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Newburgh, NY: (Apr-22-08) Dynegy, owner of the Roseton and Danskammer electric generating plants, brought a lawsuit against the town of Newburgh, over issues concerning over-payment of property taxes. The suit claimed that due to the increasing prices of homes in recent years, and compounded with the state's equalization rate, the taxes on the two power... - Mortgage rescue company to pay over $980,000 settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Seattle, WA: (Apr-21-08) The State Attorney General's Office brought a lawsuit against Foreclosure Assistance LLC, of Clearwater, FL, alleging that the company pocketed homeowners' money but failed to do anything that could concretely help them save their homes. Foreclosure Assistance LLC is a company that offered rescue services to homeowners struggling... - Mechanic's Diagnosis: Mesothelioma
Apr-23-08 Montreal, QC: At the tender age of 16, Georgia's husband started work as a mechanic. That was 19 years ago, long enough to develop mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos in brake pads and clutches. "Back then the brake pads and clutches were filled with asbestos," says Georgia (not her real name pending a possible lawsuit). "Right up until last year... - eBay consignor to pay $165,000 settlement in merchandise lawsuit.
Albany, NY: (Apr-21-08) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office brought charges against auction companies T.W. Conroy and Associates and its eBay drop-off store, My Sister the Lister, alleging that they defrauded those who provided them with merchandise to sell. The suit claimed that both T.W. Conroy and My Sister the Lister would ignore attempts... - Builder to pay $1.6 million settlement in real estate lawsuit.
Collier County, FL: (Apr-17-08) The Florida Attorney General's Office brought a lawsuit against Richard Leli Jr., owner of Richard Leli Homes Inc., a Collier County builder, alleging that he took deposits for homes he never built. The suit stated that the builder allegedly wrote more than 100 contracts for homes that were not completed or never built. Co... - Fuel company to pay $6.5 million settlement in compliance lawsuit.
Las Angeles, CA: (Apr-17-08) California Attorney General Edmund "Jerry" Brown and other federal regulators brought charges against Pilot Travel Centers, alleging that the company's operation and maintenance of underground storage tanks and its handling of hazardous materials violated state regulations. Sources familiar with the negotiations said that the... - Woman Sues Yamaha and Distributor Due to ATV Rollover
Apr-20-08 Wheeling, WV On February 21, 2008, Laura Lewis filed a lawsuit against K&T Motors in Romney, Maryland and Yamaha Motor Corporation after her Yamaha Rhino ATV rolled over during a routine maneuver that caused her right hand to become crushed. According to the lawsuit that was filed in Ohio Circuit Court, on September 25, 2006, Ronald Lewis, the husband o... - Who's Watching Out for the Consumer in Washington?
Apr-19-08 Washington, DC: Linda Sherry is Director of National Priorities for Consumer Action , a national non-profit organization that both educates and advocates for the consumer. In the Washington office of the San Francisco-based organization, Sherry and her team contribute to the drafting of important protective legislation and produce award-winning publicati... - Consumers have had enough with DirecTV
Apr-17-08 Bend, OR: Many consumers are saying they have had it with DirecTV for a number of reasons. One of those reasons is the termination fees that they must pay for cancelling a service that is not working well for them. One consumer in Massachusetts complained to the Massachusetts Attorney General when he was forced to pay $162.50 in termination fees after he h... - Aggregate Industries to pay $587,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Swampscott, MA: (Apr-16-08) Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office brought charges against Saugus-based Aggregate Industries-Northeast Region, Inc., alleging that the company violated the Massachusetts Clean Air Act at ten of the company's construction and building materials production facilities in the state. The suit claimed that among... - The Reality of Reality TV: Alleged "Sweatshop Conditions"
Apr-17-08 Hollywood, CA: The reality for many workers on US Reality TV shows is long hours, and little or no overtime pay -- a contravention of California overtime statutes. It is for this reason that the Writers Guild of America (WGA) is attempting to organize workers, to help them get a better deal from their employers. Last Tuesday, 12 former workers of suc... - Pending approval, settlement to bring $50.5 million in bank fees lawsuit.
Springfield, IL: (Apr-11-08) Illinois banks brought a lawsuit against the Blagojevich administration, after the governor raised fees on financial institutions in order to help pay for alleged general state costs. The suit claimed that the increases were too high, and that the fees the banks paid should be used for regulating banks, not regular state expe... - Preventing Medication Errors
Apr-15-08 Philadelphia, PA The LawyersandSettlements website is chock full of stories of errors and near-misses in medication, inaccurate or misread prescriptions as well as the resulting health complications and tragedies. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is a non profit charity that exists to help prevent such occurrences by educating both cons... - Medtronic SynchroMed and IsoMed Recall
Medtronic SynchroMed EI Implantable Infusion Pumps stall at unusually high rates, according to a recall notice posted on the FDA's website, putting patients at serious risk of injury or death. The Medtronic SychroMed EI Implantable Infusion Pumps allegedly stall at a higher rate due to shaft wear. This stalling stops drug delivery without warning, and patie... - Attorney Linda M. Dardarian on Structured Negotiation
Apr-12-08 Oakland, CA: Traditional litigation is often an expensive, time-consuming, and adversarial route to resolution. Sometimes it's inevitable, but some areas of law lend themselves to a collaborative approach that yields benefits for both sides. It's called structured negotiation, and Linda M. Dardarian, partner in Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen and Dard... - Madison to pay $3 million settlement in tax lawsuit.
Madison, AL: (Apr-09-08)The Madison Board of Education brought a lawsuit against Madison County, alleging that between 1989 and 2004 the county collected taxes that should have been distributed to Madison, Huntsville city and Madison County schools but were put into the county's general fund instead. The 15-year tax mistake cased the lawsuit which origi... - Northwest Airlines to pay $5.9 million settlement in employment lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Apr-09-08) The Air Line Pilots Association brought a lawsuit against Northwest Airlines, over a bankruptcy claim. The union, which represents pilots from Eagan, MN based Northwest, stated that the suit addressed several grievances that the employees had. Northwest, the second-largest passenger carrier at Milwaukee's General Mitchell Inter... - CSX Corp. to pay $491,976 settlement in wildlife lawsuit.
Montgomery, AL: (Apr-08-08) State Attorney General Troy King brought charges against CSX Corporation, alleging that the derailment of one of its railroad cars harmed nearby wildlife. The suit stemmed from a May 2006 incident, when CSX's cars derailed, spilling soybean into Little Creek, which flows into Yellow Leaf Creek. As a result of the spill, fish,... - Web based company pays over $150,000 settlement in Internet lawsuit.
Tacoma, WA: (Apr-08-08) State Attorney General Rob McKenna's office brought charges against Redmond-based Internet Advancement, a company that sells search-engine optimization services to small businesses, alleging that it misrepresented its ability to provide top search-engine rankings and increase Web traffic. The charges stated that the misconduct con... - Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan: Challenging Corporate Power and Tips Abuse
Apr-9-08 Boston, Massachusetts: LawyersandSettlements' interview with Shannon Liss-Riordan, a partner in the labor, employment, and class action law firm of Pyle, Rome, Lichten, Ehrenberg & Liss-Riordan, P.C. was delayed a day. That's because Liss-Riordan had to be in court for the verdict in a Massachusetts tips case taken against American Airlines. It was the f...