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Las Vegas, NV: (Oct-01-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against TruGreen LandCare, alleging that the Las Vegas company sexually harassed a female employee. According to the commission, a male manager at the company's Summerlin office intimidated and harassed a female employee, calling her obscene, gender-based der... - Lords of Discipline, New Jersey State Troopers pay $400,000 settlement for harassing colleagues
Newark, NJ: (Oct-01-07) Justin Hopson, a former state trooper, brought a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey alleging that he was beaten and harassed by members of a secret group of rogue officers within the state police. Hopson said that he was attacked by members of a loose-knit group within the state police known as the Lords of Discipline. For year... - Divorce Slander, Sara Evans pays ex husband $600,000 in alimony divorce settlement
Nashville, TN: (Oct-01-07) Sara Evans, the Dancing with the Stars third-season celebrity participant, filed a lawsuit against her husband Craig Schelske, accusing him of infidelity. Her suit claimed that he was having an affair with their former nanny and using pornography. Sources stated that the divorce was to be completed in Feb 2007, but Evans eventual... - Military Munitions, Textron Systems Corp. pays $8.75 million for groundwater contamination and clean up
Boston, MA: (Oct-01-07) The Massachusetts state and federal governments brought charges against Textron Systems Corp., a military contractor, alleging that it tainted groundwater at Cape Cod. The suit claimed that Textron used the so-called J-3 range at the Massachusetts Military Reservation to test munitions for three decades. The Army removed 3,500 tons... - Waste Management Lockout, Trash haulers pay $500,000 to Castro Valley customers
Castro Valley, CA: (Sep-28-07) Castro Valley Sanitary District customers brought a lawsuit against Waste Management of Alameda County, alleging that the company provided poor, sporadic, or no service during the July 2007 labor dispute. The suit stated that Waste Management locked out 481 drivers for 25 days in July 2007, bringing in replacement workers for... - Brain Injury, Teenager receives $9 million settlement after car accident into a fence
Los Angeles, CA: (Sep-289-07) The family of Samantha Palumbo brought a lawsuit against the city of San Dimas, after their teenage daughter suffered a severe brain injury. The suit claimed that driving alone through San Dimas on April 8, 2005, Samantha lost control of her car and slammed into a city-built fence made of wooden logs. Parts of the fence pierce... - Chief Probation Officer, Searcy, AR pays wrongful termination settlement
Searcy, AR: (Sep-28-07) Denny Bishop, Searcy's former chief probation officer, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging he was wrongfully terminated. Bishop filed the federal lawsuit against Mayor Belinda LaForce claiming he was fired for advocating equal pay for a female worker, Donya Garrett. He claimed Garrett was being discriminated against because... - Jack Kerouac Biography, Author returns $200,000 deposit after failing to meet deadline
New York, NY: (Sep-28-07) Penguin Group USA Inc. brought a lawsuit against author Douglas Brinkley, alleging that the writer breached contract by failing to deliver a biography on Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. Penguin stated that it had sued Brinkley, who is also a history teacher at Houston's Rice University, because he failed to finish the book in... - Drug Pricing, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. finalizes $499 million settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-28-07) The US Department of Justice and the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts brought a lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. following an investigation into the company's drug pricing, sales, and marketing activities. Under finalized terms, the company entered a five-year corporate integrity agreement with the Office of the... - Cell Phones Taxes, Sprint Nextel Corp. pays $2.375 million settlement to Springfield, MA for license gross receipt taxes
Springfield, MA: (Sep-27-07) The city of Springfield brought a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp., over the collection of business license gross receipts tax. The city filed two separate lawsuits, one in US District Court in Jefferson City in May 2004, naming SBC, Sprint, Alltel, Cingular and Nextel as defendants, and the other in Greene County Circuit Co... - Target Pesticides, Retail chain pays EPA fine for unregistered products
Minneapolis, MN: (Sep-27-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Target Corp., the second-largest US discount store chain, alleging that the company violated federal rules governing the labeling and sale of pesticide products. The agency claimed that Target was selling unregistered pesticides from its stores and through its websi... - Police Excessive Force, Man stopped for speeding suffers broken rib and collapsed lung, awarded $365,000 settlement
Waite Park, MN: (Sep-28-07) Richard Town, a Sartell man, brought a lawsuit against the town, accusing two city officers of using excessive force during a traffic stop in 2005. Town accused officers Brad Thelen and Jerry Gangle of violating his civil rights and leaving him with a fractured rib and collapsed lung after a traffic stop east of St. Cloud. Court... - Artificial Joint Kickbacks, Smith & Nephew pays $28.9 million settlement
Memphis, TN: (Sep-27-07) The US Department of Justice brought charges against a Memphis-based unit of British medical device maker Smith & Nephew, alleging that the company engaged in illegal kickbacks. The complaint alleged that the company used consulting contracts with doctors as bribes. The Department of Justice said it found instances in which doctors... - Pregnancy Leave Discrimination, Woman awarded settlement after returning to work with reduced pay and responsibilities
Scotland, UK: (Sep-27-07) Melanie Given, an accountant with Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping, an offshore oil-services company in Aberdeen, threatened to sue the firm and take it to an employment tribunal, alleging that she was discriminated against because she was pregnant. Her complaint stated that her high-flying career was reduced to little more than a p... - Scalding Death, Family of developmentally disabled woman awarded wrongful death settlement
Guthrie, OK: (Sep-26-07) The family of Julie Teenor, a developmentally disabled woman who died in 2005 after being scalded, brought a lawsuit against the Commission for Human Services, alleging that the wrongful death occurred as a result of negligence. The suit claimed that Teenor was receiving supported living services through the Developmentally Disable... - Condemned School Land, Lakeland School District pays $2.5 million settlement to build new school
Bartow, FL: (Sep-26-07) The Lakeland School District reached a settlement with retired teacher Patricia Martin, opening the doors of Lakeland's Highland Grove Elementary School. The Polk County School Board voted to settle a condemnation lawsuit stemming from the purchase of that land on Lakeland Highlands Road, just south of the Polk Parkway, for $2.5 mil... - Fatal Hit and Run, Postal workers' family awarded wrongful death settlement
Roanoke, VA: (Sep-27-07) The family of John William Edmonds Jr., a US Postal Service worker, brought a lawsuit against Terrance Wayne Dickerson, after Edmonds died in a 2004 hit and run accident. Dickerson panicked and drove off. He returned about half an hour later and turned himself in to police. Dickerson, 41, pleaded guilty in January 2005 to felony hi... - Insurance Fraud, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield pays fine for denying coverage to policyholders
Baltimore, MD: (Sep-25-07) Maryland state officials brought a lawsuit against CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, alleging that Maryland's largest health insurer improperly denied claims. The violations were revealed following an audit that was conducted in 2004. The complaint stated that the company had unethical business practices that led to the claims bein... - Lingerie Insider Trading, Consultant pays fine for insider trading regarding merger
New York, NY: (Sep-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Joseph Keeney, a former consultant to Frederick's of Hollywood Inc., alleging that he traded inside information about a merger of the lingerie maker with New York-based Movie Star Inc., another intimate apparel company. Movie Star disclosed in November 2006 th... - Jockeys Guild Paralyzed Jockey Settlement
In July of 2004, jockey Gary Birzer was riding Lil Bit of Rough when the thoroughbred made her move in the first turn at Mountaineer Racetrack & Gaming Resort. The 110-pound jockey was thrown headfirst into the dirt at 40 mph. Birzer broke his neck and was left permanently paralyzed from the chest down. The Jockey Guild usually pays $10 per race for an...