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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... - University of California Santa Cruz Environment Pollution Settlement
Santa Cruz, CA: (Mar-12-07) A lawsuit was filed in 2006 by the Coalition for Limiting University Expansion and later joined by the city of Santa Cruz against the University of California, Santa Cruz. The lawsuit accused the campus and its contractor of violating the federal Clean Water Act by allowing water polluted with sediment to migrate from several co... - Village of Gowanda Environmental Protection Violation Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-12-07) In a settlement reached with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Village of Gowanda, which spans Cattaraugus and Erie Counties in New York paid a reduced fine of $1500 after spending more than $38,000 to improve how it handles waste from its municipal sludge composting facility. The village was booked for violating the... - Time Warner Stock Inflation Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-12-07) The University of California, Los Angeles filed charges against Time Warner, accusing it of being responsible for the loss of $550 million dollars in market value in university investments. The suit alleged that Time Warner company executives inflated the value of AOL stock before and after the merger of AOL and Time Warner by... - Clear Channel Outdoor, Steen and CBS Illegal Advertising Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-12-07) A lawsuit was filed by the Society Created to Reduce Urban Blight against outdoor advertisers, Clear Channel, Steen and CBS Outdoor, charging them with illegal billboards that violates citizens' constitutional rights and their rights under state law. They further alleged that the agreement between the city and the outdoor adve... - Hertz Corp. Commercial Fraud Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Mar-12-07) The Tucson Airport Authority filed charges against car rental company Hertz Corp over money not paid for fees due to Tucson International Airport following an audit by the authority that showed that Hertz had under-reported revenue from Aug. 1, 2002 to Dec. 31, 2005. The amount owed by Hertz was recorded as more than $593,000, but a... - Oakland, FL Off-Duty Arrest Personal Injury Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Mar-09-07) Deven Werling filed suit against the city in federal court alleging he was roughed up by a police sergeant at a hot dog shop in the city's neighborhood in October 2004. Werling claimed that he had been injured during the arrest. The sergeant who he named was later fired after investigations showed that he had contradicted hims... - BP Plc OSHA Violations Fine
New York, NY: (Mar-07-07) BP came under a federal regulation probe after violating norms at its Toledo and Midwestern refineries. The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) had inspected the refinery in the wake of the March 2005 blast at BP's Texas City, TX, refinery which killed 15 people and injured 170 others. On April 24, 2006, OSHA i... - Scott Sword and Catherine Doyle Pit Bulls Attack Personal Injury Settlement
Cary, NC: (Mar-09-07) Eleven-year-old Nicholas Foley spent 40 days in a hospital after he suffered near fatal and life-changing injuries after being mauled by three pit bulls in 2005. A lawsuit filed against dog owners Scott Sword and Catherine Doyle in McHenry County court reached settlement with Sword and Doyle agreeing to pay the boy $100,000. The amount... - Ready Mixed Concrete Freak Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Portland, OR: (Mar-07-07) Edward Heath was killed in May 2006 after being crushed between his Waste Industries truck. Heath was picking up trash when a fully loaded concrete truck hit his truck, pinning him between the two. His family sued Ready Mixed Concrete and the driver, Thomas Hayes, citing negligence. Heath's children were awarded a $3.6 million set... - Boy Scouts of America Wildfire Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Mar-07-07) The state of Utah filed a lawsuit against the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America over a wildfire that burned 14,200 acres of land near a campsite. The state alleged in its lawsuit that the wildfire started at a campsite where 17 Scouts, ages 12 to 14, were working on a wilderness-survival badge in the Uinta Mountains... - San Francisco, CA Police Promotion Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-05-07) Eleven San Francisco police officers filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the Police Department passed over them while considering promotions, favoring less-qualified black candidates. The officers agreed to an out of court settlement of $1.6 million. Three officers who were part of the original suit have since been promoted... - Construction Companies Workers Compensation Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-05-07) A construction worker who suffered a fall while on the job on elevated train tracks on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in New York City, suffered several injuries including cervical and spinal cord damage, which necessitated two surgeries. The Queens resident was bedridden for several months as a result. Attorneys filed a case on b... - Prudential Insurance Check Kiting Scheme Settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Mar-08-07) A lawsuit was filed by BCSB Bankcorp, Inc., the holding company for Baltimore County Savings Bank, FSB, against its insurance provider Prudential Insurance. BCSB Bankcorp claimed that the insurance company was responsible for covering the losses the company incurred in a check kiting scheme perpetrated by a commercial deposit cust... - PCL Construction Services Contract Bidding Fraud Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Mar-05-07) FAA contracting officer Robert Ferrell was indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges. Ferrell was charged with illegally providing confidential bidding information to PCL Construction Services and subsequently awarding PCL a contract to build a lighting system at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). After the fir... - Vermont Police Academy Exercises Personal Injury Settlement
Chelsea, VT: (Mar-04-07) William Bohnyak and L.J. "Lenny" Zenonos sued the Vermont Police Academy, run by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council, accusing it of abuse that led to his seeking medical treatment for damages resulting from the punitive physical exercises at the academy. Bohnyak was diagnosed as having kidney failure and a condition mark... - PPL Ash Spill Settlement
Wilkes-Barre, PA: (Mar-03-07) A lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental officials against PPL following the 2005 fly ash spill at PPL's Martins Creek Steam Electric Station was settled when PPL agreed to pay $1.5 million in damages. The settlement between the environmental agency and PPL also addresses the utility's responsibilities t... - Swanton Local Board of Education Teacher Racial Discrimination Settlement
Swanton, VT: (Mar-01-07) A lawsuit filed by June Price, former English teacher, against the Swanton Local Board of Education in US District Court in Toledo, accused the board and other school officials of perpetuating a pattern of racial discrimination, hostility, and disciplinary retaliation against her. Price, who is African-American, claimed that offici... - Arlington Park Racetract Gender Discrimination Fine
Chicago, IL: (Mar-01-07) A housing discrimination was lawsuit filed in 2005 after the US Department of Housing and Urban Development determined that the "Licensed Worker Restriction" policy at the Arlington Heights racetrack was evidence of discrimination against families under the federal Fair Housing Act. The suburban racetrack improperly barred workers...