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  • AT&T Corp. Calling Card Patent Infringement Settlement
    Dallas, TX: (Sep-18-07) Dallas-based TGIP Inc. brought patent infringement charges against AT&T Corp., alleging that the San Antonio based company infringed on two TGIP patents that allow customers to buy calling time and recharge previously used calling cards at retail outlets. The lawsuit accused AT&T of marketing and selling prepaid calling cards and of...
  • PPL Corp. River Basin Water Overuse Settlement
    Wilkes Barre, PA: (Sep-17-07) The Susquehanna River Basin Commission, a federal interstate agency charged with approving or denying applications to withdraw ground or surface water from the basin, brought charges against PPL Corp., over a 2001 increase in water usage from the Susquehanna River. The issue stems from a 2001 modification, or uprate, made to P...
  • Arter & Hadden LLP Law Firm Bankruptcy Settlement
    Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Cleveland, OH: (Sep-15-07) A lawsuit was brought against the former partners of Arter & Hadden LLP, after the law firm declared bankruptcy in 2003. Arter & Hadden, founded in 1843, was one of the country's oldest law firms when it closed in mid-2003 after an aggressive expansion, followed by defections o...
  • TCF Architecture and Olympic Associates Co. Fire Stations Construction Mismanagement Settlement
    Olympia, WA: (Sep-15-07) Scott Wall Construction of Olympia brought a lawsuit against Lacey Fire District No. 3 in October 2005, alleging that the district was responsible for deficient plans and unfair management by TCF Architecture of Tacoma and Olympic Associates Co. of Seattle, regarding the construction of three fire stations. The suit claimed that un...
  • Travelers Insurance Flood Control Basin Settlement
    San Bernardino, CA: (Sep-16-07) Colonies Partners filed a lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Flood Control district, regarding a flood control basin at one of Colonies Partners's large development sites in Upland. The county settled in November 2006 with a $102 million payout. The San Bernardino County Flood Control district then sued Travelers Insu...
  • Los Angeles, CA Female Firefighter Discrimination Settlement
    Los Angeles, CA: (Sep-13-07) Brenda Lee, a firefighter, brought charges against the Los Angeles Fire Department, alleging that she was discriminated against because she is a lesbian and black. Lee alleged in her lawsuit that her superiors made derogatory comments about her and ignored her protests of discrimination. The lawsuit said that she was forced int...
  • Pilgrim Baxter & Associates Market Timing Securities Fraud Settlement
    Wayne, PA: (Sep-13-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Pilgrim Baxter & Associates, alleging that there was conflict of interest trading allowed by Wayne, PA-based Pilgrim Baxter, adviser to the PBHG mutual fund family, that diluted the value of the mutual funds. The firm is now called Liberty Ridge Capital, after co...
  • US Federal Government Vehicle Crash Quadriplegic Settlement
    Los Angeles, CA: (Sep-12-07) In a settlement reached with the Federal Government, the family of nine-year-old Leilani Gutierrez received a nearly $55 million payout. The settlement resolved a lawsuit filed by the family, which accused the government of being liable for a vehicle crash caused by a federal employee, which left Leilani Gutierrez a quadriplegi...
  • JSR Micro Photoresists Export License Settlement
    Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) brought charges against JSR Micro, after the company voluntarily disclosed to BIS that it had exported photoresists without the required licenses from BIS. A photoresist is a thin material placed between a mask and a substrate, such as a semiconductor, which allows circuits or other patt...
  • Dr. David S. Egilman Zyprexa Information Leak Settlement
    New York, NY: (Sep-07-07) Eli Lilly brought a lawsuit against Dr. David S. Egilman, alleging that the doctor leaked confidential materials about Lilly's antipsychotic drug Zyprexa . The documents were among evidence provided by Lilly as part of a lawsuit filed by patients who contended that side effects from Zyprexa caused excessive weight gain and diabe...
