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Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-02-08) A shareholder lawsuit was brought against Applebee's International Inc., a Overland Park, KS based company, alleging that it failed to put required information in its proxy statement. Records show that the company was acquired by IHOP Corp., based in Glendale, on Nov. 29, 2007 for $2.04 billion. In a recent development in the... - City of Baltimore agrees to $7.8 million property use dispute settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Mar-02-08) Warner Street Inc., one of the largest remaining property owners at the Gateway South redevelopment project in southwest Baltimore, brought a lawsuit against the city in April 2007, seeking to challenge the city's right to condemn six of its properties south of M&T Bank Stadium in the city's Carroll Camden neighborhood. The sui... - PDG to pay American Dental Partners $19 million settlement
Wakefield, MA: (Mar-02-08) American Dental Partners, Inc., one of the nation's leading business partners to dental group practices, recently announced that it has entered into a Definitive Settlement Agreement and related agreements effective Feb. 29, 2008 to complete the transactions contemplated by the previously announced Dec. 26, 2007 Settlement Agreem... - Estate of Fred Keller pays $40 million settlement
Miami, FL: (Mar-02-08) The estate of Rosemarie Keller brought charges against Fred Keller, who amassed a commercial real estate fortune. Fred was serving sentence in prison for murdering his ex-wife Rosemarie and shooting her brother, Wolfgang Keil. Records show that in November 2003, Fred shot his wife Rosemarie, 34, less than two weeks after a judge ha... - PriceWaterhouseCoopers agrees to pay $30 million settlement
Spokane, WA: (Mar-02-08) The Metropolitan Mortgage & Securities Co. investors' trust had brought charges against PriceWaterhouseCoopers LLC, accusing the accounting firm of having a hand in the financial conglomerate's downfall. The suit stated that PriceWaterhouseCoopers made several accounting mistakes that played a large part in the Spokane company's de... - Over $26,000 in Damages Awarded in Wrongful Death Suit
Mar-2-08 Columbia, MO In 2003, a construction accident resulted in the death of a steelworker at the Columbia Transload Facility. As a result of his death, when his children turn 18 they will receive $26,694 a piece due to a settlement reached in the wrongful death suit filed against the facility by their grandfather. The settlement involves Prost Builders Inc.,... - Petroleum Storage, Hess Corp. to pay $1.1 million fine
New York, NY: (Feb-28-08) The State Department of Environmental Conservation brought charges against Hess Corp., alleging that the company had petroleum storage violations at its facility. The suit claimed that an investigation revealed that there were more than 100 violations at Hess' oil storage facility in Brooklyn, which consists of 10 underground and... - City of Independence awards two former employees a $65,000 age bias settlement
Independence, MO: (Feb-28-08) Two employees brought a federal age discrimination lawsuit against the city of Independence, alleging that they were discriminated against because of their age. The two filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who filed the lawsuit on their behalf. The suit claimed that the city discriminat... - GoTickets Inc. pays $7,500 settlement for selling over priced concert and sports tickets
Kansas City, MO: (Feb-28-08) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's office brought a lawsuit against Illinois based GoTickets Inc., a ticket broker, alleging that the business violated consumer protection laws in the sale of Hannah Montana and Border Showdown football tickets. The suit, filed against GoTickets Inc. and two other brokers in October 2007, acc... - Chemical Plant Explosion, CHEMCENTRAL Midwest Corporation agrees to $375,000 settlement for safety violations
Kansas City, MO: (Feb-28-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against CHEMCENTRAL Midwest Corporation of Kansas City, alleging that the company violated the federal Clean Air Act by failing to identify chemical hazards and failing to design and maintain a safe facility. The charges were filed by the EPA Region 7 in connection... - Road Supervisor, Nesquehoning Borough pays former employee $47,500 wrongful termination settlement
Nesquehoning Borough, PA: (Feb-28-08) Nick Degiglio, a former road supervisor, brought charges against Nesquehoning Borough, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Borough sources stated that in a bid to resolve the claims, the two parties agreed to reach a settlement agreement, in which Nesquehoning Borough Council approved of an out of court deal wi... - Cowboy Hat, Lincoln County pays citizen $10,500 settlement for Constitutional Rights violations
Lincoln County, NM: (Feb-28-08) Tony Seno brought a lawsuit against Lincoln County, alleging that his first Amendment rights were violated when he was asked to remove his cowboy hat while speaking at the podium to an elected board. The lawsuit stemmed from an incident connected to two commission meetings in May 2005, when Seno refused to remove his cowboy... - Restraining Chair, Santa Cruz County agree to $3 million wrongful death settlement after an inmate died while in jail
Santa Cruz, CA: (Feb-28-08) The family of David Cross brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the Santa Cruz County Jail, alleging that the man died due to the negligence of jail officials. The suit claimed that the 44-year-old man was jailed after being arrested Sep. 17, 2005 on charges of violating a restraining order that required him to stay away from... - Discriminacion: Raza, género, religiosa, edad, inhabilidad etc.
Hay muchos tipos de casos de la discriminación, incluyendo la discriminación racial, de discriminación religiosa, de discriminación de edad, de discriminación del género, de discriminación sexual de la orientación, y más. Estas formas de discriminación ocurren típicamente cuando... - Viviendas, Inquilinos y Dueños
Si usted es un inquilino, la ley federal establece que no puede ser objeto a la discriminación por raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, edad, tener hijos, estar embarazada, tener una discapacidad física o mental - incluidos el acoloholismo y la previa adicción a las drogas. Muchos estados y ciudades también tienen... - Negligencia
Negligencia significa el hecho de no utilizar el cuidado razonable que se transforma en una herida involuntaria a otra persona. Esto significa hacer algo que no se realiza normalmente por una persona razonable, o el hecho de no hacer algo que una persona razonable normalmente haría en función de las circunstancias. La ley establece que un... - eBay Inc. to pay MercExchange $30 million patent infringement settlement
San Jose, CA: (Feb-28-08) MercExchange LLC brought a lawsuit against online marketplace eBay Inc., alleging patent infringement. The suit, filed in September 2001, reached resolution recently, when both parties decided to enter into a settlement agreement. As part of the settlement reached, San Jose-based eBay will purchase all three patents involved in th... - G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system
Livingston County, MI: (Feb-28-08) The Department of Environmental Quality brought charges against G.K.I. Foods, Inc. of Livingston County, alleging that the company made illegal discharges into Michigan's waters. The suit claimed that the manufacturer of chocolate candy and granola products, wrongfully discharged production waste water to its sanitary was... - Police Chief Whistleblower, Argentine Township agrees to pay former employee $650,000 harassment and retaliation settlement
Argentine Township, MI: (Feb-28-08) Former Police Chief Terry VanKeuren brought a whistleblowers lawsuit against the Township Board and Officer Arch Ravert, claiming he was retaliated against and harassed after he conducted an investigation of Ravert. The suit stemmed from allegations that Ravert encouraged a female motorist to show her breasts to avoid a... - Family awarded $15 million wrongful death settlement after surgeon dies while trying to land his aircraft
Warren, OH: (Feb-28-08) The estate of Dr. Franklin Rizer, a renowned Warren ear surgeon, brought wrongful death charges against Mooney Aircraft Co. and Mooney Aerospace Group, designer and manufacturer of the aircraft; Honeywell International Inc.; Honeywell General Aviation Business Corp.; Honeywell Business; and Winner Aviation. The surgeon died while pi...