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Billerica, MA: (May-31-07) United States Attorney Michael Sullivan; Robert Varney, Regional Administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency's New England Office; Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General; and Arleen O'Donnell, Acting Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection filed charges against the town of Bil... - The Globe.com MySpace Junk Mail Spam Settlement
New York, NY: (May-31-07) News Corp.'s popular social network MySpace filed a lawsuit against The Globe.com, alleging that it sent junk mail to its members. MySpace sued the once high-profile community Web site, charging it with violating state and federal anti-junk mail, or anti-spam laws, by sending close to 400,000 unsolicited e-mails to MySpace users f... - Tazewell County, IL Prison Guard Harassment Settlement
Pekin, IL: (May-31-07) Kody Leuallen filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Tazewell County, alleging that the county allowed a prison guard to sexually harass her while she was incarcerated there in 2005. In the lawsuit, Leuallen claims that Corrections Officer Timothy Gregory subjected her to unwanted sexual contact on three occasions, intimidating he... - Lakin Law Firm Legal Malpractice Settlement
Madison County, OK: (May-30-07) Stephen Williams of Chouteau, OK, filed a legal malpractice claim against Thomas Lakin and the Lakin Law Firm of Wood River. The suit claimed Williams lost his $3 million, tax-free structured settlement with Union Pacific over a 1991 injury, when the money manager absconded with the money. A federal judge in Oklahoma has ent... - Barclays Bank Insider Trading Settlement
New York, NY: (May-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a securities fraud suit against Barclays Bank, alleging that the bank and a former trader for the bank engaged in securities fraud through a pattern of insider trading. The SEC alleged in a civil complaint filed in US District Court in Manhattan that Barclays and Steven Landzberg, a... - US Postal Service Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
New York, NY: (May-31-07) A worker disability discrimination lawsuit was filed against the US Postal Service, alleging that the Postal Service discriminated against disabled employees by putting them in dead-end "rehabilitation" jobs and denying them promotions. The suit stated that others got ahead in the department, because they were not disabled, showin... - Northwestern Memorial Hospital Baby Delivery Medical Malpractice Settlement
Chicago, IL: (May-31-07) The family of 5-year-old Peter Vlachos filed a medical malpractice suit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital, claiming that the boy suffered a severe brain injury during birth after hospital staff members allegedly mixed up his heart rate with his mother's pulse. Georgiann Vlachos delivered the boy May 24, 2002, at Prentice Women... - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Vice President Settlement
Indianapolis, IN: (May-24-07) Carol D'Amico, who resigned from Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana after being passed over for president, agreed to accept a year's salary and received a letter of recommendation in exchange for agreeing not to pursue legal action against the school. In a separation agreement signed by D'Amico, she claimed that she was wro... - Sidley Austin LLP Tax Shelter Options Civil Penalty
Chicago, IL: (May-23-07) The Internal Revenue Service filed charges against Sidley Austin LLP, following the federal government's investigation of tax shelter opinions provided by a former partner. Raymond Ruble was fired from Sidley Austin in October 2003 and indicted on criminal charges two years later in 2005. He pleaded not guilty and his trial is sche... - LeMans Corporation Motorcross Clothing Fire Personal Injury Settlement
Pahrump, NV: (May-11-07) Joseph Provenza, 19, of Pahrump, filed a personal injury lawsuit against the LeMans Corporation of Wisconsin, after he suffered massive injuries in 2001 while riding a Yamaha dirt bike with his uncle and cousin. The incident took place after jumping on the bike; Provenza fell and was soaked in fuel when the bike hit the ground and... - Management Resources Co. Taco Bell Manager Gender Discrimination Settlement
McMinnville, TN: (May-28-07) Katrina Hillis and Diana Pepper, former employees of a large Taco Bell franchisee, filed a discrimination lawsuit against Management Resources Co., which is based in the Nashville suburb of Brentwood and owns more than 80 Taco Bell franchises in the South. Hillis and Pepper, the store managers, claimed that Management Resources... - Memorial Hospital of Tampa Infection and Amputation Medical Malpractice Settlement
Tampa, FL: (May-26-07) Sally Lucia, a Tampa woman, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against the Memorial Hospital of Tampa and two doctors, alleging that on account of their negligence, she lost her fingers and feet after an infection that incurred after a tummy tuck surgery in 2001. Though other doctors were listed in the lawsuit, those claims were dis... - Maria Chairez Apartment Slum Lord Civil Penalty
Los Angeles, CA: (May-25-07) City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo of Los Angeles, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy filed an unlawful business practice and public nuisance lawsuit against Maria Chairez, owner of a 20-unit apartment building in South Los Angeles' Figueroa Corridor. The suit alleged that the low-cost buildings own... - New Jersey, USA Police Officers' Wrongful Death Settlement
Jersey City, NJ: (May-26-07) The families of two Jersey City police officers, Officer Shawn Carson, 40, and his partner Robert Nguyen, 30, filed a wrongful death suit against the state, alleging that the Department of Transportation was negligent in its safety measures that caused the death of the officers. Carson and Nguyen were killed when their Emerge... - Searcy, AR Probation Officer Gender Discrimination Settlement
Searcy, AR: (May-25-07) Donya Garrett, the ex-wife of former White County Sheriff Pat Garrett, filed a federal lawsuit against the City of Searcy and Mayor Belinda LaForce, claiming that she was not paid the same as Wayne Cook, a male coworker doing similar work. Garrett is a probation officer for the city of Searcy and Cook is the probation department sup... - Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers Keira Knightley Libel Claim Settlement
Seattle, WA: (May-27-07) Keira Knightley filed charges against the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, over a story that suggested she was to blame for the death of an anorexic teenager. The libel claim also accused the tabloid of falsely suggesting that the actress had an eating disorder. The suit stemmed from a January 2007 article that the Daily Mail publish... - Yakima County, WA Foster Care Abuse Settlement
Yakima County, WA: (May-26-07) Tim Farris, a Bellingham, WA lawyer and critic of Washington's foster-care system, has been known to repeatedly file lawsuits against the State Department of Social and Health Services. He filed one more lawsuit against the department recently, on behalf of injured children, accusing the department and social workers of negli... - Waters Corp. Agilent Technologies Patent Infringement Settlement
Agilent Technologies Inc., the world's biggest maker of scientific testing equipment filed a patent infringement lawsuit against the laboratory instrument manufacturer. The suit was in regards to pump technology used in high performance liquid chromatography instruments. Waters discontinued use of the patented technology in 2002, and this settlement wil... - Lake County, IN Affordable Housing Wrongful Termination Settlement
Lake County, IN: (May-24-07) Federal prosecutors filed suit against the county, alleging that former Lake County Economic Development Director Richard Hucker and former Deputy Director Charles McInturf were fired for not opposing an affordable housing project in Lake Station. The suit was filed following a four-year investigation into whether Hucker and M... - Milwaukee Archdiocese Father Molestation Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (May-24-07) Nick Jordan, 45, of San Diego, filed suit against Father Franklyn Becker in 2002, alleging that he had been repeatedly molested by Becker in 1977, when Jordan was 15 years old and working in the office at St. Brigid Catholic Church in a San Diego suburb. Becker had served in the Milwaukee area, where he was also accused of sexual...