (May-24-07) Former Applebee's employees filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the neighborhood grill and bar restaurant chain. The suit, originally filed by five employees, alleged that 14 women had been touched inappropriately and had to undergo harassment. It claimed the women were continually subjected to comments of a sexual nature fr... - Tidewater Inc. Vessle Value Depreciation SEC Settlement
New Orleans, LA: (May-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against New Orleans-based Tidewater Inc., following an investigation that revealed Tidewater improperly reviewed depreciation estimates for some of its vessels and inaccurately disclosed the active status of those vessels, among other internal controls. The impairm... - Safety-Kleen Systems Hazardous Waste Violations Penalty
Espanola, NM: (May-25-07) The State Environment Department filed charges against Safety-Kleen Systems, an Albuquerque service center that receives and ships large volumes of hazardous waste each year, including spent solvents, ignitable waste and corrosive substances. The suit claimed that the company indulged in improper hazardous waste management practic... - North County Transit District Light Rail Budget Settlement
Oceanside, CA: (May-25-07) West Coast Rail Constructors, the company hired to build a 22-mile light-rail line for the North County Transit District, filed suit against the Transit District over issues ranging from extra grading to flawed construction plans. In a settlement reached, North County Transit District agreed to pay the Sprinter contractor $12.2 m... - San Jose, CA Hilton Hotel Parking Contract Settlement
San Jose, CA: (May-24-07) The Hilton Hotel and Towers filed charges against the city resulting in a long standing dispute over parking fees. The hotel owners, including developer Lew Wolff, members of the DiNapoli family, and former mayoral candidate Michael Mulcahy, sued the city in 2003, claiming that the city's redevelopment agency breached terms of a 1... - Iowa Settles with Two More TouchPlay Lottery Investors
The state of Iowa has settled with Greater American Distributing Inc, and Nebraska Technical Services Inc, regarding suits they brought against the state when it banned video lottery machines in 2006. The companies are just two of many suing the state becasue it banned video lottery machines in the state lottery TouchPlay program in 2006. The settlement... - Amstan Truck Driver accident Settlement
A settlement of $4.8 million was reached in a claim filed on behalf of Karrie Lee arising from a collision with a tractor trailer in Ebensburg, Pennsylvania. Karrie was hit broadside by an Amstan truck which was speeding and ran a red light. Karrie suffered multiple injuries including an open depressed skull fracture and was in a coma for 9 days. The c... - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Investors Settlement
Denver, CO: (May-24-07) A shareholders securities lawsuit was filed against Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., alleging that the Greenwood Village company withheld adverse financial information that resulted in losses for its investors. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers agreed after mediation, to sign a memoranda of understanding to settle the lawsuits. The lawsuits... - UnitedHealth Group to Pay $895 Million in CalPERS Class Action
A class action suit stemming from illegal stock option backdating by UnitedHealth in 2006 has been settled. The suit was brought by The California Public Employees' Retirement System, the country's largest public pension fund. In the settlement, UnitedHealth Group will pay $895 million to CalPERS and other pension plans who are plaintiffs. Legal... - Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a securities lawsuit claiming the company artificially inflated sales to boost its stock price
Coca-Cola Co. has agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a securities lawsuit claiming the company artificially inflated sales to boost its stock price. The lawsuit was filed in 2000 and claimed that four former executives had forced bottlers to purchase millions of dollars of unnecessary beverage concentrate in order to artificially boost sales. ... - Sumrall Oil, Prince Oil, Spaceway, Southern Oil, and Moak Petroleum Gas Price Gouging Settlement
Jackson, MS: (May-25-07) Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed suit against several gas companies, alleging that they were guilty of price gouging after Hurricane Katrina. Hood's office was conducting studies in the current gasoline market, and came up with a consumer awareness pamphlet. The suit stated that the AG's office had thoroughly investigate... - American National Insurance Co. Car Fraud Settlement
Houston, TX: (May-24-07) The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against American National Insurance Co. (ANICO) over vehicle related insurance policies. The suit discussed the policies sold through auto dealerships for new vehicles by Galveston-based American National. The policies cover payments owed to financing institutions in the event the borrower dies or... - Consolidated Edison electrocution Settlement
Estate of Lane v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York Nearly a year after a woman was electrocuted while walking her dogs on a wet East village street; Consolidated Edison has agreed to pay her family more than $6.25 million and set up a $1 million scholarship fund in her name. The scholarship fund will be at Columbia University, where she was a...