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Pittsgrove, NJ: (May-06-08) An 11-year-old girl brought a lawsuit against the Pittsgrove Middle School, alleging that she suffered a foot and ankle injury in gym class, as a result of the school's negligence. The suit stated that school representatives failed to warn of the existence of danger and were inattentive in their maintenance of a running path,... - Toni Braxton Breach of Contract Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-13-07) Singer Toni Braxton filed a lawsuit against Blackground Records and Barry Hankerson in the county of New York. Braxton, originally with Arista Records, was prematurely released from her contract when Hankerson, her agent, signed her onto Blackground Records, where she released only one of the three albums she committed to. T... - $5 million settlement reached in environmental lawsuit.
Granite City, IL: (May-02-08) An environmental damage lawsuit was brought by the American Bottom Conservancy and the Sierra Club against United States Steel Corp. and Gateway Energy and Coke Co., a unit of Philadelphia-based Sun-oco Inc., two companies planning a $570 million project to construct and operate a coke plant and a cogeneration facility in Gr... - School district to pay $35,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Detroit, MI: (May-02-08) Lora Manders, a former Napoleon High School counselor, brought a lawsuit against Napoleon Community Schools, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. She stated that she filed suit to seek lost wages after she claimed she was fired unfairly. The 2006 suit stated that Manders was harassed and then asked to leave in retaliation... - VA Medical Center to pay $1.3 million settlement in malpractice lawsuit.
Waynesboro, VA: (Apr-30-08) David Morris and his wife Elizabeth, from Waynesboro, brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against the University of Virginia Medical Center, alleging that the facility failed to respond to their son's deteriorating condition in the hours before his birth, causing him to be born with cerebral palsy and brain damage. The sit c... - Walgreen's to pay $381,850 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Indianapolis, IN: (May-01-08) Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter's office brought a lawsuit against Walgreen Co., claiming that the IL, based pharmacy chain dealt fraudulently with the state's Medicaid program. The suit was filed by the federal office in 2004, accusing the company's pharmacy in Muncie of submitting nearly 500 false claims for 25 patie... - Senior care center agrees to $175,000 settlement in false advertising lawsuit.
Monterey County, CA: (May-01-08) The Monterey County District Attorney's office brought a lawsuit against Central Coast Senior Services of Pacific Grove, alleging falsely advertised its services. The suit stated that between 2002 and 2006, the company falsely claimed that it screened the backgrounds of all of its employees for prior criminal records; and... - Electric company to pay $285,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (May-01-08) The state attorney general's office brought charges against Wisconsin Power & Light Co., alleging that the utility has been operating its coal-fired power plant in Portage without a permit regulating its air pollution emissions. The suit claimed that Wisconsin Power & Light failed to file its paperwork in a timely manner in 200... - Software company to pay $132,791 settlement in conspiracy lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-30-08) The Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) brought a lawsuit against Engineering Dynamics, Inc., a Louisiana-based company dealing with computer-assisted design software used for the design of oil and gas drilling platforms and rigs, alleging that it conspired with an individual in Brazil who would sell the company's software t... - Former Nortel VPs to pay $381,512 settlement in securities lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-30-08) The US Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Craig Johnson, James Kinney and Kenneth Taylor, three former executives with Nortel Networks Corp., alleging that they engaged in financial fraud. The allegations stemmed from the former executives' involvement in Nortel's earnings management fraud during 2002... - James Hardie Industries Australia Asbestos Victims Settlement
Australia: (Feb-09-07) James Hardie Industries' Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund began with an initial $184 million down payment, laying the path for making first payments to victims. James Hardie has agreed to fund the settlement package with $1.5 billion from 35% of its free cash flow each year, though insiders predict that payments would blow out to $4... - Banker and son to pay $70,000 settlement in securities lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-29-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Charles Norton, a former director at Community Bancorp, and his son Chad Norton, alleging that they participated in insider trading. The suit claimed that the Nortons traded in Valley Bancorp stock based on confidential information shortly before the June 2006 a... - Casino agrees to $200,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Las Vegas, NV: (Apr-29-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against River Palms Resort & Casino, a Laughlin based casino, alleging that the business discriminated against its employees on the basis of their age and gender. The suit, brought by federal officials at the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, stated that the casino's former management tri... - The Stepan Company Groundwater Pollution Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Feb-08-07) The Stepan Company, one of the largest manufacturers of solvents used in cleaning solvents and fluids, a former owner of the now defunct chemical plant on Eames Street, revealed that it had reached an out-of-court settlement worth millions of dollars with nearly two dozen Wilmington residents. Nineteen unnamed residents alleg... - Marketer to pay $1.2 million settlement in false advertising lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (Apr-28-08) The US Federal Trade Commission brought charges against Byron C. Peterson, alleging that he was part of a business that misled consumers with false earnings claims for an envelope-stuffing business opportunity. The suit claimed that Peterson and others operated a business known as Home Business System, where they placed classified... - Royce and Mary Evans Gavilan Fire Damage Settlement
Fallbrook, CA: (Feb-07-07) Multiple lawsuits filed in the Superior Court over the cause of the Gavilan fire that ravaged Fallbrook in 2002, reached joint settlement in 2006 according to court records. The lawsuits claimed that embers left over from a cleanup effort on Evans Ranch caused the Gavilan fire. However, ranch owners denied the allegations, a... - Corwith's Auto Body et al. North Sea Landfill Pollution Settlement
Southampton Town, NY: (Feb-07-07) A settlement has been reached today by 29 businesses and government entities with the New York State attorney general's office over the cost of cleanup at the old North Sea landfill in Southampton Town. The defendants included, Corwith's Auto Body , Hampton Jitney, Colossal Carting Co., Kraft Foods Global, MTA, Long Is... - Littlestown to pay $16,000 settlement in banner lawsuit..
Littlestown, PA: (Apr-25-08) The American Civil Liberties Union brought a lawsuit against the borough of Littlestown, on behalf of two residents, alleging that the borough infringed the residents' rights to free-speech. Kenneth and Virginia Frock, on whose behalf the suit was filed, stated that a quarterly $255.50 water bill was considerably higher than... - Bankruptcy lawsuit ends in undisclosed settlement.
Birmingham, AL: (Apr-25-08) Birmingham-based Red Mountain Bank has been entangled in a legal battle with Capri Real Estate LLC, over Capri on Caldwell, the high-end condominium project that filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in late February 08. The suit revealed that the condo's original developer, the Netherlands-based Euro American Investors Group, began to... - MBIA Inc. Securities Fraud Bond Settlement
Armonk, NY: New York State and federal regulators filed a securities fraud and misuse of finite reinsurance lawsuit against MBIA Inc. The investigations into the financial guarantee insurer alleged use of sham reinsurance transactions in 1998 to mask a $170 million bond loss incurred on its guarantee of bonds issued by a bankrupt unit of Allegheny Healt...