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Billings, MT: (Apr-05-07) Microsoft Corp. brought a civil lawsuit in US District Court in Billings against eDirectSoftware accusing it of selling unlicensed software to non-students at student discounts. The suit alleged that eDirectSoftware was guilty of software piracy as well as trademark and copyright law violations. eDirectSoftware officials admitted... - Dayton, OH Administrator Wrongful Settlement
Dayton, OH: (Apr-05-07) Susan Fisler Silberstein, a former Civil Service Board administrator, was fired in 2002 for criticizing the city's diversity plan. The plan attempted to bring more minorities and women into the fire department by awarding extra points on the civil service exam for military experience or participating in the fire department's apprent... - IRI Golf Course Upgrades Settlement
Rockwall, TX: (Apr-05-07) The City of Rockwall filed a lawsuit against the golf course operator in 2006, accusing the company of not meeting existing standards contained in their lease agreement with the city. IRI Golf leases Dallas land from the City of Rockwall, on which a portion of the golf course is located. In an out of court settlement reached with... - First American Title Insurance Co. Real Estate Referral Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Apr-05-07) The Minnesota Department of Commerce sent enforcement letters to real estate agents alleging they participated in sham affiliated business arrangements with First American Title Insurance Co. Minnesota officials reached a settlement with First American on February 28, 2007 where the insurance company paid out $500,000. In a ser... - Florida Atlantic University Foundation Fundraiser Severance Settlement
Boca Raton, FL: (Apr-05-07) Florida Atlantic University (FAU) former chief fundraiser Lawrence Davenport, whose contract ran through 2011, resigned and reached a severance settlement with the school. Davenport wanted to be president of a university and felt that he should leave FAU before the school began a capital campaign, which could require up to a 5-y... - Jackson County Board of Education Property Damage Settlement
Jackson County, GA: (Apr-05-07) Following an Open Records request given to the Jackson County Board of Education by MainStreet Newspapers Inc., the County board declared the details in the Norman and Melissa Romans lawsuit against the county. A lawsuit filed by Norman and Melissa Romans claimed that their home and property was damaged due to the constructi... - US Department of Health and Human Services Anthrax Vaccine Contract Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-05-07) A settlement reached between VaxGen Inc. and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) releases both parties of all liabilities associated with VaxGen's government contracts to develop and deliver a next-generation anthrax vaccine. As part of the agreement, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases... - Chestnut Petroleum Distributors Inc. Employees Minimum Wage Settlement
New Paltz, NY: (Apr-05-07) The US Department of Labor filed suit against Chestnut Petroleum Distributors, accusing it of violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit claimed that 767 workers were paid less than the federal minimum wage. Some of the workers also were not paid for overtime hours between April 2003 and May 2006 at the gas station... - Sheriff Al Myers, Delaware County, OH Deputy Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Delaware, OH: (Apr-04-07) The Ohio Civil Rights Commission filed charges against Sheriff Al Myers, 57, alleging he wrongfully fired a deputy who had requested light duty during her pregnancy. The discrimination complaint reached a settlement wherein an arbitrator ordered the sheriff to reinstate the woman, who had resigned, as well as ordered Delaware Cou... - Union Pacific Railroad Explosion Wrongful Death Settlement
Texarkana, TX: (Apr-04-07) A train derailment and explosion in Texarkana in 2005 caused the death of Pearlie Mae Easter Marshall. A propylene gas leak from a tank car led to the explosion that destroyed Marshall's home. In a suit filed against Union Pacific Railroad, Marshall's family received a $2 million settlement. Marshall was the only person killed in... - L. Eric Whetstone Safari Breach of Contract Settlement
League City, TX: (Apr-04-07) Swanepoel & Scandrol Safaris of League City filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Texas in September 2005 against L. Eric Whetstone, owner of the former Miller Brewery in Tumwater, alleging that Whetstone never paid for two African safaris and two target animals, a lion and a rhinoceros. Denying allegations, Whetstone, a... - TJX Cos. Employee Contract Settlement
Fort Worth, TX: (Apr-04-07) Alex Smith, senior executive vice president and group president of discount department store operator TJX Cos., left TJX Cos. to join Pier 1 Imports Inc. as president and chief executive. TJX accused Smith of violating a noncompete clause in his contract to take the job. Pier 1 Imports Inc. to filed a suit against TJX in state... - Pittsburgh, PA Demoted Officer Whistleblower Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Apr-04-07) The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on behalf of Police Commander Catherine McNeilly against the city when she was demoted in 2006 after criticizing Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's nominee for public safety director, Dennis Regan and sharing a confidential police personnel file with council members to derail the nomination. Sh... - Manalapan, NJ Youth Search Racial Discrimination Settlement
Manalapan, NJ: (Apr-03-07) Two Manalapan police officers, Steven Turner and Peter Chalfin, were charged with a discrimination lawsuit after they searched three African-American youths without justification and berated them while their three white friends were told to go home. In a settlement reached, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey ordered... - Holling Press Scaffolding Injury Settlement
Buffalo, NY: (Apr-03-07) Dan D'Andrea, at the brink of starting his own contracting business, found himself confined to a wheelchair following a fall while working at the old Holling Press building. He suffered irreversible damage after a large piece of scaffolding fell from above and landed on his back. D'Andrea was paralyzed from the chest down. In a set... - Deputy Gilmer Hernandez, Austin, TX Illegal Aliens Shoot Out Settlement
Austin, TX: (Apr-03-07) Maricela Rodriquez-Garcia and Candio Garcia-Perez, two illegal aliens, filed a damage lawsuit against Deputy Gilmer Hernandez and the city of, Austin accusing the deputy of injuring them when he shot at the tires of a van in which they escaped from a routine traffic stop. In a settlement reached, Garcia and Perez were awarded $100,0... - Possession View LLC., Construction Associates Inc., and T&G Construction Inc. Condo Defects Settlement
Mukilteo, WA: (Apr-03-07) The residents of Harbour Pointe condo complex on Villa Monte Drive filed suit against condominium developer Possession View LLC, contractors Construction Associates Inc., and subcontractors T&G Construction Inc., after water poured in through siding, windows and sliding glass doors and damaged units in their homes. In a settlement... - Nevada Power Company Plant Emissions Fine
Las Vegas, NV: (Apr-03-07) The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against Nevada Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, over long-standing environmental issues related to the Reid Gardner Generating Station in Southern Nevada. The suit alleged that Nevada Power... - British Rail and Swindon Pressings Worker Asbestos Settlement
Wiltshire, UK: (Apr-03-07) Frederick Allen, an ex railway worker, filed suit against his former employers British Rail and Swindon Pressings, alleging that his work there exposed him to the hazards of working with asbestos dust causing his mesothelioma. Allen, 70, worked for British Rail from July 1954 until April 1961. Over the course of his employment he w... - Tenet Healthcare Corp. Medicare Payment Fraud Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Apr-02-07) Tenet Healthcare faced a lawsuit filed against it by the US Securities and Exchange Commission, accusing it of fraudulently inflating Medicare payments. The lawsuit was filed in US District Court in Los Angeles and claimed Tenet Healthcare purposely inflated Medicare payments to hospitals to cover the sickest Medicare patients. The...