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Mar-31-08 New York, NY One needs only to pick up the paper on any given day to read about yet another highly-paid corporate player having his or her way with the system, by thumbing a nose at securities law and manipulating stock options to improve yield and reduce tax. For this reason, any employee of any company who participates in, or has stock options through... - True Green Lawn Care to pay $45,000 settlement in advertising lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Mar-26-08) Attorney General Jay Nixon brought a lawsuit against TruGreen Lawn Care in St. Louis City circuit court, over No Call law violations. The lawsuit was filed as part of a statewide No Call law violations crackdown. Sources at the Attorney General's office stated that Jay Nixon has collected over $380,000 in penalties in the last... - Mortgage Broker Accused of Deceptive Lending
Mar-29-08 Chicago, IL: A couple who simply wanted to lower the cost of their mortgage payments has now been forced out of their home. As a result, the Illinois Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against Advantage Mortgage Consulting that alleges the lender used a number of schemes to convince customers that they would pay lower mortgage payments. Instead of mort... - Inergy Propane announces refunds to customers as part of lawsuit settlement.
Gaylord, MI: (Mar-26-08) Michigan's Attorney General's Office brought charges against Inergy Propane, accusing the Gaylord company of price gouging. The suit claimed that customers of the following Inergy owned businesses: Gaylord Gas, Petoskey Propane, Blue Flame Gas, DeCock Bottled Gas, Lagasco Propane, McBride Oil & Propane, Northwest Energy, Pearl Ga... - Pharmacy to pay $315,000 settlement in disposal lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (Mar-26-08) State Attorney General Gregg Abbott brought charges against 20 CVS Pharmacy stores across Houston, over policies pertaining to customer identity theft. The suit stemmed from an incident in 2006, where prescription labels, pill bottles and computer print outs containing detailed personal medical information of customers were found... - Eli Lilly to pay $15 million settlement in Zyprexa lawsuit.
Anchorage, AK: (Mar-26-08) The State of Alaska brought a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co., an innovation-driven corporation, over the use of its drug Zyprexa , or olanzapine, by the State's Medicaid program. Zyprexa, which is often prescribed in the US and in more than 80 other countries, is used for the short and long term treatment of schizophrenia, a... - Auto lender to pay $362,000 settlement in high interest lawsuit.
Richmond, VA: (Mar-25-08) Attorney General Robert McDonnell brought charges against Auto Cash Title Loans LLC, a Richmond-area lender, alleging that it overcharged customers more than the 12% interest allowed under state law. Sources stated that the company had agreed to a settlement with the Attorney General's office, in which it would pay over $25,000... - Goodyear to pay $25,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Phoenix, AZ: (Mar-24-08) Avelina Fitzpatrick, a female police officer, brought charges against the city of Goodyear, alleging that she was discriminated against on the basis of her gender. Fitzpatrick filed a lawsuit in Maricopa County Superior Court in September 2007, claiming that she was arbitrarily removed from a field training officer assignment wit... - Former Employee Files $50 Million Suit against CSX
Mar-25-08 Lewisburg, WV: The former president of the Greenbrier, A CSX-owned resort, filed a $50 million lawsuit against the railroad company, alleging that he was unjustly fired by CSX President Michael J. Ward for revealing and trying to put a stop to unethical practices taking place within the company. These unethical practices taking place allegedly involve... - Michigan to pay $300,000 settlement in contract lawsuit.
Lansing, MI: (Mar-24-08) State housing chief Michael DeVos and the state of Michigan have been embroiled in a legal battle, over his firing as director of the Michigan State Housing and Development Authority. DeVos quit under compulsion, after a year of altercations with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and with some members of his board, over alienated low-income... - Dex Cool Settlement: Interview with Eric Gibbs
Mar-25-08 San Francisco, CA: "From the perspective of our clients, the Dex Cool settlement is quite an achievement," says lawyer Eric H. Gibbs, of Girard Gibbs LLP. "There are over 100 named plaintiffs and hundreds of thousands of class members, making this one of the largest recoveries arising from allegations of automobile defects that I know of." A number of l... - Attorney Charles W. Shipley Speaks on Messing with Farmers and the Environment
Mar-25-08 Tulsa, OK LawyersandSettlements heard from Tulsa attorney Chuck Shipley recently when he alerted us to a recent $21 million class action verdict against OK Foods of Fort Smith, Arkansas on behalf of 300 chicken farmers. When we spoke to him, he was just back from a week off. We didn't need to ask many questions! LawyersandSettlements (LAS): Where have... - Overdose on Duragesic Painkiller Patch
Mar-25-08 Lawrenceburg, KY For years, Vicki was pleased with the effective pain management of Duragesic pain patches that drip controlled doses of the potent narcotic, Fentanyl, through the skin. But when the patch started leaking, she found herself in a losing battle against the drug's tight-fisted manufacturers. "I'd been on the patches since around 2001 with... - Kid Rock Faces Battery Lawsuit
Mar-24-08 Los Angeles, CA: Three men have sued Kid Rock for battery after he allegedly lashed out at them physically when they asked him for his autograph. All three plaintiffs say that they were seriously injured in the incident. Jose Perez, Carlos Bonilla, and Michael Medlin filed their lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday March 21, 2008 and are de... - Chantix: Vast Majority of Trial Participants Failed to Stay Smoke-Free
Mar-24-08 New York, NY As Chantix is poised to go on the market in India, questions remain as to its adverse affects related to mood swings, and suicide ideation. The smoking cessation drug from Pfizer, on the market in the US for only a couple of years, is sold as Champix in the UK and will also be patented under that name in India. It has been reported that... - Apartment complexes pay $95,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Mar-20-08) The US Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Ersil James, a former maintenance worker at three Missouri apartment complexes in Platte City and Smithville. The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Western District of Missouri, claimed that Ersil James sexually harassed female tenants, thereby violating the Fai... - California Overtime: What the New Exemption Threshold Means
Mar-21-08 Los Angeles, CA A change in the California Overtime Law , and a lowering of the exemption threshold that came into effect in the New Year, translates to a win for employers in the computer industry, and a loss for those spending endless hours staring, hunched over, into a screen. Following years of annual increases, as of January 1st 2008, the hourly w... - Tucson College pays $325,000 settlement in advertising lawsuit.
Tucson, AZ: (Mar-19-08) Arizona Attorney General Terry Goddard brought charges against Tucson College, alleging that the college engaged in deceptive practices, representations and advertising in connection with the school's criminal justice program. Court documents reveal that between August of 2006 and June of 2007 the college allegedly misrepresented... - UPS pays $254,000 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.
Watertown, NY: (Mar-19-08) Daniel Peterson of Redwood brought a lawsuit against United Parcel Service Inc. (UPS), alleging that he was wrongly terminated in retaliation to blowing the whistle about unsafe conditions at the company's Watertown facility. Peterson filed suit in February 2007, alleging that he was fired for complaining about the company's tr... - Verizon, Actiontec pay undisclosed settlement in open source lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) Two software developers Erick Andersen and Rob Landley, brought a lawsuit against Verizon Communications, alleging that the telecom giant's broadband service violated the terms of the widely used open source agreement under which their product was licensed. The suit also named Verizon subcontractor Actiontec Electronics, who sup...