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Washington, DC: (Aug-29-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against owners and operators of Apple Ridge Apartments (formerly known as Whispering Woods) in Livonia, MI, alleging that they discriminated against African Americans seeking to rent apartments at the complex. The Department of Justice lawsuit, which was handled jointly by attorneys from... - Dr. Alejandro Gruneiro, Dr. Asish Mukherjee, and Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center Gall Bladder Surgery Wrongful Death Settlement
Wilkes Barre, PA: (Aug-29-07) The family of Lori Kashinsky, of Tunkhannock, filed suit against Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center and Drs. Alejandro Gruneiro and Asish Mukherjee, alleging Kashinsky died as a result of negligent care. The family sued in July 2007, claiming Kashinsky's death was preventable had the defendants appropriately monitored her... - University of Phoenix Employee Gender Harassment and Retaliation Settlement
Santa Teresa, NM: (Aug-29-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against the University of Phoenix's campus in Santa Teresa, alleging that the college retaliated against an employee. The commission claimed that Lorreta Grado, longtime university employee, was subjected to sexually offensive comments and conduct by a high-ranking... - Florida Water Service Repairman Manhole Injury Settlement
Collier County, FL: (Aug-28-07) David Dopierala filed a personal injury suit against John Perry, owner of Marco True Value Hardware in 2002, after he fell in a manhole, sustaining considerable physical injuries. The suit claimed that 43-year-old Dopierala, who lived in Cape Coral, worked at Kenmark Air of Fort Myers' Marco Island office and was sent to t... - Armor Holdings Export Regulations Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-28-07) The Bureau of Industry and Security brought a lawsuit against Armor Holdings, accusing it of violating Export Administration Regulations. The suit alleged that Armor Holdings exported items in excess of licensed value in violation of Export Administration Regulations Section 764.2(a). For example, Armor Holdings allegedly export... - Saginaw, MI City Treasurer Wrongful Termination Settlement
Saginaw, MI: (Aug-28-07) Karen Lawrence-Webster, former city treasurer, brought a lawsuit against Saginaw City, claiming that the city punished her for exercising freedom of speech when she tried expressing opposition to then-City Manager Cecil A. Collins Jr.'s financial outlook during the 2004 budget season. The suit began in 2004, when Collins Jr. fired... - Emeritus Medicaid Billing Fraud Settlement
Austin, TX: (Aug-28-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought a lawsuit against assisted living facility operator Emeritus, alleging that the company committed Medicaid fraud. The Attorney General's office conducted an investigation that revealed improper billing practices at eleven Emeritus facilities throughout Texas. Among other allegations, Abbott... - Saratoga County, NY Tiger Cub Scratch Settlement
Saratoga County, NY: (Aug-26-07) The family of Riley Willard, a 5-year old Ballston Spa boy, filed suit against the Saratoga County Fair Commission, after the boy was scratched by a tiger cub while sitting on a bench. The suit stated that as a result of the scratch, the 5 year old had to receive 14 stitches. Papers filed with the county show that the famil... - Hooters Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
Henrietta, NY: (Aug-24-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), filed suit against the Hooters bar and restaurant in Henrietta, on behalf of Melissa Vicari-Broccolo. Vicari-Broccolo, a longtime employee who had multiple sclerosis, claimed that she faced disability discrimination while she worked at the restaurant. Vicari-Broccolo, 32, o... - Arthritis and Orthopedic Medical Clinic Clerk Racial Harassment Settlement
Los Gatos, CA: (Aug-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Tomeika Broussard of Hayward, against the Arthritis and Orthopedic Medical Clinic, run by Dr. Robert Aptekar. The lawsuit alleged that Broussard's supervisor harassed her with offensive and racial code words. After investigating the complaints of 2... - Dr. Pradeep Srivastava Medicare Billing Fraud Settlement
Potomac, MD: (Aug-23-07) The federal government filed charges against Dr. Pradeep Srivastava of Potomac, alleging that he fraudulently billed Medicare and another health program. Srivastava, a cardiologist with offices in Greenbelt and Oxon Hill, was accused of multiple billing abuses over a three-and-a-half-year period ending in May 2003. He was accused o... - Stuart Dubose Estate Fee Legal Malpractice Settlement
Mobile, AL: (Aug-23-07) Mobile Circuit Court Judge John Lockett brought charges against Stuart Dubose, a Washington County Judge, accusing him of collecting a fee while overseeing the estate of a man he never met. The complaint filed with the Alabama Bar Association resulted in a 45 day suspension of Dubose's law license administered just after he was elec... - Covenant Retirement Communities Inc. Resident Disability Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-23-07) The Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Chicago-based Covenant Retirement Communities Inc. and its subsidiaries, alleging that the nationwide provider of retirement housing violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against residents based on disability. The suit claimed that the defendants employed policies tha... - Edgerton Fire Protection District Fired Firefighters Settlement
Edgerton, WI: (Aug-23-07) Three former employees, Arnie Lund, Ken Crandall, and Mark Backes, brought charges against the Edgerton Fire Protection District, alleging that they were wrongfully fired. The firefighters were fired in 2003, but a Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ruling ordered them reinstated with back pay. An appeals court upheld the d... - Inkster, MI Police Lieutenant Racial Discrimination Settlement
Inkster, MI: (Aug-23-07) Diaz, a Hispanic Inkster police lieutenant, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city racially discriminated against him in 2004. Diaz, 40, had worked for the city for 18 years. He filed the lawsuit against the city in federal court in October 2004, claiming that preferential treatment was given to black job applic... - McDonalds Vegetarian Settlement
A $6 million settlement has been reached between McDonalds and members of the vegetarian community. The lawsuit was filed by the members of the vegetarian community against the fast food giant, claiming that McDonalds deceived consumers in the marketing of their French fries and hash browns by not informing them that they used beef by-products when coo... - JPMorgan Controversial Structured Bond Settlement
Athens, GA: (Aug-23-07) Four Greek state pension funds brought charges against JPMorgan, over a controversial 280m structured bond, as part of the country's investigation into six similar instruments issued by other international banks. The confidential bond, issued last year by the Greek government, came under investigation this year by George Zorbas, h... - Volusia County, FL Beach Patrol Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Volusia County, FL: (Aug-23-07) Haleigh Howerton, a Volusia County woman, filed suit against the county after she was run over on the beach by a beach patrol pickup. The incident took place when Howerton was sunbathing on Daytona Beach in an area closed to traffic; she claimed a beach patrol truck rolled over her. The truck was driven by a veteran officer... - Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City Alter Boy Priest Abuse Settlement
Germantown, MD: (Aug-23-07) Brandon Rains, now 21, a former altar boy at Mother Seton Parish in Germantown, brought sexual molestation charges against Rev. Aaron Joseph Cote, 56, a priest who served at the parish from June 2001 to July 2002. Sources confirmed that Cote worked as a member of the Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City and w... - Ypsilanti Township, MI City Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Ypsilanti Township, MI: (Aug-22-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the township on behalf of Carissa Watson, a township employee, alleging that she was discriminated against on the basis of her race. The suit was filed in January 2007 through the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Watson, who is black, alleged that...