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San Diego, CA: (Mar-09-07) A fraud lawsuit was filed by Stonestreet Stables owner Jess Jackson against trainer Bruce Headley in San Diego County Superior Court. The lawsuit reached a settlement when Headley agreed to pay Jackson $900,000 to resolve claims. The suit also included Narvick International President Emmanuel de Seroux and bloodstock agents Brad... - Hollywood Police Department Workers Compensation Settlement
Hollywood, CA: (Mar-07-07) Former Hollywood police officer Daniel Gizzi sued the city after he injured his neck in a car accident on October 30, 1992, while he was on duty. City officials attested that Gizzi took several paid disability leaves until the department fired him for misconduct on March 12, 1996, a month after his arrest on a bribery charge. G... - US Department of Energy Nuclear Fuel Storage Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-06-07) In a litigation started by Duke Energy Carolinas against the US Department of Energy (DOE), the US Department of Justice reached a settlement ending the fuel dispute. The utility entered into a contract with the DOE in 1983 that provided for federal removal of used fuel from Duke's nuclear reactor sites beginning in 1998. Duke al... - Old Bridge, NJ to benefit from $20 million settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Newark, NJ: (Apr-23-08) The state Office of the Attorney General and the state Department of Environmental Protection brought charges against 31 companies that once used the Global Landfill in Old Bridge, a Superfund site near Cheesequake State Park, seeking clean up costs for dumped toxic waste on the 60-acre property. Court documents show that in a rec... - Wharf agrees to $149,300 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Pierre, SD: (Apr-24-08) The Department of Environment and Natural Resources of the state of South Dakota brought charges against Wharf Resources, a Black Hills gold mine, alleging that there were several environmental violations at the facility. The violations involve the collection and treatment of water that runs off parts of the company's open pit gol... - Sylvan Lake to pay $300,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Detroit, MI: (Apr-23-08) James Sherrod, a former police officer, brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city of Sylvan Lake, alleging that he had been sexually harassed by his boss. The suit claimed that Police Chief Mark Silver asked Sherrod to have sex with him, a claim that Silver denied. Sherrod had been with the department for about a ye... - Wachovia Bank Employe Embezzlement Settlement
Lehigh County, PA: (Mar-03-07) A lawsuit was filed by the township of Lower Macungie in April 2006 against Wachovia Bank alleging negligence in its role in the Margaret Szulborski embezzlement case. The suit claimed that the bank acted in bad faith by allowing Szulborski, a former township employee and supervisor, to deposit checks made payable to Lower Ma... - American International Group Inc. Accounting and Sales Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-01-07) A probe begun by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Justice Department against American International Group Inc., claimed that AIG restated earnings twice. In doing so, the company lowered net income for 2000 to 2005 by $3.4 billion, cheated workers compensation progr... - County to pay $400,000 settlement in civil lawsuit.
Palo Alto, CA: (Apr-23-08) The family of Nelson Galbraith brought a lawsuit against Santa Clara County, claiming that he was wrongly accused of murdering his wife after the county coroner botched her autopsy. The suit, which was originally filed by Nelson Galbraith, was taken over by his heirs after he died in 2002. The suit claimed that the Palo Alto ma... - University to pay $175,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Detroit, MI: (Apr-22-08) Former Sgt. Stacy Cain, an Eastern Michigan University police sergeant, brought a lawsuit against the university, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. Court records reveal that Stacy Cain had been fired twice and reinstated. Her suit against the university claimed that she was discriminated against on the basis of her gen... - Rochester to pay $400,000 settlement in operation agreement.
Rochester, NY: (Apr-23-08) The City of Rochester has been locked in a legal wrangle with Maplestar, the current operator of the Port of Rochester, in a bid to take back control of the ferry terminal. In a recent development in the case, sources stated that the two sides had reached a settlement agreement, in which the City of Rochester will pay $400,000... - County to pay $3 million settlement in assault lawsuit.
Hinds, MS: (Apr-11-08) Michael Burnley Jr., a former detention-center inmate, brought a federal lawsuit against Hinds County, over a jail beating in 2007, which left him paralyzed from the assault. The suit claimed that Burnley, 23 at the time of the incident, was paralyzed from the chest down from the beating he received from fellow inmate John Earl Ken... - School district to pay $37,505 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Monroe, MI: (Apr-22-08) John Raab, former interim superintendent at the Dundee Community Schools District, brought a lawsuit against the district, alleging that the district did not notify him three months before he was to be released from his contract, thereby violating a state law that mandates the notice to be served. Raab subsequently filed his case... - City pays artist $250,000 settlement in First Amendment lawsuit.
Sparks, NV: (Apr-22-08) Steven White, a street artist, brought a lawsuit against the city of Sparks stating that his First Amendment rights were violated. The dispute centered over a 2003 incident that prompted White to sue the city after an ordinance prohibited him from setting up his easel on the sidewalks and parks in the city and selling his painting... - Refinery to pay $20,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (Apr-22-08) Forty seven current and former Newcastle area residents brought a lawsuit against Denver based Wyoming Refinery Co., alleging that a 2002 catalyst spill and other pollution from its refinery in Newcastle caused them inconveniences. The suit stated that there were complaints that emissions from the refinery aggravate and may even c... - Marina to pay $7,500 settlement in development lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (Apr-22-08) The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) brought a lawsuit against Maryland Marina Properties, LLC, of Charles County, claiming that the company dredged tidal waters without an authorization, which was a violation of state law. State officials said that Maryland law (Title 16) requires that MDE be notified of any work c... - Foss Maritime Co. Fuel Spill Settlement
Edmonds, WA: (Feb-26-07) A settlement was reached ending a three year long negotiation between Foss Maritime Co. and the Suquamish Tribe. The tribe charged Foss with spiritual and cultural damages to its historic saltwater marsh and beach following the 2003 heavy fuel spill at the Chevron Texaco terminal near Edmonds. A Foss-owned barge's tank overflowe... - Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Inter Business Claims Settlement
Lancaster, PA: (Feb-26-07) A settlement reached between Armstrong Holdings, Inc. and its former subsidiary, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. resolves all the companies' inter company claims and tax issues. The settlement agreement stated that AWI would pay AHI $20 million in cash, and give AHI an allowed claim under AWI's confirmed Plan of Reorganizatio... - Pembroke, NC Police Pursuit Wrongful Death Settlement
Pembroke, NC: (Feb-26-07) A wrongful death civil lawsuit brought against the town of Pembroke after the death of two young men was settled when the town agreed on an out of court settlement with the family for $200,000. Eighteen year old Christopher Harris died after the car he was riding in crashed as he was being pursed by Pembroke police on December... - Los Angeles County, CA Sanitation Settlement
Lancaster, CA: (Feb-27-07) The state of California filed suit against Los Angeles County sanitation district officials in Lancaster and Palmdale questioning as to whether enough progress is being made with orders to keep sewage off Air Force property and to clean up nitrates in groundwater. The settlement reached will see the Los Angeles County sanitati...