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San Francisco, CA: (May-02-07) Silicon Valley billionaire Thomas Siebel, founder and former chief executive officer of Siebel Systems Inc., was sued in 1996 by Debra Christoffers, a one-time company saleswoman, who alleged that she had been wrongly terminated, faced gender discrimination and was defrauded out of lucrative commissions and stock options. Chr... - Denver Health Medical Center agrees to pay $4 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (May-29-08) The family of Emily Rae Rice brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Denver Health Medical Center, after the inmate died while in custody at Denver City Jail. Medical records indicate that 24-year-old Rice died Feb. 19, 2006, in the jail 20 hours after she was released from the hospital. She died from a lacerated spleen and liver... - Coldwater Ranch Agrees to pay $50,000 settlement in roads dispute.
Cache County, UT: (May-29-08) Cache County and Coldwater Ranch have been embroiled in a legal wrangle over swapping dozens of miles of roads, which led to a public-versus-private land dispute. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement agreement reached between the two sides, Cache County and Coldwater Ranch agreed to resolve the dispu... - FDA Issues Warnings Over Mercury Dental Fillings
Some people who have silver-coloured, metal dental fillings that contain mercury may be at risk for health problems. High risk groups include pregnant women, fetuses, and children. Earlier this week the FDA reached a settlement with consumer advocacy groups in which it has agreed to warn Americans about the risks associated with mercury-containing metal... - Land West Ventures reaches undisclosed settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (May-29-08) The family of late Jeffrey Garrett, a former Qwest executive, brought a lawsuit against Georgia-based Land West Ventures, which does business in CO as Bear Wallow Ranch, after Garrett died of a gunshot wound in 2005 while turkey hunting near New Castle. Records of the incident show that Garrett made a turkey call while concealed b... - Samsung-Electro-Mechanics Ltd. Commercial Development Settlement
Menomonee Falls, WI: (May-01-07) Magnetek Inc., a digital power control systems company, filed a lawsuit against Korea-based Samsung-Electro-Mechanics Ltd, over a dispute centered on a development agreement between the two companies. In a settlement reached, Magnetek Inc. will receive just over $2.1 million as a payout from Samsung-Electro-Mechanics. Magne... - American State Bank agrees to pay $225,000 settlement in hiring discrimination lawsuit.
Lubbock, TX: (May-24-08) The Department of Labor brought a lawsuit against the American State Bank, alleging that it engaged in hiring discrimination against minority applicants during a specific two year period. The suit was filed after the Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (OFCCP), investigated the bank's hiring practices that revealed the... - ExxonMobil Corp. State Oil Spill Payments Settlement
Concord, NH: (May-01-07) Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's office filed charges against ExxonMobil Corp., accusing it of environmental damage resulting from oil spills at some of its stations. In a settlement reached, ExxonMobil agreed to repay more than $2 million it received from the state to clean up gasoline spills. The payments were made to ExxonMobil... - San Francisco, CA Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-30-07) Amy Lee, the former head of San Francisco's Building Inspection Department, filed suit against the city alleging she faced pregnancy discrimination and was humiliated publicly by city officials. The suit stemmed from Lee's confirmation hearing April 4, 2005, before the Building Inspection Commission. Lee's critics from the... - Denver Newspaper Agency Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Denver, CO: (Apr-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination suit against the Denver Newspaper Agency on behalf of Karen Stenvall, who was fired when she was six months pregnant. Stenvall was an experienced advertising manager who was fired in May 2001. She had worked for the Post for three years before announcing she was p... - D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems Remote Power Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. was in a patent infringement legal battle with D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, where it accused D-Link of infringing on its Remote Power Patent. In a settlement reached, D-Link agreed to enter into a lic... - Edward Federman Tyco CFO Securities Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil charges against a former Tyco International Ltd. executive, Edward Federman, accusing him of inflating the company's profits through sham transactions. Edward Federman, who was the chief financial officer of Tyco's electronics division until he resigned in 2001, agreed to a s... - Ocean City, MD agrees to pay $40,000 settlement in age discrimination lawsuit.
Ocean City, MD: (May-24-08) Sgt. Dale Marshall and former officer Sgt. Kathleen Braeuninger brought a lawsuit against Ocean City, alleging that the city discriminated against them on the basis of their age. The suit, brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission on behalf of the officers, stated that the two were denied advanced training and... - Red Eye's Dock Bar reaches $75,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Annapolis, MD: (May-28-08) Margaret Finley, a 56-year-old bartender, brought a lawsuit against Red Eye's Dock Bar, a Kent Island business, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated after her refusal to wear a tight tank top. Finley claimed that she refused to wear the ensemble as it revealed scars from a breast cancer surgery. Records stated that Finle... - Consolidated Edison electrocution Settlement
Estate of Lane v. Consolidated Edison Company of New York Nearly a year after a woman was electrocuted while walking her dogs on a wet East village street; Consolidated Edison has agreed to pay her family more than $6.25 million and set up a $1 million scholarship fund in her name. The scholarship fund will be at Columbia University, where she was a... - Cardiac Science Corp. Defibrillator Patent Infringement Settlement
Bothell, WA: (Apr-26-07) Cardiac Science Corp. and Philips had filed charges against each other over patent infringement of defibrillator technologies. In a settlement reached, both parties agreed to dismiss the long standing patent litigation by dropping all claims against each other. Each side granted rights to the respective defibrillation technology... - Plainfield Police Department Chief Harassment Settlement
Plainfield, CT: (Apr-29-07) Former Police Chief, Gary Sousa was fired from his position on the Plainfield Police Department following investigations that revealed his alleged misconduct on the job. Sousa faced nine charges of professional violations stemming from allegations he harassed three female town hall employees. The Police Commission and Board of S... - Independence Blue Cross Data Analysts Unpaid Overtime Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Apr-26-07) Ninety-one Independence Blue Cross quality data analysts filed a lawsuit against the company, accusing it of not providing stipulated overtime pay. On Feb. 6, analyst Elizabeth McGraw filed a lawsuit on behalf of herself and colleagues in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court, alleging that in March 2006, the health insurer decided... - Minebea Co., Ltd. PC Motor Patent Infringement Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-25-07) Papst Licensing filed a patent infringement lawsuit against Minebea Co., Ltd., a multi-billion-dollar industrial company based in Tokyo, alleging that since 1997, Minebea tried to destroy Papst's licensing program. The lawsuit dealt with Papst Licensing's patents that cover motors and hard-disk drives found in virtually all persona... - Eagle Copters Maintenance Ltd. and Maldivian Air Taxi Helicopter Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Calgary, AB: (Apr-28-07) In a wrongful death lawsuit filed in Calgary Court of Queen's Bench by the survivors of Harry Chernetz, a settlement was reached with the dead man's family, and two of the companies sued over his death. Chernetz, 51, perished with nine others on Dec. 3, 1999, when their helicopter plunged into the Indian Ocean, near Rangali Island...