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Fremont, VA: (Feb-27-08) The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality brought charges against the Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA), alleging that there were several environmental violations at its regional landfill in Suffolk in the aftermath of Tropical Depression Ernesto in 2006. Officials claimed that this is the first time SPSA has gott... - Windows Software, Microsoft fined $1.3 billion for failing to comply with the European Union's antitrust order
Brussels, Belgium: (Feb-27-08) Microsoft Corp. has been embroiled in a legal battle with the European Union since Sun Microsystems Inc. brought a complaint against it in 1998. The suit alleged that Microsoft was refusing to supply information that servers need to work with its market dominating Windows operating system. Following the complaint, sources s... - Chemicals and Glue Contamination, Pharmacia and Bayer CropScience agree to spend $26 million on the superfund cleanup
Woburn, MA: (Feb-27-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the US Justice Department brought charges against Pharmacia and Bayer CropScience over cleanup of a Superfund site in Woburn. The federal government said that heavy metals and other contaminants were left over from more than a century of chemical and glue-making operations that ende... - Lead Paint Disclosure, Apartment owner pays EPA fine for failing to inform tenants about exposure
Boston, MA: (Feb-26-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Juliet Ermitano, a Manchester, NH landlord, alleging that there were lead paint violations at apartment buildings in Manchester and Antrim, NH. The suit was filed after violations were identified through an EPA investigation that began in August 2006 and they were... - Tax Jurisdictions, Midland County et al. agree to $137 million settlement in property tax dispute
Midland, MI: (Feb-26-08) The Midland Cogeneration Venture brought charges against Midland County taxing jurisdictions including the city, Midland County, Midland Public Schools, Bullock Creek School District, Midland County Educational Agency, Delta College, and the state of Michigan, over money owed to the power plan on property that was over-assessed. Co... - Construction Sites, Home Depot Inc. agrees to $1.3 million EPA Clean Water Act violations settlement
Denver, CO: (Feb-26-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Home Depot Inc., alleging that the company had violations of the federal Clean Water Act at 34 Home Depot store construction sites in 28 states. Records stated that those sites include three in CO, at Pioneer Hills and Saddle Rock in Aurora and in Evergreen. The EP... - Secure Computer Anti-Spyware Settlement
Seattle, WA: Washington State Attorney General Rob McKenna filed a lawsuit against the company for allegedly deceiving consumers into buying its anti-spyware software, called Spyware Cleaner. The lawsuit was filed in Seattle District Court and claimed Secure Computer violated the state's anti-spyware act by misrepresenting security problems to get consu... - Business Buyout, Nyloncraft Inc. to pay Dura Automotive Systems Inc. $2 million settlement
Washington, DC: (Feb-25-08) Auto parts supplier Dura Automotive Systems Inc. has been embroiled in a legal battle with Nyloncraft Inc., over Nyloncraft's purchase of Dura's plastics products business in 2002. Records show that Dura, based in Rochester Hills, MI, filed for Chapter 11 protection in October 2006, one of many auto parts suppliers hit by the do... - Loan Offices, Indymac Bancorp Inc. pays American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. $1 million breach of contract settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Feb-25-08) American Home Mortgage Investment Corp. brought charges against Indymac Bancorp Inc., alleging that the company breached contract terms, putting a deal that was supposed to take over 83 loan offices idled by American Home's collapse into bankruptcy in 2007, in jeopardy. Company officials recently revealed that American Home Mo... - Pork Plant Explosion, IHP Industrial, Triumph Foods, Epstein and Sons, and Missouri Gas Energy pay over $12.3 million in wrongful death and personal injury settlements
St. Joseph, MO: (Feb-25-08) Several lawsuits were brought against plumbing contractor IHP Industrial of St. Joseph, Triumph Foods, construction management firm Epstein and Sons, and Southern Union Co., the parent company of Missouri Gas Energy (MGE), after a 2005 natural gas explosion ripped through a pork processing plant, killing one person and injuring... - Murphy Oil USA Inc. to pay $179,100 settlement in occupational safety violations lawsuit
