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St. Louis, MO: (Jul-19-07) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the state of Missouri, and the city of Wildwood filed a lawsuit against J.H. Berra Construction Co. Inc., JHB Properties Inc., J.H. Berra Holding Co. Inc., JMB No. 2 LLC, and CMB Rhodes LLC, all connected to J.H. Berra Construction, one of the largest developers in the St. Louis area,... - Gloria Argueta Landlord Property Code Violations Fine
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-19-07) The city brought a lawsuit against Gloria Argueta, a landlord who topped a 2006 Department of Building Inspection list of delinquent property owners. Argueta has been the subject of two previous city lawsuits and topped the 2006 list of property owners who had liens put against their buildings for lack of code compliance and... - Tucson, AZ DNA Analyst Gender Discrimination Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Jul-18-07) Mary Walkinshaw, a former DNA analyst with the Tucson Police Department, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that the city discriminated against her by not affording her equal pay. Walkinshaw, who is now a biology and genetics professor at Pima Community College has been embroiled in litigation with the city for nearly six... - Northrop Grumman Military Gear Testing Settlement
Tempe, AZ: (Jul-18-07) The United States Justice Department brought charges against Northrop Grumman, alleging that the Tempe company did not properly test certain tubes used by the US military in night vision goggles and sniper scopes. An investigation revealed that the company displayed a lax management review of testing systems at Northrop and and its p... - US Government Horne Engineering Contract Settlement
Fairfax, VA: (Jul-18-07) Horne International, Inc. brought a lawsuit against the federal government seeking payment for extra work undertaken by Horne Engineering Services, LLC, while under contract at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. In its suit, Horne claimed that it was due extra payment, owing to additional quantities and changing con... - James Materna, John Holtzhauser, and Paul Venesky OM Group Accounting Fraud Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Jul-18-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against three former OM Group Inc. executives, alleging that they participated in an accounting fraud at the Cleveland-based producer of specialty chemicals. James Materna, OM Group's former chief financial officer, and John Holtzhauser, its former controller, were accused o... - School District of Lancaster CAP Inaccurate Documentation Settlement
Lancaster County, PA: (Jul-18-07) The Community Action Program (CAP) filed charges against the School District of Lancaster over services provided by the agency, alleging that the school district had inaccuracies in documentation, among other things. CAP's suit was filed in 2006, and the two parties have been locked in a billing dispute that has spawned th... - Logistec USA Incorporated and Sherwood Lumber Company Forklift Wrongful Death Settlement
New London, CT: (Jul-18-07) The family of Michael Ryckman, a former truck driver, who died after he was crushed by a load of plywood at New London's State Pier, brought a lawsuit against Logistec USA Incorporated, Ryckman's employer. The suit alleged that Logistec USA was responsible for the wrongful death as the accident took place while Ryckman was on th... - Stewart Title Guaranty Company and Electronic Closing Services Inc. Unlicensed Insurance Settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Jul-18-07) The California Department of Insurance brought a lawsuit against Stewart Title Guaranty Company and Electronic Closing Services Inc., alleging that the two companies aided and abetted unlicensed firms, who conducted business illegally in California. The suit followed an investigation into Stewart Title, Electronic Closing, which... - Salvatore Cascino Waste Hauling Fine
Copake, NY: (Jul-17-07) Town authorities filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Copake Valley Farm owner Salvatore Cascino, alleging that he illegally filled in wetlands, damaging endangered reptiles' habitat to a degree too substantial to make them recoverable. The suit claimed that Cascino disturbed the Noster Kill, a protected trout stream, by di... - 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... - Hewlett-Packard Company and Agilent Technologies Whistleblower Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-17-07) In a recent development, the California Court of Appeal has revived a whistleblower lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard Company and a spin-off entity, Agilent Technologies, for knowingly selling defective, life threatening medical devices used by many California hospitals. The suit, filed by former Hewlett-Packard employee Robert... - Michael Tomko Jr. and Magnesium Elecktron Inc. Tanker Truck Accident Settlement
Mercer County, NJ: (Jul-17-07) George Kidd brought a lawsuit against Michael Tomko Jr., and his employer Magnesium Elecktron Inc., accusing them of negligence, claiming that Tomko failed to exercise due care in the operation of the tanker truck that he was driving on February 2, 2004. As a direct result of the negligence, Tomko collided with Kidd, who wa... - Icon Health and Fitness Home Exercise Gym Settlement
Portland, OR: (Jul-16-07) Nautilus Inc. filed a lawsuit against Utah-based Icon Health and Fitness, over retail and direct channels, especially within the home exercise gym segment. In a settlement reached, Icon Health and Fitness agreed to a cash payout of $18.3 million to resolve litigation. Nautilus stated that its slowing home starts and sales were the... - Minnesota Department of Transportation Pilot Discrimination Settlement
Bloomington, MN: (Jul-17-07) Paul Stanton filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), alleging that MnDOT's affirmative action officer refused to select a white man for the job. Stanton said that MnDOT's chief pilot, Tim Valento, had hired him in March 2006 and even had given him his flight schedule. B... - Wal-Mart Idling Trucks Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-17-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against mega-retailer Wal-Mart, alleging that the company had clean air violations caused by idling trucks. The suit followed an investigation conducted by the EPA, which revealed that trucks owned by Wal-Mart and by other trucking companies were left idling for long... - Barnsley Inn & Gardens Golf Resort Pond Settlement
Adairsville, GA: (Jul-16-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Barnsley Inn & Gardens, owner of a golf and convention resort near Adairsville, Georgia, alleging that the resort violated Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The suit accused Barnsley of allegedly filling more than 5 acres of wetla... - Citigroup Global Markets Short Sale Trading Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jul-16-07) State authorities filed a lawsuit against Citigroup Global Markets, alleging that it failed to supervise two of its Smith Barney agents and maintain accurate records, which cost investors more than $3 million. The charges were made following a state Bureau of Securities investigation. The case stems from May 2003, when the Smith Bar... - University of Washington Psychiatric Unit Patient Abuse Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-16-07) A man filed a sexual molestation lawsuit against the University of Washington (UW), claiming that he was repeatedly molested and raped at age 13 by a female mental patient nearly three times his age. The suit alleged that the teen was admitted to a UW hospital psychiatric unit for a two-week evaluation. The teen was the only min... - Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC Employee Conflict of Interest Settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Jul-12-07) Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler's Office filed charges against Wachovia Capital Markets, LLC of Charlotte, North Carolina, alleging that the company failed to supervise its employees in connection with potential conflicts of interest between Wachovia Capital Markets' research analysts and investment bankers. Wachovia Ca...