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San Francisco, CA: (Jan-22-08) The city of San Francisco brought a lawsuit against Omaha-based Election Systems and Software (ES&S), over costs the city incurred in meeting new state certification requirements for the company's AutoMARK ballot marking devices. The suit claimed that problems with the ES&S machines resulted in prolonged hand counts of votes... - Compound License, Palatin Technologies pays Competitive Technologies $800,000 agreement dispute settlement.
Cranbury, NJ: (Jan-22-08) Competitive Technologies, Inc. brought charges against biodrug developer Palatin Technologies, Inc., over a license agreement dispute. As part of the settlement, the existing license agreement between Palatin and Competitive Technologies has been terminated. Competitive Technologies is a Fairfield, CT-based company that provides t... - Chlorine Release, Pioneer Americas pays $75,000 fine for environmental violations
Tacoma, WA: (Jan-21-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Pioneer Americas, LLC, alleging that the company failed to report the release of nearly 900 lbs of chlorine from their Tacoma facility in a timely manner. The suit stated that the facility did not immediately notify local and state agencies about the chlorine relea... - Tanning Salon Defamation, WDIO-TV pays undisclosed settlement after reporting false information about a business owner
Duluth, MN: (Jan-21-08) Franklin Curtiss, owner of two Baja Tanning salons, brought a lawsuit against WDIO-TV, alleging that the television station made false statements about him on its news broadcasts and web site in February, May, June, and September of 2005. The suit stated that WDIO-TV defamed him in its reporting after he was charged with videotaping... - Social Worker, David Benedix agrees to pay back $19,615 after accepting fees by misrepresentation
Avoca, IA: (Jan-21-08) The Iowa Board of Social Work brought charges against Avoca social worker David Benedix, alleging that he falsified client records, accepted fees by misrepresentation, violated rules related to social work practice, and engaged in unethical conduct detrimental to the public. Records show that Benedix co-owned and operated Phoenix Famil... - Chicago pays elderly man $125,000 personal injury settlement after being brutally beaten by a city police officer
Chicago, IL: (Jan-21-08) Randle Miles, an elderly man, brought a police misconduct civil lawsuit against the city, alleging that he was brutally assaulted by Officer William Cozzi. Records show that Cozzi, 50, pleaded guilty in 2007 to misdemeanor battery in the 2005 incident. The suit said that there was video evidence that showed Cozzi shackling Miles' l... - Sunbather Accident, City of Coronado pays $141,000 personal injury settlement after woman was run over by a lifeguard's truck
Fresno, CA: (Jan-21-08) Sarah Bouvet, a 24-year-old woman, brought a lawsuit against the city of Coronado, after she was run over by a lifeguard truck while sunbathing on the beach in 2005. The suit stated that as a result of the accident, Bouvet was hospitalized for two days with injuries to her lower body after the right tires of a lifeguard's truck ran... - US Government awards family $750,000 settlement after woman dies after undergoing eight surgeries in 35 days
Jacksonville, FL: (Jan-18-08) The family of Betty Jean Plato, a Middleburg woman, brought a lawsuit against the government, after Plato died after undergoing eight surgeries in just over a month at Jacksonville Naval Hospital. Hospital records show that Plato, 76, died in 2005 of a blood infection after showing up with abdominal pain at the hospital emer... - Disability Access, Developers pay $175,000 settlement for failing to comply with the Fair Housing Act
Washington, DC: (Jan-18-08) The Justice Department brought charges against New York developers Bruce Tanski, the Bruce Tanski Construction and Development Company, Michael Dennis, and the Mountain Ledge Development Corporation, alleging that the developers violated the Fair Housing Act. The suit stated that the developers violated the act by failing to des... - Buried Waste, Roth Steel Corp. pays $150,000 environmental violations settlement
