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Burlington, VT: (Jan-28-08) Dr. Raymond Long brought a lawsuit against the Northwestern Medical Center's Board of Directors, alleging that Northwestern Medical Center (NMC) intentionally contaminated patients during three of Dr. Long's surgical cases in December of 2003. It further alleged that NMC intended to force Dr. Long out of the hospital and the com... - Heavy Metal Contamination, Asarco Mining Company agrees to $20.7 million environmental and personal injury settlement
Ottawa County, OK: (Jan-28-08) Over 200 families filed a civil suit against Asarco Mining Company, alleging that contamination caused by high levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and other heavy metals, resulted in health problems in children. The suit stated blood tests showed that residents in the Tar Creek Superfund Site in Ottawa County had high levels of... - Chaparrel Investors, OAO Lukoil agrees to $37.6 million shareholders settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Jan-27-08) Several shareholder lawsuits were brought against OAO Lukoil, Russia's largest private oil producer, challenging its takeover of Chaparral Resources Inc. Chaparral investors sued in Delaware Chancery Court in March 2006, contending Lukoil's offer of $88.6 million, or $5.80 a share, for the 40% stake it didn't already own was too... - Insurance company Chubb Group pays $750,000 settlement after falsifying financial reports at the Milwaukee Public Museum
Milwaukee, WI: (Jan-27-08) Milwaukee County brought charges against the Milwaukee Public Museum's insurance company, Chubb Group, for losses that the museum suffered under its former management. Sources stated that in 2005, the museum acknowledged that its multimillion-dollar endowment had been drained for museum operating expenses. Records show that Terry... - Company Harassment, Henredon Furniture Industries agrees to pay $465,000 employee racial discrimination settlement
High Point, NC: (Jan-25-08) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Henredon Furniture Industries, on behalf of the company's African American employees, alleging that the company harassed employees because of their race. The suit claimed that from about 1998 through January 2006, the employees at Henredon's High Poi... - Averted Hit and Run, David Kyle Smith ordered to pay $450,000 after driving by a police car accident
Staunton, VA: (Jan-27-08) Waynesboro Police Officer Jessie Shaver brought charges against David Kyle Smith, the driver of an SUV, who drove by a hit and run accident that left Shaver severely injured and unconscious. Smith initially faced a hit-and-run charge because he never stopped for the downed officer, but continued to his girlfriend's house five mile... - Sheriff's deputy Samuel Roy Wilbanks ordered to pay undisclosed settlement after molesting a minor
Athens, GA: (Jan-27-08) An Oglethorpe County woman brought charges against the County and Samuel Roy Wilbanks, a sheriff's deputy, alleging that she was sexually molested as a minor while participating in a now-defunct Oglethorpe County junior police training program. The suit stated that Wilbanks and the girl, an Oglethorpe County resident who participate... - Medical Technology, Ventana Medical Systems Inc. pays CytoLogix Corp. $49 million patent infringement settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Jan-26-08) CytoLogix Corp. brought patent infringement lawsuits against Oro Valley-based Ventana Medical Systems Inc., over medical technology for diagnosing cancer and other diseases. As part of a settlement reached, sources close to the case stated that Ventana Medical Systems Inc. agreed to pay $49 million to CytoLogix Corp. to settle the p... - Numbing Fumes, Conker Shoe Co. pays author $225,000 personal injury settlement
Totnes, England: (Jan-25-08) Joan Brady, a Whitbread prize-winning author, filed charges against the Conker Shoe Co., alleging that the fumes from the factory were detrimental to her career. Brady, 67, said she was forced to work on less demanding novels when the fumes from chemicals used at the Conker Shoe next to her former home allegedly caused her le... - Zantac Patent, GlaxoSmithKline and Cypress Pharmaceutical settle patent infringement dispute
New York, NY: (Jan-28-08) Drug developer Cypress Pharmaceutical Inc. had been locked in a patent infringement lawsuit with a unit of British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC related to a generic version of Glaxo's Zantac syrup to treat symptoms of heartburn. Sources close to the case stated that privately held Cypress Pharma said Glaxo agreed not to assert i... - Hallandale Beach pays former police officer $100,000 settlement after firing him for using excessive force
Hallandale Beach, FL: (Jan-28-08) Talous Cirilo, a former Hallandale Beach Police Officer, brought two lawsuits against the city, alleging wrongdoing in the department and City Hall. The suit stated that Police Chief Thomas Magill falsified evidence, leading to Cirilo's firing. Hallandale officials fired Cirilo, alleging excessive use of force, even though... - Power Outages, Exelon Corp. agrees to $55 million settlement in code violation dispute with the city of Chicago
Washington, DC: (Jan-28-08) The city of Chicago brought charges against Exelon Corp., which operates utilities in the mid-Atlantic and Midwest, alleging among other things, that its subsidiary Commonwealth Edison Co. had municipal code violations at its premises. The suit was filed over the costs of various power outages. Sources close to the case stated t... - J.C. Flowers & Company, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America agree to pay Sallie Mae a $30 billion dept settlement.
