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Bloomington, IL: (Oct-17-07) The family of Drew Cousins, a former Illinois State University football player, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Dr. Lawrence Li's business, Orthopedic & Sports Medicine Center in Normal, and OSF Healthcare System, after the 22-year-old player died after knee surgery. The suit claimed that Cousins died as a result of ne... - Hispanic Bias, B&H Photo and Electronics Corp. pays employees $4.3 million discrimination settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-17-07) The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against The B&H photo store in Midtown, alleging bias. The suit claimed that B&H Photo and Electronics Corp. paid Hispanics less than others, and failed to promote them or provide health benefits. The case was being considered in Manhattan federal court. As part... - Riders Police Scandal, Oakland awards former police officer $625,000 settlement for wrongful termination and retaliation
Oakland, CA: (Oct-17-07) Keith Batt, a former Oakland police officer, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he was forced to quit his job with the Oakland Police Department and suffered emotional distress while on the job. Batt was the officer who kicked off the "Riders" police brutality scandal that plagued the department for more than three... - Lead Paint Poisoning, Landlords pay $2.5 million settlement after three children suffered from learning disabilities
Albany, NY: (Oct-18-07) The family of three children, Jasmine, 17; Tina, 15, and Juan, 14, brought a lawsuit against Sunanda and Ajay Sanghi, and brothers Amarjit and Rajinder Narang, landowners, alleging that they suffered elevated lead levels after living in apartments on Clinton Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Second Avenue, and Third Street. The suit stated... - Tower Tours and Coach USA/Gray Line Concierges and Bellmen Commission Settlement
Concierges and bellmen filed a price fixing lawsuit against sightseeing companies for illegally agreeing to slash commissions they pay for booking customers. The lawsuit claimed in April 2003 San Francisco's three main touring bus companies announced that they were reducing commissions from $25 and $15 per ticket to $10 for adults and $5 for children. T... - Fatal Bicycle Accident, Widow awarded $350,000 settlement after husband died in a bike crash
Crawford County, IA: (Oct-16-07) Betty Jo Ullrich, of Davenport, the widow of Kirk Ullrich, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Crawford County, after her husband died in 2004. Ullrich, 49, was thrown from his bicycle when a tire became stuck in a center line joint on a county road. In a settlement reached, the county, at its insurance company's advic... - Typosquatter, Man ordered to pay FTC $164,000 fine for registering domains that are misspellings of legitimate brands
Washington, DC: (Oct-16-07) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against John Zuccarini, a so-called typosquatter, alleging that he served pornographic advertisements on domains such as Bobthebiulder.com and teltubbies.com. Records show that five years ago, a federal court had barred Zuccarini from registering domains that are misspellings... - Supreme Court Employee Discrimination, Fulton County awards former employee $210,000 settlement for political discrimination
Fulton County, GA: (Oct-16-07) Jerome Calvert, a former Superior Court employee, brought a lawsuit against the county, alleging that he was harassed and forced out of his job after supporting a political opponent of the former clerk. Calvert had filed federal civil rights claims against former clerk Juanita Hicks; her former deputy and now the current cler... - Overtime Records, City of Akron must pay two employees $1.7 million for destroying public records that proved unpaid overtime
Akron, OH: (Oct-16-07) Victoria Elder and Elizabeth Kish, two city workers, brought a lawsuit against the city of Akron, alleging that the city destroyed public records detailing their unpaid overtime when they threatened legal action. During the course of the suit that was filed in December 2006, city officials admitted that the records in the Plans and... - Religious Studies Professor, Broward Community College pays $250,000 religious discrimination settlement
Broward, FL: (Oct-17-07) James Johnson, former religious studies professor, brought charges against Broward Community College, alleging that he faced religious discrimination from his superiors. The suit claimed that Johnson, a Catholic, was denied promotions and teaching assignments, because his evangelical Protestant boss discriminated against him. He fi... - Excessive Force, Man awarded $80,000 after his finger had to be amputated during his arrest
