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Newburgh, NY: (Apr-22-08) Dynegy, owner of the Roseton and Danskammer electric generating plants, brought a lawsuit against the town of Newburgh, over issues concerning over-payment of property taxes. The suit claimed that due to the increasing prices of homes in recent years, and compounded with the state's equalization rate, the taxes on the two power... - Refinery to pay $20,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (Apr-22-08) Forty seven current and former Newcastle area residents brought a lawsuit against Denver based Wyoming Refinery Co., alleging that a 2002 catalyst spill and other pollution from its refinery in Newcastle caused them inconveniences. The suit stated that there were complaints that emissions from the refinery aggravate and may even c... - Landfill pays $18,900 fine as settlement for clean air lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (Apr-22-08) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against the Crawford County Landfill, alleging that it had an air pollution control permit violation at its 5128 Lincoln Highway East facility near Bucyrus. EPA officials stated that as landfills are considered large air pollution sources due to gases produced as waste decompo... - Marina to pay $7,500 settlement in development lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (Apr-22-08) The Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) brought a lawsuit against Maryland Marina Properties, LLC, of Charles County, claiming that the company dredged tidal waters without an authorization, which was a violation of state law. State officials said that Maryland law (Title 16) requires that MDE be notified of any work c... - Denver, CO to pay $75,000 settlement in wrongful arrest lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (Apr-22-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against the city of Denver by David Nettles, who claimed that he was manhandled during a wrongful arrest. The suit, filed in US District Court over the December 2003 incident, named the city Police Chief Gerry Whitman and Officers Damian Naranjo, Michael Nuanes Jr. and Zachary Phillips as defendants. In h... - Developer to pay $6 million settlement in building permits lawsuit.
Collier County, FL: (Apr-22-08) A North Naples landowner filed a $240 million property rights claim against Collier County in May 2006, after county commissioners refused to loosen bald eagle protection rules at a high-rise condominium site, stating that he was unable to sell his land as a result of the statute. In a recent development in the year-long l... - Garlic processor to pay $60,000 settlement in water pollution lawsuit.
Gilroy, CA: (Apr-22-08) Santa Clara County and other federal agencies brought charges against Christopher Ranch, a Gilroy-based garlic processor, alleging that contaminated water spilled from the company facility into the Carnadero Creek. The suit claimed that the contaminated water deprived fish of oxygen and at least nine steelhead salmon, which are fe... - Cook County to pay $9 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuits.
Cook County, IL: (Apr-22-08) A series of wrongful death lawsuits were brought against Cook County by victims of the 2003 fire at the county's downtown Chicago administration building that killed six people. Records showed that the lawsuit named six defendants, the county being one of them. In a recent development in the case, sources stated that a settle... - Garbage company to pay $450,000 settlement in waste services lawsuit.
Pacifica, CA: (Apr-22-07) The city of Pacifica brought charges against Coastside Scavenger, a garbage company, alleging that the company under reported recycling revenues by over reporting green waste disposal charges totaling $387,510 from 2001-2004. The suit also claimed that the Coastside overcharged customers $246,846 in expenses attributable to its... - Mortgage rescue company to pay over $980,000 settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Seattle, WA: (Apr-21-08) The State Attorney General's Office brought a lawsuit against Foreclosure Assistance LLC, of Clearwater, FL, alleging that the company pocketed homeowners' money but failed to do anything that could concretely help them save their homes. Foreclosure Assistance LLC is a company that offered rescue services to homeowners struggling... - Settlement: Tainted Concrete
Hamilton, NJ: (Apr-21-08) New Jersey and the city of Edison brought charged against Ford Motor Co., alleging that the company used contaminated concrete from its former Route 1 auto plant at 10 construction sites throughout Central NJ. The suit was brought in conjunction with the state Department of Environmental Protection. The allegations stated that P... - Hampton pays $450,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Hampton, VA: (Apr-21-08) Former Hampton City Manager George Wallace brought a discrimination lawsuit against Hampton City and Council members Ross A. Kearney II, Angela Leary, Charles N. Sapp and Randy Gilliland after being fired in 2005. Wallace filed the suit against the city and four City Council members who voted to fire him, seeking $7.2 million. Th... - Accounting firm to pay $261,565 settlement in SEC lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-21-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Greek accounting firm Savvides & Partners/PKF Cyprus, alleging that it engaged in fraud in connection with its 1999 and 2000 audits of bankrupt software developer AremisSoft. Sources stated that the complaint, filed in March 2006, stated that PKF Cyprus issued a... - Alaron to pay $299,295 settlement in commodities lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (Apr-21-08) The Commodity Futures Trading Commission brought a lawsuit against Chicago-based Alaron Trading Corp., alleging that the company failed to properly supervise brokers dealing with customer accounts. The suit stated that between 2004 and 2006, Alaron failed to notice unauthorized trading for at least 25 clients. The federal agency... - Energy company to pay mare than $60 million settlement in pollution lawsuit.
Carlsbad, NM: (Apr-21-08) The New Mexico Environment Department brought charges against DCP Midstream LP, formerly Duke Energy Field Services, alleging that there were air quality violations at three of the company's natural gas plants, including one in Eddy County. Sources close to the case stated that the two sides have reached a settlement agreement i... - Attorney Steve Estep On Sports, Entertainment, and Securities Litigation
Apr-23-08 Atlanta, GA: Steve Estep had just finished an unexpected filing when LawyersandSettlements contacted him in his Atlanta office. "Fortunately, we have electronic filing these days," he said. "I don't think I'd be able to keep up without it." From his description of his practice, it's hard to disagree! LawyersandSettlements (LAS): Your biography shows th... - Philippines Government to pay $147.6 million settlement in receivables lawsuit.
Z�rich, Switzerland: (Apr-21-08) SGS, a Swiss inspection services firm, brought a lawsuit against the Government of the Philippines, over receivables linked to discontinued pre-shipment inspection contracts before 2002. In a recent announcement, the company's top officials stated that they have reached a settlement in the dispute, in which the Gover... - eBay consignor to pay $165,000 settlement in merchandise lawsuit.
Albany, NY: (Apr-21-08) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office brought charges against auction companies T.W. Conroy and Associates and its eBay drop-off store, My Sister the Lister, alleging that they defrauded those who provided them with merchandise to sell. The suit claimed that both T.W. Conroy and My Sister the Lister would ignore attempts... - Settlement reached in $10 million abused inmates lawsuit.
Richmond, VA: (Apr-21-08) A federal sexual-abuse lawsuit was brought against the city of Richmond by nine former inmates of a state women's prison in Chesterfield County, alleging that they were sexually harassed, which resulted in one of them getting pregnant. The suit claimed that nine women at the 260-inmate prison were forced into sexual acts and wer... - Marin County to pay $525,000 settlement in property owners lawsuits.
Marin County, CA: (Apr-21-08) Four Novato families brought lawsuits against Marin County and the Marinwood Community Services District, claiming that a fire road above them caused or contributed to a massive mudslide that inundated their homes during the violent storm of Dec. 31, 2005. The families whose Pacheco Valle homes were damaged in a landslide in...