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Chicago, IL: (Jan-18-08) A shareholders lawsuit was brought against certain current and former directors of US meat company Tyson Foods Inc., alleging that there was a breach of duties in connection with consulting contracts for Don Tyson in 2001 and 2004. Sources close to the case claimed that as part of a settlement reached, former senior chairman Don Ty... - Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims
Jackson, MS: (Jan-18-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Vicksburg attorney Robert Arledge, who was convicted in an investigation of false diet drug settlement claims in Mississippi. The suit stated that Arledge, 50, had been charged with knowingly allowing clients to make claims of about $250,000 each even though they had no legitimate reason. ... - 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... - Hudson's Western Reserve Academy awards $18 million personal injury settlement to two burn victims
Hudson, OH: (Jan-17-08) Two students, Calais Weber and Cecelia Chen, brought lawsuits against Hudson's Western Reserve Academy, after they were seriously burned in a chemistry lab fire two years ago. Records show that Calais, now 17, was the most seriously injured in the fire at the private school. Burns covered 46 percent of her body. Calais was taken to... - Payday Lending, Check n' Go agrees to $100,000 settlement after violating state laws
Richmond, VA: (Jan-17-08) The State Corporation Commission brought charges against Check n' Go, the nation's second largest payday lender, alleging that the company violated numerous state laws regulating the industry. The State Corporation Commission stated that it cannot disclose which laws Check n' Go violated because such reports are kept confidential... - LandAmerica Financial Corp. Group Inc. agrees to $3.5 million settlement in unfair insurance practices lawsuit.
San Jose, CA: (Jan-16-08) The Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner brought lawsuits against several LandAmerica companies, alleging unfair practices in rating and underwriting, including failure to follow their own rates, resulting in premium overcharges for many consumers purchasing residential title insurance policies. The c... - Tentative $600,000 settlement in wrongful imprisonment lawsuit
Piketon, OH: (Jan-17-08) Kenneth Moore, a man who admitted to shooting and killing a man was freed from prison after winning an appeal, brought a lawsuit against the State of Ohio, alleging that he didn't receive proper counsel. Records stated that Darrel Benner was fatally shot 13 years ago inside a Piketon home. Moore, who admitted to pulling the trigg... - Business Transaction, Hillsborough Resources Limited pays $78,000 settlement
Vancouver, Canada: (Jan-17-08) Several plaintiffs brought a lawsuit against Hillsborough Resources Limited, seeking $21 million, alleging that a failed business transaction resulted in significant losses to the plaintiffs. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had agreed to resolve the lawsuit by entering into a settlement agreement. Under the... - Coal Waste, Massey Energy pays $20 million in civil penalties and invests $10 million in pollution control improvements
Washington, DC: (Jan-18-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Richmond-based Massey Energy, alleging that the company polluted hundreds of waterways in West Virginia and Kentucky with coal waste. EPA officials state that some of the discharges were more than ten times the amounts allowed by state permits, and that the com... - Clergy Abuse, Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph awards teenage boy $45,000 settlement
Kansas City, MO: (Jan-16-08) An unidentified Kansas City-area man brought a lawsuit against the Diocese of Kansas City-St. Joseph, alleging that Thomas Reardon and Thomas O'Brien sexually abused a non-catholic 16-year-old boy. Sources stated that over a dozen men have sued O'Brien and the diocese, and 14 have sued Reardon and the church. One has settled, a... - 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... - Othello Community Hospital pay $80,000 wrongful termination settlement
Othello, WA: (Jan-15-08) Sue Hobler-Inks, a former hospital employee, brought a lawsuit against Othello Community Hospital and its administrator Harry Geller, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated from her job. Hobler-Inks claimed in her suit that she was fired in retaliation for her audits of hospital administration and participation in hospital dis... - William Borchard and William Raben pay $65,000 settlement for insider trading
San Francisco, CA: (Jan-15-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against William Borchard and William Raben, two former PricewaterhouseCoopers employees in San Francisco, alleging that they engaged in insider trading. The suit stated that former senior associate Borchard allegedly told his friend and coworker Raben, on six dif... - Mars Hill Graduate School of Seattle awards former employee $300,000 discrimination and harassment settlement
Seattle, WA: (Jan-15-08) Heather Parkinson-Webb, a female faculty member, brought a lawsuit against Mars Hill Graduate School of Seattle, alleging that she faced harassment and discrimination at work. The suit claimed that Parkinson-Webb, who was also one of the seven founders of the Christian-based school, faced harassment when her contract was not renewe... - University Dean, Florida Gulf Coast University agrees to undisclosed age and gender discrimination settlement
Miami, FL: (Jan-15-08) Johnny McGaha, 64, former chairman and dean of professional studies at Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU), brought charges against the college, alleging that he was demoted because of age and gender discriminatory practices that were rife at the university. McGaha was allegedly reassigned in 2005 to a criminal justice professorship... - Employee Discrimination, Supreme Corp. and Supreme Northwest LLC ordered to pay $427,000 racial bias and harassment settlement
Portland, OR: (Jan-15-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought charges against Supreme Corp. and Supreme Northwest LLC, alleging that the company discriminated against its employees. The EEOC lawsuit claimed that the Indiana-based automotive manufacturer harassed and subjected seven employees at its Woodburn facility to disparate t... - Mamaroneck pays Westchester Day School $4.75 million settlement after denying permission to erect a new building on its campus
Mamaroneck, NY: (Jan-15-08) The Westchester Day School brought charges against the village of Mamaroneck, after being denied permission to erect a new building on its campus. The suit, brought by the 60-year-old Orthodox Jewish School, stated that the village denied its application to add a fifth building to its 25-acre campus. Sources close to the case st... - Jack-in-the Box pays undisclosed racial discrimination settlement to two customers
Edwardsville, IL: (Jan-15-08) Norieko Johnson of Edwardsville and Vanessa Hill of Alton, two black women, brought a lawsuit against Jack-in-the Box, a restaurant, alleging that a worker screamed racial insults at them during a visit there four years ago. The suit stated that the incident occurred around 6:30 pm on Feb. 25, 2004, at the restaurant on Troy R... - 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...