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Austin, TX: (Sep-19-07) Erik Rodriguez, a 19-year-old former inmate, brought a lawsuit against the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), alleging that he was abused while he served time at the Commissions Corsicana Residential Treatment Center in April 2006. The suit claimed that the teenager was brutally beaten by other inmates while in state custody. Rodriguez s... - Alameda County, CA Foster Care Abuse Settlement
Alameda County, CA: (Sep-18-07) Three women brought charges against Yusuf Bey, former Your Black Muslim Bakery leader, alleging that he sexually assaulted and abused them as minors after the county placed them in his home. The three women were foster children or wards of the court from 1978 and were placed in the care of Bey's wife, Nora Bey, by county soc... - Perkins Coie Legal Malpractice Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Sep-18-07) Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho (TKS), a manufacturer of large newspaper printing presses, brought a lawsuit against two Washington-based Perkins Coie partners, Yoshihiro Saito, an international trade litigation lawyer, and Barry Reingold, an antitrust litigation lawyer, accusing them of malpractice. The Japanese company sued two of the fir... - L'Henri, Inc. Dry Cleaning Chemicals Settlement
New York, NY: (Sep-17-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against One Hour Martinizing, a laundry and dry cleaning operation on St. Thomas, US Virgin Islands, alleging that the Barbel Plaza facility had several violations regarding the use of a hazardous chemical. In April 2005, EPA inspected the One Hour Martinizing facility f... - Arbella Mutual Insurance Co. Policyholder Cancellation Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-17-07) Attorney General Martha Coakley brought charges against Arbella Mutual Insurance Co., of Quincy, alleging that the company failed to adhere to guidelines spelled out in state insurance laws. Coakley's staff accused Arbella of failing to adhere to state guidelines when the company canceled a group of customers who had been with Arbel... - Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. antitrust class action Settlement
In 2003, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System filed an antitrust class action lawsuit against Hillenbrand Industries, Inc. alleging that it used its monopoly power in the hospital bed market to coerce hospitals into renting specialty made beds. Spartanburg claimed that, since 1990, the huge health care and funeral services company hurt competition and... - Coral Springs, FL Volunteer Firefighters Settlement
Coral Springs, FL: (Sep-16-07) Ten firefighters brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging it breached contract when the volunteer fire department was disbanded to make way for paid employees. A second lawsuit was brought against the city by Phillip Rodin, one of those volunteer firefighters, who claimed that he was wrongfully terminated after he alleged... - Pettis County, MO Jail Meth Overdose Wrongful Death Settlement
Pettis County, MO: (Sep-15-07) The family of Sheena Crawford, 20, who died in June 2005, after she ingested methamphetamine, brought a federal lawsuit against the county. The suit stated that Crawford died after a methamphetamine overdose, when she was being booked into the Pettis County Jail. The family filed the wrongful death suit in 2006, and alleged t... - Christian Longo Convicted Killer Wrongful Deaths Settlement
Lincoln County, OR: (Sep-14-07) Penelope Dupuie, the sister of MaryJane Longo, brought wrongful death lawsuits against convicted family killer Christian Longo on December 1, 2004. During the spring of 2003, Longo was convicted in Lincoln County Circuit Court of murdering his wife and three young children. The bodies of two of Longo's children had been foun... - Viola Trevino Falsified DNA Test Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: (Sep-14-07) Steve Barreras paid $20,000 in child support to Viola Trevino, after Mobile Blood Services issued a false paternity test to him. Barreras brought a lawsuit after it was proven that the DNA testing company gave him phony results. The owner of Mobile Blood Services, David Quintana, claimed that his company has always been honest... - Gemstar-TV Guide International Inc. CFO Wrongful Termination Settlement
Gemstar's chief financial officer Elsie Ma Leung was fired in 2003 over a scheme to defraud investors. Leung filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the TV Guide magazine publisher and interactive programming guide operator. Gemstar agreed to pay Leung an $8.4 million settlement. In exchange for the settlement, Leung has agreed to drop claims again... - Palm Beach County School District Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Palm Beach County, FL: (Sep-16-07) Claudia and Jeffrey Kautz, the parents of 15-year-old Diana Kautz, brought a lawsuit against Palm Beach County School District, after their daughter died in a November 2004 school bus accident. An analysis of the crash showed that bus driver Maria Abrahantes ran a stop sign just before the bus smashed into a pickup truck... - Richard Mellon Scaife Infidelity Divorce Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Sep-16-07) Margaret Ritchie Battle Scaife, the estranged wife of billionaire and newspaper owner Richard Mellon Scaife, filed for divorce accusing her banking heir turned media mogul husband of infidelity. Sources stated that the couple did not have a prenuptial agreement. Richard Mellon Scaife has two children from his first marriage to t... - Delray Beach, FL Teen Dance Wrongful Death Settlement
Delray Beach, FL: (Sep-11-07) The family of Jerrod Miller, a teen fatally shot by a rookie Delray Beach police officer in 2005, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. The lawsuit was filed by Kenneth Miller and Terry Glover, who claimed that the city and then-rookie officer Darren Cogoni acted negligently in the February 2005 death of Jerrod Mi... - Detroit, MI Mayor Bodyguard Whistleblower Settlement
Detroit, MI: (Sep-11-07) Former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and former mayoral bodyguard Harold Nelthrope brought a whistleblower lawsuit against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, exposing alleged misdeeds by the mayor's staff and extramarital affairs by the mayor himself. Brown claimed he was fired in 2003 because he was looking into allegations of drunken drivi... - Frank Noto, Gobbler's Knob Sportsman Club Inc., and Vito Cardinale Deer Hunting Shooting Personal Injury Settlement
Greenville, NY: (Sep-11-07) Troy Corino, 35, a Brick man, brought charges against Frank Noto in federal court in New York, alleging that Noto, of Staten Island, negligently shot him twice with a high-powered rifle. The suit claimed that Corino and Noto were participating in an annual Thanksgiving weekend deer hunt in Greenville, NY, on Nov. 27, 2004. Noto... - ConocoPhillips Greenhouse Gases Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Sep-11-07) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought charges against ConocoPhillips, over the oil company's proposed $600 million expansion of its East Bay refinery. In a settlement reached, ConocoPhillips agreed to spend $10 million to offset greenhouse gases created by the proposed $600 million expansion. The suit was filed as p... - Office Depot Inc.Office Depot Inc. Scanner Discrepancies Settlement
Marin County, CA: (Sep-11-07) The Marin County district attorney's office in conjunction with district attorneys in counties around the state, brought a consumer protection lawsuit against Office Depot Inc., a Delray Beach, FL office retailer. The suit, filed after an investigation, involved inspections of checkout scanners at Office Depot stores in Marin,... - Harvey, IL Towing Company Contract Settlement
Harvey, IL: (Sep-11-07) Rick Graves, the son of Harvey's former mayor Nickolas Graves, brought a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city's current administration discriminated against him. Under the reign of former Mayor Nickolas Graves, his son's towing company counted on the city for the bulk of its business under an oral contract with h... - Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Officers' Gender Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, alleging that the municipality engaged in unlawful employment discrimination based on gender and retaliated against an officer who cooperated in the related federal investigation. The complaint, filed on March 21, 2006, in US District Court fo...