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Baton Rouge, LA: (Jun-06-07) Carter Nash, the former residential manager of Shiloh Coordinating Ministries and a case aide at the Drop-In Center, filed a wage hour employment lawsuit against the Baton Rouge chapter of Volunteers of America, claiming that the Christian charity organization paid him 43 cents an hour. The suit, filed in 2004, alleged that fro... - Whatcom County, WA Teenage Killer Civil Settlement
Bellingham, WA: (Jun-05-07) Nora and Michael Busby, parents of eight-year-old Michael Busby Jr., who was murdered in 2002 by a 16-year-old who was under the supervision of the county's juvenile probation department, filed a lawsuit against the county. The suit claimed that the county was negligent in its treatment of Ryan Alexander, the killer, who was on... - Fish Springs Ranch LLC Water Importation Project Settlement
Carson City, NV: (Jun-05-07) The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe brought charges against Fish Springs Ranch LLC, a subsidiary of Vidler Water Company and PICO Holdings, Inc., objecting the Fish Spring's water importation project of up to 8,000 acre-feet of groundwater per year from the Fish Springs Ranch to the northern Reno area. The tribe claimed that it would... - Van Buren School District Teacher and Coach Wrongful Termination Settlement
Van Buren County, AR: (Jun-05-07) Van Buren School District (VBSD) junior high school teacher and coach Steve Jones filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the school district, after he was terminated for leaving a teacher's meeting early. Jones claimed that he was singled out and treated shabbily, owing to the personal vendetta of certain board membe... - First Indiana Bank NA Property Value Loan Discrimination Settlement
Indianapolis, IN: (Jun-05-07) The National Community Reinvestment Coalition (NCRC) filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against First Indiana Bank NA, claiming that the Indiana bank discriminated against minorities by refusing to make loans on row houses in Baltimore, Philadelphia and Washington, DC. NCRC alleged that First Indiana Bank refused to make lo... - TXU Corporation Automatic Contract Renewal Fine
Dallas, TX: (Jun-05-07) Federal regulators brought charges against the electric retail unit of TXU Corporation, alleging that the Dallas-based company broke the law by signing up several thousand business customers to one-year contracts, without their consent. Beginning in 2005, regulators said TXU sent notices saying the service would be renewed for 12 mo... - Solano County, CA Anheuser Busch Property Tax Settlement
Fairfield, CA: (Jun-04-07) Anheuser Busch, an international brewery, filed suit against Solano County, claiming that the county wrongly charged millions of dollars as taxes. The long-running tax dispute alleged that since 2000, Anheuser Busch has been overcharged taxes on its property in Fairfield to a tune of $2,889,910. While the county claimed the brewe... - AutoZone Inc. Motor Oil Waste Settlement
Monterey County, CA: (Jun-02-07) A civil environmental and consumer protection enforcement action was filed against AutoZone Inc., based in Memphis, TN, by the California Attorney General and district attorneys in Monterey, San Bernardino, San Diego and San Joaquin counties. The suit alleged that the company was guilty of violating state laws that requir... - Credit Suisse Enron Bankruptcy Settlement
Houston, TX: (Jun-01-07) Enron Creditors Recovery Corp., formerly known as Enron Corp., had filed lawsuits against Credit Suisse, UBS AG, Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc., and several other banking institutions over the bankruptcy of the former energy trading giant. Enron, once the nation's seventh-largest company, entered bankruptcy proceedings in December 2001 a... - Freightliner LLC Lemon Law Settlement
Black River Falls, WI: (Jun-04-07) Ken's Septic Cleaning of Holcombe filed suit against Oregon-based Freightliner LLC in March 2006 under the lemon law, after more than a dozen attempts to repair a 2005 freightliner, purchased for $80,000, failed to make it run properly. The suit claimed that the Freightliner truck continued to experience problems, even af... - MidAmerican Energy and Le Mars, IA Coal and Tar Waste Settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Jun-02-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against MidAmerican Energy and the city of Le Mars, alleging that there were unchecked environmental violations at a gas plant. The EPA accused the energy company and city of not ensuring that coal tar and other wastes from the Le Mars Coal Gas Superfund Site were properly d... - Adams County, NE Developemnt Dispute Settlement
Adams County, NE: (May-31-07) Robert Monahan Jr., developer and Gateway property owner, filed suit against Adams County, over land he had planned to use for a visitors' center for Gettysburg National Military Park, but which went undeveloped after he lost the bid for the project. In a settlement reached, the county commissioners approved a $2.3 milli... - Misty Murphy Fiscal Abuse Settlement
Risco, MO: (May-31-07) The Risco School District filed charges against Misty Murphy, the district superintendent, following an investigation into alleged fiscal abuses. The investigation revealed that there were irregularities and funds missing from district accounts. It identified Murphy as the person responsible for the mismanagement of the district fund... - NCAA, Men's Basketball, Football Players Settle Class Action for $228 Million
A class action settlement was recently approved by a federal judge that will see the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) provide an additional $218 million in financial aid for student athletes to NCAA division 1 member institutions, during the academic year beginning 2007-08 through 2012-13. Additionally, the NCAA will provide $10 million for fo... - Therese Hart Notary Signature Forgery Settlement
Guam, Pacific Islands: (May-31-07) Former Guam Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator Therese Hart pleaded guilty to a charge of improper influence over a notary, as a third-degree felony. The US Attorney's Office filed charges against Hart, claiming that she was guilty of forging her father's signature on a $150,000 wrongful-death settlement paid by th... - $16.5 Million Settlement Won by Asbestos Mesothelioma Victim
Marvin Penn, 71, diagnosed with the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma, and his wife Josephine Penn were recently awarded a $16.5 million settlement in their lawsuit against Kerr Corp, the sole defendent in the trial. The jury attributed 20 percent of the liability to Kerr Corp, a dental supply company, and 20 percent of liability to another dental su... - University of South Carolina Breach of Contract Settlement
Co-defensive coordinator John Thompson was demoted by Gamecocks coach Steve Spurrier midway through the 2005 season and later placed on a leave of absence. Thompson filed a breach of contract and wrongful termination lawsuit against the university. The University of South Carolina has agreed to pay Thompson a $101,000 settlement for the contract dispu... - Richmond, VA Police Shootout Killed Dog Settlement
Richmond, VA: (May-31-07) Cynthia Peters and her boyfriend, Mark Parr, filed suit against the city of Richmond after a July 27, 2005 police shootout killed their dog, Blu. The suit claimed that two officers from the department's now-defunct Violence Suppression Unit shot Blu a total of 12 times after opening a gate on the side of an apartment building. The... - Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Untreated Sewage Settlement
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Allegheny County, PA: (May-31-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Allegheny County Health Department brought charges against the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN), alleging that the authority violated the Clean Wat... - Cemex Corp. San Carlos Park Arch Damage Settlement
Lee County, FL: (May-31-07) Lee County filed a lawsuit against Cemex Corp. over damage to the San Carlos Park arches. Originally built in 1964 at Constitution Boulevard and U.S. 41, the arches mark the entrance of the south Lee community. The arches were damaged after a Krehling Industries boom truck plowed into them Jan. 10, 2004. Because the crash damage...