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Boston, MA: (Nov-15-07) The Justice Department filed charges against Stryker Corp., alleging that a former outpatient therapy subsidiary fraudulently billed Medicare and other government health care programs. The suit, filed by government investigators in US District Court in Boston, claimed that Physiotherapy falsely billed Medicare, Medicaid and a Depart... - Sanitation Overtime, Raleigh agreed to pay city workers $60,000 settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-15-07) Over 45 sanitation workers brought charges against the city, alleging that it did not pay them for services rendered and overtime work. The long ensuing suit had a recent development, when the City Council approved a settlement that could pay the workers up to $15,000 in their complaints about unpaid work. Records show that the pay... - River Overflow, Royal BAM NV agrees to 55 million property damage settlement
Amsterdam, Netherlands: (Nov-15-07) The German government brought charges against Royal BAM NV, after the Schurmann Complex in Bonn was damaged when the river Rhine overflowed its banks in December 1993. As part of a settlement reached, a Bonn Court ordered Royal BAM NV to pay the German government 55 million Euro to resolve the property damage lawsuit. Re... - Fertilizer Plant, Helena Chemical Co. pays $230,000 for air quality and emissions violations
Las Cruces, NM: (Nov-14-07) The New Mexico Environment Department brought charges against Helena Chemical Co. for the third time since 2006, alleging that the company had several violations of its air quality permit at its fertilizer plant in Mesquite. The state of New Mexico issued a notice of 15 violations, two of them major, including failure to enclose... - Off-Label Drug Marketing, Cephalon agrees to $425 million settlement for promoting the use of drugs for unapproved uses
Washington, DC: (Nov-14-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against Cephalon following an investigation that revealed that the company promoted off-label marketing of products including its pain reliever Actiq. Experts stated that Actiq is approved by the FDA for use in cancer patients, but is often prescribed by physicians' off-label for other... - High School Football, Stockton Unified School District agrees to settlement for recruiting players
Stockton, CA: (Nov-14-07) The California Interscholastic Federation (CIF) Sac-Joaquin Section's board of managers brought charges against the Stockton Unified School District, over Franklin High's football program. The charges stemmed from the two-week-old "death penalty" that suspended Franklin football through the 2009 season. In a settlement reached, so... - Doctor Termination, Massena Memorial Hospital pays $1.5 million unfair termination settlement.
New York, NY: (Nov-14-07) Dr. Olof Franzon brought a lawsuit against Massena Memorial Hospital, alleging that he was unfairly terminated, causing him to lose his medical privileges. The suit, filed in 1997, reached a settlement when Massena Memorial Hospital agreed to pay Franzon $1.5 million in an out-of-court settlement. Though the hospital did not admit... - Annuities, Principal Financial Group Inc. agrees to $5 million settlement for single premium group annuity policy kickbacks
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-14-07) Connecticut's Attorney General brought charges against Principal Financial Group Inc., alleging that the company made reimbursement arrangements with brokers who sold single premium group annuity policies. Sources stated that as part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay a penalty of $600,000 to the state of Conn... - Employee Reassignment, Chillicothe City Schools pays former director of personnel $30,000 settlement
Chillicothe City, OH: (Nov-14-07) Lawrence Butler, the former director of personnel, brought a lawsuit against Chillicothe City Schools, alleging that school officials had improperly handled his reassignment in the district after his position was eliminated. The suit stated that Butler, who currently is the principal at Worthington Elementary, was given th... - Santa Monica, CA Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Santa Monica, CA: (Mar-05-07) On August 29, 2005 47-year-old Maria Carrera was struck by a Big Blue Bus while crossing the crosswalk on Ocean Avenue and Pico Boulevard. Carrera was a housekeeper on her way to work when she was hit and killed. Her husband, Oscar Saenz, filed a wrongful death lawsuit agains the city of Santa Monica. The City Council approve... - Construction Mud, Dixon Builders pays $80,000 EPA fine
