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New York, NY: (Jan-15-08) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Local 28 of the Sheet Metal Workers, a union that critics have called one of the city's most notorious for racial discrimination, alleging that the union discriminated against black and Hispanic sheet metal workers. Sources stated that the complaints agai... - Golf Course Taxes, Virginia Beach Development Authority pays $14,000 in unpaid taxes
Virginia Beach, VA: (Jan-14-08) The commissioner of revenue's office brought charges against the Virginia Beach Development Authority, over unpaid taxes at the old TPC golf course. Sources stated that the dispute stemmed from the city's buying the former Virginia Beach Tournament Players Club in fall 2006. The price was $4.54 million. City leaders kept Tou... - East Hardin Middle School pays mother $3,000 settlement after kicking her son off the cheer leading team because his is a boy
Glendale, KY: (Jan-14-08) Melissa Barner, the mother of 13-year-old Bobby Thorn, brought a discrimination lawsuit against East Hardin Middle School in Glendale, KY, alleging that her son was deliberately ousted from the school's cheer leading team. Sources stated that Thorn wanted to be the only boy on his school's cheer leading squad, but that he was not... - Schwalbach Holdings, Inc. agrees to pay $40,500 settlement after firing an employee with multiple sclerosis
Worthington, MN: (Jan-13-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunities Commission (EEOC) brought charges against Schwalbach Holdings, Inc., alleging that the company fired a man when he revealed he had multiple sclerosis. The suit, filed in September 2006, accused Schwalbach Holdings, which owns and operates Schwalbach Ace Hardware in Worthington, of violating... - Infrared Technology, Flight Safety Technologies Inc. pays Analogic Corp. $100,000 license infringement settlement
Boston, MA: (Jan-13-08) Analogic Corp., a Peabody-based company, brought charges against Flight Safety Technologies Inc. (FST) and Sanders Design International (SDI), alleging license infringement. The suit, filed in 2006, claimed that FST infringed on licensing rights to infrared, anti-missile technology for commercial aircraft by signing a development ag... - Lafayette General Medical Center agrees to $1.9 million settlement after allowing doctors to perform unnecessary procedures
Lafayette, LA: (Jan-13-08) The US Department of Justice brought charges against Lafayette General Medical Center, alleging that the facility defrauded federal and state health plans. The suit accused cardiologist, Dr. Mehmood Patel of 93 counts of health care fraud for performing medically unnecessary procedures on patients between 1999 and 2004. Sources c... - Prizant's flooring company agrees to fill orders or refund customer's money after going out of business without notice
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jan-13-08) The Pennsylvania Attorney General's office brought charges against Prizant's, alleging that the flooring company went out of business without warning. The suit claimed that the company, which shut 10 stores in December 2007, engaged in deceptive practices for taking orders until the day it closed its stores. In a recent developm... - Family awarded $2 million settlement after man died while in police custody
Phoenix, AZ: (Jan-14-08) The family of Brian Crenshaw brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Maricopa County, after Crenshaw fell from a four-foot bunk, resulting in his death. The suit stated that the accident occurred after Crenshaw was put in isolation. He allegedly had a fight with the guards. While in isolation, he fell from the bunk. He was taken t... - State of Alaska pays two foster boys $2.4 million negligence settlement
Anchorage, AK: (Jan-14-08) A.J. and D.D., two unnamed boys aged 17 and 18, brought a lawsuit against the state, alleging that they were abused and neglected in and out of foster care. The suit accused the state of failing to protect the boys from their own families, who were dysfunctional from drug use and alcohol abuse, and that things only got worse when... - City of Easton pays former employee $250,000 wrongful termination settlement
Easton, NJ: (Jan-14-08) Joseph Welsh, a former city employee, and his wife, Sharon Davis, brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against the city of Easton, alleging that the city violated Welsh's First and 14th Amendment rights in December 2005. The suit stated that Welsh was terminated because he opposed racial and gender discrimination in city hall. The... - Albert D. Seeno Construction Co. pays $2.9 million civil settlement in environmental lawsuit
