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Salem, OR: (Jul-29-07) The family of Aaron Munoz brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the state or Oregon, after Munoz hanged himself in 2005 in his isolation cell at the Oregon State Penitentiary. Growing up in Portland, Munoz spent much of his adolescence under state supervision. He was 13 when he first encountered Michael Boyles, a state parole and... - Horning Farm Agency Inc. Adult Community Housing Discrimination Settlement
Lancaster County, PA: (Jul-28-07) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development brought a federal lawsuit against Horning Farm Agency Inc., a local real estate company which does business in Lancaster, Chester, and Berks counties, alleging that it violated Pennsylvania state and federal housing laws. The charges stemmed from a complaint that Horning d... - Hudson Valley Foie Gras Factory Farm Pollution Settlement
Albany, NY: (Jul-26-07) A coalition of environmental and animal protection organizations including Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the Humane Society of the United States, the Delaware Riverkeeper, and American Littoral Society, filed suit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in state Supreme Court in Albany, challenging the ag... - Dr. Robert Woo Dentist's Assistant Prank Settlement
Olympia, WA: (Jul-26-07) Tina Alberts, a dentist's assistant, filed suit on Dr. Robert Woo, an oral surgeon, after he temporarily implanted fake boar tusks in her mouth while she was under anesthesia and took photos that later made the rounds. Alberts filed suit, stating she was humiliated and quit her job. When Woo's insurance company, Fireman's Fund, wou... - Zale Corp. Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Anchorage, AK: (Jul-26-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Zale Corp., the nation's largest specialty jewelry dealer, alleging that it discriminated against a pregnant employee. The case was filed by the commission on behalf of Christina Kantarzis, an expectant mother who worked at the Anchorage store. The suit stated... - New Jersey Department of Corrections Inmate Housing Costs Settlement
Monmouth County, NJ: (Jul-26-07) Monmouth County has been embroiled in a legal battle with the State Department of Corrections for over 19 years. The suit claimed that the state owed the county money for nearly two decades of underpayment for housing state inmates at the county jail. In the 1990s, many county jails in New Jersey were housing more state inm... - Phaneesh Murthy, Infosys director sexual harassment Settlement
Former Infosys director Phaneesh Murthy has reached an $800,000 settlement with ex-Infosys employee Jennifer Griffith in the sexual harassment lawsuit she filed against him and Infosys in 2003. Half of the payment was paid up by Phaneesh Murthy and the rest by the company's insurers. Phaneesh Murthy had quit Infosys and was CEO of iGate Global Soluti... - William Scotsman Inc. School Portable Mold Settlement
Charlotte County, FL: (Jul-25-07) Charlotte County Public Schools brought charges against William Scotsman Inc., alleging that mold was found on multiple wooden panels throughout the adjoining structures, causing the school to have to move school supplies from the portables and prepare suitable classrooms elsewhere. The original 27,689 square-foot Benjamin... - University of South Florida and Dr. Boris Kousseff Birth Defect Misdiagnosis Settlement
Tampa, FL: (Jul-25-07) Daniel and Amara Estrada, a Gainesville couple, brought a wrongful birth lawsuit against Dr. Boris Kousseff, who worked for the University of South Florida, claiming that the doctor misdiagnosed their first child, leading to their second child being born with similar severe birth defects. The Estradas claimed in the lawsuit that if t... - ConAgra Foods Inc. Improper Accounting Civil Fine
Omaha, NE: (Jul-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought civil charges against ConAgra Foods Inc., alleging that the company used improper accounting to help it meet Wall Street expectations. The civil complaint was filed in the US District Court in Denver, accusing the company of improper and fraudulent accounting in fiscal years 199... - Detroit, MI Tire Change Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Detroit, MI: (Jul-25-07) The family of Demtrius Murry brought a lawsuit against the city, after Murry, 31, was killed June 4, 2005, when he was hit by an empty bus driven by Detroit Department of Transportation driver Carmichael Posley. The suit claimed that the accident took place when Murry was parked on the shoulder of the highway, changing a tire on hi... - Robert Singer Crosswalk SUV Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Toms River, NJ: (Jul-24-07) Barbara Sara, a Jackson resident, brought a lawsuit against state Sen. Robert Singer, alleging that he critically injured her in an accident. Sara, who lived in Jackson at the time, was crossing Route 528, attempting to reach a gas station to buy cigarettes. Sources claim that Singer had been driving home from his legislative of... - Plymouth, PA Police Excessive Force Settlement
Plymouth, PA: (Jul-24-07) William Brown, 52, from Plymouth, brought a lawsuit against borough Officer John Vanderlick, alleging that he was assaulted while being arrested on a baseless charge. Brown said Vanderlick used excessive force in tossing him to the ground and arrested him for no reason, which proved true when Brown was acquitted on all charges... - CyPlus Corporation Winnemucca Chemicals Joint Venture Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Jul-24-07) Winnemucca Chemicals, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nevada Chemicals, brought a lawsuit against Degussa Corporation over its purported transfer of its joint venture interest to CyPlus Corporation. The suit was seeking commission payments owed to Cyanco under a prior distribution agreement between Cyanco and Degussa Corporatio... - College Loan Corp. Preferred Lender List Perks Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Jul-23-07) The New York Attorney General's Office brought a lawsuit against College Loan Corp., a San Diego-based lender of student loans, alleging that the firm provided perks to schools that placed the firm on preferred lender lists. According to the office of Andrew Cuomo, the company offered various perks to school financial aid offices... - Milwaukee, WI Police Discrimination Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Jul-23-07) A discrimination lawsuit was brought against the Fire & Police Commission, alleging that former police chief Arthur Jones and the Fire & Police Commission passed them over for promotion because they were white men. The lieutenants filed suit in 2003, accusing the city's first permanent black police chief of discriminating against... - Salem, OR Clergy Abuse Settlement
Salem, OR: (Jul-21-07) In May 2007, Randy Sloan, 49, of Aumsville; Robert Paul Jr., 49, of Salem; and Norman Klettke Jr., 44, of Portland brought charges against Rev. Michael Sprauer, alleging that Sprauer abused them at the MacLaren Youth Correctional Facility in Woodburn. They named Sprauer and the state because it employed him at MacLaren from 1972-75,... - Dr. Arlene Baluyut Dental Malpractice Settlement
Frankfort, KY: (Jul-23-07) The Kentucky Board of Dentistry brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Arlene Baluyut, claiming that she had 44 charges against her which included failing to keep proper documentation on patients and allowing assistants to perform dental procedures they were not qualified to perform. In a settlement reached, the Kentuc... - Timothy Hudson Subsidized Housing Contract Settlement
Sanford, FL: (Jul-22-07) Seminole County brought a lawsuit against Timothy Hudson, former Sanford Housing Authority executive director, alleging that he breached his contract with the county after his private construction company failed to build and sell eight affordable homes to qualified low-income buyers. The suit was filed in early 2002, detailing prob... - DuPont & Co. Sulfuric Acid Emissions Civil Penalty
Baton Rouge, LA: (Jul-21-07) The Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against DuPont & Co., alleging that the company had harmful emissions at four of their sulfuric acid production plants. In a settlement reached, the company agreed to cut more than 13,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from the four sulfuric...