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Fairfield, OH: (May-02-07) Tony and Andrea Betts, a black couple, filed a lawsuit against the city of Fairfield, alleging that they were racially profiled during a traffic stop in September 2006. The couple was asked to stop on Dixie Highway by Sgt. Jeff Sprague, as the police report stated, Tony Betts was driving 15 miles under the posted 50 mph speed lim... - A.G. Edwards SEC Market Timing Settlement
St. Louis, MO: (May -02-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against A.G. Edwards, the brokerage arm of A.G. Edwards Inc., alleging that the financial services holding company failed to reasonably supervise brokers who placed market timing of mutual funds. In a settlement reached, A.G. Edwards agreed to pay $3.86 million to the Secur... - Siebel Systems Inc. Employee Fraud Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (May-02-07) Silicon Valley billionaire Thomas Siebel, founder and former chief executive officer of Siebel Systems Inc., was sued in 1996 by Debra Christoffers, a one-time company saleswoman, who alleged that she had been wrongly terminated, faced gender discrimination and was defrauded out of lucrative commissions and stock options. Chr... - Samsung-Electro-Mechanics Ltd. Commercial Development Settlement
Menomonee Falls, WI: (May-01-07) Magnetek Inc., a digital power control systems company, filed a lawsuit against Korea-based Samsung-Electro-Mechanics Ltd, over a dispute centered on a development agreement between the two companies. In a settlement reached, Magnetek Inc. will receive just over $2.1 million as a payout from Samsung-Electro-Mechanics. Magne... - ExxonMobil Corp. State Oil Spill Payments Settlement
Concord, NH: (May-01-07) Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's office filed charges against ExxonMobil Corp., accusing it of environmental damage resulting from oil spills at some of its stations. In a settlement reached, ExxonMobil agreed to repay more than $2 million it received from the state to clean up gasoline spills. The payments were made to ExxonMobil... - San Francisco, CA Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-30-07) Amy Lee, the former head of San Francisco's Building Inspection Department, filed suit against the city alleging she faced pregnancy discrimination and was humiliated publicly by city officials. The suit stemmed from Lee's confirmation hearing April 4, 2005, before the Building Inspection Commission. Lee's critics from the... - Denver Newspaper Agency Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Denver, CO: (Apr-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination suit against the Denver Newspaper Agency on behalf of Karen Stenvall, who was fired when she was six months pregnant. Stenvall was an experienced advertising manager who was fired in May 2001. She had worked for the Post for three years before announcing she was p... - D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems Remote Power Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. was in a patent infringement legal battle with D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, where it accused D-Link of infringing on its Remote Power Patent. In a settlement reached, D-Link agreed to enter into a lic... - Edward Federman Tyco CFO Securities Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil charges against a former Tyco International Ltd. executive, Edward Federman, accusing him of inflating the company's profits through sham transactions. Edward Federman, who was the chief financial officer of Tyco's electronics division until he resigned in 2001, agreed to a s... - Ortho Biotech and Amgen settle antitrust litigation
Amgen has reached an agreement to settle its outstanding antitrust litigation with Ortho Biotech Products. Under terms of the agreement, Amgen will pay Ortho Biotech $200 million and the pending litigation in New Jersey District Court will be dismissed with prejudice. Amgen continues to deny that its challenged conduct was unlawful, and admits to no wr... - Cardiac Science Corp. Defibrillator Patent Infringement Settlement
Bothell, WA: (Apr-26-07) Cardiac Science Corp. and Philips had filed charges against each other over patent infringement of defibrillator technologies. In a settlement reached, both parties agreed to dismiss the long standing patent litigation by dropping all claims against each other. Each side granted rights to the respective defibrillation technology... - Plainfield Police Department Chief Harassment Settlement
Plainfield, CT: (Apr-29-07) Former Police Chief, Gary Sousa was fired from his position on the Plainfield Police Department following investigations that revealed his alleged misconduct on the job. Sousa faced nine charges of professional violations stemming from allegations he harassed three female town hall employees. The Police Commission and Board of S... - Independence Blue Cross Data Analysts Unpaid Overtime Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Apr-26-07) Ninety-one Independence Blue Cross quality data analysts filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of not providing stipulated overtime pay. On Feb. 6, analyst Elizabeth McGraw filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and colleagues in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, alleging that in March 2006, the health insurer decided... - Minebea Co., Ltd. PC Motor Patent Infringement Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-25-07) Papst Licensing filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Minebea Co., Ltd., a multi-billion-dollar industrial company based in Tokyo, alleging that since 1997, Minebea tried to destroy Papst's licensing program. The lawsuit dealt with Papst Licensing's patents that cover motors and hard-disk drives found in virtually all persona... - Eagle Copters Maintenance Ltd. and Maldivian Air Taxi Helicopter Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Calgary, AB: (Apr-28-07) In a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Calgary Court of Queen's Bench by the survivors of Harry Chernetz, a settlement was reached with the dead man's family, and two of the companies sued over his death. Chernetz, 51, perished with nine others on Dec. 3, 1999, when their helicopter plunged into the Indian Ocean, near Rangali Island... - University of Georgia Athletes Sexual Assault Settlement
Macon, GA: (Apr-28-07) Tiffany Williams, a former University of Georgia student filed a $25 million sexual harassment lawsuit against the university, alleging she was sexually assaulted by former basketball player Steve Thomas and ex-football player Brandon Williams. Tiffany Williams claimed UGA officials were slow to respond to an alleged assault involvin... - Chevron Crude Oil Spill Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Apr-25-07) New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner filed charges against Chevron regarding the crude oil spill into the Arthur Kill that caused excessive damage to the oyster beds, which had already been decimated by pollution and over-fishing. The spill occurred on Feb. 13, 2006, when a barge was offloading crude oil at a Chevron facility... - Tallahassee, FL Wrongful Diagnosis Paraplegic Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: (Apr-24-07) Minouche Noel, now 19, was born with spina bifida. She was paralyzed before she turned two because she was misdiagnosed and wrongly treated with a surgery at the state's Children's Medical Services. In a settlement reached by the Florida House and the parents of Noel, the state of Florida agreed to pay $6 million to end the sev... - Portland Public Schools Custodian Contract Class Action Settlement
Portland, OR: (Apr-24-07) A class action lawsuit filed against the Portland Public School District, accused it of contracting out custodial work to save money amid financial turmoil. The suit alleged that the district violated Oregon State labor law when it hired Portland Habilitation Center workers to replace its union custodians despite union protests. T... - Bertelsmann Music Download Copyright Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-25-07) The Warner Music Group filed charges against German media giant, Bertelsmann, accusing it of contributing to widespread copyright infringement by supporting Napster, a file-sharing service. Bertelsmann provided Napster with about $85 million in loans starting in late 2000, a time when Napster had enabled millions of users to trade...