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Watertown, WI: (Jul-21-07) The city of Watertown brought a lawsuit against Watertown Tire Recyclers, Inc., alleging that the company was negligent in handling its business, causing a fire that caused extensive damage. In 2005, a front-end loader started a fire at Watertown Tire Recyclers that could be seen for several miles. The fire started when shredde... - University of Alaska Museum Construction Settlement
Fairbanks, AK: (Jul-22-07) Alaska Mechanical Inc. (AMI) brought a construction breach of contract claim against the University of Alaska, over the expansion of the Museum of the North in Fairbanks. The company filed a $17.4 million claim maintaining that the university owed it more money because the $42 million project was plagued with design flaws, change... - Cleveland, OH Three Car Crash Personal Injury Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Jul-19-07) The Frank family filed a civil lawsuit against the city, after a fiery three-car crash in Cleveland left Katherine Frank paralyzed and her parents severely injured. The crash happened in November 1999, when Katherine, along with her parents, Glenn and Charlotte, were waiting at a stoplight at West 98th Street and Lorain Avenue wh... - $17.5 Million Settlement for Breast Cancer Lawsuit
St. John's, NF: A $17.5 million settlement has been reached between Newfoundland and Labrador's health authority and some 425 victims of botched breast cancer tests. Filed in 2006, the suit alleged that mistakes were made in hormone receptor tests done to help determine the most appropriate type of breast cancer treatment for both men and women diagn... - $85 Million Wage and Hour Class Action Against Wal-Mart Approved
Dickenson, ND A federal court judge in Nevada has granted final approval to an $85 million wage and hour class action filed by past and present employees of North Dakota Wal-Mart Stores Inc. The more than 3 million hourly employees, from 30 states across the US, alleged that they were asked to work off the clock and that their breaks were shortened o... - Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. et al. Enron Short-Term Debt Settlement
Houston, TX: (Jul-18-07) Enron Creditors Recovery Corp., formerly known as Enron Corp., brought charges against Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., Northern Trust Co., Allstate Life Insurance Co. and the Prudential Insurance Co. of America, over the companies' receipt of payments on short-term debt incurred by the once-mighty energy giant. In a settlement... - Willis Group Holdings Undisclosed Insurance Fees Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: (Jul-17-07) The State of Florida filed an insurance malpractice lawsuit against national insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, alleging that the company improperly collected undisclosed fees or commissions. The suit was filed after state authorities received complaints from consumers, claiming that they had been unduly charged with the f... - Hamilton County, OH Coroner Malpractice Settlement
Hamilton County, OH: (Jul-17-07) A lawsuit was brought against Hamilton County in 2002, alleging that the coroner's office was responsible for removing and keeping body parts without first notifying families. The suit claimed that in each case, the coroner's office kept a body part, usually a heart or a brain, for study to help determine the cause of death... - Archdiocese of Los Angeles Clergy Abuse Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jul-15-07) Over 508 people filed clergy sexual abuse claims against the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Lawyers had been slated to go to court July 16, 2007 for the first of 15 scheduled civil trials pitting alleged victims against the archdiocese and individual priests. The suits claimed that some of the child molestation cases have waited m... - $1.5 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Verdict Against Fisher Controls International
Marshalltown, Iowa & St. Louis: A $1.5 million settlement has been awarded to the estate of instrument repairman Ronald Drabczyk this week, resolving a lawsuit filed prompted by the death of Mr. Drabczyk at Hooker Chemical in Buffalo, New York. He was exposed to asbestos on the job. The verdicts were rendered on October 19 and 20 in Erie County Co... - Malpractice Suit Settled for $77 Million
Westchester, NY: The family of a 3-year old boy who allegedly developed cerebral palsy as a result of unnecessary delays during his birth has been awarded $77,418,670 as settlement of their medical malpractice suit. The mother, Mariana Baizan, alleged that delivery staff at St. John's Riverside Hospital and obstetrician/gynecologist Dr. Shahram Razm... - York County, NY and Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Employee Termination Settlement
York County, NY: (Jul-12-07) John Herbst Jr. brought a federal lawsuit against Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center and York County alleging that he was wrongfully fired for reporting allegedly hazardous levels of asbestos in the buildings' flooring. Herbst was hired in November 2002 as a carpenter at the nursing home, where part of his job was to... - Mirant Energy Trading LLC Energy Traders Fraud Fine
Washington, DC: (Jul-12-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Mirant Energy Trading LLC, a subsidiary of power company Mirant Corp., alleging that the company knowingly submitted fictitious trades, inaccurate reports, and other information to industry publications in 2000. The Justice Department claimed that between February and December 20... - AOL Dial-Up Customer Cancellation Settlement
Dulles, VA: (Jul-11-07) Charges were brought against AOL, the Internet division of Time Warner, alleging that the company mishandled customers who used its Internet dial-up service. The suit followed a host of complaints from AOL customers who said they tried to close their accounts, only to be thwarted in their attempts or discover they were still being b... - Goshen, NY Over Assessed Property Tax Settlement
Goshen, NY: (Jul-06-07) Dana Distributors, a beer distributor, filed charges against the town of Goshen alleging it over assessed its property taxes for the years 2005 and 2006. Town Supervisor Doug Bloomfield explained that the county collects property taxes and then distributes them to school systems and municipalities. Because the town agreed to a settl... - Gerald Metals Asarco Breach of Contract Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Jul-05-07) Asarco LLC, a copper producer, filed a lawsuit against Gerald Metals, a metals trading company, in 2006 over a contracts dispute between the two companies. The suit charged breach of contract and fraud. In its complaint, Asarco claimed Gerald Metals owed it $7.1 million from various agreements. The bulk of that money, more than $5 m... - New London, NH Sewage Spills Settlement
New London, NH: (Jul-03-07) The New Hampshire Attorney General's Office brought charges against the town of New London, after about 100,000 gallons of raw sewage spilled into Lake Sunapee in April 2004. The spill at the George's Mills Pump Station was followed by another spill of about 2,500 gallons in September 2006. Both incidents were due to a variety o... - Michael Cully and Douglas Newton Veritas Corp. Financial Fraud Settlement
San Jose, CA: (Jul-02-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed civil charges against the former chief executive Mark Leslie and four other senior managers of Veritas Software Corp., alleging that they engineered financial fraud while at their positions in the company. The SEC charged Mark Leslie, former Chief Financial Officer Kenneth Lonc... - Sierra Pacific Industries Timber Air Pollution Settlement
Placer County, CA: (Jul-02-07) The Placer County Air Pollution Control District, with the California Attorney General and the California Air Resources Board brought an environmental damage lawsuit against Sierra Pacific Industries, a timber operations company and California's largest private landowner. The suit was filed over a civil complaint that was fil... - US Steel Settles Class Action for $4.4 Million
U.S. Steel Corp, has reached a $4.4 million settlement witih residents of Ecorse and River Rouge in the Detroit area, regarding a lawsuit that alleged the Pittsburgh-based plant was emitting orange smoke and metallic particles into the surrounding neighborhoods. SEPT-05-08: Detroit-area steel mill settles class-action suit [ CHICAGO TRIBUNE: US STEEL C...