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Santa Barbara, CA: (Apr-04-08) The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades for District Council 36 brought charges against Ryan's Painting, the business responsible for the painting of the UCSB San Clemente Student Housing Project, alleging that it owed 10 of the workers back pay and other monies. Sources associated with the project stated that... - MEGA Life & Health to pay $5.6 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Portland, ME: (Apr-04-08) State regulators brought charges against MEGA Life and Health Insurance Co., a unit of specialty insurer HealthMarkets, alleging that the unit overcharged customers in Maine from 2004 to 2007. The company is a division of North Richland Hills-based HealthMarkets, formerly known as UICI, which sells individual health insurance po... - Judge orders $29,323 in fines for courtroom misconduct during lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (Apr-04-08) Charges were brought against Aaron Wider, a mortgage company owner from Long Island, NY, and his lawyer Joseph Ziccardi of Chicago, alleging misconduct in the courtroom during a civil lawsuit. Records of the proceedings show that Wider used expletives during his deposition some 73 times, shocking US District Court Judge Edua... - Democrat ordered to pay $1 million settlement to Republican in phone call lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-04-08) Congressman John Boehner, a Republican from OH, brought charges against Congressman Jim McDermott, a Democratic member of Congress from Washington, alleging that he gave two newspapers an illegally recorded telephone call between Boehner and other GOP officials. In his defense, McDermott stated that he was taking a stand for t... - Roxane Labs to pay undisclosed settlement in drug lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (Apr-04-08) Nabi Biopharmaceuticals brought a lawsuit against Roxane Laboratories, based in Columbus, OH, and Fresenius Medical Care Holdings Inc, a German company, over PhosLo GelCaps, one of its former drug products. Records show that Fresenius Medical Care Holdings bought the PhosLo product line from Nabi in late 2006. The suit was brou... - Microsoft to pay $364.7 million settlement in technologies lawsuit.
San Diego, CA: (Apr-04-08) Alcatel-Lucent brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Microsoft Corporation, alleging that it infringed on two of its patents related to handwriting recognition technology. The suit claimed that Microsoft used handwriting recognition technology in its Tablet PC operating system, which was an infringement of pattern recog... - XO Holdings, Inc. reaches $8 million settlement in shareholder's lawsuit.
Wilmington, DE: (Apr-04-08) R2 Investments LDC brought a lawsuit against billionaire Carl Icahn, Chairman of Icahn's Elk Associates LLC, and XO Holdings Inc. XO, based in Herndon, VA, sells telecommunications services to business customers, including local and long-distance voice, data and Internet access, and has 6,700 miles of fiber-optic cable in 37 U... - Norman considers $75,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Norman, OK: (Apr-04-08) The family of 17-year-old Richard Lee Sanchez brought a lawsuit against the city of Norman, OK, after the teenager was shot and killed by Norman Police Officer Chad Vincent, after several alleged violent crimes and a high-speed chase on September 26, 2005. Records verify that the tort claim was lodged against the City of Norman, o... - Columbia to pay $150,000 settlement in real estate development lawsuit.
Columbia, TN: (Apr-04-08) Dr. Tom Moore brought a lawsuit against the city of Columbia, TN, stating that his practice suffered as a result of the closure of an access road from US Highway 31 beside the Greenwood Cemetery. City officials stated that the access was shut after a series of unmarked graves were discovered during the building of an auto parts... - McDonald's franchises to pay $505,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Durango, CO: (Apr-04-08) Four former McDonald's workers brought a lawsuit against the fast food giant, alleging that they faced sexual harassment while on the job. The suit claimed that the female workers' manager, 24 year-old at the time, harassed the girls' by biting their breasts, grabbing their buttocks and making several sexual comments beginning i... - Columbus to pay up to $30 million settlement in correctional facilities lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (Apr-03-08) A lawsuit was brought against the state of Ohio and its Department of Youth Services, alleging that excessive force was being used against girls at the Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility. The allegations claimed that the state's youth prisons are overcrowded and understaffed and fail to educate children behind bars or keep th... - Company pays $45,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Boise, ID: (Apr-03-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Treasure Valley Manufacturing and Recycling Co., alleging that the company allowed workers to harass and threaten Hispanic and Mexican co-workers. Sources stated that the two parties agreed to resolve the allegations by entering into a settlement agreement. ... - School pays $175,000 settlement in student rights lawsuit.
Morris County, NJ: (Apr-03-08) Alexander Veman, a 24-year-old deaf Rockaway Township man, brought a lawsuit against the Morris County School of Technology, alleging that the school discriminated against him by failing to provide required interpreting services in the classroom. The suit stated that as per the federal Americans with Disabilities Act, New J... - Cheswold to pay $341,000 settlement in wrongful discharge lawsuits.
Dover, DE: (Apr-03-08) Edward Ryan, a former Cheswold Town Manager, brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against the town, alleging that the town breached its contract in unlawfully firing him. Suspended police officer Elliot Rosario also brought similar charges after he was put off his job. Records testified that the Delaware Supreme Court upheld a lo... - Judge Stands Firm on Decision to Proceed with Wrongful Termination Suit Against ORU
Apr-6-08 Tulsa, OK: The judge who is presiding over a wrongful termination suit against Oral Roberts University (ORU) by two former professors for the university, has ruled that the lawsuit will continue. The professors Tim and Paulita Brooker allege discovering wrongdoing on the part of the university's prior president. They believe they were forced from their p... - Law Professor Roger Baron on Subrogation and ERISA Reform
Apr-6-08 Vermillion, SD: Roger Baron is a recognized authority on insurance law and subrogation. He advised attorney Maurice Graham in the controversial Debby Shank litigation in Missouri. In that case, Shank, who suffered severe permanent brain injuries in a traffic accident, was successfully sued by her employer, Wal-Mart, for recovery of nearly $500,000 in med... - Sayreville to pay $82.7 million settlement in battle over real estate.
Sayreville, NJ: (Apr-03-08) After being locked in a legal battle over a 400-acre piece of waterfront property, National Lead Industries and Sayreville County have entered into a settlement agreement, resolving the prolonged dispute. Under the terms of the settlement agreement, National Lead Industries will be paid $82.7 million for its prized property in... - BJ's Warehouse Club to pay $100,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (Apr-03-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed charges against BJ's Wholesale Club, over its Homestead store, alleging that the store created a hostile workplace when one of BJ's managers subjected a Puerto Rican employee and a black employee to offensive slurs based on race and national origin. The EEOC said that the... - Construction companies pay $40,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Phoenix, AZ: (Apr-03-08) The Maricopa County Air Quality Department brought charges against Vratsinas Construction Co., and Rowland Co., two Valley construction companies, alleging that there were air quality violations at the their facilities. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement reached, the companies agreed to pay more t... - Surgeon to pay $1.5 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Little Rock, AR: (Apr-03-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Dr. Patrick Chan, 43, a Searcy neurosurgeon, accusing him of bribery and fraud. Sources indicate that Chan admitted he demanded and received kickbacks, and has been sentenced by US District Court Judge Susan Webber Wright to three years probation. Additionally, the decree ordered him to p...