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Bellingham, WA: (Oct-29-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought a civil complaint against Trillium Corp. and its founder and former president, David Syre, alleging that the company took part in a 2002 real estate transaction with a Spokane investment firm that later went bankrupt and left thousands of investors in the lurch. Records sho... - Title Kickbacks, Six homebuilders agreed to pay $1.4 million settlement after charging illegal title insurance
New York, NY: (Oct-29-07) The Housing and Urban Development Department brought charges against six homebuilders, Pulte Homes Inc., KB Home, Beazer Homes USA Inc., Meritage Homes Corp., Ryland Group Inc. and Tousa Inc., alleging that they illegally established title insurance companies that took payments amounting to kickbacks. Title insurance protects home... - Reverend Abuse, Diocese of Norwich pays $170,000 settlement to abuse victim
Norwich, CT: (Oct-29-07) James Fish, a Pawcatuck man, brought charges against the Diocese of Norwich, alleging that he was molested by Rev. Paul Hebert, a priest at the church more than 30 years ago. The suit claimed that Hebert sexually assaulted Fish on several occasions in the church rectory in 1973 and 1974, when he was in the seventh grade. At the time... - Ice Storm Damage, Missouri State Emergency Management Agency pays Pulaski County for clean up costs
Pulaski County, MO: (Oct-26-07) Pulaski County filed charges against the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, over reimbursement for January's ice storm damage. As part of a settlement reached, Pulaski County Commissioners announced that they had received a $34,491 check from the Missouri State Emergency Management Agency, bringing the total from st... - Visitors Bureau, McGladrey & Pullen pays $710,000 accounting embezzlement settlement
Palm Beach, FL: (Oct-27-07) The Palm Beach County Convention and Visitors Bureau brought charges against national accounting firm McGladrey & Pullen, alleging that it failed to detect theft, leaving the bureau faced with a growing federal payroll tax bill of more than $1 million. The bureau's tax problems stemmed from the theft of about $1.6 million by Don... - Pay to Play Insurance, Ace Ltd. pays $4.5 million settlement for bid rigging and price fixing insurance
Miami, FL: (Oct-25-07) Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and nine other states brought charges against Ace Ltd., a Hamilton, Bermuda, insurance holding company, alleging that company officials were involved in a "pay to play" scandal with other insurance brokers. The charges asserted that ACE had conspired with other insurance brokers after it came to... - Car Crashworthiness: Another Airbag Failure
Oct-28-07 Seattle, WA A few weeks ago, Robert Russo's daughter got into a car crash in her 2004 Toyota Forerunner. "We thought she would be safe in an SUV but this wasn't the case," he says. Even though the car folded "like an accordion", the airbags failed to deploy--another case of car crashworthiness failure . "My daughter rear-ended someone," says Russo (not... - Car Loan Insurance, Service Life and Casualty Insurance Co. and Old United Life Insurance Cos. pay Texas policyholders $15.7 million insurance malpractice settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Oct-25-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Service Life and Casualty Insurance Co. and Old United Life Insurance Cos., two auto credit insurance companies, alleging that they did not provide required refunds to policyholders who had paid off their car loans in advance. These policies were sold to cover vehicle p... - World Experts Demand End to Child Drugging in the US - Part II
Oct-27-07 Washington, DC: Mathy Milling Downing was a featured speaker at the annual conference of the International Center for the Study of Psychiatry and Psychology and told the audience that her anger is directed toward the FDA and drug companies, "for their incompetence and lack of concern for innocent children they have helped to kill, my little girl included."... - Seroquel Touted as a Miracle Drug. But is it Greed?
