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Mahopac, NY: (Apr-23-07) Carmel officials filed charges against Mahopac Marine owner Charles Melchner, accusing him of having illegally extended his commercial enterprise into residential sections of the lake. Melchner has being doing business along Lake Mahopac on Route 6N for nearly four decades, and has been embroiled in zoning code violations amid seve... - San Joaquin County, CA Quadriplegic Medical Malpractice Settlement
San Joaquin County, CA: (Apr-23-07) Roberta Sanchez sued San Joaquin County in March 2005 when staff at San Joaquin General Hospital accidentally damaged her spine after failing to recognize a fracture she had suffered during a car accident. Roberta Sanchez was left a quadriplegic two years ago after a cervical fracture was misdiagnosed and her neck was... - Durgin and Crowell, Inc. Lumber Mill Emissions Penalty
Sullivan County, NH: (Apr-23-07) The Department of Environmental Services (DES) filed charges against Durgin and Crowell accusing it of violating the New Hampshire's Air Pollution Control Act at the Durgin and Crowell lumber mill located in Springfield. In 2000, Durgin and Crowell received a permit from DES for the boilers and electrical generators, limi... - Miles City, MT Police Chief Gender Discrimination Settlement
Miles City, MT: (Apr-23-07) Police Chief Lissa Power filed a complaint with the Montana Human Rights Commission, accusing former mayor Butch Grenz of gender discrimination and retaliation in violation of federal and state civil rights laws between 2004 and 2006, reaffirming the allegations of her federal lawsuit filed in October 2006. The suit claimed that... - Calpine Energy Services Tolling Agreement Settlement
Pineville, LA: (Apr-23-07) Acadia Power Partners LLC, a joint venture between Cleco's Acadia Power Holdings LLC and Calpine Acadia Holdings LLC, reached a settlement with Calpine Energy Services LP and Calpine over two long-term tolling agreements Calpine Energy Services held for the output of the 1,160-megawatt plant. Under the terms of the agreement, Aca... - Milton, DE Police Detective Racial Slur Settlement
Delmarva, DE: (Apr-20-07) Lewes Police Detective John Miller filed charges against the Town of Milton, claiming he was passed over for a promotion to become chief of police because he is black. The racial discrimination suit was affirmed after a witness testified during a June 2005 civil trial in Wilmington, that Milton's previous mayor, Jack Bushey, used... - Kerr Real Estate Inc. Tree Removal Settlement
Lewisville, TX: (Apr-19-07) The US Army Criminal Investigation Division, the US Army Corps of Engineers, and the US Attorney's office filed charges against Double Oak developer Frank Kerr and Kerr Real Estate Inc., following a year long investigation revealing damages incurred by the removal of 4,000 trees on federal property at Lewisville Lake. The lake... - Jewish General Hospital Non-Kosher Discrimination Settlement
Quebec, Canada: (Apr-19-07) Two ambulance technicians filed suit against the Jewish General Hospital, alleging that they suffered discrimination while trying to eat a non-kosher lunch at the hospital. One of them, Yvon Verreault, lodged a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission in February 2005 after he was asked to leave the hospital's Café d... - Kingsland Lounge Intoxicated Wrongful Death Settlement
Ocala, FL: (Apr-18-07) Beverly Ann McCullough, 47, was in a highly intoxicated state when she was struck by vehicles and killed near a bar. Her daughter, Shelly McCullough, filed a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of her mother's estate in 2006, alleging that the bar at which her mother was drinking, the Kingsland Lounge, was responsible for her death. The... - Charles E. McComas Jr. Joy Riding Wrongful Deaths Settlement
Stuart, FL: (Apr-20-07) Palm City couple Jennifer and Kenneth Brennan filed suit against Charles E. McComas Jr., his parents and the leasing agent that owned the car McComas Jr. was driving when he crashed, taking the lives of four of his passengers, including Brennans' 14-year-old daughter, Alicia. McComas, then 15, did not have a driver's license when... - Atlantic City, NJ Homicide Wrongly Accused Settlement
Atlantic City, NJ: (Apr-21-07) James Andros, an Atlantic City police officer erroneously accused of killing his wife, filed suit against the city and spent years battling the system seeking exoneration. Dr. Elliot Gross, the on-call Medical Examiner in the case, made the error of listing 31-year-old Ellen Andros' death March 31, 2001, as a homicide through... - Dey Inc. Fraudulent Drug Price Reporting Settlement
Boston, MA: (Apr-20-07) Massachusetts' Attorney General Martha Coakley's office filed charges against Dey Inc. of California, alleging that the generic pharmaceutical manufacturer inflated the wholesale prices it reported to national reporting services, prompting the state Medicaid program to pay more for the company's drugs. The suit was a move to prohibi... - Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates ICU Medical Malpractice Settlement
Zanesville, OH: (Apr-21-07) Terry Perkins, 63, a Duncan Falls former field engineer who once worked on turbines, filed charges against Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgical Associates, after undergoing procedures that left him blind and caused brain damage. Perkins went in for a routine stress test at Genesis HealthCare System in Zanesville when some bloc... - Garry Donoghue Ex-CEO Contract Breach Settlement
New Zealand: (Apr-17-07) Text message marketer Plus SMS brought charges against its founder chief executive Garry Donoghue, forcing him to return $11 million worth of shares. The lawsuit stemmed from Donoghue refusing to hand back 85 million ordinary shares which apparently he was bound to return to the company when he resigned in 2006. As part of the nego... - Huddle House Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Little Rock, AR: (Apr-17-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission at Little Rock filed a lawsuit on behalf of Erika Murphy against Hargis-Caldwell Partners LLC, doing business as the Huddle House, in July 2006, claiming that the restaurant fired Murphy because she was pregnant. In a settlement agreement negotiated by the parties, Huddle House agr... - Danisco Biofuel Patent Infringement Settlement
Franklinton, NC: (Apr-17-07) Novozymes is a Denmark based world leader in the development of enzymes that could make alternative fuels more widely available. Novozymes filed suit against rival firm Danisco, over patent infringement of its biofuels technology. Novozymes alleged that Danisco infringed on its patent covering the enzyme Spezyme Ethyl. The suit... - Charleston County School District Teacher Racial Discrimination Settlement
Charleston, SC: (Apr-17-07) Elizabeth Kandrac, a white former middle school teacher, filed suit against the Charleston County School District for racial hostility she suffered when she was forced to work in a racially hostile environment in the predominantly black Brentwood Middle School in North Charleston. The suit alleged that Kandrac faced verbal abuse... - Superior Asphalt Environmental Violations Penalty
Black River Falls, WI: (Apr -17-07) The Wisconsin Department of Justice booked an environmental enforcement case on Jackson County Superior Asphalt, accusing it of having failed to properly manage petroleum products at its plant and investigate and clean up spills, as required by state law. The suit further alleged that Superior Asphalt failed to conduct a... - Microsoft Corp. Iowa Software Antitrust Class Action Settlement
Des Moines, IA:(Apr-18-07) Microsoft Corp. has been caught up in a spate of class action lawsuits filed against it by the US government, including a class action antitrust lawsuit in Iowa. The suit claimed that Microsoft, who has monopoly power in the desktop operating system market, used their position to overcharge Iowans on Microsoft products, sparking... - DuPont Coating Contract Breach Settlement
Burlington, VT: (Apr-17-07) Fab-Tech Inc. brought a lawsuit against chemical giant, DuPont, over a coating made to line steel ducts used in the semiconductor industry. Fab-Tech alleged that DuPont sold the coating in violation of an agreement between the two companies, as the coating was jointly developed by the two companies in the early 1990's. The suit...