Concord, NH: (Oct-16-07) Michael Paulhus, a Pelham man, brought a lawsuit against the city of Nashua, alleging that a traffic stop in 2004 caused him several injuries including the loss of his index finger, a broken nose and 10 months in jail. Police records stated that Paulhus tried to run police officers down with his mini van after they pulled him over. O... - Kidnapped and Murdered, State pays family $300,000 settlement after their teenaged daughter was killed
Minot, MN: (Oct-16-07) The family of Dru Sjodin brought a lawsuit against the state of Minnesota, after the teenaged student was kidnapped and killed by a convicted sex offender. Sources stated that the family was seeking close to a million dollars as compensation. The suit claimed that the state of Minnesota had released Alfonso Rodriguez Junior from pris... - Fleeing Car Thief Accident, Man set to receive $2.5 million after being hit by a police car
Anaheim, CA: (Oct-16-07) Jose Munoz, an Anaheim man, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was run over by a police car. His suit claimed that he sustained major internal injuries after a police car driven by Officer Eddie Ruiz rammed into and then drove over him while he was on a sidewalk. Records stated that Munoz had stopped fleeing, put hi... - Diagnosis Licensing Breach, Rules-Based Medicine Inc. pays Luminex Corp. $12.5 million settlement
Austin, TX: (Oct-15-07) Luminex Corp. brought a lawsuit against Rules-Based Medicine Inc., a company that tests the effectiveness of drugs in the body's system and develops sensitive diagnosis procedures, alleging that there was a breach in licensing procedures. Rules-Based Medicine developed a technique to diagnose hundreds of biological traits from a dro... - Ballpark Land, Hennepin County pays $28.5 million for Minnesota Twins baseball park
Minneapolis, MN: (Oct-15-07) The landowners of the Minnesota Twins ballpark brought charges against Hennepin County, over the building of the park. The dispute stemmed from a condemnation panel decree in August 2007, which set the value of the ballpark site at $23.8 million. During the condemnation hearings, a county appraiser estimated the site value at $... - Welfare Workers Harassment, Female supervisor responsible for $440,000 gender bias settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-15-07) Three city welfare workers brought charges against fire supervisor Serena Reaves-Cain, alleging that they were sexually harassed by her. The suit claimed that Reaves-Cain turned their Bronx office into a sex charged den. She was accused of making improper sexual advances towards the three, which included hugging the women, pushing... - Facebook Child Protection, Online social networking company agrees to safety probe settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-15-07) The New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought charges against Facebook Inc., over a child safety probe targeting the fast growing social network site. Cuomo stated that he had subpoenaed Facebook in September 2007, seeking to learn what more the social networking site could do to protect young users from sexual pre... - Deadly Crash, Owner and driver of 18-wheeler pays family of 10 deceased and 2 injured undisclosed settlement
Dallas, TX: (Oct-15-07) The family of Manuel Esparza brought a lawsuit against a driver and owners of a rig, on behalf of seven roofers in a pickup truck that was nearly torn in half by the 18-wheeler that slammed into them. The suit stated that on Sept. 24, 2004, Polish immigrant Miroslaw Janusz Jozwiak's truck crossed a median on US Highway 75 and plowed... - Permanent Paraplegia, Woman awarded $24 million settlement after an accident with a semi trailer left her paralyzed
Porter County, IL: (Oct-13-07) Lisa Keppen, a Porter County woman, filed a lawsuit against USF Holland, after being paralyzed in an automobile accident with a USF Holland semi trailer. The suit claimed that Keppen, who was 20 at the time of the accident, was a passenger in a car driven by Anthony Hardin. Keppen was on route to her Valparaiso home when a US... - Oil Field Pollution, Frontier Oil Corp. and Wainoco Oil & Gas Co. pay $10 million settlement for environmentally damaging emissions
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-12-07) Plaintiffs in Beverly Hills brought a lawsuit against Frontier Oil Corp. and its subsidiary Wainoco Oil & Gas Co., in 2003, alleging that the facility polluted the environment. Sources stated that in the seven lawsuits, more than 1,000 plaintiffs named Frontier and Wainoco, as well as the Beverly Hills Unified School District a...