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Brooklyn, NY: (Jun-07-07) A group of Brooklyn College art students filed a First Amendment, civil rights violations lawsuit against city commissioner Julius Spiegel for ordering the removal of what he deemed "inappropriate" artwork from a war memorial in May 2006. The order incited free-speech activists and spurred on the filing of the First Amendment law... - Perry Township, OH Drug Raid Shooting Settlement
Perry Township, OH: (Jun-07-07) Shay Neace and his mother, Michelle Neace, filed a lawsuit against Perry officer William Watson, Perry Township, and the city of Massillon in US District Court. The lawsuit was filed after Watson shot Shay Neace during a drug raid in March 2003 at a house in the 1300 block of Tremont Avenue SW in Massillon. A six-man team of... - Pizza Hut Personal Injury Settlement
Madison County, IL: (Jun-06-07) Amanda Verett filed a personal injury lawsuit against Pizza Hut after she was injured at a Pizza Hut outlet. Verett's suit claimed that she was holding a door open at a Pizza Hut when an employee yanked it open farther. Shoulder, arm, and hand injuries resulted. Verett was treated and evaluated by a courtroom-veteran chiropr... - Enfield, CT Pinney Construction Corp. Contract Breach Settlement
Enfield, CT: (Jun-06-07) Pinney Construction Corporation, a Cromwell-based construction company, filed suit against the town, alleging it breached their contract in failing to compensate the contractor for extra work, specifically the demolition and rebuilding of the library's three chimneys. Pinney Construction claimed the town increased the project's sco... - Churchill County, NV Brothel Property Appeal Settlement
Churchill County, NV: (Jun-06-07) Petticoat Junction LLC, a legal prostitution brothel, filed suit against Churchill County, after efforts to obtain a special use permit for the construction and operation of a legal prostitution brothel on Beasley Drive was continuously rejected. After two appeals in district court were denied, the applicants filed an appe... - Frostproof , FL City Manager Harassment Settlement
Frostproof , FL: (Jun-06-07) Stella Heath, a former assistant city manager, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming it owed her in unpaid wages and that she was sexually harassed while on duty. The federal lawsuit against the city and former City Manager Elly Johnson was filed in 2005. The civil rights action claimed Heath was retaliated against after... - Qwest Communications International Inc. Phone Surcharge Settlement
The telecommunications company was charging residents and business $0.07 per month to offset phone service costs for low income residents. Colorado Public Utilities Commission claimed the surcharges were unjust and Qwest has agreed to pay a $5.5 million settlement. With the settlement money, the Public Utilities Commission has authorized a decrease in t... - Champaign County, IL Assessor Wrongful Dismissal Settlement
Champaign County, IL: (Jun-05-07) Curt Deedrich, Champaign County's supervisor of assessments, filed suit against the county, following his alleged wrongful dismissal. The county claimed that Deedrich changed a township assessor's work on a Mahomet gravel pit and environs in 2006 without informing the assessor. In March 2007, he misrepresented the work to... - Quail Ridge Country Club LLC Golf Course Water Withdrawal Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-05-07) Attorney General Martha Coakley and the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) filed charges against Quail Ridge Country Club LLC, the corporate owner of a 160 acre golf course and country club located in Acton. The lawsuit alleged Quail Ridge violated the Massachusetts Water Management Act (MWMA) and a 2003... - Thomas Richardson Greeting Card Business Advertising Fraud Settlement
Florence, AL: (Jun-04-07) The Federal Trade Commission filed charges against Thomas Richardson, the man behind Mid-South Distributors, alleging that he advertised his greeting card display rack business opportunities in classified ads in local newspapers, claiming falsely that purchasers could earn as much as $65,000 a year. The FTC filed the case as part... - Enchanted Parks, Inc. Water Park Chemical Storage Penalty
Washington, DC: (Jun-04-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Enchanted Parks, Inc., alleging that the company failed to properly report on chemicals stored and handled at the company's popular Enchanted Village water park. The suit claimed that investigations revealed that from 2001 to 2004 Enchanted Parks failed to fi... - Aldis Manufacturing Ltd. FIFRA Herbicide Violations Penalty
Wilsonville, OR: (Jun-04-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed an environmental pollution lawsuit against Aldis Manufacturing Ltd., located in Wilsonville, Oregon, claiming that the company violated the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). According to EPA, on February 5, 2007, Aldis submitted a Notice of Arrival of pesti... - Michael Snyder Red Robin Business Expenses Civil Penalty
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-05-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against former Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Chief Executive Michael Snyder, alleging that the he misrepresented personal travel costs as business expenses. The suit claimed that Snyder's misrepresentations caused the restaurant chain to fail to report material amounts of... - Justin Scott and Omid Kamshad Putnam Investments Trading Fraud Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jun-04-07) The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against two former Putnam Investments portfolio managers, Justin Scott, 49, and Omid Kamshad, 44, alleging that they made inappropriate trades in Putnam mutual funds that they held in their own accounts. The Securities and Exchange Commission had first charged Scott and Kamsha... - San Geronimo Golf Course Golf Cart Personal Injury Settlement
San Anselmo, CA: (Jun-04-07) Penina Meisels, a jewelry designer and widely published photographer, filed a personal injury lawsuit against the San Geronimo Golf Course over a 2003 golf cart crash that left her debilitated and unable to work. The crash occurred on Aug. 22, 2003, when Meisels, playing a round with friends, was driving a 4-foot-wide golf ca... - Winter Park, FL Carlisle Project Dispute Settlement
Winter Park, FL: (Jun-01-07) Central Park Station Partners LLC, at the request of the city and US Postal officials, proposed building a mixed-use condo on the property. The project was to include a new post office and ground floor retail and came to be known as the Carlisle Project. The Carlisle Project has drawn intense opposition from Winter Park residen... - Boulder County, CO OEM Employee Age and Gender Discrimination Settlement
Boulder County, CO: (Jun-02-07) Beverly Anderson, who had been an emergency management employee since 1986, filed suit against Boulder County and the city of Boulder in June 2006, claiming she had been denied a chance in her bid to become the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) director because she was discriminated on the basis of her age and gender. And... - Brick Investment Corporation and 7th Street Associates, Inc. Housing Lead Disclosure Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-03-07) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency had filed suit against twelve Los Angeles-area property owners and one property management company, accusing them of failing to inform tenants that their homes might contain potentially dangerous levels of lead, in violation of federal... - Academy School District 20 Mentally Disabled Abuse and Assault Settlement
Colorado Springs, CO: (Jun-03-07) Kalie McArthur, a mentally disabled girl, was sexually assaulted in a stairwell by a 15-year-old boy entrusted to look after her. McArthur has anxious fits where she claws at her skin and sometimes gropes or attacks strangers. The 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the 2004 assault of the girl, spurring th... - Hilborn-Hamburger Inc. Insignia Medal Fraud Settlement
Passaic, NJ: (May-31-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against Hilborn-Hamburger Inc. of Passaic, a major New Jersey military insignia supplier, alleging that the company provided thousands of cheap and defective medals, rank badges and other uniform insignia to the US armed forces. Hilborn-Hamburger provided insignia ranging from the coveted dolphin breast...