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Austin, TX: Corpus Christy county, TX, settled a lawsuit brought by Fulton Coastcon Construction that accused county officials of violating state law by not reading bid prices aloud in public before awarding a contract to Zachry Construction. The contract was for the Heritage Center arena, the $25 million second phase of the Richard M. Borchard Regional... - Five Star Janitorial Supply Guardsman Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: The Justice Department reached a settlement on behalf of a National Guardsman whose employment was alleged to have been unlawfully terminated in violation of the Uniform Service members Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA). The settlement resolves allegations that Five Star Janitorial Supply of Leesville, LA, violated the fede... - Pierz Fire Department Firefighter Application Discrimination Settlement
Pierz, MN: A lawsuit filed in federal district court in May 2006 concerning Jill Poepping's bid to be the city's first female firefighter. In 2003, Poepping was the first woman to apply to be a firefighter with the part-time department. Poepping said her application was rejected in 2003 and again in 2005 and she alleged that her gender was the reason be... - Dr. Perry Hearn and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. False Insurance Claims Settlement
Boston, MA: Norwell physician, Perry Hearn, and Affiliated Professional Services, Inc. (APS), based in Wareham, MA have agreed to pay $150,000 and $100,000 to settle allegations that they submitted false claims to the Medicare and Medicaid programs for office and nursing home visits performed by nurse practitioners and physician assistants without any p... - PBS&J Corp. Employee Embezzlement Settlement
Miami, FL: The US Department of Justice confirmed the allegations that PBS&J Corp. violated the False Claims Act between 1992 and 2005. The company's former employees embezzled more than $35 million from the firm and PBS&J submitted incorrect overhead costs to the government in connection with federal contracts. Government officials claimed that mo... - Roberts Hawaii and Trans Hawaiian Services Settlement
Aloha Airlines filed a lawsuit against the tour operators for allegedly not paying $2.5 million dollars in air travel after being sold packaged tours. Roberts Hawaii has agreed to pay a $500,000 settlement. Trans Hawaiian Services has agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement on top of a more than $1 million settlement paid out in October of 2005. (Nov-20-05)... - US Veterans Administration Healthcare System Waste Violations Penalty
Boston, MA: In a settlement with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US Veterans Administration Healthcare System has committed to implement a comprehensive hazardous waste and chemicals management inventory system at all Veterans Administration facilities in New England. The Veterans Administration is developing the system to settle a 2005 EPA e... - Superstar Rapper pays $25,000 settlement in personal injury lawsuit.
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-25-08) Gerard Rechnitzer brought a lawsuit against celebrity rapper Sean Combs, alleging that he was punched and pushed by the star during a February 2008 altercation in Los Angeles. Rechnitzer stated that he was intentionally, willfully, knowingly and unlawfully attacked, assaulted and battered, which resulted in his flying backwar... - Eli Lilly to pay $15 million settlement in Zyprexa lawsuit.
Anchorage, AK: (Mar-26-08) The State of Alaska brought a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co., an innovation-driven corporation, over the use of its drug Zyprexa , or olanzapine, by the State's Medicaid program. Zyprexa, which is often prescribed in the US and in more than 80 other countries, is used for the short and long term treatment of schizophrenia, a... - Highway department to pay $125,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Charleston, WV: (Mar-24-08) The West Virginia State Department of Environmental Protection brought an environmental damage lawsuit against the State Division of Highways, alleging that there were repeated environmental violations while the state agency worked on US 35 in Putnam County. The suit was filed after State Department of Environmental Protection... - Michigan to pay $300,000 settlement in contract lawsuit.
Lansing, MI: (Mar-24-08) State housing chief Michael DeVos and the state of Michigan have been embroiled in a legal battle, over his firing as director of the Michigan State Housing and Development Authority. DeVos quit under compulsion, after a year of altercations with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and with some members of his board, over alienated low-income... - Yuma County to pay up to $250,000 proposed settlement in property tax lawsuit.
Yuma County, AZ: (Mar-24-08) Qwest Corporation brought a lawsuit against several governments throughout Arizona, including Yuma County, alleging that the governments overtaxed Qwest on various properties in the state of Arizona. The Arizona Department of Revenue and all 15 state counties are named as defendants in the suit. The three-year-old suit claime... - Biovail to pay $10 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-24-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Biovail Corp., a Canadian pharmaceutical company, and several of its current and former top executives, alleging accounting fraud. The commission's lawsuit claimed that the company overstated earnings and hid losses to deceive investors and meet quarterly and annu... - Homeowner to pay $25,000 settlement in tenant druglord lawsuit.
Janesville, WI: (Mar-21-08) The city brought charges against Lynn A. Johnston, the primary resident and acting landlord of a drug house, and Evelyn M. Garrity, owner of the property, alleging that the house was a public nuisance. The suit, filed in October 2007, claimed that the house endangered the comfort, health and safety of the public. The city's la... - Former housing authority head to pay $40,000 settlement in ethics lawsuit.
Venango County, PA: (Mar-21-08) The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission brought charges against Edwin Evans, the former executive director of Venango County Housing Authority, alleging that he misappropriated funds in the amount of $170,585. Records show that Evans is the second former Housing Authority employee charged by the Ethics Commission in recen... - Concord to pay $85,000 settlement to mother in prison death lawsuit.
Concord, NH: (Mar-21-08) Constance Cuddemi brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Concord, alleging that her son Joseph Smith, who had been in prison on a parole violation for less than an hour, hanged himself from exposed ceiling pipes. Cuddemi stated that her son was without sufficient supervision though he was questioned about his past s... - NHLPA will pay $400,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Detroit, MI: (Mar-21-08) Former National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) executive director Ted Saskin brought a lawsuit against the NHLPA, alleging wrongful termination. The suit claimed that Saskin was fired in May 2007, for accessing the private e-mail accounts of various players. He was accused of reading the private mail of particularly t... - Indian Tribes to get $52 million settlement in Michigan Keno lawsuit.
Traverse, MI: (Mar-21-08) The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Petoskey and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Manistee, brought charges against the state of Michigan, alleging that it violated its 1998 compacts with the two tribes when the Michigan Lottery Bureau launched Club Keno in October 2003. The tribes claimed that it was a c... - NovaStar to pay $2 million settlement in false advertising lawsuit.
Kansas city, MO: (Mar-20-08) Irvine, CA-based American Interbanc Mortgage LLC and two other entities brought a lawsuit against NovaStar Financial Inc., alleging that a residential mortgage unit of NovaStar engaged in false advertising and unfair competition. The plaintiffs filed an involuntary bankruptcy petition in January 2007 against Novastar, a lende... - Michigan State Police Fatal Shooting Settlement
Adrian, MI: A lawsuit brought by the family of Jesalynn Simons in 2004, against Michigan State Police and a trooper who fired a shot causing a fatal leg injury to Simmons, said that the shooting was not justified. A $650,000 settlement was accepted in Lenawee County Circuit Court to end the lawsuit when Judge Timothy Pickard rejected a motion to dismiss...