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San Francisco, CA: (Sep-11-07) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought charges against ConocoPhillips, over the oil company's proposed $600 million expansion of its East Bay refinery. In a settlement reached, ConocoPhillips agreed to spend $10 million to offset greenhouse gases created by the proposed $600 million expansion. The suit was filed as p... - Office Depot Inc.Office Depot Inc. Scanner Discrepancies Settlement
Marin County, CA: (Sep-11-07) The Marin County district attorney's office in conjunction with district attorneys in counties around the state, brought a consumer protection lawsuit against Office Depot Inc., a Delray Beach, FL office retailer. The suit, filed after an investigation, involved inspections of checkout scanners at Office Depot stores in Marin,... - Harvey, IL Towing Company Contract Settlement
Harvey, IL: (Sep-11-07) Rick Graves, the son of Harvey's former mayor Nickolas Graves, brought a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city's current administration discriminated against him. Under the reign of former Mayor Nickolas Graves, his son's towing company counted on the city for the bulk of its business under an oral contract with h... - Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Officers' Gender Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, alleging that the municipality engaged in unlawful employment discrimination based on gender and retaliated against an officer who cooperated in the related federal investigation. The complaint, filed on March 21, 2006, in US District Court fo... - Gillette, WY City Hall Construction Delay Settlement
Gillette, WY: (Sep-10-07) Hladky Construction Inc. brought a breach of contract lawsuit against the city of Gillette over work the company did on a City Hall project in 2000. The lawsuit stemmed from a construction project at City Hall in which the building was expanded and remodeled. Company owner Mike Hladky signed a construction contract in August 2000... - Wayne Trucking Company School Bus Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Plainfield, WI: (Sep-08-07) The Senft family filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Wayne Trucking Company, after their son, David Senft Jr., a 14-year-old Bancroft boy was killed in a 2006 school bus crash on Highway 73 near Plainfield. Wayne Trucking Company was the owner of the semi tractor trailer truck driven by Barry T. Jacobson that slammed in... - US Government and Northeastern University Helicopter Landing Drill Accident Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-09-07) The town of Brookline and four of its firefighters brought a lawsuit against the US Government and Northeastern University, following a 2002 accident and injuries caused by a helicopter landing drill to prepare for a visit by President Bush. The lawsuit claimed that Brookline officials said they had reservations about using the fiel... - Meridian Resource Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC Crude Oil Spill Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Meridian Resource Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC, alleging that they violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit was filed following a complaint, which sought civil penalties and injunctive relief for five... - Camden County, NJ Illegal Strip Search Settlement
Camden County, NJ: (Sep-06-07) Over 20,000 were involved in a lawsuit that was brought against Camden County, alleging that it was state policy for about two years to strip search every one sent to the jail awaiting trial, even if there was no reason to think the suspects were hiding contraband. The suit claimed that some people who were arrested on charge... - Commonwealth Equity Services LLP et al. Supervised Broker Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-05-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Commonwealth Equity Services LLP, and Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves Inc., two Massachusetts brokerages, and James X. McCarty, of South Dennis, Mass., a former branch supervisor, alleging that they violated SEC laws by failing to supervise Bradford Bleidt,... - Chauncey Shey UTStarcom Insider Trading Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against venture capitalist Chauncey Shey, alleging that he participated in trading on inside information about UTStarcom Inc., a telecommunications company he co-founded. Shey, who lives in Shanghai, heads Softbank China Venture Capital. He was an executive at UTSta... - Westport, CT Teacher Student Fondling Settlement
Westport, CT: (Sep-06-07) The family of a girl who claimed she had been fondled by her art teacher at a Westport school in 2003, filed a lawsuit against in Norwalk Superior Court against the town of Westport, its school board, Superintendent Elliott Landon, Paul Held, and the principal and vice principal of the school. Held, who taught art at Bedford Middl... - Northrop Grumman Corp. Fingerprint Technology Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) Cogent Inc. brought a lawsuit against Northrop Grumman Corp., alleging that the military supplier misappropriated Cogent's automated fingerprint identification technology. In 2005, Cogent claimed that Northrop misappropriated its proprietary technology for use on the IDENT 1 contract with the British Police Information Technolog... - Hoffman LaRoche, BASF AG, Rhone-Poulenc; Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Eisai Co., and Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. Settlement
Vitamin makers pleaded guilty in 1998 to an international price-fixing scheme. A lawsuit alleged that the companies charged a hidden vitamin tax on everyday products such as fortified cereals, milk, juices, and pet and other animal food, as well as beauty products. The suit against the six vitamin makers resulted in a $310 million settlement. The world'... - Algona, WA Drunk Driver Car Accident Settlement
Algona, WA: (Sep-10-07) Susan McGuire, the widow of Mike McGuire who was killed in a hit-and-run incident, brought a lawsuit against the city of Algona, alleging that she lost her husband because of the city's negligence in the matter. Mike McGuire died after he was struck by a pickup outside Leon's Deli, a gas station and convenience store in Buckley, Pie... - DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America and Alexander Levine SUV Wrongful Deaths Settlement
McHenry County IL: (Sep-06-07) The families of Gertrude "Trudy" Stephens, 55, of Cary and Margaret "Peggy" Lewandowski, 56, of Lake in the Hills, brought wrongful death lawsuits against a driver, Alexander Levine, and the companies that owned and leased him his vehicle, DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America, after the women died in a car c... - Chicago, IL Robber Shooting Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Sep-05-07) The family of Lajuanzo Brooks, a 21-year-old Homewood man, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and its police department, after Officer Robert Haile, an off-duty Chicago Police officer, shot him to death. The incident took place at 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2001, shortly after Officer Haile had gotten off work. Sources... - Veterans for the Homeless et al. Charities Fraud Settlement
Denver, CO: (Sep-05-07) The state of Colorado brought charges against three charities, Veterans for the Homeless, Colorado Children's Assistance Center, and Front Range Charitable Services, alleging that they didn't give all of the money they collected to the needy. The suit stemmed from an investigation started by the Boulder County District Attorney's of... - Citizens Club for Growth Inc. Federal Election Commission Violations Penalty
Washington, DC: (Sep-05-07) The Federal Election Commission (FEC) brought charges against Citizens Club for Growth Inc., a highly visible conservative activist organization, alleging that it failed to register with the agency as a political committee and report its contributions and expenditures. The lawsuit stems from complaints and an investigation in wh... - Boston Stock Exchange and James Crofwell Investor Fraud Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-05-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against the Boston Stock Exchange and James B. Crofwell, its former president, alleging that they failed to enforce rules designed to protect investors. The federal regulator claimed that from at least 1999 through 2004, the stock exchange and Crofwell did not enforce suc...