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Tucson, AZ: (Mar-19-07) The Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System (AHCCCS), was sued claiming that the state's health care program for the poor should provide for dialysis costs for legal and illegal immigrants. The suit requested that if a candidate met the income requirements they were entitled to free treatment, even if other state and federal law... - American State Bank agrees to pay $225,000 settlement in hiring discrimination lawsuit.
Lubbock, TX: (May-24-08) The Department of Labor brought a lawsuit against the American State Bank, alleging that it engaged in hiring discrimination against minority applicants during a specific two year period. The suit was filed after the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), investigated the bank's hiring practices that revealed the... - Ocean City, MD agrees to pay $40,000 settlement in age discrimination lawsuit.
Ocean City, MD: (May-24-08) Sgt. Dale Marshall and former officer Sgt. Kathleen Braeuninger brought a lawsuit against Ocean City, alleging that the city discriminated against them on the basis of their age. The suit, brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of the officers, stated that the two were denied advanced training and... - Red Eye's Dock Bar reaches $75,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Annapolis, MD: (May-28-08) Margaret Finley, a 56-year-old bartender, brought a lawsuit against Red Eye's Dock Bar, a Kent Island business, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated after her refusal to wear a tight tank top. Finley claimed that she refused to wear the ensemble as it revealed scars from a breast cancer surgery. Records stated that Finle... - San Joaquin County, CA $500,000 settlement reached in medical malpractice lawsuit.
Stockton, CA: (May-28-08) Lorie Prigmore brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against San Joaquin County, after the death of John Prigmore Sr. at the San Joaquin General Hospital. The suit dealt with negligence on the part of the hospital, that led to the wrongful death of Prigmore Sr. Sources familiar with the case and the negotiations stated that the... - Shell Chemical Co. Environmental Violations Settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Mar-15-07) In a six year long legal battle concerning Shell Chemical, a settlement was reached with the company agreeing to pay $6.5 million to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The settlement covers 21 violations between 1999 and 2004 at four sites in St. Charles Parish and one in Ascension Parish, according to DEQ. It i... - TIG Insurance WTC Claims Settlement
Manhattan, NY: (Mar-15-07) In a long ensuing legal battle with its insurers, World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein reached a settlement and recent pay out of an additional $12.5 million from one of its insurers, TIG Insurance. The settlement amount is a crucial step towards rebuilding Lower Manhattan. Silverstein and workers from the World Trade... - Carnevale Disposal Trash Weigh Station Sidesteping Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Mar-13-07) Carnevale Disposal, a West Windsor-based trash hauler, was booked charges against by the Mercer County Improvement Authority, accusing it of sidestepping a weighing station at the county trash facility in Ewing. Gary Carnevale was ordered to pay a $325,000 settlement to offset damages. The current settlement came a year after Carne... - Compellent, Storage Engine, et. al. $10.5 million settlement reached in intellectual property dispute.
Houston, TX: (May-27-08) Data protection specialist Crossroads Systems has brought lawsuits against 10 vendors, including Compellent and Storage Engine, alleging that the companies infringed on its storage router and virtualization technologies. The suit, filed in US District Court for the Western District of Texas, has followed several such lawsuits fil... - Planned Parenthood Planned Parenthood Undisclosed settlement reached in botched abortion suit.
Lincoln, NE: (May-27-08) A woman, identified in court documents as "Jane Roe", brought a lawsuit against the Planned Parenthood clinic in Lincoln, alleging that she almost died after a botched abortion from one of the organization's doctors. The suit stated that Roe suffered pain and suffering as well as lost wages after the abortion. Medical records fil... - Bixby Medical Center Infant Wrongful Death Settlement
Adrian, MI: (Mar-13-07) The Lenawee County Circuit Court ordered a settlement of $495,000 to be awarded to Heather Barnes and James Hill, parents of a baby who died two days after he was born at Bixby Medical Center in 2004. The settlement was agreed upon though neither Bixby or nurse midwife Barbara Van Kainen or two registered nurses who were also named... - Germantown Primary Care Associates, P.C. Unlawfully collected fees refunded in Consumer Protection Act violation suit.
Baltimore, MD: (May-26-08) Maryland Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler brought charges against Germantown Primary Care Associates, P.C., a medical practice located in Germantown, alleging that the company collected a yearly administrative fee from its customers, which was a violation of Maryland's Consumer Protection Act and Consumer Debt Collection Act... - Roberts Hawaii and Trans Hawaiian Services Settlement
Aloha Airlines filed a lawsuit against the tour operators for allegedly not paying $2.5 million dollars in air travel after being sold packaged tours. Roberts Hawaii has agreed to pay a $500,000 settlement. Trans Hawaiian Services has agreed to pay a $300,000 settlement on top of a more than $1 million settlement paid out in October of 2005. (Nov-20-05)... - Dana Corp. Labor Contract and Retirment Benefits Settlement
New York: (Mar-12-07) In an effort to emerge from bankruptcy as a competitive, viable company, Dana Corp., the Toledo, OH based auto parts maker, sought to terminate labor contracts and retirement benefits for employees. The company claimed that cost cuts are an essential part of its exit from bankruptcy protection. A settlement reached with two unions wil... - Willdan Group, Inc. Construction Breach Of Contract Settlement
Anaheim, CA: (Mar-12-07) Willdan Group, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced services to public agencies, was charged by the City of West Hollywood for breach of contractual agreement with its engineering services subsidiary, Willdan. The dispute stemmed out of a construction project for the improvement of Santa Monica Boulevard. The matter went to trial... - Portland General Electric Commercial Overcharge Settlement
Rosemead, CA: (Mar-12-07) Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas and Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Electricity Oversight Board, the California Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund, and the California Attorney General filed charges against Portland General Electric (... - Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King Inflated Rent Settlement
Portsmouth, NH: (Mar-08-07) The US government filed a lawsuit stemming from allegations by a whistleblower that the doctors, Robert Eberhart, Jonathan Holzaepfel, and Thomas King received inflated rent payments from HealthSouth, which operated a sports medicine facility in return for patient referrals. Eberhart and Holzaepfel are both partners in the Seaco... - Carol Traina and Bari Wiggins MBC Investors Fraud Settlement
Miami, FL: (Mar-07-07) Carol Traina and Bari Wiggins entered guilty pleas before a United States District Judge in Miami, after the FBI ended their investigation of the viatical and life settlement company that showed conspiracy and securities fraud. According to the information, Mutual Benefits Corp. (MBC) sold investment interests in viatical and life se... - Tekelec Service Interruption Settlement
Morrisville, NC: (Mar-07-07) Bouygues Telecom filed a lawsuit against Tekelec, a leading developer of high-performance network applications for next-generation fixed mobile and packet networks, arising from a 2004 service interruption that occurred in Bouygues' network. A settlement reached will include Tekelec providing $5 million in credits to Bouygues,... - Alfa Vision Insurance Co. and Martha Miller Intoxicated Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Columbia, OH: (Mar-06-07) Clay Greenplate was killed in a car accident after a head on collision with Martha Miller. Miller's tests confirmed that her blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit when her sport utility vehicle crossed into the path of Greenplate's vehicle. Miller was sentenced to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to involuntary mansl...