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Hartford, CT: (Mar-05-08) The state of Connecticut brought charges against two state chiropractic trade groups, The Connecticut Chiropractic Association Inc. and Connecticut Chiropractic Council Inc., as well as Hartford lawyer Robert L. Hirtle Jr., alleging that they organized an illegal boycott to stop Anthem Health Plans Inc. from having another firm ma... - Fidelity Investments to settle $8 million lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (Mar-05-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Fidelity Investments and 13 of its current or former employees, alleging that they improperly received gifts totaling more than $1.6 million. The suit, which named Peter Lynch among the 13 defendants, who was formerly a star manager at Fidelity's Magellan Fund... - Questar settles 7-figure natural gas explosion lawsuit.
Saratoga Springs, NY: (Mar-05-08) Greg Roper, a Saratoga Springs man, brought a lawsuit against Questar Gas, after his wife died in an explosion. The wrongful death lawsuit stated that a gas leak caused an explosion in their home in 2007, killing Roper's wife, April,and Questar employee Larry Radford. Investigations revealed that the explosion occurr... - Cathedral Network to pay $5.3 million Medicare fraud suit.
Newark, NJ: (Mar-05-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against Cathedral Healthcare System, the Newark-based hospital system affiliated with the Archdiocese of Newark, alleging that the hospital defrauded the federal Medicare program. The suit claimed that Cathedral inflated charges for Medicare patients to obtain additional federal reimbursem... - Inadvertently Exposed to Asbestos
Mar-6-08 Lewisville, TX Nate's dad worked at General Motors (GM) for 42 years; he is now on disability and has been diagnosed with asbesteosis . Nate's mother died from lung cancer two years ago. "Is it possible that the whole family could have been exposed to asbestos , just from my dad's clothing, from doing the laundry together?" he asks. "Spots showed up... - Landlord to pay $190,000 toxic mold settlement.
Brookfield, CT: (Mar-05-08) Gary J. Tricarico has brought a lawsuit against Miles Lynch, his Brookfield landlord, alleging that the home he and his family were renting was hazardous. The suit claimed that Tricarico had leased the property on 89 Clearview Dr. as a residence for his family and for his architectural engineering business. He lived there with h... - Religious group to pay $1.3 million in priest molestation settlement.
San Antonio, TX: (Mar-04-08) The "Survivors Network of Those Abused by Priests", or SNAP, a group dedicated to helping people abused by priests, brought a lawsuit against a religious group called The Oblates, alleging that Father Antonio Gonzalez molested a teenage girl. Court records show that the former Houston priest was accused of molesting a tee... - Adult website fined $413,000 in explicit e-mail matter.
New York, NY: (Mar-04-08) The US Federal Trade Commission and the Department of Justice brought charges against X-rated web site operator Cyberheat, alleging that it paid partners who used illegal e-mail to drive customers to its web sites. The suit claimed that though Cyberheat did not send e-mail directly to consumers, they operated an "affiliate marketi... - Asarco LLC pays $14 million for contamination settlements.
Kansas city, MO: (Mar-04-08) Two local attorneys brought lawsuits against Asarco LLC, a Tucson, AZ based metal refining company, on behalf of minors and property owners who lived on or near the Tar Creek Superfund site in Picher, OK, just across the state line from Kansas. The suit claimed that the plaintiffs suffered personal injury and property damage... - School District pays $250,000 in racial harassment settlement.
New Providence, NJ: (Mar-04-08) An African American family brought a lawsuit against the New Providence School District, alleging that their daughter underwent years of racial harassment at the school. The lawsuit was filed in 2005 on behalf of Tara Fogg and her parents, claiming that both Tara and her older brother Tremayne, who also attended the scho... - Former Broadcom executive settles $1.3 million stock option backdating lawsuit.
Orange County, CA: (Mar-04-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Nancy Tullos, Broadcom's former head of human resources, alleging that she personally benefited by changing the value of employee stock options. Records show that the lawsuit is the first civil case settled over stock option backdating involving the Irv... - Youbet.com to pay $150,000 settlement, plus fees.
Fremont, VA: (Mar-04-08) A group of plaintiffs associated with Virginia racing, including Colonial Downs and the Virginia Horsemen's Benevolent Protective Association, brought a federal lawsuit against Youbet.com. Plaintiffs allege that the company had operated illegally without a license in the commonwealth. The plaintiffs sought hundreds of thousands of... - Ryland Group Inc. settles $370,000 questionable lending suit.
New York, NY: (Mar-04-08) The North Carolina banking commissioner's office brought charges against Ryland Group Inc., alleging that the company had questionable lending practices. The suit claimed that Ryland, a Calabasas, CA builder's affiliated mortgage company, employed unlicensed loan officers and charged borrowers excessive fees. The suit was filed af... - Ericcson settles $30 million lawsuit.
Sydney, Australia: (Mar-04-08) Ipernica Ltd brought a lawsuit against Ericsson and Longreach, in federal court. Sources close to the case revealed that the parties had reached a settlement and entered into an agreement to resolve the dispute. Under the terms of the agreement, Ipernica, Ericsson and Longreach have agreed to settle the litigation on a no-lia... - West Virginia to pay $2.6 million in multiple settlements.
Fayette County, WV: (Mar-04-08) The state of West Virginia will be paying out $2.6 million in settlements in order to resolve several lawsuits brought against it. One of the suits was brought by the estate of Julia Carolyn Strickland, a 47-year-old Fayette County woman, after she was killed in 2000. The suit claimed that Strickland was fatally injure... - Landlord to pay $10 million settlement after forcing out low income tenants.
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-04-08) The city of Los Angeles brought a lawsuit against Darren Stern, a landlord, alleging that he engaged in a scheme to drive low income residents out of more than 800 rent controlled apartments. The suit stated that Stern, also known as Henry Shalom, bought high occupancy rent controlled buildings and then forced tenants out throu... - San Bernardino pays city of Rialto $4 million settlement to aid in cleanup costs
San Bernardino, CA: (Mar-04-08) The city of Rialto brought a lawsuit against San Bernardino County, alleging that chemicals, primarily perchlorate, contaminated the local water supply. Records show that Rialto sued the county as part of a 2004 federal lawsuit against more than 40 parties Rialto claimed was responsible for the contamination. The city sued t... - Gecamines awarded $2 million settlement in mining dispute.
London, England: (Mar-04-08) Central African Mining & Exploration Co. PLC (CAMEC) has been embroiled in a legal battle with Gecamines, the state owned mining company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Prairie International Ltd. on issues relating to CAMEC's licenses in the DRC. Officials on both sides stated that the parties had reached a se... - State of Washington pays $15,000 excessive testing force settlement.
Kelso, WA: (Mar-04-08) Matthew Clifford Arthur brought charges against the state, alleging that he was forcefully catheterized after being arrested for investigation of drunken driving. The suit claimed that Arthur, 37, was forced by two Cowlitz County sheriff's deputies and a state corrections officer to undergo catheterization and have blood drawn when... - More PPH Victims Filing Lawsuits
Mar-5-08 Seattle, WA Some people who have been diagnosed with PPH as a result of taking diet drugs such as fen-phen think they are too late to file a PPH class action lawsuit . But that's not the case. (Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories made Pondimin -also known as fenfluramine, an appetite depressant that is the ''fen'' in fen-phen and distributed a similar drug, Re...