LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,407 pages found matching priest settlement- Sidewalk Fall, City of Lodi pays woman $130,000 personal injury settlement
Lodi, CA: (Jan-03-08) Margaret Stewart, a Lodi woman, brought a personal injury lawsuit against the city of Lodi, alleging that she sustained severe injuries after she tripped and fell on a city sidewalk. On June 20, 2007, Stewart, a Neighborhood Watch leader, was being interviewed by a Lodi newspaper reporter in her east Lodi subdivision when she tripped... - Auto Dealer Advertising, Eight Massachusetts auto dealerships pay $290,000 fine for misleading marketing
Boston, MA: (Jan-03-08) State Attorney General Martha Coakley's office brought charges against eight Massachusetts auto dealerships, alleging that they used misleading techniques in newspaper ads to attract car buyers. The suit claimed that some dealers misrepresented rebates that weren't universally available by failing to conspicuously display certain co... - Heating Oil Spill, Quaker Farms Elementary School pays $13,000 DEP fine after leaking tank was found
Oxford, CT: (Jan-03-08) The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection brought charges against Quaker Farms Elementary School, over environmental damage that resulted from the 2006 heating oil spill at the school. Sources stated that over 3,000 gallons of heating oil were missing from the 6,000-gallon tank when it was unearthed before Thanksgiving... - Flash Memory, PNY Technologies pays SanDisk Corporation undisclosed patent infringement settlement
Milpitas, CA: (Jan-03-08) SanDisk Corporation brought charges against PNY Technologies, alleging that the company infringed on its patents. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement agreement reached between the two parties, PNY has signed a patent cross license agreement with SanDisk to settle patent cases filed by SanDisk in 2007 in F... - Jesuit Abuse, Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus awards 16 abuse victims a $5 million clergy abuse settlement
Spokane, WA: (Jan-03-07) Sixteen people brought a lawsuit against the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuit Order of Priests, an order of Roman Catholic priests, alleging that they were sexually abused while attending a boarding school on an American Indian reservation. The suit stated that the Jesuits operated St. Mary's Mission and School ne... - Tax Discrepancies, Northwest Airlines pays IRS $12.6 million settlement for taxes and interest
Minneapolis, MN: (Jan-03-08) The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) brought charges against Northwest Airlines over tax discrepancies in their bankruptcy filings. Sources stated that Northwest has been settling the last of its bankruptcy claims since exiting Chapter 11 protection in May 2007. Records show that the IRS informed the company that it had signifi... - Securities Settlement, LCC International, Inc. securities lawsuit ends in cash penalty and stock conversion
McLean, VA: (Jan-03-08) LCC International, Inc. top officials announced recently that the company had reached an agreement with those stockholders that participated in the Company's April 2007 $17 million private placement of securities, which covers the Company's obligation to register shares issued in the offering. The announcement claimed that under the... - E-Mail Records, City of Kingman pays $40,000 unfair bill
Kingman, AZ: (Jan-02-07) Travin Pennington brought a lawsuit against the city of Kingman, alleging that he incurred a bill of $40,000 in attorney's fees as part of his seven-month battle with the city for e-mail records. Records show that in June 2007, Pennington filed public records requests for thousands of pages of e-mails from then-City Manager Paul B... - City Employees, Sweet Springs pays two former workers a $25,000 wrongful termination settlement
Marshall, MO: (Jan-02-08) David Perez and Ray Hall, former city employees, brought a lawsuit against the city of Sweet Springs, accusing the city and Chief of Police, Richard Downing, of violations of their civil rights and wrongful termination of their employment. The suit claimed that Perez and Hall were fired in retaliation for their off-duty attendance... - Farm Truck Accident, Brian and Robert Bramlet ordered to pay $10 million settlement after killing a 15-year-old boy
Harrisburg, IL: (Jan-02-08) Dr. Roger Herrin, representing his late son, Michael's estate, brought wrongful death charges against Brian and Robert Bramlet, owners of the vehicle that killed the boy. Records state that Michael Herrin of Harrisburg was killed June 14, 2001 when a 1981 Ford F-100 farm truck driven by Brian Bramlet traveling eastbound on Lone... - Tunnel Fares, A&M Limousine Service agrees to pay $65,000 settlement for failure to pay commercial turnpike tolls in Boston
