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Durham, NC: (May-14-07) Linda Jones filed a lawsuit against the city after a speeding Durham police cruiser struck her down, causing injuries that have left her dependent on a cane in order to walk around. Her suit claimed that Officer Joseph Kelly was grossly negligent when he slammed into her. The city contested Jones' claim, alleging that Kelly was acti... - CIT Group Inc., CIT's Student Loan Xpress Preferred Lender Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (May-10-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office had filed charges against CIT Group Inc. and CIT's Student Loan Xpress unit, over the state's investigation of abuses in the US student loan business. An investigation into CIT's business practices showed that Student Loan Xpress had provided meals, entertainment and gifts to school... - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Cardiologist Medical Malpractice Class Action Settlement
Lafayette, LA: (May-09-07) A class action medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, accusing Dr. Mehmood Patel, a cardiologist, of doing unnecessary angiograms, angioplasties and stent implants. Patel, who faces 94 criminal counts in a federal case involving 78 patients, denied the malpractice allegations an... - HBO Chief Assault and Battery Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (May-09-07) Sasha Emerson, a female subordinate at Time Warner Inc.'s HBO filed suit against Chris Albrecht, chairman and chief executive of Home Box Office, alleging that he shoved and choked her. In a settlement reached, HBO paid at least $400,000 to end the physical abuse and battery suit. The settlement was overseen by Time Warner Pres... - Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust Neo-Natal Infection Medical Malpractice Settlement
Hungerford, UK: (May-09-07) The family of now six-year-old Ashton Hopkins, of Park Way, Hungerford filed suit against the Swindon and Marlborough NHS Trust, after the boy contracted a neo-natal infection at Swindon's Princess Margaret Hospital within days of his birth in September 2000. Though the illness was genetically transmitted by his mother Zoe, the... - Chicago, IL Police Shootout Personal Injury Settlement
Chicago, IL: (May-09-07) In a settlement reached with five plaintiffs shot or grazed by bullets fired by Chicago Police officers, the city agreed to pay $1.96 million to resolve claims, ending the last of the suits against them following the ugly aftermath of the Bulls' sixth NBA championship of the 1990s. The suit stemmed from an incident when a car carry... - County-USC Medical Center Intestinal Surgery Wrongful Death Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (May-09-07) The parents of a 24-year-old man who died after a botched intestinal surgery at County-USC Medical Center, filed suit against the hospital accusing it of the wrongful death of their son. Jaime Ortiz had his large intestine removed in September 2003 to help control his Crohn's disease. Several days following the surgery, he was... - American Equity Investment Life Settles Class Action
A class action suit in Kentucky against American Equity Investment Life Insurance has been settled in state court. The settlement could be paid to as many as 24,000 older customers who were part of a 'living trust mill.' This is when elderly customers are persuaded by marketers for living trusts to buy living trusts as a way to avoid probate and reduce esta... - BAR/BRI and Kaplan, Inc. Bar Exam Antitrust Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (May-08-07) In a class action suit filed against BAR/BRI and Kaplan, Inc., plaintiffs alleged that BAR/BRI agreed not to compete with Kaplan, Inc. in the LSAT review business and Kaplan, Inc. agreed not to compete in the bar review business, thereby violating federal antitrust laws by preventing a competitive bar review course from being... - Thinkpath Inc. Debt Agreement Settlement
Toronto, Canada: (May-07-07) Thinkpath Inc., a global provider of engineering solutions, reached a settlement of its debt obligations to John and Cecelia Kennedy, the principal sellers of Multitech Group Inc., which was acquired by the company on June 29, 2006. According to the settlement, John and Cecelia Kennedy have agreed to return for cancellation all... - Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp. Loprox Off-Label Promotion Settlement
New York, NY: (May-08-07) The US Department of Justice filed charges against Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp., alleging that it promoted its anti-fungal cream Loprox for unapproved uses. The suit claimed that the drug company had allegedly promoted Loprox, a medication typically used for fungal skin conditions such as athlete's foot, among pediatricians as a t... - BP Settles More Claims From Texas Refinery Explosion
BP, the second largest oil company in Europe, has settled claims with four workers who sustained injuries ranging from post traumatic stress disorder to limb and back injuries. The blast occurred in March 2005, killing 15 people, and injuring hundreds. To-date BP has settled nearly 4000 injury and property damage claims arising from the accident. In thi... - T.R. Orr Inc. Same Gender Harassment Settlement
Kingman, AZ: (May-08-07) A lawsuit brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission against T.R. Orr Inc., a Kingman construction company, alleged that the company was guilty of same-sex sexual harassment as it subjected a male construction worker to repeated physical sexual harassment by a co-worker at an Orr construction site. The suit claimed... - Port St.Lucie, FL City Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Port St.Lucie, FL: (May-09-07) City employee Julie Kimble and three meter readers under her supervision filed a federal lawsuit against the city in September 2006, alleging that they faced racial discrimination, in part by a supervisor who allegedly called them the "dark side" and "Aunt Jemima." All four employees claimed that the city treated them differe... - Wakely Associates Harper Creek School Construction Contract Settlement
Battle Creek, MI: (May-07-07) The Harper Creek Community School filed a construction malpractice suit against Wakely Associates, in connection with the firm's contract with the school regarding the $57 million bond project facility work. The dispute went on for over three years, but was settled when the Harper Creek Community Schools Board of Education vot... - Hayward Unified School District Student Train Wrongful Death Settlement
Hayward, CA: (May-06-07) The Castro family filed a lawsuit against the Hayward Unified School District, following the death of 15-year-old Celedonia Jasmin Castro, who was killed by a commuter train in February 2005 on the railroad tracks behind Tennyson High School. The suit claimed that a lack of supervision by school officials at the Huntwood Avenue gate... - Union Carbide Corp. et al. Asbestos Exposure Death Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (May-04-07) The family of Charlie Piazza of Santa Clara filed a lawsuit against Union Carbide Corp., Georgia-Pacific Corp., Kelly-Moore Paint Co. Inc., Hamilton Materials Inc., Kaiser Gypsum Co. Inc., and CertainTeed Corp. alleging that Piazza was exposed to asbestos products manufactured by the six defendants and died due to the prolonged... - Alabama, USA Youth Detention Center Abuse Settlement
Birmingham, AL: (May-07-07) The state of Alabama faced a lawsuit filed by a dozen girls who claimed that they were abused at a youth detention center near Birmingham. The allegations of sexual and physical abuse at the state Department of Youth Services detention center in Chalkville surfaced in 2001, eventually leading to fifteen employees being fired or... - Jackson County, GA Manager Wrongful Termination Settlement
Jackson County, GA: (May-03-07) Former Jackson County manager Crandall Jones was terminated from service without any specific reason. The action came after three of the five commissioners voted to fire him. One commissioner voted against the action and another abstained from voting. Jones alleged that the move was racially motivated in part and was the res... - Manalapan, NJ Police Compliance Racial Discrimination Settlement
Asbury Park, NJ: (May-02-07) Manalapan Township patrolmen Steven Turner and Peter Chalfin filed charges against the township alleging that three black youths were harassed because of their race. The suit stemmed from an incident that took place when a group of six children were approached by two police officers who were doing their jobs answering a complai...