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Davenport, IA: (Mar-31-08) Cynthia Webb, a Davenport city employee, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that former Alderman Ron Van Fossen made sexually explicit comments and touched her in an over-friendly manner. The suit was filed in February 2007, which named both the city and Van Fossen as defendants. Sources report that the two side... - Driver to pay $100,000 proposed settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Madison County, IA: (Mar-31-08) Vicki Worthen brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Paul Roan of Edwardsville, after her husband died in an auto accident. The suit accused Roan of negligence, stating that his careless operation of his vehicle on August 24, 2007, caused it to overturn. The suit stated that Worthen's husband was Roan's passenger, and th... - Tranz Rail to pay $17 million settlement in securities lawsuit.
Wellington, New Zealand: (Mar-31-08) Thirty investors brought a lawsuit against Tranz Rail, alleging that they suffered losses due to an insider trading scam. The suit claimed that six defendants, including expatriate businessman and former Tranz Rail director David Richwhite, sold a combined 19% of Tranz Rail for about $83 million between February and M... - Atlantic City to pay $199,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Atlantic City, NJ: (Mar-31-08) Ricky Williams, a former Atlantic City firefighter, brought a lawsuit against the city, accusing a former fire captain of making racist threats against him. The suit was filed in 2005, with Williams claiming that Capt., Edmund Mawhinney draped a pillowcase over his head and threatened to burn down Williams' house in 2003. F... - Attorney Laura L. Ho on a Large-scale California Class Action
Apr-1-08 Oakland, CA: Laura L. Ho is a partner in Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen and Dardarian (GDBBD), a California firm practicing in a broad range of public interest class actions. A 1991 graduate of the University of Washington, Ho received a JD from the Yale University School of Law in 1994. Recently, as co-lead counsel in a California state class actio... - Ohio Crashes to Cost State $2.2 million
Apr-1-08 Columbus, OH In 2006, a fiery collision killed two state troopers and a woman near Gallipolis Ohio and now the state is looking to pay no less than $1 million in a wrongful-death lawsuit brought against the state. In another case, the state just finished paying out $1.2 million to a Warren, Ohio man's estate for a crash that took his life when a state t... - Island County to pay $300,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Island County, WA: (Mar-26-08) Former deputy prosecutor Amy Dempsey brought a lawsuit against Island County Prosecutor Greg Banks, over the 2006 election, at the time when former chief criminal deputy Steve Selby ran for prosecutor against Banks. Records state that Banks fired Selby, and employed Dempsey in the midst of the dispute. Dempsey eventually jo... - Springfield school committee pays $35,000 settlement in contract buyout.
Springfield, MA: (Mar-26-08) Quaboag Regional Middle/High School brought a lawsuit against principal C. Stephen Collins, alleging that he altered the grades for a friend's daughter, who needed an additional half-credit to graduate. Collins repeatedly denied the allegations, while claiming he was forced to resign from his post at the school. Records show... - Realtor pays undisclosed settlement in advertising lawsuit
Creston, IA: (Mar-26-08) Creston Realtor Lois Monday, doing business as Monday Realty, brought a lawsuit against former Realtor Ruth Bolinger, doing business as The Real Estate Store, in Union County District Court in January 2007. The suit alleged that an advertisement placed by Bolinger in The Exchange of Winterset, included a caricature resembling Mo... - Great City Schools to pay $75,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Birmingham, AL: (Mar-26-08) Stan Mims, former Superintendent of the Great City Schools, brought a lawsuit against the Birmingham Board of Education, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. The suit stated that Mims was fired early in March 2007, without severance pay, after being accused of altering a report critical of the school system before distr... - Chicago agrees to $11 million settlement in developers lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (Mar-26-08) Paul Schwendener Inc. and minority contractor G. M. Harston Construction Co. brought a lawsuit against the city of Chicago in 2001, seeking to recover as much as $64 million, after it was dismissed six months earlier amid massive cost overruns and long delays in completion of the high-profile park, located at Michigan Avenue and... - Richmond to pay $200,000 settlement in housing lawsuit.
Richmond, VA: (Mar-26-08) Dan Nicholson and Beth White, a Battery Park couple, brought a property damage lawsuit against the city of Richmond, over flooding that ruined their home. The suit claimed that the couple's home was destroyed in September 2006 by sewage-fouled floodwaters during Tropical Storm Ernesto. City officials stated that the city agreed... - True Green Lawn Care to pay $45,000 settlement in advertising lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Mar-26-08) Attorney General Jay Nixon brought a lawsuit against TruGreen Lawn Care in St. Louis City circuit court, over No Call law violations. The lawsuit was filed as part of a statewide No Call law violations crackdown. Sources at the Attorney General's office stated that Jay Nixon has collected over $380,000 in penalties in the last... - District agrees to pay $1.7 million in wrongful death lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (Mar-26-08) The family of 14-year-old Jaime Gough brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the Miami-Dade School District, after the teenager was stabbed to death in the bathroom of Southwood Middle School in 2004. Records show that the two sides agreed to resolve the dispute and entered into a settlement agreement. Under the terms of the deal... - Attorney Maurice B. Graham on Equitable Recovery
Mar-29-08 St. Louis, MO: Attorney Maurice B. Graham is a partner in Gray, Ritter and Graham, PC, a personal injury and complex business and commercial litigation firm. A 1962 JD graduate of the University of Missouri, Graham is former president of the Missouri Bar Association (1988-1989) and has served as a member and chairman of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee... - Inergy Propane announces refunds to customers as part of lawsuit settlement.
Gaylord, MI: (Mar-26-08) Michigan's Attorney General's Office brought charges against Inergy Propane, accusing the Gaylord company of price gouging. The suit claimed that customers of the following Inergy owned businesses: Gaylord Gas, Petoskey Propane, Blue Flame Gas, DeCock Bottled Gas, Lagasco Propane, McBride Oil & Propane, Northwest Energy, Pearl Ga... - National Air Cargo to pay $28 million settlement in cargo contract lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Mar-26-08) The federal government brought a lawsuit against National Air Cargo, alleging that the Orchard Park, NY, air cargo company defrauded the US Defense Department. The suit, which included criminal and civil charges against the company, was filed following a whistleblower complaints filed by Mark Oehm under the False Claims Act. T... - Power company agrees to $187 million settlement in utility lawsuit.
Washington, MD: (Mar-26-08) Constellation Energy brought a lawsuit against the state of Maryland, over the dismantling of its Calvert Cliffs nuclear plant. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, in which the energy giant has agreed to give 1.1 million electricity customers in the Washington-Baltimore area a one-time $... - Pharmacy to pay $315,000 settlement in disposal lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (Mar-26-08) State Attorney General Gregg Abbott brought charges against 20 CVS Pharmacy stores across Houston, over policies pertaining to customer identity theft. The suit stemmed from an incident in 2006, where prescription labels, pill bottles and computer print outs containing detailed personal medical information of customers were found... - Citigroup to pay $1.7 billion settlement in bankruptcy lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-26-08) Several Enron creditors brought claims against Citigroup Inc., alleging that they played a role in the company's faulty bookkeeping that led to Enron's collapse and bankruptcy in 2001. Subsequently creditors brought charges against nearly a dozen banks, including Citigroup. Sources stated that in a recent development in th...