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Little Rock, AR: (Mar-20-07) Leroy Johnson, 41, died on April 24, 2006, at the Alexander Human Development Center in Saline County, where he was a resident. Johnson was disabled and had been in state care since he was a child. He was mentally retarded and suffered from coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, and an enlarged heart. Following his deat... - Britney Spears Divorce Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-22-07) The pop princess has reportedly agreed to pay wannabe rapper and ex-husband Kevin Federline a $19 million divorce settlement. The celebrity pair have reached an agreement over joint custody of their two sons, Sean Preston, 18 months, and Jayden James, 6 months. Federline will get $2 million cash plus half of Spears' earnings... - NJ Transit Commuter Line Breach of Contract Settlement
Burlington, VT: (Mar-20-07) The Southern New Jersey Rail Group LLC filed charges against NJ Transit for a breach of contract concerning cost overruns for the Camden-to-Trenton commuter line, a massive transportation project. The NJ Transit board of directors reached a settlement agreement in which they would pay an additional $53 million to Southern New Je... - Brian Luce, Madison Area Memorial High School Coach Student Personal Injury Settlement
Skowhegan, ME: (Mar-20-07) A lawsuit was filed by Dina Richard, Anders Olafson's mother, against Brian Luce, an assistant football coach at Madison Area Memorial High School, alleging that Luce physically abused Olafson, resulting in physical injuries. The suit accused Luce of knocking Olafson down from the rear during a September 19, 2006 practice session... - Molex Inc. Stock Options Civil Penalty
Chicago, IL: (Mar-19-07) A lawsuit filed against Molex Inc. by the US Securities and Exchange Commission accused the Lisle, IL electronics manufacturer and its chief officers and directors of breaching their fiduciary duty in connection with certain alleged accounting adjustments and in connection with alleged misdating of certain stock option grants. In... - US Energy Corp. and Crested Corp. Sutter Gold Mining Shares Settlement
Riverton, WY: (Mar-19-07) In an inter-company debt settlement, US Energy Corp. (USE) and Crested Corp., both natural resource exploration and development companies, settled with Sutter Gold Mining Inc. announcing the conversion of $2,025,702 in amounts due to the companies into 7,621,867 common shares of Sutter Gold Mining Inc. at $.31 per share. These sh... - Drs. Daniel Pierce and Sheridan Oldham Breast Cancer Diagnosis Settlement
Kennebec County, ME: (Mar-19-07) Rebecca and David Beane filed a medical malpractice suit against Drs. Daniel Pierce and Sheridan Oldham. The suit alleged that the doctors negligently failed to diagnose and treat Rebecca Beane's breast cancer. The Beanes reached a settlement with Dr. Oldham for $600,000. The amount was paid by the doctor's insurance carrie... - Modesto, CA Female Employees Gender Harassment Settlement
Modesto, CA: (Mar-19-07) Three city employees, Karin Rodriguez, Jocelyn Reed and Debra Eggerman, filed suit against the City of Modesto, claiming that they were sexually discriminated against, harassed, and retaliated against. The women complained they were denied promotions and pay equal to their male counterpart, which was a violation of California state... - Department of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Center Negligence Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-19-07) An audit conducted in 2003 revealed that juvenile detention centers and training schools were getting less oversight despite long-standing problems such as crime, personnel shortages and shoddy conditions. The audit revealed that conditions were dangerous for staff and juvenile offenders, with rusted metal doors, leaks, and a 5-foo... - Chiquita Brands International Terrorists Farm Land Fines
Cincinnati, OH: (Mar-19-07) A lawsuit stemmed from a lengthy Justice Department investigation into the financial dealings of Chiquita Brands International, who were accused of paying terrorists for protection in a volatile farming region of Colombia. The suit claimed that the Cincinnati company had dealings with right-wing paramilitaries and leftist rebels... - Green Garden Township and Ferrellgas Inc. Intersection Car Crash Settlement
