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A federal judge in Pittsburgh ruled in favor of a $60 million settlement to be awarded to auto body shops who claimed that PPG Industries engaged in price fixing. It was alleged that PPG Industries conspired with other glassmakers, such as Guardian Industries, Pilkington PLC, Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., AFG Industries Inc., and Ford Motor Company by overchar... - Memorial Hospital of Tampa Infection and Amputation Medical Malpractice Settlement
Tampa, FL: (May-26-07) Sally Lucia, a Tampa woman, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Memorial Hospital of Tampa and two doctors, alleging that on account of their negligence, she lost her fingers and feet after an infection that incurred after a tummy tuck surgery in 2001. Though other doctors were listed in the lawsuit, those claims were dis... - Maria Chairez Apartment Slum Lord Civil Penalty
Los Angeles, CA: (May-25-07) City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo of Los Angeles, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy filed an unlawful business practice and public nuisance lawsuit against Maria Chairez, owner of a 20-unit apartment building in South Los Angeles' Figueroa Corridor. The suit alleged that the low-cost buildings own... - New Jersey, USA Police Officers' Wrongful Death Settlement
Jersey City, NJ: (May-26-07) The families of two Jersey City police officers, Officer Shawn Carson, 40, and his partner Robert Nguyen, 30, filed a wrongful death suit against the state, alleging that the Department of Transportation was negligent in its safety measures that caused the death of the officers. Carson and Nguyen were killed when their Emerge... - Searcy, AR Probation Officer Gender Discrimination Settlement
Searcy, AR: (May-25-07) Donya Garrett, the ex-wife of former White County Sheriff Pat Garrett, filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Searcy and Mayor Belinda LaForce, claiming that she was not paid the same as Wayne Cook, a male coworker doing similar work. Garrett is a probation officer for the city of Searcy and Cook is the probation department sup... - Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers Keira Knightley Libel Claim Settlement
Seattle, WA: (May-27-07) Keira Knightley filed charges against the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, over a story that suggested she was to blame for the death of an anorexic teenager. The libel claim also accused the tabloid of falsely suggesting that the actress had an eating disorder. The suit stemmed from a January 2007 article that the Daily Mail publish... - Yakima County, WA Foster Care Abuse Settlement
Yakima County, WA: (May-26-07) Tim Farris, a Bellingham, WA lawyer and critic of Washington's foster-care system, has been known to repeatedly file lawsuits against the State Department of Social and Health Services. He filed one more lawsuit against the department recently, on behalf of injured children, accusing the department and social workers of negli... - Lake County, IN Affordable Housing Wrongful Termination Settlement
Lake County, IN: (May-24-07) Federal prosecutors filed suit against the county, alleging that former Lake County Economic Development Director Richard Hucker and former Deputy Director Charles McInturf were fired for not opposing an affordable housing project in Lake Station. The suit was filed following a four-year investigation into whether Hucker and M... - Milwaukee Archdiocese Father Molestation Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (May-24-07) Nick Jordan, 45, of San Diego, filed suit against Father Franklyn Becker in 2002, alleging that he had been repeatedly molested by Becker in 1977, when Jordan was 15 years old and working in the office at St. Brigid Catholic Church in a San Diego suburb. Becker had served in the Milwaukee area, where he was also accused of sexual... - Mineral County, WV Deputy Clerk Gender Harassment Settlement
Keyser, WV: (May-24-07) Debra Weasenforth, former deputy clerk with the county, filed a civil lawsuit against Mineral County Clerk Isaac "Sonny" Alt, alleging she suffered sexual harassment from him that was clearly wrong, illegal, and constituted malfeasance in office. When Weasenforth filed the subsequent civil lawsuit in June 2006, she named Alt, both a... - Phaneesh Murthy, Infosys director sexual harassment Settlement
Former Infosys director Phaneesh Murthy has reached an $800,000 settlement with ex-Infosys employee Jennifer Griffith in the sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against him and Infosys in 2003. Half of the payment was paid up by Phaneesh Murthy and the rest by the company's insurers. Phaneesh Murthy had quit Infosys and was CEO of iGate Global Soluti... - Bakersfield, CA Planted Cocaine Revenge Settlement
Bakersfield, CA: (May-23-07) Thomas Teagarden Jr. filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he was wrongly arrested and charged after a police officer planted cocaine in his car. The incident, which took place on April 21, 2006, began when Officer Sherman Rooks pulled Teagarden over near his condominium for allegedly not wearing his seatbelt. Teagard... - James Henry Rhone Teenager Molestation Settlement
McKinney, TX: (May-23-07) The Grayson County Sheriff's Office filed charges against James Henry Rhone, 45, a McKinney dentist, after investigations confirmed that he was guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in March 2005. The incident took place on Rhone's boat at Lake Texoma over the Easter weekend, where the teen and his 22-year-old sister wer... - Dr. Thomas Richard Martin Jr. MediCare insurance Fraud Settlement
Birmingham, AL: (May-24-07) A federal healthcare fraud lawsuit was filed against Dr. Thomas Richard Martin Jr., 51, a Boaz physician, who fraudulently billed Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield for services not provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Martin pleaded guilty to fraud against Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and agreed to perman... - Upper Peninsula Power Co. Dam Flooding Settlement
Marquette, WI: (May-23-07) Marquette County filed lawsuits against Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO), MWH Engineering of Broomfield, CO. and Moyle Construction Co. of Houghton in 2005 for $79,230.86 of the $100,000 losses the county sustained during the May 2003 flood on the Dead River. The Dead River flooded when the Silver Lake Basin dike was breached du... - Crossroads Mall LP Construction and Environmental Violations Settlement
Stroud Township, PA: (May-23-07) Stroud Township filed charges against Developer Jim Ertle's Crossroads Mall and Kohl's department store in Bartonsville over shortcuts taken during construction. The suit alleged that Ertle opened the store in 2006 without a township occupancy permit. The opening took place even before Ertle had the road work in front of th... - Rollette Oil Co. Petroleum Spill Fine
Janesville, WI: (May-23-07) The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed charges against Rollette Oil Co. of Janesville in Rock County Circuit Court, alleging that it was guilty of violating state hazardous substance spill remediation laws at the site of a former gasoline filling station the company owns. The suit stemmed from a complaint filed by the W... - Walworth County, WI Documentary Filmaker Personal Injury Settlement
Walworth County, WI: (May-22-07) Suzanne Shell of El Paso County, CO, an independent journalist, filed charges against the county claiming that two deputies violated her civil rights and injured her during an arrest in the courthouse in 2003. The lawsuit filed in June 2005, alleged that Shell had permission to shoot film in the courthouse for a documentary... - Cadillac, MI Pepper Sprayed Student Settlement
Cadillac, MI: (May-22-07) The mother of a student who was pepper-sprayed by a police officer at school, filed a lawsuit against the city of Cadillac. Police officials stated that the Cadillac Junior High student refused to leave the school's cafeteria and attempted to strike at the officer, though the suit claimed that the girl was only trying to avoid the... - Wausau School District Coach Student Abuse Settlement
Wausau, WI: (May-22-07) The family of a girl who was sexually assaulted by her Wausau West girls basketball coach, filed suit against the Wausau School District, alleging that school administrators and former principal at Wausau West had acted negligently and done nothing concrete to prevent the assaults. School officials failed to prevent Mitch King, who...