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Wenatchee, WA: (Dec-26-07) Robert "Roby" Roberson, a former pastor at the East Wenatchee Pentecostal Church, brought a lawsuit against the city of Wenatchee alleging that he was wrongfully arrested for an alleged involvement in a sex ring at the church. Sources stated that Robertson was one of dozens of people arrested during an investigation into the sex... - Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Inc. Policyholder Premiums Settlement
Louisville - In November 2005, the Kentucky Office of Insurance ordered Anthem to repay $23.7 million to 81,000 policyholders for errors in Medicare supplement rates. Anthem overpaid providers for medical claims and began recouping the excess payments. The inaccurate claims payments and resulting overestimation of medical trends were used to justify inc... - South Jersey Transportation Authority Trump Entertainment Development Agreement Breach Settlement
Washington - Trump Entertainment Resorts filed a lawsuit against the authority for allegedly breaching a development agreement. South Jersey Transportation Authority agreed to pay Donald Trump's company a $1.75 million settlement. (Sep-28-06) [ HOUSTON CHRONICLE: TRUMP SETTLEMENT ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to... - Co-Op Reserve, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association ordered to pay $100 million settlement to tobacco growers in four states
Lexington, KY: (Dec-19-07) Over 198,000 past and present tobacco growers in four states brought a lawsuit against Lexington-based Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, and 54 of its officers, directors and former directors, over the tens of millions of dollars the co-op held in reserve since at least 1992. The suit, filed in 2003, also asked for... - Telemarketing Timeshare, Equity Marketing Corp. pays $95,000 settlement for deceptive advertising
Orlando, FL: (Dec-18-07) The Florida Attorney General's office brought charges against Equity Marketing Corp., alleging that the Altamonte Springs-based company, which operates under the name Resort Equity Marketing, used deceptive marketing and advertising tactics. The suit claimed that the company used misleading telemarketing pitches to obtain clients f... - Kerosene Leak, Rivermead, Inc., et al. pays $50,000 fine for mobile home park environmental clean up
Hartford, CT: (Dec-18-07) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Department of Environmental Protection brought charges against Rivermead, Inc., Brewer Family Partnership, Brewer Family LLC, and Colonial Mobile Home Park, Inc., current and previous owners or operators of two adjacent mobile home parks, Rivermead and Colonial, alleging that the two lar... - Accounting Fraud, US Foodservice former CEO pays $8 million settlement to Royal Ahold
Baltimore, MD: (Dec-18-07) Royal Ahold, a Dutch food company, brought charges against former CEO of Columbia-based US Foodservice James Miller, over a billion dollar accounting scandal in 2003 that caused Ahold to pay shareholders more than $1 billion in damages. Sources stated that Miller headed US Foodservice when accounting irregularities surfaced in 20... - Market Timing, Morgan Stanley pays $17 million SEC fine after financial advisers engaged in deceptive trading practices
Washington, DC: (Dec-18-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Morgan Stanley, alleging that the company failed to supervise four former financial advisers who are accused of engaging in deceptive trading practices. The suit claimed that the advisers opened multiple accounts for their hedge fund customers to allow the hedge f... - Wastewater Violations, Cyril-Scott agrees to pay $80,000 EPA fine for plant violations
Lancaster, OH: (Dec-17-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Cyril-Scott, a specialty printing company based in Pleasant Township, over violations of the company's wastewater treatment plant. The parties reached a settlement in August 2006, requiring the company to discontinue use of its wastewater treatment plant and... - Ammonia Spill, Cabot Creamery pays $100,000 fine for environmental violations
Burlington, VT: (Dec-17-07) Federal prosecutors brought charges against Cabot Creamery, alleging that the facility was responsible for a chemical spill that happened 2 1/2 years ago. Sources stated that the three gallon ammonia leak into the Winooski River occurred as the company was upgrading a refrigeration system. It killed 15,000 fish over a five mile... - Retailer Fraud, Former Boston Baby president pays $41,000 settlement to employees for back pay and vacation time
