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Philadelphia, PA: (Feb-21-08) Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett's office brought a lawsuit against HCI Direct Inc., a hosiery company, alleging that it violated consumer protection laws. The suit claimed that the Bensalem, PA, company offered free hosiery samples by mail and that when people responded to the free offer, they were automatically enro... - Dioxin Contamination, Simpson Timber Co. pays $500,000 wetland pollution settlement
Eureka, CA: (Feb-21-08) Humboldt Baykeeper and Californians for Alternatives to Toxics (CATS), two environmental groups, brought charges against the Simpson Timber Co., over the removal of tons of sediment contaminated with dioxin from the foot of Del Norte Street. Sources stated that the lawsuit was filed after tests were conducted near the site of a form... - Music Teacher, College of the Desert agrees to $660,000 discrimination and retaliation settlement
Palm Springs, CA: (Feb-21-08) Darlene Romano, a former teacher, brought charges against the College of the Desert, alleging that she faced discrimination and retaliation by the school and its former president, Maria Sheehan. Records stated that Romano, who has taught music at the school for more than 20 years, originally filed the suit in 2002 and an Orang... - Treasurer Embezzlement, Mary Lou Puccio repays Warren Cheer and Pom Program $26,000 after stealing money
Warren Township, IL: (Feb-21-08) The Warren Cheer and Pom Program, a Warren Township cheerleading group, brought charges against Mary Lou Puccio, an ex-treasurer, alleging that she embezzled slightly less than $30,000 during her employment. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement reached, Puccio promised to repay the money, asking in... - Joint Venture, Gallaher Group agrees to pay Reynolds American $387 million contract dispute settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-21-08) Reynolds American Inc. brought a lawsuit against an affiliate of Gallaher Group PLC, a British tobacco maker, over a joint venture between the two parties. Records stated that the joint venture marketed American-blend cigarettes, primarily in Italy, France and Spain. Sources close to the case revealed that as part of a settlement... - $13 Million Settlement in California Labor Law Suit
California Labor Commissioner Angela Bradstreet and Attorney General Edmund G. Brown have prevailed with a judgment totaling $13,640,819 against janitorial companies Excell Cleaning and Building Services Inc., a Delaware Corporation and M.O. Restaurant Cleaning of California Inc., a California Corporation. The janitorial companies evaded payroll taxes,... - Foster Sisters, Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-20-08) Two sisters brought a lawsuit against Los Angeles county, alleging that their adoptive mother repeatedly submerged the youngest one in scalding water, causing second- and third-degree burns. The suit accused Audry Chatmon, the adoptive mother, of hitting the girl with a belt, pulling her hair, hitting her in the face and body,... - Celebrity Maid, Liz Hurley agrees to pay former employee wage and hour settlement
Phoenix, AZ: (Feb-20-08) Violet D'Souza, a maid, brought charges against celebrity model Liz Hurley, and her millionaire husband Arun Nayer, alleging that she was underpaid, when Hurley paid her just $2.70 an hour. The suit stated that D'Souza worked up to seven days a week at the couple's London home, sometimes starting the day at 7:30 a.m. and not fini... - Loan Agreement, Vernalis to pay Endo Pharmaceuticals $7 million settlement
Winnersh, England: (Feb-20-08) Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. brought a lawsuit against Vernalis, over a loan agreement dispute between the two pharmaceutical companies. The suit stated that the outstanding balance on the loan, which was originally due for repayment in August 2009, was approximately $56 million. Sources close to the case revealed that a settlem... - False Abuse Accusations, Boothbay Harbor Central School District pays shop teacher $320,000 defamation settlement.
