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Portland, OR: (Feb-20-08) Fred Lewis, a longtime shop teacher, brought a lawsuit against the town and school district over false allegations accusing him of having a sexual relationship with a student. Sources close to the case stated that Lewis won a jury verdict in Lincoln County Superior Court in July 2007 in the defamation lawsuit. In a recent develo... - Teacher Student Abuse, Beaufort County agrees to pay $300,000 settlement to abuse victim
Beaufort County, SC: (Feb-20-08) A sexual abuse victim brought a lawsuit against the Beaufort County Board of Education, alleging that he was abused by former teacher Philip Underwood-Sheppard. Records show that Underwood-Sheppard was sentenced to 25 years in prison in 2003 for molesting at least nine students ages 6 to 13 from 1999 to 2002. He is being he... - Icy Fall, Super Eight Motel pays Horse veterinarian $2 million personal injury settlement
Norwich, CT: (Feb-20-07) Michael Bowman, a Kentucky horse veterinarian, brought a lawsuit against Super Eight Motel, a Waterbury facility, after he broke his ankle in an icy fall in 2002. The suit claimed that Bowman broke his ankle in three places when he fell on ice outside the hotel. Records show that Bowman stopped outside the Super 8 Motel at 91 Scott... - Foster Sisters, Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-20-08) Two sisters brought a lawsuit against Los Angeles county, alleging that their adoptive mother repeatedly submerged the youngest one in scalding water, causing second- and third-degree burns. The suit accused Audry Chatmon, the adoptive mother, of hitting the girl with a belt, pulling her hair, hitting her in the face and body,... - Business Lawsuit, Elbit Imaging Ltd. agrees to pay CP Holdings Ltd. a $5 million settlement
Tel Aviv, Israel: (Feb-20-08) CP Holdings Ltd. brought charges against Elbit Imaging Ltd., submitting a claim against the company in the High Court of Justice in London, the United Kingdom, over damages in the amount of approximately Euro 33.5 million. Sources close to the case stated that the parties reached a settlement in the case in which Elbit Imaging... - Police Officer, City of Tonawanda awards former employee $47,000 wrongful termination settlement
Tonawanda, NY: (Feb-20-08) Brian MacDonald, a former Police Officer, brought a lawsuit against the city of Tonawanda, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. MacDonald was fired in May 2006 after being found guilty of 17 misconduct charges in the department. The five-year veteran endured a lengthy departmental hearing process while he was suspended for... - GMC Yukon, General Motors Corporation agrees to confidential personal injury settlement with man who was blinded in car accident
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-20-08) A California teenager, who was a passenger in a GMC Yukon accident, brought an automobile defect claim against General Motors Corporation. The suit stated that on Jul. 7, 2006, Michael Samardzich was a passenger in a GMC Yukon driven by Vincent Ibarra. Traveling westbound on Golden Springs Drive in Los Angeles County, Ibarra ma... - Religious Decorations, Oklahoma City to pay attorney fees in religious freedom violations lawsuit
Oklahoma City, OK: (Feb-19-08) Chris Spencer and Kenneth Buck, two employees, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that their religious freedoms were violated. Their suit claimed that they were told to remove religious Christmas decorations in 2007, when City Manager Jim Couch sent a memo, stating that Nativity scenes, crosses, angels, cherubs and... - Used Tire Storage, Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co. pays $10,000 fine for improper storage
Chicago, IL: (Feb-19-08) The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) brought charges against Branko Vardijan, the owner of Sheridan Sand and Gravel Co., alleging that he improperly stored hundreds of tires on his company's property. The suit was filed after a Jun. 6, 2005 inspection revealed that about 500 used tires were found filled with contamin... - Office Politics, Ramsey County pays two deputies $750,000 settlement after being placed in dead end jobs
Ramsey County, MN: (Feb-19-08) Lt. John Moore and Sgt. Joyce Shockency, two deputies, brought a federal lawsuit against the county, alleging that Sheriff Bob Fletcher retaliated against them. The two deputies stated that they were moved to dead-end jobs for politically opposing the sheriff. The suit claimed that Fletcher retaliated against them for opposin... - Clean Water Act, Lexington-Fayette County agrees to spend $250 million to fix its sanitary and storm sewer systems
