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New York, NY: (May-23-07) The parents of Timothy Stansbury, 19, filed a civil lawsuit against the city, after he was killed in a Brooklyn stairwell by a bullet fired by a police officer. The bullet's short path began on a rooftop patrolled by Officers Richard S. Neri Jr. and Jason Hallik. On Jan. 24, 2004. Officer Hallik opened a stairwell door; Officer Ne... - Wood River Capital Management Securities Rights Registration Settlement
San Jose, CA: (May-23-07) Endwave Corporation, a manufacturer of RF modules that enable the transmission, reception and processing of high-frequency signals in telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, filed suit against Wood River Capital Management and its affiliates over registration rights. In a settlement re... - The Colony Apartment Negligent Security Wrongful Death Settlement
Miami, FL: (May-22-07) Bryan Pata was murdered at his home at The Colony Apartment in Kendall at about 7:15 pm on November 7, 2006. The former University of Miami defensive lineman, returned home, parked in his designated space and walked toward the steps leading to his second-story apartment when he was shot and killed. Negligent security charges against... - Software Pirate Intellectual Property Fine
Los Angeles, CA: (May-22-07) The Software&Information Industry Association (SIIA) trade group filed suit against a software pirate who sold illegal copies of Symantec Corp. software on the online auction site eBay Inc. In the lawsuit, the SIIA charged the defendant with infringing on Symantec's copyrights and trademarks in such titles as Norton Partition... - University of California Custodians' Wage Settlement
Oakland, CA: (May-22-07) Following a lawsuit filed against the University of California, Berkeley campus, UC and union officials announced a contract settlement that raised the salaries of custodians. The settlement came after 18 months of bargaining that included boycotts of the University of California, Berkeley campus by speakers including actor Danny G... - Bonneville Power Administration: Electricity rates to increase as $28 million dollar residential exchange credit suspended.
Salem, OR: (May-21-07) The Bonneville Power Administration agreed to suspend the residential exchange credit it extended to its customers as a result of a long standing legal dispute. The credit meant a $28 million dollar monthly savings for customers by passing the benefits of low-cost federal hydroelectric system onto residential and small-farm customers... - Mellon Bank: $18 million payout in federal tax returns malpractice suit.
Pittsburgh, PA: (May-21-07) An investigation carried out by the US Attorney General Mary Beth Buchanan's office into the tax returns of Mellon Bank resulted in a settlement of more than $18 million to be paid to the federal government. The investigation stemmed from the destruction of thousands of federal tax returns. Mellon Bank agreed to cooperate with a... - $25,000 settlement in mistaken identity civil lawsuit.
McKinney City, TX: (May-21-07) Christi Dawn Hernandez of Princeton filed a civil lawsuit against the City, after she was wrongfully arrested in January 2006 for a crime she didn't commit. A Collin County grand jury originally indicted Christi Dawn Hernandez, 35, on Sept. 5, 2006, on a state jail felony charge of delivery of a controlled substance. Sherif... - Universal Express: $50 million from auction to be distributed among various charities.
Boca Raton, FL: (May-21-07) Pop star Michael Jackson filed charges against Universal Express over the auction of Jackson family memorabilia, scheduled for May 30-31 2007, in Las Vegas. The suit aimed at stopping the auction, which includes costumes, gold records and personal items from his career. Universal Express had announced a week before the settlem... - Wal-Mart to Pay $6.5 Million in Back Pay
The world's largest retailer--Wal-Mart--may be facing a $2 billion pay out as a result of breaking labor laws in Minnesota, specifically wage and hour violations. The state judge has ruled that the retailer broke labor laws more than 2 million times. Consequently, he has ordered the company to pay employees $6.5 million in back-pay. As a result of this decis... - GSK, Novartis to Pay $114.5 Million to Alabama in Medicaid Fraud
Alabama state court jury, after two days deliberation, has ordered GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis to pay a multimillion dollar settlement to the State for medicaid fraud. The State originally accused the companies of overcharging Medicaid patients for prescription drugs from the early 1990s to the mid-2000s. In the court order Novartis will pay $33.7 mil... - Jimmy Pflueger Kauai Mudslide Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the retired auto dealer for allegedly violating federal clean water laws. In 2001, Pflueger graded 300 acres of his Kauai property without proper permits. A rainstorm led to a massive mudslide that left a neighbor's home in shambles and killed coral reefs. Pflueger has agreed to a $7.5 million settlement; the largest storm wa... - Florida Attorney General Wins $8.5 Million Settlement Against Homeward Bound
A final judgement has been delivered against two owners of Homeward Bound of North America, a business selling insurance-like products to senior citizens resident in Florida. The settlement is for $8.5 million and was brought by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a la... - NOS Communications settles deceptive marketing practices lawsuit
A settlement that will pay hundreds of dollars in refunds to long distance phone customers, has been approved. NOS Communications was charged with engaging in deceptive marketing practices. Although they promised lower rates than competing carriers, NOS used a complicated billing system called "total call units" rather than "cents per minute". This syst... - $25,000 settlement to resolve police department paid leave dispute.
Gloucester, MA: (May-17-07) The city of Gloucester approved a $25,000 settlement to Patrolman Stephen Lamberis, who was on paid administrative leave for 17 months pending the results of an investigation by Gloucester's police chief John Beaudette, who claimed that the patrolman made $136,000 while out on the 17-month paid administrative leave. The settleme... - $94 million settlement in hurricane damage insurance lawsuit.
Baja California Sur, Mexico: (May-17-07) The Mexican company Grupo Fertinal S.A. and certain affiliates filed charges against Seguros ING S.A. de C.V., the Mexican insurance subsidiary of The Netherlands' ING Group, over a dispute concerning the amount to be paid for damages to Fertinal's mines caused by Hurricane Juliette in 2001. In an earlier settle... - $2.4 million and building relocation resolves water district partnership dispute.
Central Basin Municipal Water District Carson, CA: (May-17-07) The West Basin Municipal Water District filed suit against the Central Basin Municipal Water District , its former partner, over West Basin's decision to end the two Districts' partnership of more than 15 years, effective July 1, 2006. The two Districts began operating together in 1990, whe... - $5 million settlement to purge landfill of hazardous waste.
Albany, NY: (May-17-07) State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed charges against several companies, local businesses and municipalities that once sent their trash to the Orange County landfill. The suit alleged that the dumping had caused environmental damage and asked that they be made to pay to cover state costs of purging hazardous waste fro... - Siblings to pay back over $70,000 for home reconditioning loan fraud.
Waukesha, WI: (May-15-07) The city filed charges against Sandra Morgan, a homeowner and Randy Walters, a construction contractor, who are brother and sister, over a case where federal funds were used to recondition a home. The issue stemmed from a settlement agreement in a lawsuit in which the city released $135,000 in federal funds to recondition a home... - $4 million settlement for inmate's wrongful death lawsuit.
Camden County, NJ: (May-17-07) The family of 65-year-old Joel Seidel of Cherry Hill, a man who was fatally beaten while being held in the Camden County Jail, filed suit against the Camden County Jail, Camden County Department of Corrections and the county itself, along with corrections officers James Foster, James McIntyre and Dorothy Williams, Warden Eric...