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Iva, SC: (Feb-5-08) The family of Furman Douglas Manley II brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the state, after the young man was killed by an Iva police officer in 2003. The suit claimed that Manley was shot and killed on Sep. 28, 2003, after Niki Parks, who was then an Iva police sergeant, responded to a domestic dispute at Manley's home on River St... - CO Heater, Getzschman Heating pays undisclosed settlement to woman whose husband and son died of carbon monoxide poisoning
Wahoo, ID: (Feb-4-08) Mary Larsen, a Wahoo woman, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Getzschman Heating, a Fremont heating company and two employees, alleging that the company's negligence caused the death of her husband and teenage son. The suit stated that two Getzschman service technicians had been to the Larsen home the previous day, but left wit... - Power Plant Pollution, Mirant Bowline Inc. agrees to $300,000 air and water violations settlement
Albany, NY: (Feb-4-08) The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) brought charges against Mirant Bowline Inc., claiming that the company had alleged air and water violations at its West Haverstraw (Rockland County) power plant. The suit claimed that the DEC found several violations centered on malfunctioning monitoring equipment. In... - Eminent Domain, Glassboro borough pays building owner $250,000 settlement
Glassboro, NJ: (Feb-4-08) Suleiman Arifi, 77, a Glassboro resident, brought a lawsuit against the borough over an eminent domain dispute involving a three-unit building at 213 W. High St. The suit stated that Glassboro took the property by eminent domain in March 2007. The disputed building, which is in Glassboro's Central Business District redevelopment z... - Fired Police Chief, City of Sneads pays former employee $35,000 wrongful termination settlement
Jackson, FL: (Feb- 4-08) William Nelson, former chief of police, brought a lawsuit against the city of Sneads, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated from his job in late 2000. In his suit, Nelson alleged that the city violated Florida's Government in the Sunshine laws when the town council fired him during a special meeting. He alleged the public was... - Midwest Security pays $143,000 settlement after a girl was shot to death at a party
Salina, KS: (Feb-4-08) The family of Angel Lerma brought a civil lawsuit against Midwest Security, after Lerma was shot to death by Arnulfo Quesada-Duran on Dec. 31, 2005, during a New Year's Eve party in the 4-H Building in Kenwood Park. The suit named Midwest Security as the defendant as it was providing security for the event. Records stated that Quesad... - Wireless Entertainment, Kangaroo Media pays Immersion Entertainment $2 million patent infringement settlement
Mirabel, Canada: (Feb-4-08) Kangaroo Media Inc. and Immersion Entertainment LLC have been locked in a long standing patent infringement and licensing dispute. Immersion Entertainment had brought charges against Kangaroo and other defendants, alleging infringement of Immersion's United States Patents. Both sides had reached settlement and have signed... - Settlements and Verdicts: Bicycle Accident.
Bicycle Accident. A $9.9 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Dr. Fred Epstein, 67, a Greenwich neurosurgeon who was severely injured on Sept. 30, 2001 when he was thrown from his bicycle while riding on a town street. (Sep-01-04) [ NBC 30 ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawye... - Student Harassment, Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit
Wichita, KS: (Feb-01-08) The family of two girls brought charges against the Wichita School District, alleging that the girls were sexually harassed at South High School by another student. The lawsuit, filed in May 2005, alleged that a male student made inappropriate advances toward one of the girls about a dozen times. It further stated that the school d... - Price-Fixing Case Costs Wellpoint $10 Million
Price-Fixing Case Costs Wellpoint $10 Million Wellpoint has agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations of price fixing brought by New York State's Attorney General Andrew Cuomo. Wellpoint is the country's largest health insurer, serving some 5 million customers in New York. The settlement results from a year long investigation by Cuomo'... - Pfizer, Pharmacia Found Guilty of Medicaid
Pharmacia, a subsidiary of the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, was found guilty by a Wisconsin jury yesterday of repeatedly committing Medicaid fraud with the state. The lawsuit, brought by the Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen, alleged that Pharmacia had inflated the wholesale prices of several of its drugs for many years. One example given st... - Unauthorized Investments, Merrill Lynch & Co. pays city of Springfield $13.9 million securities settlement
Boston, MA: (Jan-31-08) The city of Springfield brought a securities lawsuit against Merrill Lynch & Co., alleging that the company made investments that they were not authorized to make. State regulators began investigations after a review showed that Springfield officials never gave explicit permission to invest in the securities, many of which were rela... - Property ID Class Action Settled for $39 Million
The class action settlement against Property ID Corp has been settled for $39.3 million. The lawsuit alleged that real estate brokers received kick backs for referring clients to the company. Property ID produces natural hazard disclosure reports. More than 300,000 Californians who listed their homes for sale, between 1996 and 2006, with Coldwell Banke... - Automated Calls, Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. pays $180,000 FTC settlement for telemarketing violations
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-30-08) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department brought charges against Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. and its owner, Jesse Crowe, alleging that they violated federal telemarketing rules by making 46 million automated calls since October 2003. The suit claimed that the prerecorded calls pitched debt consolidation, m... - Attorney Jay Wingate ordered to pay widow $2.5 million settlement for collected legal fees
Miami, FL: (Jan-30-08) Jacqueline Huggett, the widow of late Bill Huggett, brought a lawsuit against Jay Wingate, a former associate of the Huggett Law Firm, alleging that she was owed money from the fees received in cases left behind by her husband. Sources stated that the death of Bill Huggett in 2004 sparked a legal row over his case portfolio. His wife... - Heartland Advisors Inc. agrees to $3.9 million shareholder settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Jan-29-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Heartland Advisors Inc., a Milwaukee, WI-based company, alleging that it violated the federal Securities Act. The suit claimed that from March 1, 2000, to October 2000, Heartland negligently mis-priced certain bonds owned by two high-yield municipal bond funds. SEC... - Water Pumping Fee, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency pays $13.5 million settlement for illegal augmentation fees
Pajaro Valley, CA: (Jan-29-08) Several plaintiffs brought charges against the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, alleging that it illegally collected pumping fees from residents. Officials claimed that the agency had faced a string of lawsuits stretching back several years, over the long-standing problem of groundwater overdraft in the Pajaro Valley. ... - Police Brutality, City of Sorrento agrees to $275,000 excessive force settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Jan-28-08) Daniel Moody of Sabinal, TX, brought a lawsuit against the Sorrento Police Department, alleging that police used brutality and excessive force on him in May 2004. Records show that the suit, filed in September 2004, named the police department and former officer Andre Cavalier as defendants.Moody was a designated driver and cha... - Assistant Principal, District 834 pays former employee $143,000 settlement after hindering her career
Stillwater, MN: (Jan-29-08) Stillwater Junior High Assistant Principal Mary Pat Cumming filed suit against the school and District 834, accusing school board member George Thole of allegedly hindering her career. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement reached, Cumming will resign from her position effective June 30, 2008 and receive... - Car Accident, Nassau County agrees to pay $13 million personal injury settlement
Nassau County, FL: (Jan-29-08) Merryl Kihl, a Commack woman, brought a personal injury lawsuit against Nassau County, after she was badly injured when her car slid into a tree on a treacherous stretch of county road in Bethpage in 1995. The suit claimed that the 37-year-old woman, who lived in Plainview, met with the accident on Quaker Meeting House Road a...