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Akron, OH: (Oct-16-07) Victoria Elder and Elizabeth Kish, two city workers, brought a lawsuit against the city of Akron, alleging that the city destroyed public records detailing their unpaid overtime when they threatened legal action. During the course of the suit that was filed in December 2006, city officials admitted that the records in the Plans and... - Religious Studies Professor, Broward Community College pays $250,000 religious discrimination settlement
Broward, FL: (Oct-17-07) James Johnson, former religious studies professor, brought charges against Broward Community College, alleging that he faced religious discrimination from his superiors. The suit claimed that Johnson, a Catholic, was denied promotions and teaching assignments, because his evangelical Protestant boss discriminated against him. He fi... - Excessive Force, Man awarded $80,000 after his finger had to be amputated during his arrest
Concord, NH: (Oct-16-07) Michael Paulhus, a Pelham man, brought a lawsuit against the city of Nashua, alleging that a traffic stop in 2004 caused him several injuries including the loss of his index finger, a broken nose and 10 months in jail. Police records stated that Paulhus tried to run police officers down with his mini van after they pulled him over. O... - Kidnapped and Murdered, State pays family $300,000 settlement after their teenaged daughter was killed
Minot, MN: (Oct-16-07) The family of Dru Sjodin brought a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota, after the teenaged student was kidnapped and killed by a convicted sex offender. Sources stated that the family was seeking close to a million dollars as compensation. The suit claimed that the state of Minnesota had released Alfonso Rodriguez Junior from pris... - Fleeing Car Thief Accident, Man set to receive $2.5 million after being hit by a police car
Anaheim, CA: (Oct-16-07) Jose Munoz, an Anaheim man, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was run over by a police car. His suit claimed that he sustained major internal injuries after a police car driven by Officer Eddie Ruiz rammed into and then drove over him while he was on a sidewalk. Records stated that Munoz had stopped fleeing, put hi... - Diagnosis Licensing Breach, Rules-Based Medicine Inc. pays Luminex Corp. $12.5 million settlement
Austin, TX: (Oct-15-07) Luminex Corp. brought a lawsuit against Rules-Based Medicine Inc., a company that tests the effectiveness of drugs in the body's system and develops sensitive diagnosis procedures, alleging that there was a breach in licensing procedures. Rules-Based Medicine developed a technique to diagnose hundreds of biological traits from a dro... - Ballpark Land, Hennepin County pays $28.5 million for Minnesota Twins baseball park
Minneapolis, MN: (Oct-15-07) The landowners of the Minnesota Twins ballpark brought charges against Hennepin County, over the building of the park. The dispute stemmed from a condemnation panel decree in August 2007, which set the value of the ballpark site at $23.8 million. During the condemnation hearings, a county appraiser estimated the site value at $... - Welfare Workers Harassment, Female supervisor responsible for $440,000 gender bias settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-15-07) Three city welfare workers brought charges against fire supervisor Serena Reaves-Cain, alleging that they were sexually harassed by her. The suit claimed that Reaves-Cain turned their Bronx office into a sex charged den. She was accused of making improper sexual advances towards the three, which included hugging the women, pushing... - Facebook Child Protection, Online social networking company agrees to safety probe settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-15-07) The New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought charges against Facebook Inc., over a child safety probe targeting the fast growing social network site. Cuomo stated that he had subpoenaed Facebook in September 2007, seeking to learn what more the social networking site could do to protect young users from sexual pre... - Deadly Crash, Owner and driver of 18-wheeler pays family of 10 deceased and 2 injured undisclosed settlement
Dallas, TX: (Oct-15-07) The family of Manuel Esparza brought a lawsuit against a driver and owners of a rig, on behalf of seven roofers in a pickup truck that was nearly torn in half by the 18-wheeler that slammed into them. The suit stated that on Sept. 24, 2004, Polish immigrant Miroslaw Janusz Jozwiak's truck crossed a median on US Highway 75 and plowed... - Permanent Paraplegia, Woman awarded $24 million settlement after an accident with a semi trailer left her paralyzed
