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Smithtown, NY: (Feb-5-08) Jim and Jean Kane, Smithtown homeowners, brought charges against the town, after a town-owned drainage pipe burst underneath a Fort Salonga backyard lawn. The suit claimed that the water from the burst pipe, which ran underneath the Kanes' backyard, blasted an 18-foot deep hole and substantially shifted the ground around it, makin... - Olmsted County awards former inmate $337,000 settlement after failing to get him to a hospital after showing signs of a heart attack
Rochester, MN: (Feb-5-08) Kevin Keller, a former county inmate, brought a lawsuit against Olmsted County, claiming that it did not get him to a hospital soon enough when he was showing symptoms of heart failure while in jail. Officials in the recent past claimed that the Olmsted County Board of Commissioners were meeting to mull over a settlement proposal... - CO Heater, Getzschman Heating pays undisclosed settlement to woman whose husband and son died of carbon monoxide poisoning
Wahoo, ID: (Feb-4-08) Mary Larsen, a Wahoo woman, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Getzschman Heating, a Fremont heating company and two employees, alleging that the company's negligence caused the death of her husband and teenage son. The suit stated that two Getzschman service technicians had been to the Larsen home the previous day, but left wit... - Securities Fraud Litigation by the Numbers
Feb-6-08 Washington, DC It's not the record of 2002 when the Enron scandal drove the number of stock fraud lawsuits to 267 for just the second year in the New Millennium. However, 2007 looks like it's going to be a banner year just the same, and given the sub prime mess, it would surprise no one if 2008 appeared to be on track for securities arbitration . Ind... - DRAM Patent, ProMOS Technologies and Mosel Vitelic pay MOSAID Technologies an undisclosed patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-4-08) MOSAID Technologies Inc. brought a lawsuit against two Hsinchu, Taiwan-based companies, ProMOS Technologies Inc. and Mosel Vitelic, Inc., alleging that they infringed on its patents. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, resolving the dispute. Under the terms of the settlement, ProMOS has been... - Power Plant Pollution, Mirant Bowline Inc. agrees to $300,000 air and water violations settlement
Albany, NY: (Feb-4-08) The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) brought charges against Mirant Bowline Inc., claiming that the company had alleged air and water violations at its West Haverstraw (Rockland County) power plant. The suit claimed that the DEC found several violations centered on malfunctioning monitoring equipment. In... - Eminent Domain, Glassboro borough pays building owner $250,000 settlement
Glassboro, NJ: (Feb-4-08) Suleiman Arifi, 77, a Glassboro resident, brought a lawsuit against the borough over an eminent domain dispute involving a three-unit building at 213 W. High St. The suit stated that Glassboro took the property by eminent domain in March 2007. The disputed building, which is in Glassboro's Central Business District redevelopment z... - Fired Police Chief, City of Sneads pays former employee $35,000 wrongful termination settlement
Jackson, FL: (Feb- 4-08) William Nelson, former chief of police, brought a lawsuit against the city of Sneads, claiming that he was wrongfully terminated from his job in late 2000. In his suit, Nelson alleged that the city violated Florida's Government in the Sunshine laws when the town council fired him during a special meeting. He alleged the public was... - Midwest Security pays $143,000 settlement after a girl was shot to death at a party
Salina, KS: (Feb-4-08) The family of Angel Lerma brought a civil lawsuit against Midwest Security, after Lerma was shot to death by Arnulfo Quesada-Duran on Dec. 31, 2005, during a New Year's Eve party in the 4-H Building in Kenwood Park. The suit named Midwest Security as the defendant as it was providing security for the event. Records stated that Quesad... - Medicare Fraud, IJKG, LLC pays government $2.5 million settlement after Bayonne Medical Center overcharged for in and out patient care
Washington, DC: (Feb-4-08) The United States Government brought charges against IJKG, LLC, the buyer of Bayonne Medical Center, alleging that the Bayonne, NJ Medical Center defrauded the Medicare program. The suit stated that the hospital improperly increased charges to Medicare patients in order to obtain enhanced reimbursement from Medicare. In addition... - Wireless Entertainment, Kangaroo Media pays Immersion Entertainment $2 million patent infringement settlement
