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London, England: (Mar-18-08) Kate and Gerry McCann brought charges against The Daily Express and Daily Star, two newspapers, after news coverage of over 100 articles published in 2007 by Express Newspapers and their two respective Sunday sister editions, which were libelous in nature. The articles about Madeleine, the couple's missing toddler's disappea... - Officer gets $220,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
West Point, MS: (Mar-18-08) Joe Huffman, a District 5 employee, brought a federal lawsuit in US District Court against District 5 Supervisor David Winfield and Clay County Sheriff Laddie Huffman, alleging that employment harassment and discrimination. The suit claimed that Laddie Huffman removed Joe Huffman from his position as a narcotics agent and forc... - Supermarkets pay $360,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-18-08) The US Department of Labor brought a lawsuit against two New Jersey Asian food stores, doing business under the name Hong Kong Supermarket, alleging that their employment practices violated the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). The suit, filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, was the result... - Kerry to pay $980,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Mar-18-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought a lawsuit against Kerry Inc., alleging that its IL plant leaked ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons into the environment. The suit followed an investigation that revealed that the food and beverage products supplier had failed to repair refrigeration equipment, which led to the lea... - Cablevision Unsecure Creditors Settlement
Wilmington, DE: A lawsuit filed by unsecured creditors to Wiz and Cablevision, its corporate parent, alleged that Cablevision made false promises of financial support for the stores, which the cable company used to showcase its Web services. The $100 million settlement expected by creditors was quashed by Cablevision who denied allegations, claiming tha... - US Steel pays $301,800 settlement to end environmental suit.
Pittsburgh, PA: (Mar-17-08) The Allegheny County Health Department brought charges against United States Steel Corporation, a Pittsburgh-based steel maker, alleging that it had air pollution violations at two Pittsburgh plants. The health department filed the suit in order to check emissions at the Clairton Coke Works and the Edgar Thompson Works in Brad... - Pomeroy to pay ex-CEO undisclosed settlement in employment lawsuit.
Hebron, OH: (Mar-17-08) Stephen E. Pomeroy, former President and CEO of Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc., a provider of IT infrastructure solutions focused on enterprise, network and end-user technologies, brought charges against the company, alleging that it had breached his employment contract when he was wrongly fired. In its defense, Pomeroy IT Solut... - Dotcast to pay $12,000 settlement in patent infringement lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) Dotcast Inc., a company that engineers and provides digital broadcast technologies, brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Movie Gallery Inc., challenging the validity of Movie Gallery's license. Kent, WA-based Dotcast claimed that MovieBeam, a movies-on-demand service offered by Movie Gallery, which it no longer operates... - Honeywell to pay $12 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Baton Rouge, LA: (Mar-17-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Chemical & Metals Industries Inc. (C&MI), a Colorado company, alleging that it shipped hazardous materials in a mislabeled container that contributed to the death of Delvin Henry, a 32-year-old employee of Honeywell International of Baton Rouge, LA. The suit claimed that C&MI was liable o... - Building Satisfaction Nimishillen settlement fire station lawsuit contractor builder babik b&j electric
Nimishillen, OH: (Mar-17-08) R.P. Babik Construction and B&J Electric brought a lawsuit against Nimishillen township, over costs associated with the building of a new fire station. The suit, filed in 2006 claimed that the township owed the contractors money for their work on the station and dispatch center at 8000 Columbus Rd. NE. The dispute centered o... - Central Intermodal and CSX Corp. Crane Accident Settlement
Cook County, IL: Warren Kubicek, 58, an Evergreen Park crane operator was killed in a 2001 accident when the top part of the crane collapsed on his cab as he worked at the CSX Corp. rail yard in Bedford Park. His family filed a workman's compensation lawsuit against his employer and settled the case in Cook County Circuit Court. Central Intermodal, whic... - Waterford to pay $750,000 settlement in police scandal lawsuit.
Waterford, NJ: (Mar-16-08) Several officers brought charges against the Waterford township, alleging that they lost pay and time on the job after a three-year misconduct probe. The suit sought back pay, employment benefits and attorney's fees for three of the four accused officers. In its defense, the Republican-led township committee stated that it laun... - Hospital to pay $325,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Colorado Springs, CO: (Mar-16-08) Donald Rifkin, a Colorado Springs man, brought charges against Memorial Hospital after his wife shot and killed their sons and then herself, after being released from the hospital. The wrongful death suit claimed that the hospital was negligent in the treatment of Julie Rifkin, 41, who was admitted at Memorial Hospital o... - Journal Sentinel to pay undisclosed settlement in advertising lawsuits.
Milwaukee, WI: (Mar016-08) Russ Darrow Group Inc., a Menomonee Falls automotive group, and Kings Way Homes, an Elm Grove home builder, brought charges against the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, alleging that the newspaper overcharged for advertising due to inflated circulation figures. The suit, brought by the two advertisers was filed in 2006 and 2007 in M... - Developer to pay $32,000 settlement in land zoning lawsuit.
San Louis Obispo, CA: (Mar-16-08) The Nipomo Community Services District brought a lawsuit against San Luis Obispo County in January 2007, after the county's Board of Supervisors approved property owner Henri DeGroot's application to change the zoning on 40 acres of property near Los Berros and El Campo roads. The suit was filed in order to get the count... - We Care to pay $$51,636 settlement in health care lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (Mar-16-08) Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit brought charges against Theodore Hartzog, an employee of We Care Inc. of Tampa Bay, a local nonprofit, alleging that he falsified service logs for four Medicaid recipients between March 13 and Sep.7, 2007. The suit claimed that Hartzog created records indica... - Worker ends theft lawsuit with $30,000 settlement.
Park Rapids, MN: (Mar-16-08) The Park Rapids Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce brought charges against Donald Mark Lung, a former employee, alleging that he paid himself more than $14,000 from Chamber funds. The theft charges were filed after several discrepancies were found in the Chamber's bank account. Investigations revealed that several vendors had not... - Farmington to pay $427,000 settlement to underpaid workers.
Farmington, NM: (Mar-16-08) The Department of Workforce Solutions, a state agency, brought a lawsuit against the city of Farmington, NM, alleging that it underpaid workers who worked on its airport restaurant in 2007. The suit claimed that thirteen temporary workers from SOS Staffing worked on remodeling the airport restaurant. They were paid $9 to $12 a... - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Employee Overtime and Back Wages Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Wal-Mart Stores Inc. will pay more than $33 million in back wages to thousands of employees after turning itself in to the Labor Department for paying too little in overtime over the past five years, according to an agreement announced by the US Labor Department. The company said it would not seek to recover any overpayments, which were... - Albion River Inn to pay $165,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Mendocino, CA: (Mar-13-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against owners of the Albion River Inn restaurant, alleging that it discriminated against Abdellatiff Hadji, former restaurant manager. The commission brought the charges on behalf of Abdellatiff Hadji, an Arab American restaurant manager of Moroccan descen...