Porter County, IL: (Oct-13-07) Lisa Keppen, a Porter County woman, filed a lawsuit against USF Holland, after being paralyzed in an automobile accident with a USF Holland semi trailer. The suit claimed that Keppen, who was 20 at the time of the accident, was a passenger in a car driven by Anthony Hardin. Keppen was on route to her Valparaiso home when a US... - Oil Field Pollution, Frontier Oil Corp. and Wainoco Oil & Gas Co. pay $10 million settlement for environmentally damaging emissions
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-12-07) Plaintiffs in Beverly Hills brought a lawsuit against Frontier Oil Corp. and its subsidiary Wainoco Oil & Gas Co., in 2003, alleging that the facility polluted the environment. Sources stated that in the seven lawsuits, more than 1,000 plaintiffs named Frontier and Wainoco, as well as the Beverly Hills Unified School District a... - Medical Malpractice, Man awarded $2.9 million after wrongful diagnosis and negligence
Cook County, IL: (Oct-13-07) John and Diane Scholz of Gurnee brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Dr. David Green, alleging that John Scholz suffered due to negligence and wrong diagnosis. The suit claimed that Scholz was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Sept. 4, 2000, with a life threatening lung co... - Rottweiler Dog Bite, Mother and son awarded $856,000 settlement after being attacked by a dog at the beach
Kauai, HI: (Oct-11-07) The mother of toddler Keeton Manguso brought charges against O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday, alleging that she and her two and a half year old son were bitten by Bereday's Rottweiler on the beach in O'ahu. Following the incident, it came to light that though O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday had been cited once and warned five times to... - ADA Violations, Upper Township must spend money to upgrade facilities to meet disability standards
Tuckahoe, NJ: (Oct-10-07) Karl Loose, a Pennsauken resident, brought a lawsuit against Township Hall alleging that Township Hall violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. In his lawsuit, Loose, who uses a wheelchair and has a form of multiple sclerosis, claimed the township restricted access to Township Hall in Petersburg and its lifeguard station in S... - Hoffman LaRoche, BASF AG, Rhone-Poulenc; Daiichi Pharmaceutical Co., Eisai Co., and Takeda Chemical Industries Ltd. Settlement
Vitamin makers pleaded guilty in 1998 to an international price-fixing scheme. A lawsuit alleged that the companies charged a hidden vitamin tax on everyday products such as fortified cereals, milk, juices, and pet and other animal food, as well as beauty products. The suit against the six vitamin makers resulted in a $310 million settlement. The world'... - Fatal Car Accident, San Joaquin County pays $70,000 settlement to family of a car crash victim
Stockton, CA: (Oct-06-07) A lawsuit was brought against San Joaquin County, alleging that Judith Dohring was wrongfully killed. According to the county documents, Dohring was killed in a traffic collision at the intersection of Peltier and Bruella on June 15, 2004. Dohring's family filed the lawsuit, claimed that the intersection of Peltier and Bruella roa... - Inmate Attack, New Jersey Department of Corrections pays former inmate $90,000 settlement after being abused by another inmate
Sussex, NJ: (Oct-11-07) Michael Vance, a Sussex County man, brought a lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections alleging that a fellow inmate verbally abused him. In his lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Newark, Vance claimed that he was severely beaten by another man while they were both inmates at the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facili... - Gender Bias, Fresno State University pays former athletic director $3.5 million settlement for gender discrimination
Fresno, CA: (Oct-11-07) Former associate athletic director, Diane Milutinovich filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against Fresno State University. In her lawsuit, Milutinovich alleged that the university reassigned her to another position in 2002 and fired her in 2006 because she had advocated for equal treatment for female athletes. The university clai... - Seawall Permit, Monterey pays $1.75 million settlement for intentionally blocking plans for a coastal retaining wall
Monterey, CA: (Oct-10-07) Valera Lyles, a 70-year Carmel Highlands woman, brought a lawsuit county planners, alleging that they violated her civil rights by intentionally blocking plans for a coastal retaining wall, intended to protect her cliffside home. Lyles' suit accused a number of past and current county officials, which included former County Admini...