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Orange Beach, AL: (Apr-03-08) Checkers restaurant co-founder, and Mobile, AL native Jim Mattei, brought a lawsuit against John Case and Rick Phillips, along with OB Development, developers of the defunct Mandalay Beach Resort in Orange Beach, alleging that they defaulted on a $45 million loan used to buy Gulf-front property. The suit claimed that in late... - UPCO to pay $165,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Phoenix, AZ: (Apr-03-08) The state Attorney General Terry Goddard and Steve Owens, director of the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality, brought charges against Universal Propulsion Co., alleging that there were 17 counts of violations of air quality and hazardous waste laws at its north Phoenix plant. The suit claimed that the company's North Pho... - Puget Sound Energy to pay $1.25 million settlement in maintenance records lawsuit.
Seattle, WA: (Apr-03-08) The Utilities and Transportation Commission brought charges against Puget Sound Energy, after investigations revealed that there were 209 violations in phony gas pipeline inspection records. The suit claimed that Puget Sound's subcontractor, Pilchuck Contractors Inc. of Kirkland, WA falsified and altered safety maintenance record... - Lake Worth, FL to pay $500,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Tallahassee, FL: (Apr-03-08) Lisa Freeman-Salazar and Andy Salazar brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, after their 5-year-old daughter, Alexandria, died in a traffic accident. The suit accused the city of failing to replace a stolen stop sign, a factor that contributed to the accident, resulting in her death, on October 2004 at Seventh Ave... - Washington to pay $700,000 settlement in racial employment lawsuit.
Olympia, WA: (Apr-02-08) Randy Davis of University Place, a longtime Department of Ecology worker, brought a lawsuit against the state of Washington, alleging that he was denied promotion because he is black. Davis filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, stating that he was discriminated against on the basis of race. The co... - Coral Gables to pay $150,000 settlement in back pay lawsuit.
Coral Gables, FL: (Apr-02-08) Several police officers and fire unions brought lawsuits against the City of Coral Gables, over issues pertaining to its public safety employees. Several police officers sued stating that they were owed money due to them for over two years. The suit, filed in US District Court in January 2008, stated that the officers were o... - Attorney Scott R. Shepherd on WhistleBlowers, Securities, and Consumer Class Action
Apr-4-08 Philadelphia, PA: Scott R. Shepherd is a founding partner in Shepherd, Finkelman, Miller and Shah, LLC , a national law firm with offices in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Florida, Connecticut, and Wisconsin. A 1985 graduate of the University of Chicago Law School, Shepherd founded the firm in 1998. LawyersandSettlements (LAS): What are the main areas of y... - City to pay $75,000 settlement to deaf woman in 911 services lawsuit.
New Braunfels, TX: (Apr-02-08) Maria Salinas, a deaf woman who uses American Sign Language to communicate and lacks proficiency in written or spoken English, brought a lawsuit against the city of New Braunfels, alleging that the city failed to provide her with an interpreter in a timely manner during a 911 emergency. The suit claimed that Salinas made th... - Private school to pay $34,500 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Salt Lake City, UT: (Apr-02-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit against Reid School, a private school in Salt Lake City, alleging that it discriminated against one of its employees because she was pregnant. The commission's lawsuit claimed that the school had discriminated against preschool teacher Tawna Pippin, a three-y... - Town to pay $1.275 million settlement in real property lawsuit.
Mount Prospect, IL: (Apr-02-08) Mount Prospect, IL brought an eminent domain lawsuit against the Meersman family, who own three properties, 30 W. Busse Ave., where a hair salon operates, 34 W. Busse Ave., the site of a parking lot and 16 W. Northwest Highway, the Meersman law offices. Sources on both sides stated that as part of recent negotiations... - Vermont Correction Dept. to pay $25,000 settlement in religion lawsuit.
Montpelier, VT: (Apr-02-08) Gordon Bock of Northfield brought a lawsuit against the Vermont Corrections Department, alleging that he was denied traditional food and religious observances while incarcerated at a Vermont prison. Bock, 53, was being held at St. Albans and Newport in late 2004 and 2005, where he stated he was denied his religious liberty in... - County approves $300,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Pittsburg, CA: (Apr-02-08) The parents of Deonna Green, a 2-year-old Pittsburg girl, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Contra Costa County, after the toddler died eating baking soda while in the care of her foster mother. Mikisa Boone and Marvin Green sued the county in May 2007, accusing the county of negligence, alleging that social workers fail... - MasTec, Inc. to pay $8.7 million settlement in natural gas line lawsuit.
Coos county, OR: (Apr-02-08) Coos County brought a lawsuit against Miami based MasTec, Inc., over the construction of a natural gas pipeline. The suit, filed in 2004, stated that there were several problems associated with the construction, including four lawsuits from private landowners against the County and MasTec accusing them of property damage, whi... - Aberdeen, State of WA to pay $450,000 settlement in storm accident lawsuit.
Aberdeen, WA: (Apr-02-08) Lacey Hicks, a young Aberdeen woman, brought a personal injury lawsuit against the City of Aberdeen, after she was seriously injured in a 2006 storm. The suit claimed that high winds caused a light pole on the Chehalis River Bridge to fall onto Hicks's car, leaving her trapped and severely injured. Records show that it took half... - Retailer to pay $24 million settlement in debit/credit card data lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (Apr-02-08) MasterCard International Inc. brought a lawsuit against TJX Cos. Inc., over the company's security breach in which customers' credit and debit card data was stolen from its computer systems. Sources stated that the Framingham, MA, based off-price retailer, which operates the T.J. Maxx, Marshalls and Home Goods stores, announced a... - American Ballet Theatre to pay $18,000 settlement in age discrimination lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Apr-02-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against the New York-based American Ballet Theatre, alleging that it discriminated against one of its trumpeters on the basis of his age. The suit stated that the theatre company wrongly fired the trumpeter because he was deemed to be too old at 74. The EEOC ac... - StoresOnline, Inc. to pay $130,000 settlement in websites lawsuit.
Norwalk, CT: (Apr-02-08) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Storesonline, Inc., which also operates under the name Imergent, Inc., alleging that the company's online businesses made unrealistic and deceptive claims regarding its virtual storefronts. The company sets up online businesses or creates websites for existing c... - Denver pays $30,000 settlement in wrongful arrest lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (Apr-02-08) Brad Braxton brought a wrongful arrest lawsuit against the city of Denver, CO, alleging that he was arrested in December 2007, for a crime he didn't commit. Braxton's suit claimed that he was arrested and jailed for nine days without going before a judge, despite the fact that he repeatedly pleaded that he was innocent. Sources cl... - Maryland agrees to $400,000 settlement in state trooper lawsuit.
Baltimore, MD: (Apr-02-08) A federal civil lawsuit was filed against the state of Maryland in 1998, by civil rights attorneys representing 14 African American motorists, alleging that state troopers unfairly harassed them because they were racial minorities. Court records show that of the 14 who sued, only six plaintiffs remain as eight had dropped out o... - Power company to pay $85.7 million settlement in electricity lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-02-08) The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) brought charges against Midway Sunset Cogeneration Co., over its role in the Western US energy crisis and the resulting price hike in 2000 and 2001. Records show that California experienced a power supply crisis in 2000, after a drought that cut Western hydropower supplies com...