LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,426 pages found matching settlement- City of Chicago Workers Compensation Settlement
On Jan. 30, 2001, Roberta Briefman was working in a construction site trench when a thousand pound block of concrete fell onto her back. Briefman suffered severe spinal cord injury that left one of her legs completely paralyzed and the other partially paralyzed. She filed a lawsuit against the city for failing to follow and enforce their own polices and... - Employee contract, severance and age discrimination lawyers.
A senior executive and manager in two printing companies in Los Angeles was terminated when the owner of the family business passed away and her sons took control of the business. The executive and manager had been promised stock options, bonuses and wage compensation based on performance of the two companies. The promises were verbal, and implied in fact... - Nevada, USA Power Contract Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-23-07) In a lawsuit between Nevada Power Company, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, and the Nevada Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection and other parties, a settlement was reached in favor of Nevada Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources. The agreement allows Nevada Power Company to col... - GLC Restaurants, Inc. McDonald's Employee Harassment Settlement
Camp Verde, AZ: (Mar-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against McDonald's restaurants in Camp Verde and Cordes Junction after an investigation revealed that the restaurant discriminated against and sexually harassed eight teenage workers. The young women, who were part-time crew members, were subjected... - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Employee Harassment Settlement
Nashville, TN: (Mar-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed charges against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in 2004 alleging that an investigation uncovered multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees in three Illinois restaurants, as well as discrimination harassment of black employees. The suit revealed th... - Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. Sludge and Waste Oil Dumping Settlement
Boston, MA: (Mar-21-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against New York-based Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. after 12 whistleblowing crew members reported cases of deliberate ocean pollution from ships owned by one of the world's largest publicly traded oil tanker companies. Overseas Shipholding pleaded guilty to systematically dumping hundreds of thousands... - Tuolumne County, CA Landfill Contract Settlement
Tuolumne County, CA: (Mar-21-07) Mountain View-based Ferma Corporation sued Tuolumne County for $3.56 million in October 2005, four months after it finished work to permanently close the Jamestown Landfill. The 54-acre Jamestown Landfill, an old dump site, had to be sealed under a layer of clay to prevent rainwater from mixing with buried garbage and conta... - LA County, CA Police Custody Wrongful Death Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-21-07) The wife of noted Beat poet, John Thomas Idlet, filed a federal lawsuit against the LA Sheriff's Department following her husband's death while in police custody. Idlet had begun a four-month jail sentence for a sex offense when he fell sick and did not get to see a doctor for over two weeks. The suit accused the police departm... - Centier Bank Products and Services Racial Discrimination Settlement
Gary, IN: (Mar-21-07) The Justice department filed a lawsuit against Merrillville-based Centier Bank, alleging the bank was guilty of racial discrimination and violations of the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by unlawfully failing to equally market and provide products and services to predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Gar... - Sand Products Property Zoning Settlement
Manistee, MI: (Mar-21-07) A lawsuit stemmed from Sand Products' request for permission for homes to be built on a narrow strip of land between two lakes on Manistee's north side and the planning commission's denial of the request in September 2006. A final settlement was reached following Sand Products' appeal in court. In the agreement reached, Sand Produ... - Park City, UT Fur Protesters Civil Rights Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Mar-21-07) The Utah Animal Rights Coalition (UARC) sued Park City in a US District Court after Park City police banished them from the public sidewalk, where the group planned to demonstrate outside the Alaska Fur Gallery. The suit claimed that the act denied them their First Amendment rights. They were also denied access to Main Stree... - BNSF Railway Wastewater Pollution Settlement
Curry County, NM: (Mar-21-07) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed suit against BNSF Railway accusing it of dumping wastewater into a lake about a mile south of its railroad yard in Clovis. The EPA discovered hazardous substances in and around the lake and determined wildlife had been harmed. Contaminated soil, sediment, water, and native grass... - EPEC Polymers Inc. Facility Waste Settlement
Washington, DC: (Mar-21-07) The Justice Department sued EPEC Polymers on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act. The suit alleged that EPEC Polymers and its corporate predecessor, Tenneco Chemicals, disposed of wastes that were generated from its vinyl chloride monom... - Colorado Department of Transportation Salt Contamination Settlement
Adams County, CO: (Mar-21-07) Wanda Morris sued the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) after a soil sample from her house showed that salt levels were 80 times more than normal at over 10,000ppm, the highest recorded in Colorado for 23 years. The CDOT had a maintenance shed just above her terraced backyard and it was discovered that for years CDO... - Keller, TX Police Officer Injury Wrongful Termination Settlement
Keller, TX: (Mar-21-07) Charles Eric Richardson, former Keller City police officer, sued the city for $700,000, alleging he was wrongfully terminated after becoming permanently injured in Iraq. Richardson claimed he deserved back pay, reinstatement of health benefits, and compensation for mental anguish and attorney fees. Richardson also had filed a compla... - Melard Manufacturing Employees Racketeering Settlement
Passaic, NJ: (Mar-21-07) Amanda Jaramillo, an employee of Melard Manufacturing for 30 years, was laid off along with 111 others when the company closed. Many of the workers, including Jaramillo, filed workers' compensation claims. In a countersuit, Bath Unlimited, a Randolph company that does business as Melard, sued more than 80 workers and a law firm rep... - Frederick W. Keiser Jr. Money Laundering and Wire Transfer Fraud Settlement
Minot, ND: (Mar-21-07) Frederick W. Keiser Jr., of Minot, ND was convicted by a jury of bilking North Dakota and Minnesota investors. The charges against the former commodities broker included 22 counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and conspiracy. In a settlement reached, Keiser agreed to forfeit more than $3.8 million in cash and assets. He may also... - Chula Vista, CA City Manager Resignation Settlement
Chula Vista, CA: (Mar-20-07) In a settlement reached between the city of Chula Vista and Laurie Madigan, Chula Vista's assistant city manager, the city will pay Madigan $155,000 and lifetime retirement benefits as part of her severance package. Although she no longer works for the city, Madigan, 56, will remain on the payroll for the next 10 months. During... - Orlando Sanford International Airport Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Sanford, FL: (Mar-20-07) Jacqueline Cockerham, an Orlando Sanford International Airport employee, filed a filed a federal racial discrimination suit against airport president Larry Dale. The suit alleged that top airport officials, including Dale, made racist remarks, intimidated employees, and promoted whites and Hispanics instead of blacks. Cockerham, wh... - New Albany and Mayor James Garner Building Code Wrongful Termination Settlement
New Albany, IN: (Mar-20-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against Mayor James Garner and New Albany claiming Stephen Broadus had been wrongly fired because he refused to violate building codes. Broadus believed he could not be responsible for ignoring violations that could have led to destruction of personal property and lives. Garner contested, saying that...