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Seattle, WA: (Nov-09-07) Melissa Sheffield brought a sexual discrimination lawsuit against Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, alleging that she was retaliated against because she was a lesbian. Sheffield went to court alleging that Goodyear had retaliated against her after she complained that her boss had made disparaging remarks about her sexuality. She cl... - Auto Promotion Fraud, Bill Heard Chevrolet pays $400,000 Florida State fine for misleading advertising
Orlando, FL: (Nov-09-07) The state brought charges against Bill Heard Chevrolet, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive trade practices. The suit was filed after an investigation into the company's trade practices revealed it had misleading advertisements and promotions. Florida investigators found many game promotions, such as Fantastic Fortune Ge... - Detention Center Suicide, Union County pays mother of teen aged boy $780,000 wrongful death settlement
Elizabeth, NJ: (Nov-09-07) Yolanda Padilla, the mother of Eddie Sinclair Jr., brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Union County, after the 17-year-old boy committed suicide in the Juvenile Detention Center in Elizabeth in 2003. Padilla stated that the death of her son could have been prevented and resulted out of the negligence of the jail staff. The d... - Police Sniper, City of Portland pays family $500,000 wrongful death settlement
Portland, OR: (Nov-09-07) The family of Raymond Gwerder brought a lawsuit against the city of Portland, after he was killed by a police sniper in 2005. Records stated that Gwerder was suicidal and had threatened to shoot police if they came inside his house. He was shot outside the house while he was on the phone with a police negotiator, ending a 90-minut... - Recycling Pollution, Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. pays $1.3 million settlement for Clean Air Act violations
Jefferson Township, OH: (Nov-07-07) The federal government joined a neighbors' lawsuit against Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc., a local recycling and processing plant, alleging that the company violated the federal Clean Air Act. In its defense, the company stated that it does not have enough air pollutants to require a special permit that would hold... - Groundwater Contamination, San Bernardino pays $11 million EPA fine for landfill waste
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-07-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the county of San Bernardino, CA, over clean up costs associated with the Newmark Groundwater Contamination Superfund Site, located near San Bernardino. EPA officials stated that the county operated the Cajon Landfill from 1963-1980, where the landfill accep... - Toxic Brine, Cargill Salt pays $228,000 fine for violating California state water pollution laws
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-07-07) A deputy Alameda County district attorney filed six civil charges against Cargill Salt, accusing the company of violating state water pollution laws after it spilled 218,000 gallons of toxic brine into the marshes along San Francisco Bay in Newark in 2006. Sources stated that the toxic spill, Cargill's sixth in or around the... - Wetland Tract, Land owner and property manager pay $100,000 penalty for environmental damages
Chesapeake, VA: (Nov-07-07) The US government brought a lawsuit against the Bosher family, owners of Bosher Tract, also known as the Green Sea Farm, a 1,560-acre parcel in southern Chesapeake, alleging that they illegally dumped muck and dirt from ditches into ecologically important non tidal wetlands. The Bosher family stated that they had hired workers t... - House Lien, Town pays $50,000 settlement to homeowner who couldn't sell house do to alleged code violations
Roseland, IN: (Nov-07-07) Cheryl Engel of Elkhart brought a lawsuit against the town, alleging that she was unable to sell her house because of code violations. Engel filed the suit in 2006 after potential buyers of a house she owns on West Willow backed out of the deal when about $98,000 in liens were found for alleged code violations. As part of a settle... - Interactive Voice Application, Express Scripts, Inc. pays Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing patent infringement settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Nov-07-07) Ronald A. Katz Technology Licensing, LP, a company that offers a wide range of interactive technology, brought a lawsuit against Express Scripts, Inc., alleging that the company infringed on its patents. As part of a settlement reached between the parties, Express Scripts has agreed to pay an undisclosed sum for a nonexclusive... - Jockeys Guild Paralyzed Jockey Settlement
