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Sacramento, CA: (Nov-28-07) The Sacramento County Main Jail has been under the spotlight after three inmates committed suicide at the facility. The families of the inmates brought wrongful death lawsuits against the city, highlighting the factors that played a part in the gruesome events. Family members claimed the deaths resulted from inadequate training... - Diesel Truck Emissions, Waste Management agrees to $1 million fine for air quality violations
Plumas County, CA: (Nov-27-07) The California Air Resources Board (ARB) brought charges against Waste Management, a trash hauling company, alleging that it failed to properly inspect its diesel truck fleet to assure state emission standards were met. Records show that Waste Management, the nation's largest trash hauler, settled air quality violations that... - Tainted Spinach, Family awarded settlement after two children became very ill after eating Natural Selection Foods spinach
Milwaukee, WI: (Nov-27-07) The family of Neil and Anne Grintjes brought charges against California companies involved in producing and packaging spinach, alleging that their children fell severely ill after eating tainted spinach. The outbreak was traced to Natural Selection Foods and sources claimed that over 200 people got sick and three people died, inc... - Clinical Trail Software, Etrials agrees to pay Datasci a $1.75 million settlement for patent infringement
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-27-07) Datasci LLC brought charges against Etrials, a Morrisville company which provides software to help run clinical trials of drugs and medical devices, alleging that it infringed on its patents. Sources claimed that the Datasci case is a chink in the patent system, in which the US Patent & Trademark Office in 2002 essentially granted... - Tanker Truck Accident, United Petroleum Transports pays injured couple $5.5 million settlement
Tarrant County, TX: (Nov-27-07) Mary and John Reutter brought charges against United Petroleum Transports, after their car was hit by a tanker truck on Interstate 35W near Burleson. The lawsuit against the company was filed in July 2006 in 249th District Court in Johnson County. The suit sought compensation for the injuries sustained during the collision... - Dust and Air Pollution, Lake Havasu, AZ and ERS Constructors pay woman $40,000 personal injury settlement
Lake Havasu, AZ: (Nov-26-07) Norma Grzesiowski, a Lake Havasu woman, brought charges against the city, alleging that she suffered serious medical harm from dust and air pollution caused by an ERS Constructors project near her home. Records state that ERS Constructors has done millions of dollars worth of work on the city's wastewater expansion project. Grz... - Genetically Engineered Grass, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. pays $500,000 fine for failing to follow buffer zone and cleaning regulations
Washington, DC: (Nov-26-07) The Agriculture Department brought charges against Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., alleging that the company failed to comply with US rules while testing a genetically engineered grass variety that could one day be used on lawns and athletic fields. Allegations included failure by Scotts to follow proper equipment cleaning procedures an... - Undercover Police Officer, Minneapolis awards cop $4.5 million personal injury settlement after being shot by two other officers
Minneapolis, MN: (Nov-26-07) Duy Ngo, a Minneapolis city police officer, brought charges against the city after he was shot by a fellow officer while working undercover in February 2003. The suit stated that Ngo had been alone doing undercover gang surveillance on 3rd Avenue South and Clinton Avenue South just before 3 a.m. when a suspect shot him through... - Cell Phone Chip Patent, Qualcomm Inc. pays Broadcom Corp. $20 million patent infringement settlement
Orange County, CA: (Nov-23-07) Broadcom Corp., an Irvine chipmaker, brought charges against San Diego rival Qualcomm Inc., alleging that the company infringed on its patents. The suit claimed that Qualcomm's infringement of Broadcom's patents was willful, an allegation that was upheld by a Santa Ana jury's finding. As part of a settlement reached, records... - Misdiagnosed Appendicitis, Family awarded $400,000 medical malpractice settlement
Myrtle Beach, SC: (Nov-25-07) The widow of Willie Belton brought charges against Piedmont Medical Center, alleging that her 56-year-old husband died as a result of being misdiagnosed for his appendicitis. In the suit, the family claimed Belton, of Rock Hill, did not receive proper treatment when he went to the hospital in 2003. The suit accused the hospi... - Soldier Accidental Death, US Government awards family $5 million wrongful death settlement after son was killed in an auto accident
Niles, IL: (Nov-26-07) The family of Lt. Col. Dominic Baragona, a Niles native, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the US Government, after Baragona was killed in Iraq. The suit stated that Baragona was on his way home from Iraq when the Humvee in which he was riding was stuck by a truck owned by Kuwait Gulf Link Transport Co., which has contracts wi... - 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... - Satellite Property Tax, Champion Teleport pays town of Oxford $903,000 settlement
Oxford, CT: (Nov-21-07) The town of Oxford brought charges against Champion Teleport, a 13-acre business property, over unpaid taxes owed to the town. The suit stated that the money was owed from the personal property taxes for three satellite dishes at the former AlphaStar Broadcasting and Broadband property on Hawley Road. As part of a settlement reached... - Police Chief Termination, Manitowoc pays former city employee $80,000 settlement after being fired
Manitowoc, WI: (Nov-21-07) Police Chief Perry Kingsbury brought charges against the city, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated following a yearlong investigation by a Madison law firm. Attorneys compiling the report recommended Kingsbury be fired for inefficiencies and official misconduct. He had been promoted to chief in April 2002. As part of a set... - PRIM to Receive $11 Million in Tyco Settlement
The Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Trust, the state pension fund of Massachusetts, has been awarded $11 million as payment from a 2007 lawsuit against Tyco International Ltd. The suit alleged that Tyco inflated its profit by $5.8 billion between 1999 and 2002. State Treasurer Tim Cahill said the PRIM) Trust opted out of a class-action law... - Fertilizer Spill, ConAgra agrees to $80,000 fine after liquid nitrogen was accidentally released
Lincoln, NE: (Nov-21-07) The state of Nebraska brought charges against ConAgra, following a January 2006 fertilizer spill, which is said to have released 3,800 gallons of liquid nitrogen from a railcar at its Hastings plant. Though the company responded quickly, notifying state and federal agencies and working to contain the spill, sources claim that the i... - Securities Fraud, Qwest Communications International Inc. agrees to $19 million shareholder settlement
Juneau, AK: (Nov-21-07) The state of Alaska brought charges against Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc., alleging that the company engaged in securities fraud. As part of a settlement reached, sources confirmed that the state has negotiated a $19 million payout with the company. According to reports, this is the third settlement Alaska h... - Fire Protection System, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport pays United Fire $215,000 for faulty water tanks
Phoenix, AZ: (Nov-21-07) United Fire and Casualty brought charges against the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, after they took over Archon Inc., of Gilbert, a contractor that declared bankruptcy while working on the Mesa airport fire protection system. The fire suppression project began three years ago using old water tanks used by the airport's predecessor,... - US Reality TV Shows Reach Tentative Settlements
More than 400 workers who filed 2 class action lawsuits against several major television networks and producers of reality shows could benefit from a tentative settlement of $4 million, if approved. The suits alleged that the networks and producers of the reality shows Trading Spouses, and The Bachelor violated California labor law by having their empl... - Vehicle Fees, ASK Powersports pays $70,000 fine for charging customers freight, assembly, and dealer service fees
Columbus, OH: (Nov-20-07) Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann's office brought charges against Ackers, Inc., a Lancaster-based company that does business as ASK Powersports, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive trade practices. The suit stated that in May 2006, the Attorney General's office filed a lawsuit against the motorcycle and ATV dealer for...