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Olmsted, OH: (May-30-07) Residents of the Gardens Manufactured Home Community filed a class action lawsuit against the owners in fall 2004, alleging consumer fraud, breach of contract, and violations of state and local laws. The Gardens is east of US 63 at 40th Street Southeast. The development has 129 home sites and opened in 2000. Residents own the manuf... - Knox County, KY Preschool Teacher Negligence Settlement
Knox County, KY: (May-30-07) Angela Hagler, mother of a 6-year-old girl, filed a lawsuit against the Knox County school system after Sheila Knight, a preschool teacher, ordered the child to go to the bathroom in a bucket. The lawsuit alleged that Knight forced Hagler's then-4-year-old daughter to urinate in a bucket in front of the class. When Hagler first... - Jamal Ford Red Light Car Crash Personal Injury Settlement
New York, NY: (May-29-07) Jamal Ford, who was driving down the streets of Brooklyn, jumped a traffic signal causing an accident that left the driver of the smashed car with permanent brain damage. The accident took place in September 2004, a year before Ford was shot to death in East New York, Brooklyn. On being faced with charges, Jamal Ford had insisted... - Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co. Cold Medication Patent Infringement Settlement
Washington, DC :(May-29-07) Medpointe Pharmaceuticals filed patent infringement charges against drug developer Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., alleging that the company was distributing a generic version of a cold medication made by Medpointe Pharmaceuticals. Medpointe brought the lawsuit against Hi-Tech after it launched a generic version of Tussi-12, which trea... - Bloomin' Apple Rockford Employee Gender Harassment Settlement
Rockford, IL: (May-24-07) Former Applebee's employees filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against the neighborhood grill and bar restaurant chain. The suit, originally filed by five employees, alleged that 14 women had been touched inappropriately and had to undergo harassment. It claimed the women were continually subjected to comments of a sexual nature fr... - Tidewater Inc. Vessle Value Depreciation SEC Settlement
New Orleans, LA: (May-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against New Orleans-based Tidewater Inc., following an investigation that revealed Tidewater improperly reviewed depreciation estimates for some of its vessels and inaccurately disclosed the active status of those vessels, among other internal controls. The impairm... - Safety-Kleen Systems Hazardous Waste Violations Penalty
Espanola, NM: (May-25-07) The State Environment Department filed charges against Safety-Kleen Systems, an Albuquerque service center that receives and ships large volumes of hazardous waste each year, including spent solvents, ignitable waste and corrosive substances. The suit claimed that the company indulged in improper hazardous waste management practic... - North County Transit District Light Rail Budget Settlement
Oceanside, CA: (May-25-07) West Coast Rail Constructors, the company hired to build a 22-mile light-rail line for the North County Transit District, filed suit against the Transit District over issues ranging from extra grading to flawed construction plans. In a settlement reached, North County Transit District agreed to pay the Sprinter contractor $12.2 m... - San Jose, CA Hilton Hotel Parking Contract Settlement
San Jose, CA: (May-24-07) The Hilton Hotel and Towers filed charges against the city resulting in a long standing dispute over parking fees. The hotel owners, including developer Lew Wolff, members of the DiNapoli family, and former mayoral candidate Michael Mulcahy, sued the city in 2003, claiming that the city's redevelopment agency breached terms of a 1... - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Investors Settlement
Denver, CO: (May-24-07) A shareholders securities lawsuit was filed against Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., alleging that the Greenwood Village company withheld adverse financial information that resulted in losses for its investors. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers agreed after mediation, to sign a memoranda of understanding to settle the lawsuits. The lawsuits... - Sumrall Oil, Prince Oil, Spaceway, Southern Oil, and Moak Petroleum Gas Price Gouging Settlement
Jackson, MS: (May-25-07) Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed suit against several gas companies, alleging that they were guilty of price gouging after Hurricane Katrina. Hood's office was conducting studies in the current gasoline market, and came up with a consumer awareness pamphlet. The suit stated that the AG's office had thoroughly investigate... - American National Insurance Co. Car Fraud Settlement
Houston, TX: (May-24-07) The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against American National Insurance Co. (ANICO) over vehicle related insurance policies. The suit discussed the policies sold through auto dealerships for new vehicles by Galveston-based American National. The policies cover payments owed to financing institutions in the event the borrower dies or... - New York, NY Stairwell Shooting Wrongful Death Settlement
New York, NY: (May-23-07) The parents of Timothy Stansbury, 19, filed a civil lawsuit against the city, after he was killed in a Brooklyn stairwell by a bullet fired by a police officer. The bullet's short path began on a rooftop patrolled by Officers Richard S. Neri Jr. and Jason Hallik. On Jan. 24, 2004. Officer Hallik opened a stairwell door; Officer Ne... - Wood River Capital Management Securities Rights Registration Settlement
San Jose, CA: (May-23-07) Endwave Corporation, a manufacturer of RF modules that enable the transmission, reception and processing of high-frequency signals in telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, filed suit against Wood River Capital Management and its affiliates over registration rights. In a settlement re... - King Medical Malpractice Suits Sees $3 Million More in Settlements
The medical malpractice insurers for Dr. John A King, an obstetrician who worked at Putnam General Hospital, W VA, will pay $3 million to settle suits brought against the doctor by five former patients. Between November 2002 and June 2003 124 malpractice suits were brought against Dr. King, stemming from surgeries he performed while working at the hosp... - City of Miami Beach Police SUV Wrongful Death Settlement
In February 2003, Stephanie Tunc and her sister Sandrine Tunc were sun tanning on Miami Beach when they were run over by a sport utility vehicle driven by Miami Beach police officer George Varon. Stephanie was killed in the accident while her sister Sandrine survived with a punctured leg, lacerated liver, and tire burns. Their family filed a wrongful de... - The Colony Apartment Negligent Security Wrongful Death Settlement
Miami, FL: (May-22-07) Bryan Pata was murdered at his home at The Colony Apartment in Kendall at about 7:15 pm on November 7, 2006. The former University of Miami defensive lineman, returned home, parked in his designated space and walked toward the steps leading to his second-story apartment when he was shot and killed. Negligent security charges against... - Software Pirate Intellectual Property Fine
Los Angeles, CA: (May-22-07) The Software&Information Industry Association (SIIA) trade group filed suit against a software pirate who sold illegal copies of Symantec Corp. software on the online auction site eBay Inc. In the lawsuit, the SIIA charged the defendant with infringing on Symantec's copyrights and trademarks in such titles as Norton Partition... - University of California Custodians' Wage Settlement
Oakland, CA: (May-22-07) Following a lawsuit filed against the University of California, Berkeley campus, UC and union officials announced a contract settlement that raised the salaries of custodians. The settlement came after 18 months of bargaining that included boycotts of the University of California, Berkeley campus by speakers including actor Danny G... - Deceptive Marketing, EDP Technologies Corporation et al. agree to $2.2 million settlement to subprime customers
New York, NY: (Jan-24-08) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against a group of defendants charged as deceptive marketers targeting subprime consumers. The suit named EDP Technologies Corporation, EdebitPay, EDP Reporting, Secure Deposit Card, Dale Paul Cleveland, and William Richard Wilson as defendants. It claimed that the defendants prom...