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Phoenix, AZ: (Sep-18-07) The United States Department of Labor's Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs brought a lawsuit against Shamrock Foods, alleging that the Phoenix-based food supply company discriminated against their employees based on race and gender. The suit stated that 870 female and minority job applicants were rejected in 2004 and 20... - Assistant Manager Discrimination, Price Cutter Supermarkets pays $100,000 racial and gender discrimination settlement.
St. Louis, MO: (Sep-19-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a federal discrimination lawsuit against Price Cutter Supermarkets in Springfield, MO, alleging that Sean Mabins, a former assistant store manager was racially harassed. The suit, brought on behalf of Mabins, was filed in St. Louis federal court. The suit claimed that the dis... - Murdered Inmate, Spokane Family Gets $180,000 Settlement
Spokane County, WA: (Sep-19-07) The family of 21-year-old Christopher L. Rentz brought a lawsuit against Spokane County, alleging that Rentz was murdered by his cellmates in October 2004, as a result of the county's negligence. The lawsuit alleged that jail employees and a Spokane Mental Health nurse practitioner negligently violated Rentz's civil rights b... - Property Tax Bankruptcy, American Home Mortgage Corp. pays $2.4 million settlement to Freddie Mac.
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! New York, NY: (Sep-19-07) Mortgage financier Freddie Mac brought charges against bankrupt loan servicer American Home Mortgage Corp. over delayed property taxes on behalf of thousands of homeowners. The lawsuit, filed early September 2007, had Freddie Mac warning that homeowners faced an imminent risk of... - Bess Eaton Coffee Shop Bankruptcy Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Providence, RI: (Sep-19-07) UPS brought a lawsuit against Louis A. Gencarelli Sr., owner of the defunct Bess Eaton coffee and doughnut shop chain, alleging that the eatery owed UPS money when it declared bankruptcy in 2004. UPS wanted a loan penalty payment from Gencarelli as a result of bankruptcy filin... - Pulaski Community Hospital Mental Patient Suicide Settlement
Roanoke, VA: (Sep-20-07) The family of Joshua Wayne Brown brought a lawsuit against Pulaski Community Hospital, alleging that the county was negligent in its care, causing Brown to kill himself in the mental hospital with a pistol he smuggled inside. Brown had a history of mental illness. According to the lawsuit, he was first admitted to Pulaski Community... - Texas Youth Commission Inmate Brutality Settlement
Austin, TX: (Sep-19-07) Erik Rodriguez, a 19-year-old former inmate, brought a lawsuit against the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), alleging that he was abused while he served time at the Commissions Corsicana Residential Treatment Center in April 2006. The suit claimed that the teenager was brutally beaten by other inmates while in state custody. Rodriguez s... - Alameda County, CA Foster Care Abuse Settlement
Alameda County, CA: (Sep-18-07) Three women brought charges against Yusuf Bey, former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader, alleging that he sexually assaulted and abused them as minors after the county placed them in his home. The three women were foster children or wards of the court from 1978 and were placed in the care of Bey's wife, Nora Bey, by county soc... - Perkins Coie Legal Malpractice Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Sep-18-07) Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS), a manufacturer of large newspaper printing presses, brought a lawsuit against two Washington-based Perkins Coie partners, Yoshihiro Saito, an international trade litigation lawyer, and Barry Reingold, an antitrust litigation lawyer, accusing them of malpractice. The Japanese company sued two of the fir... - L'Henri, Inc. Dry Cleaning Chemicals Settlement
New York, NY: (Sep-17-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against One Hour Martinizing, a laundry and dry cleaning operation on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, alleging that the Barbel Plaza facility had several violations regarding the use of a hazardous chemical. In April 2005, EPA inspected the One Hour Martinizing facility f... - Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. Policyholder Cancellation Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-17-07) Attorney General Martha Coakley brought charges against Arbella Mutual Insurance Co., of Quincy, alleging that the company failed to adhere to guidelines spelled out in state insurance laws. Coakley's staff accused Arbella of failing to adhere to state guidelines when the company canceled a group of customers who had been with Arbel... - Coral Springs, FL Volunteer Firefighters Settlement
Coral Springs, FL: (Sep-16-07) Ten firefighters brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging it breached contract when the volunteer fire department was disbanded to make way for paid employees. A second lawsuit was brought against the city by Phillip Rodin, one of those volunteer firefighters, who claimed that he was wrongfully terminated after he alleged... - Pettis County, MO Jail Meth Overdose Wrongful Death Settlement
Pettis County, MO: (Sep-15-07) The family of Sheena Crawford, 20, who died in June 2005, after she ingested methamphetamine, brought a federal lawsuit against the county. The suit stated that Crawford died after a methamphetamine overdose, when she was being booked into the Pettis County Jail. The family filed the wrongful death suit in 2006, and alleged t... - Christian Longo Convicted Killer Wrongful Deaths Settlement
Lincoln County, OR: (Sep-14-07) Penelope Dupuie, the sister of MaryJane Longo, brought wrongful death lawsuits against convicted family killer Christian Longo on December 1, 2004. During the spring of 2003, Longo was convicted in Lincoln County Circuit Court of murdering his wife and three young children. The bodies of two of Longo's children had been foun... - Viola Trevino Falsified DNA Test Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: (Sep-14-07) Steve Barreras paid $20,000 in child support to Viola Trevino, after Mobile Blood Services issued a false paternity test to him. Barreras brought a lawsuit after it was proven that the DNA testing company gave him phony results. The owner of Mobile Blood Services, David Quintana, claimed that his company has always been honest... - Palm Beach County School District Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Palm Beach County, FL: (Sep-16-07) Claudia and Jeffrey Kautz, the parents of 15-year-old Diana Kautz, brought a lawsuit against Palm Beach County School District, after their daughter died in a November 2004 school bus accident. An analysis of the crash showed that bus driver Maria Abrahantes ran a stop sign just before the bus smashed into a pickup truck... - Richard Mellon Scaife Infidelity Divorce Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Sep-16-07) Margaret Ritchie Battle Scaife, the estranged wife of billionaire and newspaper owner Richard Mellon Scaife, filed for divorce accusing her banking heir turned media mogul husband of infidelity. Sources stated that the couple did not have a prenuptial agreement. Richard Mellon Scaife has two children from his first marriage to t... - Delray Beach, FL Teen Dance Wrongful Death Settlement
Delray Beach, FL: (Sep-11-07) The family of Jerrod Miller, a teen fatally shot by a rookie Delray Beach police officer in 2005, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit was filed by Kenneth Miller and Terry Glover, who claimed that the city and then-rookie officer Darren Cogoni acted negligently in the February 2005 death of Jerrod Mi... - Detroit, MI Mayor Bodyguard Whistleblower Settlement
Detroit, MI: (Sep-11-07) Former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and former mayoral bodyguard Harold Nelthrope brought a whistleblower lawsuit against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, exposing alleged misdeeds by the mayor's staff and extramarital affairs by the mayor himself. Brown claimed he was fired in 2003 because he was looking into allegations of drunken drivi... - Frank Noto, Gobbler's Knob Sportsman Club Inc., and Vito Cardinale Deer Hunting Shooting Personal Injury Settlement
Greenville, NY: (Sep-11-07) Troy Corino, 35, a Brick man, brought charges against Frank Noto in federal court in New York, alleging that Noto, of Staten Island, negligently shot him twice with a high-powered rifle. The suit claimed that Corino and Noto were participating in an annual Thanksgiving weekend deer hunt in Greenville, NY, on Nov. 27, 2004. Noto...