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Washington, DC: (Mar-20-08) The US Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Ersil James, a former maintenance worker at three Missouri apartment complexes in Platte City and Smithville. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri, claimed that Ersil James sexually harassed female tenants, thereby violating the Fai... - Exelon to pay $7.5 million settlement in assessment lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (Mar-20-08) Will County and 10 local taxing bodies brought a lawsuit against Exelon, over a tax dispute. After a yearlong legal wrangle, the parties reached a settlement agreement, which calls for a $370 million assessment on Exelon's Braidwood Generating Station for the year 2007. That is a $150 million increase over the prior expired agree... - Hampton Inn and Falling Spring Corp. Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Hagerstown, MD: A complaint was filed against the Hampton Inn in Hagerstown, which is part of Falling Spring Corp., claiming the hotel discriminated against Kimberly Sudhoff when it withdrew an offer of employment as a part-time receptionist after realizing she was about four months pregnant. A settlement was signed by United States District Court Judge... - Wisconsin Department of Transportation Open Records Request Fine
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Madison, WI: The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to pay a $500 forfeiture as part of a settlement for not complying with an open records request for a report comparing the cost of using state workers and contractors. The department agreed to plead guilty to allegations it "arbitrarily and caprici... - Quorum to pay $2.8 million settlement in health care lawsuit.
Natchez, MS: (Mar-19-08) Hale Hospital, a city-owned hospital in Haverhill, MA, brought a lawsuit against Quorum Health Resources, alleging that the health resources company significantly overstated financial statements and omitted losses in financial records. Haverhill's City Council President alleged that Quorum did not make the city council fully awar... - UPS pays $254,000 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.
Watertown, NY: (Mar-19-08) Daniel Peterson of Redwood brought a lawsuit against United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), alleging that he was wrongly terminated in retaliation to blowing the whistle about unsafe conditions at the company's Watertown facility. Peterson filed suit in February 2007, alleging that he was fired for complaining about the company's tr... - Senator pays $350,000 fine to settle spending lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-18-08) The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) brought allegations against State Senator Carole Migden and her campaign, claiming that they had 89 different campaign finance violations. Commission officials said that several violations had to do with failures to itemize credit card expenditures. The FPPC launched an investi... - Acculab to pay $461,000 settlement for fraud lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (mar-18-08) The Justice Department's Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch and the US Attorney's Office for the Middle District of Florida brought a lawsuit against Acculab Laboratories and its owner, Joseph T. DeGregorio, alleging that the facility submitted false claims to Medicare. The lawsuit accused the company of submitting claims... - Salander to pay $994,375 settlement in landlord, tenant lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) The landlord of the East 71st Street gallery in New York brought a lawsuit against Salander-O'Reilly Galleries LLC, and its owner Lawrence Salander, alleging that he owed $1.9 million in rent dating to 2004. Court records show that Salander filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 5 in Poughkeepsie, New York, along with owner Lawrence Salan... - Abogado de Horas Extraordinarias de Agentes de Acciones
Aunque normalmente sólo se les paga comisión-, los agentes de acciones y comodidades pueden tener derecho a pago de horas extras en virtud de las leyes federales y estatales. Agentes de acciones y comodidades típicamente suelen trabajar más de las 8 horas al día necesarias, empezando tan temprano como las 6:00 am y trabajando hasta después... - Verizon, Actiontec pay undisclosed settlement in open source lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) Two software developers Erick Andersen and Rob Landley, brought a lawsuit against Verizon Communications, alleging that the telecom giant's broadband service violated the terms of the widely used open source agreement under which their product was licensed. The suit also named Verizon subcontractor Actiontec Electronics, who sup... - Reebok to pay $1 million settlement in lead charm lawsuit.
Minneapolis, MN: (Mar-17-08) A lawsuit was brought against shoe giant Reebok, after a four-year-old Minneapolis boy died of lead poisoning after swallowing part of a charm bracelet given away with a pair of athletic shoes. The death lead to a series of highly publicized toy recalls nationwide and brought charges against Reebok by US Consumer Product Safe... - Phone billing companies pay $1.9 million settlement in unauthorized charges lawsuit.
Atlantic City, NJ: (Mar-16-08) The Federal Trade Commission brought a lawsuit against BSG Clearing Solutions North America LLC, ACI Billing Services Inc. doing business as OAN, and Billing Concepts Inc., alleging that they charged their customers unauthorized charges on their phone bills. FTC sources stated that the three related companies control more t... - Pasta maker to pay $1.5 million settlement in annual reports fraud lawsuit.
Kansas City, MO: (Mar-16-08) Three lawsuits were brought against American Italian Pasta Co., also naming certain former or current officers and directors, alleging that its executives and directors had misrepresented fiscal data, giving the impression that the company was doing well even as sales slumped during the low-carbohydrate diet craze. Comp... - Washington State to pay $2.25 million settlement to shooting victims.
Tacoma, WA: (Mar-17-08) Several families brought a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Corrections, after five children were wounded or traumatized in a 1999 attack on a California Jewish community center. The incident took place when Washington parolee Buford O. Furrow Jr., a self-professed white supremacist with a history of mental illne... - Honolulu, HI et al. Inaccessible Housing Discrimination Settlement Fund
Washington, DC: The US Department of Housing and Urban Development's referral to the Justice Department brought about a lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the District of Hawaii, on defendants the City and County of Honolulu, Mecon Hawaii Limited, Yamasato, Fujiwara, Higa & Associates Inc., Hawaii Affordable Properties Inc., and R.M. Towill Corp... - Online store owner pays $66,000 settlement to Attorney General.
Kennewick, WA: (Mar-13-08) Over 50 people brought complaints against Teryl Cooper's website, Storybook Lane, an online store, alleging that they ordered children's furniture and accessories from the website, but never received the merchandise. The suit, which was filed following complaints lodged with the Washington Attorney General and the Better Busine... - Kimberly Clark to pay $165,000 settlement in pollution lawsuit.
Everett, WA: (Mar-13-08) The State Environmental Agency brought charges against tissue giant Kimberly-Clark Corporation, alleging that it violated clean air standards, by allowing a fire to smolder for half a year, contributing to wood smoke and pollution. The suit claimed that the company allowed a pile of shredded wood waste near the Riverside neighbor... - Bayer Corporation Bayer Side Effects Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that Florida and 29 additional states have reached an $8 million settlement with Bayer Corporation, resolving an investigation into the marketing of a drug to lower cholesterol. The settlement was part of a consumer protection enforcement action initiated over concerns that Bayer failed... - Exeter Police Department Secret Service False Arrest Settlement
Exeter, NH: William Slavoski, a US Secret Service agent, in charge of the Secret Service's Scranton office, who claimed he was falsely arrested by two Exeter borough police officers, has settled a federal lawsuit against the borough and officers for $125,000. The suit filed by Slavoski alleged he had been falsely charged by borough officers with simple...