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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... - Orthopedic Consultants, Five orthopedic device companies pay $311 million settlement for failing to disclose payments to consultants
Washington, DC: (Oct-31-07) The US Department of Justice brought charges against five major makers of orthopedic device companies, alleging that they had not disclosed the millions of dollars in payments they made to US consultants. The suit, filed in September 2007, claimed that the charges included 47 cases where payments topped more than $1 million. ... - Auto Dealer Marketing, Bruce Titus pays fine for deceptive promotions and advertising fraud
Olympia, WA: (Oct-30-07) The Washington State Attorney General's Office brought charges against Bruce Titus, an Olympia automobile dealer, alleging that he used deceptive promotions to sell vehicles. The suit claimed that Level 10 Marketing, a Louisiana marketing company, was also involved in the deceptive sales campaign. The Attorney General's suit alle... - Race Car Crash, Family of marketing guru awarded $4.5 million wrongful death settlement
San Diego, CA: (Oct-30-07) The wife and parents of Corey Rudl, a La Jolla, California internationally renowned Internet marketing guru, brought a lawsuit against Porsche, California Speedway, and Ferrari Owner's Club, alleging that negligence on their part contributed to the wrongful death of Rudl. The suit claimed that in 2005 Rudl was contemplating purchas... - School Employee Discrimination, Linda Martin awarded $55,000 settlement for alleging bus bid rigging
Madison, WI: (Oct-30-07) Linda Martin, a long time employee of the Madison School District, brought charges alleging that the district discriminated against her. She claimed that she faced discrimination after she raised allegations of bid rigging on bus contracts. Her lawsuit, filed in March 2007 in US District Court in Madison, sought lost back wages of... - Psychiatric Suicide, Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital pays $725,000 wrongful death settlement
Kalamazoo, MI: (Oct-30-07) Joyce Gills, a West Michigan mother, brought a lawsuit against the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital after her son died in their care. The suit was filed naming the hospital and the state of Michigan as defendants, after Gills's son committed suicide back in 2005. Records show that Corban Ward was taken to the hospital after threate... - Airport Property Sale, City of Fresno pays Federal Aviation Administration $5.8 million settlement for selling land to Gap Inc. below market value
Fresno, CA: (Oct-30-07) The Federal Aviation Administration brought charges against the city of Fresno over the controversial sale of airport property to Gap Inc. Records show that in a deal started in 1997, the city sold about 200 acres to Gap for $2. City officials pointed to the economic benefits of the San Francisco-based retailer bringing a distributi... - Zylon Bulletproof Vests, Hexcel Corp. pays $15 million settlement for selling defective equipment to law enforcement agencies
New York, NY: (Oct-30-07) The US Justice Department brought a lawsuit against Hexcel Corp., alleging that the aerospace supplier made defective bulletproof vests used by law enforcement agencies. The suit claimed that the vests were purchased and used by the US directly and by various state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies reimbursed with federa... - Clean Air Violations, Spectro Alloys Corp. pays EPA fine for producing excessive dioxin and furan emissions at its aluminum recovery plant
Washington, DC: (Oct-29-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 5 brought charges against Spectro Alloys Corp., alleging that the company violated the clean air laws at its aluminum recovery plant at 13220 Doyle Path Road in Rosemount, MN. The suit was filed after an investigation revealed that there were severe violations of the federal Clea... - Real Estate Investors, Trillium Corp. pays $125,000 settlement
Bellingham, WA: (Oct-29-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a civil complaint against Trillium Corp. and its founder and former president, David Syre, alleging that the company took part in a 2002 real estate transaction with a Spokane investment firm that later went bankrupt and left thousands of investors in the lurch. Records sho... - Recovery House, Sarasota County pays $760,000 discrimination settlement after trying to zone out recovery homes for alcohol and substance abuse
Sarasota, FL: (Oct-29-07) The Justice Department and the federal government brought lawsuits against Sarasota County, FL, alleging that the county discriminated against persons with disabilities when it refused to allow group homes for persons in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse to operate. Reports show that the federal government filed the lawsui... - Title Kickbacks, Six homebuilders agreed to pay $1.4 million settlement after charging illegal title insurance
New York, NY: (Oct-29-07) The Housing and Urban Development Department brought charges against six homebuilders, Pulte Homes Inc., KB Home, Beazer Homes USA Inc., Meritage Homes Corp., Ryland Group Inc. and Tousa Inc., alleging that they illegally established title insurance companies that took payments amounting to kickbacks. Title insurance protects home... - Cyclist Injury, City of Portland pays $100,000 personal injury settlement to cyclist who fell into sewer grate
Portland, OR: (Oct-29-07) Gary Dunkley, a cyclist, brought charges against the city of Portland, alleging that he sustained serious injuries because of the city's negligence. The suit claimed that the city forgot to change a sewer grate when it created a bike lane in Southwest Portland, causing the cyclist to hit the asphalt. Dunkley stated that the sewer... - Asbestos Mesothelioma, Dana Corp. pays $2 million in asbestos personal injury claims
Washington, DC: (Oct-29-07) Over 7,500 personal injury claims were filed against Toledo, Ohio-based Dana Corp., alleging that the auto parts supplier produced asbestos laden gaskets, putting their employees at heightened health risks. Dana, who sought Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in March 2006, makes axles, drive shafts and other parts. The company is tr... - Check Cashing Bankruptcy, Zvi Guttman pays $210,000 settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Oct-28-07) A&B Check Cashing, taken over by Global Express Money Orders, brought charges against trustee Zvi Guttman, alleging that the company was owed money in a bankruptcy proceeding. State regulators ordered Baltimore-based A&B to shut down in June 2006 amid allegations of a major check-kiting scheme. The firm filed bankruptcy days afte... - Police Response Accident, Allentown pays injured woman $40,000 settlement after intersection crash
Allentown, PA: (Oct-28-07) Audrey Saylor, an Allentown woman, brought charges against the city and its police department, after a police car collided with her car causing several injuries. Saylor, 50, suffered a fractured arm and other injuries in the July 5, 2003, accident with police officer Bruce Zimmerman. Her suit claimed that while she was driving ea... - Sewer System Improvements, Metropolitan Government of Nashville pays over $3 million for sewer maintenance and overflow violations
Washington, DC: (Oct-28-07) The US Justice Department, US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Tennessee Attorney General's Office, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation (TDEC) brought charges against the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metro), alleging that the counties had violations when it came to... - Ice Storm Damage, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency pays Pulaski County for clean up costs
Pulaski County, MO: (Oct-26-07) Pulaski County filed charges against the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, over reimbursement for January's ice storm damage. As part of a settlement reached, Pulaski County Commissioners announced that they had received a $34,491 check from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, bringing the total from st... - Seattle Priest Abuse, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle pays $380,000 settlement to two clergy abuse victims
Seattle, WA: (Oct-25-07) Two Washington men, who were initialed M.P. and J.P. for the sake of confidentiality, brought charges against the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle, alleging that they were abused by the church's clergy when they were minors. M.P. alleged that he was abused by the Rev. Edward Boyle starting in 1956 when he was 14. The suit clai... - Oil Rig Racial Discrimination, Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co. pays seven workers $290,000 for racial bias
Birmingham, AL: (Oct-25-07) Seven black workers filed charges against Tulsa, OK-based Helmerich & Payne International Drilling Co., alleging that they were subjected to hangman's nooses in a racially hostile environment on an offshore oil rig. The suit was filed with the assistance of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who claimed that...