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Milwaukee, WI: (May-01-08) The state attorney general's office brought charges against Wisconsin Power & Light Co., alleging that the utility has been operating its coal-fired power plant in Portage without a permit regulating its air pollution emissions. The suit claimed that Wisconsin Power & Light failed to file its paperwork in a timely manner in 200... - Software company to pay $132,791 settlement in conspiracy lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-30-08) The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) brought a lawsuit against Engineering Dynamics, Inc., a Louisiana-based company dealing with computer-assisted design software used for the design of oil and gas drilling platforms and rigs, alleging that it conspired with an individual in Brazil who would sell the company's software t... - Former Nortel VPs to pay $381,512 settlement in securities lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-30-08) The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Craig Johnson, James Kinney and Kenneth Taylor, three former executives with Nortel Networks Corp., alleging that they engaged in financial fraud. The allegations stemmed from the former executives' involvement in Nortel's earnings management fraud during 2002... - Shell Chemical Co. Environmental Violations Settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Mar-15-07) In a six year long legal battle concerning Shell Chemical, a settlement was reached with the company agreeing to pay $6.5 million to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The settlement covers 21 violations between 1999 and 2004 at four sites in St. Charles Parish and one in Ascension Parish, according to DEQ. It i... - TIG Insurance WTC Claims Settlement
Manhattan, NY: (Mar-15-07) In a long ensuing legal battle with its insurers, World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein reached a settlement and recent pay out of an additional $12.5 million from one of its insurers, TIG Insurance. The settlement amount is a crucial step towards rebuilding Lower Manhattan. Silverstein and workers from the World Trade... - Banker and son to pay $70,000 settlement in securities lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-29-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Charles Norton, a former director at Community Bancorp, and his son Chad Norton, alleging that they participated in insider trading. The suit claimed that the Nortons traded in Valley Bancorp stock based on confidential information shortly before the June 2006 a... - Casino agrees to $200,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Las Vegas, NV: (Apr-29-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against River Palms Resort & Casino, a Laughlin based casino, alleging that the business discriminated against its employees on the basis of their age and gender. The suit, brought by federal officials at the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, stated that the casino's former management tri... - Carnevale Disposal Trash Weigh Station Sidesteping Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Mar-13-07) Carnevale Disposal, a West Windsor-based trash hauler, was booked charges against by the Mercer County Improvement Authority, accusing it of sidestepping a weighing station at the county trash facility in Ewing. Gary Carnevale was ordered to pay a $325,000 settlement to offset damages. The current settlement came a year after Carne... - Marketer to pay $1.2 million settlement in false advertising lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (Apr-28-08) The US Federal Trade Commission brought charges against Byron C. Peterson, alleging that he was part of a business that misled consumers with false earnings claims for an envelope-stuffing business opportunity. The suit claimed that Peterson and others operated a business known as Home Business System, where they placed classified... - Bixby Medical Center Infant Wrongful Death Settlement
Adrian, MI: (Mar-13-07) The Lenawee County Circuit Court ordered a settlement of $495,000 to be awarded to Heather Barnes and James Hill, parents of a baby who died two days after he was born at Bixby Medical Center in 2004. The settlement was agreed upon though neither Bixby or nurse midwife Barbara Van Kainen or two registered nurses who were also named... - Littlestown to pay $16,000 settlement in banner lawsuit..
Littlestown, PA: (Apr-25-08) The American Civil Liberties Union brought a lawsuit against the borough of Littlestown, on behalf of two residents, alleging that the borough infringed the residents' rights to free-speech. Kenneth and Virginia Frock, on whose behalf the suit was filed, stated that a quarterly $255.50 water bill was considerably higher than... - Bankruptcy lawsuit ends in undisclosed settlement.
Birmingham, AL: (Apr-25-08) Birmingham-based Red Mountain Bank has been entangled in a legal battle with Capri Real Estate LLC, over Capri on Caldwell, the high-end condominium project that filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late February 08. The suit revealed that the condo's original developer, the Netherlands-based Euro American Investors Group, began to... - Dana Corp. Labor Contract and Retirment Benefits Settlement
New York: (Mar-12-07) In an effort to emerge from bankruptcy as a competitive, viable company, Dana Corp., the Toledo, OH based auto parts maker, sought to terminate labor contracts and retirement benefits for employees. The company claimed that cost cuts are an essential part of its exit from bankruptcy protection. A settlement reached with two unions wil... - Willdan Group, Inc. Construction Breach Of Contract Settlement
Anaheim, CA: (Mar-12-07) Willdan Group, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced services to public agencies, was charged by the City of West Hollywood for breach of contractual agreement with its engineering services subsidiary, Willdan. The dispute stemmed out of a construction project for the improvement of Santa Monica Boulevard. The matter went to trial... - Portland General Electric Commercial Overcharge Settlement
Rosemead, CA: (Mar-12-07) Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas and Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Electricity Oversight Board, the California Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund, and the California Attorney General filed charges against Portland General Electric (... - Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King Inflated Rent Settlement
Portsmouth, NH: (Mar-08-07) The US government filed a lawsuit stemming from allegations by a whistleblower that the doctors, Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King received inflated rent payments from HealthSouth, which operated a sports medicine facility in return for patient referrals. Eberhart and Holzaepfel are both partners in the Seaco... - Carol Traina and Bari Wiggins MBC Investors Fraud Settlement
Miami, FL: (Mar-07-07) Carol Traina and Bari Wiggins entered guilty pleas before a United States District Judge in Miami, after the FBI ended their investigation of the viatical and life settlement company that showed conspiracy and securities fraud. According to the information, Mutual Benefits Corp. (MBC) sold investment interests in viatical and life se... - Tekelec Service Interruption Settlement
Morrisville, NC: (Mar-07-07) Bouygues Telecom filed a lawsuit against Tekelec, a leading developer of high-performance network applications for next-generation fixed mobile and packet networks, arising from a 2004 service interruption that occurred in Bouygues' network. A settlement reached will include Tekelec providing $5 million in credits to Bouygues,... - Alfa Vision Insurance Co. and Martha Miller Intoxicated Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Columbia, OH: (Mar-06-07) Clay Greenplate was killed in a car accident after a head on collision with Martha Miller. Miller's tests confirmed that her blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit when her sport utility vehicle crossed into the path of Greenplate's vehicle. Miller was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary mansl... - Mortgage company to pay $20,000 settlement in false advertising lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Apr-24-08) Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo's office brought charges against Upstate Capital, Inc. of Basile Rowe in East Syracuse, a reverse mortgage lender, alleging that it preyed on seniors statewide through false advertising and portraying itself to be a local non-profit organization. The suit claimed that in an attempt to solicit bus...