New York, NY: (Jan-28-08) Sallie Mae, a student lending giant, brought a lawsuit against its onetime buyers, which include the private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Company, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America, over its scuttled $25 billion buyout. The company agreed to settle with its onetime buyers, in exchange for a deal to refinance about $30 billion in... - Ferris Baker Watts Inc. to pay $16 million settlement for brokers role in a Ponzi scheme
Baltimore, MD: (Jan-26-08) Several investors brought charges against Baltimore brokerage Ferris Baker Watts Inc., alleging that they were victims of an investment fraud that a former broker at the firm played a part in. Former Ferris client David Dadante has already pleaded guilty to criminal fraud charges for his role in a Ponzi scheme that cost investors... - Amersino Marketing Group agrees to pay employees $70,000 settlement
Brooklyn, NY: (Jan-28-08) The US Department of Labor brought charges against Yu Wang and Chow Wa, owners of Amersino Marketing Group, alleging that they owed employees back pay. Both the state and federal departments of labor conducted numerous investigations into wage and hour violations throughout the Williamsburg and Bushwick areas, and found that the B... - Collapsed Bridge, Lisbon County pays undisclosed personal injury settlement
Lisbon, OH: (Jan-24-08) William Huffman, a Salem man, brought a lawsuit against the county, after a bridge was washed out by a flash flood. The suit stated that Huffman was severely injured when his car struck a collapsed bridge near his home about 6:30 a.m. Aug. 28, 2004. The bridge had washed out in the night during one of the worst flash floods in rec... - Resort Construction, Tamarack Resort pays $185,000 penalty for Clean Water Act violations
Boise, ID: (Jan-24-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Tamarack Resort, alleging that the facility violated the Clean Water Act during construction on the resort's property in 2005 and 2006. EPA sources claimed that the suit stemmed from a routine inspection that revealed that Tamarack had allowed polluted water from co... - MedMira Inc. agrees to pay debt holder $500,000 settlement
Halifax, Canada: (Jan-24-08) MedMira Inc., the global market leader in premium rapid diagnostic solutions, has been embroiled in a lawsuit with a debt holder. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties reached a settlement agreement, aimed at resolving the dispute. Under the settlement, MedMira Inc. officials stated that the company will settl... - Gas Storage Tanks, Talisman Energy Inc. pays CNOOC Ltd. $40 million to resolve a business dispute.
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-24-08) CNOOC Ltd. brought charges against Talisman Energy Inc., over issues related to Indonesia's Tangguh LNG project. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties had reached a settlement, aimed at resolving the dispute. Under the settlement agreement, Talisman will pay $40 million to CNOOC for a 2% stake in the BP PLC-led... - Stevens Hospital pays Cytolab Pathology Services $1.35 million breach of contract settlement
Edmonds, WA: (Jan-24-08) Cytolab Pathology Services Inc., a Lynnwood pathology lab, brought a lawsuit against Stevens Hospital, over a contractual dispute between the parties. Sources stated that the issue dated back to 2006, when the hospital terminated its annual contract with Cytolab Pathology Services. The business had managed the hospital's pathology...