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Milwaukee, WI: (Mar-18-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought a lawsuit against Kerry Inc., alleging that its IL plant leaked ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons into the environment. The suit followed an investigation that revealed that the food and beverage products supplier had failed to repair refrigeration equipment, which led to the lea... - Tarrant pays $14 million settlement in past taxes lawsuit.
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-18-09) The US Internal Revenue Service brought charges against Tarrant Apparel Group, over certain audits that were conducted and disclosed for fiscal years 1996 through 2002. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement agreement, resolving the tax dispute. Under the terms of settlement, Tarrant... - Hospital pays undisclosed settlement in health care class action lawsuit.
St. Louis, MO: (Mar-18-08) A class action lawsuit was brought against BJC HealthCare, a not-for-profit community benefit health-care provider, by two law firms who represented uninsured patients, alleging that the facility charged higher prices for uninsured patients and used predatory collection practices against patients who couldn't pay. The suit claime... - Mechanic's Diagnosis: Mesothelioma
Mar-19-08 Clanton, AL "My daddy was a mechanic for more than 50 years right here in Clanton," says Reginia Minor. "He owned Brand's Garage and drove a truck for as long as I can remember. But in May, 2000 he developed what we thought was lung cancer; he was scheduled for chemotherapy but he didn't make it: the doctor confirmed that it was mesothelioma." Frank Eds... - Salander to pay $994,375 settlement in landlord, tenant lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) The landlord of the East 71st Street gallery in New York brought a lawsuit against Salander-O'Reilly Galleries LLC, and its owner Lawrence Salander, alleging that he owed $1.9 million in rent dating to 2004. Court records show that Salander filed for bankruptcy on Nov. 5 in Poughkeepsie, New York, along with owner Lawrence Salan... - US Steel pays $301,800 settlement to end environmental suit.
Pittsburgh, PA: (Mar-17-08) The Allegheny County Health Department brought charges against United States Steel Corporation, a Pittsburgh-based steel maker, alleging that it had air pollution violations at two Pittsburgh plants. The health department filed the suit in order to check emissions at the Clairton Coke Works and the Edgar Thompson Works in Brad... - Books for Less Case Closed
Mar-18-08 Pittsburgh, PA: Books for Less has recently been embroiled in a legal battle with twenty-one prior employees. Thirteen of the twenty-one employees had been in the employ of the book giant's Blawnox warehouse. The twenty-one involved in the lawsuit will receive a portion of a joint settlement of $180,000. The lawsuit is due to discrimination both racial a... - Pomeroy to pay ex-CEO undisclosed settlement in employment lawsuit.
Hebron, OH: (Mar-17-08) Stephen E. Pomeroy, former President and CEO of Pomeroy IT Solutions, Inc., a provider of IT infrastructure solutions focused on enterprise, network and end-user technologies, brought charges against the company, alleging that it had breached his employment contract when he was wrongly fired. In its defense, Pomeroy IT Solut... - AccuSpec to pay $55,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Erie, PA: (Mar-17-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought a lawsuit against AccuSpec Electronic Services, an Erie County electronics company, alleging that it discriminated against a Hispanic worker. The EEOC brought the lawsuit against AccuSpec on behalf of Nancy Ortiz, who claimed she faced discrimination on the basis of her race. Th... - Sewer authority to pay $27,000 settlement in EPA violations lawsuit.
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-17-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Upper Southampton Sewer Authority in Southampton, Bucks County, PA, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that the authority sanctioned unpermitted sanitary sewer discharges to Mill Creek from 2002 through 2006, which were in vio... - Verizon, Actiontec pay undisclosed settlement in open source lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) Two software developers Erick Andersen and Rob Landley, brought a lawsuit against Verizon Communications, alleging that the telecom giant's broadband service violated the terms of the widely used open source agreement under which their product was licensed. The suit also named Verizon subcontractor Actiontec Electronics, who sup... - Dotcast to pay $12,000 settlement in patent infringement lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) Dotcast Inc., a company that engineers and provides digital broadcast technologies, brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Movie Gallery Inc., challenging the validity of Movie Gallery's license. Kent, WA-based Dotcast claimed that MovieBeam, a movies-on-demand service offered by Movie Gallery, which it no longer operates... - AIG to pay $13.5 million settlement in compliance lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-17-08) The Pennsylvania Insurance Department brought charges against American International Group Inc., after the department investigated AIG and some of its Pennsylvania-domiciled insurance company units. Insurance Department officials stated that a settlement had been reached in the case, in which American International Group ag... - Our Daily Meds: This New Book is an Eye-Opener
Mar-18-08 New York, NY A new book about the pharmaceutical industry slams drug makers, and makes the case for a nation hooked on prescription drugs—which is exactly what Big Pharma wants. Our Daily Meds' - How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves Into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen is a... - Building Satisfaction Nimishillen settlement fire station lawsuit contractor builder babik b&j electric
Nimishillen, OH: (Mar-17-08) R.P. Babik Construction and B&J Electric brought a lawsuit against Nimishillen township, over costs associated with the building of a new fire station. The suit, filed in 2006 claimed that the township owed the contractors money for their work on the station and dispatch center at 8000 Columbus Rd. NE. The dispute centered o... - Honeywell to pay $12 million settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Baton Rouge, LA: (Mar-17-08) A federal lawsuit was brought against Chemical & Metals Industries Inc. (C&MI), a Colorado company, alleging that it shipped hazardous materials in a mislabeled container that contributed to the death of Delvin Henry, a 32-year-old employee of Honeywell International of Baton Rouge, LA. The suit claimed that C&MI was liable o... - Reebok to pay $1 million settlement in lead charm lawsuit.
Minneapolis, MN: (Mar-17-08) A lawsuit was brought against shoe giant Reebok, after a four-year-old Minneapolis boy died of lead poisoning after swallowing part of a charm bracelet given away with a pair of athletic shoes. The death lead to a series of highly publicized toy recalls nationwide and brought charges against Reebok by US Consumer Product Safe... - Asarco LLC proposes $33 million settlement over Green Valley mine.
Tucson, AZ: (Mar-17-08) The US Department of the Interior and the Tohono O'odham Nation of American Indians have been embroiled in a legal dispute with Tucson-based Asarco LLC over rights in the Mission Mine, near Green Valley. Asarco has proposed a settlement in an environmental claim over the Mission Mine on March 14, 2008, which is to cost it $33 mill... - Montana to pay $700,000 settlement to land owners in water pollution lawsuit.
Helena, MT: (Mar-17-08) Several land owners along Big Spring Creek near Lewistown brought lawsuits against the state of Montana, and chemical giant Monsanto Co., alleging that their property lost value after PCBs in paint used on fish hatchery raceways contaminated the creek. The suit was brought by the landowners following a 10-year-old boy's science ex... - Back Pay Hearing is Delayed
Mar-18-08 Lafayette, LA: Police officers, city marshals, and firefighters for Lafayette filed a lawsuit against the city for back pay owed in the form of unpaid wages . However, the hearing for the ongoing lawsuit has been postponed since there are questions regarding the amount in which the employees are owed. This has come after months of multiple settlement offe...