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In March 2003, 350 hourly workers lost their jobs when the Delco Remy America plant in Anderson suddenly closed. A federal suit was filed against Remy seeking supplemental employment pay and insurance for a year after the layoffs. Remy has agreed to a $5.25 million settlement that will award each former employee a $15,000 settlement check. (Feb-09-06) ... - Chicago Roman Catholic Archdiocese Priest Abuse Settlement
In 1971, at the age of 16, Linda Burke was allegedly molested by three priests from a Maywood church. She claims the abuse continued for three years, until she was 19. Burke first reported the abuse to the archdiocese in the early 1990s. She was awarded a $125,000 settlement in 2004 and decided to come forward with the details of the settlement after seei... - Columbus, OH Wrongful Robbery Conviction Settlement
Columbus, OH: (Apr-10-07) In a settlement reached with Dartangnan Hill, a onetime leader of the Deuce-Deuce Bloods gang, a legislative panel awarded him $192,000 for spending almost four years in state prison for a home-invasion robbery for which he was later exonerated. Hill was convicted of a May 2001 home-invasion robbery largely on eyewitness accounts... - Valero St. Charles Refinery Fine Particle Pollution Settlement
Picayune, LA: (Apr-10-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Valero St. Charles Refinery accusing it of air pollution violations in 2005 following a finding by Clean Air Task Force, an environmental research group in Boston. Valero was accused of fine-particle pollution, including diesel exhaust, which can cause lung cancer, s... - Inova Fairfax Hospital Sign Language Interpretor Provision Settlement
Washington, DC: (Apr-10-07) The Department of Justice brought charges against Inova Fairfax Hospital, a hospital serving the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC accusing it of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act. The hospital was accused of not appropriately responding to requests to provide a qualified sign language interpreter for the deaf moth... - University of Iowa Professor Severance Settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Apr-07-07) Kenneth Kress, 55, of Iowa City, a law professor at the University of Iowa, was accused of forging students' evaluations of his effectiveness as a teacher. The surveys were one of the tools used by the university to award pay raises to members of the faculty. Kress admitted to forging the surveys and in a recently released recor... - Clarksville Police Department Officer Discrimination and Retaliation Settlement
Clarkesville, TN: (Apr-08-07) Detective Travis Hisel, a Clarksville Police Officer filed suit in a US District Court in October 2004 against the city, alleging that he was retaliated against and denied promotion for filing a grievance against a superior for allegedly making a racial slur. A federal jury ruled in Hisel's favor after determining that he had... - Otay Water District Employees Wrongful Dismissal Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Apr-07-07) Six former employees filed a lawsuit against the Otay Water District, accusing the it of racial discrimination when they lost their jobs in early 2001 with a scheme to be replaced by Latinos. The plaintiffs, Donna Bartlett-May, Clarence Cassens, James Clements, Michael Coleman, Mona Favorite-Hill, and Janice Tubiolo claimed they... - Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District Female Firefighter Gender Harassment Settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Apr-07-07) An undisclosed female former employee brought a lawsuit against the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire District, accusing more than a dozen firefighters, including five supervisors, of sexual harassment. The lawsuit alleged she was sexually assaulted by two of them. The men accused of sexual assault denied claims and allegations and... - Marilyn Miglin, Duke Migilin, and Dr. Dennis Gordon Cosmetic Company Investor Fraud Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-07-07) Las Vegas attorney Jason Landess sued Marilyn Miglin, the 68-year-old widow of murdered real estate developer Lee Miglin, after their company, Advanced Medical Products, ran into losses. The dispute arose when Miglin invested $2.5 million for 25 percent ownership in Advanced Medical Products Inc., a company formed by Landess and a... - Merced County, CA Female Officers Gender Discrimination Settlement
Merced County, CA: (Apr-06-07) A lawsuit was filed by five female officers against Sheriff Mark Pazin and Merced County alleging that the Sheriff discriminated against the female correctional officers. The suit sought $15 million and claimed the female officers were treated as second class citizens by the department and were denied certain shifts and break... - Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center Illegal Parking Lot Settlement
Mission Valley, CA: (Apr-08-07) Town & Country Resort Hotel and Convention Center was charged by federal regulators with illegal construction of a parking lot next to the waterway. The suit began in November 2005 after a local environmentalist questioned the hotel's grading project for the parking lot, which is largely shielded from public view by trees an... - eDirectSoftware Unlicensed Software Settlement
Billings, MT: (Apr-05-07) Microsoft Corp. brought a civil lawsuit in US District Court in Billings against eDirectSoftware accusing it of selling unlicensed software to non-students at student discounts. The suit alleged that eDirectSoftware was guilty of software piracy as well as trademark and copyright law violations. eDirectSoftware officials admitted... - Dayton, OH Administrator Wrongful Settlement
Dayton, OH: (Apr-05-07) Susan Fisler Silberstein, a former Civil Service Board administrator, was fired in 2002 for criticizing the city's diversity plan. The plan attempted to bring more minorities and women into the fire department by awarding extra points on the civil service exam for military experience or participating in the fire department's apprent... - IRI Golf Course Upgrades Settlement
Rockwall, TX: (Apr-05-07) The City of Rockwall filed a lawsuit against the golf course operator in 2006, accusing the company of not meeting existing standards contained in their lease agreement with the city. IRI Golf leases Dallas land from the City of Rockwall, on which a portion of the golf course is located. In an out of court settlement reached with... - First American Title Insurance Co. Real Estate Referral Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Apr-05-07) The Minnesota Department of Commerce sent enforcement letters to real estate agents alleging they participated in sham affiliated business arrangements with First American Title Insurance Co. Minnesota officials reached a settlement with First American on February 28, 2007 where the insurance company paid out $500,000. In a ser... - Audubon String Quartet Violinist Dismissal Settlement
Violinist David Ehrlich was dismissed from the classical quartet in 2000. Ehrlich filed a wrongful dismissal lawsuit against his former colleagues who have agreed to pay him a $500,000 settlement. To cover the settlement, violinist Akemi Takayama will pay Ehrlich $40,000 while, cellist Clyde Shaw and violist Doris Lederer will give Ehrlich the proceeds... - Florida Atlantic University Foundation Fundraiser Severance Settlement
Boca Raton, FL: (Apr-05-07) Florida Atlantic University (FAU) former chief fundraiser Lawrence Davenport, whose contract ran through 2011, resigned and reached a severance settlement with the school. Davenport wanted to be president of a university and felt that he should leave FAU before the school began a capital campaign, which could require up to a 5-y... - Jackson County Board of Education Property Damage Settlement
Jackson County, GA: (Apr-05-07) Following an Open Records request given to the Jackson County Board of Education by MainStreet Newspapers Inc., the County board declared the details in the Norman and Melissa Romans lawsuit against the county. A lawsuit filed by Norman and Melissa Romans claimed that their home and property was damaged due to the constructi... - US Department of Health and Human Services Anthrax Vaccine Contract Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-05-07) A settlement reached between VaxGen Inc. and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) releases both parties of all liabilities associated with VaxGen's government contracts to develop and deliver a next-generation anthrax vaccine. As part of the agreement, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases...