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Provo, UT: (Jan-29-08) The family of Newell Johnson brought a lawsuit against the city of Provo, over land belonging to the family that was being used by the city. The Johnson family owned part of the land used for the 4800 North connector road between University Avenue and Canyon Road. Sources stated that the legal battle over the value of the land has... - Birthing Malpractice, Kaiser Permanente pays $3.2 million medical malpractice settlement
Orange County, CA: (Jan-29-08) Ardie and Ela Ehtemam brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente's Anaheim hospital, alleging that their daughter suffered brain damage during her birth. The suit claimed that Ariana Ehtemam, now 14, wasn't breathing when she was delivered by Caesarean section and now suffers from physical and behavioral... - Luzerne County Register of Wills Dorothy Stankovic pays $10,000 ACLU settlement after denying illegal immigrants a marriage license
Wilkes-Barre, PA: (Jan-29-08) Heather Buck and Jose Guadelupe Arias-Maravilla brought charges against Luzerne County Register of Wills Dorothy Stankovic, alleging that Stankovic's policy denied marriage licenses to illegal immigrants. Records show that the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit against Stankovic in April, arguing her... - Contract Dispute, Ness Technologies, Inc. agrees to pay $9 million breach of contract settlement
Hackensack, NJ: (Jan-29-08) An Israeli insurance company, a client of Ness Technologies, Inc., a global provider of information technology solutions and services, brought a lawsuit against it over a contract dispute that developed in late 2006. The suit stated that the client halted work on an ongoing project, claiming that Ness had breached the contract b... - Aetna Bridge Co. pays painter $5.5 million personal injury settlement after falling 55 feet onto concrete
Providence, RI: (Jan-29-08) Wayne Leyden, a New York painter, brought a lawsuit against Aetna Bridge, after he was injured five years ago while working on the Mount Hope Bridge. The suit, which had a personal injury claim, stated that the 40-year-old Port Leyden, NY man fell 55 feet onto concrete while he was in a pocket climber. Sources close to the case... - Water Pumping Fee, Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency pays $13.5 million settlement for illegal augmentation fees
Pajaro Valley, CA: (Jan-29-08) Several plaintiffs brought charges against the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, alleging that it illegally collected pumping fees from residents. Officials claimed that the agency had faced a string of lawsuits stretching back several years, over the long-standing problem of groundwater overdraft in the Pajaro Valley. ... - Police Brutality, City of Sorrento agrees to $275,000 excessive force settlement
Baton Rouge, LA: (Jan-28-08) Daniel Moody of Sabinal, TX, brought a lawsuit against the Sorrento Police Department, alleging that police used brutality and excessive force on him in May 2004. Records show that the suit, filed in September 2004, named the police department and former officer Andre Cavalier as defendants.Moody was a designated driver and cha... - Car Accident, Nassau County agrees to pay $13 million personal injury settlement
Nassau County, FL: (Jan-29-08) Merryl Kihl, a Commack woman, brought a personal injury lawsuit against Nassau County, after she was badly injured when her car slid into a tree on a treacherous stretch of county road in Bethpage in 1995. The suit claimed that the 37-year-old woman, who lived in Plainview, met with the accident on Quaker Meeting House Road a... - Assistant Principal, District 834 pays former employee $143,000 settlement after hindering her career
Stillwater, MN: (Jan-29-08) Stillwater Junior High Assistant Principal Mary Pat Cumming filed suit against the school and District 834, accusing school board member George Thole of allegedly hindering her career. Sources close to the case stated that as part of a settlement reached, Cumming will resign from her position effective June 30, 2008 and receive... - Insurance Practices, AIG pays nine states $12.5 million settlement related to producer compensation and insurance placement
Washington, DC: (Jan-29-08) Nine states brought charges against American International Group Inc. (AIG), over practices related to producer compensation and insurance placement. The suit was filed following an industry wide investigation into producer compensation and insurance placement practices. Though the company denied the allegations and did not ad... - Higley Unified School District pays $19,500 settlement to the Coronado Ranch Homeowners Association after using its well without paying
