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Sort by date 16,507 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Shell Chemical Co. Environmental Violations Settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Mar-15-07) In a six year long legal battle concerning Shell Chemical, a settlement was reached with the company agreeing to pay $6.5 million to the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality. The settlement covers 21 violations between 1999 and 2004 at four sites in St. Charles Parish and one in Ascension Parish, according to DEQ. It i... - TIG Insurance WTC Claims Settlement
Manhattan, NY: (Mar-15-07) In a long ensuing legal battle with its insurers, World Trade Center leaseholder Larry Silverstein reached a settlement and recent pay out of an additional $12.5 million from one of its insurers, TIG Insurance. The settlement amount is a crucial step towards rebuilding Lower Manhattan. Silverstein and workers from the World Trade... - Rye Township, NY Construction Breach of Contract Settlement
Rye, NY: (Mar-14-07) A legal battle ended when Rye Township agreed to pay Horne Construction Co. $190,000. A case of mismanagement was evident among the town's selectmen since the inception of the contract the town signed with Horne in 2004 to build its public safety building. From unfinished schedules to issues including incomplete construction documents,... - Feds Investigate Profits From Off-Label Heart Stent Procedures - Part I
May-21-07 Washington DC The stenting for profit industry may soon be history. On March 1, 2007, the chairman of the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, Henry Waxman (D-CA), ordered Johnson & Johnson and Boston Scientific to turn over documents as part of an investigation into the off-label marketing of drug-eluting stents. Boston's Taxus, and... - 9/11 Cleanup Crew urged to Register
May-14-07 New York, NY Everyone involved in the "toxic" 9/11 cleanup are urged to register immediately for New York State workers' compensation. A pro-labor organization is sending out the message: If you or someone you know worked on the post-9/11 clean up in New York City, whether paid or as a volunteer, between September 11, 2001, and September 12, 2002, you n... - Settlement Reached In Biloxi Councilman's Case Against State Farm
$66,234 paid to policyholder for hurricane damage. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. : A suit filed by Edward Gemmill against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. accused the insurance companies for denying claims after hurricane damage. The Aug. 29, 2005, storm demolished Gemmill's home, leaving only a slab. The home was valued at $217,813 and the contents... - Williams Refining Co. Benzene Emissions Settlement
Memphis, TN: (Mar-13-07) Williams Refining Co, a Memphis, TN based petroleum refinery, came under the Environmental Protection Agency's scanner after investigations showed that the refinery failed to comply with regulations intended to prevent benzene emissions, a chemical that Congress has labeled a hazardous air pollutant under the CAA. Williams Refining... - Carnevale Disposal Trash Weigh Station Sidesteping Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Mar-13-07) Carnevale Disposal, a West Windsor-based trash hauler, was booked charges against by the Mercer County Improvement Authority, accusing it of sidestepping a weighing station at the county trash facility in Ewing. Gary Carnevale was ordered to pay a $325,000 settlement to offset damages. The current settlement came a year after Carne... - General Steel Corp. Misleading Sales and Marketing Settlement
Lakewood, CO: (Mar-13-07) Attorney General John Suthers filed a consumer protection lawsuit against General Steel Corp., a Lakewood company that sells large metal buildings to customers across the country. The lawsuit claimed General Steel carried out a misleading sales and marketing plan. General Steel asserted that it manufactured buildings available at... - Nob Hill Properties Inc. Employee Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-13-07) A lawsuit bought against San Francisco's Huntington Hotel by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accused it of discriminating against staff based on their national origin. Martin Roman, a Latino room service server, was repeatedly passed over for promotion to the job of room service relief captain in favor of non-... - Jury Orders Merck to Pay Settlement to Vioxx Heart Attack Victim
Boise, ID: (Mar-13-07) Frederick Humeston filed suit against drug-maker Merck after suffering a heart attack while on the arthritis pill Vioxx. The 61-year-old man suffered a heart attack in 2001 while taking Vioxx, several months before Merck put a stronger warning about the drug's cardiovascular risks on the package insert. The suit accused the drugmaker... - Los Angeles County Lifeguard Accident Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-11-07) Los Angeles County has faced several lawsuits for accidents caused by lifeguards over the last five years. 21-year-old Jesse Pace, a summer intern at UCLA Medical Center in 2005, filed suit against the county following an accident when a lifeguard ran him over at Santa Monica Beach. Pace lost his spleen, which resulted in a red... - Bixby Medical Center Infant Wrongful Death Settlement
Adrian, MI: (Mar-13-07) The Lenawee County Circuit Court ordered a settlement of $495,000 to be awarded to Heather Barnes and James Hill, parents of a baby who died two days after he was born at Bixby Medical Center in 2004. The settlement was agreed upon though neither Bixby or nurse midwife Barbara Van Kainen or two registered nurses who were also named... - Universal Sodexho Minority Discrimination Settlement
New Orleans, LA: (Mar-12-07) The US Department of Labor filed charges against Universal Sodexho for discriminating against minorities at its Harahan facility. The suit alleged that the company was found hiring discrimination against 4,465 rejected applicants, most of whom were African-Americans. An agreement was reached with DOL's Office of Federal Contrac... - I.E.L. Manufacturing Ltd. Defective Roofs Class Action Settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Mar-11-07) A class action lawsuit was filed against Mark Wenzel, owner of Interlock Industries, Future Roof and several other aluminum roof manufacturing and installation companies, all under license of I.E.L. Manufacturing Ltd. by consumers who suffered when the roofing contractor closed up shop, leaving them with leaky roofs, useless lifet... - Andrew Scott Fined for Ethics Violation
Andrew Scott Boca Raton, FL: (Mar-12-07) Former Boca Raton Police Chief Andrew Scott was booked for an ethics violation when he ordered a probationary sergeant, Jeff Kelly, to stop a car driven by a Boca Raton developer so a reporter from a Miami TV station and her cameraman could swoop down on him for an interview. In a settlement agreed upon, the Flor... - Dana Corp. Labor Contract and Retirment Benefits Settlement
New York: (Mar-12-07) In an effort to emerge from bankruptcy as a competitive, viable company, Dana Corp., the Toledo, OH based auto parts maker, sought to terminate labor contracts and retirement benefits for employees. The company claimed that cost cuts are an essential part of its exit from bankruptcy protection. A settlement reached with two unions wil... - Willdan Group, Inc. Construction Breach Of Contract Settlement
Anaheim, CA: (Mar-12-07) Willdan Group, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced services to public agencies, was charged by the City of West Hollywood for breach of contractual agreement with its engineering services subsidiary, Willdan. The dispute stemmed out of a construction project for the improvement of Santa Monica Boulevard. The matter went to trial... - Delphi Automotive Systems LLC Company Commercial Claim
Phoenix, AZ: (Mar-12-07) A settlement was reached in a bankruptcy court in February 2007 between InPlay and Delphi under which InPlay was granted general unsecured non-priority claim against Delphi Automotive Systems, LLC in the amount of $7.5 million. InPlay Technologies, a developer and marketer of innovative, emerging technologies declared that it has s... - Portland General Electric Commercial Overcharge Settlement
Rosemead, CA: (Mar-12-07) Southern California Edison (SCE), Pacific Gas and Electric, San Diego Gas & Electric, the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), the California Electricity Oversight Board, the California Department of Water Resources Electric Power Fund, and the California Attorney General filed charges against Portland General Electric (...