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Detroit, MI: (Dec-03-07) The family of Anthony Scott brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Detroit, alleging that Scott was shot to death by a police officer at a gas station in 2005. The family sued for gross negligence stating that on July 3, 2005, Scott and his two teenage cousins had left a birthday party to buy candles and cigarettes at... - Traffic Construction, Caltrans agrees to pay auto dealership $2 million for construction delays that led to decreased customers and sales
Moreno Valley, CA: (Nov-30-07) Raceway Ford brought charges against Caltrans, stating that the California state agency responsible for overseeing the largest freeway project, the 60/91/215 interchange overhaul, was responsible for the dip in sales in Raceway Ford's prime location along Highway 60. Raceway officials claimed that the dealership and several n... - Unregistered Investments, Edward Digges Jr. agrees to $5.1 million SEC settlement for credit card terminal business fraud
Washington, DC: (Nov-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Edward Digges Jr., a former Annapolis attorney who served prison time for mail fraud in the early 1990s, alleging that Digges raised more than $15 million by selling unregistered investments in credit card terminals. The SEC stated that in February 2006, Dig... - Surgery Malpractice, Jury awards woman $10 million medical malpractice settlement after a sponge left in her abdomen led to kidney failure
Macon, GA: (Dec-01-07) Lucille Davis, a 67-year-old woman, brought a lawsuit against Macon Northside Hospital, alleging that she suffered negligence when she underwent a procedure in 2004. Davis was admitted to Macon Northside Hospital on April 2, 2004, with a colon disorder. According to a jury verdict report issued by the State Court of Bibb County, Davi... - Share Conversion Ratio, Judge orders Deutsche Telekom to pay an $882 million shareholder settlement
Frankfurt, Germany: (Nov-30-07) Several T-Online International AG shareholders brought a lawsuit against Deutsche Telekom AG, alleging that they were underpaid as a result of the company's conversion ratio. Deutsche Telekom completed a 2.9 billion euro purchase of its former T-Online Internet unit in 2006. Shareholders who did not accept the company's offe... - Home Repair Fraud, Eric Karl Moore agrees to pay $81,000 after providing substandard services to customers
St. Louis, MO: (Nov-30-07) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's office brought charges against Eric Karl Moore, the owner of Moore General Contracting and Inspection Compliance Service, a St. Louis home repair business, alleging that he provided substandard services to customers. The lawsuit claimed that Moore contracted with at least 18 St. Louis-area... - Wage Violations, Biovest International Inc. pays $300,000 settlement to former employees for failing to pay wages and vacation time
Boston, MA: (Dec-01-07) The Massachusetts state attorney general's office brought charges against Biovest International Inc., a Worcester-based biotechnology company, alleging that an investigation revealed that the company violated several wage laws. State officials claimed that the company had many instances in which employees were not paid, in violation... - School Construction Delays, Princeton Regional School District pays two contracting companies a $770,000 breach of contract settlement
Princeton, NJ: (Dec-02-07) PJM Mechanical Contractors Inc. of Trenton, and Fletcher-Harlee, of Fort Washington, PA, two contracting companies, brought charges against the Princeton Regional School District, alleging breach of contract. PJM Mechanical Contractors was hired as a plumbing, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning contractor for several schoo... - Energy Environment, Granite Falls Energy agrees to $300,000 MPCA fine
Granite Falls, MN: (Nov-29-07) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) brought charges against Granite Falls Energy, alleging that the ethanol plant had a variety of environmental violations. Agency officials claimed that the violations included over production beyond the permit, record keeping, reporting problems, the production of "wet cakes" witho... - Farm Manure, Jacobus Tielen pays $21,000 environmental fine for manure spills
Muncie, IN: (Nov-29-07) Prosecutors and state officials filed charges against Jacobus Tielen, 39, of rural Eaton, alleging that he knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violated an environmental management law in operating his farm in Muncie. Sources claimed that the farm had a history of manure spills, including fish kills in February 1999 and July 2004... - Email Advertising, Adteractive pays $650,000 civil penalty for advertising spam fraud
