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Red Bluff, CA: (Nov-05-07) Red Bluff City Councilman Larry Stevens brought a lawsuit against the city and then City Manager Susan Price in April 2006, alleging that they violated his rights under the Americans With Disabilities Act. The suit claimed that though Stevens has some sight, he is legally blind. Records show that after filing the suit, Stevens le... - Sports Agent, Three football players become ineligible to play after accepting bribes from agent
Los Angeles, CA: (Nov-03-07) The University of Southern California brought charges against Robert Troy Caron, a sports agent, in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging that he caused three of its football players to be declared ineligible because of their dealings with him. The suit, filed after an investigation, revealed that Caron, a personal injury lawyer... - Elderly Motorist, Dental surgeon's family awarded $12.5 million wrongful death settlement after being hit by a car while bicycling
Los Angeles, CA: (Nov-03-07) The family of Glenn Garvin, a Thousand Oaks dental surgeon, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Ventura County, after the 49-year-old endodontist was killed in 2006 by an elderly motorist. The suit stated that Garvin was riding a bicycle North on Westlake Boulevard when a Lexus that was being driven by Norma Seigel, 82, st... - 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... - Mercantile Taxes, Wilkins Township pays ProCare Pharmacy Direct $950,000 settlement for excessive tax charges
Wilkins, PA: (Nov-01-07) ProCare Pharmacy Direct Inc. brought charges against Wilkins Township, alleging that it was overcharged more than $2 million in mercantile taxes paid between 2004 and 2006. The suit sought a refund of the excess amount paid. The company, a subsidiary of CVS/Caremark Corp., originally sought the funds through an appeal filed on Ap... - Public Records, Washington State Department of Corrections pays employee $65,000 settlement for failing to provide public records regarding part time employee health insurance
Seattle, WA: (Nov-01-07) Doug Moore, a state employee, brought charges against the Washington State Department of Corrections, alleging that corrections officials illegally rejected his attorney's request for electronic public records. The suit claimed that officials harassed him, insisting that they would only supply expensive hard copies. Moore was seeki... - Copied Art, Marylee Leialoha Colucci and Island Treasures Art Gallery pay photographer Kim Taylor Reece $60,000 after creating a stained glass copy of a photo
Honolulu, HI: (Nov-01-07) Photographer Kim Taylor Reece brought charges against Marylee Leialoha Colucci and Island Treasures Art Gallery in Kailua, alleging that the stained glass artist copied his photo of a hula dancer. The two works are strikingly similar. They depict a dancer in kahiko, or ancient hula, attire sitting on the sand performing an "ike" m... - 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... - Jail Suicide, Teenager's family awarded wrongful death settlement
Naugatuck, CT: (Nov-01-07) The family of 16-year-old Falan Fox brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, after the teenager hanged herself in a Naugatuck jail cell. The suit claimed that Fox died as a result of the jail's negligence as she hung herself with her tube socks in full view of a surveillance camera on July 22, 2000. The family accused t... - Court Parking, Nassau County pays $50,000 settlement for a parking dispute
Nassau County, NY: (Nov-01-07) The Court Officers Benevolent Association of Nassau County (COBANC) brought charges against Nassau County and the state's Office of Court Administration, alleging that the county misappropriated parking spaces at the State Supreme Court Building. Records show that Mineola Village filed its separate law suit after COBANC filed... - 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... - Milan Panic Unwarranted Bonuses Settlement
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International sued its former chairman for allegedly accepting unwarranted bonuses. In 2002, Panic was forced to resign after taking more than $33 million in bonuses for his role in the spin off of a business division. Panic agreed to pay Valeant a $20 million settlement. As a result of the settlement, shares of Valeant went from... - Arena ADA, Madison Square Garden pays fine for ADA violations
New York, NY: (Nov-01-07) A lawsuit was brought against the owners and operators of Madison Square Garden, the sports and entertainment arena, alleging that they violated the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA). The lawsuit stated that since the passage of the ADA 17 years ago, Madison Square Garden has made a number of alterations to its facilit... - Workers Compensation, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Restaurant pays waitress $900,000 settlement after workplace injury
Bridgeport, CT: (Oct-31-07) Nancy Martino brought a lawsuit against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store and Restaurant, alleging that she sustained injuries while working as a waitress at the chain restaurant. The case was put before the Workers' Compensation Commission, claiming that 46-year-old Martino was working as a waitress in the restaurant on Research... - Ovarian Cyst, Dr. Kerri Williams and Integris Grove General Hospital pays $2 million medical negligence settlement after patient died following discharge
Jay, IN: (Oct-31-07) Marc Cooper brought charges against the county and Dr. Kerri Williams, a Grove hospital and emergency room physician, alleging that negligence on their part caused the death of his wife Candace Cooper. The wrongful death lawsuit stated that 35-year-old Candace Cooper was carried into the emergency room on May 18, 2005, showing signs of... - School Bus Drivers' Overtime, Palm Beach County School pays drivers and attendants $1.3 million employee overtime settlement
Palm Beach, FL: (Oct-31-07) Several school bus drivers and attendants brought charges against the Palm Beach County School Board, alleging that they were not properly paid for services they rendered to the school, including overtime. As part of a settlement reached between the parties, the Palm Beach County School Board agreed to pay school bus drivers and... - Funeral Privacy, Family awarded $11 million settlement after church protesters set up a demonstration at a Marine's funeral
Baltimore, MD: (Oct-31-07) Albert Snyder of York, PA, the father of Lance Cpl. Matthew Snyder, a fallen Marine, brought charges against Kansas-based Westboro Baptist Church, its founder, the Rev. Fred Phelps, and his two daughters, Shirley Phelps-Roper and Rebecca Phelps-Davis, alleging that they had invaded the family's privacy and inflicted emotional dis... - Storm Water Waste, Coulter Forge Technologies pays $36,000 EPA fine for pollution at its Emeryville forging and metal processing site
Emeryville, CA: (Oct-31-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Coulter Forge Technologies, an Emeryville forging and metal processing site, alleging that the company failed to comply with storm water permits. The suit was filed after an EPA investigation at the Coulter Forge Technologies' Emeryville location, which reveale... - El Monte Superfund, Forty individuals and businesses agree to $12.5 million settlement for groundwater contamination
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-31-07) The federal government brought charges against nearly 40 parties in relation to the cleanup of the South El Monte area of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund site. The suit claimed that according to a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report, the site was added to the National Priorities List in 1984, after industrial solve... - Oil for Food, Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd. pays $6.7 million settlement
Boston, MA: (Oct-31-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of Justice brought charges against Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd., regarding payments connected to the United Nations' Oil For Food program. Hamilton, Bermuda-based Ingersoll-Rand provides products and services used to transport and protect food and perishables. As p...