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Pinellas, FL: (Apr-11-08) The family of E'Traveon Johnson, a Fairmount Park Elementary student, brought a lawsuit against the Pinellas School Board, after the child was struck by a car after running away from his St. Petersburg elementary school in 2005. Records of the incident show that he ran away from the school and was struck by a Cutlass Supreme as... - Pending approval, settlement to bring $50.5 million in bank fees lawsuit.
Springfield, IL: (Apr-11-08) Illinois banks brought a lawsuit against the Blagojevich administration, after the governor raised fees on financial institutions in order to help pay for alleged general state costs. The suit claimed that the increases were too high, and that the fees the banks paid should be used for regulating banks, not regular state expe... - Attorney Brian J. Glick on Insurance, Medical Malpractice, and Medical Device Liability
Apr-15-08 Boca Raton, FL: Attorney Brian J. Glick says that "he works for the people, not the powerful." What that involves, and how it can change things for the better, was the subject of our interview. LawyersandSettlements (LAS): How would you describe your practice? Brian J. Glick (BJG): It's all what we call liability work, people injured as a result o... - City to pay $600,000 settlement in gender bias lawsuit.
Somerset, MA: (Apr-11-08) Kim Pelletier, a former highway department worker, brought a lawsuit against the town of Somerset, alleging that she faced sexual harassment and discrimination, while on the job. Pelletier was the first female worker in the department who began to object to her work assignments and the fact that she was not allowed to drive a ne... - Developer offers $100,000 settlement in encroachment lawsuit.
Greenville, SC: (Apr-11-08) The Greenville City Council brought a lawsuit against the Cliffs at Glassy Inc. and Cliffs developer Jim Anthony, alleging that a private mountain road encroaches on public water land. City officials claimed that a more recent line drawn as surveys were completed for Cliff's lots shows the entire road crosses onto public land... - Acuity Insurance to pay $500,000 settlement in bicycle accident lawsuit.
Madison, WI: (Apr-11-08) G. Vaughn Stone brought a lawsuit against Acuity Insurance, alleging that the insurer refused to cover liability in a bike accident. The suit claimed that Stone had insurance through Acuity when he was hit by a van while riding his bike, leaving him severely injured. Records show that as a result of the crash, Stone suffered mult... - Wild Dunes to pay $18,000 settlement in littering lawsuit.
Charleston, SC: (Apr-11-08) The Ocean and Coastal Resource Management agency brought charges against state and property owners along the eroding beach at Wild Dunes, alleging that they littered the coast and marshes after storms in 2007, with thousands of sandbags. The Resource Management agency allegedly informed the property in June 2007 they fac... - Fraternity president to pay $150,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Lawrence, NJ: (Apr-11-08) The family of Gary DeVercelly Jr. brought a lawsuit against Michael Torney, the former president of a fraternity at Rider University, after the boy drank himself to death in 2007. The suit stated that DeVercelly, an 18-year-old freshman from Long Beach, CA, was a pledge at Phi Kappa Tau, a fraternity at Rider University, when he... - Atlas Air to pay $95,000 settlement in FAA violations lawsuit.
Purchase, NY: (Apr-11-08) The Federal Aviation Administration brought a lawsuit against air freight company, Atlas Air Worldwide Holdings Inc., and its subsidiary Atlas Air Inc., over maintenance issues. Company spokespersons claimed that a maintenance issue in May 2006 involved a single weld to an engine exhaust nozzle on one of Atlas's 747-200 Freighte... - Tyco agrees to pay $250 million settlement in bondholder's lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Apr-11-08) A group of bondholders brought a lawsuit against Tyco International Ltd., alleging that the company's plan to split into three companies was unfair to bondholders. The suit stated that as a result of the split, the company's sturdiest assets would be transferred into separate entities, rendering the company's bonds riskier and t... - Ework to pay undisclosed settlement in class action lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (Apr-11-08) A class action lawsuit was brought against eWork Markets Inc., a defunct Englewood business-leads service, alleging that the company and its parent San Francisco eWork Inc., oversaw a web-based referral service that made promises it was unable to keep. The suit stated that the company promised job bids for small business contracto... - Hotel to pay $165 million settlement in resort properties lawsuit.
Cincinnati, OH: (Apr-10-08) Park Cattle Co. brought a lawsuit against Columbia Sussex Corp., parent company of the Horizon Hotel and Casino in Stateline, over the lease for the Tahoe Horizon Resort. In a recent development in the lawsuit, sources close to the negotiations claimed that the two sides had reached a settlement agreement, resolving the civil... - Attorney Linda M. Dardarian on Structured Negotiation
Apr-12-08 Oakland, CA: Traditional litigation is often an expensive, time-consuming, and adversarial route to resolution. Sometimes it's inevitable, but some areas of law lend themselves to a collaborative approach that yields benefits for both sides. It's called structured negotiation, and Linda M. Dardarian, partner in Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen and Dard... - CNQ to pay undisclosed settlement in intellectual property lawsuit.
Vancouver, Canada: (Apr-10-08) TSX Inc. brought a lawsuit against Canadian Trading and Quotation System Inc. in June, 2007, alleging that the company infringed on its intellectual property. Sources close to the case revealed that the two companies agreed to resolve the dispute and have entered into a settlement agreement. Under the terms of settleme... - Enterprise Products to pay $270,275 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (Apr-10-08) The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality brought charges against Enterprise Product Partners LP, alleging that it had emission violations at its Mont Belvieu facility. Court records reveal that the Houston-based company received a notice from the Commission in October 2007, which stated that an administrative penalty would b... - PPH Class Action: Not Too Late
Apr-11-08 Kansas City, MO In the late 1990s, Agnes J. was tested for heart valve damage by Fen-Phen doctors—at that time she was involved in a lawsuit against the diet drug. Then she received a letter from a law firm representing the diet drug company stating that she possibly had primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) due to the pressure of her echogram being... - Staten Island to pay $1.5 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Staten Island, NY: (Apr-09-08) The family of Pio Canini brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Staten Island, after the 52-year-old Clifton resident died in the 2003 Staten Island Ferry crash. The family claimed that Canini was killed just a month after he gave away his daughter Tara, at her wedding. Canini was one of 11 people who died whe... - Winery owner to pay $300,000 settlement in property lease lawsuit.
Napa Valley, CA: (Apr-09-08) A lawsuit was filed against Napa County Supervisor Harold Moskowite, alleging that he assigned two parties the right to use the same space in a winery near Lake Berryessa. The suit stemmed from a dispute over space Moskowite rented to Richard "Bart" Barthelemy, for his St. Barthelemy label, and simultaneously to Moss Creek Wi... - Madison to pay $3 million settlement in tax lawsuit.
Madison, AL: (Apr-09-08)The Madison Board of Education brought a lawsuit against Madison County, alleging that between 1989 and 2004 the county collected taxes that should have been distributed to Madison, Huntsville city and Madison County schools but were put into the county's general fund instead. The 15-year tax mistake cased the lawsuit which origi... - Dental clinic chain to pay $10 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-09-08) The United States and the state of North Carolina brought charges against Medicaid Dental Center (MDC), a privately-owned chain of dental clinics in North Carolina previously known as Smile Starters and Carolina Dental Center, alleging that it caused false or fraudulent claims for payment to the North Carolina Medicaid program...