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Albany, NY: (Oct-23-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless, alleging that the cellular giant engaged in deceptive marketing practices for its unlimited Internet service. In the suit, the company was accused of marketing its wireless Internet plan as unlimited, but then terminated accounts for excessive use... - Morgan Crucible, Carbone of America Industries, Schunk GmBH and SGL Carbon Antitrust Class Action Settlement
New Jersey - A class action lawsuit was filed against the four companies for allegedly conspiring to fix the prices of a range of electrical carbon products. The products included carbon brushes used in consumer products, carbon brushes and current collectors for automotive and traction-transit applications, carbon brushes used in battery-operated vehic... - Police Impersonation, Kensington Police Department awards institutional police sergeant $47,000 settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-22-07) Elsa Seward, a 69-year-old Berkeley resident and a San Francisco institutional police sergeant brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that two police officers unfairly targeted her because of her age, gender, and nationality. The suit was brought against the Kensington Police Department and Sgt. Hussain Khan and Officer... - Housing Gender Harassment, Landlords pay $240,000 fine for harassing female tenants
Red Wing, MN: (Oct-23-07) The US Government brought a federal sexual harassment lawsuit against two Red Wing landlords, Thomas and Dawn Fischer, alleging they violated the Fair Housing Act. The suit filed against them accused Thomas and Dawn Fischer of harassing female tenants at rental properties they managed. The suit stated that Thomas made unwanted ver... - Foster Care Concealed Abuse, Florida Department of Children & Families pays family $10 million for failing to provide adequate information on the background of their three adopted boys
Miami, FL: (Oct-22-07) A former Boynton Beach couple brought a lawsuit against Florida's Department of Children & Families (DCF), alleging that they were not given adequate knowledge of the boys that they adopted. The suit, filed in 2001 stated that the couple was not told about the full extent of the boys' background and deep seeded psychiatric problems... - Clam Farmers, Evergreen and Norfolk Dredging Co. pay $1.8 million settlement for an oil spill that destroyed crop
Fort Wayne, IN: (Oct-19-07) More than a dozen clam farmers brought a lawsuit against Taiwan-based shipper Evergreen and Virginia-based Norfolk Dredging Co., alleging that an oil spill five years ago destroyed most of their crops. The suit stemmed from a September 2002 incident when some 12,500 gallons of oil oozed into Charleston waterways and polluted a 1... - Football Coach, Former University of Louisiana head football coach awarded $2 million settlement for racial discrimination
Baton Rouge, LA: (Oct-19-07) Jerry Baldwin, former University of Louisiana head football coach, brought charges against the varsity, claiming that he was wrongly fired because he is black. Sources stated that Baldwin coached for University of Louisiana from 1999 to 2001 until he was fired for poor performance, but the former coach filed suit against the sc... - Police Whistleblower, Officer awarded $980,000 for whistleblower violations and retaliation
Kauai, HI: (Oct-19-07) Police Officer Darla Abbatiello brought a lawsuit against the Kauai Police Department, claiming that her civil rights and the protection offered within the Whistleblower's Protection Act were violated. The suit stems from a September 2004 complaint stating that Sgt. Irvil Kapua was selling an alleged drug dealer protection from prose... - Restaurant Fall, Steam Plant Restaurant must pay man who broke his arm over $1 million personal injury settlement
Rockford, IL: (Oct-19-07) Judd Daniels, a Boone County man, brought a lawsuit against the Steam Plant Restaurant, a Belvidere eatery, after he sustained injuries falling on a wet floor. Daniels claimed that he now suffers from an affliction that makes his bones susceptible to fractures, because the restaurant was negligent in putting up a proper warning si... - Salon Discrimination, SmartStyle Family Hair Salon pays employee $20,000 for religious discrimination
Asheville, NC: (Oct-17-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against SmartStyle Family Hair Salon, alleging that the salon religiously discriminated against its employees. SmartStyle has locations at Wal-Mart stores across North Carolina. The EEOC lawsuit was filed in US District Court and claimed that SmartStyle faile... - Sandblasting Pollution, Fairweather Marine pays $77,500 fine
