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Jefferson Parish, LA: (Jun-20-07) Revenue Resources, a River Ridge company, filed suit against Jefferson Parish, alleging that the government improperly canceled its contract when it came under attack from watchdogs and some council members. Since 1995, Revenue Resources worked for the parish digging up ideas for new income streams. Its most lucrative sugg... - Moscow, ID Wastewater Violations Settlement
Moscow, ID: (Jun-20-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the city of Moscow, over alleged Clean Water Act violations related to the city's discharge of wastewater. The city owns and operates a wastewater treatment facility that discharges treated wastewater into Paradise Creek. The wastewater treatment plant is part of a... - Dr. Sean Nisivoccia Chiropractor Fraud Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jun-19-07) The State Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor and the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners filed suit against Dr. Sean Nisivoccia, alleging that the chiropractor illegally had office tests conducted by technicians, including a 15-year-old boy. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., one of the plaintiffs, claimed that the test... - Marlboro, MD Wrongful Arrest and Imprisionment Settlement
Marlboro, MD: (Jun-20-07) Daniel Anthony Miller, 39, of Spotsylvania County, VA, filed a federal civil lawsuit, alleging that he was wrongfully arrested and imprisoned by a police detective. The suit stemmed from an incident when Miller was stopped in May 2004 by a Virginia State trooper for not having a front tag on his vehicle. A computer check showed th... - Maricopa County, AZ Restraint Chair Wrongful Death Settlement
Maricopa County, AZ: (Jun-20-07) The family of Clint Yarbrough filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Maricopa County after Yarbrough died in Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio's jail. Yarbrough was brought into the Fourth Avenue jail in December 2005, where sources say he appeared drugged and became combative. He was put in a restraint chair and wheeled t... - Dr. James Morrone & Glen Ellyn Family Dental Clinic Patient Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jun-20-07) The family of Robert Pauly, a 73-year-old man who died while sedated at a dentist's office, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. James Morrone and Glen Ellyn Family Dental Clinic in 2004. Pauly died in the dental chair at Glen Ellyn Family Dental Clinic in June 2004 after going in to have his tooth pulled. The suit claimed th... - William Trudeau & Newtown Oil Contract Default Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Jun-20-07) The State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office filed suit against Newtown Oil in 2002 alleging that the company defaulted on prepaid contracts. The suit stated that Newtown Oil stopped making deliveries on prepaid contracts four years ago, causing consumers to lose significant amounts of money. The AG's office has since th... - Stillhouse Mining LLC and Black Mountain Resources Coal Miner Wrongful Death Settlement
Lexington, KY: (Jun-18-07) Claudia Cole, a Harlan County widow, filed suit against several coal companies including Stillhouse Mining LLC and Black Mountain Resources, alleging that gross negligence on their part resulted in the wrongful death of her husband Russell Cole Sr. Cole sought $1.5 million in compensatory damages; $50 million in damages to punish... - Omnicare, Inc. Nursing Home Drugs Whistleblower Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jun-18-07) The Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services recognized a significant whistleblower action against the nationwide pharmacy Omnicare, Inc. The suit alleged that Omnicare, the nation's largest pharmacy for nursing homes, switched drugs to garner huge profits by evading federal and state price lim... - Merrill Lynch, ING Bank, and Banca Monte Parma SPA Parmalat Bankruptcy Protection Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Washington, DC: (Jun-18-07) Parmalat SPA filed suit against Merrill Lynch, ING Bank, and Italy's Banca Monte Parma SPA, related to the dairy group's 2003 failure. The dairy company, which emerged from bankruptcy protection in 2005, reached settlements with the three financial institutions making that a c... - San Antonio, TX Fire Pole Personal Injury Settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Jun-18-07) Grace Estrada filed a personal injury lawsuit against the city and its fire station, after a firefighter told her to jump on his back and slide down the station's pole. Estrada fell and sustained several injuries. Four women, including Estrada, were at a late-night party at Fire Station 10 in 2004, when the incident occurred. D... - David Richwhite and Midavia Rail Investments Ltd. Tranz Rail Insider Trading Settlement
Wellington, New Zealand: (Jun-18-07) The New Zealand Securities Commission brought insider trading charges against David Richwhite, one of New Zealand's richest men and one of his companies, Midavia Rail Investments Ltd. The suit alleged that shares in the Tranz Rail railway company were sold in 2002 when Richwhite and Midavia, as director and shareholder,... - Atlanta, GA Doctor Monitoring Wrongful Death Settlement
Atlanta, GA: (Jun-18-07) The family of Sarah Elizabeth Crider of Cobb County, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state, after the 14-year-old died on February 13, 2006 at Georgia Regional Hospital, Atlanta from a severe intestinal blockage. The suit alleged that the seventh-grader vomited several times, but a doctor called to her bedside apparently... - Beaulieu Group, LLC IRS Tax Return Fraud Settlement
Rome, GA: (Jun-17-07) The Internal Revenue Service filed charges against Beaulieu Group, LLC, of Dalton, GA, alleging that the company filed a false tax return. After a long winded and complex investigation, Beaulieu pleaded guilty to filing a false tax return, and, as part of a global settlement agreed to pay over $32 million as a result of its wrongdoing... - Stephen and Cynthia Ford Oil and Gas Companies Environmental Violations Fine
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jun-17-07) The Department of Environmental Protection filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Stephen and Cynthia Ford, owners of oil and gas companies, alleging that their companies violated state environmental regulations for more than a decade. The investigations revealed that the companies, Synd Enterprises and Vertical Resources... - Palo Alto, CA Friends of Westwind Employee Wages Settlement
Palo Alto, CA: (Jun-17-07) Two former employees filed suit against Friends of Westwind, a city-owned horse stable in Los Altos Hills, alleging that they were not paid for all the hours they worked. They claimed that apart from not being paid, they were forced to live in substandard conditions in a barn. Despite its idyllic location in the hills over Silico... - John Messina John Lennon Video Tape Copyright Settlement
Middlesex County, MA: (Jun-17-07) World Wide Video LLC filed suit against John Messina, after he took private footage tapes of John Lennon in March 2000, and failed to return them after several requests. The lawsuit filed by the company in Middlesex County Superior Court in Massachusetts, alleged that World Wide Video partner Robert Grenier claimed to have... - Broward, FL Wrongful Imprisonment Settlement
Broward, FL: (Jun-16-07) Three men, Carl Stephen Rosati, Peter Roussonicolos, and Peter Dallas, filed a civil rights violation lawsuit against the Broward Sheriff's Office after they were jailed for 16 months and two of them faced the death penalty for a murder they did not commit. Rosati, Roussonicolos, and Dallas filed the suit in 1993 against the Sherif... - Beacon, NY Police Brutality Settlement
Beacon, NY: (Jun-16-07) Gerald McNair filed a civil lawsuit against the city of Beacon claiming he was beaten and pepper sprayed by Beacon police officers without justification. The suit, listing the city and Officers Christian Alencastro and Richard Sassi Jr. as defendants, alleged that McNair was pepper sprayed and beaten with a police baton during a tra... - Louisiana State University Basketball Coach Contract Settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Jun-16-07) Pokey Chatman, a former women's basketball coach at the Louisiana State University (LSU), filed charges against the varsity after it sought to terminate her contract, alleging that she engaged in improper conduct with former players. LSU claimed that Chatman allegedly participated in sexual relationships with former, but no cur...