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Erie, PA: (May-19-08) The city of Erie and the Erie Sewer Authority brought charges against Pennsylvania Electric Company (Penelec), seeking the removal of asbestos-lined underground steam lines in downtown Erie as part of the 2005 lawsuit. In the suit, the city and the Sewer Authority said the lines posed a danger to city workers and residents, and they dem... - $4.6 million settlement reached in debts lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (May-19-08) Nevada Gold & Casinos, Inc. brought lawsuits against Clay County Holdings, Inc., Service Interactive, Inc., and Restaurant Connection International, Inc., over Clay County Holdings and Service Interactive, Inc's respective debts to Nevada Gold. Sources familiar with the negotiations stated that as part of a settlement reached in... - School district to pay $920,724 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Marshalltown, IA: (May-19-08) The Marshalltown Education Association brought charges against the Board of Education, over salary increments. Sources stated that as part of recent negotiations, the two sides reached a settlement agreement, in which the salaries of teachers were raised by $990 in the Marshalltown district. Officials said that the increase... - Cardia agrees to pay $2.25 million settlement in medical device lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (May-19-08) NMT Medical, Inc. brought charges against Cardia, Inc., a Burnsville, Minnesota-based company, alleging that Cardia's Intrasept device infringed on patents that were held by NMT Medical. The September 2004 patent infringement lawsuit claimed that the said patent was owned by the Children's Medical Center Corporation, and licensed... - Oneida County, CNY Services to pay $225,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Oneida County, NY: (May-19-08) The family of Cail R. Williamson brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the county, after Williamson hung himself in the county jail in September 2003. The suit alleged negligence against both the county and CNY Services, which provides assessments of inmates shortly after they are admitted to the jail. Records show... - Salesian Society pays undisclosed settlement in child abuse lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (May-19-08) A civil lawsuit was brought against the defunct Mary Help of Christians School in Tampa, a now-closed Catholic school operated by the Eastern US Province of the Salesian Society, alleging that a student was sexually abused there. The student, known as S.A filed suit in 2005, accusing his dormitory supervisor of fondling him, perfor... - Avamere senior home to pay $904,200 settlement in eldercare lawsuit.
Multnomah County, OR: (May-16-08) A lawsuit was brought against Avamere, an eldercare company, alleging that an 86-year-old woman was handcuffed and restrained on the floor of a Lake Oswego facility. The suit claimed that Elvera Stephan was injured as a result of the gross manhandling that occurred at The Pearl at Kruse Way, an Avamere facility, on April... - Insurance companies to pay over $2.1 million settlement in claims lawsuit.
Stamford, CT: (May-16-08) The state of Connecticut brought charges against John Alden Life and Time Insurance, two health insurers, alleging that they violated federal laws when they processed claims involving pre-existing health conditions. Federal officials said that the suit was a result of a state led investigation into the business practices of John... - Bastrop to pay $187,500 settlement in whistleblower lawsuit.
Bastrop County, TX: (May-16-08) Charlie Littleton, a former Bastrop County jail administrator, filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county in 2007, stating that several county employees improperly used county equipment and funds, as well as inmate labor to build barbecue pits for profit and do other work on private property. The allegations we... - Cemetery agrees to pay $100 million settlement in burial grounds lawsuit.
West Palm Beach, FL: (May-16-08) Several families brought charges against Menorah Gardens, a West Palm Beach cemetery and Houston-based Service Corporation International, alleging that cemetery managers oversold and misplaced plots, and dug up and scattered remains to make room for others. Court records show that the cemetery accused of desecrating grave... - Roanoke to pay $150,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Roanoke, VA: (May-16-08) Lespia King, a former sheriff's deputy, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was sexually harassed by Sheriff George McMillan. Court documents show that nine other former subordinates, who worked at the city jail, testified in US District Court that McMillan had made sexually suggestive comments about their bodie... - Teck Cominco reaches settlement in $70 million environmental lawsuit.
Anchorage, AK: (May-16-08) Six residents of Kivalina, a Northwest Inupiaq village, brought a lawsuit against Teck Cominco Alaska Inc., the operator of the Red Dog zinc and lead mine, in 2004, alleging that the mine contaminated their water supply. The suit saw the Kivalina residents accuse Red Dog of violating its federal water pollution discharge permit... - Former officers to pay $10.7 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (May-16-08) Trustee of Northbrook-based Sentinel Management Group Inc., the now bankrupt cash-management firm, Frederick Grede, brought charges against Sentinel founder and Chairman Philip Bloom and his son, Chief Executive Eric Bloom, accusing the top two former executives of engaging in a long-term, massive fraud against the company and it... - FinancialContent agrees to $1.1 million settlement in creditor lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-16-08) FinancialContent, Inc, has been locked in a legal battle with Jade Special Strategies, over a credit dispute, which has been recently resolved as part of a settlement agreement. Company spokespersons announced that FinancialContent has concluded negotiations with Jade Special Strategies and has agreed to settle claims for the fu... - Benton County to pay $45,000 settlement in incarceration lawsuit
Benton County, WA: (May-15-08) James Alan Bauer, a Kennewick man, brought a lawsuit against Benton County, alleging that a three-day jail stay compounded his already existing mental illness. The damage claim against the county stemmed from a July 2007 incarceration at the Benton County jail, where the 54-year-old Bauer spent three days. Sources stated th... - Spammers to pay $230 million settlement in e-mailing lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-16-08) News Corp-owned MySpace, a social networking website, brought charges against Sanford Wallace and Walter Rines, a pair of spammers, accusing them of flooding the online community with email that tricked them into linking to sales pitches or websites that earned the men "per hit" payments. The suit stated that some of the sp... - Hutchinson Technology: Damages Awarded in Unpaid Wages Suit
May-21-08 St. Paul, MN: A year-long bitter court battle between Hutchinson Technology and current and former employees of its production plants has reached a tentative settlement. The lawsuit was over alleged unpaid wages at Hutchinson Technology's Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin plants. Approximately 5,600 production employees were involved in the lawsuit... - Michigan Sugar to pay $210,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Bay City, MI: (May-15-08) The Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department brought charges against Michigan Sugar, a grower-owned sugar processing cooperative, alleging that there were emissions from beet pulp dryers at company factories. The federal complaint stated that some of the violations date back more than 20 years and that the comp... - Home Depot involved in paying $750,000 settlement in storm damage lawsuit.
Stamford, CT: (May-16-08) The state brought a lawsuit against Montville Commons, the developers and construction companies associated with a Montville shopping center, and Home Depot, a tenant and another owner of the center's land, alleging that an unauthorized dam was built on the site that failed to contain rainwater. The state report said that the da... - Biovail agrees to pay $24.6 million settlement in criminal lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-16-08) US Attorney Michael Sullivan's office brought a lawsuit against Biovail Pharmaceuticals Inc., a NJ, based subsidiary of Biovail Corp., alleging that the company illegally paid doctors so that they would prescribe Cardizem LA, a blood pressure drug. The suit alleged that Biovail Corp. paid thousands of physicians and others up to...