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Starting in 1997, the Port undertook a major expansion and since then the emissions have doubled. The West Oakland Neighbors Association filed a lawsuit on behalf of West Oakland residents against the Port regarding the increased pollution. Terms of a settlement require the Port to set aside $2 million to purchase new, cleaner trucks for drivers to miti... - City of Cincinnati Police Custody Wrongful Death Settlement
In November 2000, Roger Owensby Junior was arrested outside a convenience store. Owensby allegedly attempted to run and was tackled by several officers. He was struck several times, forced to the ground and placed in handcuffs. The 29 year old man died of asphyxiation while in police custody. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city an... - Beebe Medical Center False Claims Act Violation Settlement
The US federal government filed charges against the hospital and two Delaware physicians for allegedly violating the federal False Claims Act by submitting charges to federal healthcare programs at a time when the financial relationship among the hospital and the doctors precluded them from receiving reimbursement from federal programs for procedures pe... - Comcast Massachusetts Advertising Settlement
Massachusetts customers persistently complained about the cable TV company to the Massachusetts Attorney General who eventually filed charges against Comcast for allegedly misleading customer with its advertising and marketing practices. The lawsuit claimed Comcast, and its predecessor, AT&T Broadband, engaged in a series of unfair practices in the adve... - University of Tennessee Student Attack Settlement
Jessica Smith was an attending student at the university. One November evening in 2002, she was struck with a brick while walking from a parking garage to her residence hall. Smith suffered severe brain damage from the attack and a lawsuit was filed against the school for allegedly failing to provide adequate lighting where the attack occurred. The Univ... - City of Cleveland Firefighter Promotion Test Settlement
More than two dozen African American firefighters filed a lawsuit against the city claiming a promotion test was unfair to their race and was not linked to job performance. The city has agreed to promote 15 black firefighters and pay a $650,000 settlement. (Mar-15-06) [ AKRON BEACON JOURNAL ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and... - Lake County Employee Psych Exam Termination Settlement
Donald Jackson worked as a senior utilities worker with the Public Works Department until he was fired in 2001. Jackson filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the county claiming his supervisors ordered him to submit to a psychological examination without just cause. When he refused to take the test and sought legal counsel, he was suspended and f... - US Government Suspected Terrorist Detainment Settlement
The US government has agreed to pay $300,000 to an Egyptian man who sued after he was detained in Brooklyn for nearly a year following the September 11th attacks. Ehab Elmaghraby has since been deported, but was found not to be linked to terrorism. The former restaurant worker says he was allegedly shackled, shoved into walls, punched and called... - Children's Toys Injuries
Injuries caused from Toys Since 1990, over 270 children and adolescents have died from toy related injuries and today we still face about 200,000 toy related emergency room visits each year. These injuries often result from innocent children swallowing or choking on small toys, falling off riding toys, or other injuries. A recent survey from t... - Balcor Co. Misused Maintenance Funds Settlement
Tenants of the former Union Station festival marketplace filed a lawsuit against its private owner for allegedly mishandling maintenance fund money. The suit claimed Balcor misused $350,000 in tenant money set aside for replacement of 200 heat pumps that heated and cooled the tenant spaces in the station. Balcor has agreed to pay an $845,000 settlement... - Pinellas County Mismanagement Whistleblower Settlement
In 2002, Rick Dodge was an assistant administrator for the county; he acted as the economic development manager and oversaw a $15 million contract with Lockheed Martin. Dodge was fired in 2002 after he began probing into allegations of mismanagement by the work force contractor. He filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county which has agreed to pay... - Encounters International Mail Order Bride Spousal Abuse Settlement
Nataliya Fox was introduced to James Fox through the international matchmaking agency and they were married three months later. A few years after that, Nataliya claimed her husband beat her. She filed a lawsuit against Encounters International for allegedly failing to screen its male clients and neglecting to tell her about a law allowing foreign nation... - C. Peter Houtenbos Air Rage Attack Settlement
Zohair Billing was a flight attendant for TWA. On February 22, 1998 en route from New York to Los Angeles Billing asked a first class passenger to turn off his cell phone and keep it off. C. Peter Houtenbos allegedly declined to do so and charged at Billings, put his hands on her shoulders and shoved her into a galley counter, exacerbating a back injury... - Mill Pond Rest Home Wrongful Death Settlement
In December, 2000 Millicent Palmer fell down a flight of stairs at the assisted living center. She broke her neck and died two weeks later from the injuries. Her daughter filed a lawsuit against the facility claiming it was negligent in making sure her mother was safe at all times; the facility had promoted itself as providing around the clock supervisi... - Providence St. Joseph Medical Center John Ritter Wrongful Death Settlement
In September, 2003 actor John Ritter fell ill on the set of his new TV show. Ritter was hospitalized at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank, where he underwent surgery for a tear in his aorta. He died of the rare medical condition shortly before 10 p.m. that evening. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the hospital alleging med... - Federated Department Stores Inc. Misleading Advertising Settlement
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed charges against the chain store owner regarding misleading advertising practices and phony sales promotions. The lawsuit claimed the company used small print in ads to exclude many items from sales, featured photos of items not eligible for sales and used misleading in-store signage. Federated Department Sto... - Dow Jones & Co. Contract Dispute Settlement
Market Data Corp. and Cantor Fitzgerald Securities have been in a longstanding contract dispute regarding guaranteed obligations. In 1998, Dow Jones sold Telerate to Bridge Information Systems. Telerate had used data supplied from Cantor Fitzgerald and Market Data and Dow Jones had retained its guarantee of payments under certain circumstances. Dow Jone... - Peter Robbins Car Accident Settlement
In June 2005, Ricardo Youngblood and his 5 month old brother, Colton Youngblood were driving with their father when their car was hit by a pickup truck. Peter Robbins had blacked out and crossed the center line in his Dodge. Ricardo suffered a broken leg in the accident and Colton was left with severe brain damage; he is permanently blind and only able... - Firefly Five Inc. Drinking Driving Wrongful Death Settlement
David Scott Shimp drank excessively for hours at the Graduate Food and Pub before hopping into his car to drive home. Sally McKenzie Clark, her cousin Anna Grace Jordan and their friend Suzanne Paige Kessler were also driving that evening. Shimp crashed into the girls' car; Clark and Jordan were killed while Suzanne survived the wreck. Their families fi... - Datran Media Corp. Spamming Settlement
The New York Attorney General filed charges against the leading e-mail marketer for allegedly misusing e-mail addresses and other personal data it obtained from several companies. Datran allegedly spammed consumers with unsolicited e-mails, advertising discount drugs, diet pills and other products. The New York based company has agreed to change its pra...