LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,408 pages found matching priest settlement- Mequon Property Tax, City pays $510,000 to land owners
Mequon, WI: (Sep-29-07) Several Mequon property owners brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that they overpaid property taxes because the city's former assessor, Jim Siebers, over assessed the value of their properties. The suit claimed that Siebers assessed the two dozen large parcels as completely residential even though only a small number of ac... - Airport Sludge, Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission pays $75,000 fine for dumping sludge into a swamp
Fayetteville, NC: (Sep-29-07) The North Carolina State Division of Water Quality brought a lawsuit against the Laurinburg-Maxton Airport Commission, over an illegal sludge dump in 2006. In May 2007, The State Division of Water Quality fined the airport more than $97,000 for several environmental violations, including dumping sludge into a wetlands area. Th... - Hunt Refineries, $48 million to be spent on pollution controls
Washington, DC: (Sep-28-07) The Justice Department and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Hunt Refining Co. and Hunt Southland Refining Co., alleging that the companies violated the federal Clean Air Act. The violations relate to the burning off or flaring of gases from the refineries. In a settlement reached, Hunt Refin... - CO Wrongful Death, Family of minister awarded settlement after a fatal carbon monoxide leak
Salem, VA: (Sep-29-07) The family of Walter Vierling, a retired minister killed by a carbon monoxide leak at Roanoke College, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the college and A.O. Smith Corporation, the maker of a water heater that caused the leak. The suit stated that the 91-year-old Vierling was staying in a dormitory as part of a Lutheran Church c... - Financial Times Libel Settlement
Broker Collins Stewart filed a $37 million GBP libel claim against the newspaper. An August 2003 article detailed allegations about the broker's business methods by James Middleweek, a former analyst with the firm. The Financial Times has agreed to cover Stewart's $2.2 million GBP legal bill, publish an apology costing $10,000 GBP in advertising and pay... - Mark de Tournillon Sr. Fatal Boating Accident Settlement
Roanoke - On August 20, 2005 Lawrence and Judith Lewis were making their way home on Smith Mountain Lake, VA after having dinner with friends. A speedboat, driven by Mark de Tournillon Sr. , plowed into the couple's cabin cruiser and killed them instantly. De Tournillon pleaded guilty to two counts of involuntary manslaughter by intoxication plus a misdem... - Lost Emails, Morgan Stanley pays $12.5 million for lying about lost emails
New York, NY: (Sep-27-07) The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) filed charges against Morgan Stanley, alleging that its Dean Witter subsidiary failed to provide emails related to pending arbitration cases by claiming the information was lost during the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The lawsuit stated that FINRA found that, in actuality, the fir... - Police Training, Officer shot in arm with live ammunition awarded $130,000 settlement
Elmira, NY: (Sep-27-07) Joseph Miller Senior, a former Elmira police officer, brought a lawsuit against the city after he was shot during a training exercise. Sources claimed that Miller sued the city after he was shot in the arm during a training exercise in 2003. An investigation later found the gun was loaded with live ammunition, and not practice round... - Hare Krishna Abuse Settlement
A lawsuit pending in the 192nd Dallas State District Court has prompted payment for child abuse victims worldwide. The case, filed in 2001 by Dallas Trial Lawyer Windle Turley, against the Hare Krishna religious organization, the International Society of Krishna Consciousness, caused several Krishna Temples to file for Bankruptcy in Southern Californi... - Bank Scandal, Swiss bank pays Parmalat $30 million bankruptcy settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Chur, Switzerland: (Sep-27-07) Italian dairy giant Parmalat filed a lawsuit against Graubuendner Kantonalbank, a Swiss bank, seeking damages after the company collapsed in a 2003 fraud scandal. Parmalat Finanziaria SpA collapsed in 2003 under billions of dollars of debt following an accounting scandal. I... - Dance Lord Defamation, Lord of the Dance star settles defamation lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: (Sep-26-07) Michael Flatley, the "Lord of the Dance" star, brought a lawsuit against Tyna Marie Robertson and her lawyer, D. Dean Mauro, alleging that Robertson wrongly accused him of sexual assault. Flatley reached a settlement with Mauro in August 2007. In his suit against Robertson, he alleged civil extortion, fraud, and defamation. In... - B.J. Marchese Auto World identity theft Settlement
