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Platteville, WI: (Mar-24-08) Brett Timmerman, an openly gay former college student, brought a lawsuit against a man who attacked him with anti-gay slogans, appealing to Wisconsin's hate crime law, which provides special damages for victims of violence on the basis of sexual orientation. The suit stated that Timmerman, who was at the time a student at Uni... - Michigan to pay $300,000 settlement in contract lawsuit.
Lansing, MI: (Mar-24-08) State housing chief Michael DeVos and the state of Michigan have been embroiled in a legal battle, over his firing as director of the Michigan State Housing and Development Authority. DeVos quit under compulsion, after a year of altercations with Gov. Jennifer Granholm and with some members of his board, over alienated low-income... - Greene County to pay $85,000 settlement in trespassing lawsuit.
Greene County, VA: (Mar-24-08) Michael Morris brought a lawsuit against the Greene County sheriff's department, alleging that the deputies interfered in a custody battle. Records state that Sheriff's deputies got involved when the mother called for help, and took a toddler, who had been living with her father, Michael Morris, most of her young life, by f... - Tomato grower to pay undisclosed settlement in lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (Mar-24-08) The family of Carlos Candelario Herrera, a 3-year-old boy, brought a personal injury claim against tomato grower Ag-Mart, after the boy was born with no arms and no legs. The suit claimed that the child's parents worked in Ag-Mart's fields, in NC and in FL, while his mother was pregnant in 2004. The parents alleged that the birth d... - Yuma County to pay up to $250,000 proposed settlement in property tax lawsuit.
Yuma County, AZ: (Mar-24-08) Qwest Corporation brought a lawsuit against several governments throughout Arizona, including Yuma County, alleging that the governments overtaxed Qwest on various properties in the state of Arizona. The Arizona Department of Revenue and all 15 state counties are named as defendants in the suit. The three-year-old suit claime... - Dover to pay $600,000 settlement in financial reporting lawsuit.
Worcester, MA: (Mar-24-08) A lawsuit was brought against Littleton-based equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery Inc., over the company's financial advisory services before the company's 2005 IPO. Sources close to the case stated that the company reached a settlement with the plaintiff, in which it paid out $600,000 to resolve allegations. Additionally, compa... - Biovail to pay $10 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-24-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Biovail Corp., a Canadian pharmaceutical company, and several of its current and former top executives, alleging accounting fraud. The commission's lawsuit claimed that the company overstated earnings and hid losses to deceive investors and meet quarterly and annu... - Dex Cool Settlement: Interview with Eric Gibbs
Mar-25-08 San Francisco, CA: "From the perspective of our clients, the Dex Cool settlement is quite an achievement," says lawyer Eric H. Gibbs, of Girard Gibbs LLP. "There are over 100 named plaintiffs and hundreds of thousands of class members, making this one of the largest recoveries arising from allegations of automobile defects that I know of." A number of l... - Blackwood to pay $500,000 settlement in assault lawsuit.
Norwich, NY: (Mar-24-08) A young Norwich woman, who wishes to stay unnamed, filed a complaint with the New York State Division of Human Rights, after a spate of unnerving incidents, including being raped by her boss. The 19-year old woman was raped by her boss in October 2006, in his former apartment on Broad Street in Norwich. Her mother stated that her... - VT University proposed $4 million settlement for 2007 slayings.
Richmond, VA: (Mar-24-08) In a recent announcement, Virginia state officials declared that the state will pay $100,000 to the families of those killed in the Virginia Tech massacre. The move was initiated as a way to prevent lawsuits from the families of the 32 killed and dozens of surviving victims. In the April 26, 2007 disaster, Seung-Hui Cho, a menta... - Attorney Charles W. Shipley Speaks on Messing with Farmers and the Environment
Mar-25-08 Tulsa, OK LawyersandSettlements heard from Tulsa attorney Chuck Shipley recently when he alerted us to a recent $21 million class action verdict against OK Foods of Fort Smith, Arkansas on behalf of 300 chicken farmers. When we spoke to him, he was just back from a week off. We didn't need to ask many questions! LawyersandSettlements (LAS): Where have... - Homeowner to pay $25,000 settlement in tenant druglord lawsuit.
Janesville, WI: (Mar-21-08) The city brought charges against Lynn A. Johnston, the primary resident and acting landlord of a drug house, and Evelyn M. Garrity, owner of the property, alleging that the house was a public nuisance. The suit, filed in October 2007, claimed that the house endangered the comfort, health and safety of the public. The city's la... - Former housing authority head to pay $40,000 settlement in ethics lawsuit.
Venango County, PA: (Mar-21-08) The Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission brought charges against Edwin Evans, the former executive director of Venango County Housing Authority, alleging that he misappropriated funds in the amount of $170,585. Records show that Evans is the second former Housing Authority employee charged by the Ethics Commission in recen... - Train operators to pay undisclosed settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Burlingame, CA: (Mar-21-08) The family of Fatih Kuc, 13, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Caltrain, SamTrans, Amtrak, and others, after the teenager was killed on train tracks. The suit, brought in March 2007, claimed that the accident occurred due to the lack of safety fencing around the tracks in the area. The suit stated that Kuc died af... - Concord to pay $85,000 settlement to mother in prison death lawsuit.
Concord, NH: (Mar-21-08) Constance Cuddemi brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Concord, alleging that her son Joseph Smith, who had been in prison on a parole violation for less than an hour, hanged himself from exposed ceiling pipes. Cuddemi stated that her son was without sufficient supervision though he was questioned about his past s... - Gilroy to pay $130,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Gilroy, CA: (Mar-21-08) Balbina and Jesus Mendoza-Trejo Sr., the parents of a 5-year-old boy, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Gilroy, after the boy was struck and killed by a truck nearly two years ago. The suit, filed in January 2007, stated that the city was responsible for the death of Brayan Trejo, who was killed in June 2006 whi... - Company to pay $5.2 million settlement in car crash lawsuit.
Fulton, GA: (Mar-21-08) Debra Ford brought a personal injury claim against International Paper Co. employee Vanessa C. McGrogan, alleging that she rear ended her car while driving, and using a cell phone. The suit stated that McGrogan was using her company-supplied cell phone as she drove west on Interstate 16 near Dublin when she crashed into Ford's car... - NHLPA will pay $400,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Detroit, MI: (Mar-21-08) Former National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) executive director Ted Saskin brought a lawsuit against the NHLPA, alleging wrongful termination. The suit claimed that Saskin was fired in May 2007, for accessing the private e-mail accounts of various players. He was accused of reading the private mail of particularly t... - Indian Tribes to get $52 million settlement in Michigan Keno lawsuit.
Traverse, MI: (Mar-21-08) The Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians in Petoskey and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians in Manistee, brought charges against the state of Michigan, alleging that it violated its 1998 compacts with the two tribes when the Michigan Lottery Bureau launched Club Keno in October 2003. The tribes claimed that it was a c... - Goshen to pay $170,000 settlement in building project lawsuit.
Goshen, NY: (Mar-21-08) Charges were brought against the city of Goshen, after the library board had quietly attempted for about two years to part ways with architect Peter Hoffmann, who was hired 14 years ago to design the proposed library that voters rejected recently. The proposed library of 28,000 square feet and a price tag of $19.7 million was wide...