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Washington State has reached a settlement in a class action suit brought by 7,000 child-care providers. The lawsuit stemmed from a mass raid by the Department of Social and Health Services in 2002 on more than 50 Latina provides in Mattawa. The financial settlement is approximately $2 million, to be divided among the 30 Mattawa child-care providers,... - New England Gas Company Customer Bill Overcharges Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-08-07) Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office and New England Gas Company (NE Gas) reached a settlement that will significantly reduce the company's requested rate increases and provide other benefits for the citizens of Fall River and North Attleboro. The settlement was negotiated with NE Gas after the company filed a noti... - Westra Construction, Inc. Company Closing Employee Settlement
Waupun, WI: (Jun-10-07) The Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development (DWD) filed a lawsuit on behalf of over forty eight former employees of Westra Construction, Inc. against their employer. The suit alleged that the Watertown plant violated the state's wages payable law and business closing notification law when it ceased operating in April 2005. It... - Tenative Class Action Settlement Could Cost Indiana State $8.5 Million
A proposed settlement of a class action suit filed by Indiana State employees, which alleges discrepancies in standard working hours, could cost the state $8.5 million. The proposed settlement could affect up to 15,000 employees who worked for the state between 1973 to 1993. The class action suit was originally filed nearly 15 years ago. Unresolved iss... - US Marine Corps. Recruiters Misconduct Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Jun-07-07) Two female high school students filed charges against Sgts. Joseph Dunzweiler and Brian Fukushima, of the US Marine Corps, alleging that the two recruiters raped them at a slumber party at a Ukiah recruiting office. The women were in high school, 17-years-old, and interested in joining the military in late 2004 when they clai... - Travis County offers 72-year old Woman $40k to Settle Taser Suit
Kathryn Winkfein, a 72-year-old woman from Travis County,Texas, has been offered a $40,000 settlement from the county in response to a tasering lawsuit she filed. The taser episode was captured on video and widely distributed throughout the country. Winkfein had allegedly been tasered by a deputy constable after she dared him to use the taser during a t... - La Salle County, IL Tort Fund Property Tax Settlement
La Salle County, IL: (Jun-06-07) Exelon filed a lawsuit against La Salle County, alleging that the La Salle County Board violated their 1999 property tax agreement and the company was prepared to file a property tax objection that could have exceeded $1 million. In a settlement reached, the county board passed a resolution to pay Exelon a $200,000 se... - Suzanne LaBombard Town Clerk Embezzlement Settlement
Isle La Motte, VT: (Jun-02-07) The Isle La Motte select board filed charges against Suzanne LaBombard, a former town clerk who admitted misappropriating $100,000. A criminal investigation is still under way into LaBombard, who resigned on March 10, 2007 and reportedly confessed to taking the money. In a settlement reached, the town agreed to LaBombar... - Lake Land College District President Severance Settlement
Mattoon, IL: (Jun-02-07) In a recent settlement reached with former Lake Land College President Bill Thallemer, the college district agreed to pay him $128,167, amounting to 10 months of his annual salary. In exchange, the college district asked that Thallemer refrain from taking any legal action against them. A confidentiality clause, which was part of th... - Citigroup Smith Barney Settle Gender Class Action for $33 Million
Professional women across America won a major employment victory today when a federal court ruled that they had been discriminated against by the investment house that employed them, and awarded the women groundbreaking financial compensation in a sweeping settlement. A federal court has granted final approval of a settlement of over $33 million with... - SChrist of the Hills Monastery and the Ecumenical Monks Abuse Settlement
Johnson City, TX: (May-31-07) James Wright Jr., a former novice monk, filed a sexual molestation lawsuit against the Christ of the Hills Monastery's founder, Samuel Greene Jr., and followers William Hughes and Walter Christley, alleging that they abused him in the late 90s. In a settlement reached, a State District Judge ordered that the monastery and the... - Grand Rapids Public Schools Bus Driver Privatization Settlement
Grand Rapids, MI: (May-30-07) Grand Rapids Educational Support Personnel Association, one of the Grand Rapids Public Schools unions, filed suit against the school, alleging that the school board violated the Open Meetings Act when it invited the owner of a bus company into a closed session to discuss a contract to privatize transportation. Union leaders sa... - Lema Industries Inc. et al. Employee Overtime Settlement
New York, NY: (May-30-07) The US Labor Department filed a lawsuit against five regional construction companies, alleging that they underpaid their employees. The agency filed a wage and hour lawsuit against Lema Industries Inc., Lema Maintenance and Landscaping Corp., and Lema Construction Inc., all of Yorktown Heights; Wappingers Falls Construction Corp.;... - Par Development Inc. Grocery Store Development Settlement
Gilberts, IL: (May-29-07) Disgruntled Gilberts residents may not have to travel miles in order to do their grocery shopping if plans to build a 20-acre retail site are successful. The plans resulted out of a settlement that village officials reached with developers to attract business and grocery stores that will make living in Gilberts more convenient for... - Archdiocese of Chicago Priest Abuse Settlement
Chicago, IL: (May-29-07) In a settlement reached, the Archdiocese of Chicago agreed to pay $6.65 million to fourteen people who claimed they were sexually abused by almost a dozen of the diocese' priests. Details of the settlement were to be made public at a conference at the Allerton Crowne Plaza, which would officially end the 14 civil cases, which began... - Delaware County, OH Inmate Back Injury Settlement
Delaware County, OH: (May-24-07) Steven Foster, a Galena man who claimed he was beaten by corrections officers in the Delaware County Jail, filed suit against the county. The suit alleged that when Foster was sent to the county jail for a probation violation in September 2001, he was writing a letter in his cell when three corrections officers allegedly en... - Clearwater, FL Building Inspector Workers Compensation Settlement
Clearwater, FL: (May-29-07) Robert Scott, a Clearwater building inspector, filed suit against the city after he injured his back in an on-the-job accident on Aug. 27, 2003. The suit claimed that despite subsequent surgery, he continues to have permanent physical restrictions that preclude his returning to work as a building inspector and is still receiving... - Malpractice at Nursing Home Results in $125K Settlement
A resident of the Green Acres nursing home in Wyndmoor, PA, who was overdosed on Zyprexa for 2 days, has been awarded a $125 K settlement. The suit centered on a miscommunication between a Dr. Aguirre, who said he prescribed 2.5 mg of Zyprexa over the phone to the nurse, and the nurse who claims he prescribed 25 mg of the drug. The resident w... - Phil Katsinas Rally Racial Discrimination Settlement
Peoria, IL: (May-26-07) Five protesters, Robert Leonard, William Cook, Diana Waters Delso, David Wegeng, and Roger Fontana filed a civil rights lawsuit against Phil Katsinas, owner of the Round Barn Restaurant, alleging racial discrimination. The suit, filed in March 2005, claimed that Leonard, Cook, Waters Delso, Wegeng, and Fontana, who are all of Americ... - $33 Million Awarded to Boy Injured by Drunk Driver
A 19-year old boy who was involved in a drunk driving accident and rendered paraplegic has been awarded a $33 million settlement in his lawsuit against the driver. William Klairmont, the driver of the sedan, was drunk when driving, and smashed the car into a utility pole head-on. His friend, George Baldwin, who was in the passenger seat, suffered paral...