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Providence, RI: (Nov-09-07) The family of David Angell, the Rhode Island native who achieved fame as executive producer of the NBC series Frasier, brought a lawsuit against American Airlines, the Globe Aviation Services security company, Boeing Co., the Massachusetts Port Authority, and Colgan Air, the regional airline that two terrorists took from Portlan... - Internet Phone Patent, Vonage agrees to pay AT&T $39 million patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Nov-09-07) AT&T brought charges against internet phone company Vonage, alleging that the company infringed AT&T's patents. The suit is said to represent the last of the major litigation filed against Vonage for infringing on patents. AT&T claimed Vonage violated a patent which allows users to access an Internet phone system through a standar... - Alter Boy Abuse, Diocese of Scranton pays $3 million to teen aged abuse victim
Scranton, PA: (Nov-09-07) A lawsuit was brought against the Diocese of Scranton, by a victim who claimed that he was sexually abused by former Roman Catholic priest Albert Liberatore Jr. between 1999 to 2002. The suit stated that the abuse took place when the victim was a teenage altar boy at Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Duryea. Records stated that Libe... - CD Price Fixing, Sony, Time Warner, and Virgin Group pay $67.4 million antitrust settlement
Detroit, MI: (Nov-09-07) The Michigan State Attorney General's office, 43 states, and US territories brought charges against Sony, Time Warner, and Virgin Group alleging that music retailers and distributors engaged in a CD price-fixing scam. The State Attorney General's office stated that the offense is a violation of federal and state law. As part... - Speech Defamation, Great Lakes Dredge & Dock agrees to settlement after recording and disseminating an attorney's speech
Galveston, TX: (Nov-07-07) Anthony Buzbee, a prominent island attorney, brought a lawsuit against Great Lakes Dredge & Dock, the nation's largest dredging contractors, alleging that the company recorded and disseminated a speech he gave in 2006 in Las Vegas. The suit stated that Buzbee gave a speech to a group of maritime defense attorneys in Las Vegas. On... - Free Ringtones, Azoogle pays $1 million settlement for internet marketing and advertising fraud
Tallahassee, FL: (Nov-07-07) The Florida Attorney General's office brought charges against Azoogle, a New York company that manages Internet marketing of cell phone products, alleging that it had improper marketing practices. The Florida Attorney General's new cyber fraud task force claimed that though free cell phone ringtones can be found all over the In... - Wal-Mart Scales, Wal-Mart pays state of Wisconsin $90,000 fine for overcharging for weighed products
Madison, WI: (Nov-07-07) The state of Wisconsin brought a lawsuit against Wal-Mart Supercenters, after inspectors from the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection discovered computerized scales at check-out counters were malfunctioning at nine Wal-Mart Supercenters around the state. The suit claimed that the scales were not deducting the w... - CSX Transportation Baltimore Train Derailment Settlement
In 2001 a freight train with tankers carrying flammable and hazardous chemicals partially derailed in the Howard Street Tunnel creating an inferno that paralyzed downtown Baltimore for days. The city sued the freight rail company to recover part of the $12 million cleanup costs. The city claimed CSX failed to properly maintain its tracks, but CSX counte... - Twin Delivery, Advocate Christ Hospital awards estate of brain damaged girl $6.25 million medical malpractice settlement
Cook County, IL: (Nov-07-07) The estate of a 5-year-old girl brought charges against Advocate Christ Hospital, Oak Lawn, alleging that she was seriously injured when nurses and a third year resident at the facility failed to properly monitor the labor and delivery of twins in January of 2002. The suit claimed that the mother of twins was scheduled for pl... - Visa Antitrust, Visa, MasterCard Inc. pays American Express Co. $2 billion credit card antitrust settlement
New York, NY: (Nov-07-07) American Express Co. brought charges against rival Visa, MasterCard Inc. in 2004, alleging that the company engaged in antitrust practices. The suit was filed against Visa, MasterCard and eight banks that made up their card associations, in US District Court in Manhattan, alleging that the card associations' anti-competitive pract... - Medi-Cal Fraud, Stars Behavioral Health Group pays $1 million settlement after wrongfully charging for treatments it did not perform
