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Helena, MT: (Jan-31-08) Brian Musselman, a Hall of Fame snowmobiler and executive in the family owned snow machine manufacturing business, brought a lawsuit against the US Forest Service and Jamie Leinberger of Frankenlust Township, a snowmobiler, after an accident in 1996 left him with severe brain injuries. The lawsuit claimed that Musselman was enjoying... - Atmospheric Blow Down, Tesoro's Golden Eagle Refinery agrees to $48,000 environmental penalty for air quality violations
San Francisco, CA: (Jan-31-08) The Bay Area Air Quality Management District filed environmental damage charges against Tesoro's Golden Eagle Refinery, alleging that the facility had air quality violations at its plant. The suit stated that the company's atmospheric blow down systems were not in compliance with current emissions standards. The atmospheric... - Unauthorized Investments, Merrill Lynch & Co. pays city of Springfield $13.9 million securities settlement
Boston, MA: (Jan-31-08) The city of Springfield brought a securities lawsuit against Merrill Lynch & Co., alleging that the company made investments that they were not authorized to make. State regulators began investigations after a review showed that Springfield officials never gave explicit permission to invest in the securities, many of which were rela... - Golf Course Taxes, Silver Spring Township pays Lettermen Inc. $925,000 financial settlement
Silver Spring Township, PA: (Jan-31-08) Lettermen Inc., the company that owns Rich Valley Golf Course, brought a lawsuit against Silver Spring Township, over a property tax dispute. Sources close to the case stated that the parties resolved the long standing dispute by entering into a settlement agreement. Under the deal, the township agreed to pay $925,00... - Judge awards $35 million wrongful death settlement after novelist killed his wife
Durham, NC: (Jan-31-08) A wrongful death lawsuit was brought against Durham novelist Michael Peterson by his stepdaughter, Caitlin Atwater, alleging that Peterson was responsible for the death of his wife, Kathleen Atwater Peterson. Records show that Peterson, 64, was convicted in October 2003 of first-degree murder in the 2001 death of his wife, after eme... - Childproof Lighter, Swedish Match awards family $200,000 negligence settlement after three family members died in a fire
Shenango Valley, PA: (Jan-31-08) Gwendolyn Phillips and her grandson, Neil Williams, 19, both of Farrell, brought a lawsuit against Swedish Match, which is based in Stockholm with a North American office in Richmond, VA, after a fire took the lives of a mother and two of her sons. The suit stated that the fire occurred Nov. 20, 1993, when 2-year-old Jerome... - Hedge Fund Scandal, Man Financial agrees to pay UBS Fund Services a $19 million financial fraud settlement
King of Prussia, PA: (Feb-01-08) UBS Fund Services brought charges against MF Global Inc., formerly known as Man Financial Inc., alleging that it was owed money from a hedge fund scandal that defrauded its clients out of more than $200 million. Sources claimed that UBS Fund Services was the court-appointed receivers for a defunct King of Prussia, PA, hedge... - Buyout Cancellation, GSO Capital Partners agrees to pay Reddy Ice Holdings a $21 million business settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-31-08) Reddy Ice Holdings Inc., a maker of packaged ice, filed charges against hedge fund GSO Capital Partners, alleging that it was owed money due to the cancellation of a $1.1 billion deal, in which it was to be bought by GSO Capital Partners. Sources stated that the deal went awry, forcing the company and GSO to try and craft an al... - Scrap Metal, Ocanna Inc. pays $86,000 EPA waste violations settlement
Akron, OH: (Jan-30-08) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Ocanna Inc., the former parent company of two Akron metal recycling firms, alleging that it violated its air permit and state hazardous waste and solid waste regulations. The company processed and recycled scrap metals at Harry's Scrap Metals and at what is now Metalico... - Automated Calls, Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. pays $180,000 FTC settlement for telemarketing violations
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-30-08) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Justice Department brought charges against Voice Mail Broadcasting Corp. and its owner, Jesse Crowe, alleging that they violated federal telemarketing rules by making 46 million automated calls since October 2003. The suit claimed that the prerecorded calls pitched debt consolidation, m... - Attorney Jay Wingate ordered to pay widow $2.5 million settlement for collected legal fees
