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Notices will be sent to an estimated 2,150 Household Finance and Beneficial Finance borrowers in Maine of their eligibility to share in the state's $1.6 million settlement with Household International. Under the terms of settlement, all those who took out mortgage loans from Household or Beneficial from January 1999 through September 2002 will be sent for... - Melbourne Mills Jr., Shirley Cunningham Jr., and William Gallion Fen-Phen Lawyer Fraud Settlement
Lexington, KY: (Jun-14-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against Melbourne Mills Jr., Shirley Cunningham Jr., and William Gallion, three Lexington lawyers already found in a civil suit to have defrauded clients in Kentucky's $200 million Fen-Phen settlement. The suit claimed that the three had indulged in fraud, and a federal grand jury in Covington demanded... - Nicholas Mavros Female Employee Harassment Settlement
Oxford, NY: (Jun-14-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against Nicholas Mavros, owner of the Crazy Horse Steak House and Saloon, on behalf of Elisha-Kay Markle, a bartender at the Route 30 business. Markle filed a sexual harassment complaint against Crazy Horse in 2006, alleging she had been harasse... - Canadian Pacific Rail Employee Wage Dispute Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jun-14-07) 3,200 members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference - Maintenance of Way Employees Division (TCRC-MWE) brought charges against Canadian Pacific Rail (CP Rail) over a dispute regarding wage hikes. The matter reached a tentative settlement, ending a strike called by the Teamsters on May 15, 2007. Teamsters had originally struck... - Fresno to Pay $2.3 Million in Homeless Persons' Class Action Settlement
The city of Fresno, CA, will pay $2.3 million settlement in a class action suit brought against it by homeless residents of the city. The suit alleged that the city's clean-up the streets policy violated the fourteenth amendment rights of the homeless citizenry, which provides for due process, and protection against unreasonable searches and seizures. During... - Salem Housing Authority Lead Paint Notification Settlement
Salem, MA: (Jun-14-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against the Salem Housing Authority, alleging that it was guilty of withholding information by failing to notify tenants about lead paint risks. The Salem agency owns and manages more than 700 low-income housing units in 23 locations around the city. In a settlement reached, the... - Klewin Building Co. Hotel Casino Construction Dispute Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-14-07) Seneca Gaming Corp. filed charges against Klewin Building Co., an affiliated business, as well as TD Banknorth, over a construction dispute regarding its Niagara Falls hotel and casino complex. The two-year dispute erupted in August 2005 when Seneca fired Klewin, charging that it failed to pay subcontractors with more than $14.5 m... - Murphy City, TX Dateline NBC Pedophile Settlement
Murphy City, TX: (Jun-14-07) The Murphy City Council has agreed to a $255,000 settlement with Craig Sherwood, former City Manager, who resigned after the police department became involved in a controversial network news program aimed at catching pedophiles. Sherwood and the police department came under scrutiny in 2006, when Dateline NBC baited 21 men as p... - Executive Inn Fire Clean Up Settlement
Owensboro, KY: (Jun-14-07) Disaster Team Incorporated and other clean up and repair companies brought a lawsuit against Executive Inn, Owensboro's largest hotel, over costs incurred during the repair of a fire that damaged 200 rooms. In a settlement reached, Owensboro's Executive Inn was ordered to pay close to $1.5 million to Disaster Team Incorporated an... - Cabot Corp. Carbon Black Antitrust Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-13-07) A federal class action lawsuit was filed against specialty chemicals maker Cabot Corp., alleging that it and other carbon black manufacturers violated antitrust laws in setting prices for carbon black sold in the United States. There are suits pending in several state courts brought by purported classes of purchasers of carbon black... - Oxnard City, CA Golf Course Construction Costs Settlement
Ventura, CA: (Jun-13-07) In a bid to avoid costly litigation and a lawsuit filed against it by its contractor, the Oxnard City Council agreed to spend an additional $846,500 on construction costs for its new Victoria Lakes golf course. The city agreed to pay the additional dollars after negotiating a settlement with Duininck Brothers, a Minnesota-based gol... - SugarHouse Casino Property Tax Dispute Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Jun-13-07) The city of Philadelphia was in a legal dispute with SugarHouse Casino over property tax assessments under the city's 10-year tax abatement provision. In a settlement reached, SugarHouse Casino will pay Philadelphia more than $50 million in property tax over the next decade rather than claim the city's 10-year tax abatement. T... - YMCA Reimbursement Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-13-07) The Corporation for National and Community Service brought a civil lawsuit against the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) of Greater New York, alleging that it defrauded the corporation while participating in its AmeriCorps Education Awards Program. The suit claimed that the YMCA falsely certified the number of service hours... - Starbucks Corp. Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Jun-13-07) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a disability discrimination lawsuit on behalf of Christine Drake against Starbucks Corp., alleging that the Seattle woman was belittled in front of customers and had her hours reduced because of her disability. In September 2006, when the EEOC filed the lawsuit, Drake said sh... - Alexandria City, VA IHOP Police Shooting Wrongful Death Settlement
Alexandria City, VA: (Jun-13-07) The family of 18-year-old Aaron Brown, who was shot and killed by Alexandria police officer Carl Stowe in the parking lot of an International House of Pancakes (IHOP), filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city. Stowe had been working off-duty at an IHOP as a security guard when he chased Brown and his friends out of t... - Smithfield Foods Inc. Hog Farm Damage Settlement Fund
Kansas, MO: (Jun-13-07) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon brought charges against Smithfield Foods Inc., who bought Kansas City-based Premium Standard Farms in May 2007 in a deal valued at $800 million. The suit was over environmental damage caused by Premium Standard's hog farms in the state. Nixon reached an agreement with Smithfield Foods that will pr... - Michigan Seamless Tube Hiring Racial Discrimination Settlement
Lyon, MI: (Jun-13-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Michigan Seamless Tube, a steel tubing company in South Lyon, Michigan, alleging that the company refused to hire black workers. The suit claimed that the company began hiring former employees of the predecessor in November 2002. The EEOC said that during the compa... - George R. Schell Small Plane Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Virginia Beach, VA: (Jun-12-07) The family of Judy Broadway filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Norfolk businessman George R. Schell's estate after an aircraft that Schell was flying crashed into the backyard of a Lawson Forest home in 2006. Federal aviation officials determined that Schell, the pilot of a small plane, failed to maintain proper airspeed... - Aera Energy LLC and Baker Petrolite Corp. Chemical Leak Civil Penalty
Ventura County, CA: (Jun-12-07) The Ventura County District Attorney's Office brought a civil and unlawful business practices lawsuit against Aera Energy LLC, an oil extracting company out of Bakersfield, and Baker Petrolite Corp. of Houston, over their involvement in the accidental release of a chemical that caused several Ventura apartment buildings to b... - American Equity Investment Life Settles Class Action
A class action suit in Kentucky against American Equity Investment Life Insurance has been settled in state court. The settlement could be paid to as many as 24,000 older customers who were part of a 'living trust mill.' This is when elderly customers are persuaded by marketers for living trusts to buy living trusts as a way to avoid probate and reduce esta...