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Fairfax, VA: A class action lawsuit was filed against CarFax for allegedly providing services which were unfair, false, deceptive, and materially misleading. The suit claimed the vehicle history report provider could not check accident reports in 23 states and that the company's information was only updated every six months, so consumers could not find... - Florida Death Row Inmate Wrongful Death Settlement
Jacksonville, FL: In 1987, at the age of 36, Frank Valdes was sentenced to death for the murder of a corrections officer at Glades Correctional Institution who was shot to death when Valdes and another man attempted to free an inmate in a prison van. While serving time, Valdes died on July 17, 1999 after being attacked at Florida State Prison by corre... - Madison to pay $3 million settlement in tax lawsuit.
Madison, AL: (Apr-09-08)The Madison Board of Education brought a lawsuit against Madison County, alleging that between 1989 and 2004 the county collected taxes that should have been distributed to Madison, Huntsville city and Madison County schools but were put into the county's general fund instead. The 15-year tax mistake cased the lawsuit which origi... - CSX Corp. to pay $491,976 settlement in wildlife lawsuit.
Montgomery, AL: (Apr-08-08) State Attorney General Troy King brought charges against CSX Corporation, alleging that the derailment of one of its railroad cars harmed nearby wildlife. The suit stemmed from a May 2006 incident, when CSX's cars derailed, spilling soybean into Little Creek, which flows into Yellow Leaf Creek. As a result of the spill, fish,... - Fort Worth to pay $400,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Fort Worth, TX: (Apr-08-08) Johnny Cummings, a former police sergeant, brought a discrimination lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was forced to retire because of an injury. The suit was filed seeking back pay, loss of retirement benefits, other damages and fees for Cummings' attorney. It stated that the sergeant had been with the department for... - Salt Lake City to pay $63,000 settlement in police misconduct lawsuit.
Salt Lake City, UT: (Apr-08-08) The family of Ashton Guillory, a 17-year-old Highland High School student, brought a lawsuit against the City of Salt Lake, alleging that the teenager was smacked by a police detective. The suit named Detective Constantine Rodin, accusing him mistreating the boy. The suit stated that Guillory was standing near the sc... - Monterey County to pay $1 million settlement in construction lawsuit.
Salinas, CA: (Apr-08-08) Monterey County and HYH Corporation, which has been trying to develop its Rancho San Juan project, have been embroiled in a legal battle over the Butterfly Village housing development north of Salinas, since 1998. Sources close to the case stated that the related parties have agreed to resolve the dispute and have entered into a... - Brooklyn to pay $305,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Brooklyn, NY: (Apr-08-08) Angela Santiago, the fiancée of motorcyclist Bobby Roman, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Brooklyn and two city officers, after he died in a crash during a police chase. The suit claimed that the two officers chased Roman, and then left the scene after the crash. Roman, 26, was killed July 9, 2006 when his... - Investment schemers to pay $13 million settlement in trading lawsuit.
Vancouver, British Columbia; (Apr-07-08) The British Columbia Securities Commission (BCSC) brought charges against Kevin Jason Steele, David John Fulkco and his father Wallace Gerard Fulkco, three B.C. residents, alleging that they violated various securities laws. The suit claimed that the violations occurred when the three solicited investors to partic... - ConocoPhillips to pay $1.2 million settlement in pollution lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-07-08) The US Justice Department and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against ConocoPhillips, an international energy company, alleging that it had violations of the Clean Water Act related to over 2,000 effluent discharges from a petroleum refinery it operates in Borger, TX. The suit, filed after a compla... - Rheumatologist pays $50,000 settlement in narcotics lawsuit.
Providence, RI: (Apr-07-08) The US Attorney General's office brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Ralph A. Digiacomo, a Warwick rheumatologist, alleging that he failed to adequately account for his inventory of the narcotic pain reliever hydrocodone, known as Vicodin. Digiacomo admitted that he ordered 1,200 Vicodin pills every two to three... - Orange County to pay $39.3 million settlement in highways lawsuit.
Orange County, CA: (Apr-07-08) Contractor Granite-Myers-Rados brought a lawsuit against the Orange County Transportation Authority, over unexpected costs incurred on the 22 Freeway-widening project. Court records show that the suit originally sought $93 million to cover the cost of additional work that included excavating bad soil under the freeway. Foll... - Energy company to pay $4.8 million settlement in breach of contract lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (Apr-07-08) Eagle Domestic Drilling Operations, a unit of Houston-based Blast Energy Services Inc., brought a lawsuit against Dallas-based Hallwood Energy LP and it's subsidiary, Hallwood Petroleum LLC, alleging that it was owed money for a land rig drilling project. Court records reveal that the suit was one of two filed for breach of contr... - First Charter to pay over $15 million settlement in tax shelter lawsuit.
Charlotte, NC: (Apr-04-08) The state Department of Revenue brought a lawsuit against First Charter Corporation, alleging that it was owed money as compensation for the bank's use of a disputed tax structure. In its annual report, filed Feb. 29, First Charter indicated that it participates in two entities classified as captive REITs and it has historicall... - MEGA Life & Health to pay $5.6 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Portland, ME: (Apr-04-08) State regulators brought charges against MEGA Life and Health Insurance Co., a unit of specialty insurer HealthMarkets, alleging that the unit overcharged customers in Maine from 2004 to 2007. The company is a division of North Richland Hills-based HealthMarkets, formerly known as UICI, which sells individual health insurance po... - Judge orders $29,323 in fines for courtroom misconduct during lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (Apr-04-08) Charges were brought against Aaron Wider, a mortgage company owner from Long Island, NY, and his lawyer Joseph Ziccardi of Chicago, alleging misconduct in the courtroom during a civil lawsuit. Records of the proceedings show that Wider used expletives during his deposition some 73 times, shocking US District Court Judge Edua... - XO Holdings, Inc. reaches $8 million settlement in shareholder's lawsuit.
Wilmington, DE: (Apr-04-08) R2 Investments LDC brought a lawsuit against billionaire Carl Icahn, Chairman of Icahn's Elk Associates LLC, and XO Holdings Inc. XO, based in Herndon, VA, sells telecommunications services to business customers, including local and long-distance voice, data and Internet access, and has 6,700 miles of fiber-optic cable in 37 U... - Columbus to pay up to $30 million settlement in correctional facilities lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (Apr-03-08) A lawsuit was brought against the state of Ohio and its Department of Youth Services, alleging that excessive force was being used against girls at the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility. The allegations claimed that the state's youth prisons are overcrowded and understaffed and fail to educate children behind bars or keep th... - Company pays $45,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Boise, ID: (Apr-03-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Treasure Valley Manufacturing and Recycling Co., alleging that the company allowed workers to harass and threaten Hispanic and Mexican co-workers. Sources stated that the two parties agreed to resolve the allegations by entering into a settlement agreement. ... - Cheswold to pay $341,000 settlement in wrongful discharge lawsuits.
Dover, DE: (Apr-03-08) Edward Ryan, a former Cheswold Town Manager, brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against the town, alleging that the town breached its contract in unlawfully firing him. Suspended police officer Elliot Rosario also brought similar charges after he was put off his job. Records testified that the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a lo...