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Leyes de negocios se compone de normas, leyes, códigos y reglamentos que governan las relaciones comerciales. Abogados de negocios pueden ayudarle a conducir y la manejar de su empresa dentro de este marco jurídico. Litigacion de negocios puede incluir pleitos entre socios, colecciones, la mediación, el cumplimiento de los contratos,... - White homeowner settles $30,000 buyer-discrimination lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Mar-03-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against Edith Halvorsen, a white homeowner, alleging that she violated Milwaukee fair-housing laws by discriminating against blacks. The suit stated that Halvorsen refused to sell her home to a Milwaukee Public Schools principal because she was African-American. The suit accused her of te... - Finish Line and Genesco settle merger dispute.
Nashville, TN: (Mar-03-08) Genesco, Inc., Finish Line and UBS Financing have been embroiled in a legal battle related to the proposed merger of Finish Line and Genesco. Company sources announced that the parties had reached a deal regarding the settlement of all litigation among the parties relating to the proposed merger. Under the terms of the settleme... - Cricket Lighters settles wrongful death lawsuit.
Greenville, PA: (Mar-03-08) Gwendolyn Phillips brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Stockholm-based Cricket Lighters, following the death of three people in a 1993 fire. Phillips sued Cricket after the death of her daughter and two grandsons in a Hermitage fire. The fire was started when Phillips' two-year-old grandson, Jerome Campbell, lit linen... - Baptist Minister settles $1.8 million fraud lawsuit.
Palm Beach, FL: (Mar-02-08) A lawsuit was brought against Rev. Keith Thomas, a Baptist minister from Mobile, AL, alleging that he fraudulently bilked Lucinda Bennett, a mentally ill woman, out of $1.8 million during his previous tenure at a Florida church. The incident took place at the First Baptist Church of West Palm Beach, where the Rev. Keith Thomas s... - City of Darien agrees to $550,000 construction settlement.
Darien, CT: (Mar-02-08) Pipe & Power, the contractor for the Darien High School Building Committee, brought a $2.4 million claim against the town, alleging that in order to finish the job on schedule, it had to add men. The project also took four months longer than planned, which contributed to the claim. Records show that Pipe & Power was the Darien High... - City of DuPont agrees to $72,000 fire chief resignation and severance settlement.
Tacoma, WA: (Mar-02-08) Chris Jensen, DuPont's fire chief for more than three years, brought charges against the city over issues pertaining to his resignation and severance package. The suit stated that Jensen resigned in the wake of a whistleblower complaint he filed Jan. 25, 2008 alleging Mayor Tamara Jenkins has a conflict of interest. Jensen alleged t... - On Trac Services, Inc. agrees to $39,000 safety settlement.
White Plains, NY: (Mar-02-08) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office brought charges against On Trac Services, Inc., a Yonkers-based private school bus company, forcing it to shut down after it was cited for numerous safety and licensing violations by the state. The suit claimed that from 2002 to Sept. 8, 2005, the owners and operators of On Tra... - Directory Billing agrees $400,000 deceptive marketing settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-03-08) A multi-state lawsuit was brought against Directory Billing LLC, which does business as USDIrectory.com, alleging that the company misled small businesses into signing up for yellow pages listings. The suit claimed that the company sent checks to small businesses for small amounts, usually $3.50. Upon cashing the checks, the busine... - Harris County pays wrongfully arrested brothers $1.7 million civil rights settlement
Houston, TX: (Mar-03-08) Two brothers, Erik and Sean Ibarra, brought charges against Harris County, alleging that their civil rights were violated. The suit claimed that the brothers were wrongly arrested in 2002 for video taping a sheriff's department drug raid at a neighbor's home. The suit named Harris County Sheriff Tommy Thomas and four deputies. Erik... - Vanguard Group Inc. agrees to $500,000 employee racial discrimination settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Mar-02-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Vanguard Group Inc., alleging that the Malvern, PA mutual fund giant racially discriminated against Raymond Ross of Maple Glen, PA, one of its employees. The EEOC brought the suit on behalf of Ross. The suit claimed that Ross' information technolog... - Employee awarded $2.5 million personal injury settlement
Chicago, IL: (Mar-02-08) Refugio Martinez and Gladys Trujillo brought a personal injury negligence lawsuit against Sand Spring Metal Processing Corp., an Illinois Corporation, Amos Liquidators, Inc., Amos Iron Recycling Corp., Par Industrial Corp., and John Pizzuto, after Martinez was burned as a result of alleged negligence which created an unsafe work si... - City of Roanoke Rapids to pay $750,000 breach of contract settlement
Roanoke Rapids, NC: (Mar-02-08) Randy Parton, a noted country singer, brought charges against the city of Roanoke Rapids, over a contract dispute. At the crux of the suit was a contract that would have paid Parton $1.25 million over five years even though city leaders have banned him from the theater that once bore his name. Records show that city official... - Universal Concrete and Mi-JACK pay $1.6 million worker's compensation settlement
Atlantic City, NJ: (Mar-02-08) A workers' compensation lawsuit was brought against Universal Concrete in Folsom and Chicago-based Mi-JACK, after Daniel Lewis, 43, a Mullica Township man, died when a 35-ton crane crushed him. The suit claimed that Lewis was working at Universal Concrete when he was run over by a gantry straddle crane. After the accident, Le... - Family awarded $50,000 wrongful death settlement
Arkansas City, KS: (Mar-02-08) The family of 16-year-old Ashley Drum, brought charges against Jason Mills of Ark City, after the death of the Arkansas City girl in March 2006. The suit claimed that Drum was struck by a vehicle while walking along Mill Road with two friends. Drum suffered fatal head wounds in the accident, leading to her untimely death. Sou... - Town of Alton agrees to pay former police chief $10,000 wrongful termination settlement
Alton, NH: (Mar-02-08) Kevin Iwans, a former police chief, brought charges against the town of Alton, alleging that he was wrongly terminated. The year-long legal battle between the chief and the town stemmed from he being suspended in November 2006 and fired in January 2007, while town officials investigated alleged misconduct. In a recent development in... - Knox County School District pays employee $24,000 harassment settlement
Knox County, TN: (Mar-02-08) A school maintenance worker brought a lawsuit against the Knox County School District and Robert Bratton, a school board member, alleging that she was sexually harassed by Bratton. The South Doyle Middle School worker alleged that Bratton grabbed her in the school's hallway and made unwanted advances. Records show that Bratton... - Judge awards mother $6 million medical malpractice settlement
Worcester, MA: (Mar-01-08) A medical malpractice suit was brought against Dr. David Klein, Dr. Paul S. Dunn, and Dr. Jacqueline Rendo and nurses Lisa Champagne-Lynch, Maureen Vancelette, Nancy Kolodziejczak, Paula Whynot, and Kathleen Clifford, alleging that a Dudley couple's son suffered injuries at birth due to their negligence. Bruce and Susan Hanks and... - Hudson Marine Management Services pays city of San Francisco $2 million oil spill settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-02-08) The city of San Francisco brought charges against Hudson Marine Management Services of Pennsauken, NJ, acting on behalf of the ship's Hong Kong-based owner, Regal Stone Ltd., alleging that it was owed money to cover some cleanup costs after a November 2007 oil spill. Records show that thousands of birds died, beaches were c... - AT&T Mobility to pay Florida customers settlement after charging for third-party services
Miami, FL: (Mar-02-08) Florida Attorney General Bill McCollom brought charges against AT&T Mobility, alleging that Floridians were billed for ring tones, text messaging, and other third-party services advertised on the Internet as free. Records show that a lawsuit was filed following a three-year state review of consumer complaints over Internet ads encour...