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Orange County, CA: (Jul-09-07) An inmate of the Orange County Jail filed a civil rights suit against the county, alleging it denied him medical care. The lawsuit also claimed he suffered gender identity harassment when he served time there in 2005. The suit was a bid to bring to light the fact that transgender prisoners around the state and nation are at h... - District 149 Superintendent Remediation Settlement
Ann Arbor, MI: (Jul-07-07) Former Dolton Elementary District 149 Superintendent Doris Hope-Jackson filed a federal lawsuit against the state, after the District 149 School Board placed Hope-Jackson on remediation after just about seven months on the job following her hiring in July 2002. In a settlement reached, the state agreed to pay Hope-Jackson a $165,... - Los Angeles County, CA Harbor-UCLA Medical Negligence Settlement
Los Angeles County, CA: (Jul-06-07) A recent decision taken by Los Angeles County supervisors resulted in the reversing of one of the few county policies that won praise from open-government advocates for explaining why taxpayers pay millions of dollars each year to resolve negligence and other claims. The county recently approved one major settlement unde... - Tega Cay, SC Golf Course Managment Settlement
Tega Cay, SC: (Jul-08-07) The city of Tega Cay brought charges against Double Eagle Golf Management, in a bid to take back control of the city's golf course. The city had been negotiating to remove the company for several months after it alleged that the management company had violated its lease, by selling city property and by not giving an accurate audit... - Intcomex and TGM, SA Tax Audit Settlement
Miami, FL: (Jul-06-07) The Uruguayan tax agency Direccion General Impositiva (DGI) brought charges against Intcomex and its Uruguayan subsidiary, TGM, SA following a tax audit for the period 2002 through 2006. The audit raised questions about the alleged failure of two local suppliers to pay value added and other taxes in connection with the sale of certai... - Chester, NH Police Chief Resignation Settlement
Chester, NH: (Jul-04-07) Former police Chief Alfred Wagner agreed to a settlement that was proposed by the Board of Selectmen, leading Wagner to resign from his post after 20 years as police chief. Wagner, 58, has had a number of run-ins with selectmen over the years but has declined to say if that had anything to do with his decision to retire. In 2004, s... - Jacksonville, FL Naval Hospital Infant Wrongful Death Settlement
Jacksonville, FL: (Jul-05-07) Thomas and Jessica Hugaboom of Virginia filed a federal lawsuit against the government after their infant son died after repeated trips to the Jacksonville Naval Hospital emergency room. Seven-month-old Michael died in 2004 of undiagnosed meningitis after three trips and three calls to the emergency room while his father was s... - Clark & Post Architects City Hall Building Costs Settlement
Elyria, OH: (Jul-05-07) The city of Elyria filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Clark & Post Architects of Lorain in May 2005, claiming $2.5 million for excessive costs incurred during the building of the New City Hall. The city's lawsuit claimed the architects failed to evaluate conditions at the 139-year-old City Hall and misled the city into incor... - Flint, MI Sewer Backup Settlement
Flint, MI: (Jul-03-07) A series of lawsuits were filed against the city of Flint after heavy rains caused sewer backups to ruin the property of almost 183 homeowners. The lawsuits stemmed from damage to 100 homes roughly bordered by an area west of Fenton Road, east of Grand Traverse Avenue, south of Atherton Road and north of Van Slyke. Heavy rains on Jul... - Weston, CT Arrest Processing Excessive Force Settlement
Weston, CT: (Jul-03-07) Jonas Wilson, a Weston man, filed a lawsuit against the city and the Weston Police Department, alleging that the police used excessive force during his arrest. In the complaint, which was filed on Aug. 1, 2005 in Stamford Superior Court, Wilson claimed that on May 18, 2004, while he was under arrest, he was taken to Weston police he... - Madeira Beach, FL Beach Park Development Settlement
Madeira Beach, FL: (Jul-01-07) Alex Archibald, the grandson of one of the original donors of the Archibald Park, a beach front park, filed a lawsuit against the city over the agreement to his claim that any commercial use is prohibited under both the warranty deed turning over the beach property to the federal government in 1931 and the subsequent quit-cla... - College Square Mall Associates Wheelchair Access Settlement
Cedar Falls, IA: (Jun-30-07) The Justice Department brought charges against the owners of Cedar Falls' College Square Mall, following an investigation that was spurred on by a complaint filed by a woman using a wheelchair. The complaint, filed in 1999, alleged that the disabled woman faced difficulty getting to parts of the mall. Investigators looked at a... - Pittsburgh Public Schools Administrator Discrimination Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Jun-29-07) Andrew King, a former Pittsburgh Public Schools administrator filed suit against the Pittsburgh Public School District, alleging that he was wrongfully passed over for superintendent. King, who has a prior arrest for lewdness, served as interim chief in 2005 and applied for the job on a permanent basis. The position went instead... - St. Jude Medical Inc. Patent Infringement Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Jul-02-07) Mirowski Family Ventures LLC filed a patent infringement lawsuit against St. Jude Medical Inc., alleging that the medical company infringed certain patents in Mirowski's portfolio. The lawsuit was part of a broader litigation between Guidant Corp., now part of Boston Scientific and St. Jude. In a settlement reached, St. J... - East Kentucky Power Cooperative Clean Air Act Violations Upgrades
Winchester, KY: (Jul-02-07) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the East Kentucky Power Cooperative (EKPC), alleging that the cooperative had violated the Clean Air Act at three of its coal fire power plants, including the Spurlock Plant in Mason County and the Dale Plant located in Clark Cou... - Bartow, FL Building Dispute Settlement
Bartow, FL: (Jul-01-07) Two Bartow lawyers Neal O'Toole and Richard McKinley brought a lawsuit against the city in 2005, after officials condemned their century-old building in downtown Bartow. O'Toole owns the Philips building at 330 E. Main St. In a settlement reached, the city agreed to settle the lawsuit with a $150,000 payout. The city could have sett... - Public Service Electric and Gas, Locke Stove Co. Family Fire Wrongful Deaths Settlement
North Bergen, NJ: (Jul-02-07) Keri Ann Malo and her sister were in a devastating fire that ripped through their family's home, leaving them with burns over more than half their body and killing their brother, mother, and eventually their father, filed suit against their former landlords, and with Public Service Electric and Gas and the now-defunct Locke St... - King Medical Malpractice Suits Sees $3 Million More in Settlements
The medical malpractice insurers for Dr. John A King, an obstetrician who worked at Putnam General Hospital, W VA, will pay $3 million to settle suits brought against the doctor by five former patients. Between November 2002 and June 2003 124 malpractice suits were brought against Dr. King, stemming from surgeries he performed while working at the hosp... - City of Miami Beach Police SUV Wrongful Death Settlement
In February 2003, Stephanie Tunc and her sister Sandrine Tunc were sun tanning on Miami Beach when they were run over by a sport utility vehicle driven by Miami Beach police officer George Varon. Stephanie was killed in the accident while her sister Sandrine survived with a punctured leg, lacerated liver, and tire burns. Their family filed a wrongful de... - Ivyland Cafe Paralyzed Road Worker Settlement
Doylestown, PA: (Jun-29-07) Joseph Tuski of Pottstown brought a lawsuit against Michael Petaccio and the Ivyland Cafe, a tavern owned by Petacciao's parents. Tuski, a road worker, was left a quadriplegic when a car driven by Michael Petaccio struck him as he directed traffic on January 17th, 2001, in Warminster. Petaccio had just left the Ivyland Cafe, a t...