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Portland, OR: (Oct-29-07) Gary Dunkley, a cyclist, brought charges against the city of Portland, alleging that he sustained serious injuries because of the city's negligence. The suit claimed that the city forgot to change a sewer grate when it created a bike lane in Southwest Portland, causing the cyclist to hit the asphalt. Dunkley stated that the sewer... - Asbestos Mesothelioma, Dana Corp. pays $2 million in asbestos personal injury claims
Washington, DC: (Oct-29-07) Over 7,500 personal injury claims were filed against Toledo, Ohio-based Dana Corp., alleging that the auto parts supplier produced asbestos laden gaskets, putting their employees at heightened health risks. Dana, who sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2006, makes axles, drive shafts and other parts. The company is tr... - Tower Tours and Coach USA/Gray Line Concierges and Bellmen Commission Settlement
Concierges and bellmen filed a price fixing lawsuit against sightseeing companies for illegally agreeing to slash commissions they pay for booking customers. The lawsuit claimed in April 2003 San Francisco's three main touring bus companies announced that they were reducing commissions from $25 and $15 per ticket to $10 for adults and $5 for children. T... - Check Cashing Bankruptcy, Zvi Guttman pays $210,000 settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Oct-28-07) A&B Check Cashing, taken over by Global Express Money Orders, brought charges against trustee Zvi Guttman, alleging that the company was owed money in a bankruptcy proceeding. State regulators ordered Baltimore-based A&B to shut down in June 2006 amid allegations of a major check-kiting scheme. The firm filed bankruptcy days afte... - Police Response Accident, Allentown pays injured woman $40,000 settlement after intersection crash
Allentown, PA: (Oct-28-07) Audrey Saylor, an Allentown woman, brought charges against the city and its police department, after a police car collided with her car causing several injuries. Saylor, 50, suffered a fractured arm and other injuries in the July 5, 2003, accident with police officer Bruce Zimmerman. Her suit claimed that while she was driving ea... - Sewer System Improvements, Metropolitan Government of Nashville pays over $3 million for sewer maintenance and overflow violations
Washington, DC: (Oct-28-07) The US Justice Department, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Tennessee Attorney General's Office, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) brought charges against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro), alleging that the counties had violations when it came to... - Ice Storm Damage, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency pays Pulaski County for clean up costs
Pulaski County, MO: (Oct-26-07) Pulaski County filed charges against the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, over reimbursement for January's ice storm damage. As part of a settlement reached, Pulaski County Commissioners announced that they had received a $34,491 check from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, bringing the total from st... - Oil Rig Racial Discrimination, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. pays seven workers $290,000 for racial bias
Birmingham, AL: (Oct-25-07) Seven black workers filed charges against Tulsa, OK-based Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., alleging that they were subjected to hangman's nooses in a racially hostile environment on an offshore oil rig. The suit was filed with the assistance of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who claimed that... - Car Loan Insurance, Service Life and Casualty Insurance Co. and Old United Life Insurance Cos. pay Texas policyholders $15.7 million insurance malpractice settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Oct-25-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Service Life and Casualty Insurance Co. and Old United Life Insurance Cos., two auto credit insurance companies, alleging that they did not provide required refunds to policyholders who had paid off their car loans in advance. These policies were sold to cover vehicle p... - House Raid, Kauai pays couple $325,000 settlement after raiding their house by mistake
Kauai, HI: (Oct-24-07) A couple brought a lawsuit against the city and its police department after their home was mistaken for a drug dealer's residence, and wrongfully searched. Police records state that police had been tracking a package that allegedly contained 11 pounds of marijuana that had been picked up at the Koloa post office by a man who was driv... - Police Chief Gender Harassment, Ypsilanti Police Department pays gender bias settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Oct-24-07) Leslie Berryman brought a lawsuit against former Ypsilanti Police Chief Leonard Supenski, alleging that she was sexually harassed by him. As part of a settlement reached, sources say that Berryman was paid $32,293 to drop the lawsuit. Under the deal, she also agreed not to file suit against the city or the chief for a laundry lis... - Storm Water Pollution, Dutton-Lainson Co. pays $50,000 for environmental damages
Hastings, NE: (Oct-24-07) Attorney General Jon Bruning's office brought a lawsuit against Dutton-Lainson Co. of Hastings, alleging that the facility polluted the environment. The suit claimed that the company violated air temperature requirements outlined in its air quality permits in 2005. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay $25,000... - Immigration Officer, Department of Homeland Security pays excessive force settlement
El Paso, TX: (Oct-24-07) Maria Antonieta Martinez-Aguero brought charges against the city, alleging that she was physically abused by an immigration officer at the Paso del Norte Bridge in 2001. The suit named the Department of Homeland Security as a defendant. Martinez-Aguero, 53, of Juarez, said that former INS agent Humberto Gonzalez, now a Border Patrol... - Processor Copyright, Intel Corp. pays Transmeta $250 million for copyright infringement
Santa Clara, CA: (Oct-24-07) Transmeta brought a lawsuit against Intel Corp., alleging that the chip maker infringed on its copyright. The copyright dispute was over patents that improved processor technology and were used in Intel's Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2 products. Transmeta filed suit in October 2006 in federal court in Delaware... - Propane Antitrust, BP Plc pays $303 million settlement for manipulating the cost of propane
Washington, DC: (Oct-23-07) The US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought civil charges against BP Plc, alleging that the company tried to manipulate propane prices in the United States by cornering the market in February 2004. The suit stated that BP employees bought enormous quantities of propane, until it own... - Accounting IRS Payment, McGill, Power, Bell & Associates pays Lawrence Park Golf Club settlement for accounting errors
Erie, PA: (Oct-23-07) The Lawrence Park Golf Club brought charges against McGill, Power, Bell & Associates LLP, an accounting firm, claiming that an undetected financial problem cost the company $1.7 million. The club claimed audits performed by McGill, Power, Bell & Associates failed to show that money that was supposed to be funneled to the Internal Reve... - Middle School Principal, Jackson Public Schools pays former principal $350,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Jackson, MS: (Oct-23-07) Chastain Middle School Principal Michael Ellis brought a lawsuit against Jackson Public Schools, alleging that he was terminated after he exposed Superintendent Earl Watkins's sexual misdemeanors. Ellis was Chastain's principal for 2 1/2 years before he was fired in December 2006. Superintendent Watkins said he fired Ellis after an a... - Niagara Falls Parking Lot, Urban Renewal Agency and Empire State Development pay $1.65 million eminent domain settlement
Niagara Falls, NY: (Oct-23-07) The city of Niagara Falls brought a lawsuit against its Urban Renewal Agency and a Canadian hotelier, over a parking lot near Fourth Street that has long been scheduled for development. The suit also mentioned that the city and its developer Dino DiCienzo, have been embroiled in a legal battle over who stands to receive proce... - ATM Contract, Hanco ATM awarded £1.8 million from Cashbox
London, UK: (Oct-23-07) Hanco ATM systems brought charges against Cashbox, a UK based ATM provider, over contractual problems. As part of a settlement agreement reached by the parties, sources confirmed that Cashbox agreed to pay around £1.8 million and conclude the litigation brought by Hanco. The deal stipulated that Hanco will receive £1.8 million to... - Unlimited Internet, Verizon Wireless pays $150,000 fine and $1 million in reimbursements for deceptive marketing
Albany, NY: (Oct-23-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless, alleging that the cellular giant engaged in deceptive marketing practices for its unlimited Internet service. In the suit, the company was accused of marketing its wireless Internet plan as unlimited, but then terminated accounts for excessive use...