LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,408 pages found matching priest settlement- Van Can Company Waste Storage Violations Fine
Fontana, CA: (Mar-31-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Van Can Company of Fontana, CA, a can manufacturing company that coats cans with enamels or lacquers, for violations under the Federal Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. In February 2006, inspectors from the EPA found violations pertaining to the storage of hazar... - Warren County Landfill Odor Emissions Fine
Warren County, NJ: (Mar-30-07) The State Department of Environmental Protection filed a lawsuit against the Warren County landfill over noxious odors that plagued neighboring communities in recent years. The administrative consent order between the Pollution Control Financing Authority and DEP covers 18 violations related to flare malfunctions and odor emi... - Cabrini Medical Center Medicaid Insurance Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-29-07) Federal prosecutors filed charges against Cabrini Medical Center, accusing it of Medicaid fraud, alleging that the hospital allegedly kicked back millions of dollars to Applied CaseManagement, an alcohol and drug treatment consulting firm. Charges were filed after whistleblower John Reilly, an employee at the firm, booked charges... - Assurant Inc. Health Care Insurance Claims Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-29-07) The Connecticut Insurance Department filed suit against Assurant Inc. accusing it of wrongly denying claims based on patients' medical history. The suit alleged that Assurant improperly used people's pre-existing health conditions as the basis to deny or delay claim payments. The company paid some claims late and in some cases fai... - Family Dollar Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
York, PA: (Mar-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of Timothy Scott Brown, a paraplegic, against Family Dollar in Sept 2005, accusing it of non compliance with regulations set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The suit alleged that Brown was not provided access to a bathroom and was overlooke... - Nicor Inc. Fraudulent Natural Gas Accounting Penalty
Chicago, IL: (Mar-29-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Nicor accusing the company of misleading accounting. The suit alleged that Nicor, which provides natural gas to most of Northern Illinois outside of Chicago, fraudulently accounted for natural gas costs in the period of 2000 to 2002 and is still the subject of proceedi... - EP MedSystems Shipping Restrictions Fine
Norfolk, NJ: (Mar-28-07) The US Department of the Treasury filed suit on EP MedSystems, a medical device company in West Berlin, accusing it of shipping products to restricted countries. EP MedSystems, which develops and markets cardiac electrophysiology products used in visualizing, diagnosing, and treating certain cardiac-rhythm disorders, had been accus... - University of the Virgin Islands EPA Waste Violations Settlement
St. Thomas, VI: (Mar-27-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed charges against the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), alleging that investigations showed that the university was guilty of several EPA violations. The suit accused the university of failing to store incompatible waste chemicals separately, failing to determine which of th... - Tri-City Mental Health Center Medical Billing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Mar-28-07) A suit filed by the attorney general's office against Tri-City Mental Health Center, accused it of improper billing to government health programs. State and federal investigators found Tri-City Mental Health billed the state Medicaid program and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for psychiatric services that were never p... - Lumberton, NC City Hall Construction Contract Settlement
Lumberton, NC: (Mar-28-07) Pro Construction filed suit against the city of Lumberton in March 2006 alleging that the city owed it $519,000 for the construction of the new City Hall. The contractor said it was owed $519,000 for the project, which has already cost the city $5.5 million. But city officials contended that the four-year project finished 260 day... - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Technology Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-28-07) Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) filed suit against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) over the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), which is the state's system for processing Medicaid claims. DHHS awarded the MMIS contract to ACS in April 2004, but canceled the contract in July 2006, sp... - Hampton Roads Transit Tunnel Car Accident Settlement
Hampton Roads, VA: (Mar-28-07) Fatima Laila Fortmuller sued Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) after a crash that happened in the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in 2002. Fortmuller was stuck in typical tunnel traffic the day of the accident in February 2002, when a HRT bus slammed into the back of her Dodge Neon, sending her car into an SUV. She suffered a closed br... - Dynegy Inc. Pollution Violations Settlement
Champaign, IL: (Mar-28-07) Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office filed charges against power generator Dynegy Inc. accusing the company of polluting the environment and violating the Clean Air Act. In a settlement reached, Dynegy agreed to turn over more than 1,000 acres along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River to the state of Illinois as well as inst... - Las Vegas, NV Homeless Arrests Civil Rights Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-29-07) Three homeless men were arrested for violating a city ordinance in Las Vegas, when they were found sleeping next to human feces. The three sued the city for wrongful arrest, being arrested for a nonexistent city ordinance as well as violation of civil rights. David Hicks claimed the feces in question was over two hundred feet awa... - GE Healthcare Finland Oy Capital Adjustments Settlement
Hawthorne, CA: (Mar-27-07) OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, filed suit against GE Healthcare Finland Oy regarding working capital adjustments and other matters arising from OSI's March 2004 acquisition of Spacelabs Medical. In a sett... - Harris County Hospital District Medicare Claims Whistleblower Settlement
Houston, TX: (Mar-27-07) Robert McCaslin, the whistleblower who revealed the fraudulent business practices of the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), helped recover almost $15.5 million from the hospital district. First suspecting a systemic problem in the way HCHD was submitting Medicare claims in May 2003, he reported the discrepancy to several super... - Bear Valley School District Salary Scheduel Settlement
Big Bear Lake, CA: (Mar-26-07) The Bear Valley Education Association filed suit against the school district accusing them of not raising their salary in proportion to years of service. In a settlement reached, the school district agreed to grant teachers, psychologists, nurses and counselors a 5 percent salary increase for 2006-07, effective February 1, an... - Shalersville Asphalt Plant Zoning Settlement
Burton Township, OH: (Mar-27-07) Burton Township filed charges against Shalersville Asphalt and its owner, David Ronyak in a bid to keep them from establishing an asphalt plant located within its borders. The township alleged that the plant would violate current zoning laws on the 73-acre parcel on White Road, owned by Richard Bonner, and the staying of th... - Bay City, MI Sewer Lining Contract Settlement
Bay City, MI: (Mar-27-07) Liqui-Force Services USA Inc. brought charges against Bay City in July 2006, alleging that the city breached its contract with them by terminating their services before time. The city counter sued the sewer lining company denying claims made against it. In a settlement reached, Bay City has agreed to pay Liqui-Force $225,000 out o... - Bakersfield, CA School Bus Personal Injury Settlement
Bakersfield, CA: (Mar-27-07) Kern County Health Officer Dr. B.A. Jinadu filed charges against the city after he was hit by a Bakersfield City School District bus. Jinadu, 52, was walking his son to Downtown School at 21st and M streets on May 31, 2005 when the accident took place, causing him to be hospitalized for two days for broken ribs and cuts and scr...