Oct-26-07 Wilmington, DE It's enough that the atypical antipsychotic drug Seroquel carries a host of potentially serious side effects that pose substantial risks. However, what's worse is an allegation that AstraZeneca, the makers of Seroquel, have been promoting the drug for off-label use for symptoms not approved or sanctioned by the US Food and Drug Adminis... - Middle School Principal, Jackson Public Schools pays former principal $350,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Jackson, MS: (Oct-23-07) Chastain Middle School Principal Michael Ellis brought a lawsuit against Jackson Public Schools, alleging that he was terminated after he exposed Superintendent Earl Watkins's sexual misdemeanors. Ellis was Chastain's principal for 2 1/2 years before he was fired in December 2006. Superintendent Watkins said he fired Ellis after an a... - Defective Shoulder Pain Pump Led to Shoulder Replacement
Oct-24-07 Kary, NC At first, Laura's simple arthroscopic labrum repair seemed to be successful. But her orthopedic surgeon inserted a defective shoulder pain pump and she just had another surgery—this time a partial shoulder replacement. Laura is only 35 years old and she can't hug or lift her kids. In 2003, Laura (not her real name) was involved in a m... - Shareholder Buyout, Leucadia National Corp. pays investors $13.7 million settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Oct-21-07) A series of shareholder lawsuits were brought against Leucadia National Corp., a holding company with interests in insurance, wine and real estate, regarding the 2005 buyout of the mining firm MK Resources Co. Sources reveal that in June 2005, the company said it would pay 0.0317 of its shares for each MK share, or about $1.27... - Clam Farmers, Evergreen and Norfolk Dredging Co. pay $1.8 million settlement for an oil spill that destroyed crop
Fort Wayne, IN: (Oct-19-07) More than a dozen clam farmers brought a lawsuit against Taiwan-based shipper Evergreen and Virginia-based Norfolk Dredging Co., alleging that an oil spill five years ago destroyed most of their crops. The suit stemmed from a September 2002 incident when some 12,500 gallons of oil oozed into Charleston waterways and polluted a 1... - Wastewater Overflow, City of Holyoke pays $500,000 settlement for property damage
Holyoke, MA: (Oct-18-07) Travelers Insurance brought a lawsuit against the city on behalf of property owners whose property was damaged by overflow from a wastewater treatment plant run by the city in April 2003. The insurance company claimed that the city was negligent when it flooded several businesses. As part of a settlement reached, the city council u... - Have Lawsuits Changed Unum Group?
Oct-19-07 Chattanooga, TN In the past few years, Unum Group has faced repeated [ lawsuits ] alleging the company is guilty of illegally denying valid customer claims. Some of those lawsuits have been settled, while others have now been consolidated into class action lawsuits. In the face of growing criticism from customers and lawmakers, including a multi-state i... - Hog and Poultry Farms Public Nuisance Lawsuit
Increasingly, urban and suburban areas encroach upon agricultural operations, specifically hog and chicken farms. Conversely, farmers have also expanded their operations and disgruntled neighbors have filed "nuisance lawsuits" against farmers and ranchers. Most U.S. states have enacted the "Right to Farm Act"â€"a statute that prot... - Riders Police Scandal, Oakland awards former police officer $625,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Oakland, CA: (Oct-17-07) Keith Batt, a former Oakland police officer, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he was forced to quit his job with the Oakland Police Department and suffered emotional distress while on the job. Batt was the officer who kicked off the "Riders" police brutality scandal that plagued the department for more than three... - Unfair Insurance: Policies Cancelled, Rates Doubled, Homeowners Abandoned
Oct-18-07 Eastham, MA Despite the fact that insurance companies continue to rake in record profits, homeowners by the thousands are seeing their policies cancelled or given the thumbs-down at renewal time, as their carriers try to limit future liability. They can't afford another $40 billion hit like that of Katrina, the carriers say. And so, over the past... - Debt Settlement, Wavefire.com Inc. pays over $1 million settlement
Calgary, Alberta: (Oct-16-07) Wavefire.com Inc. officials stated that the company had entered into a debt settlement agreement pursuant to which the principal amount of $1,726,096.00 owed to a related party. The settlement was reached after the issuance, as fully paid and non-assessable, of 9,798,010 common shares of Wavefire to the related party at a pric...