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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... - Aviation companies to pay $18.4 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Omaha, NE: (Apr-01-08) Three families brought a wrongful death lawsuit against American Eurocopter, Eurocopter S.A., Duncan Aviation of Lincoln, CIT Leasing Corporation, Societe D' Applications Des Machines Motrices, and Dunlop Limited, over the 2002 crash of a medical helicopter in Norfolk. The suit stated that 41-year-old Lori Schrempp, an emergency ro... - Fayetteville to pay $250,000 settlement in accident lawsuit.
Fayetteville, AR: (Apr-01-08) Gary Weller, the former Pine Forest High School football coach, brought a lawsuit against the city of Fayetteville, after he was the victim of a road rampage. The suit, filed in 2007, stated that Weller was nearly killed in a hit-and-run incident involving a stolen city van in April 2004. His suit alleged that the city was n... - Dillard's to pay $500,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Little Rock, AR: (Apr-01-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought charges against Dillard's, the Little Rock, AR based department store chain, alleging that several of its employees faced sexual harassment while on the job. The suit was brought by the EEOC on behalf of 12 former female employees, who accused the store's man... - Waste service company pays $190,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Little Rock, AR: (Apr-01-08) Three women brought charges against BFI Waste Services, which does business as Allied Waste Services, alleging that they were discriminated against and not hired as drivers for the company. The women filed complaints with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission in September 2007, and the suit against the company was fi... - TV ratings company to pay undisclosed settlement in antitrust lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (Apr-01-08) erinMedia LLC, a Clerwater based company, brought a lawsuit against Nielson Media Research, a television rating venture, alleging that it operated a monopoly in measuring television audiences. The antitrust lawsuit was filed in 2005, when erinMedia president Frank Maggio, who at the time was trying to launch the television interact... - Cogema to pay $1.6 million settlement in land owner's lawsuit.
Webb County, TX: (Apr-01-08) Sara Alicia Trautmann and Arturo Tomas Benavides, two landowners, brought a lawsuit against Delaware-based Cogema Mining Inc., a uranium mining company, alleging that the company had breached its contract to restore their property to pre-mining conditions. The two plaintiffs stated that Cogema was to remove waste from the min... - Submarine base to pay $150,000 settlement in waste storage violations.
Boston, MA: (Apr-01-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the US Naval Submarine Base in Groton, CT, alleging that there was improper storage and management of hazardous wastes at its facility. The suit was filed after an EPA investigation in August 2006 that revealed that the base's hazardous waste storage facilities h... - Investor to pay $5 million settlement in fund management lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (Apr-01-08) The state Attorney General's office brought charges against Mark Lay, an Aliquippa man, alleging that a report showed that the state's Bureau of Workers' Compensation lost money in a fund managed by Lay's company. The suit filed by the state sought $216 million in compensation, stating that was the amount lost as a result of Lay... - Pima County will pay $6.5 million settlement in property tax dispute.
Tucson, AZ: (Apr-01-08) Qwest Communications International Inc. brought a lawsuit against Arizona and its 15 counties, alleging that its property had been overvalued by state assessors, causing the communications giant to pay too much in property taxes. Records testify that in 2006, a state court agreed to the company's allegations, stating that state as... - Menu Foods pays $53.8 million settlement in poisoning lawsuit.
Mount Laurel, NJ: (Apr-01-08) Pet owners in the United States and Canada brought lawsuits against Menu Foods, alleging that contaminated pet food resulted in the death of thousands of dogs and cats in North America. The suit, filed in 2007, stated that the pet foods, which are produced in bulk and sold as store brands, contained tainted wheat gluten, whi... - Ogden to pay $300,000 settlement in accident lawsuit.
Ogden, UT: (Apr-01-08) Mary Frances Stone brought a personal injury lawsuit against the city of Ogden, after a police dog put a pickup truck into gear, severely injuring her. The suit stated that Stone, 43, was on her way to check her mailbox, when a 1990 Ford pickup truck assigned to Officer Taylor Finder, started toward her, hitting her in July 2006. ... - Bombardier Inc. will pay $189 million settlement in development lawsuit.
Montreal, Canada: (Apr-01-08) Bombardier Inc. has been embroiled in a legal tangle over the restructuring of the Metronet subway partnership in London, England. In a recent announcement, the company stated that it will pay US$189 million to the subcontractor to resolve the dispute. Bombardier said that the agreement will see the value of its rail divisio... - NC A&T State to pay $55,000 settlement in harassment lawsuit.
Greensboro, NC: (Mar-31-08) The Justice Department brought a lawsuit against North Carolina A&T State University, alleging that Tasha Murray and Mattie Smith, two former campus police dispatchers, faced sexual harassment while on the job. The Justice Department filed a lawsuit on their behalf in August 2007, in which it accused the University of failing... - Hooksett to pay $130,000 settlement in employment lawsuit.
Hooksett, NH: (Mar-31-08) Joanne Drewniak and Jessica Skorupski, two former employees, brought a lawsuit against the town of Hooksett, after they were fired for gossiping. The suit stated that the women were fired in April 2007, along with town assessor Sandra Piper and code enforcement officer Michelle Bonsteel. Records showed that the four had worked n... - Garrett Corp. to pay $45,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
Reinbeck, IA: (Mar-31-08) The State Attorney General Bob Brammer's office brought a lawsuit against the Garrett Corporation which operates Delta Sports in Reinbeck, alleging that there were air pollution law violations at the company's facility. Brammer stated that the company makes targets for hunters and law enforcement. The suit claimed that the compa... - City of Malone to pay $$37,500 settlement in building lawsuit.
Malone, NY: (Mar-31-08) Bianchi Demolition Services Inc., a Syracuse demolition company, brought a lawsuit against the Village of Malone, over a once-planned demolition of the Hotel Flanagan. The suit, filed in June 2005, stated that the village breached its contract with Bianchi, and that the company was owed the entire $459,000 it was awarded in Octobe... - Model train makers to pay $12 million settlement in trade secrets lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Mar-31-08) MTH Electric Trains brought a lawsuit against now bankrupt Lionel LLC, alleging that the company breached a trade-secrets pact and that it infringed a patented smoke-puffing technology that belonged to MTH. Records reveal that the two companies have resolved the dispute and entered into a settlement agreement, after a jury awa... - Blue Heron to pay undisclosed settlement in licensing lawsuit.
Cambridge, MA: (Mar-31-08) Codon Devices, Inc. brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Blue Heron Biotechnology, Inc., in the Federal District Court for the District of Delaware regarding five US patents the company allegedly infringed. Sources stated that four of the asserted patents are owned by Duke University and the other by the Massachusetts... - 3M Co. will pay $693,000 settlement in advertising lawsuit.
Fresno, CA: (Mar-31-08) Fresno County brought a lawsuit against 3M Co., alleging that the company sold undersized adhesive tapes. The suit stated that 3M's Scotch and Tartan brand adhesive and packaging tapes were 6% narrower than advertised. It accused the company of knowingly exaggerating the size of the adhesive tapes. The county said that the suit in...