Washington, DC: (Nov-29-07) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against Adteractive, an online advertising company, accusing them of using misleading spam emails and online advertising to attract people to its web sites. While doing business as FreeGiftWorld.com and SamplePromotionsGroup.com, Adteractive sent email spam to people advertising... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee Child Molestation Settlement
In 1976, Father Siegfried Widera was convicted of child molestation in Milwaukee. Three years later he was sent to Orange County, but the Milwaukee archdiocese failed to disclose the conviction in a letter to Orange County church officials, saying Widera posed "no great risk." Eight people filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Milwaukee claiming Widera... - Corroded Pipeline, BP Exploration Alaska Inc. agrees to $20 million fine related to an oil spill
Anchorage, AK: (Nov-29-07) Federal agencies brought an environmental damage lawsuit against BP Exploration Alaska Inc., the Alaska subsidiary of oil company BP PLC, alleging that the company failed to prevent a crude spill across a swath of delicate tundra in America's largest oil field. Sources confirmed that the company pleaded guilty to the allegations,... - Laid-Off Workers, Westling Manufacturing pays $120,000 to former employees
Minneapolis, MN: (Nov-29-07) A lawsuit was brought against Westling Manufacturing alleging that the major local industry unlawfully laid off employees when it closed. Sources stated that the company was started in 1933 by Don Westling and remanufactured automobile starters, generators and alternators. The suit stated that the workers complained right away... - Building Inspector Whistleblower, Mount Olive pays former city employee $130,000 wrongful termination settlement
Mount Olive, NJ: (Nov-29-07) Jeffrey DelVecchio, former building inspector, brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated from his position. In his lawsuit against the township, which was filed earlier in 2007, DelVecchio claimed he was fired in early 2006 in retaliation for bringing to light alleged construction violat... - Paint Plant Explosion, PPG Industries awards employee $900,000 burn injury settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Nov-28-07) Thomas Schissel of Racine brought a lawsuit against PPG Industries, an Oak Creek paint factory, after he was severely burned in an explosion at the plant on March 2, 2004. The suit claimed that Schissel was adding a chemical with a flour-like consistency from a plastic bag into a tank containing paint being mixed when the explosi... - Tower Tours and Coach USA/Gray Line Concierges and Bellmen Commission Settlement
Concierges and bellmen filed a price fixing lawsuit against sightseeing companies for illegally agreeing to slash commissions they pay for booking customers. The lawsuit claimed in April 2003 San Francisco's three main touring bus companies announced that they were reducing commissions from $25 and $15 per ticket to $10 for adults and $5 for children. T... - Commuter Flight Crash, American Airlines agrees to undisclosed wrongful death settlement with the family of plane crash victim
Saint Louis, MO: (Nov-29-07) The family of Rada Bronson brought a lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging wrongful death. The suit stated that a commuter flight operated by the Tennessee company crashed in October 2004 as the crew attempted to land it in Kirksville, MO. Thirteen people were killed, including Bronson. Report stated that the National Tra... - Tornado Insurance, North Dakota Insurance Department agrees to $4 million payment to the Northwood School District
Bismarck, ND: (Nov-28-07) The Northwood School District brought charges against the state insurance department, over a claim settlement for damage from an August tornado that ripped through the town. Sources close to the case stated that the North Dakota Insurance Department has issued a $4 million check to the Northwood School District in advance of the c... - Landlord Discrimination, Keller Williams Professional Partners et al. ordered to pay couple $55,000 racial bias settlement
Phoenix, AZ: (Nov-29-07) Velvie Green, president of Glendale Community College and her husband, Herman, brought charges against real estate agent June Lamb, her husband, Gayle Norman Land, and the Goodyear-based brokerage firm Lamb works for, Keller Williams Professional Partners, alleging that they faced housing discrimination. The suit claimed that Lamb...