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Winfield, WV: (May-07-08) Three medical malpractice lawsuits were brought against Dr. John King, over is practice at Putnam General hospital. Legal sources stated that the former surgeon faces close to 124 lawsuits, with claims that he botched surgeries or otherwise harmed patients during the six months he worked at Putnam General hospital. In a rec... - UBS to pay $35 million settlement in financial lawsuit..
Boston, MA: (May-07-08) State Attorney General Martha Coakley's office brought charges against Swiss bank UBS, over investments that proved to be risky and resulted in losses instead of generating cash for municipal budgets. The suit was filed after state led investigations into whether the investment bank misled the governments into believing that their... - School district agrees to pay $500,000 settlement in abuse lawsuit.
Beaufort County, SC: (May-06-08) An eighth victim brought a lawsuit against the Beaufort County School District, stating that he was molested by former teacher Philip Underwood-Sheppard. In a recent announcement made by the school's spokespersons, the school stated that it has agreed to pay the victim over $500,000 to resolve the claims. The board stated... - Brooklyn to pay $1 million settlement in police brutality lawsuit.
Brooklyn, NY: (May-06-08) Mitchi Cunningham, a Brooklyn straphanger, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that he suffered severe injuries after he was beaten by a cop on a city train. Reports of the incident show that Cunningham and two friends were heading home after seeing a movie, when one of the friends were told by the train's motorman to p... - Tallahassee to pay $1.25 million settlement wrongful conviction lawsuit.
Tallahassee, FL: (May-06-08) Alan Crotzer brought a lawsuit against the state, alleging that he wrongly spent 24 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Sources stated that the diminutive man, who suffered such injustice, has come out, not just with his spirit intact, but expanded. Court papers reveal that Crotzer was convicted of kidnapping, rape... - Therapist agrees to $200,000 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Concord, NH: (May-06-08) Federal and state officials brought charges against Deborah A. Miller, of Milford, an occupational therapist in NH, and Total Body Therapy LLC, alleging that they defrauded the federal Medicaid and Medicare programs. The suit claimed that the two parties could not prove that she actually performed some services she billed in 1999... - Milwaukee to pay $20,000 settlement in beating lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (May-06-08) David Hollins, a freelance photographer, brought a lawsuit against the city and its police department, alleging that he was unlawfully beaten and arrested for taking pictures of a police raid. Hollins, employed with several African-American publications, filed suit against the city, two police officers and two former police chi... - Construction company to pay $13,300 settlement in OSHA lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (May-05-08) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) brought charges against A. W. Oaks & Sons, a Racine construction company, over a December 2007 incident, in which a trench collapsed killing a Racine man. The federal agency cited the company for three safety violations. Sources stated that a settlement was reached by the... - Woman to pay $48,530 settlement in TennCare lawsuit.
Blount County, TN: (May-05-08) The State Department of Finance and Administration brought a lawsuit against Angela L. Teffeteller, a Blount County woman, accusing her of accepting TennCare and food stamp benefits she isn't eligible for. The 36-year-old Maryville woman was charged with nine counts of food stamp fraud, six counts of TennCare fraud, and one... - Electronic Evolution pays $80,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Reno, NV: (May-06-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Electronic Evolution Technologies, a Reno manufacturer who specializes in circuit board assembly, alleging that it failed to file required reports about toxic chemicals. The suit was filed after federal officials found violations as a result of a routine inspection in Ap... - Texas City to pay $91,400 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Texas City, TX: (May-05-08) Steve Cooley, the president of the Texas City firefighters' union, brought charges against the city, seeking a promotion and back pay. The suit, filed in 2006, claimed that the city passed over Cooley for promotion because of his union activities. In its defense, the city said that it denied Cooley the promotion as he lacked l... - Insurance company pays $6.5 million settlement in construction lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (May-05-08) The city brought a lawsuit against Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co., the insurer for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, after the 2004 collapse of two bridge piers on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway. Another suit was brought against Figg Engineering, PCL Civil Constructors and URS Corp., over the constructio... - Water company to pay $9 million settlement in federal lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (May-05-08) The US Department of Justice and the National Park Service brought charges against Water Supply and Storage Co., alleging that the company caused damages to natural resources in Rocky Mountain National Park five years ago. The civil suit was filed by the Justice department, on behalf of the US Department of the Interior. It was br... - Norbord to pay $32.2 million settlement in class action lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-05-08) A class action antitrust lawsuit was brought against Norbord Inc., by plaintiffs who purchased Oriented strand board (OSB). In a recent development, company spokespersons stated that the company had agreed to enter into a settlement agreement in the OSB Antitrust Litigation to avoid further costs and reduce the risks that usuall... - Jim Wells County to pay $110,000 settlement in lawsuit.
Austin, TX: (May-05-08) Javier Gonzales, an Austin man, brought a lawsuit against the Jim Wells County Task Force, alleging that they wrongly seized money from him in 2005. Javier Gonzales's suit was brought in the Southern District of Texas US District Court in July 2007, in which he claimed that the task force placed a seizure on $10,000 of his money... - Baton Rouge to pay $1 million settlement in wrongful conviction lawsuit.
Baton Rouge, LA: (May-02-08) Gene Bibbins, a Baton Rouge man, brought charges against the city, after he served more than 16 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for a rape he didn't commit. Bibins alleged that investigating police officers ignored the 13-year-old victim's description of the rapist, who was described as having long, curly... - Energy companies to pay $25 million settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Billings, MT: (May-02-08) 57 plaintiffs, including some plant workers, brought a water contamination lawsuit against eastern Montana's Colstrip power plant, claiming that the plant was contaminating water supplies beneath at least one Colstrip subdivision for years before notifying the community. The suit, filed in 2003 named PPL Montana, Puget Sou... - Apollo agrees to $2.75 million settlement in securities lawsuit.
New York, (May-02-08) A shareholder derivative lawsuit was brought against Apollo Group Inc., a for-profit education company, alleging that it engaged in stock options backdating. The suit also named several current and former officers and directors of the company as defendants. Officials who had dealt with suit lawsuits stated that shareholder derivativ... - $70,000 settlement awarded in gender discrimination lawsuit.
Newport News, VA: (May-01-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Burlington Medical Supplies, a Newport News medical supply firm, alleging that the company sexually harassed six women. The suit claimed that in September 2006, the company subjecting the six employees to a hostile work environment. Further, the women wer... - Columbus, OH and Mayor Art Westergaard Jr. Police Cheif Defamantion Settlement
Columbus, OH: (Feb-09-07) A lawsuit was filed by chief of police Gerald Sallmann and his wife Karolina against former Mayor Art Westergaard Jr. and the city alleging that Westergaard had bypassed the Columbus Police and Fire Commission and that he had defamed the couple and interfered with the operation of the police department. The Columbus City Counci...