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Providence, RI: (Jan-29-08) Wayne Leyden, a New York painter, brought a lawsuit against Aetna Bridge, after he was injured five years ago while working on the Mount Hope Bridge. The suit, which had a personal injury claim, stated that the 40-year-old Port Leyden, NY man fell 55 feet onto concrete while he was in a pocket climber. Sources close to the case... - Higley Unified School District pays $19,500 settlement to the Coronado Ranch Homeowners Association after using its well without paying
Gilbert, AZ: (Jan-28-08) The Coronado Ranch Homeowners Association (HOA) brought charges against the Higley Unified School District in December 2006, alleging that an arrangement it inherited from California-based builder, Cooper & Cooper Development, let the district take irrigation water from the community well without paying. The HOA claimed that the... - Four Phoenix bars pay $10,000 fine for violating the Smoke Free Arizona Act
Phoenix, AZ: (Jan-28-08) The state's voter approved Smoke Free Arizona Act of May 2007 claimed that operators of bars, restaurants, and indoor public places had to help prohibit smoking. In order to do that, the facilities had to post "No Smoking" signs, remove ashtrays from areas where smoking is prohibited and stop people who are smoking in prohibited ar... - Softball Coach, Thomas County School System agrees to undisclosed gender discrimination and harassment settlement for a former employee
Thomasville, GA: (Jan-28-08) Cara Hankinson, a former softball coach, brought charges against the Thomas County School System, alleging that she was discriminated against and harassed because of her gender. Hankinson, a teacher in the system for 22 years, filed a lawsuit in US District Court in October 2005 after she was fired as softball coach in December... - Coolant Oil, City of Seneca pays $40,000 EPA fine to help clean up contamination
Seneca, SC: (Jan-28-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had reached an agreement for approximately $9 million with several large electrical companies that had once done business with Carolina Transformer Company of Fayetteville, NC. The agency stated that it had three years to seek compensation from smaller entities. Carolina Transformer Comp... - Canceled Contract, Moon Area School District pays $98,500 construction dispute settlement
Allegheny, PA: (Jan-28-08) Moore Boehm Enterprises Inc. of Carnegie and Pittsburgh Stage Inc. of Pittsburgh, brought a lawsuit against Moon Area School District, over a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contract. The suit stated that the contracts were part of a plan to build a new high school and renovate the current high school as a middle school... - Sigue Corp. forfeits $15 million for failing to prohibit money laundering
St. Louis, MO: (Jan-28-08) The US Government brought charges against Sigue Corp., a San Fernando-based company that provides international money transfer services, alleging that it failed to implement an effective program to prohibit money laundering. Federal prosecutors stated that the charges stemmed from transactions conducted from November 2003 through... - Axis Surplus Insurance Company ordered to pay $42.5 million settlement to condo developers
Panama City Beach, FL: (Jan-28-08) Panama City Beach Condos, a real estate developer, brought charges against Axis Surplus Insurance Company, stemming from a Hurricane Dennis insurance claim. Sources stated that shortly after receiving all of the evidence in the case, the eight-person jury returned an unanimous verdict in favor of Panama City Beach Condos... - Heavy Metal Contamination, Asarco Mining Company agrees to $20.7 million environmental and personal injury settlement
Ottawa County, OK: (Jan-28-08) Over 200 families filed a civil suit against Asarco Mining Company, alleging that contamination caused by high levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and other heavy metals, resulted in health problems in children. The suit stated blood tests showed that residents in the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Ottawa County had high levels of... - Albuquerque Public School District Seduced Student Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: The parents of a teenager filed a lawsuit against the school district claiming former Cibola High School tennis coach, Jos Leyva, seduced her. Leyva worked as a substitute teacher from April 2002 until July 2005, when he was fired. He was a tennis coach at Cibola for one season from September 2004 to May 2005. The lawsuit claimed Leyva,... - Insurance company Chubb Group pays $750,000 settlement after falsifying financial reports at the Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI: (Jan-27-08) Milwaukee County brought charges against the Milwaukee Public Museum's insurance company, Chubb Group, for losses that the museum suffered under its former management. Sources stated that in 2005, the museum acknowledged that its multimillion-dollar endowment had been drained for museum operating expenses. Records show that Terry... - Averted Hit and Run, David Kyle Smith ordered to pay $450,000 after driving by a police car accident
