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Los Angeles, CA: (May-21-08) The Center for Environmental Health brought a lawsuit against T-A Creations Inc., a Los Angeles company, alleging that it sold 100,000 lead-tainted lunchboxes to the state health department in 2007. The suit stated that the center notified T-A Creations in April 2006 that it had found unsafe lead concentrations in one of its... - Razorsight agreed to pay $4.5 million settlement in infringement lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (May-21-08) Fairfax-based TEOCO brought a lawsuit against Razorsight Corp., alleging copyright infringement. TEOCO, which provides invoice processing and auditing software to the telecommunications industry, sued Razorsight in federal district court for the Eastern District of Virginia. The suit alleged that Razorsight obtained software f... - NY corrections to pay $972,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-21-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against the New York Department of Correctional Services, on behalf of 23 female corrections officers, who claimed that they were discriminated because they were pregnant. The suit claimed that the state department discriminated against the women by determining... - Canterbury agrees to pay $60,000 settlement in civil rights lawsuit.
Canterbury, CT: (May-20-08) Jeanette Kildea filed a complaint with the American Civil Liberties Union against the first selectman, alleging that he unlawfully banned public comment at Board of Selectmen meetings. Sources familiar with the negotiations stated that the two sides had reached a settlement agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, Je... - Kevin Johnson paid $230,000 settlement in molestation lawsuit.
Sacramento, CA: (May-20-08) A girl, who wished to stay unnamed, brought a sexual molestation lawsuit against Sacramento mayoral candidate Kevin Johnson, alleging that Johnson, who was 29 and playing for the Phoenix Suns, molested her when she was 16. Court papers reveal that Johnson denied the girl's allegations in the suit, though he agreed to pay $230,... - Industry giants to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-19-08) The Department of Justice brought charges against GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Motorola Inc., and Siemens Corp., alleging that system failures at the companies' facilities led to the release of trichloroethylene, or TCE, into the public drinking water system in Scottsdale, AZ. The federal complaint stated that the three companies f... - Wal-Mart will donate 400 bicycles in settlement in charity lawsuit.
Miami Gardens, FL: (May-19-08) Andre Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowler for the Houston Texans, organized a charity event in South Florida, in which he paid nearly $26,000 for hundreds of children's bicycles for his foundation's May 2008 event in Miami Gardens. According to the contract with Wal-Mart, the purchase was to include free ice and water for the yo... - Edison Mission to pay $9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (May-19-08) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), brought charges against Edison Mission, an Edison International subsidiary, alleging that it mislead investigators. The suit was filed after a FERC investigation into Edison's wholesale electricity market bidding practices on the Northeast power grid, revealed that the company h... - Marion County Medical Center to pay $36,404 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Marion County, SC: (May-19-08) The federal government brought charges against Marion County Medical Center, alleging that the facility engaged in Medicare fraud. The suit stated that the facility submitted claims to Medicare for worthless services in October 2006. The allegations were brought only months after settling a previous similar case was settled... - Penn. Electric Co. pays part of $77,498 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Erie, PA: (May-19-08) The city of Erie and the Erie Sewer Authority brought charges against Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), seeking the removal of asbestos-lined underground steam lines in downtown Erie as part of the 2005 lawsuit. In the suit, the city and the Sewer Authority said the lines posed a danger to city workers and residents, and they dem... - Citibank et al. Student Loan Antitrust Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-03-07) In a lawsuit that followed as part of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office' probe into the college loan industry, three dozen schools and Citibank agreed as part of the settlement to make the student loan process fairer to students and their families. The investigations revealed numerous arrangements that benefited scho... - Avamere senior home to pay $904,200 settlement in eldercare lawsuit.
Multnomah County, OR: (May-16-08) A lawsuit was brought against Avamere, an eldercare company, alleging that an 86-year-old woman was handcuffed and restrained on the floor of a Lake Oswego facility. The suit claimed that Elvera Stephan was injured as a result of the gross manhandling that occurred at The Pearl at Kruse Way, an Avamere facility, on April... - Bastrop to pay $187,500 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.
Bastrop County, TX: (May-16-08) Charlie Littleton, a former Bastrop County jail administrator, filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county in 2007, stating that several county employees improperly used county equipment and funds, as well as inmate labor to build barbecue pits for profit and do other work on private property. The allegations we... - Roanoke to pay $150,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Roanoke, VA: (May-16-08) Lespia King, a former sheriff's deputy, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was sexually harassed by Sheriff George McMillan. Court documents show that nine other former subordinates, who worked at the city jail, testified in US District Court that McMillan had made sexually suggestive comments about their bodie... - Benton County to pay $45,000 settlement in incarceration lawsuit
Benton County, WA: (May-15-08) James Alan Bauer, a Kennewick man, brought a lawsuit against Benton County, alleging that a three-day jail stay compounded his already existing mental illness. The damage claim against the county stemmed from a July 2007 incarceration at the Benton County jail, where the 54-year-old Bauer spent three days. Sources stated th... - Spammers to pay $230 million settlement in e-mailing lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-16-08) News Corp-owned MySpace, a social networking website, brought charges against Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, a pair of spammers, accusing them of flooding the online community with email that tricked them into linking to sales pitches or websites that earned the men "per hit" payments. The suit stated that some of the sp... - Biovail agrees to pay $24.6 million settlement in criminal lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-16-08) US Attorney Michael Sullivan's office brought a lawsuit against Biovail Pharmaceuticals Inc., a NJ, based subsidiary of Biovail Corp., alleging that the company illegally paid doctors so that they would prescribe Cardizem LA, a blood pressure drug. The suit alleged that Biovail Corp. paid thousands of physicians and others up to... - Pfizer Inc. Genotropin Off-Label Promotion Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-02-07) The Department of Justice began an investigation into the off-label marketing of Pfizer's human-growth hormone brand, Genotropin, alleging that a unit of the company made kickbacks to an outside vendor in order to increase its sales. Pfizer admitted that Pharmacia, one of its acquired companies improperly promoted Genotropin betwe... - Seattle, WA WTO Protesters Arrests Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Apr-02-07) A lawsuit stemming from a mass arrest of protesters at a downtown park, while they were singing patriotic songs during a peaceful World Trade Organization protest in 1999, was settled after the city's insurance company, National Union, agreed to pay $1 million to settle claims from about 175 people wrongly arrested. As part of th... - Dermatologist agrees to $11 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Sarasota, FL: (May-15-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Michael A. Rosin, a former Sarasota dermatologist, alleging that he performed unnecessary surgeries on hundreds of elderly patients. The suit was filed after a whistleblower complaint brought by Ellen Murray, a former patient who underwent eight surgeries before she reported Rosin to the gov...