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Houston, TX: (May-02-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP, alleging that one of the company's master limited partnership subsidiaries was in violation of air and hazardous waste regulations. The EPA claimed that Kinder Morgan Transmix Co. had violated certain environmental laws which came to li... - D.C. Government Inmates Settlement
A federal lawsuit was filed against the government on behalf of inmates who alleged they were held in jail too long, subjected to unreasonable strip searches and returned to jail even after their cases had been dismissed in court. The D.C. Government has been ordered to pay a $12 million settlement. $3 million of the settlement will go to the D.C. Depar... - MGM Mirage Inc. Disability Act Violations Penalty
Biloxi, MS: (May-02-07) The Justice Department filed charges against MGM Mirage Inc., the world's second-largest casino company, following a complaint filed by a patron, alleging that fell in a shower because he couldn't reach shower controls. The suit claimed that the hotel had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act in making in designing their hote... - M.J.D. Construction Services Inc. and Donald Russo Blown Tire Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Palm City, FL: (May-01-07) Cheryl Palmer, widow of 45-year-old Howard Siegel, filed suit against M.J.D. Construction Services Inc., a Palm City construction company, after her husband was killed in an Aug. 14 crash. The suit claimed that the death occurred when co-defendant Donald Russo's truck blew a tire near the intersection of High Meadow Avenue and Go... - William and Elizabeth Cure Well Contamination Settlement
Martinsville, IN: (May-01-07) The city of Martinsville, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection agency, filed suit against William and Elizabeth Cure, owners of the building where Masterwear drycleaners was located. The industrial laundry and dry-cleaning business was accused of well contamination, leading to high levels of PCE (perchloroethylen... - Kennewick, WA Police Dog Bite Settlement
Kennewick, WA: (May-02-07) Ken Rogers, a Washougal man, filed suit against the city after he was bitten by a police dog during a 2003 Kennewick police chase. Ken Rogers sued the city, Benton County and officers alleging that his civil rights were violated and accused the agencies of unlawful imprisonment, false arrest, undue search and seizure and of faili... - Portland, OR Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Portland, OR: (May-01-07) Lisa Washington and Roxie Granville, both African American, code enforcement officers filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the City of Portland, claiming that they were chastised for spending too much time together. The lawsuit dated to a 1997 incident in which a co-worker spotted them walking together during a break. A s... - Total Transportation Services LLC Top Employees Hiring Settlement
Plano, TX: (Apr-30-07) Memphis-based Exel Transportation Services Inc. (ETS) filed suit against Texas-based Total Transportation Services LLC (TTS), over the conduct of two former TTS employees who left the company in April 2006. The suit, involving the unethical business practices of the two former TTS employees, reached a settlement when Total Transporta... - Total Petrochemical USA Inc. Refinery Emissions Settlement
Port Arthur, TX: (Apr-30-07) The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against Total Petrochemical USA Inc., accusing the company of violating the Clean Air Act at its Port Arthur, Texas refinery. The company reached a settlement agreement with the DOJ and the EPA by agreeing to pay a $2.9 million penalty and upgrad... - Sportsmen's Athletic Club Shooting Wrongful Death Settlement
Norwich, CT: (Apr-30-07) A 1999 shooting at the Sportsmen's Athletic Club led to a spate of lawsuits, forcing the prized piece of city real estate to be up for sale. Proceeds from the sale, which includes nearly 1 acre of land, will benefit victims of the shooting, who were awarded more than $2 million in a recent settlement. In April 2007, a court judgme... - Vivid Entertainment Sex Tape distribution Settlement
Los Angeles, CA; (Apr-30-07) Kim Kardashian, daughter of former O.J. Simpson defense attorney, the late Robert Kardashian, sued adult video distributor Vivid Entertainment in February 2007, over a homemade video of her having sex with ex-boyfriend, singer Ray J, without her consent. The tape, which Vivid paid a million dollars for, is now a bestseller in a... - Chino Latino Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Apr-30-07) Chino Latino, one of the stars of the Parasole Holdings chain that includes the Good Earth, Muffuletta, Figlio, Salut Bar Americain and Manny's Steakhouse, agreed to settle a racial discrimination filed against it by paying $325,000 to settle claims brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The suit filed was o... - Monroe County, NY Jail Corruption Whistleblower Settlement
Monroe County, NY: (Apr-28-07) Deputy Thomas Zembiec, a Monroe County sheriff's deputy, filed charges against the county, alleging corruption at the jail. The suit claimed that jail payrolls were falsified so workers were paid for time they didn't work; that some jail workers possessed and used drugs; and that some high-ranking officials and other jail wor... - Hollinger International Canada Revenue Agency Tax Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-26-07) The Canada Revenue Agency brought charges against The Sun-Times Media Group, Inc., known as Hollinger International, alleging that Sun-Times Media, which publishes the Chicago Sun-Times daily newspapers and dozens of community papers, had tax issues resulting from the disposition of certain Canadian operations in 2000. Incidentally... - Ridgefield, CT Property Zoning Changes Settlement
Ridgefield, CT: (Apr-26-07) Eureka V, owner of a 155-acre southern parcel of the Bennetts Pond property, brought charges against the town over the Planning and Zoning Commission's change in regulations. Eureka wanted to build 345 townhouse units on the property and a 100,000-square-foot corporate office complex. Eureka claimed that Planning and Zoning purp... - Rhodia Inc. Sulfur Pollution Settlement
Bellevue, WA: (Apr-26-07) Rhodia Inc. faced a federal lawsuit accusing it of violating the Clean Air Act. The suit alleged that Rhodia's plants produce acid by burning sulfur-containing compounds, creating sulfur dioxide. Rhodia also made modifications to its plants, which increased emissions of sulfur dioxide, without first obtaining pre-construction perm... - John Beilein Basketball Coach Breach of Contract Settlement
Charleston, WV: (Apr-26-07) John Beilein, former West Virginia basketball coach, agreed to pay the university $1.5 million for leaving to Michigan with five years remaining on his contract. The West Virginia University filed charges against him, agreeing to a settlement amount that is $1 million less than the penalty called for in Beilein's contract, which... - Baker Hughes Inc. Foreign Corrupt Practices Settlement
Houston, TX: (Apr-26-07) The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Baker Hughes Inc., alleging that the investigations carried out by these agencies in 2002-3 revealed violations in Baker Hughes' operations in Angola, Kazakhstan and Nigeria. In a settlement reached with the DOJ and SEC, a subsidiary of th... - Shintech Louisiana LLC Polyvinyl Chloride Waste Violation Penalty
Addis, LA: (Apr-26-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges through the US Department of Justice against Shintech Louisiana LLC, alleging that the company was guilty of environmental violations at two of its plants in Addis, Louisiana. The EPA's inspection of the company's polyvinyl chloride manufacturing plants in 2004 and 2005 revealed th... - Pittsburgh Brewing Unpaid Water and Sewer Bill Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Apr-27-07) The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority filed charges against Pittsburgh Brewing, which led the Lawrenceville brewery to file for bankruptcy in December 2005. The suit alleged that the brewery owed the agency over $2.6 million in unpaid bills. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority threatened to terminate services leading to...