Lexington, KY: (Feb-19-08) The federal Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Lexington-Fayette County, alleging that the county had violations of the federal Clean Water Act. In response to the suit, Mayor Jim Newberry stated that the problems stem from a failure over the years to properly maintain the sewer systems. Sources close... - School Misrepresentation, Lehigh Valley College agrees to pay $200,000 settlement for violating consumer protection laws
Harrisburg, PA: (Feb-19-08) The Pennsylvania Attorney General's Office brought charges against Lehigh Valley College, a for-profit college near Allentown that plans to close soon, alleging that it violated consumer protection laws. The suit claimed that Lehigh Valley College misrepresented information about student loans, job placement, and the ability t... - Police Officer Slander, City of Detroit agrees to $25,000 settlement
Detroit, MI: (Feb-19-08) Zack Weishuhn and Patrick Tomsic, two police officers, brought charges against the city, alleging that they were slandered by city officials after stopping former mayoral chief of staff Christine Beatty for speeding in 2004. The officers sued the city, Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, and Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, accusing them of m... - Access Roads, Developer Bob Honts agrees to $250,000 property development settlement
Rocky Mountain, CO: (Feb-19-08) Colorado Wild and the San Luis Valley Ecosystem Council, two environmental groups, brought a lawsuit against Bob Honts, the developer of a huge ski village near Wolf Creek Ski Area, alleging that the development was started without a full environmental review. Records show that Colorado Wild and the San Luis Valley Ecosystem... - Serial Killer, Hospitals agree to confidential wrongful death settlement for employing former registered nurse Charles Cullen
Newark, NJ: (Feb-19-08) The families of serial killer Charles Cullen's victims, brought lawsuits against the hospitals that once employed the former registered nurse, alleging wrongful death. Sources close to the case stated that Cullen was arrested in 2003 on suspicion that he murdered several patients at Somerset Medical Center, and he later pleaded guil... - Underground Piping, Insituform Technologies awarded $4.5 million patent infringement settlement
Detroit, MI: (Feb-19-08) Insituform Technologies Inc. brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Cat Contracting Inc., Michigan Sewer Construction Co. Inc., and Inliner USA Inc., alleging that the companies infringed on certain in-liner company patents. Chesterfield, MO, based Insituform Technologies provides rehabilitation and repair services to sewer,... - Newspaper Publisher, Star Tribune must pay St. Paul Pioneer Press a $3.8 million trade secrets act violations settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Feb-19-08) St. Paul Pioneer Press brought charges against the Star Tribune alleging that Star Tribune publisher Par Ridder, once the Pioneer Press publisher, took a laptop with confidential information from that paper when he jumped to the Star Tribune. Records show that in September 2007, a judge ordered Riddler out of his job for one ye... - PCB Cleanup, CBS Corp. agrees to $31 million environmental settlement
Washington, DC: (Feb-19-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against media firm CBS Corp., over the cleanup of six polluted "Superfund" sites in the Bloomington, Indiana area. The suit was filed over a long standing dispute tied to one of the company's former Westinghouse industrial operations. CBS is the corporate successor to Westinghouse Electr... - Undetected Sewage Spill, Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board spends $17 million on upgrades and testing
Mobile, AL: (Feb-18-08) Mobile Baykeeper, a Mobile-based environmental group, brought charges against the Prichard Water Works and Sewer Board, over a massive sewage spill in 2003 that went undetected for months. Records show that Baykeeper, then known as Mobile Bay Watch, sued in 2004 after the water board disclosed that a cracked pipe had been pouring te... - Water Samples, Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria
Janesville, WI: (Feb-18-08) The Wisconsin Attorney General's office brought charges against Govert Well & Pump of Janesville, alleging that the local well drilling company falsified water samples. The suit claimed that the company falsified well water samples, required in all new Wisconsin wells to check for coliform bacteria. Employees allegedly collect...