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O'Fallon, MO: (Apr-10-07) Iridex Corporation filed a patent litigation suit against Synergetics USA, Inc. and entered into a Settlement Agreement and a Manufacture and Supply Agreement to resolve all claims from the pending lawsuits. The agreement involves the dismissal of all pending legal actions between the two companies as well as a cross licensing of... - Joslyn Sunbank Company Hazardous Wastes Settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Apr-11-07) The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) filed suit against the Joslyn Sunbank Company of Paso Robles, a military and aerospace conduits and thermoplastics manufacturer, alleging that it violated the state's Hazardous Waste Control Law during its manufacturing process. The suit accused Joslyn Sunbank of ro... - Red Robin Restaurant Employee Religious Discrimination Settlement
Belleview, WA: (Apr-07-07) Human and Civil rights cases that stem from abuse of the First Amendment are seeing a steady increase as more religious practices run counter to laws and policies. The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against Red Robin Restaurant on behalf of server Ameni Rangel, who practices the ancient Egyptian Kemeti... - Columbus, OH Wrongful Robbery Conviction Settlement
Columbus, OH: (Apr-10-07) In a settlement reached with Dartangnan Hill, a onetime leader of the Deuce-Deuce Bloods gang, a legislative panel awarded him $192,000 for spending almost four years in state prison for a home-invasion robbery for which he was later exonerated. Hill was convicted of a May 2001 home-invasion robbery largely on eyewitness accounts... - Valero St. Charles Refinery Fine Particle Pollution Settlement
Picayune, LA: (Apr-10-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Valero St. Charles Refinery accusing it of air pollution violations in 2005 following a finding by Clean Air Task Force, an environmental research group in Boston. Valero was accused of fine-particle pollution, including diesel exhaust, which can cause lung cancer, s... - Inova Fairfax Hospital Sign Language Interpretor Provision Settlement
Washington, DC: (Apr-10-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Inova Fairfax Hospital, a hospital serving the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC accusing it of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The hospital was accused of not appropriately responding to requests to provide a qualified sign language interpreter for the deaf moth... - Royal Dutch Shell Investors Reserves Settlement
London, UK: (Apr-10-07) Royal Dutch Shell announced the settlement of all claims against them outside the US pertaining to the 2004 restatement of reserves. Though Shell i.e. The Shell Transport and Trading Company, Ltd. and Shell Petroleum N.V. did not admit to any wrongdoing on its part, they have agreed to pay $352.6 million, plus administrative costs,... - Clarksville Police Department Officer Discrimination and Retaliation Settlement
Clarkesville, TN: (Apr-08-07) Detective Travis Hisel, a Clarksville Police Officer filed suit in a US District Court in October 2004 against the city, alleging that he was retaliated against and denied promotion for filing a grievance against a superior for allegedly making a racial slur. A federal jury ruled in Hisel's favor after determining that he had... - Otay Water District Employees Wrongful Dismissal Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Apr-07-07) Six former employees filed a lawsuit against the Otay Water District, accusing the it of racial discrimination when they lost their jobs in early 2001 with a scheme to be replaced by Latinos. The plaintiffs, Donna Bartlett-May, Clarence Cassens, James Clements, Michael Coleman, Mona Favorite-Hill, and Janice Tubiolo claimed they... - Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Female Firefighter Gender Harassment Settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Apr-07-07) An undisclosed female former employee brought a lawsuit against the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, accusing more than a dozen firefighters, including five supervisors, of sexual harassment. The lawsuit alleged she was sexually assaulted by two of them. The men accused of sexual assault denied claims and allegations and... - Jeff Wyler Hiring Gender Discrimination Settlement
Cincinnati, OH: (Apr-07-07) Thirty-nine plaintiffs filed suit against tri-state auto dealer Jeff Wyler, alleging that they had been passed over for car sales jobs because of their gender. The case stems from a series of complaints that the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received from about a dozen women who alleged that they had been discrimina... - Survey Indicates Blasé Attitude Toward Job-Terminating Disabilities
Jun-17-07 Portland, ME Here are two bits of bad news: the number of disabled workers in the U.S. is on the rise, even as many Americans remain clueless about the financial impact of being struck down with a disability. Meanwhile, insurance giants such as the Unum Group continue to rake in huge bucks. Unum (formerly UnumProvident, prior to a March 2007 name-chan... - Merced County, CA Female Officers Gender Discrimination Settlement
Merced County, CA: (Apr-06-07) A lawsuit was filed by five female officers against Sheriff Mark Pazin and Merced County alleging that the Sheriff discriminated against the female correctional officers. The suit sought $15 million and claimed the female officers were treated as second class citizens by the department and were denied certain shifts and break... - Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center Illegal Parking Lot Settlement
Mission Valley, CA: (Apr-08-07) Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center was charged by federal regulators with illegal construction of a parking lot next to the waterway. The suit began in November 2005 after a local environmentalist questioned the hotel's grading project for the parking lot, which is largely shielded from public view by trees an... - eDirectSoftware Unlicensed Software Settlement
Billings, MT: (Apr-05-07) Microsoft Corp. brought a civil lawsuit in US District Court in Billings against eDirectSoftware accusing it of selling unlicensed software to non-students at student discounts. The suit alleged that eDirectSoftware was guilty of software piracy as well as trademark and copyright law violations. eDirectSoftware officials admitted... - Dayton, OH Administrator Wrongful Settlement
Dayton, OH: (Apr-05-07) Susan Fisler Silberstein, a former Civil Service Board administrator, was fired in 2002 for criticizing the city's diversity plan. The plan attempted to bring more minorities and women into the fire department by awarding extra points on the civil service exam for military experience or participating in the fire department's apprent... - Hawaiian Government Employees Association Settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Apr-05-07) The Public Employers (the state and the four counties) and the Hawaiian Government Employees Association (HGEA) have reached a tentative agreement in their negotiations involving certain white and blue collared bargaining units representing nearly 26,000 state and county government employees. The settlement involves a 4 percent an... - Bransom Elementary School District Pricipal Wrongful Termination Settlement
Burleson, TX: (Apr-05-07) After Principal Justin Kirk was asked to leave Bransom Elementary School following a suspension without any cause, he requested a public hearing before the school board. Administrators suspended Kirk in January 2007 and the district agreed to pay Kirk a lump sum of $30,000 in a negotiated settlement. The settlement agreement sta... - IRI Golf Course Upgrades Settlement
Rockwall, TX: (Apr-05-07) The City of Rockwall filed a lawsuit against the golf course operator in 2006, accusing the company of not meeting existing standards contained in their lease agreement with the city. IRI Golf leases Dallas land from the City of Rockwall, on which a portion of the golf course is located. In an out of court settlement reached with... - First American Title Insurance Co. Real Estate Referral Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Apr-05-07) The Minnesota Department of Commerce sent enforcement letters to real estate agents alleging they participated in sham affiliated business arrangements with First American Title Insurance Co. Minnesota officials reached a settlement with First American on February 28, 2007 where the insurance company paid out $500,000. In a ser...