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Honolulu, HI: (Mar-28-07) Hawaiian Telcom brought charges against outgoing contractor BearingPoint after enduring a year of computer-related billing problems. Hawaiian Telcom retained BearingPoint in August 2004 to design, build, and operate various information technology systems. Following the billing related issues in February 2007, both parties mutually... - Lumberton, NC City Hall Construction Contract Settlement
Lumberton, NC: (Mar-28-07) Pro Construction filed suit against the city of Lumberton in March 2006 alleging that the city owed it $519,000 for the construction of the new City Hall. The contractor said it was owed $519,000 for the project, which has already cost the city $5.5 million. But city officials contended that the four-year project finished 260 day... - J.McDaniel Transportation, Inc. Gas Spill Settlement
Springfield, IL: (Mar-28-07) The State of Illinois book charges against J.McDaniel Transportation, Inc. over damages to natural resources along Sugar Creek that were injured by an April 2001 gasoline spill. As a result of a truck accident, gasoline from a tanker truck spilled on Illinois Route 136, located near McLean in McLean County. It entered into a dr... - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Technology Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-28-07) Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) filed suit against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) over the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), which is the state's system for processing Medicaid claims. DHHS awarded the MMIS contract to ACS in April 2004, but canceled the contract in July 2006, sp... - University Heights Association Loan Dispute Settlement
Albany, NY: (Mar-28-07) A lawsuit stemming from a $14.8 million loan the Silverman Foundation made to the University Heights Association (UHA) to buy 31 acres, which included the former Christian Brothers Academy campus, reached settlement after a two-year legal battle. The suit disputed as to whether the money was a gift or a loan. The settlement reached... - Gadolinium linked to MRI kidney failure gets New Boxed Warning
Jun-7-07 Jacksonville, FL: On May 23, 2007 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers to include a new boxed warning on the product labeling of all gadolinium-based contrast agents (used in MRI and MRA scans). Patients most at risk are those with kidney malfunction, patients just before or after liver transplantation, or patients with chronic li... - Asbestos Video highlights plight of U.S. Capitol Tunnel Workers
Jun-5-07 Washington, D.C The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has launched a powerful online video with detailed footage of asbestos dust and environmental hazards within the Capitol Hill tunnels where government crews are working. "For more than 20 years, maintenance workers who have been exposed to asbestos and other occupational hazards while... - Hampton Roads Transit Tunnel Car Accident Settlement
Hampton Roads, VA: (Mar-28-07) Fatima Laila Fortmuller sued Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) after a crash that happened in the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in 2002. Fortmuller was stuck in typical tunnel traffic the day of the accident in February 2002, when a HRT bus slammed into the back of her Dodge Neon, sending her car into an SUV. She suffered a closed br... - Dynegy Inc. Pollution Violations Settlement
Champaign, IL: (Mar-28-07) Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office filed charges against power generator Dynegy Inc. accusing the company of polluting the environment and violating the Clean Air Act. In a settlement reached, Dynegy agreed to turn over more than 1,000 acres along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River to the state of Illinois as well as inst... - Las Vegas, NV Homeless Arrests Civil Rights Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-29-07) Three homeless men were arrested for violating a city ordinance in Las Vegas, when they were found sleeping next to human feces. The three sued the city for wrongful arrest, being arrested for a nonexistent city ordinance as well as violation of civil rights. David Hicks claimed the feces in question was over two hundred feet awa... - GE Healthcare Finland Oy Capital Adjustments Settlement
Hawthorne, CA: (Mar-27-07) OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, filed suit against GE Healthcare Finland Oy regarding working capital adjustments and other matters arising from OSI's March 2004 acquisition of Spacelabs Medical. In a sett... - Beacon Rock Capital Market Timing Fraud Fine
Portland, OR: (Mar-27-07) A lawsuit filed by the US Attorney's Office in Philadelphia against Portland-based Beacon Rock, accused the hedge fund of market-timing. The suit alleged that Beacon Rock made 26,000 market-timing trades, profiting $2.4 million. While not illegal, market-timing trades, which are rapid trades to buy and sell shares of mutual funds,... - Harris County Hospital District Medicare Claims Whistleblower Settlement
Houston, TX: (Mar-27-07) Robert McCaslin, the whistleblower who revealed the fraudulent business practices of the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), helped recover almost $15.5 million from the hospital district. First suspecting a systemic problem in the way HCHD was submitting Medicare claims in May 2003, he reported the discrepancy to several super... - Lawmakers Want to End Big Pharma Recruitment Schemes - Part 2
May-30-07 Washington, DC: The whole idea of mining for psychiatric drug customers by screening all Americans for mental health disorders came to fruition as the result of the campaign contributions by the pharmaceutical industry, which in large part helped George W Bush take up residence in the White House. To repay his enormous debt to the industry, on April 29,... - Bear Valley School District Salary Scheduel Settlement
Big Bear Lake, CA: (Mar-26-07) The Bear Valley Education Association filed suit against the school district accusing them of not raising their salary in proportion to years of service. In a settlement reached, the school district agreed to grant teachers, psychologists, nurses and counselors a 5 percent salary increase for 2006-07, effective February 1, an... - Shalersville Asphalt Plant Zoning Settlement
Burton Township, OH: (Mar-27-07) Burton Township filed charges against Shalersville Asphalt and its owner, David Ronyak in a bid to keep them from establishing an asphalt plant located within its borders. The township alleged that the plant would violate current zoning laws on the 73-acre parcel on White Road, owned by Richard Bonner, and the staying of th... - Curtis Wilmore Death Row Wrongful Conviction Settlement
Charlottesville, VA: (Mar-27-07) Earl Washington Jr., 46, confessed to raping and killing Rebecca Lynn Williams in Culpeper in 1982. Being mildly retarded, he later recanted his confession. After being sentenced to death, appeal lawyers argued that Washington's confession had been coached by investigators who fed him details of the crime. In 2000, DNA test... - Bay City, MI Sewer Lining Contract Settlement
Bay City, MI: (Mar-27-07) Liqui-Force Services USA Inc. brought charges against Bay City in July 2006, alleging that the city breached its contract with them by terminating their services before time. The city counter sued the sewer lining company denying claims made against it. In a settlement reached, Bay City has agreed to pay Liqui-Force $225,000 out o... - Bakersfield, CA School Bus Personal Injury Settlement
Bakersfield, CA: (Mar-27-07) Kern County Health Officer Dr. B.A. Jinadu filed charges against the city after he was hit by a Bakersfield City School District bus. Jinadu, 52, was walking his son to Downtown School at 21st and M streets on May 31, 2005 when the accident took place, causing him to be hospitalized for two days for broken ribs and cuts and scr... - North Carolina, USA Medicaid Billing System Contract Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-28-07) In a legal battle between the state of North Carolina and Texas-based Affiliated Computer Services, which stemmed from a breach of contract by the state, a settlement was reached wherein, the state agreed to pay $10.5 million to Affiliated Computer Services, ending further claims. Affiliated Computer Services won a five-year, $171...