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Chicago, IL: (May-28-08) The family of Mary Danielson, a Waukegan woman, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Onyx Waste Services, after a recycling truck struck and killed her in 2004. Records of the incident show that Danielson, 59, of the 1200 block of Westmoreland Avenue, was run over by the truck in front of her home on Mar. 24, 2004. The family s... - Spike Lee and Showtime Settlement reached in script copyright infringement lawsuit.
Louisville, KY: (May-27-08) James Lee White, a Louisville writer, brought a lawsuit against Spike Lee and the Showtime cable channel, alleging that Lee illegally used his script to create "Sucker Free City," which was shown on Showtime. He suit alleged intellectual property infringement, stating that Lee and writer Alex Tse infringed on his copyright whe... - NASCAR Undisclosed settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuit.
Lorain County, OH: (May-27-08) The family of Virginia Whyel, a 65-year old race fan, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against NASCAR, after Whyel died in a fatal crash while watching the race in a wheelchair. Court papers reveal that Whyel was watching the race in a wheelchair located in the specially designated handicapped section at the short track locat... - Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. $1.6 million settlement reached in drilling costs dispute.
Wellington, New Zealand: (May-27-08) Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. recently announced that it has reached a settlement agreement related to the drilling of the A6 and A7 wells in the onshore Taranaki Cheal Oil Field in Stratford, New Zealand. The deal, entered into by Austral and the Cheal Joint Venture, resulted in the completion and tie-in in time to del... - Lincoln County, MO Over $2 million settlement reached in civil wrongful death lawsuits.
Lincoln County, MO: (May-27-08) Brent Teasley, of Elsberry brought a civil lawsuit against Lincoln County and former deputy Nic Forler, alleging that wrongful death. The suit stated that Teasley's son, Tyler, then 22, was shot and killed by then Lincoln County Sheriff's Deputy Forler on Oct. 23, 2005. Tyler was one of two men who were shot and killed fol... - AES Corp. Coal Ash Dumping Settlement
Delray Beach, FL: (Apr-14-07) A lawsuit filed against AES Corp. accused it of dumping over 82,000 tons of coal ash on Dominican Republic beaches. The publicly-traded international energy company has maintained it had nothing to do with the incident, alleging instead that it hired Florida resident Roger Fina's company, Silver Spot Enterprises, to dispose... - Hutchinson Oil over $75,000 settlement reached in consumer protection lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (May-26-08) State Attorney General Tom Corbett brought a lawsuit against Hutchinson Oil, alleging that it charges consumers for prepaid oil and failed to deliver. The suit, filed after a total of 196 consumers filed complaints with Corbett's office, stated that the company violated consumer protection laws. Sources stated that the two s... - Seven months in back pay resolves pepper spray dispute.
Chattanooga, TN: (May-26-08) The school board in Chattanooga brought charges against Joshuah Barber, a former assistant principal, accusing him of pepper spraying students. The suit was filed after Barber was fired in October 2007, after being accused of using pepper spray to break up a fight between two female students at Brainerd High School. Records s... - Lowe's Companies Inc. Settlement reached in federal gender discrimination lawsuit.
Mountain Home, AR: (May-26-08) Leanna Juarez brought a federal lawsuit against Lowe's Companies Inc., alleging that she was discriminated against on the basis of her gender. The suit, filed in the US District Court, Western District of Arkansas in Harrison, stated that Juarez was working at Lowe's in TX and accepted a transfer to work as a sales manager... - Hutchinson Oil Over $75,000 settlement reached in consumer protection lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (May-26-08) State Attorney General Tom Corbett brought a lawsuit against Hutchinson Oil, alleging that it charges consumers for prepaid oil and failed to deliver. The suit, filed after a total of 196 consumers filed complaints with Corbett's office, stated that the company violated consumer protection laws. Sources stated that the two s... - National City Mortgage $4.6 million settlement resolves mortgage suit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - Mark Eagleson $63,725 restitution settles fraud lawsuit.
Stutsman County, ND: (May-24-08) The state brought a lawsuit against Mark Eagleson, former co-owner and general manager of Maverick Meats, after an audit revealed that approximately $97,000 was unaccounted for in the business. Records indicate that Brian Amundson and Eagleson formed Maverick Meats as a partnership and bought Dakota Country Meats from Fre... - Desert Hot Springs, CA $47,500 settlement reached in wrongful demotion suit.
Palm Springs, CA: (May-24-08) Former Desert Hot Springs police Sgt. David Henderson brought a civil rights lawsuit against Desert Hot Springs in 2006, naming then-Police Chief Walter McKinney and former City Manager Jerry Hanson as defendants, and alleging that he was wrongly demoted from lieutenant to sergeant. Henderson claimed that the demotion was in... - AnchorBank, KeyBridge Development $1.27 million settlement in construction contract termination lawsuit.
AnchorBank, KeyBridge Development Milwaukee, WI: (May-24-08) Hunzinger Construction Co. filed a lawsuit against KeyBridge Development Group, its owner Scott Fergus, and AnchorBank, of Madison, over a dispute concerning the troubled First Place on the River 12-story condo project. The suit was filed over Hunzinger's termination from the project. Sources... - MCM Construction $6 million payout for using outdated, polluting diesel engines
Sacramento, CA: (May-23-08) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought a lawsuit against MCM Construction, a bridge building firm, alleging that the company used banned portable diesel engines on state-funded projects. The suit claimed that the company failed to get the required permits for its operations and stated that some of the company's machin... - Anheuser-Busch and McLaughlin & Moran $21 million settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuits
Providence, RI: (May-23-08) Several survivors of a February 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, brought charges against Anheuser-Busch Inc., a brewer, and McLaughlin & Moran, a Rhode Island beer distributor, alleging that they helped promote the concert, which resulted in over 200 people being injured. The suit stated that the fire began... - Smithfield Foods Hog Waste Pollution Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-13-07) Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, reached a settlement in an environmental protection lawsuit filed by the state of North Carolina in 2000, in which it agreed to pay the state $50 million over 25 years to improve the environment. The money was offered after hog waste lagoons overflowed and polluted rivers and s... - Argyle Schools to pay $60,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Argyle, TX: (May-21-08) Jason Ceyanes, former superintendent of the Argyle School District, and the district have been locked in a legal battle over a dispute that stemmed from his handling of dress code and possible "dirty dancing" issues at the high school's homecoming dance. School records show that in early February 2008, Ceyanes opted to discuss his... - NutriSystem agrees to pay $82,500 settlement in employment lawsuit..
Philadelphia, PA: (May-21-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against NutriSystem Inc., alleging that it wrongfully terminated a woman employee, discriminating against her because she was pregnant. The federal agency brought the charges on behalf of Robyn Linenberg, who was fired in November 2006, three weeks after she info... - Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Company Commercial Claim
Phoenix, AZ: (Mar-12-07) A settlement was reached in a bankruptcy court in February 2007 between InPlay and Delphi under which InPlay was granted general unsecured non-priority claim against Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC in the amount of $7.5 million. InPlay Technologies, a developer and marketer of innovative, emerging technologies declared that it has s...