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Feb-8-08 Washington, DC: The FDA decided Wednesday that the injectable form of Zyprexa , a drug manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co. was safe to use for some patients with Schizophrenia. This decision was made by the panel, which is comprised of outside medical experts, states that there are restrictions that come along with this approval by the FDA regarding the use... - Hackettstown Livestock Auction pays $40,000 personal injury settlement after an escaped cow causes a car crash
Belvidere, NJ: (Feb-7-08) Stephen Van Campen of Independence Township, a former Warren County Community College trustee, brought charges against the city and Hackettstown Livestock Auction, after he sustained injuries when an escaped cow collided with his car. Records show that the cow escaped May 18, 2003 from the Hackettstown Livestock Auction building o... - Unsuitable Blood, FDA fines Red Cross $4.6 million for distributing tainted blood products
Washington, DC: (Feb-6-08) The US Food and Drug Administration brought charges against the Red Cross, alleging that it distributed unsuitable blood products. The FDA made a formal announcement stating that it reviewed 113 recalls of blood products by the Red Cross from April 2003 to April 2006. The recalls involved the release of an estimated 4,094 unsuita... - New Jersey agrees to pay former inmate $100,000 settlement after being assaulted by two guards
Newark, NJ: (Feb-6-08) Michael Kounelis, a state prison inmate, brought a lawsuit against the state of New Jersey, alleging that he was beaten by a guard four years ago and that he was assaulted in Dec. 2007. The suit claimed that Kounelis and his twin brother, Efstathios Kounelis, both of whom came to the United States from Greece, were convicted of armed... - DNA Products, Agilent Technologies pays undisclosed patent infringement settlement to Invitrogen Corporation
Carlsbad, CA: (Feb-6-08) Invitrogen Corporation brought charges against Agilent Technologies, over patent infringement issues. Records state that the two companies have been embroiled in multiple patent litigation since 2001. Sources close to the case stated that the companies reached a settlement, resolving three patent infringement lawsuits between Invit... - Vista and Carlsbad pay $700,000 environmental settlement after 7.3 million gallons of raw sewage spilled into Buena Vista Lagoon
San Diego, CA: (Feb-6-08) The San Diego Regional Water Quality Control Board brought charges against Vista and Carlsbad, alleging that a pipe break spewed 7.3 million gallons of raw sewage into Buena Vista Lagoon in 2007. Vista owns nearly 90% of the sewer line and Carlsbad owns the rest. Records state that the spill occurred March 31, 2007 when a 24-inch... - Fluorescent Light Disposal, US General Services Administration pays $23,000 EPA penalty for recycling waste violations
St. Thomas, VI: (Feb-6-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the US General Services Administration (GSA), for allegedly violating federal hazardous waste rules at its building on St. Thomas in the US Virgin Islands by disposing of fluorescent light bulbs as regular garbage. EPA officials stated that though fluorescent bu... - Predatory Practices, Blue Hippo agrees to $3 million settlement after selling expensive products to people with poor credit
Baltimore, MD: (Feb-6-08) The Maryland attorney general's office brought charges against Maryland-based company Blue Hippo in 2007, alleging that the company engaged in predatory practices. The lawsuit claimed that Blue Hippo sold computers and plasma TVs to people with poor or no credit. Sources close to the case stated that a settlement was reached in th... - Damaged Billboards, Lamar Advertising pays $35,000 settlement after violating permit laws
Bartow, FL: (Feb-6-08) Bartow County brought a lawsuit against Lamar Advertising over the billboard company's decision to replace 57 hurricane damaged billboards in 2004 without getting proper permits. Records show that Lamar sued the county after code enforcement officials cited Lamar. Sources close to the case stated that the case had reached settlement... - Prisoner Abuse, Somerset County pays undisclosed settlement for failing to provide adequate securities for inmate assaults
Somerset County, PA: (Feb-6-08) Six former inmates of the county jail brought a lawsuit against Somerset County, alleging that they were beaten by other prisoners during their incarceration. The suit accused the jail's officers of doing nothing to prevent the assaults. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement reached, the county made a... - Landfill Washout, Weston & Sampson Engineers and Welch Corp. agree to pay town $2.7 million settlement
Middleboro, MA: (Feb-5-08) The town of Middleboro brought a lawsuit against Weston & Sampson Engineers Inc., over a long-running dispute at the landfill. The suit was filed in 2005, after torrential rains caused a washout at the landfill that damaged the liner of a new section of the site. Records show that following that, the town stopped payment to both... - Condo Eminent Domain, Maui pays $4.1 million settlement to property owner
Maui, HI: (Feb-5-08) Asghar Sadri, a property owner, brought a lawsuit against the Maui Planning Commission and the former planning director in state and federal court over the county's eminent domain proceedings for the Montana Beach condominium site next to Baldwin Beach. Records state that the county had already settled with two other owners of the prop... - State Farm Auto: Like a Good Neighbor?
