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Dothan, AL: (Oct-17-07) A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against Hillsborough Kids, a non-profit agency, after 4-month-old Phoenix Jordan "Cody" Parrish was murdered. The suit claimed that the Florida child services agency that handles foster care and adoption for the state of Florida failed to adequately protect Cody. The story of Cody Parrish gripped t... - Contaminated Soil, Residents of Buffalo subdivision awarded $7.2 million for hazardous land
Buffalo, NY: (Oct-17-07) Close to 220 current and former residents and their family members brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging personal injury and property damage. The suit claimed that the city developed the Hickory Woods subdivision in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a model of Brownfield's renewal, but later the residents discovered that the... - NASCAR Settles Racial Discrimination Suit for $225 Million
A former official who sued NASCAR alleging racial discrimination and sexual harassment will receive a settlement of $225 million from the organization. Mauricia Grant worked as a technical inspector responsible for certifying cars in NASCAR's second tier Nationwide Series from January 2005 to October 2007. Internal investigations into her claims result... - Shareholder Merger, Martek Biosciences Corp. awards OmegaTech shareholders 341,061 shares worth $10.2 million
Columbia, MD: (Oct-16-07) Former shareholders of OmegaTech brought charges against Martek Biosciences Corp., over Martek's 2002 purchase of OmegaTech. Records show that Martek, a developer of health and wellness food and supplements, acquired OmegaTech in April 2002. The suit, filed against it, addresses shareholders concerns related to certain milestones... - Purchased Land Company Sale, Royal Group Technologies Inc. pays shareholders $9.2 million settlement for business fraud
Toronto, Canada: (Oct-16-07) A shareholders lawsuit was brought against Royal Group Technologies Inc., the Canadian maker of building products that was acquired by Georgia Gulf Corp. in 2006, alleging that company directors abused their powers and acted unethically. The suit claimed that a company owned by Chairman Vic De Zen, bought land north of Toronto... - Submarine Decompression Chambers, Environmental Tectonics Corp. pays US Government $3.3 million contract breach settlement
Southampton, PA: (Oct-15-07) The federal government brought charges against Environmental Tectonics Corporation (ETC), alleging that the company provided substandard services to the US Navy. Sources claim that effective from October 2, 2007, the US Navy suspended ETC from performing work for the federal government pursuant to the Federal Acquisition Regula... - Organ Recovery, Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center pays $250,000 wrongful death settlement after a disabled man is taken off life support before surgery
San Luis Obispo, CA: (Oct-15-07) Rosa Navarro, mother of 25-year-old Ruben Navarro, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Hootan Roozrokh and the Sierra Vista Regional Medical Center, after the death of her disabled son. The suit claimed that Ruben Navarro died at the hospital after being taken off life support while he was being prepared for organ... - Waste Site Explosion, Environmental Quality pays $550,000 fine to the North Carolina Division of Waste Management
Raleigh, NC: (Oct-15-07) The North Carolina Division of Waste Management brought charges against Environmental Quality, after the company's hazardous waste site in Apex burst into flames in October 2006. The suit sought to divest the company of its permit. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay more than $400,000 in penalties, fee... - Pension Fund Stock Options, Mercury Interactive pays $117.5 million settlement to policyholders
San Jose, CA: (Oct-15-07) A lawsuit was brought against Mercury Interactive, by a group of pension funds, alleging that there were concerns about the company's stock options practices. As part of a settlement reached, Mercury Interactive agreed to pay $117.5 million to resolve allegations. This move came after the company settled with the US Securities and... - Agriculture Director Harassment, Former employee awarded $70,000 for gender harassment
