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Portland, ME: (May-05-08) Wilmot Lewis, husband of 78-year-old Ethel, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Lori Marston, the driver whose minivan hit Ethel Lewis, killing her. Records of the incident show that the crash initially described by the police to be a hit-and-run, but prosecutors later determined that Marston did stop and render assistance... - Payless Shoesource to pay $304.6 million settlement in trademark lawsuit.
Portland, OR: (May-06-08) Adidas America Inc. brought a trademark infringement lawsuit against Payless Shoesource Inc., alleging that the company used Adidas America Inc.'s three-stripe trademark and shoe styles. In a recent development in the case, spokespersons announced that the suit had been resolved after a federal jury in Portland ordered Payless S... - Web site operator to pay $1.38 million settlement in copyright lawsuit.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-06-08) Several members of the Motion Picture Association of America, including Viacom Inc.'s Paramount Pictures and Walt Disney Co., brought a lawsuit against Cinematube.net, a website operated by Georgian Tien "Timothy" Tran, alleging that the website illegally posted copyrighted movies. In a recent announcement pertaining to... - Labor Lawsuit Settled for $625,000
May-8-08 Tonawanda, NY The town board of Tonawanda, New York decided on May 5, 2008 to settle a labor lawsuit for $625,000. The labor lawsuit had been filed by 120 of the town's former and current police officers, who alleged the city didn't pay them for overtime between the years of 2003 and 2005. The decision to settle the suit was unanimous with all four bo... - Daytona Beach to approve $15,000 settlement in protester lawsuit.
Daytona, FL: (May-05-08) Elizabeth Book, a topless protester, brought charges against Daytona Beach, alleging that she was wrongly arrested for nudity. Records show that 45-year-old Book has shown her breasts publicly since 2004 in protest of the city's public nudity ordinance. Court documents reveal that she was arrested in March 2004 and again in July... - Construction company to pay $13,300 settlement in OSHA lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (May-05-08) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) brought charges against A. W. Oaks & Sons, a Racine construction company, over a December 2007 incident, in which a trench collapsed killing a Racine man. The federal agency cited the company for three safety violations. Sources stated that a settlement was reached by the... - Hillside to pay $22,000 settlement in breach of contract lawsuit.
Macomb County, MI: (May-05-08) Hillside Productions, the operator of Freedom Hill Amphitheater, brought a lawsuit against Macomb County, alleging that the county violated its Constitutional rights and breached its contract with Hillside. Hillside initially claimed the county owed it $250 million, mostly resulting from a supposed killing of a potentially... - School agrees to pay student $70,000 settlement in negligence lawsuit.
Pittsgrove, NJ: (May-06-08) An 11-year-old girl brought a lawsuit against the Pittsgrove Middle School, alleging that she suffered a foot and ankle injury in gym class, as a result of the school's negligence. The suit stated that school representatives failed to warn of the existence of danger and were inattentive in their maintenance of a running path,... - Woman to pay $48,530 settlement in TennCare lawsuit.
Blount County, TN: (May-05-08) The State Department of Finance and Administration brought a lawsuit against Angela L. Teffeteller, a Blount County woman, accusing her of accepting TennCare and food stamp benefits she isn't eligible for. The 36-year-old Maryville woman was charged with nine counts of food stamp fraud, six counts of TennCare fraud, and one... - Electronic Evolution pays $80,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Reno, NV: (May-06-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Electronic Evolution Technologies, a Reno manufacturer who specializes in circuit board assembly, alleging that it failed to file required reports about toxic chemicals. The suit was filed after federal officials found violations as a result of a routine inspection in Ap... - Texas City to pay $91,400 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Texas City, TX: (May-05-08) Steve Cooley, the president of the Texas City firefighters' union, brought charges against the city, seeking a promotion and back pay. The suit, filed in 2006, claimed that the city passed over Cooley for promotion because of his union activities. In its defense, the city said that it denied Cooley the promotion as he lacked l... - Insurance company pays $6.5 million settlement in construction lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (May-05-08) The city brought a lawsuit against Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co., the insurer for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, after the 2004 collapse of two bridge piers on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway. Another suit was brought against Figg Engineering, PCL Civil Constructors and URS Corp., over the constructio... - Water company to pay $9 million settlement in federal lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (May-05-08) The US Department of Justice and the National Park Service brought charges against Water Supply and Storage Co., alleging that the company caused damages to natural resources in Rocky Mountain National Park five years ago. The civil suit was filed by the Justice department, on behalf of the US Department of the Interior. It was br... - Herley to pay $9.5 million settlement in obstruction lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-05-08) The US Government brought criminal and civil charges against Herley Industries Inc., a Lancaster, PA, based aerospace, defense and medical products company, alleging that it obstructed an audit relating solely to sales in 2002 of power heads to the US government. The federal suit also accused Herley's former chairman, Lee B... - Norbord to pay $32.2 million settlement in class action lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-05-08) A class action antitrust lawsuit was brought against Norbord Inc., by plaintiffs who purchased Oriented strand board (OSB). In a recent development, company spokespersons stated that the company had agreed to enter into a settlement agreement in the OSB Antitrust Litigation to avoid further costs and reduce the risks that usuall... - Jim Wells County to pay $110,000 settlement in lawsuit.
Austin, TX: (May-05-08) Javier Gonzales, an Austin man, brought a lawsuit against the Jim Wells County Task Force, alleging that they wrongly seized money from him in 2005. Javier Gonzales's suit was brought in the Southern District of Texas US District Court in July 2007, in which he claimed that the task force placed a seizure on $10,000 of his money... - $5 million settlement reached in environmental lawsuit.
Granite City, IL: (May-02-08) An environmental damage lawsuit was brought by the American Bottom Conservancy and the Sierra Club against United States Steel Corp. and Gateway Energy and Coke Co., a unit of Philadelphia-based Sun-oco Inc., two companies planning a $570 million project to construct and operate a coke plant and a cogeneration facility in Gr... - Medical Supply Firm Settles Sexual Harassment Suit
May-6-08 Newport News, VA A medical supply firm located in Newport News settled a sexual harassment lawsuit for $70,000. The suit was filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and accused the firm of creating a hostile work environment for six women. In 2006, the owner and president of Burlington Medical Supplies, Dennis Schwartz, was accused of makin... - School district to pay $35,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Detroit, MI: (May-02-08) Lora Manders, a former Napoleon High School counselor, brought a lawsuit against Napoleon Community Schools, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated. She stated that she filed suit to seek lost wages after she claimed she was fired unfairly. The 2006 suit stated that Manders was harassed and then asked to leave in retaliation... - Baton Rouge to pay $1 million settlement in wrongful conviction lawsuit.
Baton Rouge, LA: (May-02-08) Gene Bibbins, a Baton Rouge man, brought charges against the city, after he served more than 16 years in the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola for a rape he didn't commit. Bibins alleged that investigating police officers ignored the 13-year-old victim's description of the rapist, who was described as having long, curly...