In July of 2004, jockey Gary Birzer was riding Lil Bit of Rough when the thoroughbred made her move in the first turn at Mountaineer Racetrack & Gaming Resort. The 110-pound jockey was thrown headfirst into the dirt at 40 mph. Birzer broke his neck and was left permanently paralyzed from the chest down. The Jockey Guild usually pays $10 per race for an... - Gender Harassment, First National Bank pays $350,000 settlement after vice president was charged with gender harassment toward female customers
Pontotoc, MS: (Nov-07-07) Several female borrowers and loan applicants brought a lawsuit against William Anderson Jr., a former vice president of the First National Bank of Pontotoc, alleging that they faced sexual harassment and a violation of their civil rights. The lawsuit was brought by the US Justice Department under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act... - Banca Popolare Italiana Parmalat Bankruptcy Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Parmalat SpA and Banca had filed lawsuits against one another related to the dairy company's corporate fraud scandal collapse in December 2003. Parmalat was seeking money in revocatory claims, which allow a company to recover money paid to creditors shortly before bankruptcy. Under the terms of the settl... - Gold Mine, Alpheus Kaplan and Nehemiah Development Company pay $721,000 fine for arsenic clean up costs
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-06-07) The US Environmental Protection agency (EPA) brought charges against Alpheus Kaplan, Nehemiah Development Company, and eleven other parties over clean up costs associated with the Central Eureka Mine, an abandoned gold mine site in Amador County, CA. The suit accused the defendants of moving arsenic-laden waste from previous... - Nurse Pregnancy Discrimination, Kaiser Foundation Health Plan pays employee $180,000 bias settlement
Wailuku, HI: (Nov-06-07) The federal government brought a pregnancy discrimination lawsuit against Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, on behalf of a Kaiser nurse who was rejected for a job on Maui in 2005. The suit, filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) alleged that managers at Kaiser's Wailuku clinic withdrew a job offer to Margaret... - FedEx Drivers, FedEx Corp. pays $253,000 settlement to five employees for unfair labor practices
Chicago, IL: (Nov-06-07) The National Labor Relations Board brought charges against FedEx Corp., alleging that the company had unfair labor practices. The suit was filed on behalf of the Teamsters union, representing five drivers. The lawsuit claimed the company illegally harassed and intimidated drivers and terminated the contracts of four of the five to... - Online Real Estate, HouseValues Inc. pays fine for misrepresenting the quality of its real estate leads to subscribers
Seattle, WA: (Nov-06-07) The State Attorney General's office brought charges against HouseValues Inc., a Kirkland-based online real estate company, alleging that it misrepresented the quality of its real estate leads to subscribers. The suit claimed that in doing so, the company violated state consumer protection laws. Real estate agents and other customer... - Capsized Boat, TS Hong Kong agrees to pay $1.4 million EPA settlement after releasing 3,100 tonnes of benzene, 85 tonnes of fuel, and 16 tonnes of diesel into the ocean
Taipei, Taiwan: (Nov-06-07) The Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) along with government agencies including the Ministry of National Defense, the Department of Health, the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, the Coast Guard Administration, and the Fisheries Agency Council brought charges against TS Hong Kong, registered in Hong Kong,... - Game Vendor, Intoxicated Giants fan crashes pickup truck into family and leaves 2-year-old paralyzed
Bergen County, NJ: (Nov-06-07) The family of Antonia Verni of Cliffside Park, brought a lawsuit against Aramark, a beer vendor at the stadium where the Giants football team was playing, after Daniel Lorenzo, an intoxicated Giants fan, lost control of his pickup truck and crashed into the Verni family's Toyota. Records show that the crash left the then 2-... - John Charman Divorce Settlement
Beverley and John Charman were married in 1976 and have two children. In April of 2005, the couple divorced and Beverley filed for damages. John Charman is the President and CEO of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.; one of the largest insurers in Bermuda. London's High Court awarded John's ex-wife a $90.6 million (£48 million) divorce settlement, equal to 3...