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San Antonio, TX: (Oct-25-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Service Life and Casualty Insurance Co. and Old United Life Insurance Cos., two auto credit insurance companies, alleging that they did not provide required refunds to policyholders who had paid off their car loans in advance. These policies were sold to cover vehicle p... - General Electric Co. false claims Settlement
In October 2000, two General Electric (GE) employees filed a lawsuit claiming that GE sold defective turbine parts, and five more employees joined the suit in January 2002, alleging the company covered up defects in turbine blades and vanes during production. The federal government joined the suit after investigating the allegations and negotiated the s... - House Raid, Kauai pays couple $325,000 settlement after raiding their house by mistake
Kauai, HI: (Oct-24-07) A couple brought a lawsuit against the city and its police department after their home was mistaken for a drug dealer's residence, and wrongfully searched. Police records state that police had been tracking a package that allegedly contained 11 pounds of marijuana that had been picked up at the Koloa post office by a man who was driv... - Police Chief Gender Harassment, Ypsilanti Police Department pays gender bias settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Oct-24-07) Leslie Berryman brought a lawsuit against former Ypsilanti Police Chief Leonard Supenski, alleging that she was sexually harassed by him. As part of a settlement reached, sources say that Berryman was paid $32,293 to drop the lawsuit. Under the deal, she also agreed not to file suit against the city or the chief for a laundry lis... - Tenet Healthcare Corp. $30.75 Settlement
Santa Barbara-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. has reached a settlement worth $30.75 million with the U.S. Department of Justice, as well as some civilian lawsuits. The settlement resolved an inquiry by the Department into the hiring practices of a Tenet-run hospital in Florida, as well as a more generalized scrutiny of the company itself. The majority of the... - Settlement: University of Oregon
The lawsuit of a former employee of the University of Oregon who was allegedly discriminated against has led to the university's creation of the post of Vice Provost for Institutional Equality and Diversity. The University of Oregon chose not to renew the contract of Joe Wade, the director of the Office of Academic Advising and Student Services in 1999 af... - Storm Water Pollution, Dutton-Lainson Co. pays $50,000 for environmental damages
Hastings, NE: (Oct-24-07) Attorney General Jon Bruning's office brought a lawsuit against Dutton-Lainson Co. of Hastings, alleging that the facility polluted the environment. The suit claimed that the company violated air temperature requirements outlined in its air quality permits in 2005. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay $25,000... - Immigration Officer, Department of Homeland Security pays excessive force settlement
El Paso, TX: (Oct-24-07) Maria Antonieta Martinez-Aguero brought charges against the city, alleging that she was physically abused by an immigration officer at the Paso del Norte Bridge in 2001. The suit named the Department of Homeland Security as a defendant. Martinez-Aguero, 53, of Juarez, said that former INS agent Humberto Gonzalez, now a Border Patrol... - Processor Copyright, Intel Corp. pays Transmeta $250 million for copyright infringement
Santa Clara, CA: (Oct-24-07) Transmeta brought a lawsuit against Intel Corp., alleging that the chip maker infringed on its copyright. The copyright dispute was over patents that improved processor technology and were used in Intel's Pentium III, Pentium 4, Pentium M, Core and Core 2 products. Transmeta filed suit in October 2006 in federal court in Delaware... - Propane Antitrust, BP Plc pays $303 million settlement for manipulating the cost of propane
Washington, DC: (Oct-23-07) The US Department of Justice and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) brought civil charges against BP Plc, alleging that the company tried to manipulate propane prices in the United States by cornering the market in February 2004. The suit stated that BP employees bought enormous quantities of propane, until it own... - Accounting IRS Payment, McGill, Power, Bell & Associates pays Lawrence Park Golf Club settlement for accounting errors
Erie, PA: (Oct-23-07) The Lawrence Park Golf Club brought charges against McGill, Power, Bell & Associates LLP, an accounting firm, claiming that an undetected financial problem cost the company $1.7 million. The club claimed audits performed by McGill, Power, Bell & Associates failed to show that money that was supposed to be funneled to the Internal Reve... - Middle School Principal, Jackson Public Schools pays former principal $350,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Jackson, MS: (Oct-23-07) Chastain Middle School Principal Michael Ellis brought a lawsuit against Jackson Public Schools, alleging that he was terminated after he exposed Superintendent Earl Watkins's sexual misdemeanors. Ellis was Chastain's principal for 2 1/2 years before he was fired in December 2006. Superintendent Watkins said he fired Ellis after an a... - Niagara Falls Parking Lot, Urban Renewal Agency and Empire State Development pay $1.65 million eminent domain settlement
Niagara Falls, NY: (Oct-23-07) The city of Niagara Falls brought a lawsuit against its Urban Renewal Agency and a Canadian hotelier, over a parking lot near Fourth Street that has long been scheduled for development. The suit also mentioned that the city and its developer Dino DiCienzo, have been embroiled in a legal battle over who stands to receive proce... - ATM Contract, Hanco ATM awarded £1.8 million from Cashbox
London, UK: (Oct-23-07) Hanco ATM systems brought charges against Cashbox, a UK based ATM provider, over contractual problems. As part of a settlement agreement reached by the parties, sources confirmed that Cashbox agreed to pay around £1.8 million and conclude the litigation brought by Hanco. The deal stipulated that Hanco will receive £1.8 million to... - Unlimited Internet, Verizon Wireless pays $150,000 fine and $1 million in reimbursements for deceptive marketing
Albany, NY: (Oct-23-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless, alleging that the cellular giant engaged in deceptive marketing practices for its unlimited Internet service. In the suit, the company was accused of marketing its wireless Internet plan as unlimited, but then terminated accounts for excessive use... - Police Impersonation, Kensington Police Department awards institutional police sergeant $47,000 settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-22-07) Elsa Seward, a 69-year-old Berkeley resident and a San Francisco institutional police sergeant brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that two police officers unfairly targeted her because of her age, gender, and nationality. The suit was brought against the Kensington Police Department and Sgt. Hussain Khan and Officer... - Housing Gender Harassment, Landlords pay $240,000 fine for harassing female tenants
Red Wing, MN: (Oct-23-07) The US Government brought a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against two Red Wing landlords, Thomas and Dawn Fischer, alleging they violated the Fair Housing Act. The suit filed against them accused Thomas and Dawn Fischer of harassing female tenants at rental properties they managed. The suit stated that Thomas made unwanted ver... - Foster Care Concealed Abuse, Florida Department of Children & Families pays family $10 million for failing to provide adequate information on the background of their three adopted boys
Miami, FL: (Oct-22-07) A former Boynton Beach couple brought a lawsuit against Florida's Department of Children & Families (DCF), alleging that they were not given adequate knowledge of the boys that they adopted. The suit, filed in 2001 stated that the couple was not told about the full extent of the boys' background and deep seeded psychiatric problems... - Imation Corp. disposable cameras Settlement
After a six-year legal battle, Jazz Photo Corp., a reloader of disposable cameras, entered into a $25 million settlement with data storage giant Imation Corp. for allegedly faulty camera film. In a case being tried before Hon. Jose Linares of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, the settlement was approved by Hon. Morris Stern... - Clam Farmers, Evergreen and Norfolk Dredging Co. pay $1.8 million settlement for an oil spill that destroyed crop
Fort Wayne, IN: (Oct-19-07) More than a dozen clam farmers brought a lawsuit against Taiwan-based shipper Evergreen and Virginia-based Norfolk Dredging Co., alleging that an oil spill five years ago destroyed most of their crops. The suit stemmed from a September 2002 incident when some 12,500 gallons of oil oozed into Charleston waterways and polluted a 1...