Jefferson City, MO: (Oct-13-07) Heather Elder brought charges against the Department of Agriculture, alleging that Director Fred Ferrell sexually harassed her. The suit claimed that Ferrell, 66, had repeatedly touched Elder, 36, inappropriately, kissed her near her mouth, and made numerous offensive comments, including that he wanted to see her in a wet T-... - Libel Columnist, Kane County Chronicle pays libel settlement to chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Kane County, IL: (Oct-12-07) Robert Thomas, chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, brought charges against the Kane County Chronicle and former Chronicle columnist Bill Page, alleging that he was maligned in a series of columns that criticized him. Thomas sued over columns written by Page in 2003, relying on anonymous sources that criticized Thomas'... - Demoted Deputy Chief, City of Detroit pays racial discrimination settlement
Detroit, MI: (Oct-11-07) Craig Schwartz, 46, a former Detroit police deputy chief brought a lawsuit against the city and Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, alleging that he was racially discriminated against. Schwartz, a 14-year department veteran who is white, alleged in the suit that Bully-Cummings, who is of mixed Japanese and African-American ancestry,... - Manager Racial Bias, DeKalb County pays former recreation program manager racial discrimination settlement
DeKalb County, GA: (Oct-11-07) Jane McMillan, a former DeKalb County recreation program manager, filed a lawsuit against DeKalb alleging that she was racially discriminated and wrongfully terminated. McMillan, who is white, contended that her April 2004 firing by Parks and Recreation Director Marilyn Boyd Drew, an African American, was part of a plan to cr... - Mattel to Pay $12 Million to Settle Tainted Toys Investigation
Lead-tainted toys from China are going to cost the toy maker Mattel Inc $12 million in settlement monies to end an investigation by 39 states into lead-tainted toys. Additionally, the toy manufacturer has agreed to lower the acceptable level of lead in toys shipped to the states to 90 parts per million. The company was using the current federal standard of 6... - Inmate Assault, Former burglar awarded $500,000 settlement after being beaten by guards
Bridgeport, CT: (Oct-11-07) A lawsuit was brought against Connecticut state correction officers alleging that they assaulted an inmate. Robert Joslyn, 32, who filed the lawsuit against Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner Brian Murphy, Capt. Matthew Regan, and 14 prison guards, claimed that the state correction officers severely beat him in 2004 fo... - TJX Credit Card Information, TJX Cos. agrees to updated settlement for customers stolen data
Boston, MA: (Oct-10-07) A lawsuit was filed against TJX Cos., the parent of stores including TJ Maxx and Marshalls, alleging that customers suffered ill effects after their credit card information was stolen from the retailer. Previously TJX had offered to give $30 store vouchers to certain customers who had lost time or money as a result of the loss of... - Stolen Phones, AT&T pays California state fine for unlawfully charging customers for unauthorized calls
Sacramento, CA: (Oct-10-07) The California attorney general's office brought charges against AT&T's cellular phone business, alleging that the company charged customers for calls made from lost or stolen phones. The suit was filed after several customers complained, alleging that they were charged thousands of dollars for calls made on cell phones that wer... - School Property Tax, Education Foundation Osceola County pays $250,000 settlement in property tax
Osceola County, FL: (Oct-09-07) The Remington Community Development District (CDD) brought charges against the Education Foundation Osceola County, alleging that the foundation owed the district money from previous assessments. The CDD sued the foundation over assessments it said it was owed on P.M. Wells Charter Academy in order to help pay off bonds issu... - Sports Marketing Agency, Reggie Bush pays marketing agency settlement for breach of contract
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-09-07) Lloyd Lake brought charges against Reggie Bush, a Heisman Trophy winner, alleging that he and his partner Michael Michaels, both founders of New Era Sports & Entertainment, a marketing agency, made improper payments to Bush, which they sought to recoup. Lake and Michaels claimed over a year ago that they provided money to Bush'... - Wastewater Spills, Dannon Co. pays $71,000 in penalties for environmental damages
Minster, OH: (Oct-09-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency brought a lawsuit against Dannon Co., alleging that it had 10 spills or illegal discharges occurring at its plant since March 2004. The suit claimed that one such incident in Sept. 2005 caused the village wastewater treatment plant to malfunction and killed more than 33,000 fish in the Miami...