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Kansas City, MO: (Feb-28-08) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's office brought a lawsuit against Illinois based GoTickets Inc., a ticket broker, alleging that the business violated consumer protection laws in the sale of Hannah Montana and Border Showdown football tickets. The suit, filed against GoTickets Inc. and two other brokers in October 2007, acc... - Investigation del Plan de retiro 401(k) de Bank of America
Bank of América Corporation ( "Banco de América" o la "Compañía") (NYSE: BAC) ha anunciado que se anote $ 5,28 millones para tener en cuenta las obligaciones de la deuda con garantía ( "CDO's"). Como resultado, el valor de Bank of América a través de acciones de propiedad del Banco de América 401 (k) P... - Negligencia
Negligencia significa el hecho de no utilizar el cuidado razonable que se transforma en una herida involuntaria a otra persona. Esto significa hacer algo que no se realiza normalmente por una persona razonable, o el hecho de no hacer algo que una persona razonable normalmente haría en función de las circunstancias. La ley establece que un... - Viviendas, Inquilinos y Dueños
Si usted es un inquilino, la ley federal establece que no puede ser objeto a la discriminación por raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, edad, tener hijos, estar embarazada, tener una discapacidad física o mental - incluidos el acoloholismo y la previa adicción a las drogas. Muchos estados y ciudades también tienen... - Lead Paint Disclosure, Apartment owner pays EPA fine for failing to inform tenants about exposure
Boston, MA: (Feb-26-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Juliet Ermitano, a Manchester, NH landlord, alleging that there were lead paint violations at apartment buildings in Manchester and Antrim, NH. The suit was filed after violations were identified through an EPA investigation that began in August 2006 and they were... - Bid Rigging, Industrial Steel & Boiler Services Inc. and B-G Mechanical Services pay $500,000 settlement
Hartford, CT: (Feb-21-08) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Department of Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. brought charges against Industrial Steel & Boiler Services Inc., over allegations of illegal bid rigging in the heating, ventilation and air-conditioning industry over the course of several years. Blumenthal Farrell also brough... - Used Tire Storage, Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co. pays $10,000 fine for improper storage
Chicago, IL: (Feb-19-08) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) brought charges against Branko Vardijan, the owner of Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co., alleging that he improperly stored hundreds of tires on his company's property. The suit was filed after a Jun. 6, 2005 inspection revealed that about 500 used tires were found filled with contamin... - School Misrepresentation, Lehigh Valley College agrees to pay $200,000 settlement for violating consumer protection laws
Harrisburg, PA: (Feb-19-08) The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office brought charges against Lehigh Valley College, a for-profit college near Allentown that plans to close soon, alleging that it violated consumer protection laws. The suit claimed that Lehigh Valley College misrepresented information about student loans, job placement, and the ability t... - Water Samples, Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria
Janesville, WI: (Feb-18-08) The Wisconsin Attorney General's office brought charges against Govert Well & Pump of Janesville, alleging that the local well drilling company falsified water samples. The suit claimed that the company falsified well water samples, required in all new Wisconsin wells to check for coliform bacteria. Employees allegedly collect... - Elderly Annuities, American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co. allots $125 million in insurance malpractice refunds
Des Moines, IA: (Feb-11-08) Minnesota's Attorney General Lori Swanson brought a lawsuit against American Equity Investment Life Insurance Co., a life insurer, alleging that the company sold long-term deferred annuities to senior citizens that weren't suitable for their financial needs. Records show that Swanson also sued another life insurer over alleged d... - Apparel Overtime, Yellow Rat Bastard agrees to $1.4 million wage and hour violations settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-12-08) The New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo brought charges against Yellow Rat Bastard, a trendy apparel retailer based in SoHo, alleging that it had unpaid wages and overtime violations at it facility. Records show that the suit grew out of a lawsuit that Cuomo's predecessor, Eliot Spitzer filed 14 months ago, seeking more than... - Rego & Youngquist and Breitbach Construction pay Princeton School District $2 million settlement for design and construction errors
Princeton, MN: (Feb-07-08) The Princeton School District brought a lawsuit against Architects Rego and Youngquist (ARY) and prime general contractor Breitbach Construction, alleging that there were construction defects in a school building. Records show that the school district first brought arbitration claims against ARY and Breitbach in 2006, citing desi... - Hurricane Claims, State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. reaches settlement deal with Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood
Natchez, MS: (Feb-07-08) Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood brought charges against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co., the nation's largest insurance company, following a criminal investigation of the insurer's Hurricane Katrina claims handling practices. State Farm had accused Hood of using the threat of prosecution to compel settlements of civil cases... - New Jersey agrees to pay former inmate $100,000 settlement after being assaulted by two guards
Newark, NJ: (Feb-6-08) Michael Kounelis, a state prison inmate, brought a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey, alleging that he was beaten by a guard four years ago and that he was assaulted in Dec. 2007. The suit claimed that Kounelis and his twin brother, Efstathios Kounelis, both of whom came to the United States from Greece, were convicted of armed... - Fluorescent Light Disposal, US General Services Administration pays $23,000 EPA penalty for recycling waste violations
St. Thomas, VI: (Feb-6-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the US General Services Administration (GSA), for allegedly violating federal hazardous waste rules at its building on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands by disposing of fluorescent light bulbs as regular garbage. EPA officials stated that though fluorescent bu... - Unauthorized Investments, Merrill Lynch & Co. pays city of Springfield $13.9 million securities settlement
Boston, MA: (Jan-31-08) The city of Springfield brought a securities lawsuit against Merrill Lynch & Co., alleging that the company made investments that they were not authorized to make. State regulators began investigations after a review showed that Springfield officials never gave explicit permission to invest in the securities, many of which were rela... - Golf Course Taxes, Silver Spring Township pays Lettermen Inc. $925,000 financial settlement
Silver Spring Township, PA: (Jan-31-08) Lettermen Inc., the company that owns Rich Valley Golf Course, brought a lawsuit against Silver Spring Township, over a property tax dispute. Sources close to the case stated that the parties resolved the long standing dispute by entering into a settlement agreement. Under the deal, the township agreed to pay $925,00... - Discharge Pollution, Electric Boat agrees to pay $75,000 settlement for Clean Water Act violations
Hartford, CT: (Jan-30-08) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) brought charges against Electric Boat, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act with repeated polluted discharges into the Thames River during a five-year period ending June 2007. In the Electric Boat reports, the CFE claimed to hav... - Northwestern Medical Center pays former orthopedic surgeon $4 million medical malpractice settlement
Burlington, VT: (Jan-28-08) Dr. Raymond Long brought a lawsuit against the Northwestern Medical Center's Board of Directors, alleging that Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) intentionally contaminated patients during three of Dr. Long's surgical cases in December of 2003. It further alleged that NMC intended to force Dr. Long out of the hospital and the com... - Delinquent Loans, DealMaker Auto Group pays $2 million settlement after delaying vehicle payoffs
Watertown, NY: (Jan-24-08) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed charges against DealMaker Auto Group, alleging that the Watertown dealership participated in delinquent loan repayments on vehicles it took as trade-ins. The suit claimed that the company systematically delayed paying off vehicles accepted in trade for new cars throughout 2007, affecti...