Staunton, VA: (Jan-27-08) Waynesboro Police Officer Jessie Shaver brought charges against David Kyle Smith, the driver of an SUV, who drove by a hit and run accident that left Shaver severely injured and unconscious. Smith initially faced a hit-and-run charge because he never stopped for the downed officer, but continued to his girlfriend's house five mile... - Medical Technology, Ventana Medical Systems Inc. pays CytoLogix Corp. $49 million patent infringement settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Jan-26-08) CytoLogix Corp. brought patent infringement lawsuits against Oro Valley-based Ventana Medical Systems Inc., over medical technology for diagnosing cancer and other diseases. As part of a settlement reached, sources close to the case stated that Ventana Medical Systems Inc. agreed to pay $49 million to CytoLogix Corp. to settle the p... - Numbing Fumes, Conker Shoe Co. pays author $225,000 personal injury settlement
Totnes, England: (Jan-25-08) Joan Brady, a Whitbread prize-winning author, filed charges against the Conker Shoe Co., alleging that the fumes from the factory were detrimental to her career. Brady, 67, said she was forced to work on less demanding novels when the fumes from chemicals used at the Conker Shoe next to her former home allegedly caused her le... - Zantac Patent, GlaxoSmithKline and Cypress Pharmaceutical settle patent infringement dispute
New York, NY: (Jan-28-08) Drug developer Cypress Pharmaceutical Inc. had been locked in a patent infringement lawsuit with a unit of British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC related to a generic version of Glaxo's Zantac syrup to treat symptoms of heartburn. Sources close to the case stated that privately held Cypress Pharma said Glaxo agreed not to assert i... - Hallandale Beach pays former police officer $100,000 settlement after firing him for using excessive force
Hallandale Beach, FL: (Jan-28-08) Talous Cirilo, a former Hallandale Beach Police Officer, brought two lawsuits against the city, alleging wrongdoing in the department and City Hall. The suit stated that Police Chief Thomas Magill falsified evidence, leading to Cirilo's firing. Hallandale officials fired Cirilo, alleging excessive use of force, even though... - Power Outages, Exelon Corp. agrees to $55 million settlement in code violation dispute with the city of Chicago
Washington, DC: (Jan-28-08) The city of Chicago brought charges against Exelon Corp., which operates utilities in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest, alleging among other things, that its subsidiary Commonwealth Edison Co. had municipal code violations at its premises. The suit was filed over the costs of various power outages. Sources close to the case stated t... - UnumProvident Corp. Deceptive Practices Settlement
Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged the disability insurance company with deceptive practices and claimed it made secret payments to brokers. The case claimed Unum improperly compensated brokers who pitched several insurance companies' policies to prospective customers. According to the terms of the settlement, UnumProvident will... - Rose Art Industries Ordered to pay $300,000 penalty for Failing to Report Hazards with Children's Soap Making Kit.
The US Product Safety Commission announced on June 27th, 2005 that Rose Art Industries and the Commission had reached a provisional settlement for failing to report significant product safety information to the Commission as required by law. The settlement involves a civil penalty of $300,000 against the manufacturer for failing to inform the government... - Stevens Hospital pays Cytolab Pathology Services $1.35 million breach of contract settlement
Edmonds, WA: (Jan-24-08) Cytolab Pathology Services Inc., a Lynnwood pathology lab, brought a lawsuit against Stevens Hospital, over a contractual dispute between the parties. Sources stated that the issue dated back to 2006, when the hospital terminated its annual contract with Cytolab Pathology Services. The business had managed the hospital's pathology...