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Sort by date 7,426 pages found matching settlement- Wynne Physical Therapy Inc. Upcoded Medicare Fraud Settlement
Providence, RI: (Jul-02-07) The US Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General filed charges against William H. Wynne, a physical therapist who had offices in East Providence and Warwick, alleging that he submitted claims to Medicare that resulted in payments of $696,313 to his Wynne Physical Therapy Inc. A federal audit allege... - Cody Resources LLP Defective Street Settlement
Colorado Springs, CO: (Jul-02-07) The city of Colorado Springs brought a lawsuit against Cody Resources LLP, doing business as Gates Land Co., alleging that the developer built a street that has since been considered defective. The stretch in dispute is the Broadmoor Bluffs Drive that sank eight inches since its construction. The case triggered regulatory... - East Carolina University Provost Salary Settlement
Greenville, NC: (Jun-29-07) William Swart, East Carolina University's (ECU) former provost, filed a civil suit against the university over lost wages. The lawsuit, filed in September 2004, claimed that ECU breached Swart's contract by not paying his original salary for at least one full semester to allow for him to prepare for the transition to faculty, ni... - El Paso, TX City Attorney Age Discrimination Settlement
El Paso, TX: (Jun-26-07) Lisa Elizondo, former El Paso City Attorney, filed a federal lawsuit against Mayor John Cook in 2006, accusing him of firing her out of ethnic prejudice. In June 2007, she filed two more lawsuits against the city and the mayor. In the two latest suits, one filed in 34th District Court and the other in County Court at Law No. 3, Eli... - Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP Breach of Fiduciary Duties Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-26-07) Parker Chapin Flattau & Klimpl, LLP, a former prominent Manhattan law firm, was charged with committing a "wanton and reckless or malicious act" by a New York City jury, who ruled after a six-day trial. The suit alleged that Henry I. Rothman, Esq., a Parker Chapin partner who now heads the Israeli Practice Team at the Manhattan... - FIFA and the Football Association Michael Owen Personal Injury Settlement
FIFA and the Football Association London, UK: (Jun-26-07) Newcastle United filed charges against FIFA and the Football Association, resulting in the long-running stand-off about compensation for Michael Owen's injury at the World Cup in 2006. Owen suffered cruciate ligament damage at the finals in Germany, sidelining the England striker for all but three... - Sierra Pacific Industries Emission Manipulation Settlement
Anderson, CA: (Jun-26-07) The Office of the California Attorney General, the Air Resources Board, and the Placer County Air Pollution Control District brought charges against Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI), alleging violations of air permits that began in 2001. The dispute arose over the misconduct of SPI employees who manipulated air emissions monitoring... - James Reedy and Reedy's Roofing Services, North Texas Single Ply roofing company, Johnson Warehouse Wrongful Death Settlement
Las Colinas, TX: (Jun-26-07) A lawsuit was filed on behalf of three surviving children of Bobby Patton of Burleson, Texas, who died from work related injuries in late 2005 during cleanup efforts following Hurricane Katrina. Patton's children, ages18, 15, and 14, filed suit against general contractors James Reedy and Reedy's Roofing Services of Belton, Te... - Gautier, MS City Manager Termination Settlement
Gautier, MS: (Jun-23-07) Don Pickard, former City Manager, filed suit against the city of Gautier, current Councilman Hurley Ray Guillotte, former Mayor Ken Taylor, former Councilmen Johnny Jones and Jim Savage, and former city attorney Bob Ramsay, asking for $2.4 million in 2004. His suit alleged that Pickard had been wrongly terminated and his position g... - Sembler Atlanta Inc. Creek Habitat Environmental Settlement
Rome, GA: (Jun-22-07) The Coosa River Basin Initiative (CRBI) filed a lawsuit against Sembler Atlanta Inc., developers of a large shopping center in Canton, involving the Upper Etowah River Basin. The suit was filed as an initiative to stop developers from polluting and damaging streams. The original plans for the Canton Marketplace site, located at I-575... - Progressive Auto Insurance Seat Belt Gag Rule Settlement