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-06-07) The federal government brought a lawsuit against Stars Behavioral Health Group, a statewide chain of mental health centers for adolescents, alleging that the facility wrongly charged Medi-Cal for treatment it did not perform. The suit claimed that Medi-Cal was charged for treatment at a San Leandro clinic on days when the you... - Concrete Price Fixing, Shelby Gravel sets aside $4.7 million fund for customers
Indianapolis, IN: (Nov-06-07) A federal criminal case was brought against Shelby Gravel, a Shelbyville company, alleging that the company engaged in a concrete price fixing scheme. As part of a settlement reached, Shelby Gravel agreed to pay $4.7 million into a fund for central Indiana concrete customers. Sources say that the fund would stand to benefit as... - Landslide Mitigation, Lexington Insurance agrees to pay Nevada County $2 million insurance settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Nov-06-07) The Nevada County Board of Supervisors brought charges against Lexington Insurance, after a dispute between Lexington and the county arose when a landslide occurred on the hill above the Cascade Shores sewer treatment plant in May 2005. The suit stated that though Lexington Insurance paid the emergency repairs, it had not agreed... - Patrol Car Crash, Washington State Patrol pays women left with traumatic brain injuries $4 million settlement
Seattle, WA: (Nov-06-07) The family of Julia Terlinchamp brought charges against the Washington State Patrol, after a state trooper plowed his patrol car into Terlinchamp's car, leaving her seriously injured in 2004. The suit stated that the accident occurred a day after Christmas, when the trooper's car came out of a side alley on Capitol Hill, T-boning h... - Legacy Litigation, Progressive Gaming International Corp. agrees to pay $20 million settlement after ten years
Las Vegas, NV: (Nov-06-07) Derek Webb and Prime Table Games brought charges against Progressive Gaming International Corp. in 1997. In a recent development in the decade long suit, sources stated that Progressive Gaming had entered into a settlement agreement with Derek Webb and Prime Table Games concerning all outstanding litigation in the case. A... - Freddie Mac Accounting Scandal, Freddie Mac former CEO Leland Brendsel agrees to pay $16.4 million settlement
Washington, DC: (Nov-06-07) The US Government brought charges against Leland Brendsel, Freddie Mac's former CEO, who was ousted in 2003, alleging that he played a vital role in the mortgage finance company's multibillion-dollar accounting scandal. The government's allegations included one that claimed that Brendsel created a corporate culture that allowed... - Innovative Construction Services Subcontractor Dispute Settlement
Meadow Valley Corp. filed a lawsuit against its former subcontractor. Innovative Construction Services has agreed to pay Meadow valley a $2.2 million cash settlement. The construction company also agreed to dismiss its claims against Meadow Valley without receiving any payment. The settlement allows Meadow Valley to retain about $2.1 million from its se... - CEO Severance, Federal Trust Bank pays former CEO James Suskiewich $2.6 million settlement
Orlando, FL: (Nov-05-07) James Suskiewich, longtime CEO of the Federal Trust Bank, reached a settlement with the bank before he was recently dismissed. Sources claim that the Federal Trust Bank has incurred nearly $10 million in losses so far in 2007, but yet reached a deal with its top executive, paying him what they called a staggering amount, considerin... - Medicare Reimbursement, Arizona Heart Hospital pays $5.8 million settlement for violating the False Claims Act regarding medical procedures
Charlotte, NC: (Nov-05-07) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) brought charges against Arizona Heart Hospital, one of the 11 hospitals in which MedCath owns an interest, alleging that the facility violated the federal Civil False Claims Act. The suit primarily dealt with the question of whether certain medical procedures, such as services involving the implan... - Mine Shaft Accident, Families of miners and rescue workers awarded wrongful death settlement after the Crandall Canyon mine shaft imploded
Salt Lake City, UT: (Nov-04-07) The families of six miners and three rescue workers who died in the Crandall Canyon mine brought wrongful death charges against the state of Utah. In a recent development, sources claimed that the parties reached a settlement agreement which stands to benefit the plaintiffs. The suit claimed that Kerry Allred, Don Erickson,...