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On February 21, 2003, at the age of 32, Rosalyn Patterson went into the Hahnemann University Hospital to give birth to her fourth child. She suffered massive brain damage from blood loss after undergoing an emergency Caesarean section. Her family filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the hospital claiming hospital staff grossly underestimated bloo... - Jerome Armstrong Stock Touting Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Aug-09-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought a lawsuit against influential liberal blogger Jerome Armstrong, the founder of MyDD and an originator of the net roots movement, alleging that he touted a stock on internet message boards without disclosing his financial interest in the company. The complaint, filed in April 2003, al... - General American Life Insurance Co. Mutual Fund Late Trading Civil Penalty
St. Louis, MO: (Aug-09-07) The Securities and Exchange Commission brought a lawsuit against General American Life Insurance Co. and a former senior vice president, William Thater, alleging that they played a role in a late trading scheme. The suit claimed that Thater permitted, and General American failed to prevent, late trading of mutual funds underlying... - Noah's Wish Animal Rescue Funding Settlement
New Orleans, LA: (Aug-08-07) The California attorney general's office brought charges against Noah's Wish, a California animal rescue organization, after an investigation revealed that the organization had unsubstantiated spending practices. Noah's Wish, which spent several weeks in Slidell after the storm and received more than $8 million in donations fro... - Grand Island, NE Emergency Manager Wrongful Termination Settlement
Grand Island, NE: (Aug-08-07) Howard Maxon, a former Hall County emergency manager, brought a lawsuit against Grand Island City, alleging that he was wrongly fired from his job. Maxon filed the suit in June 2007, seeking $216,000 in compensation. Maxon was seeking salary, lost wage increases and lost pension benefits since his 2005 firing. He also was seek... - Shelhigh implantable medical devices seized by FDA.
US Food and Drug Administration investigators and US Marshals have seized all implantable medical devices from Shelhigh, Inc. after finding significant deficiencies in the company's manufacturing processes. The deficiencies could compromise the safety and effectiveness of the products, particularly their sterility. Shelhigh is accused of having a ba... - Lake in The Hills, IL Well Project Payment Settlement
McHenry County, IL: (Aug-07-07) Manusos General Contracting Inc. of Fox Lake brought a lawsuit against Lake in The Hills, alleging that the village unlawfully withheld payments for the well and treatment plant project that it was hired to construct. The dispute also included the fact that the construction was completed later than originally agreed on. In c... - Pima Partnership School et al. Asbestos Penalty
Tucson, AZ: (Aug-07-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought lawsuits against nine Tucson-area charter schools, alleging that the schools had violated federal norms in their use of asbestos on school premises. The violations were found when the EPA conducted surprise inspections at the schools in May 2006. The schools included Pima Partnership Sc... - Kent County school system and the Kent County Sheriff's Department Student Strip Search Settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Aug-07-07) The Maryland chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit against the Kent County school system and the Kent County Sheriff's Department on behalf of two students. The suit claimed that the students were subjected to an illegal strip search after a drug search took place at Kent County High School in Worton. Dr... - U-Store-It Trust Store Management Dispute Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Aug-07-07) After months of legal wrangling between the company's founders and current management, U-Store-It Trust has ended its disputes with the Amsdell family and acquired 14 self-storage facilities from them for $121 million. The company, which is a self-administered and self-managed REIT focused on self-storage facilities, and Amsdell... - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America Big Blue Crane Accident PTSD Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Aug-07-07) The families of four workers who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder in the aftermath of the Big Blue crane collapse in July 1999 at Miller Park brought a lawsuit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America and nine other defendants. The suit stemmed from the accident where three ironworkers were killed, delaying the openi... - Morgan Stanley Corporate Bond Sales Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) brought charges against Morgan Stanley, alleging that the firm overcharged customers on corporate bond sales in 2001. The suit stated that Morgan allegedly charged excessive markups in more than 2,800 transactions. The newly formed regulator also cited the firm for having an inad... - Torrington, CT Police Officer Excessive Force Settlement
Torrington, CT: (Aug-07-07) Wendell Hunte, Barbara Hunte and Roosevelt Hunte, deaf former residents of 17 Alvord St., Torrington, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against several police officers, the chief and the municipality, alleging that the police used excessive force in a 2002 criminal arrest. The case stemmed from a custodial interference matter... - San Antonio, TX Detective Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Aug-06-07) The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against the San Antonio police department, alleging that the department discriminated against a pregnant detective. The suit, filed in September 2006, claimed that the detective was reassigned on the basis of her being pregnant at the time. The DOJ stated that the action was a violatio... - Iowa, USA TouchPlay Ban Settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Aug-06-07) Royal Financial, a West Des Moines company brought charges against the state following a legislature's decision to end TouchPlay gambling, a game resembling slot machines that has rapidly expanded across the state. Royal Financial was the largest individual owner of TouchPlay machines when lawmakers voted in March 2006 to outlaw... - Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson Photographers' Defamation Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Aug-06-07) Two photographers Scott Cosman and Rik Fedyck brought a lawsuit against celebrities Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson, alleging that the actresses made false statements about them to Canadian police and the media about a confrontation in Vancouver. The lawsuit was filed in March 2007 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging de... - Navistar International Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Aug-06-07) Nearly 350 black employees brought a civil rights lawsuit against Warrenville-based Navistar International, alleging that the transportation solution company that builds trucks, engines and buses, racially discriminated against them. The suit claimed black employees faced harassment because of their race and that the incidents that... - California Department of Transportation Seacliff Flood Damage Settlement
Ventura County, CA: (Aug-04-07) Over a dozen homeowners brought a lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), alleging that the agency was responsible for the damage caused when a winter deluge sent mud, water, and debris cascading over the Pacific Coast Highway and into the coastal community of Seacliff a few miles north of Ven... - Frankfort, KY Political Promotion Discrimination Settlement
Frankfort, KY: (Aug-03-07) Ron Easter, an employee at a Jackson office, filed a lawsuit against the Transportation Cabinet, alleging that he was denied a promotion in 2004 for political reasons. Documents filed with the state Personnel Board resolve two of the most high-profile cases that came to light in the 2005-06 investigation by a special Franklin Cou... - University of Illinois, CEDA, and the Urbana & Champaign Sanitary District Ammonia Fish Kill Settlement
Urbana, IL: (Aug-03-07) The US Department of the Interior, the US Department of Justice, the Illinois attorney general's office, the Illinois and US Environmental Protection Agencies, and the Illinois Department of Natural Resources brought environmental damage charges against the University of Illinois, CEDA, a cleaning contractor hired by the university,...