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San Joaquin County, CA: (Mar-19-08) Melinda Lagorio-Sanchez, a former county public health nurse, brought a lawsuit against San Joaquin County alleging that she was wrongfully terminated in February 2006 after blowing the whistle on Kathleen Tully, program manager of the county Public Health Services Department. She stated that Tully failed to file repor... - 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... - Illegal Strip Search Suit Settled for $33 Million
New York, NY: A class action lawsuit alleging that women were forced to undergo gynaecological exams in New York City jails has been settled for $33 million. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of people who were arrested on misdemeanor drugs and weapons charges, jumping turnstiles, failing to pay child support, shoplifting and trespassing, and who subse... - Century Foods to pay $2.5 million settlement in property lawsuit.
Sparta, WI: (Mar-18-08) Coulee Area Renewable Energy LLC. (CARE) brought a lawsuit against Century Foods International, over the proposed buyout of the 83.7-acre Sparta ethanol plant site. CARE brought charges in Monroe County Circuit Court in December 2007, claiming that Century Foods and Hormel Foods Corp., breached terms of an October 2007 settlement... - Ex-employee pays $470,000 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Mar-18-08) Wal-Mart brought an insurance lawsuit against Debbie Shank, a Missouri woman who suffered brain damage in a car crash, alleging that it was owed money for the medical expenses paid through its insurance plan. The suit was filed after Shank reached a settlement with the insurer of the truck driver who hit her. Records reve... - Zico LLC to pay $1 million settlement in Empire lawsuit.
Vancouver, Canada: (Mar-18-08) Journey Resources Corp., a mineral-exploration resource company trading on the TSX Venture Exchange, has been embroiled in a legal battle with Trio Gold Corp., the underlying owners, Sultana Resources LLC and Zico LLC, over its leasehold interest in the Empire Mine property, located in Custer County, ID. In a recent d... - CVS/Caremark to pay $36.7 million settlement in drug lawsuit.
Harrisburg, PA: (Mar-18-08) The US Attorney's Office and the National Association of Medicaid Fraud Control Units brought charges against CVS/Caremark Corporation, a Rhode Island based pharmacy chain, alleging that the company improperly billed state and federal Medicaid programs. The suit claimed that CVS/Caremark defrauded the federal Medicaid program... - Hospital pays undisclosed settlement in health care class action lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Mar-18-08) A class action lawsuit was brought against BJC HealthCare, a not-for-profit community benefit health-care provider, by two law firms who represented uninsured patients, alleging that the facility charged higher prices for uninsured patients and used predatory collection practices against patients who couldn't pay. The suit claime... - AccuSpec to pay $55,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Erie, PA: (Mar-17-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit against AccuSpec Electronic Services, an Erie County electronics company, alleging that it discriminated against a Hispanic worker. The EEOC brought the lawsuit against AccuSpec on behalf of Nancy Ortiz, who claimed she faced discrimination on the basis of her race. Th... - Sewer authority to pay $27,000 settlement in EPA violations lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-17-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Upper Southampton Sewer Authority in Southampton, Bucks County, PA, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that the authority sanctioned unpermitted sanitary sewer discharges to Mill Creek from 2002 through 2006, which were in vio... - AIG to pay $13.5 million settlement in compliance lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-17-08) The Pennsylvania Insurance Department brought charges against American International Group Inc., after the department investigated AIG and some of its Pennsylvania-domiciled insurance company units. Insurance Department officials stated that a settlement had been reached in the case, in which American International Group ag... - Asarco LLC proposes $33 million settlement over Green Valley mine.
Tucson, AZ: (Mar-17-08) The US Department of the Interior and the Tohono O'odham Nation of American Indians have been embroiled in a legal dispute with Tucson-based Asarco LLC over rights in the Mission Mine, near Green Valley. Asarco has proposed a settlement in an environmental claim over the Mission Mine on March 14, 2008, which is to cost it $33 mill... - Montana to pay $700,000 settlement to land owners in water pollution lawsuit.
Helena, MT: (Mar-17-08) Several land owners along Big Spring Creek near Lewistown brought lawsuits against the state of Montana, and chemical giant Monsanto Co., alleging that their property lost value after PCBs in paint used on fish hatchery raceways contaminated the creek. The suit was brought by the landowners following a 10-year-old boy's science ex... - United National Insurance Co. and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. Upper Merion Insurance Coverage Settlement
Upper Merion, PA: The Board of Supervisors agreed to accept a $55,000 settlement from the two insurance companies for a federal lawsuit involving DNA testing. United National Insurance Co. of Bala Cynwyd and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. of Whitpain had refused to pay $600,000 to the township for a $1.6 million settlement of a 20... - $8.3 million settlement in tax litigation to benefit Midland area education.
Midland, MI: (Mar-16-08) The City of Midland brought charges against Midland Cogeneration Venture (MCV) over a 12-year-old tax agreement. The suit was filed with the city seeking an estimated net refund of $127.3 million that it said MCV owed. Sources stated that the case, which covers the tax years of 2001 through 2007, reached a resolution in which MCV... - Pacific Gas & Electric pays undisclosed settlement in plant upgrade suit.
San Louis Obispo, CA: (Mar-13-08) The Coastal Law Enforcement Action Network brought charges against the California Coastal Commission in 2007, following the state agency's issuing of a permit that allowed Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to go ahead with its steam generator replacement project at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The lawsuit, brought b... - Richter pays $7 million settlement in deceptive email lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-12-08) Microsoft Corp. brought charges against Scott Richter, dethroned spam king, alleging that he engaged in sending illegal and deceptive email as part of business practices. The lawsuit was a joint effort of Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who reached a settlement with Richter for $50,000. The suit claimed th... - Jury Awards $1,642,475 in Workplace Electrocution Lawsuit
Montery County, CA: A $1,642,475 net settlement has been awarded to the two children who lost their father to a workplace accident. Daniel Raya, a 49-year old employee at a Salinas lettuce-packing plant, cut into a cable while installing a scale installation at the plant. He recieved an electrical shock with a 100 volt eletrical current and died. ... - Waste Management pays $7.89 million settlement in service disruption lawsuit.
Oakland, CA: (Mar-10-08) The city of Oakland brought a lawsuit against Waste Management of Alameda County, CA alleging that the city was owed money for disrupted service due to a worker lockout in the summer of 2007. Records show that Waste Management locked out about 500 collection and long-haul drivers represented by International Brotherhood of Teamst... - Sigma Designs pays undisclosed settlement to shareholders.
Milpitas, CA: (Mar-10-08) A shareholder lawsuit was brought against Sigma Designs Inc., which makes sets of chips that enhance DVD viewing quality, over its executive stock option grants. The lawsuit, filed in July 2006 in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, sought to recover damages purportedly sustained by Sigma af...