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Chapel Hill, NC: (Apr-23-07) The Justice Department filed charges against Chapel Hill, NC following a complaint by Chapel Hill citizen Sonya Dixon, who alleged housing discrimination on the basis of disability. The government accused Chapel Hill of violating the federal Fair Housing Act when it refused to grant Sonya Dixon reasonable accommodation for her... - Titeflex Corporation et al. CSST Defective Product Class Action Settlement
A national class action lawsuit was filed alleging a certain type of natural gas tubing that was prone to fires or leaks during lightning storms. Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) is more flexible and easier to install than the conventional iron or heavy metal pipes used to carry natural gas into homes. The lawsuit was filed in Clark County Circu... - San Joaquin County, CA Quadriplegic Medical Malpractice Settlement
San Joaquin County, CA: (Apr-23-07) Roberta Sanchez sued San Joaquin County in March 2005 when staff at San Joaquin General Hospital accidentally damaged her spine after failing to recognize a fracture she had suffered during a car accident. Roberta Sanchez was left a quadriplegic two years ago after a cervical fracture was misdiagnosed and her neck was... - Durgin and Crowell, Inc. Lumber Mill Emissions Penalty
Sullivan County, NH: (Apr-23-07) The Department of Environmental Services (DES) filed charges against Durgin and Crowell accusing it of violating the New Hampshire's Air Pollution Control Act at the Durgin and Crowell lumber mill located in Springfield. In 2000, Durgin and Crowell received a permit from DES for the boilers and electrical generators, limi... - Miles City, MT Police Chief Gender Discrimination Settlement
Miles City, MT: (Apr-23-07) Police Chief Lissa Power filed a complaint with the Montana Human Rights Commission, accusing former mayor Butch Grenz of gender discrimination and retaliation in violation of federal and state civil rights laws between 2004 and 2006, reaffirming the allegations of her federal lawsuit filed in October 2006. The suit claimed that... - Richard Scrushy HealthSouth Accounting Fraud Settlement
Birmingham, AL: (Apr-23-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against former HealthSouth Corp. Chief Executive Richard Scrushy, accusing him of being party to a huge accounting fraud. According to SEC claims, Scrushy profited close to $77.5 million in the $2.7 billion fraud at HealthSouth. In a settlement reached with the SEC, Scrushy... - Palmer, MA Hearing Impaired Civil Rights Settlement
Palmer, MA: (Apr-21-07) Jason N. Isch, a hearing-impaired man, filed a civil rights lawsuit against the town and members of the Police Department, claiming that he suffered severe emotional distress, public humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life and pain due to his arrest and imprisonment. Isch and his then-partner Andrew Wadas were arrested in 2004 in con... - Milton, DE Police Detective Racial Slur Settlement
Delmarva, DE: (Apr-20-07) Lewes Police Detective John Miller filed charges against the Town of Milton, claiming he was passed over for a promotion to become chief of police because he is black. The racial discrimination suit was affirmed after a witness testified during a June 2005 civil trial in Wilmington, that Milton's previous mayor, Jack Bushey, used... - Donald Trump Palm Beach Club Flag Contribution
Palm Beach, FL : (Apr-22-07) Palm Beach authorities began to fine Donald Trump $1,250 a day for flying a 15-by-25-foot large flag atop an 80-foot flagpole at his Palm Beach club, Mar-A-Lago. The fine led to Trump filing a suit against the town. In a settlement reached, the town agreed to drop all fines levied against Trump in exchange for Trump contributin... - Cedar Falls, IA Football Game Brawl Broken Thumb Settlement
Cedar Falls, IA: (Apr-19-07) Tracey Toles brought a lawsuit against the city and officer Joel Oltrogge, claiming that the Cedar Falls police officer broke her thumb during a fight at a junior high football game. Toles also alleged that her Constitutional Rights were violated by excessive use of force. The suit stemmed from a brawl at a September 2003 footb... - Kerr Real Estate Inc. Tree Removal Settlement
Lewisville, TX: (Apr-19-07) The US Army Criminal Investigation Division, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the US Attorney's office filed charges against Double Oak developer Frank Kerr and Kerr Real Estate Inc., following a year long investigation revealing damages incurred by the removal of 4,000 trees on federal property at Lewisville Lake. The lake... - Jewish General Hospital Non-Kosher Discrimination Settlement
Quebec, Canada: (Apr-19-07) Two ambulance technicians filed suit against the Jewish General Hospital, alleging that they suffered discrimination while trying to eat a non-kosher lunch at the hospital. One of them, Yvon Verreault, lodged a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission in February 2005 after he was asked to leave the hospital's Café d... - Log Cabin Partners LLC Tree Cutting Settlement
Grand Haven, MI: (Apr-18-07) Grand Haven Township filed a lawsuit in Ottawa County 20th Circuit Court against Log Cabin Partners LLC in 2006, after the company gave the OK for a tree-cutting crew to clear-cut 517 trees that were 8 inches or more in diameter, violating a township overlay district ordinance. Log Cabin Partners LLC, which consists of Daniel D... - New York, NY Antiwar Protester Personal Injury Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr -18-07) A lawsuit filed against the city of New York by Cynthia Greenberg, a civil rights advocate, claimed that a former senior police official kicked her in the head during a 2003 antiwar protest in Lower Manhattan. Greenberg, 37, had planned to offer as evidence a videotape of the encounter, which appears to show her being kneed in th... - Atlantic City, NJ Mayor Whistleblower Retaliation Settlement
Atlantic City, NJ: (Apr-18-07) Atlantic City Mayor Bob Levy filed suit against the city in 2004, initially over pension issues and pay claims, and then later alleged retaliation after he blew the whistle on Mayor Lorenzo Langford. Levy agreed to enter binding arbitration in April 2006 after his mayoral victory over Langford put him in the uncomfortable pos... - Kingsland Lounge Intoxicated Wrongful Death Settlement
Ocala, FL: (Apr-18-07) Beverly Ann McCullough, 47, was in a highly intoxicated state when she was struck by vehicles and killed near a bar. Her daughter, Shelly McCullough, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her mother's estate in 2006, alleging that the bar at which her mother was drinking, the Kingsland Lounge, was responsible for her death. The... - Lucent Technologies Employee Age Bias Settlement
St. Louis, MO: (Apr-17-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed an age discrimination lawsuit on behalf of Thomas Cross against Lucent Technologies, alleging that Cross, a 55-year-old worker, lost his job after more than three decades with the telecommunications equipment maker despite excellent evaluations. Cross was laid off in 2002 from... - University of Colorado Chairman Wrongful Termination Settlement
Rocky Mountain, CO: (Apr-20-07) Dr. Robert Schrier, former chairman of the University of Colorado Department of Medicine, sued the university after he was removed from his post without any explanation. The suit alleged that Schrier was wrongfully terminated and retaliated against as he vocally criticized the school's $500 million move to the Fitzsimons cam... - Yonkers, NY Housing Discrimination Fine
Yonkers, NY: (Apr-19-07) The Yonkers' chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People filed suit against the city, alleging that its housing policies separated poor black and Hispanic residents from their white, more affluent counterparts. At issue was the construction of 800 units of public housing in Eastern Yonkers, which is pr... - Cook County, IL Jail Inmate Wrongful Death Settlement
Cook County, IL: (Apr-18-07) The Cook County Board approved a $950,000 payout to settle a lawsuit on behalf of Marie O'Donnell-Smith, who died in jail after her pleas for medical assistance allegedly went unheeded. The suit claimed that a nurse who worked for the Cook County Jail's Cermak Health Services told O'Donnell-Smith that she would have to crawl...