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Chicago, IL: (Mar-16-07) A lawsuit was filed against ComEd by Doug Lane, father of Blake Lane, 20, who was killed because of ComEd's negligent business procedures. Blake Lane had been on the job just two days when he was sent to work on the uppermost line of a high-voltage tower. Normally, that line is uncharged and acts as a lightning rod to protect the t... - Raritan Bay Medical Center Medicare Fraud Settlement
Perth Amboy, NJ: (Mar-15-07) The US Department of Justice pressed charges against the Raritan Bay Medical Center, accusing it of improperly increasing charges to Medicare patients in order to obtain enhanced reimbursement. The suit exposed that between January 1998 and August 2003, Raritan Bay purposefully inflated charges for inpatient and outpatient care... - District of Willamina, OR Female Firefighter Gender Harassment Settlement
Willamina, OR: (Mar-15-07) Aileen Bono, former West Valley Fire District firefighter and paramedic, filed suit against Fire Chief Chuck Eddings, Clerk Lisa Hargitt, board members Gary Brooks, Bob Chapin, Twila Hill, Derek Ivy, and Rick Mishler, former board members Dale Lux, Vern Mosser, and Don Smith, and volunteers Kevin Bolen, Kirk Harless and David Jen... - Fiscal Dynamics Inc., Cumulative LLC, and Northwest Assets Foreclosure Fraud Settlement
Spokane, WA: (Mar-16-07) The Washington Attorney General's Office booked charges against three businesses offering foreclosure rescue services. Fiscal Dynamics Inc., Cumulative LLC, and Northwest Assets were accused of having searched public records to find and target Washington residents who had fallen behind on their property taxes and faced foreclosure... - Propane Explosions Kill or Injure Thousands Each Year.
A man started his dryer to do his laundry and ignited gas from a leaky propane line causing an explosion that blew out a wall and several windows of his home. Leaky corroded propane pipes in a BP refinery caused an explosion which killed 15 people. Two men were injured by flying shrapnel when a propane tank exploded in an Arizona plant. A co... - Goldman Sachs Group Inc. Short Trading Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-15-07) A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and NYSE Regulation against the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. accused it of failing to detect customers' illegal short sales of stock in companies just before those companies completed public offerings. The SEC and NYSE both settled enforcement actions against the company's Gold... - Muskogee County District Attorney Drug Property Seizures Settlement
Muskogee, AZ: (Mar-15-07) A civil rights case filed against the office of former Muskogee County District Attorney John David Luton accused it and its Drug Task Force of illegally seizing, forfeiting, and selling plaintiffs' property under claims that the property was connected to drug activity and warranted forfeiture under seizure and forfeiture laws. Lu... - Tallahassee, FL Boot Camp Wrongful Death Settlement
Tallahassee, FL :(Mar-15-07) The parents of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson, Gina Jones and Robert Anderson, received a $5 million settlement after their son died following a violent restraint at a Panhandle boot camp. Autopsy reports show that the youth suffocated when the guards shoved ammonia capsules up his nose. Using a time stamp inserted into the en... - Rye Township, NY Construction Breach of Contract Settlement
Rye, NY: (Mar-14-07) A legal battle ended when Rye Township agreed to pay Horne Construction Co. $190,000. A case of mismanagement was evident among the town's selectmen since the inception of the contract the town signed with Horne in 2004 to build its public safety building. From unfinished schedules to issues including incomplete construction documents,... - Eureka County, NV Employee Defamation and Wrongful Termination Settlement
Eureka, NV: (Mar-14-07) The Eureka County agreed to reveal the reasons to the termination and settlement that was negotiated with former counsel, Tamara Falor after county officials were accused of violating the open meeting law violations. It was claimed that the county had tried for months to find a reason to terminate Falor. Apparently, Falor had filed... - Bank of America Corp. Analyst Report and Research Fraud Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-14-07) A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Bank of America Corp.'s securities unit, accused it of failing to safeguard forthcoming analyst reports and issuing fraudulent research. Investigations showed that Bank of America Securities' internal controls worked improperly and that sales people and traders wou... - General Steel Corp. Misleading Sales and Marketing Settlement
Lakewood, CO: (Mar-13-07) Attorney General John Suthers filed a consumer protection lawsuit against General Steel Corp., a Lakewood company that sells large metal buildings to customers across the country. The lawsuit claimed General Steel carried out a misleading sales and marketing plan. General Steel asserted that it manufactured buildings available at... - Nob Hill Properties Inc. Employee Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-13-07) A lawsuit bought against San Francisco's Huntington Hotel by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accused it of discriminating against staff based on their national origin. Martin Roman, a Latino room service server, was repeatedly passed over for promotion to the job of room service relief captain in favor of non-... - National School Fitness Foundation Exercise Equipment Fraud Settlement
Salt Lake County, UT: (Mar-13-07) A lawsuit filed against the bankrupt National School Fitness Foundation and Salt Lake County businessmen Dale Holt and Marc Jenson. They were accused of fraudulently selling exercise equipment to more than 600 schools. In an out of court settlement, the businessman agreed to pay $130,000 of the $350,000 that the lawsuit s... - Jury Orders Merck to Pay Settlement to Vioxx Heart Attack Victim
Boise, ID: (Mar-13-07) Frederick Humeston filed suit against drug-maker Merck after suffering a heart attack while on the arthritis pill Vioxx. The 61-year-old man suffered a heart attack in 2001 while taking Vioxx, several months before Merck put a stronger warning about the drug's cardiovascular risks on the package insert. The suit accused the drugmaker... - Abogados Especializados en Horas Extra Impagas
Más abajo encontrará vínculos hacia diversos formularios para obtener una evaluación gratuita de su caso sobre Salario/Hora y Pago de Horas Extra. Si no trabaja en California o Nueva York, seleccione uno de los vínculos nacionales que mejor se ajuste a su reclamo. Leyes nacionales sobre el pago de horas extra ... - Los Angeles County Lifeguard Accident Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-11-07) Los Angeles County has faced several lawsuits for accidents caused by lifeguards over the last five years. 21-year-old Jesse Pace, a summer intern at UCLA Medical Center in 2005, filed suit against the county following an accident when a lifeguard ran him over at Santa Monica Beach. Pace lost his spleen, which resulted in a red... - Debt Collector Settles With FTC for Abusive Practices
Joshua Rausch, Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp IL: (Mar-13-07) The Federal Trade Commission booked charges against Joshua Rausch and several others, including Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. ( CAMCO ) and its largest creditors, with regard to debt collection, alleging that Rausch was guilty of illegal debt collection practices and that... - Andrew Scott Fined for Ethics Violation
Andrew Scott Boca Raton, FL: (Mar-12-07) Former Boca Raton Police Chief Andrew Scott was booked for an ethics violation when he ordered a probationary sergeant, Jeff Kelly, to stop a car driven by a Boca Raton developer so a reporter from a Miami TV station and her cameraman could swoop down on him for an interview. In a settlement agreed upon, the Flor... - AIMCO Building Violations Settlement
The city of San Francisco filed a lawsuit against the real estate investor over conditions at AIMCO properties at Bayview-Hunters Point. The city claimed AIMCO breached building, health, housing, plumbing, electrical, and fire codes in four subsidized apartment complexes in Bayview-Hunters Point. AIMCO agreed to a $3 million settlement. One million doll...