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Fond Du Lac, WI: (May-08-08) The Wisconsin Department of Justice brought charges against United Liquid Waste Recycling, Inc., of Clyman, Dodge County, alleging that the company violated the state's environmental protection laws. The suit, filed at the request of the Department of Natural Resources, stated that the company, which stores and processes liqu... - Brattleboro to pay undisclosed settlement in civil rights lawsuit.
Brattleboro, VT: (May-08-08) Jeffrey Scott, a 43-year-old man, brought a lawsuit against the town of Brattleboro, alleging that he was tased by several officers. The suit claimed that Scott was sitting in his hot tub four years ago, when officers kicked in his front door as part of a drunk driving investigation. Scott stated that when he refused to get o... - Homeowner to pay undisclosed settlement in endangerment lawsuit.
Delaware County, OH: (May-07-08) Two Delaware county teens brought a civil lawsuit against Bobby and Sharon Eden, an Alexandria couple, alleging that Bobby Eden opened fire with a shotgun at their vehicle, showing reckless disregard for their lives. The suit stated that the 60-year-old man fired a shotgun at the car the teens were in after they mistakenl... - Conseco to pay $2.3 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-07-08) The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance brought charges against Carmel, IN, based Conseco Inc., alleging that the insurance holding company's long-term care insurance business engaged in trade practices that could prove harmful to consumers. The agency filed suit said that pending claims weren't handled in a timely manner, clai... - Jiffy Lube to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-07-08) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought charges against Jiffy Lube Inc., alleging that the oil-change giant's franchisees weren't properly storing anti-freeze and motor oil. The suit was brought after state inspectors found the environmental laws violations, causing Brown and 12 counties to raise the ante on the compa... - Baltimore to pay $500,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (May-07-08) The family of Raymond K. Smoot, a detainee at the Central Booking and Intake Center, brought a wrongful death suit against the state, alleging that Smoot was fatally beaten by correctional officers inside Baltimore's state-run center. The suit claimed that Smoot was beaten to death when he was arrested on a minor charge and bro... - Adair County to pay $150,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Adair County, MO: (May-06-08) Tettie Maheu, the mother of Chris Maheu, a former jail inmate, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Adair County, Sheriff Leonard Clark and six jail workers, after Chris hanged himself in his cell in the Adair County Jail in December 2003. The suit named the six workers who were employed at the time of the death. The sui... - Payless Shoesource to pay $304.6 million settlement in trademark lawsuit.
Portland, OR: (May-06-08) Adidas America Inc. brought a trademark infringement lawsuit against Payless Shoesource Inc., alleging that the company used Adidas America Inc.'s three-stripe trademark and shoe styles. In a recent development in the case, spokespersons announced that the suit had been resolved after a federal jury in Portland ordered Payless S... - Web site operator to pay $1.38 million settlement in copyright lawsuit.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-06-08) Several members of the Motion Picture Association of America, including Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Co., brought a lawsuit against Cinematube.net, a website operated by Georgian Tien "Timothy" Tran, alleging that the website illegally posted copyrighted movies. In a recent announcement pertaining to... - Cessna, Honeywell, West Star Aviation Fatal Plane Crash Settlement
Palm Beach, FL: (Mar-21-07) Following the fatal crash of an airplane flown by Norman Lowenstein, federal investigators blamed the accident on pilot error, claiming that Lowenstein was impaired because he was loaded with over-the-counter cold medicine at 10 times the normal dosage. A lawsuit filed by Lowenstein's widow, Roberta, who got her own experts, arg... - Daytona Beach to approve $15,000 settlement in protester lawsuit.
Daytona, FL: (May-05-08) Elizabeth Book, a topless protester, brought charges against Daytona Beach, alleging that she was wrongly arrested for nudity. Records show that 45-year-old Book has shown her breasts publicly since 2004 in protest of the city's public nudity ordinance. Court documents reveal that she was arrested in March 2004 and again in July... - Hillside to pay $22,000 settlement in breach of contract lawsuit.
Macomb County, MI: (May-05-08) Hillside Productions, the operator of Freedom Hill Amphitheater, brought a lawsuit against Macomb County, alleging that the county violated its Constitutional rights and breached its contract with Hillside. Hillside initially claimed the county owed it $250 million, mostly resulting from a supposed killing of a potentially... - School agrees to pay student $70,000 settlement in negligence lawsuit.
Pittsgrove, NJ: (May-06-08) An 11-year-old girl brought a lawsuit against the Pittsgrove Middle School, alleging that she suffered a foot and ankle injury in gym class, as a result of the school's negligence. The suit stated that school representatives failed to warn of the existence of danger and were inattentive in their maintenance of a running path,... - Tappé Associates School Architecture Settlement
Gardner, KS: (Mar-20-07) A ten-year legal dispute between the city of Gardner and it's architect Tappé Associates of Boston over responsibility of the potentially dangerous flaw in construction, was finally resolved in an out-of-court settlement. The Gardner Middle School building operates on a temporary occupancy permit owing to serious flaws in the buil... - Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System Dialysis Coverage Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Mar-19-07) The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), was sued claiming that the state's health care program for the poor should provide for dialysis costs for legal and illegal immigrants. The suit requested that if a candidate met the income requirements they were entitled to free treatment, even if other state and federal law... - $5 million settlement reached in environmental lawsuit.
Granite City, IL: (May-02-08) An environmental damage lawsuit was brought by the American Bottom Conservancy and the Sierra Club against United States Steel Corp. and Gateway Energy and Coke Co., a unit of Philadelphia-based Sun-oco Inc., two companies planning a $570 million project to construct and operate a coke plant and a cogeneration facility in Gr... - School district to pay $35,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Detroit, MI: (May-02-08) Lora Manders, a former Napoleon High School counselor, brought a lawsuit against Napoleon Community Schools, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. She stated that she filed suit to seek lost wages after she claimed she was fired unfairly. The 2006 suit stated that Manders was harassed and then asked to leave in retaliation... - VA Medical Center to pay $1.3 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit.
Waynesboro, VA: (Apr-30-08) David Morris and his wife Elizabeth, from Waynesboro, brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against the University of Virginia Medical Center, alleging that the facility failed to respond to their son's deteriorating condition in the hours before his birth, causing him to be born with cerebral palsy and brain damage. The sit c... - Walgreen's to pay $381,850 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Indianapolis, IN: (May-01-08) Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter's office brought a lawsuit against Walgreen Co., claiming that the IL, based pharmacy chain dealt fraudulently with the state's Medicaid program. The suit was filed by the federal office in 2004, accusing the company's pharmacy in Muncie of submitting nearly 500 false claims for 25 patie... - Senior care center agrees to $175,000 settlement in false advertising lawsuit.
Monterey County, CA: (May-01-08) The Monterey County District Attorney's office brought a lawsuit against Central Coast Senior Services of Pacific Grove, alleging falsely advertised its services. The suit stated that between 2002 and 2006, the company falsely claimed that it screened the backgrounds of all of its employees for prior criminal records; and...