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New York, NY: (Feb-09-07) The Internal Revenue Service filed an antitrust lawsuit against the bank regarding its role in providing guaranteed investment contracts and other agreements related to "blind pool" bond transactions. The bank said that, under the amnesty agreement, it would not face any criminal antitrust prosecution related to matters it repo... - Ken Tapscott Asbestos Lawsuit Fraud Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-10-07) Ken Tapscott, presiding over County Court at Law No. 4, was accused by former clients in an asbestos lawsuit of deliberately lying about a lawsuit settlement. The jury claimed Tapscott, representing a case involving wrongful death resulting from asbestos, had told his clients that all the parties had settled. However, one company,... - New Mexico, USA Violation of the Public Records Act Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: (Feb-10-07) The New Mexico State Police were charged with a lawsuit by The New Mexican, Rio Grande Sun, Albuquerque Journal, and Albuquerque Tribune over the agency's refusal to release documents. The litigation began when the state Department of Public Safety, the cabinet agency that oversees state police, refused to release informatio... - Douglas County, NB Police Captain Retaliation Settlement
Omaha, NB: (Feb-10-07) Former Police Captain Dan McGovern sued Sheriff Tim Dunning and Douglas County for allegedly disciplining him in retaliation for his campaign against Dunning. In June 2006, McGovern served a 20-day suspension. In defense, Dunning claimed that McGovern was punished for mishandling evidence and an internal investigation. Sheriff Tim... - Don Zook Building Collateral Settlement
Aledo, TX: (Feb-08-07) The city of Aledo a lawsuit against its developer, Don Zook, who used the former Save-A-Lot building, which burned in March 2006, as collateral for the TIF loan he took in which the city was required to co-sign the insurance checks. Judge Blackwood ruled that $472,499 left on Zook's loan be paid from the fire insurance money. The... - Louisville Police Department DNA Wrongful Conviction Settlement
LOUISVILLE, KY: (Feb-08-07) William Gregory filed claims against the city that he was falsely arrested by officers in the Louisville Police Department, causing him to endure years of degradation behind bars. Gregory was convicted in 1993 of raping one woman and attempting to rape another. He was freed in 2000 after DNA tests showed that seven hairs foun... - Hamilton Sundstrand Clean Water Act Violations Settlement
Hertford, CT: (Feb-08-07) Windsor Locks-based Hamilton Sundstrand pleaded guilty to criminal violations of the federal Clean Water Act before a judge in US District Court in Hartford. The settlement with the Environmental Protection Agency and Connecticut state Department of Environmental Protection totals around $12 million including all fines, fees, a... - Internal Revenue Service Winn-Dixie Tax Refund Settlement
Miami, FL: (Feb-08-07) Twenty claims were filed by the IRS against grocer, Winn-Dixie Stores Inc. Co-counsel for Winn-Dixie told the US Bankruptcy Court Middle District of Florida that Winn-Dixie will receive around $19 million from the IRS before February 13, 2007. Winn-Dixie claimed in the original filing that it was owed tax refunds from the IRS for... - Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company Flood Damage Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-08-07) A lawsuit against Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company reached a $2.33 million settlement to compensate the US for flood damage that occurred in September 2000 to two federal buildings in downtown Dallas. Several buildings suffered extensive damage resulting from a catastrophic break of a 30-inch pressurized... - Ukiah Unified School District Impact Fees Settlement
Ukiah, CA: (Feb-08-7) Local developer Steve Gomes filed a lawsuit against the Ukiah Unified School District, challenging the impact fees charged by the school. A state Court of Appeals recently ordered Ukiah Unified to pay back Gomes the $112,000 plus interest that he paid in school impact fees between February 2001 and January 2002, for 32 of the hom... - Ensign-Bickford Groundwater Contamination Settlement
Provo, UT: (Feb-07-07) A lawsuit filed by Utah state environmental officials against Ensign-Bickford charged it with groundwater contamination in Mapleton. The groundwater contamination occurred when chemicals from Ensign-Bickford's Trojan explosives plant in Spanish Fork seeped into the area's aquifer. A final settlement reached will see Ensign-Bickfor... - El Paso Corp. Illegal Surcharges Settlement
Houston, TX: (Feb-07-07) A lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against El Paso Corp. under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, accused the company of illegal surcharges paid to Iraq related to the United Nations Oil for Food Program. The SEC said El Paso's accounting for its Oil for Food transactions failed to record the natu... - Clovis, NM Pool Drowning Settlement
Clovis, NM: (Feb-07-07) Jequon Haynes of Dallas, aged 3, drowned in a Clovis municipal pool while visiting his grandmother. The city of Clovis had settled with his parents by paying $358,000 to Angela Davis and $90,000 to Ray Haynes. City officials first refused to release the terms of the settlement, though relented after the Clovis News Journal filed... - Turner Construction and Studios Architecture Milpitas City Hall Contract Settlement
Milpitas, CA: (Feb-07-07) In a lawsuit charging international contractor, Turner Construction and San Francisco's Studios Architecture, with misrepresentation of facts and failure to stick to the contract, the city of Milpitas won a $4.5 million settlement. The $38 million City Hall project was finally completed in 2002, a year later than scheduled and... - Canon Employee Technology Settlement
Tokyo, Japan: Kazuo Minoura, an engineer employed by Canon received 33.5 million yen (US $275,000) for profits his work earned Canon. A ruling in Tokyo District Court by presiding judge Ryuichi Shitara finally ended the lawsuit filed in 2003 by Minoura who demanded 1 billion yen (US $8.2 million) in compensation for his role in developing the technology... - Monster Garage host Jesse James Air Quality Violations Penalty
Long Beach, CA: Jesse James, ''Monster Garage'' reality show host was charged with violating California's air quality laws by selling motorcycles that did not meet the state's strict emissions standards. West Coast Choppers, his Long Beach motorcycle building venture, sold more than 50 new or custom-built motorcycles between 1998 and 2005 that were not... - Farmand, Farmand & Farmand Employee Theft Settlement
Nassau County, NY: Former court employee clerk Julie Mixon, prior to committing suicide, confessed to state law investigators in April 2005 that she stole cash from the office for years. The clerk's office and law enforcement say the theft totaled more than $1 million. Nassau County's former auditor Farmand, Farmand & Farmand will pay $500,000 to replac... - Anthony Henderson Molestation Personal Injury Settlement
West Palm Beach, FL: In March 2001, Anthony Henderson, 45, was charged with lewd and lascivious molestation and contributing to the delinquency of a minor. He pleaded no contest a year later. He not only took the photographs of an 11-year-old, but also touched the girl in inappropriate ways; she posed without her bikini top, turning her back to the came... - Target Corp. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: Minneapolis-based Target Corp. agreed to pay $775,000 to a group of black store workers in Pennsylvania to settle a racial discrimination and retaliation case. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed the lawsuit in September 2005 on behalf of former employee Michael Hill and 13 other black employees of a Springfield,... - Lt. David Carter Racial Discrimination Penalty
Fort Lauderdale, FL: Fire lieutenant, David Carter was disciplined for marking up a picture of a chimpanzee to make fun of an African-American former boss. Carter, 40, must serve a 20-shift unpaid suspension. The penalty is the equivalent of an $11,433 fine on Carter's annual salary of $68,016. The city's Office of Professional Standards declined to rel...