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AnchorBank, KeyBridge Development Milwaukee, WI: (May-24-08) Hunzinger Construction Co. filed a lawsuit against KeyBridge Development Group, its owner Scott Fergus, and AnchorBank, of Madison, over a dispute concerning the troubled First Place on the River 12-story condo project. The suit was filed over Hunzinger's termination from the project. Sources... - MCM Construction $6 million payout for using outdated, polluting diesel engines
Sacramento, CA: (May-23-08) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought a lawsuit against MCM Construction, a bridge building firm, alleging that the company used banned portable diesel engines on state-funded projects. The suit claimed that the company failed to get the required permits for its operations and stated that some of the company's machin... - Anheuser-Busch and McLaughlin & Moran $21 million settlement reached in wrongful death lawsuits
Providence, RI: (May-23-08) Several survivors of a February 2003 fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, brought charges against Anheuser-Busch Inc., a brewer, and McLaughlin & Moran, a Rhode Island beer distributor, alleging that they helped promote the concert, which resulted in over 200 people being injured. The suit stated that the fire began... - Argyle Schools to pay $60,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Argyle, TX: (May-21-08) Jason Ceyanes, former superintendent of the Argyle School District, and the district have been locked in a legal battle over a dispute that stemmed from his handling of dress code and possible "dirty dancing" issues at the high school's homecoming dance. School records show that in early February 2008, Ceyanes opted to discuss his... - NutriSystem agrees to pay $82,500 settlement in employment lawsuit..
Philadelphia, PA: (May-21-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against NutriSystem Inc., alleging that it wrongfully terminated a woman employee, discriminating against her because she was pregnant. The federal agency brought the charges on behalf of Robyn Linenberg, who was fired in November 2006, three weeks after she info... - Asta Care to pay $14,500 settlement in nursing home lawsuit.
Bloomington, IL: (May-20-08) The Illinois Department of Public Health brought charges against Asta Care, a Bloomington nursing home, alleging that the facility failed to protect residents from a sex offender who was a patient at the 1509 N. Calhoun St. facility. The suit accused Asta Care of failing to screen a male resident who made inappropriate sexual... - Tallmadge Police reaches undisclosed settlement in civil lawsuit.
Akron, OH: (May-20-08) Straton B. Kephart, 22, of Cuyahoga Falls, brought a lawsuit against Summa Health System, the City Hospital; an emergency room doctor, Michael Beeson; a nurse, Tim Knapp; and Summa Emergency Associates, alleging that he was restrained on a gurney and forced to give blood and urine samples after he was involved in a car crash in 200... - Tulsa agrees to pay $160,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Tulsa, OK: (May-20-08) The family of Keenan Taylor brought charges against the Department of Human Services, after the two-year-old boy was killed by his father. The suit stated that the boy died just nine days from his third birthday, after his father, Carlis Ball, was convicted of killing him by pouring boiling water on him then delaying calling 911 fo... - City agrees to $300,000 settlement in development lawsuit.
Carson City, NV: (May-19-08) The Carson Nugget brought charges against the city of Carson, over a street abandonment dispute. The dispute stemmed from the city's trying to charge the casino for sections of Plaza Street and Spear Street bought in the 1970s and early 1980s. A court ruling sided with the casino, ordering the city to pay the Nugget over $300... - Spammer to pay $100,000 settlement in email fraud lawsuit.
Seattle, WA: (May-19-08) The Washington Attorney General's Office brought charges against Messenger Solutions, LLC, and owner Ron Cooke, a 21-year-old Scottsdale, AZ, man, alleging that he violated Washington's Computer Spyware Act and Consumer Protection Act while marketing programs under the names Messenger Blocker, WinAntiVirus Pro 2007, System Doctor... - School district to pay $920,724 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Marshalltown, IA: (May-19-08) The Marshalltown Education Association brought charges against the Board of Education, over salary increments. Sources stated that as part of recent negotiations, the two sides reached a settlement agreement, in which the salaries of teachers were raised by $990 in the Marshalltown district. Officials said that the increase... - Oneida County, CNY Services to pay $225,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Oneida County, NY: (May-19-08) The family of Cail R. Williamson brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the county, after Williamson hung himself in the county jail in September 2003. The suit alleged negligence against both the county and CNY Services, which provides assessments of inmates shortly after they are admitted to the jail. Records show... - Salesian Society pays undisclosed settlement in child abuse lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (May-19-08) A civil lawsuit was brought against the defunct Mary Help of Christians School in Tampa, a now-closed Catholic school operated by the Eastern US Province of the Salesian Society, alleging that a student was sexually abused there. The student, known as S.A filed suit in 2005, accusing his dormitory supervisor of fondling him, perfor... - Amvac Chemical Corp. Field Workers Sterility Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Apr-16-07) Thirteen Nicaraguan field workers filed suit against Amvac Chemical Corp., a Southern California chemical company, alleging that one of the pesticides the firm used caused them to become sterile. The suit also mentioned Dow Chemical Co. and Dole Fruit Co. as defendants. In a settlement reached, Amvac agreed to pay $300,000 to t... - Insurance companies to pay over $2.1 million settlement in claims lawsuit.
Stamford, CT: (May-16-08) The state of Connecticut brought charges against John Alden Life and Time Insurance, two health insurers, alleging that they violated federal laws when they processed claims involving pre-existing health conditions. Federal officials said that the suit was a result of a state led investigation into the business practices of John... - Teck Cominco reaches settlement in $70 million environmental lawsuit.
Anchorage, AK: (May-16-08) Six residents of Kivalina, a Northwest Inupiaq village, brought a lawsuit against Teck Cominco Alaska Inc., the operator of the Red Dog zinc and lead mine, in 2004, alleging that the mine contaminated their water supply. The suit saw the Kivalina residents accuse Red Dog of violating its federal water pollution discharge permit... - Michigan Sugar to pay $210,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Bay City, MI: (May-15-08) The Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department brought charges against Michigan Sugar, a grower-owned sugar processing cooperative, alleging that there were emissions from beet pulp dryers at company factories. The federal complaint stated that some of the violations date back more than 20 years and that the comp... - Arnold, MO Jail Suicide Hanging Settlement
Arnold, MO: (Apr-11-07) Kurt Hartzell hung himself in the Arnold jail June 30, 2005, leading his father and nine-year-old son to sue the city for wrongful death. The suit alleged the city was negligent in the care offered at the jail and that though Hartzell had been placed on suicide watch in a cell monitored by video cameras, jail employees failed to pre... - Kaiser Permanente to pay $300,000 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-15-08) The state Department of Managed Health Care brought a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente, among others, alleging that the company had the controversial practice of rescinding individual coverage after patients got sick, stating as a cause for denial, that they had pre-existing conditions and therefore did not qualify for cov... - Insurance company offers $400,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Mechanicsburg, PA: (May-15-08) The estate of Carol L. Hoy brought a lawsuit against Van C. Baker, 19, of Warrenton, VA, after a crash that resulted in the death of the Mechanicsburg woman. Records of the traffic accident reveal that Carol Hoy, 57, was a passenger in a minivan driven by her husband, George, when it was hit broadside by a car in Manassas, VA...