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St. Louis, MO: (May -02-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against A.G. Edwards, the brokerage arm of A.G. Edwards Inc., alleging that the financial services holding company failed to reasonably supervise brokers who placed market timing of mutual funds. In a settlement reached, A.G. Edwards agreed to pay $3.86 million to the Secur... - MGM Mirage Inc. Disability Act Violations Penalty
Biloxi, MS: (May-02-07) The Justice Department filed charges against MGM Mirage Inc., the world's second-largest casino company, following a complaint filed by a patron, alleging that fell in a shower because he couldn't reach shower controls. The suit claimed that the hotel had violated the Americans with Disabilities Act in making in designing their hote... - Siebel Systems Inc. Employee Fraud Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (May-02-07) Silicon Valley billionaire Thomas Siebel, founder and former chief executive officer of Siebel Systems Inc., was sued in 1996 by Debra Christoffers, a one-time company saleswoman, who alleged that she had been wrongly terminated, faced gender discrimination and was defrauded out of lucrative commissions and stock options. Chr... - Edgar Reinoso Infested Apartment Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (May-01-07) Former tenants of a seedy, vermin-infested Palmdale apartment building filed a lawsuit against the owner Edgar Reinoso, alleging that they faced slum-like conditions in Antelope Valley apartments. In a settlement reached with the tenants, Reinoso agreed to pay $1 million to settle allegations. The latest settlement involves a s... - M.J.D. Construction Services Inc. and Donald Russo Blown Tire Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Palm City, FL: (May-01-07) Cheryl Palmer, widow of 45-year-old Howard Siegel, filed suit against M.J.D. Construction Services Inc., a Palm City construction company, after her husband was killed in an Aug. 14 crash. The suit claimed that the death occurred when co-defendant Donald Russo's truck blew a tire near the intersection of High Meadow Avenue and Go... - William and Elizabeth Cure Well Contamination Settlement
Martinsville, IN: (May-01-07) The city of Martinsville, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection agency, filed suit against William and Elizabeth Cure, owners of the building where Masterwear drycleaners was located. The industrial laundry and dry-cleaning business was accused of well contamination, leading to high levels of PCE (perchloroethylen... - Kennewick, WA Police Dog Bite Settlement
Kennewick, WA: (May-02-07) Ken Rogers, a Washougal man, filed suit against the city after he was bitten by a police dog during a 2003 Kennewick police chase. Ken Rogers sued the city, Benton County and officers alleging that his civil rights were violated and accused the agencies of unlawful imprisonment, false arrest, undue search and seizure and of faili... - Dr. Karen Cooper and Dr. Gazi Abdulhay Cancer Misdiagnosis Settlement
Wilkes-Barre, PA: (May-01-07) Michelle Kachurak filed suit against Dr.'s Karen Cooper of Forty Fort and Gazi Abdulhay of the Lehigh Valley, after she had to undergo 12 rounds of chemotherapy because of a misdiagnosis. The suit claimed that the doctors were negligent in their care, having wrongly diagnosed Kachurak with cancer. Kachurak's medical problems s... - Portland, OR Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Portland, OR: (May-01-07) Lisa Washington and Roxie Granville, both African American, code enforcement officers filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the City of Portland, claiming that they were chastised for spending too much time together. The lawsuit dated to a 1997 incident in which a co-worker spotted them walking together during a break. A s... - ExxonMobil Corp. State Oil Spill Payments Settlement
Concord, NH: (May-01-07) Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's office filed charges against ExxonMobil Corp., accusing it of environmental damage resulting from oil spills at some of its stations. In a settlement reached, ExxonMobil agreed to repay more than $2 million it received from the state to clean up gasoline spills. The payments were made to ExxonMobil... - Total Transportation Services LLC Top Employees Hiring Settlement
Plano, TX: (Apr-30-07) Memphis-based Exel Transportation Services Inc. (ETS) filed suit against Texas-based Total Transportation Services LLC (TTS), over the conduct of two former TTS employees who left the company in April 2006. The suit, involving the unethical business practices of the two former TTS employees, reached a settlement when Total Transporta... - Total Petrochemical USA Inc. Refinery Emissions Settlement
Port Arthur, TX: (Apr-30-07) The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against Total Petrochemical USA Inc., accusing the company of violating the Clean Air Act at its Port Arthur, Texas refinery. The company reached a settlement agreement with the DOJ and the EPA by agreeing to pay a $2.9 million penalty and upgrad... - Vivid Entertainment Sex Tape distribution Settlement
Los Angeles, CA; (Apr-30-07) Kim Kardashian, daughter of former O.J. Simpson defense attorney, the late Robert Kardashian, sued adult video distributor Vivid Entertainment in February 2007, over a homemade video of her having sex with ex-boyfriend, singer Ray J, without her consent. The tape, which Vivid paid a million dollars for, is now a bestseller in a... - San Francisco, CA Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-30-07) Amy Lee, the former head of San Francisco's Building Inspection Department, filed suit against the city alleging she faced pregnancy discrimination and was humiliated publicly by city officials. The suit stemmed from Lee's confirmation hearing April 4, 2005, before the Building Inspection Commission. Lee's critics from the... - Denver Newspaper Agency Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Denver, CO: (Apr-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination suit against the Denver Newspaper Agency on behalf of Karen Stenvall, who was fired when she was six months pregnant. Stenvall was an experienced advertising manager who was fired in May 2001. She had worked for the Post for three years before announcing she was p... - D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems Remote Power Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. was in a patent infringement legal battle with D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, where it accused D-Link of infringing on its Remote Power Patent. In a settlement reached, D-Link agreed to enter into a lic... - Edward Federman Tyco CFO Securities Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil charges against a former Tyco International Ltd. executive, Edward Federman, accusing him of inflating the company's profits through sham transactions. Edward Federman, who was the chief financial officer of Tyco's electronics division until he resigned in 2001, agreed to a s... - Monroe County, NY Jail Corruption Whistleblower Settlement
Monroe County, NY: (Apr-28-07) Deputy Thomas Zembiec, a Monroe County sheriff's deputy, filed charges against the county, alleging corruption at the jail. The suit claimed that jail payrolls were falsified so workers were paid for time they didn't work; that some jail workers possessed and used drugs; and that some high-ranking officials and other jail wor... - Hollinger International Canada Revenue Agency Tax Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-26-07) The Canada Revenue Agency brought charges against The Sun-Times Media Group, Inc., known as Hollinger International, alleging that Sun-Times Media, which publishes the Chicago Sun-Times daily newspapers and dozens of community papers, had tax issues resulting from the disposition of certain Canadian operations in 2000. Incidentally... - Ridgefield, CT Property Zoning Changes Settlement
Ridgefield, CT: (Apr-26-07) Eureka V, owner of a 155-acre southern parcel of the Bennetts Pond property, brought charges against the town over the Planning and Zoning Commission's change in regulations. Eureka wanted to build 345 townhouse units on the property and a 100,000-square-foot corporate office complex. Eureka claimed that Planning and Zoning purp...