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Providence, RI: (Apr-07-08) The US Attorney General's office brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Ralph A. Digiacomo, a Warwick rheumatologist, alleging that he failed to adequately account for his inventory of the narcotic pain reliever hydrocodone, known as Vicodin. Digiacomo admitted that he ordered 1,200 Vicodin pills every two to three... - Contractor to pay $100,000 settlement in construction lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Apr-07-08) The Wisconsin Department of Justice brought charges against general contractor Edward Kraemer & Sons Inc., of Plain, alleging that it violated state water pollution laws during construction work on a Rock County bridge project in 2005 and 2006. The complaint was filed, stating that that Edward Kraemer & Sons failed to mai... - Attorney Teresa Demchak on Employment Discrimination and Pre-Litigation
Apr-8-08 Oakland, CA: As managing partner in Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen and Dardarian (GDBBD), a California firm specializing in public interest class actions, Teresa Demchak oversees a busy firm with a large and varied practice. That practice is not strictly litigation, as we'll see. LawyersandSettlements (LAS): Your practice in the past has involved... - Family Sues After Patient Receives Bad Lungs
Apr-7-08 Newark, NJ: All 43 year old Tony Grier of Newark wanted was a healthy set of lungs so that he could have a better quality of life. Instead, he was given lungs that were riddled with cancer and he died six months after the transplant. Now his family has filed a $100 million medical malpractice lawsuit against two hospitals, and three doctors for the 2005... - DC Sues 23 Landlords
Apr-6-08 Washington, DC: Twenty-three landlords are being sued by the District Government because these individuals have long histories of housing law violations and providing less than satisfactory living conditions to tenants that are considered vulnerable, according to DC officials on April 4. The District plans to ask the DC Superior Court to appoint what... - Family of Plane Crash Victim Sues Pilot
Apr-6-08 Michigan City, IN: A wrongful death suit has been filed in Iowa by two Michigan City attorneys on behalf of a man killed in a 2006 plane crash near Mill Creek. Attorney Donald Pagos filed the lawsuit on behalf of the family of 23-year-old Joshua Trainor for damages that have not yet been specified. Both Pagos and attorney Scott Pejic are being assisted b... - Forty Years Working with Asbestos
Apr-6-08 Hudson Falls, NY Frank M. worked with asbestos for most of his life, from the Navy in the 1950s to a paint manufacturer in the 1990s. That's 40 years of asbestos exposure, without being given proper safety gear or respirators, without knowing that his work environment could lead to asbestosis or even worse, mesothelioma . "We didn't know anything abou... - UPCO to pay $165,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Phoenix, AZ: (Apr-03-08) The state Attorney General Terry Goddard and Steve Owens, director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, brought charges against Universal Propulsion Co., alleging that there were 17 counts of violations of air quality and hazardous waste laws at its north Phoenix plant. The suit claimed that the company's North Pho... - Celebrex Heart Attack: Risk Factors Remain, and so does The Drug
Apr-4-08 Chicago, IL First the good news—it appears that Celebrex taken at lower doses pose less of a risk for heart attack , than when Celebrex is taken at a higher dose. The bad news? There is a risk for heart attack either way. The COX-2 selective inhibitor manufactured by Pfizer Pharmacia has long been suspected of having links to cardiovascular eve... - Group files lawsuit over toxins in fire retardant
Apr-4-08 Fall River, OR: According to the nonprofit group Forest Service Employees for Environmental Ethics, fire retardant has a negative impact on the environment . As a result, they are challenging a decision by the U.S. Forest Service to continue using the substance on forest fires. The executive director of the organization, Andy Stahl, says that the For... - Washington to pay $700,000 settlement in racial employment lawsuit.
Olympia, WA: (Apr-02-08) Randy Davis of University Place, a longtime Department of Ecology worker, brought a lawsuit against the state of Washington, alleging that he was denied promotion because he is black. Davis filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, stating that he was discriminated against on the basis of race. The co... - StoresOnline, Inc. to pay $130,000 settlement in websites lawsuit.
Norwalk, CT: (Apr-02-08) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Storesonline, Inc., which also operates under the name Imergent, Inc., alleging that the company's online businesses made unrealistic and deceptive claims regarding its virtual storefronts. The company sets up online businesses or creates websites for existing c... - Maryland agrees to $400,000 settlement in state trooper lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (Apr-02-08) A federal civil lawsuit was filed against the state of Maryland in 1998, by civil rights attorneys representing 14 African American motorists, alleging that state troopers unfairly harassed them because they were racial minorities. Court records show that of the 14 who sued, only six plaintiffs remain as eight had dropped out o... - Power company to pay $85.7 million settlement in electricity lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-02-08) The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) brought charges against Midway Sunset Cogeneration Co., over its role in the Western US energy crisis and the resulting price hike in 2000 and 2001. Records show that California experienced a power supply crisis in 2000, after a drought that cut Western hydropower supplies com... - Investor to pay $5 million settlement in fund management lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (Apr-01-08) The state Attorney General's office brought charges against Mark Lay, an Aliquippa man, alleging that a report showed that the state's Bureau of Workers' Compensation lost money in a fund managed by Lay's company. The suit filed by the state sought $216 million in compensation, stating that was the amount lost as a result of Lay... - Garrett Corp. to pay $45,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Reinbeck, IA: (Mar-31-08) The State Attorney General Bob Brammer's office brought a lawsuit against the Garrett Corporation which operates Delta Sports in Reinbeck, alleging that there were air pollution law violations at the company's facility. Brammer stated that the company makes targets for hunters and law enforcement. The suit claimed that the compa... - Attorney C. Wes Pittman on Product Liability and Sexual Harassment in Florida Prisons
Apr-1-08 Panama City, FL C. Wes Pittman is a founder and principal in Pittman and Parry, PA , a firm specializing in personal injury and consumer cases nationwide, although primarily in Florida, Georgia and Alabama. A 1976 graduate of the University of Florida's Frederick G. Levin College of Law, Pittman's practice covers a wide and varied range of cases—as we'l... - City of Malone to pay $$37,500 settlement in building lawsuit.
Malone, NY: (Mar-31-08) Bianchi Demolition Services Inc., a Syracuse demolition company, brought a lawsuit against the Village of Malone, over a once-planned demolition of the Hotel Flanagan. The suit, filed in June 2005, stated that the village breached its contract with Bianchi, and that the company was owed the entire $459,000 it was awarded in Octobe... - Twenty-One Arrested in Securities Fraud Ring
Apr-1-08 Trenton, NJ: Twenty-one people have been arrested because of their connection to a securities fraud ring that netted approximately $50 million by scamming investors. The New Jersey State Attorney General Anne Milgram said the scheme was operating from Miami, Florida and Sao Paulo Brazil and was using the securities market in New Jersey to conduct their s... - Botox Death: It CAN Happen
Mar-31-08 Irvine, CA The recent reporting of potential deaths and severe adverse reactions linked to Botox has served as somewhat of a primer to the general population as to what Botox really is. It is much more than the cosmetic version that's been around for a relatively short period of time. While Botox Cosmetic was brought to the market in 2002 and was...