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New York, NY: (May-13-08) Pinnacle Entertainment, a casino owner, brought a lawsuit against Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co., over Hurricane Katrina damage at a former Mississippi casino and its Boomtown New Orleans facility. Court papers indicate that Pinnacle previously received $5 million from Allianz. As part of a settlement reached recently, so... - Foam manufacturers to pay $30 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Providence, RI: (May-14-08) A lawsuit was brought against foam manufacturers, including Carthage, MO, based Leggett & Platt Inc., Baltimore-based Wm. T. Burnett & Co., and several others, by survivors and family members, in relation to the 2003 nightclub fire that killed 100 people. Investigators stated that there was flammable, polyurethane foam on the... - Toymaker to pay over $1 million settlement in internal injuries lawsuit.
Shasta County, CA: (May-14-08) The family of 4-year-old William Finley brought personal injury claims against Rose Art Industries, a NJ manufacturer of the controversial "Magnetix" toy, after he suffered serious injuries to his intestines, having ingested one of the magnets from the toy. Hospital records show that Finley began vomiting on Aug. 2, 2005. W... - New York to pay $1.375 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-14-08) Osserritta Robinson, the widow of Louis Robinson, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of New York, after her husband died in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash. Records of the incident show that Robinson was one of 11 people killed when the ferry Andrew J. Barberi crashed into a pier near the Staten Island terminal... - Clear Channel reaches settlement in shareholder acquisition lawsuit.
San Antonio, TX: (May-13-08) Shareholders brought a lawsuit against Clear Channel Communications, Inc., over the company's previously announced merger. In a recent development in the case, sources stated that Clear Channel Communications, entities sponsored by Bain Capital Partners, LLC and Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., and a bank syndicate consisting of... - California power companies to pay $11.8 million settlement in utility lawsuit.
Ephrata, WA: (May-13-08) The Grant County Public Utility District brought charges against Pacific Gas and Electric Co., Southern California Edison Co., a unit of Edison International and San Diego Gas & Electric Co., a unit of Sempra Energy, over unpaid power sales during the 2000-01 energy crisis. Records indicate that during the crisis, electricity pri... - Newark tentatively agrees to settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Newark, NJ: (May-13-08) The families of Nicole Floyd and Gail Williams brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Newark, after the two women drowned in 2004 when the car they were riding in drove off of Raymond Boulevard and plunged into the Passaic River. Records of the incident show that as a result of the plunge, Floyd, 34, and Gail Williams,... - Denton agrees to pay $210,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Denton, TX: (May-13-08) Cary Tower, a former fleet superintendent, brought a lawsuit against the city of Denton, after he was fired in April 2004. His suit alleged that he was fired due to discrimination based on his age. He also claimed defamation, invasion of privacy, breach of contract and other grievances in the 2005 lawsuit. City records show... - FBI to pay undisclosed settlement in Waddling Bandit lawsuit.
Tillamook, OR: (May-09-08) Bob Christie of Tillamook, a retired high school math teacher, brought a lawsuit against the Federal Bureau of Investigations, alleging that he was wrongly accused of being the "Waddling Bandit." The suit claimed that Christie was arrested in October 2007, after the FBI mistook him for a serial bank robber. Records of the incid... - Defense contractor to pay $8.9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Orlando, FL: (May-09-08) Alan Grayson, Orlando-based lawyer and congressional candidate, brought charges against IIF Data Solutions, a defense contractor, alleging that it defrauded the federal government. The suit was brought by a former employee turned whistleblower, who stated that the company misrepresented its experience and over billed the federal... - Okoboji to pay $500,000 settlement in zoning lawsuit.
Spencer, IA: (May-09-08) Okoboji Boats owner Leo "Butch" Parks brought a lawsuit against the city of Okoboji, alleging that the city arbitrarily took steps to prevent him from fully operating his business. The November 2005 suit stated that Okoboji's city council ruled against Parks in a series of licensing, zoning and parking issues related to Okoboji B... - Miami agrees to $2.2 million settlement in injustice lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (May-08-08) Jerry Frank Townsend, a mentally retarded man, brought charges against the city of Miami, after he spent 22 years in jail for crimes he did not commit. Townsend was sentenced for murders and rapes he didn't commit based on his own confessions. Experts say that Townsend has an IQ of 58, making him vulnerable to police coercion. Cour... - Golf course owners to pay $1 million settlement in personal injury lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (May-08-08) Gaylon and Mary Jones brought a lawsuit against the Westchase Golf and Country Club near Tampa, FL, and the golf course's management company, after a practice session resulted in Gaylon Jones's suffering permanent damage to his right eye. The suit stated that before the time they were supposed to start their round of golf, Jones an... - Coal company to pay $75,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (May-08-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought a lawsuit against Black Beauty Coal Co. of Evansville, IN, and its subsidiary Arclar Co. of Equality, IL, alleging that they filled in streams and wetlands without a permit while mining in IL and IN. The federal agency stated that Vigo and Gibson counties, IN, and Gallatin and Saline... - RealNetworks to pay $533,500 settlement in licensing lawsuit.
Santa Rosa, CA: (May-08-08) Burst.com, Inc. brought a lawsuit against RealNetworks, Inc., alleging that the company infringed on its patents. In a recent development in the case, sources stated that the two sides had reached a settlement agreement, resolving the dispute. Under the terms of the deal, RealNetworks agreed to pay Burst a one-time payme... - Apartment owners agree to $36,500 settlement in building code violations.
Napa, CA: (May-07-08) The state Attorney General's office brought a lawsuit against First Napa Acquisition LLC, owner of the 200-unit Montrachet apartments, one of Napa's newest and largest apartment complexes, alleging that the complexes were built in 2002 in violation of state fair housing requirements. The suit stated that the construction violated th... - Earthbound Farms to pay six-figure settlement in orchard lawsuit.
Monterey, CA: (May-07-08) Priscilla Higuera, a Carmel Valley woman, brought a lawsuit against Earthbound Farms, alleging that Earthbound's research director sneaked onto her Tassajara Road property and took clippings from her rare apple tree to propagate a profitable orchard. Higuera filed the lawsuit in January 2007, claiming that she came home one day... - Oil Companies to pay $423 million settlement in environmental lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-07-08) 153 public water providers in 17 states brought a lawsuit against a dozen of the nation's largest oil companies, alleging that groundwater had been contaminated by the gasoline additive MTBE. The suit named BP America Inc., a unit of BP PLC, Chevron Corp, ConocoPhillips, Shell Oil Co., Marathon Oil Corp., Citgo Petroleum Corp.,... - City to pay $2.8 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Camden, NJ: (May-07-08) Sarah Donovan-Weingartner, a Hammonton woman, brought a lawsuit against Deptford, after her unborn child died in an accident with a city police car. The suit, filed by Donovan-Weingartner and her husband, Sean, who married two weeks before the accident, stated that a policeman responding to an emergency call hit her SUV in 2005, r... - Rosemont to pay over $4.28 million settlement in financial lawsuit.
Rosemont, IL: (May-07-08) Cook County brought charges against Rosemont, accusing the village of breaking the law, stating that the village owed it $13 million. The suit stated that in 1997, Cook County enacted its amusement tax, which varies according to the event. The tax is said to affect events at the village-run Allstate Arena and Rosemont Theater. R...