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College station, TX: (Feb-21-08) The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention brought charges against Texas A&M University, following an investigation that revealed safety and sanitation lapses and other problems in its biodefense program. The suit claimed that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention investigated A&M after a worker became infect... - Patent Infringement, Gentex Corporation pays $2.5 million settlement related to dimming mirrors and fire protection products
New York, NY: (Feb-21-08) K.W. Muth Company, Inc., Muth Company LLC, Muth Glass Technologies LLC and Muth Mirror Systems LLC brought charges against Gentex Corporation, the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, alleging patent infringements and breach of contract. Sources close t... - Power Station, Rochester Gas and Electric agrees to pay $700,000 environmental pollution settlement
Rochester, NY: (Feb-21-08) The state of New York brought charges against Rochester Gas and Electric, alleging that the Russell power station in Greece, polluted the city and needed to be shut down. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, in which Rochester Gas and Electric agreed to shut down the polluting facility and h... - Property Tax, City of Midland agrees to refund Midland Cogeneration Venture $36.2 million for over assessing land
Midland, MI: (Feb-21-08) The Midland Cogeneration Venture brought charges against the city of Midland, over tax appeals. Sources close to the case confirmed that the two parties had reached a settlement and entered into a Memorandum of Understanding to resolve MCV's appeal of its property tax assessments for tax years 2001-2007. Under the terms of the deal... - Ferry Crash, New York awards man who had to amputate his leg after the accident a $6.5 million personal injury settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-21-08) Shriram Agni brought a personal injury lawsuit against the city, after he lost a leg in the crash of a Staten Island ferry in October 2003. Records show that the incident took place when the ferry slammed into a concrete pier on Staten Island, killing 11 people and leaving dozens of passengers injured. Sources close to the case... - Icy Fall, Super Eight Motel pays Horse veterinarian $2 million personal injury settlement
Norwich, CT: (Feb-20-07) Michael Bowman, a Kentucky horse veterinarian, brought a lawsuit against Super Eight Motel, a Waterbury facility, after he broke his ankle in an icy fall in 2002. The suit claimed that Bowman broke his ankle in three places when he fell on ice outside the hotel. Records show that Bowman stopped outside the Super 8 Motel at 91 Scott... - Investor Fraud, Company president and director Gregory William Rivers to pay $10,000 shareholder fraud settlement
Vancouver, BC: (Feb-20-08) The British Columbia Securities Commission brought charges against Gregory William Rivers, the former president and director of two companies, alleging that he illegally distributed and misrepresented approximately $6.6 million in securities to investors across Canada. The suit claimed that between February 2002 and April 2005, R... - Access Roads, Developer Bob Honts agrees to $250,000 property development settlement
Rocky Mountain, CO: (Feb-19-08) Colorado Wild and the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, two environmental groups, brought a lawsuit against Bob Honts, the developer of a huge ski village near Wolf Creek Ski Area, alleging that the development was started without a full environmental review. Records show that Colorado Wild and the San Luis Valley Ecosystem... - Religious Decorations, Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit
Oklahoma City, OK: (Feb-19-08) Chris Spencer and Kenneth Buck, two employees, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that their religious freedoms were violated. Their suit claimed that they were told to remove religious Christmas decorations in 2007, when City Manager Jim Couch sent a memo, stating that Nativity scenes, crosses, angels, cherubs and... - Clean Water Act, Lexington-Fayette County agrees to spend $250 million to fix its sanitary and storm sewer systems
Lexington, KY: (Feb-19-08) The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Lexington-Fayette County, alleging that the county had violations of the federal Clean Water Act. In response to the suit, Mayor Jim Newberry stated that the problems stem from a failure over the years to properly maintain the sewer systems. Sources close... - School Misrepresentation, Lehigh Valley College agrees to pay $200,000 settlement for violating consumer protection laws
Harrisburg, PA: (Feb-19-08) The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office brought charges against Lehigh Valley College, a for-profit college near Allentown that plans to close soon, alleging that it violated consumer protection laws. The suit claimed that Lehigh Valley College misrepresented information about student loans, job placement, and the ability t... - Underground Piping, Insituform Technologies awarded $4.5 million patent infringement settlement
Detroit, MI: (Feb-19-08) Insituform Technologies Inc. brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Cat Contracting Inc., Michigan Sewer Construction Co. Inc., and Inliner USA Inc., alleging that the companies infringed on certain in-liner company patents. Chesterfield, MO, based Insituform Technologies provides rehabilitation and repair services to sewer,... - PCB Cleanup, CBS Corp. agrees to $31 million environmental settlement
Washington, DC: (Feb-19-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against media firm CBS Corp., over the cleanup of six polluted "Superfund" sites in the Bloomington, Indiana area. The suit was filed over a long standing dispute tied to one of the company's former Westinghouse industrial operations. CBS is the corporate successor to Westinghouse Electr... - Undetected Sewage Spill, Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board spends $17 million on upgrades and testing
Mobile, AL: (Feb-18-08) Mobile Baykeeper, a Mobile-based environmental group, brought charges against the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board, over a massive sewage spill in 2003 that went undetected for months. Records show that Baykeeper, then known as Mobile Bay Watch, sued in 2004 after the water board disclosed that a cracked pipe had been pouring te... - Consulting Contract, Racine Unified School District agrees to pay Public Business Consulting Group a $750,000 settlement
Racine, WI: (Feb-18-08) Public Business Consulting Group (PBCG), a private consulting firm, has been embroiled in a legal battle with the Racine Unified School District, over issues a district employee raised regarding a contract after he released several internal documents and leveled several allegations about PBCG's work in the district. The suit was fil... - Probation User Fees, Clark County Council pays $1.1 million settlement after misappropriating funds
Clark County, IN: (Feb-16-08) Clark County judges brought a lawsuit against the Clark County Council, after it appropriated probation user fees (PUF) in the 2005 budget to fund supplemental probation services, such as court reporter and bailiff salaries. The lawsuit stated that the judges objected to the use of PUF funds to pay for services that are suppos... - Packaging Concepts Limited must pay undisclosed settlement for employees' injuries
Lincoln, RI: (Feb-18-08) The Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration brought charges against Packaging Concepts Limited, alleging that the facility had an extraordinary number of workplace injuries since 2002. Federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration records show Packaging Concepts Limited reported 125 injuries from 2000 and 2006... - Correctional Managers, Jury orders Marion County to pay $1 million racial discrimination settlement to two former employees
Salem, OR: (Feb-18-08) Russell Rice and Larry Lytle, two white former employees at the Department of Correction's Santiam Correctional Institution, brought a discrimination lawsuit against Marion County, alleging that Superintendent Frank Thompson, who is black, gave preferential treatment to other black employees. Both Rice and Lytle were managers at th... - Excessive Force, Washtenaw County pays family $4 million wrongful death settlement
Detroit, MI: (Feb-16-08) The family of Clifton "Pete'' Lee Jr., a Ypsilanti Township man, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the Washtenaw County Sherrif's Department, alleging that the Sherrif's Department was responsible for the arrest of a 45 year old man who died of asphyxiation and respiratory restriction after a traffic stop. Records show that... - Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. agrees to pay the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation a $10 million patent infringement settlement
Tulsa, OK: (Feb-14-08) The Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation (OMRF) brought charges against Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc., over patent rights to discoveries its scientists made in the 1980s. At the crux of the dispute was a lawsuit filed by OMRF in 2007 against Alexion, over the FDA approved drug Soliris. Alexion markets a year long treatment of Soliris...