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Ruidoso, NM: (Mar-13-08) The Forest Guardians, Gerald Ford and William Midkiff brought a lawsuit against the city of Ruidoso Downs, over issues related to river water quality and discharge of contaminants from the city's treatment plant. Court records state that the parties reached a consensus and entered into a settlement agreement, resolving the lawsui... - Charter captain pays $20,000 settlement in poaching lawsuit.
Ocean City, MD: (Mar-13-08) The Maryland Natural Resources Police brought charges against Stuart Lloyd Windsor, a veteran Ocean City charter fishing captain, alleging that he violated federal fisheries laws by having illegal fish on board his boat. The suit was filed after Natural Resources Police, working with the Delaware Division of Fish and Wildlife... - Pacific Gas & Electric pays undisclosed settlement in plant upgrade suit.
San Louis Obispo, CA: (Mar-13-08) The Coastal Law Enforcement Action Network brought charges against the California Coastal Commission in 2007, following the state agency's issuing of a permit that allowed Pacific Gas and Electric Co. to go ahead with its steam generator replacement project at the Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant. The lawsuit, brought b... - Enron, Hewitt to pay $11 million settlement in workers' back pay lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Mar-13-08) Labor Secretary Elaine Chao brought charges against Hewitt Associates LLC, an IL based company that was hired by the Enron Creditors Recovery Corporation to allocate settlement monies owed to Enron employees. The suit was a contempt motion that alleged that due to a software glitch, Hewitt overpaid, or underpaid, nearly $22 mi... - Daughter pays father $4 million settlement in dealership dispute.
Detroit, MI: (Mar-12-08) The founder and former owner of Jerome-Duncan Ford, Richard Duncan, brought a lawsuit against his own daughter, Gail Duncan, a majority holder in the dealership since 1993, alleging that she was responsible for the eventual collapse of the company. Sources stated that Jerome-Duncan Ford was one of the most successful Ford d... - Ex cable execs pay $1.6 million settlement in fraud lawsuit.
Concord, NH: (Mar-12-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought civil securities fraud charges against Riverstone Networks and Enterasys Networks, two Cabletron Systems spin-offs, alleging that executives inflated revenue when their company spun off from Cabletron in 2001. As part of a settlement reached in the case, six Riverstone Netwo... - Richter pays $7 million settlement in deceptive email lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-12-08) Microsoft Corp. brought charges against Scott Richter, dethroned spam king, alleging that he engaged in sending illegal and deceptive email as part of business practices. The lawsuit was a joint effort of Microsoft and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, who reached a settlement with Richter for $50,000. The suit claimed th... - Baldwin to pay $42,000 settlement in discrimination lawsuit.
Baldwin, KS: (Mar-12-08) Allen Poplin, former Baldwin High School principal, brought a lawsuit against the Baldwin School District, alleging that he was discriminated against, which was a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Records showed that the board voted 6-1 three years ago to non-renew Poplin's contract. He took over as principal at B... - Developer pays $16,017 settlement in Clean Water Act violation suit.
Ellsworth, ME: (Mar-12-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Ray Builders Inc., an Ellsworth construction company and Robert Ray, its owner, alleging that the company violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit claimed that Ray and his company developed a 42-lot subdivision in Ellsworth without first obtaining a perm... - Buckingham pays $400,000 wrongful termination settlement.
Buckingham, PA: (Mar-12-08) Max Weisman, a former township manager, brought a wrongful termination lawsuit against Buckingham township, after he was improperly fired in 2003. The suit claimed that the township breached its employment contract with Weisman, violating several federal laws in doing so. Weisman's suit originally sought about $1 million in da... - Chrysler, auto dealer reach settlement in opposing lawsuits.
Toledo, OH: (Mar-12-08) Chrysler LLC brought a lawsuit against Vin Devers Inc. in Detroit federal court in May, 2006, alleging that the dealership made inappropriate use of dealer incentives. Vin Devers, located on 5570 Monroe St. in Sylvania, OH, sells Dodge, Mercedes, and Audi vehicles, but the suit claimed that the dispute is over only the Dodge cars... - Airport Contractor Settles Discrimination Suit
Mar-13-08 Dallas, TX: On March 11, 2008, Allied Aviation Services, a contractor that fuels airplanes and airports, agreed to pay $1.9 million in a discrimination lawsuit filed by 15 Hispanic and Black employees who were working at the Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. The employees alleged that they had experienced harassment such as racial slurs and othe... - Berwyn to pay $160,000 settlement in wrongful discharge lawsuit.
Berwyn, IL: (Mar-12-08) Jerry Marzullo, a Berwyn firefighter, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was wrongly terminated from his job, after a grand jury indicted him for allegedly kicking and punching a man outside a Forest Park bar. The suit stated that Marzullo was a firefighter for more than four years before taking a job with the Cook... - Apartment owners to pay $1 million to avoid civil penalties.
Irving City, TX: (Mar-12-08) The city of Irving has been locked in a legal battle with the owners of Spanish Trace Apartments, who brought a lawsuit against the city in 2007, following an order by the Building and Standards Commission to vacate the property. According to spokespersons of Spanish Trace, this stems from the city making a highly publicized... - San Francisco pays $235,000 settlement to preschool teacher.
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-12-08) Kelly Medora, a New York resident and preschool teacher, brought a claim against the city of San Francisco, after she suffered a broken arm in an altercation with a San Francisco police officer. The suit claimed that Medora and a friend were trying to hail a cab when a police officer began screaming at them for no apparent... - Former GM to pay $50,000 settlement to end contracts litigation.
Grant County, WA: (Mar-12-08) Grant County PUD brought charges against its former General Manager Don Godard, alleging that he brokered illegal contracts, while at his job with the county. The suit, which sought a $1 million claim from Godard, claimed that the state auditor's office released a draft report listing problems with contracts between Grant PU... - Bristol pays $75,000 fine in clean water violation settlement.
Bristol, RI: (Mar-12-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the Town of Bristol, RI alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act related to its sewage overflow. The suit stated that the sewage problem in the town was a long standing one, and that major repairs since the mid-1980's have addressed many of the caus... - W.R. Grace to pay $250 million in asbestos lawsuit.
Libby, MT: (Mar-12-08) The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against W.R. Grace, that filed for bankruptcy protection in 2001 because of asbestos poisoning claims. The global chemical company allegedly owed money for the federal cleanup of a Superfund site. The DOJ stated that the agency along wit... - Shipley pays undisclosed settlement to harassed employees in lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (Mar-12-08) Mexican immigrant employees brought a lawsuit against Shipley Do-Nuts, alleging sexual harassment. Sources stated that some supervisors at Shipley Do-Nuts sexually harassed and regularly used slurs against Mexican immigrant employees. In their lawsuit, immigrant employees alleged that Hispanic and white supervisors threatened the... - Mower County pays $65,000 to accept officer's resignation in settlement.
Austin, MN: (Mar-12-08) Lowell Franzen, the feedlot officer for Mower County, obtained a feedlot permit for a 1,996 animal, hog confinement, facility to be located on 14 acres of land he owned in Lyle Township, in March 2007. The permit issued, listed Lowell Franzen as the party involved with this facility and made no mention of Santos Group or Holden Fa...