Mirabel, Canada: (Feb-4-08) Kangaroo Media Inc. and Immersion Entertainment LLC have been locked in a long standing patent infringement and licensing dispute. Immersion Entertainment had brought charges against Kangaroo and other defendants, alleging infringement of Immersion's United States Patents. Both sides had reached settlement and have signed... - TouchPlay Revenue, Iowa pays $1.05 million settlement to company owner for lost lottery game income
Cedar Rapids, IA: (Feb-4-08) Larry Elbert, the owner of Camden Inc. of Cedar Rapids, brought a lawsuit against the state over losses at the state lottery's TouchPlay games. Camden sued the state in June 2006 after more than 6,700 TouchPlay machines were removed from more than 3,000 bars, restaurants, and convenience stores. After authorizing the creation o... - City of Lanesboro pays $225,000 settlement after police chief sets fire to girlfriend's apartment
Lanesboro, MN: (Feb-01-08) Several plaintiffs brought a civil suit against the city of Lanesboro and its former police chief John Tuchek, alleging that Tuchek started a fire behind Little River General Store. The suit claimed that testimony given during Tuchek's arson trial showed he had started the fire behind Little River General Store as "hero fire," so... - Student Harassment, Wichita School District pays $45,000 settlement for high school students' harassment lawsuit
Wichita, KS: (Feb-01-08) The family of two girls brought charges against the Wichita School District, alleging that the girls were sexually harassed at South High School by another student. The lawsuit, filed in May 2005, alleged that a male student made inappropriate advances toward one of the girls about a dozen times. It further stated that the school d... - Foster Care Child Molestation, Department of Children & Families pays $175,000 negligence settlement
Broward, FL: (Feb-04-08) Several lawsuits were brought against the Department of Children & Families (DCF), accusing it of mishandling reports that Thomas Ferrara, 79, a foster parent, was molesting young girls. The suits claimed that though there were records of sexual misconduct allegations against Ferrara in 1992, 1996, and 1999, the DCF continued to pl... - Ferry Accident, Susan Anne Ferry pays widow $3.2 million wrongful death settlement after her husband's truck rolled off the back of the ship
Stratford, CT: (Feb-01-08) The wife of Michael Zuber, a truck driver, brought a lawsuit against Susan Anne Ferry, after Zuber, 53, was killed when his tractor trailer rolled off the ferry into Long Island Sound. Court records state that Zuber's wife sued the ferry company for negligence. Sources close to the case stated that Zuber was hauling a rock crushe... - Fatal Wedding, Los Remolinos restaurant agrees to $1.025 million wrongful death and personal injury settlement after a drunk driver kills the bride and maid of honor in a car crash
Port Chester, NY: (Feb-02-08) Julio Saquipay Duchi along with the estates of Blanca Guayllazca and Nellie Mercedes Guanman, brought charges against Los Remolinos, a restaurant owned by Val-Kan Corp., alleging they served excessive alcohol to Mauricio Yanez. Sources stated that Duchi and Guayllazca were celebrating their wedding day at Los Remolinos restaur... - Space Heaters, Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc. agrees to $500,000 defective product CPSC fine
Kansas City, MO: (Feb-01-08) The Consumer Product Safety Commission brought charges against Vornado Air Circulation Systems Inc., alleging that the now-dissolved maker of space heaters in Andover, KS failed to report product defects that resulted in fires. Records show that in August 2004, the commission and Vornado announced the recall of 1 million portab... - Nightclub Fire, TV station WPRI-TV agrees to tentative $30 million settlement after blocking the exit during a fire that killed 100 people
Providence, RI: (Feb-01-08) A lawsuit was brought against WPRI-TV, a TV station, and Brian Butler, a cameraman, alleging that Butler's filming at a night club impeded the crowd's exit through the front door when the club was on fire. The suit was filed by dozens of people and companies, after the fire at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, RI took the l... - Golf Course Liquidation, Golf Trust of America set to receive $3.8 million settlement in legacy issues lawsuit
Charleston, SC: (Feb-01-08) Golf Trust of America, Inc. brought charges against Larry Young, Danny Young, Kyle Young, The Young Family Irrevocable Trust, and The Legends Group, Ltd., collectively known as GTA. Records stated that Golf Trust of America was formerly a real estate investment trust. From May 22, 2001 to November 8, 2007, the company was engage...