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San Francisco, CA: (Jan-21-08) Dennis Kruger and Francis Kelle, veterans with the fire department and Firefighters Local 798, brought charges against the city, alleging that when they retired, they were denied full compensation for the retroactive sick pay, overtime, and vacation time. The suit, filed in 2005, had at its core issues regarding special rates... - Oklahoma State University sets aside $12 million for Ardent Health Services to continue running the hospital
Okmulgee, OK: (Jan-18-08) Ardent Health Services, owner of the Oklahoma State University Medical Center, brought charges against the University, over issues pertaining to its medical residency program in Tulsa. Ardent, the University, and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority have been in mediation since Ardent sued seeking the federal Indirect Medical Educat... - Stamford Health System Inc. pays $19.6 million settlement after using donated property for something other than its original purpose
Stamford, CT: (Jan-18-08) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Stamford Health System Inc., over services provided at the Rehabilitation Center of Southwestern Connecticut. The suit stemmed from a 2004 merger of Stamford Hospital with the Palmers Hill Road center. Blumenthal said that when donated property is used for... - Chelsea and Westminster Hospital pays British actress Leslie Ash $10 million settlement after contracting the dangerous infection
London, UK: (Jan-18-08) British actress Leslie Ash brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against London's Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, alleging that she contracted a dangerous infection, due to the hospital's negligence. Records state that the celebrity contracted Methicillin-Sensitive Staphylococcus Aureus after seeking treatment at the facility for... - Credit Counseling, Credit Solutions of America Inc. agrees to $588,000 settlement for unlicensed debt settlement services
Boise, ID: (Jan-18-08) The Idaho Department of Finance filed charges against Dallas-based Credit Solutions of America Inc., alleging that the company engaged in unlicensed credit counseling. The suit was brought after the department received information in May 2007 that suggested that Credit Solutions of America had contracted with Idaho debtors to provide... - Companies ordered to pay $1.6 million contamination cleanup settlement
New York, NY: (Jan-18-08) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's offices brought charges against a group of public entities and companies, including Xerox Corp., Eastman Kodak Co. and E.I. DuPont de Nemours & Co., alleging that they were liable to pay for the cleanup of a hazardous waste site in Monroe County. The AG's office stated the hazardous waste t... - Newmont Mining Settles Toxic Spill Class Action
The town of Grass Valley, in Denver, will receive $4 million as settlement of a 5-year old class action suit it launched against Newmont Mining. The suit alleged that the mining company sent massive amounts of toxic water into the city's sewage treatent plant. The mining company will also spend $2 million to build another water treatment plant. ... - $2 Million Settlement in LJ International Class Action
A lawsuit filed against LJ International in 2007 has been tentatively settled, based on agreement in which the Hong Kong based jewellery company will create a $2 million settlement fund for the plaintiffs in the class. The class includes any person who purchased company common stock between February 15, 2006 and September 6, 2007. The plaintiffs a... - Wells Fargo and Rels Valuation Face Evaluation Suit
Two homeowners in Phoenix recently filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) and its appraisal subsidiary Rels Valuation, claiming the mortgage giant illegally rigged the appraisal process and referred appraisal business to its subsidiary in a scheme to boost profits at the expense of homeowners. The lawsuit, filed under the Racketeering Influenc... - Listeriosis Class Action Settled for $27 Million
A $27 million settlement has been reached between Maple Leaf Foods of Canada, and the plaintiffs in a class action suit. The suit, brought against the food producer in 2008, stemmed from a nationwide listeria outbreak which killed at least 20 people. In each of the cases where someone died, their estate will receive $120,000 and the immediate family me... - Thames Shipyard and Repair Co. pays $787,000 environmental settlement for hazardous waste violations
New London, CT: (Jan-15-08) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Gina McCarthy's office brought charges against Thames Shipyard and Repair Co., alleging that the company violated environmental laws at its 100-year-old facilities on the Thames River. The suit stated that the violations include... - Refinery Pollution, Sinclair Oil Corp. pays $2.45 million environmental settlement
Washington, DC: (Jan-15-08) The Justice Department and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought an environmental damage lawsuit against Sinclair Oil Corp., alleging that the company had violations of air pollution controls at the company's three refineries. The violations were detected at Sinclair's facilities in Casper and Sinclair, WY, and in Tulsa,... - Visa USA Inc. and MasterCard International Inc. agreed to pay $12.1 million settlement for forcing merchants to accept both credit and debit cards
Charleston, WV: (Jan-15-08) The State Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office brought charges against Visa USA Inc. and MasterCard International Inc., alleging the two credit card companies engaged in illegal conduct. The suits were filed in October 2003 in Ohio County, charging the companies with violations of the state's antitrust and consumer protectio... - City of Lumberton pays $90,000 EPA settlement for incorrectly disposing polychlorinated biphenyls
Fayetteville, NC: (Jan-14-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the city of Lumberton, Carolina Transformers group, a company that operated from 1958 to 1986, alleging that it and other entities that contracted with it, incorrectly disposed off polychlorinated biphenyls, coolants used to insulate fluids for transformers a... - Owner of Billy G's Tree Care pays former employee $30,000 settlement after sustaining a severe chainsaw facial laceration
Providence, RI: (Jan-14-08) Edgar Velásquez, an illegal Mexican immigrant, brought a personal injury claim against William Gorman Jr., owner of Billy G's Tree Care, after he accidentally slashed his face open with a chainsaw in 2006. The suit stated that Velásquez was working for Gorman Jr., and that Billy G's Tree Care hired the 22-year-old Velásquez,... - Job Training, Central Iowa Employment and Training Consortium pays $1.3 million settlement after improperly spending government grants
Des Moines, IA: (Jan-13-08) The federal government brought charges against the state for allegedly owing it money for job training grants that the Central Iowa Employment and Training Consortium (CIETC) improperly spent on employee bonuses and six-figure executive salaries. Sources stated that the payroll scandal erupted in April 2006, the agency's employe... - University of North Carolina awards soccer player $385,000 settlement for gender harassment
Charlotte, NC: (Jan-14-08) Melissa Jennings, former University of North Carolina soccer player, brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against University of North Carolina women's soccer coach Anson Dorrance. The suit alleged that Dorrance had inappropriate discussions about sex with team players. As part of a settlement reached, the varsity agreed to resolve... - Clarinex Shareholders, Schering-Plough Corp. agrees to shareholders derivative settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jan-14-08) A shareholders' derivative suit was brought against Schering-Plough Corp., alleging that the company was responsible for the Food and Drug Administration's delay in approving of Clarinex because of continued manufacturing deficiencies at plants in New Jersey and Puerto Rico, despite several warning letters from the agency. The suit... - Erie police officer awarded $150,000 workers compensation settlement after sustaining serious injuries while on duty
Erie, PA: (Jan-13-08) Daniel Rossman, an Erie police officer, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was injured in a motorcycle accident, while he was on duty. The suit stated that Rossman, 43, was injured Sept. 9, 2002, when a motorist pulled into his path as he was pursuing a pickup truck that had sped through a school zone near Blessed Sacr... - Adopted foster boy awarded $300,000 settlement after being abused by another foster boy
Palm Beach County, FL: (Jan-10-08) An unnamed 15-year-old boy referred to as J.Doe, brought a civil lawsuit against the Florida Department of Children & Families, his former foster parents Gary and Elizabeth Howard, and two private agencies, alleging that he was sexually abused in foster care. The suit, filed by the boy's adoptive parents stated that the H...