Boston, MA: (Jan-02-08) Attorney General Martha Coakley's office brought charges against A&M Limousine Service, a Boston-based company, alleging that A&M used employees' personal Fast Lane transponders on company limousines to avoid paying commercial tolls. The suit stated that the company's practice allowed the East Boston-based service to pay a local res... - Highway Construction, Carter-Waters Corp. pays $176,000 for helping contractors circumvent rules for the use of disadvantaged minority businesses
Kansas City, MO: (Jan-02-08) Federal prosecutors brought charges against Carter-Waters Corp., a Kansas City highway construction materials distributor, alleging that it engaged in a scheme to help contractors on highway projects circumvent rules for the use of disadvantaged minority businesses. The suit claimed that Carter-Waters was part of a four-company... - Dog Treat Patent, Mars Inc. pays MGP Ingredients Inc. $8 million patent infringement settlement
Kansas City, MO: (Jan-02-08) MGP Ingredients Inc. brought charges against M&Ms maker Mars Inc., alleging that the company stole trade secrets and interfered in a third-party business relationship. Sources claimed that Atchison-based MGP filed a lawsuit in July 2006, accusing Mars of infringing on a patent it owned to make dog treats. It further alleged tha... - Tempe, AZ Pothole Tripping Personal Injury Settlement
Phoenix, AZ: During a Tempe art show in April 2003, Tatiana Orpinas tripped over a pothole and injured her knee. Orpinas was walking on Mill Avenue when she tripped over a pothole in a parking spot; the hole was filled with temporary asphalt and it was not marked or level with the ground. Orpinas tore cartilage in her knee and broke her ankle. She had... - Firefighter Harassment, City of Los Angeles ordered to pay former firefighter $1.17 million settlement for racial harassment
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-29-07) Carter Stephens, a black former Pasadena firefighter, brought a lawsuit against the town and his department, alleging that he was forced to retire after complaining for five years about racial harassment at his workplace. The suit claimed that Stephens complained extendedly about other firefighters leaving blood, urine, and f... - ATV Air Pollution, Pep Boys pay $154,000 fine for violating environmental air quality laws
Philadelphia, PA: (Dec-31-07) The California Air Resources Board brought charges against the Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack, alleging that the company sold all terrain vehicles at multiple stores in California in violation of state air quality standards. The suit claimed that during December 2006, the Philadelphia-based chain of more than 560 auto parts and... - Get Rich Scheme, J.W. McLain and family ordered to pay $26.5 million investment consumer fraud settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-31-07) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed charges against J.W. McLain and family members, alleging that they defrauded consumers by enrolling them in a fake get rich scheme. Ascribing his inspiration came from a divine source, J.W. McLain held healthcare conferences at hotels and convention centers. At these venues, he and his s... - Rent-A-Center, Inc. Consumer Protection Settlement
San Francisco, CA: California Attorney General Bill Lockyer filed a lawsuit against the nation's largest rent-to-own business for allegedly failing to disclose the true cost of its rent-to-own program to California consumers. The lawsuit claimed Rent-A-Center violated California state law and was engaged in deceptive advertising in marketing and selling... - Employee Age Discrimination, Hannabery Electric agrees to pay $156,000 age bias settlement
Lehigh County, PA: (Dec-27-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Hannabery Electric of Upper Macungie Township, alleging that the company systematically fired older workers. The lawsuit, filed by the EEOC in October 2006, claimed the company retaliated against several workers after they complained about age dis... - Public Reputation, Meijer Inc. pays town treasurer $3 million settlement for defamation during a state election
Grand Rapids, MI: (Dec-27-07) Grand Traverse Township Treasurer William Boltres brought a lawsuit against Meijer Inc., alleging that the company damaged his public reputation, health, and peace of mind. The suit claimed that Meijer paid a public relations firm, Seyferth Spaulding Tennyson Inc., at least $30,000 in an effort to remove the Board of Trustees...