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San Diego, CA:(Oct-10-07) The California Air Resources Board (CARB) brought charges against Brinks Inc., alleging that the facility violated smoke emission standards at the company's facilities across California, including San Diego. In an investigation, the agency documented violations at Brinks facilities around the state between 2005 and 2006. According... - Psychiatric Facility Malpractice, District of Columbia pays $650,000 settlement after schizophrenic patients gouges his own eyes out
Washington, DC: (Oct-10-07) The family of Frank Harris Jr. brought a lawsuit against the District of Columbia, alleging that Harris was blinded as a result of neglect at St. Elizabeth's Hospital. The suit stated that Harris, 55, who has schizophrenia, has been committed to the Southeast Washington psychiatric facility since 1973. The family claimed that ho... - LAX Janitors' Harassment, World Service West pays three female employees $150,000 gender harassment settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-09-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against World Service West, a janitorial company, alleging that a male company supervisor sexually harassed three female janitors at Los Angeles International Airport. The EEOC suit claimed that the World Service West supervisor made a series of crude sexua... - Dell Inc. Insider Trading, Two Dell accountants pay SEC fine
Washington, DC: (Oct-09-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Salvador Chavarria, Glenn Leftwich, and John Nieto, three Dell Inc. accountants, accusing them of insider trading. The suit claimed that the three engaged in unlawful insider trading in Dell securities ahead of a public announcement on Aug. 11, 2005, that De... - Police Bribe, City of Las Cruces pays settlement after former police officer requests a kiss to tear up a traffic ticket
Las Cruces, NM: (Oct-09-07) Mayra Leyva brought a police misconduct lawsuit against the city, alleging that Anthony Coble, a former Las Cruces police officer requested a kiss from her. Leyva, 22, stated that Coble, 39, asked for a hug and kiss in exchange for tearing up traffic citations. Leyva reported that the officer asked her to follow him to the fire... - Hair and Wrinkle Patent, Syneron Medical Ltd. to pay Shaldot Metal Works $100,000 patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-09-07) Shaldot Metal Works brought a lawsuit against Israel's Syneron Medical Ltd, alleging that Syneron infringed on its patents. Syneron, a hair and wrinkle removal device manufacturer stated that as part of a settlement reached, it will pay a one-time license fee of $100,000 to Shaldot Metal Works. Additionally, Syneron officials anno... - Bus Race Accident, Multi million dollar settlement awarded to the family of a sheriff killed at the Volusia racetrack
Orlando, FL: (Oct-09-07) The family of former Lake County Sheriff Chris Daniels brought a lawsuit against the owner of the Volusia racetrack where Daniels was killed in a charity bus racing accident. The suit stated that Daniels was killed on his 47th birthday, during the Battle of the Badges race to benefit Florida Sheriffs Youth Ranches. A bus driven by... - Recycling Price Fixing, Visy Industries pays over $26.8 million antitrust settlement
Melbourne, Australia: (Oct-08-07) A lawsuit was filed against Richard Pratt, one of Australian Jewry's major philanthropists, alleging that his recycling company, Visy Industries, was involved in a price fixing scandal. The suit claimed that Visy Industries engaged in price fixing with its firm's chief competitor, Amcor, between 2000 and 2004. The Australi... - Bank Loan Fraud, Law firm partner ordered to pay $250,000 fine for fraud
Miami, FL: (Oct-08-07) The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which regulates all national banks, brought charges against Carlos Loumiet, a Hunton & Williams partner, alleging that he helped the now-defunct Hamilton Bank hide losses from $20 million in Russian loans. The suit claimed that Loumiet engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, which cost... - Chef Religious Discrimination, Muslim chef awarded undisclosed settlement from Gordon Ramsay restaurant
Chelsea, England: (Oct-08-07) Tama Siby, a Muslim chef at a Gordon Ramsay restaurant, claimed that he was unfairly dismissed from his employment after he faced racial and religious discrimination. Siby, 26, was planning to sue Ramsay, his company and two of his chefs, after he was fired from the TV celebrity chef's flagship Gordon Ramsay restaurant in Chel... - Guide Dog Housing Discrimination, Apartment owners pay $55,000 for refusing to rent space to a visually impaired man