Gilbert, AZ: (Jan-28-08) The Coronado Ranch Homeowners Association (HOA) brought charges against the Higley Unified School District in December 2006, alleging that an arrangement it inherited from California-based builder, Cooper & Cooper Development, let the district take irrigation water from the community well without paying. The HOA claimed that the... - Four Phoenix bars pay $10,000 fine for violating the Smoke Free Arizona Act
Phoenix, AZ: (Jan-28-08) The state's voter approved Smoke Free Arizona Act of May 2007 claimed that operators of bars, restaurants, and indoor public places had to help prohibit smoking. In order to do that, the facilities had to post "No Smoking" signs, remove ashtrays from areas where smoking is prohibited and stop people who are smoking in prohibited ar... - Softball Coach, Thomas County School System agrees to undisclosed gender discrimination and harassment settlement for a former employee
Thomasville, GA: (Jan-28-08) Cara Hankinson, a former softball coach, brought charges against the Thomas County School System, alleging that she was discriminated against and harassed because of her gender. Hankinson, a teacher in the system for 22 years, filed a lawsuit in US District Court in October 2005 after she was fired as softball coach in December... - Coolant Oil, City of Seneca pays $40,000 EPA fine to help clean up contamination
Seneca, SC: (Jan-28-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) had reached an agreement for approximately $9 million with several large electrical companies that had once done business with Carolina Transformer Company of Fayetteville, NC. The agency stated that it had three years to seek compensation from smaller entities. Carolina Transformer Comp... - Canceled Contract, Moon Area School District pays $98,500 construction dispute settlement
Allegheny, PA: (Jan-28-08) Moore Boehm Enterprises Inc. of Carnegie and Pittsburgh Stage Inc. of Pittsburgh, brought a lawsuit against Moon Area School District, over a heating, ventilation and air conditioning contract. The suit stated that the contracts were part of a plan to build a new high school and renovate the current high school as a middle school... - Deceptive Advertising, Ashley Furniture Homestore pays $400,000 settlement for late deliveries and defective products
Phoenix, AZ: (Jan-28-08) The state of Arizona brought charges against Ashley Furniture Homestore, alleging that the company had deceptive advertising. The suit was filed after Attorney General's Office received numerous complaints about furniture deliveries that were extremely late and/or the furniture delivered was defective. The complaint filed by the At... - Breach of Contract, EPCOR Power pays NAL Resources a $4.2 million settlement regarding a natural gas supply agreement
Edmonton, CA: (Jan-28-08) NAL Resources Ltd. brought a lawsuit against EPCOR Power LP, alleging breach of contract. The suit stated that NAL Resources, a subsidiary of Manulife Financial Corporation, supplied natural gas to EPCOR Power's Tunis power plant located in Ontario, and that EPCOR violated terms with respect to Tunis natural gas supply contracts... - Axis Surplus Insurance Company ordered to pay $42.5 million settlement to condo developers
Panama City Beach, FL: (Jan-28-08) Panama City Beach Condos, a real estate developer, brought charges against Axis Surplus Insurance Company, stemming from a Hurricane Dennis insurance claim. Sources stated that shortly after receiving all of the evidence in the case, the eight-person jury returned an unanimous verdict in favor of Panama City Beach Condos... - Sigue Corp. forfeits $15 million for failing to prohibit money laundering
St. Louis, MO: (Jan-28-08) The US Government brought charges against Sigue Corp., a San Fernando-based company that provides international money transfer services, alleging that it failed to implement an effective program to prohibit money laundering. Federal prosecutors stated that the charges stemmed from transactions conducted from November 2003 through... - School District of Palm Beach County awards former Olympic Heights High School teacher $272,000 wrongful termination settlement
Boca Raton, FL: (Jan-28-08) Curtis Sherrod, a former Boca Raton teacher, brought charges against the School District of Palm Beach County, alleging that he was unlawfully terminated. Sources stated that the dispute between the two parties ensued for more than four years. Sherrod was a social studies teacher at Olympic Heights High School in Boca Raton un...