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Watertown, NY: (Jan-24-08) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed charges against DealMaker Auto Group, alleging that the Watertown dealership participated in delinquent loan repayments on vehicles it took as trade-ins. The suit claimed that the company systematically delayed paying off vehicles accepted in trade for new cars throughout 2007, affecti... - Bunge North America Inc. Pollution Emissions Settlement
St. Louis, MO: The US Department of Justice and the federal Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against the oilseed processing company regarding pollution emissions. The case involved 12 soybean processing plants and corn mills in eight states throughout the US. The lawsuit claimed Bunge violated the Clean Air Act by constructing major modif... - Spherix Inc. Contract Dispute Settlement
Beltsville, MD: The US Department of Agriculture filed charges against the provider of biotech and information technology services over contacts with the National Park Service and the Forest Service. Spherix agreed to a $6 million settlement. Under the terms of the settlement, Spherix's current national park reservation system will be phased out when Re... - Lead Paint Poisoning, Jury awards boy $6 million personal injury settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Jan-23-08) Chantey Holmes, the mother of 8-year-old Antonio Ross Jr., brought a lawsuit against Garden Village Realty Corp. and property manager Regional Management Inc., claiming they ignored her complaints about the condition of the paint in her apartment and leaks in the roof and ceiling. The suit also saw the 8-year-old boy allege that... - Police Dog Bite, Washington County awards family $82,500 personal injury settlement after son required 187 stitches to his face after the attack
Hillsboro, OR: (Jan-23-08) The parents of Tyler Cox brought a lawsuit against Washington County after the boy was bitten by a deputy's police dog in 2004. The suit stated that on the night of the November 2004 attack, Kelly McLeod, a Washington County sheriff's deputy and Tyler's mother, along with the dog's handler, sheriff's Deputy Charles Irving, had le... - Motorcycle Accident, Matthew Miller pays $300,000 wrongful death settlement after fatal crash
Dover, PA: (Jan-23-08) Rhonda Mann brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Matthew Miller and M.A. Miller Farms of Dover, after a fatal 2006 traffic crash caused the death of 51-year-old husband Keith Mann. The suit stated that Miller, who was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the crash, was glancing at his nearby cornfield and re... - Racist Voicemail, Stamford Board of Education pays student $37,500 settlement after failing to protect her from racial discrimination
Stamford, CT: (Jan-23-08) The family of Candace Owens, a former Stamford High student, brought a lawsuit against the Board of Education, alleging that the city failed to protect her rights when students who left her threatening and racist voicemail messages were allowed to attend school with her. The suit stated that the city failed to act in part because... - Monster Stock Options, CEO Andrew McKelvey ordered to pay $276,000 SEC settlement for backdating employee stock options
New York, NY: (Jan-23-08) Federal regulators brought charges against Andrew McKelvey, the former CEO of Monster Worldwide Inc., alleging that he engaged in a scheme to backdate stock options to employees of the online job-search company. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) stated that options are usually granted at the price of a company's stock on... - University Basketball Coach, Ball State University pays former employee $200,000 racial discrimination and retaliation settlement
Muncie, IN: (Jan-23-08) Ronny Thompson, former Ball State basketball coach, brought a lawsuit against the university, alleging that he faced racial harassment while on the job. Sources stated that Thompson, a son of Hall of Fame coach John Thompson, resigned in July after alleging racial harassment and retaliation by the university for his complaints of hara... - Apartment Appointment, Pine Properties Inc. pays $158,000 housing discrimination settlement
Lowell, MA: (Jan-22-08) The US Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Pine Properties Inc. and six affiliate companies, alleging that it discriminated against Cambodian-Americans who tried to rent apartments. The suit claimed that the defendants, who own and operate 13 rental properties in Lowell, refused to show available apartments to Cambodian-... - Varsity Diver, Niagara-Wheatfield High School pays former student an undisclosed settlement after suffering head injuries during a swim team practice
Lockport, NY: (Jan-22-08) The parents of Samantha Taglienti, a Niagara-Wheatfield High School swimmer, brought a lawsuit against the school after the girl struck her forehead on the springboard doing a back flip during a varsity swim team practice Oct. 21, 2002. Records show that as a result of the accident, she suffered long-lasting headaches and other ai... - Ballot Device, Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes
San Francisco, CA: (Jan-22-08) The city of San Francisco brought a lawsuit against Omaha-based Election Systems and Software (ES&S), over costs the city incurred in meeting new state certification requirements for the company's AutoMARK ballot marking devices. The suit claimed that problems with the ES&S machines resulted in prolonged hand counts of votes... - Compound License, Palatin Technologies pays Competitive Technologies $800,000 agreement dispute settlement.
