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Huber Heights City, OH: (May-17-07) TDEL, LLC filed charges against Huber Heights City over .035 acres of land at the northwest corner of the I-70 and St. Rt. 202 interchange, formerly a Shell gas station. The suit stated that various parcels of right-of-way were acquired. The Montgomery County Transportation Improvement District took approximately .035... - $200,000 funding to make bus system accessible to the disabled.
Bend City, OR: (May-17-07) Plaintiffs represented by the Oregon Advocacy Center filed a lawsuit against Bend City, alleging that the city's fixed route bus system was inaccessible to people with disabilities. In a settlement reached, the City of Bend agreed to make 70% of the bus stops accessible within the next three years, have all bus stops compliant... - $160,000 settlement with the FTC for fraudulent business practices.
Aventura, FL: (May-16-07) The US Federal Trade Commission booked charges against Netvertise Inc., a web-design franchising company and owner Elliot Krasnow, alleging that Krasnow used bogus earnings claims to lure customers into buying their Web services franchises. The suit stated that between 2000 and 2005, Netvertise sold franchises for $20,000 to $10... - $650,000 fine for insurance claim processing violations.
Lincoln, NE: (May-16-07) The Nebraska Department of Insurance filed charges against UnitedHealthCare, alleging that the company violated 18 Nebraska insurance laws more than 800 times, mostly for its handling of claims, from July 1, 2003, through June 30, 2004. UnitedHealthCare handles insurance for about a quarter million Nebraska residents. Following a... - $5 million compensation in wrongful incarceration lawsuit.
Hartford, CT: (May-16-07) James Tillman, an east Hartford man who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, was awarded $5 million by the unanimous passing of a bill by the general assembly. The vote in the House to give James Tillman a $5 million dollar check was 148 to 0 and it was immediately sent to the Senate. James Tillman was release... - Settlement
Washington, DC: (May-16-07) The Ethics Board filed charges against Supreme Court Justice-elect Annette Ziegler, claiming that she was guilty of committing an ethics violation. The state Judicial Commission is conducting an ongoing investigation, which brought to light that Ziegler was involved in a scheme, in which a bank paid her husband as a member of it... - $82.6 million settlement in personal injury lawsuit.
San Diego, CA: (May-15-07) Benetta Buell-Wilson filed suit against the Ford Motor Company after an accident left her paralyzed from her waist down, as a result of driving a defective Ford Explorer. Benetta Buell-Wilson was driving on an interstate east of San Diego in January 2002 when she swerved to avoid a metal object and lost control of her 1997 Exp... - Settlement: Halquist Stone Co.
Halquist Stone Co. Lisbon, WI: (May-13-07) 28 families who lived in a 45-acre area north of county Highway K and west of Sussex Creek, filed a lawsuit against Halquist Stone Co. in 2004, alleging that the entire neighborhood experienced problems with their wells, including muddy, turbid water and, in some cases, no water at all, as a result of the quar... - Construction project breach of contract suit settled with a $58,000 payout.
Fountain Valley, CA: (May-14-07) A.F. Brown Electrical Contractors, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Fountain Valley School District, over the schools construction project. The company had been contracted for construction projects at Tamura Elementary, Fulton Middle and Plavan Elementary schools. The construction project was part of the first phase of th... - $4 million payout in federal false claims lawsuit.
San Antonio, TX: (May-14-07) The state filed a federal false claims lawsuit against The Scooter Store Inc., alleging that the San Antonio wheelchair supplier violated the civil False Claims Act and defrauded the government over reimbursements it owed to Medicare. A series of events led up to the lawsuit brought by the United States in 2005, in which the... - $800,000 settlement in racial discrimination suit.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-14-07) Diane Epps, a former guard at the California Youth Authority facility in Norwalk, filed a suit in 2005 against the facility, alleging that she faced racial discrimination, was denied promotions and was given difficult work hours because she is African American. Epps also maintained she was retaliated against by non-African Am... - $58.5 million settlement with AG's office in workers compensation suit.
$58.5 million settlement with AG's office in workers compensation suit. Boston, MA: (May-14-07) An investigation by Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley's office led to a lawsuit against American International Group Inc., accusing it of having failed to pay surplus workers compensation funds to Massachusetts. The probe revealed that AIG faile... - $4.9 million settlement in insurance malpractice suit.
Enterprise Life Insurance San Antonio, TX: (May-14-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Irving-based Enterprise Life Insurance Co., accusing the company of not refunding unused insurance premiums to auto loan customers. Abbott sued Enterprise Life and eight other credit insurance companies whose investigations are ongoing. T... - Arbitraje de corredores de bolsa y consultores financieros
Los inversores que pierden dinero como resultado de errores por descuido o dolo intencional por parte de sus corredores de bolsa o consultores financieros pueden tener derecho a recuperar sus pérdidas a través de un proceso conocido como arbitraje de corredores de bolsa. Las demandas de arbitraje pueden involucrar todo tipo de inversion... - J.D. Byrider Inflated Vehicle Settlement
The Kentucky attorney general filed a lawsuit against the car dealer for allegedly selling substandard cars and trucks at inflated prices. The case was filed on behalf of 14,400 people who purchased vehicles at the Louisville dealer from January 1, 2000 through December 31, 2004. J.D. Byrider of Louisville has agreed to pay a $7.1 million settlement tha... - Kennedy Valve Lead Waste Violations Settlement
New York, NY: (May-10-07) The New York State Attorney General's Office brought charges against Kennedy Valve, a Southern Tier manufacturer, alleging that it was guilty of environmental crimes. The suit claimed that Kennedy Valve in Elmira was guilty of unlawfully handling hazardous waste by repeatedly disposing tons of waste containing lead at the Chemung... - Bridgeton, NJ Police Officer Misconduct Settlement
Bridgeton, NJ: (May-10-07) Rigoverto Diaz, 22, an immigrant, filed suit against the city of Bridgeton and the Bridgeton Police Department, alleging that he was robbed and beaten in 2006 by a city police officer. Diaz claimed in his suit that the incident was racially motivated, that patrolmen Carl Holliday and Gregory Willis picked him up the night of Nove... - Morgan Stanley & Company Inc. Retail Stock Investors Fraud Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (May-10-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed federal charges against Morgan Stanley & Company Inc., alleging that it failed to get retail stock investors the best prices possible on more than 1 million over-the-counter transactions. The charges claimed that over a three year period, Morgan Stanley's automated trading system delay... - Colin Montgomerie Divorce Settlement
The Scottish golfer has reached a multi-million pound out of court divorce settlement with his former wife Eimear. The couple divorced in September 2004 after 14 years of marriage. Mrs. Montgomerie accused Colin of unreasonable behavior due to his obsession with golf. Mr. Montgomerie has agreed to a 15 million pound divorce settlement. (Feb-02-06) ... - Highland, CA Flood Wrongful Death Settlement
San Bernardino, CA: (May-10-07) Daniel Martinez, 44, a widower whose pregnant wife was swept into a creek by floodwaters in 2005, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the City of Highland, San Bernardino County, East Valley Water District, Standard Pacific Homes, and Rancho San Andreas/National Equity Engineering, who he held responsible for the death...