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Lumberton, NC: (Mar-06-08) The city of Lumberton brought charges against US Cold Storage in February 2002, alleging that it was owed money for water and sewer services. The suit claimed that the company owed the city more than $208,000 for 2001. The city claimed that it filed suit because it realized the company was using well water and getting sewer servi... - Georgia Natural Gas to pay customers $2.5 million in settlement
Atlanta, GA: (Mar-06-08) A lawsuit was brought against natural gas marketer Georgia Natural Gas, after several consumers filed complaints against it over the marketer's variable rate plans. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement in the suit, which a majority of the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to accept. ... - NPS Pharmaceuticals Settles 2006 Class Action
NPS Pharmaceuticals Settles 2006 Class Action NPS Pharmaceuticals Inc., has agreed a $15 million settlement for a 2006 securities class action brought by investors who purchased stock in the company between August 7, 2001 and May 2, 2006. The lawsuit alleged that NPS misled investors about the effectiveness of its osteoporosis drug 'Preos' which... - US Forest Service Recovers $102M in Lawsuit Against Union Pacific
Washington, DC: The United States Forest Service sued Union Pacific Railroad for damages incurred as a result of a wildfire in 2000 that was caused by negligence on the part of the railroad. Specifically the suit alleged that railroad crew was negligent in failing to follow safety protocols in using power tools while working on repairing a section o... - Yakima County to pay ex-gaurd $200,000 harassment settlement.
Yakima, WA: (Mar-05-08) Blanca Nunez Osorio, a former jail guard, brought charges against Yakima County, WA alleging that she was fired for complaining about sexual harassment. The suit stated that Osorio was fired by the county Corrections Department in 2003, one day before her year long probationary employment period ended, despite the fact that she ha... - ENGlobal to receive $2 million settlement.
Houston, TX: (Mar-05-08) ENGlobal, an engineering and design firm with major projects in the petrochemical industry, brought charges against two unnamed clients, alleging cost overruns reported in 2006, on two fixed-price engineering and procurement contractor projects. In a recent development in the case, sources reported that the parties had reached a se... - Asarco LLC pays $14 million for contamination settlements.
Kansas city, MO: (Mar-04-08) Two local attorneys brought lawsuits against Asarco LLC, a Tucson, AZ based metal refining company, on behalf of minors and property owners who lived on or near the Tar Creek Superfund site in Picher, OK, just across the state line from Kansas. The suit claimed that the plaintiffs suffered personal injury and property damage... - School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.
New Providence, NJ: (Mar-04-08) An African American family brought a lawsuit against the New Providence School District, alleging that their daughter underwent years of racial harassment at the school. The lawsuit was filed in 2005 on behalf of Tara Fogg and her parents, claiming that both Tara and her older brother Tremayne, who also attended the scho... - Youbet.com to pay $150,000 settlement, plus fees.
Fremont, VA: (Mar-04-08) A group of plaintiffs associated with Virginia racing, including Colonial Downs and the Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent Protective Association, brought a federal lawsuit against Youbet.com. Plaintiffs allege that the company had operated illegally without a license in the commonwealth. The plaintiffs sought hundreds of thousands of... - Ryland Group Inc. settles $370,000 questionable lending suit.
New York, NY: (Mar-04-08) The North Carolina banking commissioner's office brought charges against Ryland Group Inc., alleging that the company had questionable lending practices. The suit claimed that Ryland, a Calabasas, CA builder's affiliated mortgage company, employed unlicensed loan officers and charged borrowers excessive fees. The suit was filed af... - Ericcson settles $30 million lawsuit.
Sydney, Australia: (Mar-04-08) Ipernica Ltd brought a lawsuit against Ericsson and Longreach, in federal court. Sources close to the case revealed that the parties had reached a settlement and entered into an agreement to resolve the dispute. Under the terms of the agreement, Ipernica, Ericsson and Longreach have agreed to settle the litigation on a no-lia... - White homeowner settles $30,000 buyer-discrimination lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Mar-03-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against Edith Halvorsen, a white homeowner, alleging that she violated Milwaukee fair-housing laws by discriminating against blacks. The suit stated that Halvorsen refused to sell her home to a Milwaukee Public Schools principal because she was African-American. The suit accused her of te... - Directory Billing agrees $400,000 deceptive marketing settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-03-08) A multi-state lawsuit was brought against Directory Billing LLC, which does business as USDIrectory.com, alleging that the company misled small businesses into signing up for yellow pages listings. The suit claimed that the company sent checks to small businesses for small amounts, usually $3.50. Upon cashing the checks, the busine... - Harris County pays wrongfully arrested brothers $1.7 million civil rights settlement
Houston, TX: (Mar-03-08) Two brothers, Erik and Sean Ibarra, brought charges against Harris County, alleging that their civil rights were violated. The suit claimed that the brothers were wrongly arrested in 2002 for video taping a sheriff's department drug raid at a neighbor's home. The suit named Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas and four deputies. Erik... - Family awarded $50,000 wrongful death settlement
Arkansas City, KS: (Mar-02-08) The family of 16-year-old Ashley Drum, brought charges against Jason Mills of Ark City, after the death of the Arkansas City girl in March 2006. The suit claimed that Drum was struck by a vehicle while walking along Mill Road with two friends. Drum suffered fatal head wounds in the accident, leading to her untimely death. Sou... - Employee awarded $2.5 million personal injury settlement
Chicago, IL: (Mar-02-08) Refugio Martinez and Gladys Trujillo brought a personal injury negligence lawsuit against Sand Spring Metal Processing Corp., an Illinois Corporation, Amos Liquidators, Inc., Amos Iron Recycling Corp., Par Industrial Corp., and John Pizzuto, after Martinez was burned as a result of alleged negligence which created an unsafe work si... - Estate of Fred Keller pays $40 million settlement
Miami, FL: (Mar-02-08) The estate of Rosemarie Keller brought charges against Fred Keller, who amassed a commercial real estate fortune. Fred was serving sentence in prison for murdering his ex-wife Rosemarie and shooting her brother, Wolfgang Keil. Records show that in November 2003, Fred shot his wife Rosemarie, 34, less than two weeks after a judge ha... - eBay Inc. to pay MercExchange $30 million patent infringement settlement
San Jose, CA: (Feb-28-08) MercExchange LLC brought a lawsuit against online marketplace eBay Inc., alleging patent infringement. The suit, filed in September 2001, reached resolution recently, when both parties decided to enter into a settlement agreement. As part of the settlement reached, San Jose-based eBay will purchase all three patents involved in th... - Police Chief Whistleblower, Argentine Township agrees to pay former employee $650,000 harassment and retaliation settlement
Argentine Township, MI: (Feb-28-08) Former Police Chief Terry VanKeuren brought a whistleblowers lawsuit against the Township Board and Officer Arch Ravert, claiming he was retaliated against and harassed after he conducted an investigation of Ravert. The suit stemmed from allegations that Ravert encouraged a female motorist to show her breasts to avoid a... - Prost Builders Inc. and Pro Building Solutions Inc. agree to $335,000 settlement after employee falls to his death
Columbia, NC: (Feb-27-08) The family of Christopher Tristan brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Prost Builders Inc., a frequent contractor for the City of Columbia, Vaughn Prost, president and owner of Prost Builders, and Pro Building Solutions Inc., after the steelworker was killed in a 2003 construction accident at the Columbia Transload Facility. T...