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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... - Los Angeles, CA Jewish Heritage Center Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Apr-02-07) Miguel Flores sued the city of Los Angeles in January 2006, accusing it of having violated the California Environmental Quality Act. The suit alleged the city was supposed to have conducted a review of the impact the Hollenbeck station would have on the neighborhood before it began the project, but the review wasn't started u... - UMWA Combined Benefit Fund Retiree Benefits Overpayment Refund Settlement
Colorado Springs, CO: (Apr-02-07) Westmoreland Coal Company filed charges against UMWA Combined Benefit Fund over reimbursement of approximately $5.8 million in past overpayments to the fund for retiree medical benefits plus interest. In a settlement reached between the two parties, Westmoreland Coal Company will receive approximately $6.4 million in total... - Dandrea Ruhlmann Judge Aide Wrongful Termination Settlement
Rochester, NY: (Apr-02-07) Kimberly Ann Keskin brought a lawsuit against Monroe County Family Court Judge Dandrea Ruhlmann, alleging that the judge fired her after she balked at Ruhlmann's frequent requests to do personal chores. Keskin accused Ruhlmann of once adjourning multiple adoption proceedings for two weeks because she wanted Keskin to finish typin... - US Department of Agriculture National Recreation Reservation Service Contract Settlement
Beltsville, MD: (Apr-02-07) Spherix Inc., a technology and bioscience company in Beltsville, filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Agriculture over the government's award of the National Recreation Reservation Service contract to ReserveAmerica, a Ticketmaster company. Since 2003, the USDA Forest Service had awarded the contract to ReserveAmerica. B... - BNSF Railway Co. Employee Retirement Discrimination Settlement
Kansas City, MO: (Mar-31-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges against BNSF Railway Co., alleging that the railroad offered an incentive-laden buyout plan for certain groups of clerical workers except those already eligible for retirement. The EEOC also alleged discrimination occurred when clerical employees eligible to retire we... - Van Can Company Waste Storage Violations Fine
Fontana, CA: (Mar-31-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Van Can Company of Fontana, CA, a can manufacturing company that coats cans with enamels or lacquers, for violations under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In February 2006, inspectors from the EPA found violations pertaining to the storage of hazar... - Warren County Landfill Odor Emissions Fine
Warren County, NJ: (Mar-30-07) The State Department of Environmental Protection filed a lawsuit against the Warren County landfill over noxious odors that plagued neighboring communities in recent years. The administrative consent order between the Pollution Control Financing Authority and DEP covers 18 violations related to flare malfunctions and odor emi... - Cabrini Medical Center Medicaid Insurance Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-29-07) Federal prosecutors filed charges against Cabrini Medical Center, accusing it of Medicaid fraud, alleging that the hospital allegedly kicked back millions of dollars to Applied CaseManagement, an alcohol and drug treatment consulting firm. Charges were filed after whistleblower John Reilly, an employee at the firm, booked charges... - Assurant Inc. Health Care Insurance Claims Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-29-07) The Connecticut Insurance Department filed suit against Assurant Inc. accusing it of wrongly denying claims based on patients' medical history. The suit alleged that Assurant improperly used people's pre-existing health conditions as the basis to deny or delay claim payments. The company paid some claims late and in some cases fai... - Family Dollar Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
York, PA: (Mar-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of Timothy Scott Brown, a paraplegic, against Family Dollar in Sept 2005, accusing it of non compliance with regulations set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The suit alleged that Brown was not provided access to a bathroom and was overlooke... - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Priest Abuse Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Mar-29-07) In a settlement reached between the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego and 83 victims, the Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay a compensation of $95 million to settle more than 140 claims of sexual abuse by priests. In the suit filed, the victims alleged that they were forced into having sex with the priests, improperly touched,... - Nicor Inc. Fraudulent Natural Gas Accounting Penalty
Chicago, IL: (Mar-29-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Nicor accusing the company of misleading accounting. The suit alleged that Nicor, which provides natural gas to most of Northern Illinois outside of Chicago, fraudulently accounted for natural gas costs in the period of 2000 to 2002 and is still the subject of proceedi... - EP MedSystems Shipping Restrictions Fine
Norfolk, NJ: (Mar-28-07) The US Department of the Treasury filed suit on EP MedSystems, a medical device company in West Berlin, accusing it of shipping products to restricted countries. EP MedSystems, which develops and markets cardiac electrophysiology products used in visualizing, diagnosing, and treating certain cardiac-rhythm disorders, had been accus... - University of the Virgin Islands EPA Waste Violations Settlement
St. Thomas, VI: (Mar-27-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed charges against the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), alleging that investigations showed that the university was guilty of several EPA violations. The suit accused the university of failing to store incompatible waste chemicals separately, failing to determine which of th... - Tri-City Mental Health Center Medical Billing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Mar-28-07) A suit filed by the attorney general's office against Tri-City Mental Health Center, accused it of improper billing to government health programs. State and federal investigators found Tri-City Mental Health billed the state Medicaid program and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for psychiatric services that were never p...