Homer, AK: (Oct-18-07) The Alaska Office of Special Prosecutions brought charges against Fairweather Marine LLC, alleging that the company was responsible for one of its captains allowing sandblasting on one of its vessels in the Kachemak Bay Critical Habitat Area. The suit sought a contribution to the Homer-based environmental organization to educate mari... - Dow Jones Shareholders, Company pays shareholders $895,000 to cover legal cost regarding News Corp.'s takeover bid
New York, NY: (Oct-18-07) An investor lawsuit was brought against Dow Jones & Co. Inc., alleging that the company's directors failed to properly evaluate News Corp.'s takeover bid. Records show that earlier in 2007, News Corp. sealed a $5.6 billion deal to buy Dow Jones, the publisher of The Wall Street Journal. The suit further stated that Dow's September... - Inland Port Taxes, CaroLinks pays state and federal government over $500,000 in back taxes
Charleston, SC: (Oct-18-07) John Harris, a North Carolina developer, brought a lawsuit against CaroLinks, a Charleston-based logistics company, over a $500,000 loan that was to establish an inland port with a direct rail connection to North Charleston. The suit stated that Harris lent CaroLinks $500,000 to help support its planned inland port project, whic... - Teenaged Football Player, South Florida Youth Football League and Washington Park Buccaneers pay family undisclosed wrongful death settlement
Hollywood, FL: (Oct-18-07) The family of 15-year-old Edwin Gordon, a football player, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the youth football league and team, after Gordon died in Hollywood in 2004. The suit stated that Gordon died after trying to tackle another player. His autopsy suggested that an undetected heart condition and hits to the neck and c... - Elementary School Construction, Harris Brothers Construction and Pacific West Construction pay Jefferson County School District $900,000 for substandard buildings
Jefferson County, CO: (Oct-19-07) The Jefferson County School District brought charges against Harris Brothers Construction and Pacific West Construction, two contractors who built two elementary schools, alleging that they provided substandard services to the district. The litigation, that has plagued the parties for over two years, was regarding Harris B... - City and Mayor Whistleblower, Two officers awarded part of $8 million whistleblower settlement
Detroit, MI: (Oct-18-07) A whistleblower lawsuit was brought against the city of Detroit and Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, by officers Gary Brown and Harold Nelthrope. The suit alleged that Kilpatrick engaged in extramarital affairs and claimed that he was involved in other misdeeds by his security unit. The two former officers also claimed that they were unlawf... - Paving Rights, Pinal County pays Gila River Indian Community $259,200 settlement for the right of way to pave a road
Coolidge, AZ: (Oct-18-07) The Gila River Indian Community (GRIC) brought a lawsuit against the city of Coolidge, seeking to halt the paving of Signal Peak Road near the west side of Coolidge. Pulte Development Corporation, the land developers, had begun a paving project, believing that Coolidge had the right of way. Documents unearthed in 2005 stated that... - Quarry Sinkholes, Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc. and Oldcastle Materials Inc. to pay city of Opelika $1.1 million settlement
Opelika, AL: (Oct-17-07) The city of Opelika brought a lawsuit against Hanson Aggregates Southeast Inc. and Oldcastle Materials Inc., two quarry operators, alleging that violations at their facilities were damaging the health and properties of their neighbors. The civil suit against Oldcastle Materials and former quarry operator Hanson Aggregates Southeast... - Soccer Coach Discrimination, Female coach wins $50,000 gender bias settlement
Billings, MT: (Oct-17-07) LeAnne Wickun, a teacher and former Billings Senior High girls' soccer coach, brought a federal lawsuit against the school district, alleging that the district discriminated against her because of her gender. The federal lawsuit was filed in July 2006, but the dispute stems from a December 2004 incident, when Wickun was asked to r... - Roman Catholic Diocese of Milwaukee Child Molestation Settlement
In 1976, Father Siegfried Widera was convicted of child molestation in Milwaukee. Three years later he was sent to Orange County, but the Milwaukee archdiocese failed to disclose the conviction in a letter to Orange County church officials, saying Widera posed "no great risk." Eight people filed a lawsuit against the Diocese of Milwaukee claiming Widera...