Boston, MA: (Dec-17-07) The Attorney General's Office brought charges against Harvey Slobodkin, the former president of retailer Boston Baby, claiming that he owed money to a dozen employees for back pay and unused vacation time. Another case filed against Slobodkin on behalf of nearly 1,000 former customers, following the retail chain's sudden closing in... - Record Keeping, City of Jacksonville pays IRS $140,000 fine for accounting flaws
Jacksonville, FL: (Dec-17-07) The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) brought charges against the city of Jacksonville, after a recent audit uncovered record keeping flaws. The suit stated that the city allowed employees to use city issued phones for personal business, without counting any portion of the service as taxable income. Further, it was accused of al... - Asbestos Violations, Community Development Corporation of Kansas City pays $450,000 settlement involving construction site asbestos
Kansas City, MO: (Dec-17-07) The state of Missouri and Kansas City brought charges against Community Development Corporation of Kansas City (CDC-KC), a developer of a large retail and residential project in Kansas City, alleging that it violated several Missouri asbestos laws. The suit was over the construction of Citadel Plaza, to be built at 63rd Street an... - SafeHouse Center, $483,856 settlement in fiscal mismanagement lawsuit
Washtenaw County, MI: (Dec-08-07) A federal lawsuit was brought against SafeHouse Center, a Washtenaw County shelter for sexual abuse and domestic violence victims, alleging that the facility violated federal laws related to its financial disclosures. The suit claimed money from federal grants that were channeled through the state and given to SafeHouse be... - Medical Malpractice Insurance, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society returns $84 million to the state of Maryland
Annapolis, MD: (Dec-13-07) The state brought charges against Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland, the state's largest malpractice insurer, over rising malpractice insurance rates during the past several years. As part of a settlement reached, Medical Mutual will return $84.1 million to the state to make up for subsidies that helped softe... - Traffic Signal, State awards family $10 million settlement after son was severely injured in an auto accident
Lincoln, NE: (Dec-13-07) Gail Fickle, the mother of Jacob Wagner, brought a lawsuit against the state of Nebraska, alleging that the state failed to repair a faulty signal at a highway intersection near Schuyler, despite complaints it was not working. Sources stated that two traffic signals, one for southbound traffic, the other for westbound, each flashed... - Solid Waste, Waste Management of Hawaii Inc. spends $1.5 million after violating landfill regulations
Honolulu, HI: (Dec-12-07) The state Department of Health brought charges against Waste Management of Hawaii Inc., the City and County of Honolulu, alleging that there were solid waste violations at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill. The allegations included the operations, monitoring and reporting at the landfill relating to groundwater, daily cover for munic... - Cadet Rape, Fishburne Military School pays former student $250,000 personal injury settlement
Waynesboro, VA: (Dec-13-07) The family of a 14-year-old Connecticut boy brought charges against the Fishburne Military School, alleging that the teen was raped in 2006, by a fellow student. The suit stated that the boy was attacked by Robert Munford, then 16, of Lynchburg, sodomizing him with a condom-topped mop handle. The rape apparently came later. Munf... - Back Wages, Barstow Fire Protection District pays former fire chief $90,000 in back wages
Barstow, CA: (Dec-13-07) Eddie Varela, former chief, brought charges against the Barstow Fire Protection District, alleging that the district failed to pay him due wages, as well as discriminated, harassed and retaliated against him. The suit, filed in August 2006, specifically named Dallis Harris, a fire district board member. In 2001, Varela filed the... - Mother accepts $1.5 million wrongful death settlement.
Baltimore, MD: (Dec-13-07) A lawsuit was brought against the state by the mother of a 6-year-old, alleging violation of rights. The suit claimed that Brandon, the severely brain-damaged boy lives in a hospital bed in the front room of his Southwest Baltimore home, being fed through a tube and undergoing daily dialysis because of abuse he suffered in foster...