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Reading, PA: When she was fired May 7, 2002, the Philadelphia office of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit on behalf of Joyce Johnson-Clayter, 50, of Reading, PA. When African American Johnson-Clayter was working as a customer service representative at Encompass Insurance, a division of Allstate, her lawsuit claimed that he... - Sun-Times Media Group Breach Fudiciary Duties Settlement
Chicago IL: The derivative action had been filed against Sun-Times Media Group by stakeholder Cardinal Value Equity Partners, accusing certain directors including Henry Kissinger, former Illinois Gov. James Thompson and other independent directors of the publishing company formerly known as Hollinger International of breaching their fiduciary duties. Th... - Quietflex Manufacturing Co. Employee Discrimination Settlement
Houston, TX: A lawsuit was filed by the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against Quietflex Manufacturing Co. in January 2000 when the Hispanic workers walked off the job at the Houston air-conditioning duct maker. An investigation revealed that dozens of Hispanic workers wer... - Oklahoma City, OK Wrongful Conviction Settlement
Oklahoma City, OK: Jeffrey Todd Pierce sued police chemist Joyce Gilchrist, former Oklahoma County District Attorney Bob Macy, and the city in 2003 after results of a DNA test showed he did not rape a woman at an Oklahoma apartment complex in 1985. Gilchrist, who testified about DNA evidence at the trial, and Macy, whose office prosecuted him, both clai... - High-Tech Magic Lucasfilm Patent Infringement Settlement
San Francisco, CA: In a court-approved settlement, William Osburn and his Maryland-based company, High-Tech Magic, have agreed to a $250,000 judgment in Lucasfilm's favor for illegally using Star Wars trademarks to manufacture and sell Lightsaber™ replicas. US District Judge Ronald M. Whyte of the Northern District of California, San Jose Division, pe... - Justin King Auto Accident Settlement
On July 1, 2001, the 27 year old defendant and his finance Sherry Kurilew had been celebrating a friend's graduation at the Italian American Club of South Plainfield. After the party, King drove his Dodge Ram pickup into a car driven by Mary Ludlow. George Hurst was a passenger in Ludlow's car and died 20 days after the crash. King pleaded guilty to veh... - Bernardo Heights Country Club Lesbian Couple Discrimination Settlement
San Diego, CA: A lesbian couple, B. Birgit Koebke and Kendall French, filed a lawsuit against the Bernardo Heights Country Club that resulted in a landmark state Supreme Court ruling in 2005. Koebke and French alleged Bernardo Heights Country Club, located in Rancho Bernardo, violated state law and discriminated against them because of their sexual orie... - WesTech Solutions Corp. Employee 401k Transactions Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: The Labor Department sued Corona-based Internet services firm WesTech Solutions in 2005 after an investigation by the benefits administration unit. WesTech had allegedly been mixing employee contributions with the general corporate account and failing to deposit those contributions into the company's 401(k) plan. The owner of WesTech... - CPI Industries Toxic Gases Environmental Fine
Palo Alto, CA: CPI Industries was found guilty of storing 600 pounds of Potassium Cyanide and 4000 pounds of Nitric Acid on their property line next to Barron Park residents. Experts' claim that as little as 10mg of Potassium cyanide can cause a person to pass out and if left untreated it can lead to death within 20 minutes. CPI settled with the city of... - Colonie, NY Email Subpoena Civil Rights Settlement
Albany, NY: In 2003, two anonymous e-mailers alleged cronyism, misconduct, and mismanagement in Colonie's Department of Emergency Medical Services. The town of Colonie manufactured criminal subpoenas to unmask the authors of critical anonymous e-mails to the town supervisor. Paramedic Hugh Skerker was suspended by an arbitrator in early 2004 for dispatc... - Redding Medical Center Unnecessary Surgeries Settlement
An $18 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Redding Medical Center and two of its doctors. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of approximately 650 patients claiming Dr. Fidel Realyvasquez and Dr. Kent Brusett had performed unnecessary cardiac catheterizations and bypass surgeries. The settlement will cover all unnecessary heart... - Baxter Healthcare Corp. Employee Gender Discrimination Settlement
Kathryn Wedgeworth filed a gender discrimination lawsuit in November 2005 against her employer claiming two men had been promoted for two different director positions instead of her. The case was tried in December in US District Court, Western District of Arkansas in Harrison, where a jury awarded Wedgeworth $ 320,000 in damages. Despite winning the cas... - Mothers Work Inc. Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the maternity clothing company alleging pregnancy discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit claimed Mothers Work discriminated against a pregnant employee and two prospective pregnant employees. A manager who complained about the discrimination was subsequently fired. Mothers Work... - Berrien County, MI Doctor Wrongful Death Settlement
Niles, MI: On August 20, 2002 Dr. David Alan Speers showed up intoxicated for a meeting with a probation officer. He was charged with contempt-of-court and was sent to serve three days in Berrien County Jail. On August 23, Speers was found dead in his cell at 4:30 a.m. His family filed a lawsuit against Berrien County, Sheriff Paul Bailey, 10 sheriff's... - Blount County, TN Disrobed Teenager Settlement
Maryville, TN: A 17-year-old girl filed a civil lawsuit claiming a Blount County court officer forced her to disrobe, put on revealing lingerie, and be photographed partially nude. The girl claimed former Judicial Commissioner Dustin Hatcher summoned her to his office and used his position to force her into putting on lingerie and perfume in his presenc... - International Business Machines Corp. Employee Gender Discrimination Settlement
Jodie Ross of St. Albans worked at IBM as a manager for 23 years at its facilities in Fishkill and Essex Junction, NY. She filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against IBM for allegedly treating her differently than male counterparts. Ross' allegations arose from a company audit in January 2004 where managers accused her of inappropriate conduct. She c... - White County School District Equal Access Act Violations Settlement
American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit against the school district after banning all non-curricular clubs as a way to keep out a gay straight alliance. The lawsuit claimed school officials violated the high school students' rights under the federal Equal Access Act, which requires schools to provide equal treatment to all non-curricular... - Sullivan & Cromwell Legal Malpractice Settlement
Ventas Inc. filed a legal malpractice lawsuit against the New York law firm for allegedly providing faulty advice in a 1998 Kindred Healthcare spin off transaction. Ventas became a real estate investment trust and was Kindred's landlord but incurred prepayment penalties of $100 million. The lawsuit claimed Sullivan & Cromwell could have advised Ventas t... - Hewlett-Packard and Bruce Dahlgren Lexmark Executive Breach of Contract Settlement
Lexington, KY: Lexmark International, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the computer company and former Lexmark executive regarding Hewlett-Packard's employment of Bruce Dahlgren despite non-compete restrictions in Dahlgren's employment agreement with Lexmark. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, Lexmark will receive $525,000. Under the terms of Dahl... - Bowie County, TX Employee Whistleblower Settlement
Marshall, TX: Bowie County Juvenile Detention Center employee Karen Foster filed a lawsuit against the county after she was allegedly unlawfully retaliated against for making a good faith report to law enforcement agencies in regard to a violation of law by another public employee. The case was filed in the US District Court's Eastern Texas District cla...