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Philadelphia, PA: In 2003, Janet Lee was a freshman at Bryn Mawr College when she took a flight home to Los Angeles. Airport screeners detected three condoms filled with white powder in Lee's carry on bag. She was jailed for three weeks on drug charges. The condoms were actually filed with flour and used to squeeze to deal with exam stress. Lee thought... - Crestwood School District Substitute Teacher Age Discrimination Settlement
Ellyn Herrington worked as a substitute teacher since 1998 and twice sought a full-time appointment from the district. The 46-year-old substitute teacher filed a federal age discrimination lawsuit against the district for allegedly favoring younger applicants in choosing hires for 16 teaching positions that were open in 2002. The lawsuit claimed Crestwo... - Mark and Annette Sheely Swimming Pool Drowning Wrongful Death Settlement
Carlisle, PA: On May 28, 2005, 4-year-old Robbie Levine fell into his uncle's backyard swimming pool in Camp Hill. He was found in the pool around 9 a.m. and was pronounced dead at Holy Spirit Hospital an hour later. Robbie's parents filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Mark and Annette Sheely. Cumberland County Judge Wesley Oler Jr. approved a $300,0... - CEMEX Air Pollution Violation Fine
The Colorado state health department's Air Pollution Control Division filed charges against the cement plant over air pollution violations spanning three years. The air pollution lawsuit claimed CEMEX violated limits on dust emissions and operating temperatures at various times between 2004 and 2006. CEMEX must pay $1.5 million in penalties and environm... - Marysville School District Bus Accident Settlement
In 2005, 17-year-old Keito Swan was struck by a school bus while crossing 108th Street Northeast to Marysville-Pilchuck High School. Keito was dragged 100 feet and suffered a broken leg, fractured pelvis, and serious head injuries. His family filed a personal injury lawsuit against the school district claiming the stretch of road was not adequately lit... - Entercom Communications Payola Settlement
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed charges against the radio broadcaster over kickbacks paid for radio airtime. The lawsuit claimed Entercom accepted what is known as payola in exchange for playing specific songs on its radio stations. Entercom did not admit any wrongdoing, but has agreed to a $4.25 million settlement. Entercom is based in Ba... - British Columbia Provincial Government Forest Fire Settlement
Vancouver, BC: A forest fire in 2004 burned down a 1912 shack, 19 buildings, and 65 hectares of valuable timber belonging to John Edwards. The 79-year-old bushman filed a lawsuit against the provincial government for failing to protect his ancestor's buildings. Edwards sought compensation after a forest fire swept through his property in Lonesome Lake,... - Motiva Environmental Lawsuit Settlement
After two-years of negotiations, Motiva agrees to $12 million settlement over explosion and fire at a Delaware oil refinery in July, 2001. The explosion killed one employee and injured eight others and released sulfuric acid into the Delaware River. After investigations by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice, Mot... - Catholic Charities and the Diocese of Palm Beach Passenger Van Personal Injury Settlement
Fort Lauderdale, FL: On August 19, 2005, Lori Hoyt was the front seat passenger in a van carrying 13 developmentally disabled passengers being transported to work by Catholic Charities from the organization's Nazareth Homes group homes. The driver of the van veered off the road and hit a tree. Six passengers were critically injured, one of whom subseque... - YP Corp. Internet Listing Service Fraud Settlement
Jefferson City, MO: A lawsuit was filed against the Internet phone listing service for allegedly tricking businesses in 34 states into paying monthly charges by sending them checks. YP Corp. mailed millions of activation checks, valued at $3.25 or $3.50, to prospective customers. When the checks were deposited, the businesses were automatically enroll... - Wick Constructors, Inc. Vashon Island School Construction Defects Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the general contractor responsible for building the Vashon Island Chautauqua Elementary School. In 2004, design and construction defects resulted in mold and water damage and cost $4.9 million to repair. Even though the school was built over 10 years prior, the statute of limitations did not apply to this case. Wick Construct... - District of Columbia Hispanic Community Evictions Settlement
Washington, DC: Two dozen tenants filed a civil rights lawsuit against the District claiming the city wrongfully evicted and threatened them to move. The lawsuit claimed the District unfairly condemned several buildings in the Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant neighborhoods, which are largely Hispanic. In one case, a building was closed within 3 hours... - Washington State Department of Transportation and Juliann Odom Car Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Seattle, WA: On December 15, 2004, Juliann Odom's southbound Ford Explorer went onto the shoulder, veered across three lanes of traffic, broke through a cable barrier in the median and slammed into a Chevrolet Suburban and a Toyota Tundra pickup truck in the northbound lanes. Eighteen year old Marijke Holschen died in the fiery pileup; her mother, young... - German Olympic Sports Union and German Federal Government Systematic Athlete Doping Settlement
Frankfurt, Germany: Before the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, East Germany implemented a government run systematic doping program to its athletes. Most of the communist country's sporting achievements were fueled by performance enhancing drugs. Many athletes were given drugs without their knowledge while still teenagers and claimed they suffered per... - Prudential Insurance Co. Contingent Commissions Settlement
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed charges against the insurance company for allegedly paying brokers to steer business its way. Spitzer argued that contingent commissions paid to brokers and agents to lead business to insurance companies are the equivalent of kickbacks that unfairly increase the prices paid by insurance clients. Prudential w... - Chase Bank, Chase Home Finance, and Trilegiant Corp. Misleading Membership Program Settlement
Harrisburg, PA: Attorney General Tom Corbett filed charges against the two companies for allegedly tricking people in 17 states into paying for membership programs that claimed to offer discounts on automotive service, home repair and other services. Chase Bank, its subsidiary Chase Home Finance, and Trilegiant allegedly offered free trial memberships t... - Volvo car Settlement
A $104,000 settlement agreement has settled a suit claiming Volvo mislabeled 13,237cars, which were mistakenly labeled for sale in California. Mr. William Shapiro, acting on the behalf of Volvo Cars, signed a settlement agreement and $104,000 was paid from Volvo. Volvo agreed to work with each of the 26 California residents to repurchase and replace... - Wells County, IN Inmate Bacterial Infection Wrongful Death Settlement
In May 2003, Ryan Heyerly was sentenced to serve two years for a Class D felony at the Wells County Jail. In the middle of June 2003, Heyerly was suffering from chest pains, fever, sweating, discoloration and swollen glands. He told confinement officers he was feeling ill and submitted a request to see a nurse. He was taken to see the public health nurs... - Berry Electric Contracting Co. BlackBerry Van Accident Settlement
On September 27, 2005, Don Svec, an employee of Berry Electric, was lost and using his BlackBerry's navigation device to try to find his destination. Svec ran a red light and crashed into 70-year-old Dorothy Barnes. She was taken to Lutheran General Hospital, where she underwent five surgeries, including two on her neck. Barnes has metal sticking out of... - Trans Bay Steel Corp. Human Trafficking Settlement
In 2002, four dozen immigrant Thai welders were brought to California to work for the Napa firm on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge. Instead, the workers found themselves trapped in near slavery and working in restaurants for pay well below minimum wage. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges against Trans Bay Steel for alleged...