  • Michael Saquella and Lawrence Kaplan Stock Promoter Securities Fraud Settlement
    Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought chargers against Michael Saquella and Lawrence Kaplan, two Arizona-based stock promoters, alleging that they participated in securities fraud. Authorities charged that the pair dumped millions of shares of penny-stock companies onto investors after artificially inflating the pric...
  • Louisiana Citizen's Insurance Settles Class Action for $35 Million
    Victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita who filed a class action suit against the insurer Louisiana Citizens Insurance Corp, will finally be receiving some financial compensation. The board of the insurance company has agreed to pay $35 million to settle the class action, which alleged that the company was late in paying polyholders' claims resulting from the...
  • Seal Fast and Metrohose Pressure Washing Accident Settlement
    Roanoke, VA: (Sep-10-07) Oscar Allen, an employee of Atlas Industrial Services, a commercial cleaning company south of Richmond, brought a lawsuit against Seal Fast, a Houston-based manufacturer and wholesaler and retailer Metrohose, after a high-pressure nozzle, imported from Taiwan, disintegrated in Allen's hands. The impact of its shrapnel shattered bon...
  • Saint Joseph Medical Center and Dr. Ahsan Niazi Medical Malpractice Settlement
    Waukegan, IL: (Sep-06-07) The family of 5-month-old Noah Wilson brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Saint Joseph Medical Center in Joliet, after the boy died as a result of negligent care. The lawsuit claimed that Noah was admitted to Saint Joseph Medical Center on Sept. 25, 2002, suffering from abdominal pain and dehydration. Dr. Ahsan Niazi was...
  • Wayne County, OH Inmate Heart Attack Wrongful Death Settlement
    Wayne County, OH: (Sep-06-07) The family of Joel Hollenbaugh, a Barberton man who was found dead in his Wayne County cell, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the county, alleging that the death occurred after jail officials ignored his complaints of chest pains. The suit claimed that Hollenbaugh, 46, was found dead in his Wayne County Jail cell that...
  • Video game giant to pay $21 million settlement in patent lawsuit.
    Seattle, WA: (May-15-08) Anascape Ltd., of Tyler, TX, brought a lawsuit against Nintendo of America and Microsoft Corp., claiming that there were several patents that they infringed upon, related to game controllers. Court papers reveal that Anascape settled with Microsoft early in May 2008, though the terms of the agreement were not made public. In a re...
  • Dancers owner Michael Crissman Adult Use Ordinance Fine
    Lake County, IL: (Sep-05-07) Lake County brought a lawsuit against Michael Crissman, owner of Dancers, a now closed strip tease cabaret, alleging that the facility violated the Lake County Adult Use Ordinance. The ordinance requires adult businesses to close at midnight and not be open on Sundays. Individual viewing booths must be open on one side and in c...
  • Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport Hotel Pool Drowning Settlement
    Chicago, IL: (Sep-05-07) Roseanne Moten of Bridgeview, a suburban mother, filed a lawsuit against Four Points by Sheraton Chicago O'Hare Airport and others, after her 14-year-old son drowned in 2003. In her lawsuit against the hotel, Moten claimed that hotel staff did not keep the pool clean, and was thus responsible for the wrongful death of her son. Her...
  • San Antonio Water System Chief Auditor Racial Discriminaiton Settlement
    San Antonio, TX: (Sep-05-07) Rufus Odem, chief auditor of the San Antonio Water System (SAWS), brought a lawsuit against the utility, alleging that he faced racial discrimination at his workplace. Odem, who is African American, brought his charges through the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), which ruled that Odem was discriminated against...
  • Police Taser, Man awarded $500,000 for excessive force
    Anchorage, AK: (Sep-27-07) Kevin Patrick brought a lawsuit against the state of Alaska, alleging that Alaska State Trooper Eric Spitzer used excessive force while dealing with him. Back in 2004, a jury awarded Kevin Patrick $1 million after they found that Spitzer used excessive force while arresting Patrick in Emmonak. The state appealed the decision. Pat...
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