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Bastrop County, TX: (May-16-08) Charlie Littleton, a former Bastrop County jail administrator, filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county in 2007, stating that several county employees improperly used county equipment and funds, as well as inmate labor to build barbecue pits for profit and do other work on private property. The allegations we... - Roanoke to pay $150,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Roanoke, VA: (May-16-08) Lespia King, a former sheriff's deputy, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was sexually harassed by Sheriff George McMillan. Court documents show that nine other former subordinates, who worked at the city jail, testified in US District Court that McMillan had made sexually suggestive comments about their bodie... - Benton County to pay $45,000 settlement in incarceration lawsuit
Benton County, WA: (May-15-08) James Alan Bauer, a Kennewick man, brought a lawsuit against Benton County, alleging that a three-day jail stay compounded his already existing mental illness. The damage claim against the county stemmed from a July 2007 incarceration at the Benton County jail, where the 54-year-old Bauer spent three days. Sources stated th... - Spammers to pay $230 million settlement in e-mailing lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-16-08) News Corp-owned MySpace, a social networking website, brought charges against Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, a pair of spammers, accusing them of flooding the online community with email that tricked them into linking to sales pitches or websites that earned the men "per hit" payments. The suit stated that some of the sp... - Biovail agrees to pay $24.6 million settlement in criminal lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-16-08) US Attorney Michael Sullivan's office brought a lawsuit against Biovail Pharmaceuticals Inc., a NJ, based subsidiary of Biovail Corp., alleging that the company illegally paid doctors so that they would prescribe Cardizem LA, a blood pressure drug. The suit alleged that Biovail Corp. paid thousands of physicians and others up to... - Wachovia Bank Employe Embezzlement Settlement
Lehigh County, PA: (Mar-03-07) A lawsuit was filed by the township of Lower Macungie in April 2006 against Wachovia Bank alleging negligence in its role in the Margaret Szulborski embezzlement case. The suit claimed that the bank acted in bad faith by allowing Szulborski, a former township employee and supervisor, to deposit checks made payable to Lower Ma... - American International Group Inc. Accounting and Sales Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-01-07) A probe begun by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Justice Department against American International Group Inc., claimed that AIG restated earnings twice. In doing so, the company lowered net income for 2000 to 2005 by $3.4 billion, cheated workers compensation progr... - 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)... - Dermatologist agrees to $11 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Sarasota, FL: (May-15-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Michael A. Rosin, a former Sarasota dermatologist, alleging that he performed unnecessary surgeries on hundreds of elderly patients. The suit was filed after a whistleblower complaint brought by Ellen Murray, a former patient who underwent eight surgeries before she reported Rosin to the gov... - Propane companies to pay $21 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Door County, WI: (May-14-08) The family of Patrick and Margaret Higdon, a Bloomfield Hills, MI couple, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Arby Construction, Wisconsin Public Service Corp., Portside Properties, their insurance companies, and Ferrellgas, after the couple burned to death in their vacation cabin. The lawsuit also named Cedar Grove Res... - Foss Maritime Co. Fuel Spill Settlement
Edmonds, WA: (Feb-26-07) A settlement was reached ending a three year long negotiation between Foss Maritime Co. and the Suquamish Tribe. The tribe charged Foss with spiritual and cultural damages to its historic saltwater marsh and beach following the 2003 heavy fuel spill at the Chevron Texaco terminal near Edmonds. A Foss-owned barge's tank overflowe... - Armstrong World Industries, Inc. Inter Business Claims Settlement
Lancaster, PA: (Feb-26-07) A settlement reached between Armstrong Holdings, Inc. and its former subsidiary, Armstrong World Industries, Inc. resolves all the companies' inter company claims and tax issues. The settlement agreement stated that AWI would pay AHI $20 million in cash, and give AHI an allowed claim under AWI's confirmed Plan of Reorganizatio... - Pembroke, NC Police Pursuit Wrongful Death Settlement
Pembroke, NC: (Feb-26-07) A wrongful death civil lawsuit brought against the town of Pembroke after the death of two young men was settled when the town agreed on an out of court settlement with the family for $200,000. Eighteen year old Christopher Harris died after the car he was riding in crashed as he was being pursed by Pembroke police on December... - Los Angeles County, CA Sanitation Settlement
Lancaster, CA: (Feb-27-07) The state of California filed suit against Los Angeles County sanitation district officials in Lancaster and Palmdale questioning as to whether enough progress is being made with orders to keep sewage off Air Force property and to clean up nitrates in groundwater. The settlement reached will see the Los Angeles County sanitati... - Former Ventura firefighter agrees to $750,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Ventura, CA: (May-14-08) Donald Bartosh, a former Fire Department official, brought charges against the city of Ventura, claiming that it owed him money in back pay and benefits, after he was wrongfully fired. The dispute that resulted in a two-year battle between Bartosh and the city, stemmed from the time the veteran firefighter was let go and forced t... - Sequim agrees to pay $152,318 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Sequim, WA: (May-13-08) Sequim City Manager Bill Elliott brought charges against the city of Sequim, after he was fired early May 2008. His suit alleged wrongful termination. In its defense, the city stated that the manager's "laissez-faire" style was incompatible with the new majority in the city government, made up of four newcomers, Erik Erichsen, Ken... - $5 million settlement awarded in wrongful death lawsuit.
Fort Myers, FL: (May-13-08) The family of Michael J. McIntyre, a 55-year-old bicyclist, filed a wrongful death lawsuit, after he was killed in a 2005 bicycle accident in North Fort Myers. The suit claimed that Russell Renney ran a stop sign and struck McIntyre, killing him. McIntyre was a Lee County School Board employee who had participated in a weight... - Las Vegas pays $500,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Las Vegas, NV: (May-13-08) Captain Jacquelyn Sandage, Nevada Highway Patrol's top female trooper, brought a lawsuit against the state, alleging that she faced sexual harassment and misconduct while on the job. The suit stated that Sandage was subjected to a sexually hostile work environment, which included name-calling and crude remarks. Court papers per... - Construction company to pay $19,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Madison, WI: (Mar-09-08) Seven Hispanic employees, who worked for Builders Insulation of Germantown, a Milwaukee-area subsidiary of City Wide Insulation of Madison, brought a federal lawsuit against the company, alleging that they did not receive overtime pay and that the company violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. In its defense, the company... - Allentown to pay $50,000 settlement in property lawsuit.
Allentown, PA: (May-09-08) The Mendelson Family Trust brought a lawsuit against the city of Allentown, alleging that the Colonial Theater's property was undervalued when it was condemned. Sources close to the case stated that in a recent development, both sides agreed to a settlement, in which city will pay Mendelson $50,000 for the Colonial building. Me...