St. Paul, MN: (Jun-23-07) Teddy Harrison filed suit against his parents and Progressive Auto Insurance, his parents' auto insurance company, claiming that the company was responsible for paying the full limit of their policy after an accident left him brain damaged. The accident happened in 2001, when Teddy was 3 years old. His car seat wasn't buckled prop... - Cottingham Agency Insurance Fraud Settlement
Fargo, ND: (Jun-22-07) An insurance fraud lawsuit was filed against the Cottingham Agency, by policyholders who were defrauded by Diane Cottingham, an insurance agent who killed herself in late March on being discovered. Cottingham, of Underwood, who was the Cottingham Agency's president and secretary treasurer, killed herself when state regulators became... - Wachovia Securities NASD fee-Based Brokerage Fine
Birmingham, AL: (Jun-21-07) The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) filed a lawsuit against Wachovia Securities, alleging that the company failed to adequately supervise its fee-based brokerage business between 2001 and 2004. Wachovia began offering a fee-based brokerage account, called "Pilot Plus," to its customers in 1999. NASD found durin... - Dave Forman, Pacific Topsoils, Inc. Wetland Clean Water Act Fine
Mill Creek, WA: (Jun-21-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Dave Forman and Pacific Topsoils, Inc., located just southeast of Mill Creek, Washington, alleging that Forman and Pacific Topsoils violated the Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that in 2002, Forman and Pacific Topsoils discharged fill material into 0.32 acres... - Janssen Pharmaceutica Products and ALZA Corp. Duragesic Pain Patch Wrongful Death Award
New York, NY: (Jun-19-07) A lawsuit was filed against the two Johnson & Johnson subsidiaries after Adam Hendelson died while wearing the company's Duragesic pain patch. Hendelson was in a automobile accident and was suffering from persistent hip pain. He wore a Duragesic narcotic painkiller patch on his right arm to help with the constant pain. Duragesic i... - Pneumo Abex Corp. Asbestos Wrongful Death Settlement
Bloomington, IL: (Jun-22-07) Nancy Malcolm filed suit against several defendants, including Pneumo Abex Corp., a manufacturer of asbestos, alleging her husband, Daniel Malcolm, died as a result of asbestos exposure. Malcolm was a Bloomington High School teacher from 1968 to July 1994 and worked at a foundry at Caterpillar's East Peoria plant from June to Aug... - PPG Industries Inc. Glass Price Fixing Settlement
A federal judge in Pittsburgh ruled in favor of a $60 million settlement to be awarded to auto body shops who claimed that PPG Industries engaged in price fixing. It was alleged that PPG Industries conspired with other glassmakers, such as Guardian Industries, Pilkington PLC, Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., AFG Industries Inc., and Ford Motor Company by overchar... - Dallas, TX Assistant Fire Chief Defamation Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Jun-20-07) Several male and female employees of the city's fire department filed complaints against Assistant Fire Chief Roland Gamez, accusing him of sexual harassment, claiming that he inappropriate touched employees. Following an internal investigation, the veteran of 27 years was fired. Gamez filed suit against the city, alleging that offi... - Clayton County, GA Police Officers' Racial Discrimination Settlement
Jonesboro, GA: (Jun-20-07) Thirty-four sheriff's department employees filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against Clayton County, after they were fired by Sheriff Victor Hill on his first day in office. Deputies summoned the employees to the jail that morning and took their guns and badges. Sheriff's office snipers stood guard on the jail's roof as the... - Oakland County Drain Commission, the Pontiac Lake Property Owner's Association, and the Pontiac Lake Improvement Board Lake Level Flooding Settlement
White Lake Township, MI: (Jun-20-07) Christine Rushford filed a lawsuit against the Oakland County Drain Commission, the Pontiac Lake Property Owner's Association, and the Pontiac Lake Improvement Board, alleging that the Pontiac Lake's high water levels were responsible for the flooding on her property. Rushford, who lives on a piece of property sometim...