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Denver, CO: (Apr-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination suit against the Denver Newspaper Agency on behalf of Karen Stenvall, who was fired when she was six months pregnant. Stenvall was an experienced advertising manager who was fired in May 2001. She had worked for the Post for three years before announcing she was p... - D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems Remote Power Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. was in a patent infringement legal battle with D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, where it accused D-Link of infringing on its Remote Power Patent. In a settlement reached, D-Link agreed to enter into a lic... - Edward Federman Tyco CFO Securities Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil charges against a former Tyco International Ltd. executive, Edward Federman, accusing him of inflating the company's profits through sham transactions. Edward Federman, who was the chief financial officer of Tyco's electronics division until he resigned in 2001, agreed to a s... - Cardiac Science Corp. Defibrillator Patent Infringement Settlement
Bothell, WA: (Apr-26-07) Cardiac Science Corp. and Philips had filed charges against each other over patent infringement of defibrillator technologies. In a settlement reached, both parties agreed to dismiss the long standing patent litigation by dropping all claims against each other. Each side granted rights to the respective defibrillation technology... - Plainfield Police Department Chief Harassment Settlement
Plainfield, CT: (Apr-29-07) Former Police Chief, Gary Sousa was fired from his position on the Plainfield Police Department following investigations that revealed his alleged misconduct on the job. Sousa faced nine charges of professional violations stemming from allegations he harassed three female town hall employees. The Police Commission and Board of S... - Independence Blue Cross Data Analysts Unpaid Overtime Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Apr-26-07) Ninety-one Independence Blue Cross quality data analysts filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of not providing stipulated overtime pay. On Feb. 6, analyst Elizabeth McGraw filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and colleagues in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, alleging that in March 2006, the health insurer decided... - Minebea Co., Ltd. PC Motor Patent Infringement Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-25-07) Papst Licensing filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Minebea Co., Ltd., a multi-billion-dollar industrial company based in Tokyo, alleging that since 1997, Minebea tried to destroy Papst's licensing program. The lawsuit dealt with Papst Licensing's patents that cover motors and hard-disk drives found in virtually all persona... - Eagle Copters Maintenance Ltd. and Maldivian Air Taxi Helicopter Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Calgary, AB: (Apr-28-07) In a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Calgary Court of Queen's Bench by the survivors of Harry Chernetz, a settlement was reached with the dead man's family, and two of the companies sued over his death. Chernetz, 51, perished with nine others on Dec. 3, 1999, when their helicopter plunged into the Indian Ocean, near Rangali Island... - University of Georgia Athletes Sexual Assault Settlement
Macon, GA: (Apr-28-07) Tiffany Williams, a former University of Georgia student filed a $25 million sexual harassment lawsuit against the university, alleging she was sexually assaulted by former basketball player Steve Thomas and ex-football player Brandon Williams. Tiffany Williams claimed UGA officials were slow to respond to an alleged assault involvin... - Chevron Crude Oil Spill Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Apr-25-07) New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner filed charges against Chevron regarding the crude oil spill into the Arthur Kill that caused excessive damage to the oyster beds, which had already been decimated by pollution and over-fishing. The spill occurred on Feb. 13, 2006, when a barge was offloading crude oil at a Chevron facility... - Personal Care Home owner agrees to pay $700,000 settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (June-11-08) Rosalind S. Lavin, former owner of four area Personal Home Care Centers, has agreed to pay $700,000 as part of a settlement in a fraud lawsuit. The suit accused the owners of diverting various Social Security benefits from use for the care of residents to the owners' own benefit, while it described the homes as unsafe, unsa... - Tallahassee, FL Wrongful Diagnosis Paraplegic Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: (Apr-24-07) Minouche Noel, now 19, was born with spina bifida. She was paralyzed before she turned two because she was misdiagnosed and wrongly treated with a surgery at the state's Children's Medical Services. In a settlement reached by the Florida House and the parents of Noel, the state of Florida agreed to pay $6 million to end the sev... - Portland Public Schools Custodian Contract Class Action Settlement
Portland, OR: (Apr-24-07) A class action lawsuit filed against the Portland Public School District, accused it of contracting out custodial work to save money amid financial turmoil. The suit alleged that the district violated Oregon State labor law when it hired Portland Habilitation Center workers to replace its union custodians despite union protests. T... - Bertelsmann Music Download Copyright Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-25-07) The Warner Music Group filed charges against German media giant, Bertelsmann, accusing it of contributing to widespread copyright infringement by supporting Napster, a file-sharing service. Bertelsmann provided Napster with about $85 million in loans starting in late 2000, a time when Napster had enabled millions of users to trade... - Chapel Hill, NC Housing Discrimination Settlement
Chapel Hill, NC: (Apr-23-07) The Justice Department filed charges against Chapel Hill, NC following a complaint by Chapel Hill citizen Sonya Dixon, who alleged housing discrimination on the basis of disability. The government accused Chapel Hill of violating the federal Fair Housing Act when it refused to grant Sonya Dixon reasonable accommodation for her... - Newark, NY, Seton Hall University and Argenbright Security to pay $5.5 million settlement in murder/suicide lawsuit.
Newark, NY: (May-29-08) The family of Sohayla Massachi brought charges against the city of Newark, after the Seton Hall student was killed by her ex-boyfriend because 9-1-1 personnel botched a call reporting the woman's abduction. The suit stated that the city was negligent when an operator gave the wrong make and model of the car Sohayla was pulled into... - Richard Scrushy HealthSouth Accounting Fraud Settlement
Birmingham, AL: (Apr-23-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against former HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy, accusing him of being party to a huge accounting fraud. According to SEC claims, Scrushy profited close to $77.5 million in the $2.7 billion fraud at HealthSouth. In a settlement reached with the SEC, Scrushy... - US Government and Caribbean Petroleum Corp. Heating Oil Spill Settlement
San Juan, Puerto Rico: (Apr-23-07) San Juan filed a lawsuit against the US government, the Caribbean Petroleum Corp. and two insurers after the Morris J. Berman barge spilled half its load of heating oil when it smashed into a coral reef in 1994. The damage to the sea-life habitat from the 750,000 gallons of heavy oil spilled on the beaches and lagoons was... - Donald Trump Palm Beach Club Flag Contribution
Palm Beach, FL : (Apr-22-07) Palm Beach authorities began to fine Donald Trump $1,250 a day for flying a 15-by-25-foot large flag atop an 80-foot flagpole at his Palm Beach club, Mar-A-Lago. The fine led to Trump filing a suit against the town. In a settlement reached, the town agreed to drop all fines levied against Trump in exchange for Trump contributin... - Chaka Fattah Mayoral Bid Campaign Money Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Apr-18-07) The Philadelphia Board of Ethics filed charges against US Representative Chaka Fattah, accusing him of using his exploratory committee to collect money, some in single checks of $100,000 each, that exceeded the city's strict campaign-finance rules. Philadelphia's rules limited individuals to a $2,500 maximum donation and polit...