Feb-6-08 Sun City, CA Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Or maybe not, if the experiences of some California residents, are any indication. It is alleged that State Farm Insurance might be in contravention of California statutes by low-balling customers with regard to the value of vehicles totaled for insurance purposes. This was the experience of... - City of Iva pays $31,500 settlement after police shot an abusive husband to death
Iva, SC: (Feb-5-08) The family of Furman Douglas Manley II brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the state, after the young man was killed by an Iva police officer in 2003. The suit claimed that Manley was shot and killed on Sep. 28, 2003, after Niki Parks, who was then an Iva police sergeant, responded to a domestic dispute at Manley's home on River St... - City Truck, Family awarded $7.5 million settlement after accident left son brain damaged
Norfolk, VA: (Feb-5-08) Renee Wilson, the mother of Travis Dalton, brought a lawsuit against the city on behalf of her son, alleging that he was hit by a truck driven by a city employee. The lawsuit was filed in Norfolk Circuit Court in January 2007, stating that Dalton was standing in the median on Brambleton Avenue near Posey Lane in December 2006 when h... - State of California pays four woman a $450,000 settlement after being molested by a DMV employee
Redwood City, CA: (Feb-5-08) Four women brought a lawsuit against the state of California, alleging that were fondled by their Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) driving instructor. They claimed that former DMV instructor Calvin Hoang Cat drove the women to isolated parts of the Redwood City hills and groped them. In the original lawsuit, the women demande... - City of Hastings pays preacher $1 settlement and $10,000 in legal fees for constitutional right violations
Omaha, NE: (Feb-5-08) Kevin Pulver of Kenesaw brought a lawsuit against the city and police department, alleging that they kept him from publicly preaching on a city right of way near a local college. Pulver stated that the police chased him from the spot near Hastings College three different times in 2005 with threats of citation and arrest. His suit clai... - Charleston Southern University agrees to $3.9 million settlement after an economist swindled investors from his university office
Charleston, SC: (Feb-5-08) A lawsuit was brought against Charleston Southern University, alleging that it helped Al Parish, a former economist, swindle investors out of tens of millions of dollars. Records show that Parish pleaded guilty in October 2007 and is awaiting sentencing on charges of fraud and lying to investigators. Federal prosecutors stated th... - County Supervisor, Oconee County agrees to pay a former employee a $75,000 wrongful termination settlement
Oconee County, SC: (Feb-5-08) Ann Hughes, former county supervisor, brought charges against Oconee County, alleging that she was wrongfully termnated. The suit was filed in May 2005, when former county administrator Ron Rabun fired Hughes from her job as the county's consultant on compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The parties reach... - Mutual Fund Shares, Ritchie Multi-Strategy Global Trading and Ritchie Capital Management pay nearly $40 million SEC trading settlement
Lisle, IL: (Feb-5-08) The United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the New York Attorney General brought charges against Ritchie Multi-Strategy Global Trading, Ltd. and Ritchie Capital Management, LLC, alleging that there were discrepancies in the trading in shares of mutual funds by Ritchie Multi-Strategy in the period 2001 through Septe...