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Greenville, TX: (Nov-19-07) The city of Greenville brought charges against Post, Buckley, Schuh & Jernigan Inc. (PBS&J), an engineering company hired as part of a project to repave the runway at Majors Field Municipal Airport, alleging that they completed an incorrect survey of the runway prior to the start of the work, forcing the city to incur additional... - Light-Rail Pollution, Sound Transit agrees to pay $120,000 fine for water pollution from a construction project
Puget Sound, WA: (Nov-19-07) The Department of Ecology brought charges against Sound Transit, alleging that it had two water pollution violations on its Sound Link light-rail construction project. Records show that Ecology issued the penalties in 2006 to Sound Transit and in May 2007 to the transit agency and contractor for violating the project's construc... - Critic Free Speech, Massachusetts Department of Education pays MCAS critic $187,000 civil rights settlement
Boston, MA: (Nov-19-07) Alfie Kohn, a MCAS critic, brought charges against the state Department of Education, alleging that his rights to free speech were violated when he was prevented from speaking at a 2001 state-run conference. Kohn claimed he was scheduled to deliver a keynote address, when the organizers violated his rights and deprived others from h... - Psychiatrist Malpractice, Constance Reynolds ordered to pay $800,000 malpractice and fraud settlement
Billings, MT: (Nov-19-07) Betty Bowman brought a lawsuit against Constance Reynolds, a therapist, alleging that Reynolds engaged in malpractice and fraud, causing her considerable personal damage. Bowman's suit claimed that her daughter, Dana Mobley, was a client of Reynolds when the two became lovers. Records show that Mobley died of asphyxiation in Febru... - Clerk Discrimination, University Place pays former city employee $40,000 racial bias settlement
Tacoma, WA: (Nov-18-07) Sarah Ortiz, a former University Place city clerk, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging it discriminated against her. Ortiz, who served as clerk for nearly three years, filed an in-house racial discrimination complaint in 2006. She later alleged that city staff treated her unfairly in retaliation for the original complaint... - Mortgage Kickbacks, First American Title Insurance Co. agrees to $5 million fine and to close 84 partnerships
Washington, DC: (Nov-18-07) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Florida insurance and banking regulators brought charges against a First American Corp. title insurance subsidiary, alleging that the company gave kickbacks for new business. The suit claimed that the company's First American Title Insurance Co. unit illegally used Florida-b... - $7.8 Million Settlement Awarded to Cancer Patients
National Foundation Life Insurance and Dixie National Life Insurance have been ordered to pay a settlement of $7.8 million to 182 people denied payment related to their cancer treatment. The plaintiffs primarily are former South Carolina state employees whose coverage was changed by the insurers after 2001. Legal Help If you have a similar... - Dell settles 34-State Lawsuit for$3.5 Million
Dell Inc has agreed to pay $3.5 million to settle allegations of misleading customers about financing terms, warranties, and rebates brought in a lawsuit with 34 states. The terms of the settlement include Dell placing $1.5 million into an account for consumer restitution. The computer manufacturer will also change its advertising and disclosures to ma... - Seattle Archdiocese, $1.1 million settlement in Roman Catholic school principal student abuse case
Seattle, WA: (Nov-15-07) A Skagit County man brought a lawsuit against the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Seattle Archdiocese, alleging that he was sexually abused years ago by Brother Edward Courtney, a former Seattle Roman Catholic school principal. The plaintiff stated that he was abused in 1980, when he was 13, by Courtney, who belonged to... - Physiotherapy Fraud, Stryker Corp. agrees to pay $16.6 million settlement for Medicaid fraud
Boston, MA: (Nov-15-07) The Justice Department filed charges against Stryker Corp., alleging that a former outpatient therapy subsidiary fraudulently billed Medicare and other government health care programs. The suit, filed by government investigators in US District Court in Boston, claimed that Physiotherapy falsely billed Medicare, Medicaid and a Depart... - Sanitation Overtime, Raleigh agreed to pay city workers $60,000 settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-15-07) Over 45 sanitation workers brought charges against the city, alleging that it did not pay them for services rendered and overtime work. The long ensuing suit had a recent development, when the City Council approved a settlement that could pay the workers up to $15,000 in their complaints about unpaid work. Records show that the pay... - BP America Land Use Settlement
The production company has agreed to a $30 million settlement with the state of New Mexico. The settlement stems from unpaid royalties to the state from BP America, a large natural gas and oil company. The royalties are from areas of land used by the company for the drawing out of carbon dioxide. $6 million of the settlement will go towards funding for... - River Overflow, Royal BAM NV agrees to 55 million property damage settlement
Amsterdam, Netherlands: (Nov-15-07) The German government brought charges against Royal BAM NV, after the Schurmann Complex in Bonn was damaged when the river Rhine overflowed its banks in December 1993. As part of a settlement reached, a Bonn Court ordered Royal BAM NV to pay the German government 55 million Euro to resolve the property damage lawsuit. Re... - Fertilizer Plant, Helena Chemical Co. pays $230,000 for air quality and emissions violations
Las Cruces, NM: (Nov-14-07) The New Mexico Environment Department brought charges against Helena Chemical Co. for the third time since 2006, alleging that the company had several violations of its air quality permit at its fertilizer plant in Mesquite. The state of New Mexico issued a notice of 15 violations, two of them major, including failure to enclose... - Off-Label Drug Marketing, Cephalon agrees to $425 million settlement for promoting the use of drugs for unapproved uses
Washington, DC: (Nov-14-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against Cephalon following an investigation that revealed that the company promoted off-label marketing of products including its pain reliever Actiq. Experts stated that Actiq is approved by the FDA for use in cancer patients, but is often prescribed by physicians' off-label for other... - High School Football, Stockton Unified School District agrees to settlement for recruiting players
Stockton, CA: (Nov-14-07) The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section's board of managers brought charges against the Stockton Unified School District, over Franklin High's football program. The charges stemmed from the two-week-old "death penalty" that suspended Franklin football through the 2009 season. In a settlement reached, so... - Doctor Termination, Massena Memorial Hospital pays $1.5 million unfair termination settlement.
New York, NY: (Nov-14-07) Dr. Olof Franzon brought a lawsuit against Massena Memorial Hospital, alleging that he was unfairly terminated, causing him to lose his medical privileges. The suit, filed in 1997, reached a settlement when Massena Memorial Hospital agreed to pay Franzon $1.5 million in an out-of-court settlement. Though the hospital did not admit... - Annuities, Principal Financial Group Inc. agrees to $5 million settlement for single premium group annuity policy kickbacks
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-14-07) Connecticut's Attorney General brought charges against Principal Financial Group Inc., alleging that the company made reimbursement arrangements with brokers who sold single premium group annuity policies. Sources stated that as part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay a penalty of $600,000 to the state of Conn... - Employee Reassignment, Chillicothe City Schools pays former director of personnel $30,000 settlement
Chillicothe City, OH: (Nov-14-07) Lawrence Butler, the former director of personnel, brought a lawsuit against Chillicothe City Schools, alleging that school officials had improperly handled his reassignment in the district after his position was eliminated. The suit stated that Butler, who currently is the principal at Worthington Elementary, was given th... - Construction Mud, Dixon Builders pays $80,000 EPA fine
Fairfield, OH: (Nov-13-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Dixon Builders and its sister companies, alleging that they violated Ohio's water pollution laws by failing to control mud and runoff at four construction sites. An investigation undertaken by the Ohio EPA between 2003 and 2005 found that the Fairfield-based company...