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A federal lawsuit was filed against the government on behalf of inmates who alleged they were held in jail too long, subjected to unreasonable strip searches and returned to jail even after their cases had been dismissed in court. The D.C. Government has been ordered to pay a $12 million settlement. $3 million of the settlement will go to the D.C. Depar... - Robin Szeliga Qwest Revenue Fraud Fine
Denver, CO: (Mar-26-07) A lawsuit was filed against former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio. Allegations of his fraudulent dealings was confirmed by the testimony of Robin Szeliga, a former Qwest employee who described putting all of her investments into Qwest stock based on Nacchio's promises of revenue growth. Szeliga, who joined Qwest in 1998 and became chief fina... - United States Fidelity & Guaranty Storm Drain Project Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-26-07) The State of Connecticut Attorney General's office pressed charges against United States Fidelity & Guaranty, a division of St. Paul Travelers, in relation to the a defective storm drain project. United States Fidelity & Guaranty provided the performance bond of L.G. DeFelice, which, the state alleged, installed defective storm dr... - Federal Insurance Co. Quaker Chemical Asbestos Claims Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-26-07) Quaker Chemical Corp.'s Quaker's SB Decking Inc. subsidiary filed suit against Federal Insurance Co. over whether Federal was liable to cover certain asbestos claims brought against SB Decking. In a settlement reached, Federal Insurance Co. agreed to pay $20 million to settle the asbestos insurance issue. The amount will be paid in... - Fujimino Municipal Government and Taiyo Kanzai Security Company Pool Filter Wrongful Death Settlement
Saitama, Japan: (Mar-24-07) The parents of a girl who died when she was sucked into a filter pipe at a swimming pool in July 2006 sued the Fujimino Municipal Government and Taiyo Kanzai security company, which was entrusted to supervise the pool. In a settlement reached in the wrongful death lawsuit, the parents were compensated close to 100 million yen, a... - Traverse City, MI Subdivision Construction Zoning Settlement
Traverse City, MI: (Mar-23-07) Traverse City commissioners agreed to pay Incochee Woods subdivision developers Robert Brick and Ted Lockwood $50,000 and allow access to the site through a gated entrance at Ramsdell Road, ending three separate pending lawsuits over disputed road access to the residential development in Garfield Township. The city also agree... - PPL Montana et al. Power Plant Pollution Settlement
Billings, MT: (Mar-24-07) A lawsuit was filed by the Environmental Protection Agency against the Colstrip power plant owners, PPL Montana, NorthWestern Energy, Puget Sound Energy Inc., Portland General Electric Co., Avista Corp. and PacifiCorp. The lawsuit accused the companies of violating a condition in their 1979 permit to install pollution-control equi... - Teaneck Township and Fire Department Firefighter Racial Harassment Settlement
Teaneck, NJ: (Mar-24-07) Harold Harmon sued the township and its fire department alleging he was subjected to racial slurs and harassment since joining the department in 1990. Harmon, one of six African-Americans in the 100-member department, also filed a complaint against Retired Deputy Fire Chief William Panzella for calling him names and referring to... - Employee contract, severance and age discrimination lawyers.
A senior executive and manager in two printing companies in Los Angeles was terminated when the owner of the family business passed away and her sons took control of the business. The executive and manager had been promised stock options, bonuses and wage compensation based on performance of the two companies. The promises were verbal, and implied in fact... - Nevada, USA Power Contract Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-23-07) In a lawsuit between Nevada Power Company, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, and the Nevada Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection and other parties, a settlement was reached in favor of Nevada Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources. The agreement allows Nevada Power Company to col... - GLC Restaurants, Inc. McDonald's Employee Harassment Settlement
Camp Verde, AZ: (Mar-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against McDonald's restaurants in Camp Verde and Cordes Junction after an investigation revealed that the restaurant discriminated against and sexually harassed eight teenage workers. The young women, who were part-time crew members, were subjected... - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Employee Harassment Settlement
Nashville, TN: (Mar-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed charges against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in 2004 alleging that an investigation uncovered multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees in three Illinois restaurants, as well as discrimination harassment of black employees. The suit revealed th... - Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. Sludge and Waste Oil Dumping Settlement
Boston, MA: (Mar-21-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against New York-based Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. after 12 whistleblowing crew members reported cases of deliberate ocean pollution from ships owned by one of the world's largest publicly traded oil tanker companies. Overseas Shipholding pleaded guilty to systematically dumping hundreds of thousands... - Tuolumne County, CA Landfill Contract Settlement
Tuolumne County, CA: (Mar-21-07) Mountain View-based Ferma Corporation sued Tuolumne County for $3.56 million in October 2005, four months after it finished work to permanently close the Jamestown Landfill. The 54-acre Jamestown Landfill, an old dump site, had to be sealed under a layer of clay to prevent rainwater from mixing with buried garbage and conta... - LA County, CA Police Custody Wrongful Death Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-21-07) The wife of noted Beat poet, John Thomas Idlet, filed a federal lawsuit against the LA Sheriff's Department following her husband's death while in police custody. Idlet had begun a four-month jail sentence for a sex offense when he fell sick and did not get to see a doctor for over two weeks. The suit accused the police departm... - Centier Bank Products and Services Racial Discrimination Settlement
Gary, IN: (Mar-21-07) The Justice department filed a lawsuit against Merrillville-based Centier Bank, alleging the bank was guilty of racial discrimination and violations of the Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act by unlawfully failing to equally market and provide products and services to predominantly black and Hispanic neighborhoods in Gar... - Sand Products Property Zoning Settlement
Manistee, MI: (Mar-21-07) A lawsuit stemmed from Sand Products' request for permission for homes to be built on a narrow strip of land between two lakes on Manistee's north side and the planning commission's denial of the request in September 2006. A final settlement was reached following Sand Products' appeal in court. In the agreement reached, Sand Produ... - Park City, UT Fur Protesters Civil Rights Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Mar-21-07) The Utah Animal Rights Coalition (UARC) sued Park City in a US District Court after Park City police banished them from the public sidewalk, where the group planned to demonstrate outside the Alaska Fur Gallery. The suit claimed that the act denied them their First Amendment rights. They were also denied access to Main Stree... - BNSF Railway Wastewater Pollution Settlement
Curry County, NM: (Mar-21-07) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed suit against BNSF Railway accusing it of dumping wastewater into a lake about a mile south of its railroad yard in Clovis. The EPA discovered hazardous substances in and around the lake and determined wildlife had been harmed. Contaminated soil, sediment, water, and native grass... - EPEC Polymers Inc. Facility Waste Settlement
Washington, DC: (Mar-21-07) The Justice Department sued EPEC Polymers on behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under the Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act. The suit alleged that EPEC Polymers and its corporate predecessor, Tenneco Chemicals, disposed of wastes that were generated from its vinyl chloride monom...