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Fargo, ND: (Jun-22-07) An insurance fraud lawsuit was filed against the Cottingham Agency, by policyholders who were defrauded by Diane Cottingham, an insurance agent who killed herself in late March on being discovered. Cottingham, of Underwood, who was the Cottingham Agency's president and secretary treasurer, killed herself when state regulators became... - Wachovia Securities NASD fee-Based Brokerage Fine
Birmingham, AL: (Jun-21-07) The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) filed a lawsuit against Wachovia Securities, alleging that the company failed to adequately supervise its fee-based brokerage business between 2001 and 2004. Wachovia began offering a fee-based brokerage account, called "Pilot Plus," to its customers in 1999. NASD found durin... - Dave Forman, Pacific Topsoils, Inc. Wetland Clean Water Act Fine
Mill Creek, WA: (Jun-21-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Dave Forman and Pacific Topsoils, Inc., located just southeast of Mill Creek, Washington, alleging that Forman and Pacific Topsoils violated the Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that in 2002, Forman and Pacific Topsoils discharged fill material into 0.32 acres... - Janssen Pharmaceutica Products and ALZA Corp. Duragesic Pain Patch Wrongful Death Award
New York, NY: (Jun-19-07) A lawsuit was filed against the two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries after Adam Hendelson died while wearing the company's Duragesic pain patch. Hendelson was in a automobile accident and was suffering from persistent hip pain. He wore a Duragesic narcotic painkiller patch on his right arm to help with the constant pain. Duragesic i... - Pneumo Abex Corp. Asbestos Wrongful Death Settlement
Bloomington, IL: (Jun-22-07) Nancy Malcolm filed suit against several defendants, including Pneumo Abex Corp., a manufacturer of asbestos, alleging her husband, Daniel Malcolm, died as a result of asbestos exposure. Malcolm was a Bloomington High School teacher from 1968 to July 1994 and worked at a foundry at Caterpillar's East Peoria plant from June to Aug... - Dallas, TX Assistant Fire Chief Defamation Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Jun-20-07) Several male and female employees of the city's fire department filed complaints against Assistant Fire Chief Roland Gamez, accusing him of sexual harassment, claiming that he inappropriate touched employees. Following an internal investigation, the veteran of 27 years was fired. Gamez filed suit against the city, alleging that offi... - Clayton County, GA Police Officers' Racial Discrimination Settlement
Jonesboro, GA: (Jun-20-07) Thirty-four sheriff's department employees filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Clayton County, after they were fired by Sheriff Victor Hill on his first day in office. Deputies summoned the employees to the jail that morning and took their guns and badges. Sheriff's office snipers stood guard on the jail's roof as the... - Oakland County Drain Commission, the Pontiac Lake Property Owner's Association, and the Pontiac Lake Improvement Board Lake Level Flooding Settlement
White Lake Township, MI: (Jun-20-07) Christine Rushford filed a lawsuit against the Oakland County Drain Commission, the Pontiac Lake Property Owner's Association, and the Pontiac Lake Improvement Board, alleging that the Pontiac Lake's high water levels were responsible for the flooding on her property. Rushford, who lives on a piece of property sometim... - Jefferson Parish, LA Revenue Resources Contract Settlement
Jefferson Parish, LA: (Jun-20-07) Revenue Resources, a River Ridge company, filed suit against Jefferson Parish, alleging that the government improperly canceled its contract when it came under attack from watchdogs and some council members. Since 1995, Revenue Resources worked for the parish digging up ideas for new income streams. Its most lucrative sugg... - Moscow, ID Wastewater Violations Settlement
Moscow, ID: (Jun-20-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the city of Moscow, over alleged Clean Water Act violations related to the city's discharge of wastewater. The city owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that discharges treated wastewater into Paradise Creek. The wastewater treatment plant is part of a... - Dr. Sean Nisivoccia Chiropractor Fraud Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jun-19-07) The State Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor and the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners filed suit against Dr. Sean Nisivoccia, alleging that the chiropractor illegally had office tests conducted by technicians, including a 15-year-old boy. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., one of the plaintiffs, claimed that the test... - Marlboro, MD Wrongful Arrest and Imprisionment Settlement
Marlboro, MD: (Jun-20-07) Daniel Anthony Miller, 39, of Spotsylvania County, VA, filed a federal civil lawsuit, alleging that he was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned by a police detective. The suit stemmed from an incident when Miller was stopped in May 2004 by a Virginia State trooper for not having a front tag on his vehicle. A computer check showed th... - Maricopa County, AZ Restraint Chair Wrongful Death Settlement
Maricopa County, AZ: (Jun-20-07) The family of Clint Yarbrough filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Maricopa County after Yarbrough died in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail. Yarbrough was brought into the Fourth Avenue jail in December 2005, where sources say he appeared drugged and became combative. He was put in a restraint chair and wheeled t... - Dr. James Morrone & Glen Ellyn Family Dental Clinic Patient Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jun-20-07) The family of Robert Pauly, a 73-year-old man who died while sedated at a dentist's office, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. James Morrone and Glen Ellyn Family Dental Clinic in 2004. Pauly died in the dental chair at Glen Ellyn Family Dental Clinic in June 2004 after going in to have his tooth pulled. The suit claimed th... - William Trudeau & Newtown Oil Contract Default Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Jun-20-07) The State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office filed suit against Newtown Oil in 2002 alleging that the company defaulted on prepaid contracts. The suit stated that Newtown Oil stopped making deliveries on prepaid contracts four years ago, causing consumers to lose significant amounts of money. The AG's office has since th... - Stillhouse Mining LLC and Black Mountain Resources Coal Miner Wrongful Death Settlement
Lexington, KY: (Jun-18-07) Claudia Cole, a Harlan County widow, filed suit against several coal companies including Stillhouse Mining LLC and Black Mountain Resources, alleging that gross negligence on their part resulted in the wrongful death of her husband Russell Cole Sr. Cole sought $1.5 million in compensatory damages; $50 million in damages to punish... - Omnicare, Inc. Nursing Home Drugs Whistleblower Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jun-18-07) The Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services recognized a significant whistleblower action against the nationwide pharmacy Omnicare, Inc. The suit alleged that Omnicare, the nation's largest pharmacy for nursing homes, switched drugs to garner huge profits by evading federal and state price lim... - Merrill Lynch, ING Bank, and Banca Monte Parma SPA Parmalat Bankruptcy Protection Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Washington, DC: (Jun-18-07) Parmalat SPA filed suit against Merrill Lynch, ING Bank, and Italy's Banca Monte Parma SPA, related to the dairy group's 2003 failure. The dairy company, which emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2005, reached settlements with the three financial institutions making that a c... - San Antonio, TX Fire Pole Personal Injury Settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Jun-18-07) Grace Estrada filed a personal injury lawsuit against the city and its fire station, after a firefighter told her to jump on his back and slide down the station's pole. Estrada fell and sustained several injuries. Four women, including Estrada, were at a late-night party at Fire Station 10 in 2004, when the incident occurred. D... - David Richwhite and Midavia Rail Investments Ltd. Tranz Rail Insider Trading Settlement
Wellington, New Zealand: (Jun-18-07) The New Zealand Securities Commission brought insider trading charges against David Richwhite, one of New Zealand's richest men and one of his companies, Midavia Rail Investments Ltd. The suit alleged that shares in the Tranz Rail railway company were sold in 2002 when Richwhite and Midavia, as director and shareholder,...