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Washington - Securities and Exchange Commission regulators filed charges against the Millennium Partners former trader after he allegedly violated a settlement reached in 2003. The previous late trading settlement banned Markovitz from associating with investment advisers. He formed an investment adviser incorporated called Saxum Ltd. in the Cayman Isla... - New Jersey Institute of Technology pays $150,000 settlement in hazardous waste violations lawsuit
New York, NY: (Jan-04-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, alleging that the college had several violations at its facility. Among other allegations, the EPA stated that the college failed to determine which of the wastes that it generates are hazardous, obtain a p... - Nabors Industries Ltd. pays $2.85 million for misdated stock option grants
Houston, TX: (Jan-04-08) A shareholders lawsuit was filed against Nabors Industries Ltd, the world's largest onshore oil and gas drilling contractor, over the company's past stock option grant practices. The suit stemmed from a 2007 investigation that revealed that several of the company's past stock option grants were misdated, but there was no evidence o... - Campaign Contributions, $260,000 settlement reached in election fraud lawsuit
Frankfort, KY: (Jan-04-07) State prosecutors brought charges against Phillip Dufour, an employee of state road contractor Elmo Greer & Sons of London, alleging that the Kentucky man took part in making illegal campaign contributions to a number of candidates in the 2007 governor's race, including former Gov. Ernie Fletcher who was defeated in his re-electi... - Cedardale Inc. pays $20,000 fine for wastewater violations at children's park
Worcester, MA: (Jan-04-08) Martha Coakley, State Attorney General, brought charges against Haverhill-based Cedardale Inc., alleging that the operator of the largest health club facility in New England discharged chlorine into the Merrimack River. The suit stemmed from a complaint filed, related to an incident in the summer of 2004, when Cedardale was accus... - St. John Volunteer Fire Department agrees to undisclosed settlement for wrongful termination
St. Johns, CA: (Jan-04-08) Vince Casboni has been in the spotlight ever since members of the St. John Volunteer Fire Department voted to remove him for allegedly failing to follow orders twice during a sixth-month period in 2005. Sources stated that Casboni filed suit, challenging that vote, stating that he wished to clear his family name. Officials close... - Peters Township School District pays former high school principal $130,000 settlement for discrimination and wrongful termination
Canonsburg, PA: (Jan-05-08) Thomas Hajzus, Peters Township School District principal, brought a lawsuit against the district, alleging that he was discriminated against because he suffered from depression and anxiety. The suit claimed that Hajzus was removed as high school principal in 2002 and given a newly created post with the same annual pay, $92,000,... - March Networks E-Watch Patent Settlement
New York - E-Watch was in a patent dispute with the provider of Internet Protocol based digital video surveillance solutions. Without the admission regarding the validity, enforceability or infringement of any E-Watch patents, March Networks has agreed to pay E-Watch a $2 million settlement. (Oct-07-06) [ INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS TIMES: PATENT ] ... - Chemical Anti-Icing, Family awarded $550,000 wrongful death settlement after woman died in car crash
Santa Fe, NM: (Jan-03-08) The family of Patricia Vigil-Booth, 53, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the state Department of Transportation, after Booth died in a road accident on Dec. 15, 2006. Records state that the death occurred when her car slammed into another car being loaded onto a tow truck. It was the fourth and final crash that day on the... - Inmate Abuse, State of Wyoming awards inmate an undisclosed settlement after being assaulted by his cell mate
Cheyenne, WY: (Jan-02-08) A former prison inmate brought charges against the state of Wyoming, alleging that he was beaten and sexually assaulted by another inmate at the state penitentiary in Rawlins. Sources close to the case stated that in the federal lawsuit filed in 2007, the former inmate claimed he had warned officials at the Rawlins prison when he... - Abortion Rights, Legislator Vaughn Flora agrees to confidential settlement after physically harming protester
Topeka, KS: (Jan-02-08) Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, brought charges against Vaughn Flora, a legislator, alleging that his civil rights were violated. The suit stemmed from an altercation between the two at the Kansas State Fair. The altercation occurred in September 2006, as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat seeking... - Wastewater Bacteria, City of Ashton pays $10,000 settlement for violating the federal Clean Water Act
Boise, ID: (Jan-03-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the city of Ashton, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit stemmed from violations that were reported between 2002 and 2006 at the eastern Idaho city's wastewater treatment plant. Records show that the city owns and operates the facility, wh... - Sidewalk Fall, City of Lodi pays woman $130,000 personal injury settlement
Lodi, CA: (Jan-03-08) Margaret Stewart, a Lodi woman, brought a personal injury lawsuit against the city of Lodi, alleging that she sustained severe injuries after she tripped and fell on a city sidewalk. On June 20, 2007, Stewart, a Neighborhood Watch leader, was being interviewed by a Lodi newspaper reporter in her east Lodi subdivision when she tripped... - Auto Dealer Advertising, Eight Massachusetts auto dealerships pay $290,000 fine for misleading marketing
Boston, MA: (Jan-03-08) State Attorney General Martha Coakley's office brought charges against eight Massachusetts auto dealerships, alleging that they used misleading techniques in newspaper ads to attract car buyers. The suit claimed that some dealers misrepresented rebates that weren't universally available by failing to conspicuously display certain co... - Heating Oil Spill, Quaker Farms Elementary School pays $13,000 DEP fine after leaking tank was found
Oxford, CT: (Jan-03-08) The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection brought charges against Quaker Farms Elementary School, over environmental damage that resulted from the 2006 heating oil spill at the school. Sources stated that over 3,000 gallons of heating oil were missing from the 6,000-gallon tank when it was unearthed before Thanksgiving... - Flash Memory, PNY Technologies pays SanDisk Corporation undisclosed patent infringement settlement
Milpitas, CA: (Jan-03-08) SanDisk Corporation brought charges against PNY Technologies, alleging that the company infringed on its patents. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement agreement reached between the two parties, PNY has signed a patent cross license agreement with SanDisk to settle patent cases filed by SanDisk in 2007 in F... - Jesuit Abuse, Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus awards 16 abuse victims a $5 million clergy abuse settlement
Spokane, WA: (Jan-03-07) Sixteen people brought a lawsuit against the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuit Order of Priests, an order of Roman Catholic priests, alleging that they were sexually abused while attending a boarding school on an American Indian reservation. The suit stated that the Jesuits operated St. Mary's Mission and School ne... - Tax Discrepancies, Northwest Airlines pays IRS $12.6 million settlement for taxes and interest
Minneapolis, MN: (Jan-03-08) The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) brought charges against Northwest Airlines over tax discrepancies in their bankruptcy filings. Sources stated that Northwest has been settling the last of its bankruptcy claims since exiting Chapter 11 protection in May 2007. Records show that the IRS informed the company that it had signifi... - Securities Settlement, LCC International, Inc. securities lawsuit ends in cash penalty and stock conversion
McLean, VA: (Jan-03-08) LCC International, Inc. top officials announced recently that the company had reached an agreement with those stockholders that participated in the Company's April 2007 $17 million private placement of securities, which covers the Company's obligation to register shares issued in the offering. The announcement claimed that under the... - E-Mail Records, City of Kingman pays $40,000 unfair bill
Kingman, AZ: (Jan-02-07) Travin Pennington brought a lawsuit against the city of Kingman, alleging that he incurred a bill of $40,000 in attorney's fees as part of his seven-month battle with the city for e-mail records. Records show that in June 2007, Pennington filed public records requests for thousands of pages of e-mails from then-City Manager Paul B...