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San Francisco, CA: (May-19-08) The Department of Justice brought charges against GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Motorola Inc., and Siemens Corp., alleging that system failures at the companies' facilities led to the release of trichloroethylene, or TCE, into the public drinking water system in Scottsdale, AZ. The federal complaint stated that the three companies f... - Wal-Mart will donate 400 bicycles in settlement in charity lawsuit.
Miami Gardens, FL: (May-19-08) Andre Johnson, a two-time Pro Bowler for the Houston Texans, organized a charity event in South Florida, in which he paid nearly $26,000 for hundreds of children's bicycles for his foundation's May 2008 event in Miami Gardens. According to the contract with Wal-Mart, the purchase was to include free ice and water for the yo... - Edison Mission to pay $9 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (May-19-08) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), brought charges against Edison Mission, an Edison International subsidiary, alleging that it mislead investigators. The suit was filed after a FERC investigation into Edison's wholesale electricity market bidding practices on the Northeast power grid, revealed that the company h... - Marion County Medical Center to pay $36,404 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Marion County, SC: (May-19-08) The federal government brought charges against Marion County Medical Center, alleging that the facility engaged in Medicare fraud. The suit stated that the facility submitted claims to Medicare for worthless services in October 2006. The allegations were brought only months after settling a previous similar case was settled... - Penn. Electric Co. pays part of $77,498 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Erie, PA: (May-19-08) The city of Erie and the Erie Sewer Authority brought charges against Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), seeking the removal of asbestos-lined underground steam lines in downtown Erie as part of the 2005 lawsuit. In the suit, the city and the Sewer Authority said the lines posed a danger to city workers and residents, and they dem... - 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... - Avamere senior home to pay $904,200 settlement in eldercare lawsuit.
Multnomah County, OR: (May-16-08) A lawsuit was brought against Avamere, an eldercare company, alleging that an 86-year-old woman was handcuffed and restrained on the floor of a Lake Oswego facility. The suit claimed that Elvera Stephan was injured as a result of the gross manhandling that occurred at The Pearl at Kruse Way, an Avamere facility, on April... - Bastrop to pay $187,500 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.
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... - 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... - Boeing, MPB Corp., and Aircraft Gear Corp. Army Helicopter Personal Injury Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-21-07) A lawsuit was filed against Boeing and the manufacturers of the component parts that allegedly failed causing the occupants of the Apache Longbow, the Army's primary attack helicopter used in Iraq, to suffer major spinal fractures that would affect them for the rest of their lives. Chief Warrant Officer Juan Beltran and Chie... - 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... - Dallas County, TX Inhuman Inmate Treatment Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-20-07) A prolonged litigation against Dallas County alleging that conditions in the County jail were inhuman was finally settled when the Dallas County Commissioner's Court approved a $950,000 settlement with the families of three men. James Monroe Mims, Kennedy Nickerson, and Clarence Grant contended that their mental illnesses were... - State Farm Policyholders Coverage Settlement
Biloxi, MS: (Feb-18-07) Following a pattern set in Florida, Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is seeking legislation that will block insurance companies from refusing to write new homeowners and commercial policies in hurricane hit states. The move was spurred by State Farm's new policies stemming out of the inhospitable climate in the state. Hood s...