Cranbury, NJ: (Jan-22-08) Competitive Technologies, Inc. brought charges against biodrug developer Palatin Technologies, Inc., over a license agreement dispute. As part of the settlement, the existing license agreement between Palatin and Competitive Technologies has been terminated. Competitive Technologies is a Fairfield, CT-based company that provides t... - Chlorine Release, Pioneer Americas pays $75,000 fine for environmental violations
Tacoma, WA: (Jan-21-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Pioneer Americas, LLC, alleging that the company failed to report the release of nearly 900 lbs of chlorine from their Tacoma facility in a timely manner. The suit stated that the facility did not immediately notify local and state agencies about the chlorine relea... - Tanning Salon Defamation, WDIO-TV pays undisclosed settlement after reporting false information about a business owner
Duluth, MN: (Jan-21-08) Franklin Curtiss, owner of two Baja Tanning salons, brought a lawsuit against WDIO-TV, alleging that the television station made false statements about him on its news broadcasts and web site in February, May, June, and September of 2005. The suit stated that WDIO-TV defamed him in its reporting after he was charged with videotaping... - Social Worker, David Benedix agrees to pay back $19,615 after accepting fees by misrepresentation
Avoca, IA: (Jan-21-08) The Iowa Board of Social Work brought charges against Avoca social worker David Benedix, alleging that he falsified client records, accepted fees by misrepresentation, violated rules related to social work practice, and engaged in unethical conduct detrimental to the public. Records show that Benedix co-owned and operated Phoenix Famil... - Chicago pays elderly man $125,000 personal injury settlement after being brutally beaten by a city police officer
Chicago, IL: (Jan-21-08) Randle Miles, an elderly man, brought a police misconduct civil lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was brutally assaulted by Officer William Cozzi. Records show that Cozzi, 50, pleaded guilty in 2007 to misdemeanor battery in the 2005 incident. The suit said that there was video evidence that showed Cozzi shackling Miles' l... - Sunbather Accident, City of Coronado pays $141,000 personal injury settlement after woman was run over by a lifeguard's truck
Fresno, CA: (Jan-21-08) Sarah Bouvet, a 24-year-old woman, brought a lawsuit against the city of Coronado, after she was run over by a lifeguard truck while sunbathing on the beach in 2005. The suit stated that as a result of the accident, Bouvet was hospitalized for two days with injuries to her lower body after the right tires of a lifeguard's truck ran... - Olin Corp. Mercury Pollution Settlement Offer
McIntosh, AL: A pollution lawsuit was filed on behalf of hundreds of McIntosh residents over alleged mercury contamination on their property. Olin used mercury to produce chlorine at its south Alabama plant for more than 20 years, but the use of the harmful chemical ended in 1974 and the plant closed in 1982. Olin has made a $3 million settlement offer... - US Government awards family $750,000 settlement after woman dies after undergoing eight surgeries in 35 days
Jacksonville, FL: (Jan-18-08) The family of Betty Jean Plato, a Middleburg woman, brought a lawsuit against the government, after Plato died after undergoing eight surgeries in just over a month at Jacksonville Naval Hospital. Hospital records show that Plato, 76, died in 2005 of a blood infection after showing up with abdominal pain at the hospital emer...