Portland, OR: (Feb-20-08) Fred Lewis, a longtime shop teacher, brought a lawsuit against the town and school district over false allegations accusing him of having a sexual relationship with a student. Sources close to the case stated that Lewis won a jury verdict in Lincoln County Superior Court in July 2007 in the defamation lawsuit. In a recent develo... - Teacher Student Abuse, Beaufort County agrees to pay $300,000 settlement to abuse victim
Beaufort County, SC: (Feb-20-08) A sexual abuse victim brought a lawsuit against the Beaufort County Board of Education, alleging that he was abused by former teacher Philip Underwood-Sheppard. Records show that Underwood-Sheppard was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2003 for molesting at least nine students ages 6 to 13 from 1999 to 2002. He is being he... - GMC Yukon, General Motors Corporation agrees to confidential personal injury settlement with man who was blinded in car accident
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-20-08) A California teenager, who was a passenger in a GMC Yukon accident, brought an automobile defect claim against General Motors Corporation. The suit stated that on Jul. 7, 2006, Michael Samardzich was a passenger in a GMC Yukon driven by Vincent Ibarra. Traveling westbound on Golden Springs Drive in Los Angeles County, Ibarra ma... - Police Officer, City of Tonawanda awards former employee $47,000 wrongful termination settlement
Tonawanda, NY: (Feb-20-08) Brian MacDonald, a former Police Officer, brought a lawsuit against the city of Tonawanda, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. MacDonald was fired in May 2006 after being found guilty of 17 misconduct charges in the department. The five-year veteran endured a lengthy departmental hearing process while he was suspended for... - Business Lawsuit, Elbit Imaging Ltd. agrees to pay CP Holdings Ltd. a $5 million settlement
Tel Aviv, Israel: (Feb-20-08) CP Holdings Ltd. brought charges against Elbit Imaging Ltd., submitting a claim against the company in the High Court of Justice in London, the United Kingdom, over damages in the amount of approximately Euro 33.5 million. Sources close to the case stated that the parties reached a settlement in the case in which Elbit Imaging... - Police Officer Slander, City of Detroit agrees to $25,000 settlement
Detroit, MI: (Feb-19-08) Zack Weishuhn and Patrick Tomsic, two police officers, brought charges against the city, alleging that they were slandered by city officials after stopping former mayoral chief of staff Christine Beatty for speeding in 2004. The officers sued the city, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, accusing them of m... - Newspaper Publisher, Star Tribune must pay St. Paul Pioneer Press a $3.8 million trade secrets act violations settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Feb-19-08) St. Paul Pioneer Press brought charges against the Star Tribune alleging that Star Tribune publisher Par Ridder, once the Pioneer Press publisher, took a laptop with confidential information from that paper when he jumped to the Star Tribune. Records show that in September 2007, a judge ordered Riddler out of his job for one ye... - False Arrest, City of Greer pays $50,000 settlement after imprisoning a woman whose charges had been dismissed years earlier
Greer, SC: (Feb-18-08) Denise Riddle, a Greer resident, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was falsely arrested. The suit claimed that a Greer police officer handcuffed and arrested Riddle at her home at 10 p.m. Feb. 1, 2006, on a bad check charge that she had made restitution on early on. Online court records show the warrant had been d... - Excessive Arrest, City of Worcester agrees to pay pizza vendor $100,000 settlement after breaking nine bones in his face
Worcester, MA: (Feb-18-08) Daniel Houde brought a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city of Worcester and seven of its police officers, alleging that police used excessive force when they broke nine bones in his face while arresting him six years ago. Records show that Houde, 43, filed the suit in US District Court over his arrest on May 20, 2002. T... - Contract Extortion, County Executive Robert Janiszewski ordered to pay Hudson County a $650,000 racketeering settlement
Hudson County, NJ: (Feb-18-08) Hudson County brought a lawsuit against former County Executive Robert Janiszewski and the bonding company that covered him, after the county lost $26.8 million to corruption. Records show that Janiszewski served for 13 years as county executive before abruptly leaving in September 2001; he later admitted to extorting money f... - Jailhouse Hanging, City of River Rouge pays family a $1.8 million wrongful death settlement
Detroit, MI: (Feb-18-08) The family of Tatisha Gant brought a civil lawsuit against the River Rouge Police Department, alleging that it was responsible in the jailhouse hanging of the 25-year-old girl. The suit accused Police Lt. Camilia Worthy and Sgt. Jeffrey Harris of knowing that Gant needed medical attention, as she bit chunks out of her arm and was...