Joliet, IL: (Mar-18-07) The Scardullo family sued the Green Garden Township and Ferrellgas Inc. after the death of Jessica Scardullo on September 9, 2000. The seven-year-old was in a Dodge Dakota being driven by her mother, Lynn, when it collided with a Chevrolet truck at 88th Avenue and Stuenkel Road. The truck was owned by Ferrellgas Inc. The suit alle... - David Radler Hollinger International Shareholders Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Mar-17-07) A lawsuit was filed against Conrad Black and David Radler, former deputy chairman and chief operating officer of Hollinger International, by the US Securities and Exchange Commission. The suit alleged that Radler and Black were engaging in a fraudulent scheme to divert $85 million from Hollinger International between 1999 and 2003... - Bruce Deckinga Fatal Gastric Bypass Surgery Settlement
Petoskey, MI: (Mar-18-07) A medical malpractice lawsuit filed against Petoskey physician Bruce Deckinga and Northern Michigan Hospital in Petoskey by Karin Lobaina accused the physician of being the cause of her husband's death. The suit filed in Emmet Circuit Court claimed that Deckinga performed the gastric bypass surgery on March 31, 2003 to reduce the... - Avanir Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare Abreva False Advertising Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-15-07) A nationwide lawsuit was filed against Avanir Pharmaceuticals and GlaxoSmithKline Consumer Healthcare in San Francisco in 2002, accusing them of false claims in their advertising. The suit alleged that the advertisements for the cold sore medication Abreva claimed that it cut healing time in half, though there was no research... - United States Government Breach of Launch Contract Settlement
Miami, FL: (Mar-15-07) New Valley LLC, a subsidiary of Vector Group, filed suit against the US Government seeking damages for breach of a launch services agreement covering the launch of one of Westar Satellites owned by New Valley's former Western Union satellite business. In the settlement reached, a payment of $20 million will be made by the government... - ComEd Worker Electrocution Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Mar-16-07) A lawsuit was filed against ComEd by Doug Lane, father of Blake Lane, 20, who was killed because of ComEd's negligent business procedures. Blake Lane had been on the job just two days when he was sent to work on the uppermost line of a high-voltage tower. Normally, that line is uncharged and acts as a lightning rod to protect the t... - Raritan Bay Medical Center Medicare Fraud Settlement
Perth Amboy, NJ: (Mar-15-07) The US Department of Justice pressed charges against the Raritan Bay Medical Center, accusing it of improperly increasing charges to Medicare patients in order to obtain enhanced reimbursement. The suit exposed that between January 1998 and August 2003, Raritan Bay purposefully inflated charges for inpatient and outpatient care... - District of Willamina, OR Female Firefighter Gender Harassment Settlement
Willamina, OR: (Mar-15-07) Aileen Bono, former West Valley Fire District firefighter and paramedic, filed suit against Fire Chief Chuck Eddings, Clerk Lisa Hargitt, board members Gary Brooks, Bob Chapin, Twila Hill, Derek Ivy, and Rick Mishler, former board members Dale Lux, Vern Mosser, and Don Smith, and volunteers Kevin Bolen, Kirk Harless and David Jen... - Fiscal Dynamics Inc., Cumulative LLC, and Northwest Assets Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
Spokane, WA: (Mar-16-07) The Washington Attorney General's Office booked charges against three businesses offering foreclosure rescue services. Fiscal Dynamics Inc., Cumulative LLC, and Northwest Assets were accused of having searched public records to find and target Washington residents who had fallen behind on their property taxes and faced foreclosure... - Propane Explosions Kill or Injure Thousands Each Year.
A man started his dryer to do his laundry and ignited gas from a leaky propane line causing an explosion that blew out a wall and several windows of his home. Leaky corroded propane pipes in a BP refinery caused an explosion which killed 15 people. Two men were injured by flying shrapnel when a propane tank exploded in an Arizona plant. A co...