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Douglas County, OR: (Jul-19-07) Kelly Smith, a former employee in the Clerk's Office, brought a lawsuit against Douglas County, claiming that she was wrongfully fired from her post in 2006. Smith, who had been employed by the Clerk's Office for nearly eight years, was fired May 19, 2006, after a stack of tax documents dealing with the Cow Creek Band of Ump... - Green Bay Packers President Contract Termination Settlement
Madison, WI: (Jul-19-07) The Green Bay Packers have reached a settlement with former team president John Jones. Jones was placed on administrative leave on May 26, 2007, just four days before he was to succeed Bob Harlan as president and CEO, because of repeated administrative lapses. Harlan claimed that he as well as other officials had noticed a decline... - SmartForce Revenue Accounting Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-19-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against David Drummond, general counsel of Google, and three other former executives of California educational software company SmartForce, alleging that they overstated the company's revenue by $127 million from 1999 to 2002. Drummond, who left SmartForce in January 2002,... - Sunny Industries Employee Mass Layoff Settlement
Madison, WI: (Jul-19-07) The state Department of Justice and Workforce Development brought an employment lawsuit against Sunny Industries, after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2006. The suit claimed that the company laid off 326 workers, when Sunny filed for receivership and closed the plant without filing the required 60-day advance notice. In a set... - Dr. Hicham Riba Dental Sedation Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jul-18-07) The family of 5-year-old Diamond Brownridge, who died after being over-medicated during a dental procedure, filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Hicham Riba, a Chicago dentist. The suit claimed that the 5-year-old died after the anesthetic that Riba gave her, caused her to be unable to breathe and forced her into a coma fro... - Coastside Scavenger Accounting Fraud Settlement
Pacifica, CA: (Jul-19-07) The city brought a lawsuit against Coastside Scavenger, alleging that the Pacifica garbage company failed to provide audited financial reports for both Coastside Scavenger and its sister company, Seacoast, which was required under their original agreement with the city. In a settlement reached, Coastside Scavenger agreed to the is... - NETeller Unlicensed Money Transmitting Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-18-07) The US Government brought a lawsuit against NETeller, alleging that the company operated an unlicensed money transmitting business and had participated in the performance of financial transactions for the purpose of promoting unlawful transactions between internet gambling merchants and persons located in the US. In a set... - Winfield City, KS Sidewalk Disability Discriminaiton Settlement
Winfield City, KS: (Jul-17-07) The Kansas Disability Coalition filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city was responsible for Winfield's streets, sidewalks and other facilities not being accessible to the disabled, thereby violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In a settlement reached, the city agreed to employ a person wh... - Environmental Tectonics Corporation Submarine Software Contract Settlement
Southampton, PA: (Jul-16-07) Environmental Tectonics Corporation, a manufacturer of software driven products used to recreate and monitor the physiological effects of motion, announced that it has reached a settlement with the government regarding the sale of submarine rescue decompression chambers. As part of the settlement reached, the Southampton, Penns... - Boeing Co. Aircraft Materials Over-Billing Settlement
Wichita, KS: (Jul-16-07) The US Attorney Eric Melgren's office brought a lawsuit against Boeing Co., alleging that the company over billed for materials used in installing new KC-135 aircraft engines and RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. The materials included nuts, bolts, rivets and fasteners. The suit accused Boeing of charging for the materials even thoug... - UBS Financial Services Inc. Fee-Based Account Fraud Settlement
Albany, NY: (Jul-16-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed suit against UBS Financial Services Inc., alleging that the company inappropriately guided customers into a fee-based brokerage program. An investigation revealed that UBS pushed thousands of traditional brokerage customers into the fee-based accounts of its InsightOne brokerage program... - University of Missouri at Kansas City Student Gender Harassment Settlement
Kansas City, MO: (Jul-12-07) Two University of Missouri at Kansas City students brought a lawsuit against the university, alleging that they were sexually harassed by two professors, Dr. Kenneth Haddock and Dr. Charles Poston. According to the lawsuit, at least five women left the psychology lab because of on-going harassment and inappropriate touching. Th... - Douglas County, NE Crosswalk Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Omaha, NE: (Jul-16-07) Georgette Tadros, an Omaha woman, filed a civil lawsuit against the city after being hit by a pickup in a faulty crosswalk. She blamed the city for the incident, claiming that it was the city's responsibility as the pedestrian signal didn't allow enough time to cross. The high court ruled that the county court should have subtracted... - Great American Group LLC and Hudson Capital Group LLC Tower Records Liquidation Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-13-07) Now defunct music retailer Tower Records filed lawsuits against two of its liquidators, Great American Group LLC and Hudson Capital Group LLC, over going out of business sales conducted at its stores in 2006. The settlement resolves a dispute between the parties regarding how much money Tower Records should have received after t... - Agua Caliente Tribe Disclosure Policies Payout
Sacramento, CA: (Jul-14-07) The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, a wealthy Riverside County Indian tribe, filed a lawsuit against the Fair Political Practices Commission, alleging that it was exempt from state campaign disclosure laws. The tribe claimed that such exclusion was a wholesale attack on tribal sovereignty. In December 2006, the Californi... - Competitive Technologies, Inc., CTT, and the University of Illinois Fujitsu Patent Infringement Settlement
Fairfield, CT: (Jul-12-07) Fujitsu filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Competitive Technologies, Inc., CTT, and the University of Illinois, over plasma display panels (PDPs) and related circuitry. In an understanding reached, Competitive Technologies announced that CTT, its client, the University of Illinois, and all Fujitsu defendants have agreed... - V Group Justice Center Construction Settlement
Jefferson County, OH: (Jul-13-07) A federal jury in December 1999 returned a verdict against the V Group, the former Cleveland company that designed and oversaw construction of the justice center in Jefferson County, alleging that the group provided faulty design, underestimated the annual operating costs of the jail, offered poor performance as the overse... - Jackson Hewitt Pre File Loan Pracitices Fine
Greensboro, NC: (Jul-11-07) The North Carolina Office of the Commissioner of Banks filed a lawsuit against tax preparer Jackson Hewitt, alleging that it had concerns over the company's pre-file loan practices. The state had accused New Jersey-based Jackson Hewitt, which last reported quarterly net income of $27.5 million, of arranging tax refund loans for... - Utica, NY Lead Paint Apartment Settlement
Utica, NY: (Jul-11-07) The location of 1402 Dudley Ave has become synonymous with cases pertaining to lead poisoning. The most recent case in the spate of lawsuits filed against the state is that of the Smiths. Frachon Smith, a mother of four, lived in a home situated at 1402 Dudley Ave. Smith filed a lawsuit against her landlords where the family lived. T... - Maui, HI Seven Sacred Pools Wrongful Death Settlement
Maui, HI: (Jul-11-07) The family of Kevin Oakley, 41, of Sun Valley, CA, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the federal government, after he drowned at Maui's Pools of 'Ohe'o, commonly known as Seven Sacred Pools. Oakley drowned August 18, 2003 after he rescued his 7-year-old son, who had been swept away by a hidden current. His death was the fourth in...