Fairfield, OH: (Nov-13-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Dixon Builders and its sister companies, alleging that they violated Ohio's water pollution laws by failing to control mud and runoff at four construction sites. An investigation undertaken by the Ohio EPA between 2003 and 2005 found that the Fairfield-based company... - Principal Tenure, Phillipsburg School District awarded former principal $58,000 wrongful termination settlement
Phillipsburg, NJ: (Nov-13-07) Jeanette Gilliland, former Andover Morris principal, brought a lawsuit against the Phillipsburg School District, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. The board claimed it fired Gilliland over the objections of Superintendent Gordon Pethick, who alleged that she had inappropriate anger aimed at parents and students. At... - Apartment Fire, Building owners and manager pay $6 million settlement after six children died in the blaze
Chicago, IL: (Nov-13-07) The families of six children killed in a Rogers Park fire brought charges against the owners and managers of the apartment building, Marshway Limited Partnership, Marshway, and CIG Management, for allegedly being responsible for the wrongful deaths. The suit stated that a smoke detector had been removed from the third floor apartme... - Survival School, Boulder Outdoor Survival School pays family undisclosed settlement after their son died of dehydration
Salt Lake City, UT: (Nov-12-07) The family of Dave Buschow brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Boulder Outdoor Survival School, a wilderness survival facility, after the New Jersey man died of dehydration in 2006. Experts stated that the death occurred during a grueling course in southern Utah. As part of a settlement reached, Boulder Outdoor Su... - Wheelchair Ramp, Menehune Shores and Asset Property Management Inc. pay $200,000 disability discrimination settlement
Kihei, HI: (Nov-12-07) Bob Bourbeau, a disabled resident of the Menehune Shores, brought a lawsuit against the Association of Apartment Owners of Menehune Shores and its manager, Asset Property Management Inc., alleging that they had not provided disability access at the premises. Bourbeau requires a wheelchair. He and his wife, Bessie, filed charges that... - Wrongful Termination, Campbellsville Water Co. pays former employee $208,000 settlement
Campbellsville, KY: (Nov-12-07) Sandra Bailey, a former employee, brought charges against the Campbellsville Water Co., alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. The suit, filed in July 2004 sought compensation for lost wages, emotional distress, and damages. Bailey claimed that she had been working for the Water Co. for more than three years when her e... - 9/11 Wrongful Death, NBC producer's family awarded undisclosed settlement from American Airlines
Providence, RI: (Nov-09-07) The family of David Angell, the Rhode Island native who achieved fame as executive producer of the NBC series Frasier, brought a lawsuit against American Airlines, the Globe Aviation Services security company, Boeing Co., the Massachusetts Port Authority, and Colgan Air, the regional airline that two terrorists took from Portlan... - Internet Phone Patent, Vonage agrees to pay AT&T $39 million patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Nov-09-07) AT&T brought charges against internet phone company Vonage, alleging that the company infringed AT&T's patents. The suit is said to represent the last of the major litigation filed against Vonage for infringing on patents. AT&T claimed Vonage violated a patent which allows users to access an Internet phone system through a standar... - CD Price Fixing, Sony, Time Warner, and Virgin Group pay $67.4 million antitrust settlement
Detroit, MI: (Nov-09-07) The Michigan State Attorney General's office, 43 states, and US territories brought charges against Sony, Time Warner, and Virgin Group alleging that music retailers and distributors engaged in a CD price-fixing scam. The State Attorney General's office stated that the offense is a violation of federal and state law. As part... - Bayer Settles Diabetes Marketing Kickback Case for $97.5 Million
Bayer HealthCare has reached an agreement with the US Department of Justice related to an investigation into the Diabetes Care division's historical marketing programs with certain mail order customers that took place during the period between 1998 and 2003. Under the terms of the agreement, Bayer will pay $97.5 million to the government, and will enter...