Miami, FL: (Jan-30-08) Jacqueline Huggett, the widow of late Bill Huggett, brought a lawsuit against Jay Wingate, a former associate of the Huggett Law Firm, alleging that she was owed money from the fees received in cases left behind by her husband. Sources stated that the death of Bill Huggett in 2004 sparked a legal row over his case portfolio. His wife... - Discharge Pollution, Electric Boat agrees to pay $75,000 settlement for Clean Water Act violations
Hartford, CT: (Jan-30-08) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Connecticut Fund for the Environment (CFE) brought charges against Electric Boat, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act with repeated polluted discharges into the Thames River during a five-year period ending June 2007. In the Electric Boat reports, the CFE claimed to hav... - Heartland Advisors Inc. agrees to $3.9 million shareholder settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Jan-29-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Heartland Advisors Inc., a Milwaukee, WI-based company, alleging that it violated the federal Securities Act. The suit claimed that from March 1, 2000, to October 2000, Heartland negligently mis-priced certain bonds owned by two high-yield municipal bond funds. SEC... - Laser Marketing, Inc. pays $100,000 settlement after illegally sharing a CoStar pass code
Newark, NJ: (Jan-30-08) CoStar Group, Inc. filed charges against Laser Marketing, Inc., a lead marketing firm doing business under the name Atkinson Hunt, and Resource Realty of Southern New Jersey, alleging that the companies illegally gained access to its information service. The suit claimed that the two firms shared a CoStar pass code, and that Resou... - Fleetwood Enterprises Inc. pays HUD $75,000 civil penalty for defective construction
Washington, DC: (Jan-30-08) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) and other federal regulators brought charges against Fleetwood Enterprises Inc., alleging that the Riverside, CA-based facility built homes that were found to be defective and unsafe. HUD officials claimed that since 2005, they had identified at least 77 types of defects i... - Gettysburg Borough awards arrested protester $22,500 civil rights settlement
Gettysburg, PA: (Jan-30-08) Bruce Davis, of York, brought a lawsuit against Gettysburg Borough and its former police Chief Rolf Garcia, alleging that his civil rights were violated during a January 2006 pro-abortion rights rally. The suit claimed that Davis was arrested after Gettysburg Police broke up a group of 25 pro-abortion rights ralliers because the... - Dycom Industries agrees to $10 million wage and hour dispute settlement
Palm Beach, FL: (Jan-30-08) A wage and hour lawsuit was filed against Dycom Industries and three of its subsidiaries UtiliQuest LLC, STS LLC and Locating Inc. units. The suit stated that the wage and hour claims were filed between 2003 and January 2007, and covered several states where the subsidiaries did business. Sources close to the case stated t... - Immigrant Sedation, US Government awards two detainees $55,000 settlement after drugging them while in custody
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-30-08) Two foreign nationals, Amadou Diouf, a native of Senegal, and Raymond Soeoth of Indonesia, brought charges against the US Government, alleging that they were forcibly drugged by US immigration officials during failed efforts to deport them. The suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on their behalf, stating that S... - Ozone Pollution, Holcim Inc. pays $2.25 million settlement for air quality violations
Dallas, TX: (Jan-30-08) State environmental protection agencies brought charges against Holcim Inc., one of three Midlothian plants, alleging that the company had air quality violations at its facility. Sources close to the case stated that the company agreed to a $2.25 million legal settlement to resolve allegations. Officials stated that Holcim agreed to... - Marketing Spam, Member Source Media pays $200,000 civil penalty for deceptive online advertising
Washington, DC: (Jan-30-08) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against Member Source Media, an online advertiser, alleging that it used deceptive practices to drive traffic to its web sites. The suit claimed that the company sent out spam with misleading subject lines, failing to tell consumers they had to spend money to receive so-calle...