Superior, WI: (Feb-25-08) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration brought charges against Murphy Oil USA Inc., alleging that a six month inspection of its Superior, WI refinery revealed various safety violations. The suit stated that the inspection, which started in August 2007 as part of the agency's National Emphasis Program for petroleum refin... - Corning Hospital agrees to $2.4 million medical negligence settlement after a baby was born with brain damage
Corning, NY: (Feb-25-08) The family of an Addison girl brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Corning Hospital, alleging that hospital negligence resulted in nine year old Kelly Hunt's severe brain damage and cerebral palsy. The lawsuit, brought by the girl's mother, claimed that back in 1998 the girl was admitted to Corning Hospital and placed on a... - CEO Severance, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. agrees to pay former employee $7.15 million settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-23-08) Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. (MMC) has been locked in a legal battle with Michael Cherkasky, the executive they brought in to broker a costly legal settlement in 2005, over severance issues related to his resignation. Records show that the former prosecutor, who was head of MMC corporate unit Kroll Inc., before being tapped for the... - Liquor Permits, City of San Fernando agrees to $750,000 settlement after denying permits for a restaurant project
San Fernando, CA: (Feb-23-08) Severyn Aszkenazy, a developer, brought charges against the city of San Fernando, alleging that the city illegally denied liquor permits for a restaurant project. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement agreement, in which the city has agreed to pay $750,000 to settle Aszkenazy's complaint. S... - Celebrity Car Crash, Lindsay Lohan agrees to undisclosed settlement with accident victim
Hollywood, CA: (Feb-23-08) Raymundo Ortega, a busboy, brought a civil lawsuit against Lindsay Lohan, over a 2005 car accident. In his lawsuit, Ortega claimed Lohan was negligent when her car collided with his van after the actress left The Ivy. He also claimed the actress was underage at the time of the accident and was under the influence of alcohol. Reco... - Jail Contract, City of Port Arthur agrees to pay Jefferson County a $250,000 settlement for housing inmates
Beaumont, TX: (Feb-23-08) Jefferson County and the city of Port Arthur have been embroiled in a long standing legal dispute over an existing jail usage contract between the two entities. Officials stated that both filed court cases to determine how much the city owes for use of the county jail. Records show that Jefferson County cities have utilized the co... - NCAA Coach, Indiana University pays former basketball coach $750,000 severance settlement
Bloomington, IN: (Feb-23-08) Kelvin Sampson, a basketball coach, brought charges against Indiana University, over a severance package and allegations that he had engaged in five major NCAA rules violations. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement in which Sampson agreed to Indiana's offer of a $750,000 buyout, waiving his... - Apartment Windows, Three housing corporations agree to $182,000 EPA settlement for lead paint violations
New Haven, MA: (Feb-23-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against three housing corporations in New Haven, alleging that 20 apartments had lead paint violations. The housing corporations are Edgewood Village Inc., F.O.H. Inc., and Yedidei Hagan Inc. The suit stated that Karissa Van Tassel set off the federal inquiry in September 200... - Animal Control, Port St. Lucie agrees to $10,000 wrongful termination settlement
Port St. Lucie, FL: (Feb-21-08) Melissa Behres brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. The suit claimed that city Manager Don Cooper fired Behres in October 2007 after she smacked a co-worker in the back of the head during a September 2007 animal control meeting. An investigation found she violated several city ru... - Wind and Hail Coverage, Allstate Corp. agrees to restore insurance coverage and pay $250,000 settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Feb-21-08) State Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corp., alleging that the company had wrongfully canceled insurance coverage for hundreds of customers in south Louisiana, after Hurricane Katrina. Sources stated that Donelon's office fielded complaints from Allstate customers who say they lost wind and h...