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Little Rock, AR: (Feb-20-07) A suit involving the Cabot School District and Great American Insurance Company was settled with Great American Insurance Company agreeing to pay the school district $10 million. The lawsuit stemmed out of the School District's claim for losses to the Cabot Junior High School building and its contents, resulting from a fire... - Peter Chiesa Property Disputer Murders Settlement
Calaveras, CA: (Feb-20-07) A property dispute that took the lives of two women was finally settled with a settlement that awarded $1 million in shared monetary damages to the families involved in filing suit. The feud stemmed out of a road access dispute between Leslie Hannameyer, her neighbor Annette Truman, and Peter Chiesa, a once brilliant chemist C... - Swiss Re KeyCorp Contract Breach Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Feb-20-07) KeyCorp filed a lawsuit against insurer Swiss Re in 2000 in US District Court in Cleveland. The lawsuit questioned whether Swiss Re was obligated to cover losses incurred by KeyCorp in its car leasing business. The Cleveland-based bank leased out about 160,000 cars between 1997 and 2000 through its Key Auto Finance division. K... - Davie County, NC Deputy Car Crash Settlement
Mocksville, NC: (Feb-20-07) The Davie County Board of Commissioners and County Attorney reached a settlement in a lawsuit that alleged that a sheriff's deputy was grossly negligent and malicious in causing a fatal wreck in 2004. Of the $975,000 that Davie County will pay out, $275,000 will go toward the estate of Mary Ruth Smith, who died two weeks afte... - Luis Cornide and Robert De La Riva Investment Fraud Settlement
Coral Gables, FL: (Feb-19-07) Luis Cornide and Robert De La Riva, principles of an investment firm were brought under the scanner by the Securities and Exchange Commission, who claimed that the duo had misappropriated at least $15 million in investor funds. The two agreed to forfeit $4.2 million in cash and $4.4 million in assets to Pension Fund of Amer... - Michael Coon Schizophrenic Shooting Settlement
Ste. Genevieve, MO: (Feb-19-07) Dennis Heberlie, 47, of Ste. Genevieve County, died after officer Michael Coon fired a single shot at him back in November 2005. Heberlie, a paranoid schizophrenic, caused a disturbance at the Conoco gas station and began to run. After a short chase, officer Coon tracked him down and shot him after a brief struggle. Offic... - Summit Refrigeration Group Trade Secrets Settlement
Menomonee Falls, WI: (Feb-16-07) The co-owners of Summit Refrigeration Group pleaded guilty in 2006 to a misdemeanor count of unauthorized use of a computer. The case first charged the three owners, Michael P. Conti, Frederick Anderson and Richard DeGroot, with trade secrets violations; a felony under the US corporate espionage law. The lawsuit addresse... - Los Angeles, CA Inmate Murder Settlement
Long Beach, CA: (Feb-15-07) A Superior court judge labeled Santiago Pineda, as a "Houdini in jail," after he murdered two people. Judge William Pounders sentenced Pineda to death for the murders. He also denied a defense motion for a new trial and refused to reduce the jury's death sentence recommendation to life in prison without the possibility of par... - Poquoson, VA Wrongful Termination and Defamation Settlement
Poquoson, VA: (Feb-15-07) Bill Fordham, a seven year employee of the police department, sued the city, claiming officials wrongfully fired him and made slanderous comments to prevent him from getting another job in law enforcement. The city has settled the wrongful termination and defamation lawsuit by paying Fordham $1.1 million and reinstating him to... - Scenic Chevron and Evanston Insurance Co. Signage Car Accident Settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Feb-15-07) Signs at Scenic Chevron, a gasoline station, obstructed the view of traffic and caused Melissa Benton's death when she collided with a speeding off duty police officer. The Louisiana state district court panel said Officer Paul Rhea and the city-parish government of East Baton Rouge were 20 percent liable for its $1.6 millio... - Verizon Communications Inc. Directory Mistakes Settlement
Richmond, VA: (Feb-13-07) A probe begun following consumer complaints about wrong numbers, dropped listings, published private lines, and other mistakes. Verizon Communications agreed to pay out $2 million to Virginia customers affected by its mistakes. Verizon's negligence hurt small business owners like Rusty McGowan, whose Virginia Beach waterscaping... - Rhode Island, USA Inmate Human Rights Settlement
Providence, RI: (Feb-12-07) Michael Walsh, a former inmate at the Adult Correctional Institutions in Providence, RI, sued the state for abuse suffered while he was in prison. The lawsuit alleged Walsh was forced to put his own fecal matter in his mouth by the guards on Valentines Day. Corrections officers often adapt to brutal tactics to command respect... - Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Prempro Breast Cancer Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-20-07) Jennie Nelson filed a lawsuit against the maker of Prempro after she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Wyeth was ordered to pay $3 million in damages after a jury found the company's menopause treatment was linked to a woman's breast cancer. The verdict found Wyeth failed to provide an adequate warning regarding the link betwee... - AK Steel Corp. Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Middletown, OH: (Feb-01-07) A racial discrimination lawsuit filed by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in the US District Court in September 2003 has reached settlement. The lawsuit alleged AK Steel's Butler plant was a racially hostile workplace for a group of black workers. The workers claimed they often saw graffiti depicting Nazi symb... - Sullivan & Cromwell Legal Malpractice Settlement
Ventas Inc. filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against the New York law firm for allegedly providing faulty advice in a 1998 Kindred Healthcare spin off transaction. Ventas became a real estate investment trust and was Kindred's landlord but incurred prepayment penalties of $100 million. The lawsuit claimed Sullivan & Cromwell could have advised Ventas t... - Atlantic Richfield Co. Restoration Damage Settlement
Butte, MT: (Feb-12-07) A long ensuing battle between the state of Montana and Atlantic Richfield has reached a settlement totaling roughly $215 million in restoration damage claims. The lawsuit claimed Atlantic Richfield caused environmental damage by mining and smelting in Butte and Anaconda. The remaining claims involved damage along the Clark Fork Rive... - Bank of America Bond Transaction Antitrust Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-09-07) The Internal Revenue Service filed an antitrust lawsuit against the bank regarding its role in providing guaranteed investment contracts and other agreements related to "blind pool" bond transactions. The bank said that, under the amnesty agreement, it would not face any criminal antitrust prosecution related to matters it repo... - Ken Tapscott Asbestos Lawsuit Fraud Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-10-07) Ken Tapscott, presiding over County Court at Law No. 4, was accused by former clients in an asbestos lawsuit of deliberately lying about a lawsuit settlement. The jury claimed Tapscott, representing a case involving wrongful death resulting from asbestos, had told his clients that all the parties had settled. However, one company,... - New Mexico, USA Violation of the Public Records Act Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: (Feb-10-07) The New Mexico State Police were charged with a lawsuit by The New Mexican, Rio Grande Sun, Albuquerque Journal, and Albuquerque Tribune over the agency's refusal to release documents. The litigation began when the state Department of Public Safety, the cabinet agency that oversees state police, refused to release informatio... - Douglas County, NB Police Captain Retaliation Settlement
Omaha, NB: (Feb-10-07) Former Police Captain Dan McGovern sued Sheriff Tim Dunning and Douglas County for allegedly disciplining him in retaliation for his campaign against Dunning. In June 2006, McGovern served a 20-day suspension. In defense, Dunning claimed that McGovern was punished for mishandling evidence and an internal investigation. Sheriff Tim...