Camden County, GA: (Oct-08-07) The US Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Herbert Bolt, his wife, Betty Bolt, and their son, Herbert Bolt Jr., owners of two Camden County apartment buildings, alleging housing discrimination. The suit claimed that the defendants turned away a visually impaired person using a guide dog. The suit charged them with... - Allianz Annuities, Allianz Life Insurance Company pays $500,000 fine and refunds annuities sold to seniors
Minneapolis, MN: (Oct-08-07) Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson brought a lawsuit against Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, alleging that the insurer used misleading marketing tactics while selling annuities. The suit, filed in January 2007, claimed that Allianz sold unsuitable financial products to senior citizens. In a settlemen... - Steel Workers' Health Care, AK Steel Corp. agrees to put $663 million into retired employees' benefit plans
Westchester Township, OH: (Oct-08-07) A lawsuit was filed against AK Steel Corp. in 2006 as a result of the company's attempt to change retiree health care costs. The move was thwarted after a preliminary injunction that followed in September 2006 ruled the changes could not immediately be made. The suit was filed by retirees of Middletown Works under the... - Celebrity Chef, John Burton Race ordered to pay wife $7.2 million divorce settlement
London, England: (Oct-07-07) British celebrity chef John Burton Race's wife Kim brought a $7.2 million claim during divorce proceedings against him. Sources claim that the couple split due to Burton Race's affair with artist Suzi Ward, 40. Burton Race and Ward have a son together. The suit by Kim Burton Race claims 80% of the couple's assets, citing her re... - Wastewater Facility, Venice, FL and Boyle Engineering Corp. pay $700,000 settlement for overrun costs
Venice, FL: (Oct-07-07) Cardinal Construction brought charges against the city of Venice, alleging it refused to pay $1.1 million in overrun costs related to the building of the new eastside wastewater facility. The suit claimed that the laying down a major pipeline for the new eastside wastewater facility and constructing new lift stations was completed i... - Demolition Pollution, Warren Fabricating Corp. pays EPA fine
Hubbard, OH: (Oct-06-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Warren Fabricating Corp., alleging that the company violated the Ohio EPA's pollution control laws. The charges stated that the Chestnut Ridge Road facility failed to follow notification requirements before demolishing a building in Hubbard Township. The 150,000 s... - Orange Diocese Abuse, Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange pays $6.685 million settlement to four abuse victims
Santa Ana, CA: (Oct-05-07) Several lawsuits were filed against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, including allegations of clergy sexual abuse and one filed against bishop facing contempt of court proceedings for sending a monsignor out of the country before he could testify. One of the lawsuits concerned three lay teachers at Mater Dei High School and... - Student Molestation, Woman drops abuse case for $260,000 settlement from Palo Alto Unified School District
Palo Alto, CA: (Oct-07-07) An unnamed woman brought a lawsuit against the Palo Alto Unified School District, alleging that former Jordan Middle School teacher William Giordano molested her. The suit was filed against Palo Alto Unified in 2005, which sources claim was 12 years after the abuse. The plaintiff then filed her civil lawsuit against Giordano and... - Shareholder Stock Options, Research In Motion co-chief executives pay $5 million settlement
Toronto, ONT: (Oct-05-07) The Ironworkers Ontario Pension Fund filed suit against renowned BlackBerry maker Research In Motion (RIM), alleging that the company used questionable means to grant stock options in the past. As part of a settlement reached, RIM has agreed to spruce up its corporate governance practices, which will involve excluding its independ... - Gender Harassment, Smithfield Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q employee awarded $1.15 million settlement
Wake County, NC: (Oct-04-07) Jason Hallaman, a former employee, brought a lawsuit against Gregory Moore, the president of the Smithfield Chicken 'n Bar-B-Q restaurant chain, alleging that he was sexually harassed by Moore. The suit claimed that Hallaman, 39, was wrongfully terminated as a butler and maliciously prosecuted while working for Moore. The jury...