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Hartford, CT: (Mar-05-08) The state of Connecticut brought charges against two state chiropractic trade groups, The Connecticut Chiropractic Association Inc. and Connecticut Chiropractic Council Inc., as well as Hartford lawyer Robert L. Hirtle Jr., alleging that they organized an illegal boycott to stop Anthem Health Plans Inc. from having another firm ma... - Fidelity Investments to settle $8 million lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (Mar-05-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Fidelity Investments and 13 of its current or former employees, alleging that they improperly received gifts totaling more than $1.6 million. The suit, which named Peter Lynch among the 13 defendants, who was formerly a star manager at Fidelity's Magellan Fund... - Cathedral Network to pay $5.3 million Medicare fraud suit.
Newark, NJ: (Mar-05-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against Cathedral Healthcare System, the Newark-based hospital system affiliated with the Archdiocese of Newark, alleging that the hospital defrauded the federal Medicare program. The suit claimed that Cathedral inflated charges for Medicare patients to obtain additional federal reimbursem... - Adult website fined $413,000 in explicit e-mail matter.
New York, NY: (Mar-04-08) The US Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice brought charges against X-rated web site operator Cyberheat, alleging that it paid partners who used illegal e-mail to drive customers to its web sites. The suit claimed that though Cyberheat did not send e-mail directly to consumers, they operated an "affiliate marketi... - Landlord to pay $10 million settlement after forcing out low income tenants.
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-04-08) The city of Los Angeles brought a lawsuit against Darren Stern, a landlord, alleging that he engaged in a scheme to drive low income residents out of more than 800 rent controlled apartments. The suit stated that Stern, also known as Henry Shalom, bought high occupancy rent controlled buildings and then forced tenants out throu... - Bio Performance Fuel Pills False Advertising Settlement
Dallas, TX: With gasoline prices hitting record highs, Bio Performance aggressively marketed their green pills as a wonder-cure, repeatedly and falsely claiming that its fuel pills could improve vehicular fuel efficiency by as much as 30 percent while also reducing engine emissions by 50 percent. In May 2006, the Attorney General filed a lawsuit against... - Affinion Loyalty Group Patent Infringement Settlement
Richmond, VA: Affinion Loyalty Group (ALG), a pioneer in the loyalty industry, announced that it has settled its patent litigation with Maritz Inc. As part of the settlement, ALG has agreed to dismiss its patent infringement lawsuit filed in US District Court for the District of Delaware relating to ALG's portfolio of patents that broadly cover online i... - Finish Line and Genesco settle merger dispute.
Nashville, TN: (Mar-03-08) Genesco, Inc., Finish Line and UBS Financing have been embroiled in a legal battle related to the proposed merger of Finish Line and Genesco. Company sources announced that the parties had reached a deal regarding the settlement of all litigation among the parties relating to the proposed merger. Under the terms of the settleme... - Vanguard Group Inc. agrees to $500,000 employee racial discrimination settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-02-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Vanguard Group Inc., alleging that the Malvern, PA mutual fund giant racially discriminated against Raymond Ross of Maple Glen, PA, one of its employees. The EEOC brought the suit on behalf of Ross. The suit claimed that Ross' information technolog... - Knox County School District pays employee $24,000 harassment settlement
Knox County, TN: (Mar-02-08) A school maintenance worker brought a lawsuit against the Knox County School District and Robert Bratton, a school board member, alleging that she was sexually harassed by Bratton. The South Doyle Middle School worker alleged that Bratton grabbed her in the school's hallway and made unwanted advances. Records show that Bratton... - Judge awards mother $6 million medical malpractice settlement
Worcester, MA: (Mar-01-08) A medical malpractice suit was brought against Dr. David Klein, Dr. Paul S. Dunn, and Dr. Jacqueline Rendo and nurses Lisa Champagne-Lynch, Maureen Vancelette, Nancy Kolodziejczak, Paula Whynot, and Kathleen Clifford, alleging that a Dudley couple's son suffered injuries at birth due to their negligence. Bruce and Susan Hanks and... - Hudson Marine Management Services pays city of San Francisco $2 million oil spill settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-02-08) The city of San Francisco brought charges against Hudson Marine Management Services of Pennsauken, NJ, acting on behalf of the ship's Hong Kong-based owner, Regal Stone Ltd., alleging that it was owed money to cover some cleanup costs after a November 2007 oil spill. Records show that thousands of birds died, beaches were c... - Applebee's International Inc. pays $358,000 shareholder settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-02-08) A shareholder lawsuit was brought against Applebee's International Inc., a Overland Park, KS based company, alleging that it failed to put required information in its proxy statement. Records show that the company was acquired by IHOP Corp., based in Glendale, on Nov. 29, 2007 for $2.04 billion. In a recent development in the... - Seattle Police Taser Settlement
Kenneth Ruffer is a student at Tyee High School in SeaTac. Ruffer was shocked with a taser four times in the neck by Seattle police officers after the car he was riding in was stopped for a broken tail light. He says the police officers were too quick to use the taser and that he was not fighting when officers tased him in the back of the neck. The 18 yea... - City of Independence awards two former employees a $65,000 age bias settlement
Independence, MO: (Feb-28-08) Two employees brought a federal age discrimination lawsuit against the city of Independence, alleging that they were discriminated against because of their age. The two filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who filed the lawsuit on their behalf. The suit claimed that the city discriminat... - Discriminacion: Raza, género, religiosa, edad, inhabilidad etc.
Hay muchos tipos de casos de la discriminación, incluyendo la discriminación racial, de discriminación religiosa, de discriminación de edad, de discriminación del género, de discriminación sexual de la orientación, y más. Estas formas de discriminación ocurren típicamente cuando... - Cowboy Hat, Lincoln County pays citizen $10,500 settlement for Constitutional Rights violations
Lincoln County, NM: (Feb-28-08) Tony Seno brought a lawsuit against Lincoln County, alleging that his first Amendment rights were violated when he was asked to remove his cowboy hat while speaking at the podium to an elected board. The lawsuit stemmed from an incident connected to two commission meetings in May 2005, when Seno refused to remove his cowboy... - Restraining Chair, Santa Cruz County agree to $3 million wrongful death settlement after an inmate died while in jail
Santa Cruz, CA: (Feb-28-08) The family of David Cross brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the Santa Cruz County Jail, alleging that the man died due to the negligence of jail officials. The suit claimed that the 44-year-old man was jailed after being arrested Sep. 17, 2005 on charges of violating a restraining order that required him to stay away from... - Police Chief Resignation, Town of Lyndeborough agrees to $53,500 settlement
Lyndeborough, NH: (Feb-27-08) Former Police Chief James Basinas brought charges against the town of Lyndeborough, over the Chief's resignation from his position with the city's police department. The suit stemmed from a Basinas's being placed on paid administrative leave in February 2007. According to town officials, the action was taken against the chie... - Assistant Termination, City of Lake Elmo agrees to $20,000 wrongful termination settlement
Lake Elmo, MN: (Feb-27-08) Kimberly Anez, a former Lake Elmo staff member, brought charges against the city, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated, faced sexual harassment and age discrimination while on the job. Records show that in April 2007, the council voted 3-1 to fire Senior Program Support Assistant Kimberly Anez, citing chronic tardiness a...