New York, NY: (Jan-18-08) The state Department of Environmental Conservation brought a lawsuit against Roth Steel Corp., a metal shredding business located near Onondaga Lake, alleging that the facility had several violations, including improperly disposing of solid waste and hazardous substances, failing to control storm water runoff and failing to preven... - Software Licenses, Whittiker Legal Publishing pays SIIA $500,000 copyright infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Jan-18-08) The Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) brought charges against Whittiker Legal Publishing, alleging that the New York-based publishing firm installed and used multiple copies of the association's member companies' software without proper licenses. The suit was filed on behalf of several prominent software vendors... - Police Union Leader, City of Chandler pays former employee $532,000 wrongful termination settlement
Chandler, AZ: (Jan-18-08) John Carboun, a former Chandler police union leader, brought charges against the city after he was wrongfully fired. Sources stated that he was fired over a letter he wrote to the city manager, and was then reinstated after a Merit Board hearing. Carboun was fired by former Chief Bobby Joe Harris in 2002 after he wrote a letter to... - Don Tyson and Tyson Limited Partnership agree to $4.5 million Tyson Foods shareholder settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jan-18-08) A shareholders lawsuit was brought against certain current and former directors of US meat company Tyson Foods Inc., alleging that there was a breach of duties in connection with consulting contracts for Don Tyson in 2001 and 2004. Sources close to the case claimed that as part of a settlement reached, former senior chairman Don Ty... - Attorney Robert Arledge ordered to pay $5.8 million after making false Fen Phen settlement claims
Jackson, MS: (Jan-18-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Vicksburg attorney Robert Arledge, who was convicted in an investigation of false diet drug settlement claims in Mississippi. The suit stated that Arledge, 50, had been charged with knowingly allowing clients to make claims of about $250,000 each even though they had no legitimate reason. ... - Hudson's Western Reserve Academy awards $18 million personal injury settlement to two burn victims
Hudson, OH: (Jan-17-08) Two students, Calais Weber and Cecelia Chen, brought lawsuits against Hudson's Western Reserve Academy, after they were seriously burned in a chemistry lab fire two years ago. Records show that Calais, now 17, was the most seriously injured in the fire at the private school. Burns covered 46 percent of her body. Calais was taken to... - Payday Lending, Check n' Go agrees to $100,000 settlement after violating state laws
Richmond, VA: (Jan-17-08) The State Corporation Commission brought charges against Check n' Go, the nation's second largest payday lender, alleging that the company violated numerous state laws regulating the industry. The State Corporation Commission stated that it cannot disclose which laws Check n' Go violated because such reports are kept confidential... - LandAmerica Financial Corp. Group Inc. agrees to $3.5 million settlement in unfair insurance practices lawsuit.
San Jose, CA: (Jan-16-08) The Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner brought lawsuits against several LandAmerica companies, alleging unfair practices in rating and underwriting, including failure to follow their own rates, resulting in premium overcharges for many consumers purchasing residential title insurance policies. The c... - Tentative $600,000 settlement in wrongful imprisonment lawsuit
Piketon, OH: (Jan-17-08) Kenneth Moore, a man who admitted to shooting and killing a man was freed from prison after winning an appeal, brought a lawsuit against the State of Ohio, alleging that he didn't receive proper counsel. Records stated that Darrel Benner was fatally shot 13 years ago inside a Piketon home. Moore, who admitted to pulling the trigg... - Business Transaction, Hillsborough Resources Limited pays $78,000 settlement
Vancouver, Canada: (Jan-17-08) Several plaintiffs brought a lawsuit against Hillsborough Resources Limited, seeking $21 million, alleging that a failed business transaction resulted in significant losses to the plaintiffs. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had agreed to resolve the lawsuit by entering into a settlement agreement. Under the... - Coal Waste, Massey Energy pays $20 million in civil penalties and invests $10 million in pollution control improvements
Washington, DC: (Jan-18-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Richmond-based Massey Energy, alleging that the company polluted hundreds of waterways in West Virginia and Kentucky with coal waste. EPA officials state that some of the discharges were more than ten times the amounts allowed by state permits, and that the com...