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Miami, FL: (Oct-04-07) A lawsuit was filed by Hark Vasa, the majority shareholder of Pacific Decision Sciences Corp., against Applied Digital, who acquired Pacific Decision, alleging that the company breached contract and the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Vasa claimed that there was a delay in the registration of shares received in Appli... - Hiring Discrimination, JBS Swift & Co. pays $200,000 settlement to female job applicants
Cactus, TX: (Oct-04-07) The US Department of Labor brought charges against JBS Swift & Co.'s facility in Cactus, TX alleging that the company engaged in hiring discrimination based on gender over a two-year period against 402 female applicants. The suit claimed that the applicants had applied for the position of laborer in the general production job gro... - City Building Access, Calistoga pays $73,000 settlement for Americans with Disabilities Act violations
Calistoga, CA: (Oct-04-07) Jeff Stivers, a Calistoga city resident, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that a number of the city's buildings violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The Act had provisions calling for easy public access for disabled individuals. The lawsuit was filed in 2006 in Sonoma County courts against the city and... - Unlicensed Software, J&B Importers and Media Lab Ventures pay $225,000 fine
Miami, FL: (Oct-03-07) The Business Software Alliance (BSA) brought charges against two Florida-based companies, Miami based J&B Importers and Tampa based Media Lab Ventures LLC, alleging that they had unlicensed software on their computers. The crack down was part of a state wide investigation. Florida consistently ranks in the top 10 in dollars recovered... - Restricted Substance, Carrier Guam fined by EPA for importing an ozone-depleting substance
Tamuning, Guam: (Oct-03-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Carrier Guam, a refrigeration and heating equipment company in Tamuning, alleging that the company illegally imported an ozone-depleting substance. The report said Carrier Guam imported over 32,000 kilograms of hydro chlorofluorocarbon, which is restricted by... - Railroad Worker Leukemia, Union Pacific pays settlement to former manager exposed to carcinogenic chemicals
Marshall, TX: (Oct-03-07) James Smith, a former railroad worker, brought a lawsuit against Union Pacific, seeking more than $2 million as compensation for exposure to the toxic chemicals he claims caused his leukemia. Smith filed the original complaint against Union Pacific Railroad on March 23, 2006, in the Marshall Division of the Eastern District of Tex... - Workplace Harassment, City of York pays employee $130,000 settlement
York, PA: (Oct-03-07) Kathleen Thomas, an employee at the York County Youth Development Center, brought charges against her boss Wayne Bear, director of the center, alleging that he sexually harassed her. Thomas claimed that Bear made sexually suggestive grunts, pelvic thrusts, and obscene and unwelcome advances. The suit further alleged that Bear repeated... - Uterine Cancer, Woman awarded $250,000 medical malpractice settlement after her uterus was misdiagnosed with cancer and removed
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-02-07) Johnnie Mae Williams, a 40-year-old woman, brought a medical negligence lawsuit against the Martin Luther King Jr. Drew Medical Center, over the removal of her uterus owing to a diagnostic error. The suit claimed that Williams arrived at MLK-Drew with gynecological complaints in March 2001. MLK personnel performed a minor surgi... - Knicks Marketing, Senior Vice President awarded $11.6 million settlement for gender discrimination and retaliation
New York, NY: (Oct-02-07) Anucha Browne Sanders, 44, once senior vice president for marketing, brought a lawsuit against Cablevision Systems Corp., owner of Madison Square Garden (MSG) and the New York Knicks, and its Chief Executive Officer James Dolan, alleging that she faced sexual harassment and was retaliated against while on her job. Sanders claime... - Corner Collision, Victim of truck crash on dangerous road awarded $199,000 settlement from city
Palmdale, CA: (Oct-02-07) Darin Readmond, a Palmdale horseshoer, brought a lawsuit against the city after he was injured in a head-on crash on a problem stretch of Sierra Highway. Readmond sued the county after crashing on a dangerous curve on the four-lane road south of Palmdale. Sources claimed that several fatal crashes have occurred in the area, where... - Inappropriate Adoption, Social worker awarded $380,000 after being fired for not approving a foster home placement
