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East bay, CA: (Feb-14-08) A multi state lawsuit was brought against Caremark Corp. by state attorney generals, alleging that the prescription management company convinced doctors to switch patients to different brands of drugs in exchange for rebates from manufacturers. Caremark provides prescription drug services to some 2,000 health care plans nationwide... - Music Teacher, Town of Brookline agrees to $150,000 settlement after the former employee exploited a freshman student
Brookline, MA: (Feb-13-08) A former Brookline High freshman and her family brought charges against Geoffrey Dana Hicks, alleging that the 20-year-old music teacher sexually exploited the student. Records state that Hicks made headlines in March 2003 when allegations arose that he had been involved in an ongoing sexual relationship with the student when s... - Woman's Basketball Coach, Former employee accepts $6.6 million wrongful termination settlement from Fresno State University
Fresno, CA: (Feb-14-08) Stacy Johnson-Klein, former Fresno State women's basketball coach, brought a lawsuit against Fresno State University, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. She filed suit three years after she was fired, accusing university officials of sexual harassment and discrimination. Johnson-Klein stated that the school retaliated ag... - Library Delays, Nine construction companies agree to $17 million settlement
Indianapolis, IN: (Feb-13-08) Marion County brought charges against insurers of nine construction companies over delays and concrete problems that disrupted the downtown Central Library's expansion. The companies named in the lawsuit were Ambassador Steel; Premier Concrete; Quantum Steel; Shiel-Sexton Co.; Shook, LLC; Trotter Construction Co.; Turner Con... - Lead Generation, ValueClick, Inc. agrees to pay FTC a $2.9 million deceptive marketing practices settlement
Westlake Village, CA: (Feb-13-08) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against ValueClick, Inc., over the company's questionable lead generation practices. Sources with the FTC stated that the company utilized deceptive marketing practices that violated the CAN-SPAM Act and FTC Act. Company officials said in an announcement, that in an eff... - Chancellor Authority, North Dakota State University agrees to pay former board member $200,000 settlement
Bismarck, ND: (Feb-11-08) Robert Potts, former chancellor of North Dakota's Board of Higher Education, brought a lawsuit against North Dakota State University, following clashes with Joseph Chapman, the president of North Dakota State University, and disagreements with some board members over the scope of Potts' authority. Records stated that the board m... - Elderly Annuities, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. allots $125 million in insurance malpractice refunds
Des Moines, IA: (Feb-11-08) Minnesota's Attorney General Lori Swanson brought a lawsuit against American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a life insurer, alleging that the company sold long-term deferred annuities to senior citizens that weren't suitable for their financial needs. Records show that Swanson also sued another life insurer over alleged d... - Bad Faith Insurance, Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. agrees to $13 million personal automobile liability insurance settlement
Birmingham, AL: (Feb-11-08) A national provider of personal automobile insurance, Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation, brought charges against one of its insurance company subsidiaries, accusing them of bad faith in the handling of a 1993 Florida personal automobile liability claim. Sources close to the case revealed that the related parties had c... - Overtaxed, Internal Revenue Service pays Alliance Semiconductor Corp. $6.6 million settlement
Santa Clara, CA: (Feb-11-08) Alliance Semiconductor Corporation brought charges against the Internal Revenue Service, alleging that it was wrongfully overtaxed for its taxable years 1999 through 2002. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement agreement, resolving the dispute. Alliance Semiconductor officials claimed that fi... - Car Chase Shooting, City of Cleveland pays teenager's family $1 million wrongful death settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Feb-08-08) Harriet Green, the mother of a teenager, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, after her son was shot and killed by police. Records show that Ricardo Mason, 16, was shot on Aug. 27, 2002, while riding in a stolen car. Two officers in a cruiser chased the stolen car into an alley, where it hit a fence post. Officer Ma... - Kamehameha Schools, $7 million non-native Hawaiian racial discrimination settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Feb-08-08) An unnamed non-native Hawaiian student brought charges against Kamehameha Schools, alleging that their admissions policy gave preference to native Hawaiians and was therefore discriminatory in nature. Records show that the hotly disputed federal civil rights lawsuit received much public attention and caused a controversy among Kam... - Radioactive Dust, Atlantic Richfield Co. agrees to $27.5 million health and illness settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-08-08) Over 300 people filed claims against Atlantic Richfield Co., alleging that pollution from a nuclear fuel processing plant damaged nearby residents' property and caused cancer and other illnesses. Sources stated that the suit was filed over the former Nuclear Materials and Equipment Corp., or NUMEC, which processed uranium and pl... - Children and Youth Services, $125,000 settlement reached in infant neglect lawsuit
Harrisburg, PA: (Feb-07-08) Patricia Shope brought a lawsuit against the department of Children and Youth Services (CYS) in Lancaster County, after her baby Breyonna, was taken by the agency and fell ill. Medical records showed that Breyonna visited the doctor for ear aches about a dozen times. The suit claimed that despite the proof, CYS kept the baby for... - State Farm Total Loss Vehicle Undercompensation
Are you a California resident? Are you insured by State Farm? Did you total a vehicle after April 1, 2007? Did State Farm determine the value of your totaled vehicle? If you live in California and State Farm paid a claim for a total loss of your car after April 1, 2007, you might have received less than California law requires for y... - River Basin, Atlantic Richfield Co. agrees to $187 million settlement towards superfund cleanup site
Missoula, MT: (Feb-07-08) The state of Montana brought charges against Atlantic Richfield Co. (ARCO), alleging that it was liable to pay for the clean up of the upper Clark Fork River Basin, paving the way for a full-scale restoration of the watershed, where the mining industry brought economic wealth and environmental ruin to southwestern Montana starting... - Dredging Permit, South Island Dredging Association and Safe Harbor Sediment Recovery of Savannah pay $494,000 fine for pollution and zone management violations
Hilton Head Island, SC: (Feb-6-08) The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) brought charges against two companies, the South Island Dredging Association and Safe Harbor Sediment Recovery of Savannah, alleging that they were involved in a three-month project in 2003 to remove about 140,000 cubic yards of dredge spoil from the... - Pension Scheme, Sea Containers agrees to additional $69 million settlement
London, UK: (Feb-6-08) The Trustees of the two main Sea Containers Pension Schemes brought charges against Sea Containers, over the company's reorganization process. Sources stated that since the Chapter 11 negotiations first began in October 2006, the board of directors and the officers of Sea Containers have been focused on achieving a plan of reorganiza... - New Jersey agrees to pay former inmate $100,000 settlement after being assaulted by two guards
Newark, NJ: (Feb-6-08) Michael Kounelis, a state prison inmate, brought a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey, alleging that he was beaten by a guard four years ago and that he was assaulted in Dec. 2007. The suit claimed that Kounelis and his twin brother, Efstathios Kounelis, both of whom came to the United States from Greece, were convicted of armed... - DNA Products, Agilent Technologies pays undisclosed patent infringement settlement to Invitrogen Corporation
Carlsbad, CA: (Feb-6-08) Invitrogen Corporation brought charges against Agilent Technologies, over patent infringement issues. Records state that the two companies have been embroiled in multiple patent litigation since 2001. Sources close to the case stated that the companies reached a settlement, resolving three patent infringement lawsuits between Invit... - Damaged Billboards, Lamar Advertising pays $35,000 settlement after violating permit laws
Bartow, FL: (Feb-6-08) Bartow County brought a lawsuit against Lamar Advertising over the billboard company's decision to replace 57 hurricane damaged billboards in 2004 without getting proper permits. Records show that Lamar sued the county after code enforcement officials cited Lamar. Sources close to the case stated that the case had reached settlement...