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Forsyth, GA: (Aug-22-07) Former Forsyth police officer Elijah James brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city racially discriminated against him. The city claimed that James, a Forsyth police officer for nearly 17 years, was fired in March 2006 for insubordination when he wouldn't force a relative, who was a convicted felon on parole, to m... - United States Steel Corp asbestos Settlement
A settlement has been reached for $50 million in a case, where a former steelworker suffered lung disease due to poisoning of asbestos due to negligence of the employer. An employee named Whittington, who is 70 years old worked at U.S. Steel's Gary, Indiana, plant from 1950 to 1981. During the tenure of his employment, he was diagnosed with mesothelioma... - Pritzker Family Trust Settlement
A settlement has been reached by Pritzker family in favor of young heirs who claimed that their relatives looted their trust funds and unfairly cut them out of a plan to carve up the family fortune. The lawsuit was brought by the two young heirs against the Pritzker family in which they sought about $2 billion in compensation for what they claimed ha... - Age Center Meals-on-Wheels Bankruptcy Settlement
Worcester, MA: (Jul-08-07) Chartwells Division, who ran Meals-on-Wheels, a nutrition program for the Age Center of Worcester, and TD Banknorth, filed a lawsuit against Age Center after it went bankrupt. The suit sought to reach settlements for the limited funds the Age Center had before it closed in June 2006. Chartwells, who ran the Age Center's Meals-on-... - Gexa Energy Acquisition Paperwork Settlement
Houston, TX: (Aug-22-07) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) brought charges against Gexa Energy, an electric retailer based in Houston, alleging that it failed to file the appropriate paperwork related to its acquisition by Florida Power & Light. Florida Power & Light acquired Gexa in June 2005, but FERC officials state that at that time, Gexa... - Tobacco Companies Agricultural Rehabilitation Settlement
Harrisburg, PA: (Aug-22-07) A North Carolina court ruled in favor of Pennsylvania in a suit that stemmed from a 1999 agreement between states and the nation's largest tobacco companies. After a two year long legal battle, a settlement was reached, which includes an $11 million payout to Pennsylvania's tobacco farmers by tobacco companies. Tobacco farmers h... - Westfield Insurance Co. Electrical Explosion Settlement
Bloomington, IL: (Aug-21-07) McLean County brought charges against Westfield Insurance Co. after an electrical explosion on June 15, 2003, caused an estimated $4 million in damage. The explosion occurred on a Sunday morning when the building was closed and no one was injured. Westfield and Hartford Insurance of Illinois, who insure the county, filed suit i... - Texas A&M University Settles Bonfire Lawsuit for $2.1 Million
A decade old lawsuit against Texas A&M University has been settled for $2.1 million. The suit was filed by the families of 4 students who were killed and several others who were injured when a bonfire tower collapsed on campus in November 1999. In total, the collapse of the bonfire tower killed 12 people and injured dozens. Following the collapse of th... - Assault and Arrest, City of Seattle agrees to pay man $185,00 settlement for excessive police force
Seattle, WA: (Nov-23-07) Maikoiyo Alley-Barnes, an artist, brought charges against the Seattle Police Department, alleging that Seattle police violated his civil rights and assaulted him during an arrest outside a Capitol Hill nightclub. The suit claimed that Alley-Barnes, 29, was wrestled to the ground, punched, and kicked in a struggle that started April... - PRA World Wide Trading Co., Inc. Understated Freight Exporting Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-21-07) The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), a division of the US Department of Commerce, brought charges against PRA World Wide Trading Co., Inc., a freight forwarder, alleging that PRA understated the value of exports on 41 separate Shipper's Export Declarations (SEDs) filed in 2001 and 2002. In a settlement reached, PRA a... - Purdue University Utility Room Wrongful Death Settlement
Indianapolis, IN: (Aug-21-07) The parents of Wade Steffey, a 19-year-old freshman, filed charges against Purdue University, after the boy was fatally shocked in a dormitory's high-voltage utility room. Steffey, died Jan. 13, 2007 in the utility room, but his body wasn't discovered until two months later. He was last seen at a fraternity party in the area... - Pacifico Ford and Springfield Ford Loan Racial Discrimination Settlement
Delaware County, PA: (Aug-21-07) The Justice Department brought charges against Pacifico Ford in Southwest Philadelphia and Springfield Ford in Springfield, Delaware County, two area auto dealers, alleging that they engaged in discriminatory lending. The suit claimed that the two charged African American customers higher interest rates on auto loans than w... - Clinton Township, MI Police Chief Contract Settlement
Clinton Township, MI: (Aug-20-07) A settlement was reached between the Clinton Township Board of Trustees and former police Chief Al Ernst. Clinton Township agreed to pay Ernst about $447,000 along with health benefits as part of a severance package. Ernst was forced to resign from office in 2006 after a Macomb County Circuit Court judge ruled his 5-year c... - HealthSouth Settles with UBS for $133 Million
HealthSouth announced Friday that it has recovered $133 million from UBS, resulting from a lawsuit alleging the investment bank aided in an enormous corporate fraud within HealthSouth. Specifically, the suit alleged that UBS was aware that HealthSouth had participated in false accounting practices to boost their profits, and trigger performance bonuses... - Landry's Restaurants Inc. Bondholder Fraud Settlement
Galveston, TX: (Aug-20-07) Several bondholders and creditors filed suit against Landry's Restaurants Inc., alleging that the company had fraudulent business practices. The bondholders said Landry's violated credit agreements by failing to file financial information, including its 2006 annual report, on time. Landry's claimed it was delayed in filing financ... - United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951 Union Employee Retaliation Settlement
Grand Rapids, MI: (Aug-20-07) Charles Ardingo, a longtime union organizer for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951, filed a lawsuit against the union in December 2004, alleging that former union president Robert Potter and the United Food and Commercial Workers illegally fired him for cooperating with a federal investigation. The investigation deal... - Delta County, MI Commercial Property Development Settlement
Escanaba, MI: (Aug-17-07) Gary and Annis Bengston brought a lawsuit against Delta County, alleging that the value of their property was decreased by Delta County by not allowing development of their commercial premises. The suit was filed almost 10 years ago where the couple cited damages in excess of $400,000. In a settlement reached, Delta County a... - Boone County Fire Protection District Employee Gender Discrimination Settlement
Boone County, MO: (Aug-18-07) Five former employees filed suit against the Boone County Fire Protection District, alleging that the city sexually discriminated and retaliated against them. In a settlement reached, the district agreed to pay a combined $112,500. Bruce Piringer, a former assistant chief, sued the fire district in November 2006, claiming he w... - Valero Energy Corp. Petroleum Pollution Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-17-07) The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Valero Energy Corp., North America's largest refiner, alleging that Valero's three refineries contributed vastly to air pollution in the region. The federal agencies claimed that Valero's three refineries, in Port Arthur, TX; Memphis, TN... - University of Iowa Monster Stuttering Study Settlement
Iowa City, IA: (Aug-17-07) Six people filed suit against the University of Iowa in Johnson County District Court, alleging that they or their relatives were psychologically damaged by their participation in the "Monster Study." The research was directed to induce stuttering in normal-speaking children in order to prove that the speech disorder was not an i...