Lexington, KY: (Oct-02-07) Pat Moore of Elsmere, a former social worker, brought charges against the state alleging that she was urged to arrange an inappropriate adoption so the state could get federal bonus money. In the lawsuit filed in 2005 against the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Moore claimed that her supervisors harassed and ultimately fi... - Hurricane Insurance Coverage, USAA Casualty Insurance awards couple settlement for their damaged home
San Antonio, TX: (Oct-01-07) Kevin and Sherrye Webster brought a lawsuit against San Antonio-based USAA Casualty Insurance Co., alleging that the company did not cover their property damage claim after Hurricane Katrina. The couple is among thousands of Mississippi and Louisiana property owners who have sued their insurers after Katrina wiped out large swa... - Overseas Contracts, York International pays $22 million in federal fines
York, PA: (Oct-01-07) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against York International, over issues related primarily to activities involving certain overseas contracts. As part of a settlement reached, York International announced that it has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement wit... - Information Technology Manager, City pays former employee settlement for false arrest
Auburn, CA: (Oct-01-07) Ernest Shih, former information technology manager, brought a lawsuit against the city of Auburn, over an arrest in 2006 on an allegation of embezzlement. The suit claimed that Shih had been painted as a terrorist because he was also charged with illegal possession of a firearm and because there were reports that he had planted elec... - TruGreen LandCare, Harassed female employee awarded $100,000 settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Oct-01-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against TruGreen LandCare, alleging that the Las Vegas company sexually harassed a female employee. According to the commission, a male manager at the company's Summerlin office intimidated and harassed a female employee, calling her obscene, gender-based der... - Lords of Discipline, New Jersey State Troopers pay $400,000 settlement for harassing colleagues
Newark, NJ: (Oct-01-07) Justin Hopson, a former state trooper, brought a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey alleging that he was beaten and harassed by members of a secret group of rogue officers within the state police. Hopson said that he was attacked by members of a loose-knit group within the state police known as the Lords of Discipline. For year... - Divorce Slander, Sara Evans pays ex husband $600,000 in alimony divorce settlement
Nashville, TN: (Oct-01-07) Sara Evans, the Dancing with the Stars third-season celebrity participant, filed a lawsuit against her husband Craig Schelske, accusing him of infidelity. Her suit claimed that he was having an affair with their former nanny and using pornography. Sources stated that the divorce was to be completed in Feb 2007, but Evans eventual... - Military Munitions, Textron Systems Corp. pays $8.75 million for groundwater contamination and clean up
Boston, MA: (Oct-01-07) The Massachusetts state and federal governments brought charges against Textron Systems Corp., a military contractor, alleging that it tainted groundwater at Cape Cod. The suit claimed that Textron used the so-called J-3 range at the Massachusetts Military Reservation to test munitions for three decades. The Army removed 3,500 tons... - Waste Management Lockout, Trash haulers pay $500,000 to Castro Valley customers
Castro Valley, CA: (Sep-28-07) Castro Valley Sanitary District customers brought a lawsuit against Waste Management of Alameda County, alleging that the company provided poor, sporadic, or no service during the July 2007 labor dispute. The suit stated that Waste Management locked out 481 drivers for 25 days in July 2007, bringing in replacement workers for... - Brain Injury, Teenager receives $9 million settlement after car accident into a fence
Los Angeles, CA: (Sep-289-07) The family of Samantha Palumbo brought a lawsuit against the city of San Dimas, after their teenage daughter suffered a severe brain injury. The suit claimed that driving alone through San Dimas on April 8, 2005, Samantha lost control of her car and slammed into a city-built fence made of wooden logs. Parts of the fence pierce...