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New York, NY: (Mar-15-07) A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and NYSE Regulation against the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. accused it of failing to detect customers' illegal short sales of stock in companies just before those companies completed public offerings. The SEC and NYSE both settled enforcement actions against the company's Gold... - Muskogee County District Attorney Drug Property Seizures Settlement
Muskogee, AZ: (Mar-15-07) A civil rights case filed against the office of former Muskogee County District Attorney John David Luton accused it and its Drug Task Force of illegally seizing, forfeiting, and selling plaintiffs' property under claims that the property was connected to drug activity and warranted forfeiture under seizure and forfeiture laws. Lu... - Tallahassee, FL Boot Camp Wrongful Death Settlement
Tallahassee, FL :(Mar-15-07) The parents of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson, Gina Jones and Robert Anderson, received a $5 million settlement after their son died following a violent restraint at a Panhandle boot camp. Autopsy reports show that the youth suffocated when the guards shoved ammonia capsules up his nose. Using a time stamp inserted into the en... - Rye Township, NY Construction Breach of Contract Settlement
Rye, NY: (Mar-14-07) A legal battle ended when Rye Township agreed to pay Horne Construction Co. $190,000. A case of mismanagement was evident among the town's selectmen since the inception of the contract the town signed with Horne in 2004 to build its public safety building. From unfinished schedules to issues including incomplete construction documents,... - Eureka County, NV Employee Defamation and Wrongful Termination Settlement
Eureka, NV: (Mar-14-07) The Eureka County agreed to reveal the reasons to the termination and settlement that was negotiated with former counsel, Tamara Falor after county officials were accused of violating the open meeting law violations. It was claimed that the county had tried for months to find a reason to terminate Falor. Apparently, Falor had filed... - Bank of America Corp. Analyst Report and Research Fraud Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-14-07) A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Bank of America Corp.'s securities unit, accused it of failing to safeguard forthcoming analyst reports and issuing fraudulent research. Investigations showed that Bank of America Securities' internal controls worked improperly and that sales people and traders wou... - General Steel Corp. Misleading Sales and Marketing Settlement
Lakewood, CO: (Mar-13-07) Attorney General John Suthers filed a consumer protection lawsuit against General Steel Corp., a Lakewood company that sells large metal buildings to customers across the country. The lawsuit claimed General Steel carried out a misleading sales and marketing plan. General Steel asserted that it manufactured buildings available at... - Nob Hill Properties Inc. Employee Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-13-07) A lawsuit bought against San Francisco's Huntington Hotel by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accused it of discriminating against staff based on their national origin. Martin Roman, a Latino room service server, was repeatedly passed over for promotion to the job of room service relief captain in favor of non-... - National School Fitness Foundation Exercise Equipment Fraud Settlement
Salt Lake County, UT: (Mar-13-07) A lawsuit filed against the bankrupt National School Fitness Foundation and Salt Lake County businessmen Dale Holt and Marc Jenson. They were accused of fraudulently selling exercise equipment to more than 600 schools. In an out of court settlement, the businessman agreed to pay $130,000 of the $350,000 that the lawsuit s... - Jury Orders Merck to Pay Settlement to Vioxx Heart Attack Victim
Boise, ID: (Mar-13-07) Frederick Humeston filed suit against drug-maker Merck after suffering a heart attack while on the arthritis pill Vioxx. The 61-year-old man suffered a heart attack in 2001 while taking Vioxx, several months before Merck put a stronger warning about the drug's cardiovascular risks on the package insert. The suit accused the drugmaker... - Abogados Especializados en Horas Extra Impagas
Más abajo encontrará vínculos hacia diversos formularios para obtener una evaluación gratuita de su caso sobre Salario/Hora y Pago de Horas Extra. Si no trabaja en California o Nueva York, seleccione uno de los vínculos nacionales que mejor se ajuste a su reclamo. Leyes nacionales sobre el pago de horas extra ... - Los Angeles County Lifeguard Accident Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-11-07) Los Angeles County has faced several lawsuits for accidents caused by lifeguards over the last five years. 21-year-old Jesse Pace, a summer intern at UCLA Medical Center in 2005, filed suit against the county following an accident when a lifeguard ran him over at Santa Monica Beach. Pace lost his spleen, which resulted in a red... - Debt Collector Settles With FTC for Abusive Practices
Joshua Rausch, Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp IL: (Mar-13-07) The Federal Trade Commission booked charges against Joshua Rausch and several others, including Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. ( CAMCO ) and its largest creditors, with regard to debt collection, alleging that Rausch was guilty of illegal debt collection practices and that... - Andrew Scott Fined for Ethics Violation
Andrew Scott Boca Raton, FL: (Mar-12-07) Former Boca Raton Police Chief Andrew Scott was booked for an ethics violation when he ordered a probationary sergeant, Jeff Kelly, to stop a car driven by a Boca Raton developer so a reporter from a Miami TV station and her cameraman could swoop down on him for an interview. In a settlement agreed upon, the Flor... - University of California Santa Cruz Environment Pollution Settlement
Santa Cruz, CA: (Mar-12-07) A lawsuit was filed in 2006 by the Coalition for Limiting University Expansion and later joined by the city of Santa Cruz against the University of California, Santa Cruz. The lawsuit accused the campus and its contractor of violating the federal Clean Water Act by allowing water polluted with sediment to migrate from several co... - Village of Gowanda Environmental Protection Violation Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-12-07) In a settlement reached with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Village of Gowanda, which spans Cattaraugus and Erie Counties in New York paid a reduced fine of $1500 after spending more than $38,000 to improve how it handles waste from its municipal sludge composting facility. The village was booked for violating the... - Time Warner Stock Inflation Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-12-07) The University of California, Los Angeles filed charges against Time Warner, accusing it of being responsible for the loss of $550 million dollars in market value in university investments. The suit alleged that Time Warner company executives inflated the value of AOL stock before and after the merger of AOL and Time Warner by... - Clear Channel Outdoor, Steen and CBS Illegal Advertising Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-12-07) A lawsuit was filed by the Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight against outdoor advertisers, Clear Channel, Steen and CBS Outdoor, charging them with illegal billboards that violates citizens' constitutional rights and their rights under state law. They further alleged that the agreement between the city and the outdoor adve... - Hertz Corp. Commercial Fraud Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Mar-12-07) The Tucson Airport Authority filed charges against car rental company Hertz Corp over money not paid for fees due to Tucson International Airport following an audit by the authority that showed that Hertz had under-reported revenue from Aug. 1, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2005. The amount owed by Hertz was recorded as more than $593,000, but a... - Oakland, FL Off-Duty Arrest Personal Injury Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Mar-09-07) Deven Werling filed suit against the city in federal court alleging he was roughed up by a police sergeant at a hot dog shop in the city's neighborhood in October 2004. Werling claimed that he had been injured during the arrest. The sergeant who he named was later fired after investigations showed that he had contradicted hims...