Concord, CA: (Jan-14-08) The government brought a civil lawsuit against Albert D. Seeno Construction Co., alleging that the company improperly filled two water features in the Mira Vista development. Sources stated that a 1979 Environmental Impact Report, however, failed to identify any water features on the property and the city of Antioch did not require... - Beem Irrigation Inc. agrees to $77,000 settlement for employee racial discrimination and retaliation
Jessup, MD: (Jan-13-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought charges against Beem Irrigation Inc., a Jessup-based irrigation company, alleging that it discriminated against employees because of their Hispanic origins. The EEOC filed suit on behalf of employees Rene Merino, Marvin Ceron, Ronald Martinez, Nelson Rivas and others, cha... - Hexavalent Chromium, Honeywell Inc. pays $25 million settlement for groundwater contamination
Hudson County, NJ: (Jan-13-08) The Jersey City Incinerator Authority and Jersey City Municipal Authority brought charges against Honeywell Inc., which is based in Morristown, over the company's predecessor; Mutual Chemical Co.'s dumping of hexavalent chromium on city land. Related to the chemical dumping, was a lawsuit brought by the Hackensack Riverkeeper... - Man awarded $3.5 million after spending 15 years in jail for a crime he did not commit
Billings, MT: (Jan-13-08) Jim Bromgard, a former Billings resident, brought a wrongful imprisonment and conviction lawsuit against the state, alleging that he spent more than 15 years in prison over rape charges. The suit stated that Bromgard was convicted in 1987 of raping a child in Billings, and a judge sentenced him to 40 years in prison. He served 15... - Educational Infomercials, Whitney Information Network refunds $1 million to customers for false and misleading advertising
Cape Coral, FL: (Jan-10-08) The Florida Attorney General's office brought charges against Whitney Information Network, and its companies, including Millionaire University and Whitney Intelligence Academy, alleging that they used deceptive advertising and misleading business practices. The suit claimed that the companies made misleading statements in infome... - City of Rosemead pays former employee $330,000 settlement after allegedly being harassed by a city councilman
Rosemead, CA: (Jan-10-08) Valerie Mazone, a city employee, brought charges against the city, alleging that she was sexually harassed by Councilman John Nu ez from summer 2005 to January 2007. Records show that Mazone has been on administrative leave since filing the suit. In his defense, Nu ez said that on the advice of his lawyer, he's remained silent sin... - Man awarded multi million dollar settlement after spending 23 years in prison
Philadelphia, PA: (Jan-10-08) Nicholas Yarris, a former death-row inmate exonerated by DNA tests, brought a lawsuit against Delaware County, where he was prosecuted, after 23 years in prison on murder and rape charges. Yarris stated that he had first asked for the tests 16 years earlier, but the request had been denied. Linda Mae Craig was found murdered,... - Tree Stands, Ardisam Inc. pays $420,000 settlement for failing to report defective product to government officials
Milwaukee, WI: (Jan-10-08) The government brought a lawsuit against Ardisam Inc., of Cumberland, alleging that the Wisconsin-based manufacturer failed to immediately report that hunters were seriously injured using its tree stands. The suit claimed that the company recalled 78,000 of its Big Foot and Lite Foot stands in July 2004. The stands were designed... - Duplin County pays Johnston Ambulance Service, Inc. $25,000 settlement for breach of contract
Kenansville, NC: (Jan-10-08) Johnston Ambulance Service, Inc. of Goldsboro (JAS) brought a lawsuit against Duplin County, alleging breach of contract. The lawsuit by JAS was a result of allegations made in April 2006 against former Duplin County EMS director Curtis Brock and former employee Barbara Coman, regarding improper involvement of Duplin County EMS... - Meade Instruments Corp. agrees to pay a substantial settlement to resolve a product naming and intellectual property dispute
Irvine, CA: (Jan-10-08) Star Instruments and RC Optical Systems brought a lawsuit against Meade Instruments Corp., a leading designer and manufacturer of optical products, including telescopes, riflescopes, binoculars and microscopes, and its dealers, alleging that the company named its product so as to mislead customers. As part of a settlement reached, M...