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Detroit, MI: (Sep-11-07) Former Deputy Police Chief Gary Brown and former mayoral bodyguard Harold Nelthrope brought a whistleblower lawsuit against Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, exposing alleged misdeeds by the mayor's staff and extramarital affairs by the mayor himself. Brown claimed he was fired in 2003 because he was looking into allegations of drunken drivi... - Frank Noto, Gobbler's Knob Sportsman Club Inc., and Vito Cardinale Deer Hunting Shooting Personal Injury Settlement
Greenville, NY: (Sep-11-07) Troy Corino, 35, a Brick man, brought charges against Frank Noto in federal court in New York, alleging that Noto, of Staten Island, negligently shot him twice with a high-powered rifle. The suit claimed that Corino and Noto were participating in an annual Thanksgiving weekend deer hunt in Greenville, NY, on Nov. 27, 2004. Noto... - ConocoPhillips Greenhouse Gases Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Sep-11-07) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought charges against ConocoPhillips, over the oil company's proposed $600 million expansion of its East Bay refinery. In a settlement reached, ConocoPhillips agreed to spend $10 million to offset greenhouse gases created by the proposed $600 million expansion. The suit was filed as p... - Office Depot Inc.Office Depot Inc. Scanner Discrepancies Settlement
Marin County, CA: (Sep-11-07) The Marin County district attorney's office in conjunction with district attorneys in counties around the state, brought a consumer protection lawsuit against Office Depot Inc., a Delray Beach, FL office retailer. The suit, filed after an investigation, involved inspections of checkout scanners at Office Depot stores in Marin,... - Harvey, IL Towing Company Contract Settlement
Harvey, IL: (Sep-11-07) Rick Graves, the son of Harvey's former mayor Nickolas Graves, brought a federal lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city's current administration discriminated against him. Under the reign of former Mayor Nickolas Graves, his son's towing company counted on the city for the bulk of its business under an oral contract with h... - Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico Officers' Gender Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Municipio de Vega Alta, Puerto Rico, alleging that the municipality engaged in unlawful employment discrimination based on gender and retaliated against an officer who cooperated in the related federal investigation. The complaint, filed on March 21, 2006, in US District Court fo... - Gillette, WY City Hall Construction Delay Settlement
Gillette, WY: (Sep-10-07) Hladky Construction Inc. brought a breach of contract lawsuit against the city of Gillette over work the company did on a City Hall project in 2000. The lawsuit stemmed from a construction project at City Hall in which the building was expanded and remodeled. Company owner Mike Hladky signed a construction contract in August 2000... - Wayne Trucking Company School Bus Crash Wrongful Death Settlement
Plainfield, WI: (Sep-08-07) The Senft family filed a wrongful death civil lawsuit against Wayne Trucking Company, after their son, David Senft Jr., a 14-year-old Bancroft boy was killed in a 2006 school bus crash on Highway 73 near Plainfield. Wayne Trucking Company was the owner of the semi tractor trailer truck driven by Barry T. Jacobson that slammed in... - US Government and Northeastern University Helicopter Landing Drill Accident Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-09-07) The town of Brookline and four of its firefighters brought a lawsuit against the US Government and Northeastern University, following a 2002 accident and injuries caused by a helicopter landing drill to prepare for a visit by President Bush. The lawsuit claimed that Brookline officials said they had reservations about using the fiel... - Meridian Resource Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC Crude Oil Spill Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Meridian Resource Exploration LLC and Louisiana Onshore Properties LLC, alleging that they violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit was filed following a complaint, which sought civil penalties and injunctive relief for five... - Camden County, NJ Illegal Strip Search Settlement
Camden County, NJ: (Sep-06-07) Over 20,000 were involved in a lawsuit that was brought against Camden County, alleging that it was state policy for about two years to strip search every one sent to the jail awaiting trial, even if there was no reason to think the suspects were hiding contraband. The suit claimed that some people who were arrested on charge... - Commonwealth Equity Services LLP et al. Supervised Broker Settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-05-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Commonwealth Equity Services LLP, and Detwiler, Mitchell, Fenton & Graves Inc., two Massachusetts brokerages, and James X. McCarty, of South Dennis, Mass., a former branch supervisor, alleging that they violated SEC laws by failing to supervise Bradford Bleidt,... - Chauncey Shey UTStarcom Insider Trading Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against venture capitalist Chauncey Shey, alleging that he participated in trading on inside information about UTStarcom Inc., a telecommunications company he co-founded. Shey, who lives in Shanghai, heads Softbank China Venture Capital. He was an executive at UTSta... - Westport, CT Teacher Student Fondling Settlement
Westport, CT: (Sep-06-07) The family of a girl who claimed she had been fondled by her art teacher at a Westport school in 2003, filed a lawsuit against in Norwalk Superior Court against the town of Westport, its school board, Superintendent Elliott Landon, Paul Held, and the principal and vice principal of the school. Held, who taught art at Bedford Middl... - General Electric Co. false claims Settlement
In October 2000, two General Electric (GE) employees filed a lawsuit claiming that GE sold defective turbine parts, and five more employees joined the suit in January 2002, alleging the company covered up defects in turbine blades and vanes during production. The federal government joined the suit after investigating the allegations and negotiated the s... - Northrop Grumman Corp. Fingerprint Technology Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-10-07) Cogent Inc. brought a lawsuit against Northrop Grumman Corp., alleging that the military supplier misappropriated Cogent's automated fingerprint identification technology. In 2005, Cogent claimed that Northrop misappropriated its proprietary technology for use on the IDENT 1 contract with the British Police Information Technolog... - Algona, WA Drunk Driver Car Accident Settlement
Algona, WA: (Sep-10-07) Susan McGuire, the widow of Mike McGuire who was killed in a hit-and-run incident, brought a lawsuit against the city of Algona, alleging that she lost her husband because of the city's negligence in the matter. Mike McGuire died after he was struck by a pickup outside Leon's Deli, a gas station and convenience store in Buckley, Pie... - Waddell & Reed Financial Inc. Settlement
In 2001 and 2002 the money managing company exchanged 6,700 variable annuities written by United Investors Life Insurance Company for annuities written by another insurer. The National Association of Securities Dealers filed a lawsuit against the company alleging the exchanges forced Waddell & Reed customers to pay $11 million in surrender charges. The... - DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America and Alexander Levine SUV Wrongful Deaths Settlement
McHenry County IL: (Sep-06-07) The families of Gertrude "Trudy" Stephens, 55, of Cary and Margaret "Peggy" Lewandowski, 56, of Lake in the Hills, brought wrongful death lawsuits against a driver, Alexander Levine, and the companies that owned and leased him his vehicle, DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America, after the women died in a car c... - Chicago, IL Robber Shooting Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Sep-05-07) The family of Lajuanzo Brooks, a 21-year-old Homewood man, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city and its police department, after Officer Robert Haile, an off-duty Chicago Police officer, shot him to death. The incident took place at 1:50 a.m. on Sept. 14, 2001, shortly after Officer Haile had gotten off work. Sources...