The hundreds of victims of identity theft have won a $2.45 million settlement from the former Limerick auto dealer. Benjamin J. Marchese III of B.J. Marchese Auto World was accused of fraud and damaging credit reports and had been sentenced to 4 years in prison. (Jan-27-05) [ CENTRE DAILY ] [ EMAIL LAWYER ] Legal Help If you have a similar p... - Principal Retaliation, Middletown School District awards Bernard Cohen $425,000 settlement for wrongful termination
Middletown, NY: (Sep-27-07) Former principal Bernard Cohen and the Middletown School District filed lawsuits against each other over a former superintendent's conviction on sodomy charges. Cohen was the high school principal under former Superintendent Robert Sigler, who in 2003 pleaded guilty to sodomizing a 14-year-old male student. Cohen told police he... - Campus Point Permits, Company owner pays $2 million fine for building permits and zoning
Fresno, CA: (Sep-25-07) The city of Fresno filed charges against Fresno State's Campus Pointe project, alleging that the university did not provide enough funding for city services and improvements needed by Campus Pointe, a $167 million project slated to include apartments, offices and stores. The lawsuit claimed the project near the Fresno State campus s... - Restated Financials, Shareholders awarded $24 million settlement from Executive Risk Indemnity
Atlanta, GA: (Sep-26-07) AFC Enterprises (AFCE) brought a lawsuit against Executive Risk Indemnity, its former insurance carrier, over the carrier's attempt to rescind the directors and officers liability policy for the 2003 policy year in which AFCE announced a restatement of its prior years' financial statements. The company announced that a federal cour... - Auto Dealership Harassment, Two female employees awarded settlement from Norris Automotive Holdings
Baltimore, MD: (Sep-25-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Norris Automotive Holdings, which did business as Norris Ford, on behalf of two women, Barbara Dabbs and Christina Humphries-Korenstra. The lawsuit alleged that a body shop manager installed video cameras behind a mirror in a bathroom at the car deale... - San Diego Chargers, City pays football team for lost revenue
San Diego, CA: (Sep-25-07) The San Diego Chargers brought a lawsuit against the city of San Diego, alleging it was negligent in remodeling the city stadium. The suit stemmed from a 1996 incident, when Qualcomm Stadium was remodeled for the Chargers, the city failed to install seats and ramps to meet the Americans with disabilities act. After a lawsuit was... - Stolen Idea, Eli Lilly pays Emisphere Technologies $18 million for breached development agreement
Tarrytown, NY: (Sep-26-07) Emisphere Technologies Inc., a Biotechnology company, brought a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. The lawsuit alleged that Eli Lilly, a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical corporation, tried to swipe Emispher's best idea, a drug carrier compound worth millions or maybe billions of dollars. In 2006, a federal court ordered ru... - School Superintendent Steps Down, Dale Clark receives $111,000 resignation payout
Dublin, GA: (Sep-24-07) Montgomery County School Superintendent Dale Clark reached a settlement with school authorities as she agreed to step down from her position. Clark, a native of Uvalda, came to the Montgomery County school system after years of teaching and counseling in several surrounding counties. Clark accepted the position of Montgomery County'... - Innovative Construction Services Subcontractor Dispute Settlement
Meadow Valley Corp. filed a lawsuit against its former subcontractor. Innovative Construction Services has agreed to pay Meadow valley a $2.2 million cash settlement. The construction company also agreed to dismiss its claims against Meadow Valley without receiving any payment. The settlement allows Meadow Valley to retain about $2.1 million from its se...