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Newport Beach, CA: (Jan-07-08) Acacia Research Corporation's subsidiary, Contacts Synchronization Corporation, brought a patent infringement case against Verizon Wireless. Sources stated that the parties had reached a consensus and entered a settlement agreement, resolving the dispute. The deal was in connection with the settlement of Verizon Wireless's pa... - Allstate Insurance Co. agrees to pay $950,000 insurance settlement an airplane's vibrations cause foundation damage
New York, NY: (Jan-07-08) John and Annette Ferranti, a Brooklyn couple, brought a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Co., alleging that their home was badly damaged by vibrations caused by an Air France Concorde jet. Records show that the Ferrantis sued after Allstate refused to pay for damage to their 12-room concrete and steel house created by vibrations... - Jury orders obstetrician Paul Hergott to pay $8.6 million settlement after mother gives birth to disabled twins
Ontario, Canada: (Jan-07-08) Carolyn Bovingdon, the mother of severely disabled twins, brought a medical negligence lawsuit against Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario obstetrician Paul Hergott, alleging that he failed to warn of risks associated with Sanofi-Aventis's Clomid fertility drug. Sources stated that Clomid increases the chances of having twins and raises... - City of Stamford and park contractor pay $500,000 personal injury settlement after a 5-year-old girl's dress caught on fire from a spotlight
Stamford, CT: (Jan-07-08) Silvana Milichi of Stamford, the mother of 5-year-old Sofia Silva, brought a lawsuit against the city and AFB Construction Management, the contractor in charge of city parks, after the child was severely burned at Jackie Robinson Park in 2004. The suit stated that Sofia's dress caught fire on a spotlight in the West Side Park, cau... - Bankruptcy judge orders Asarco to pay $8.6 million contaminated water settlement
Butte, MT: (Jan-07-08) State prosecutors brought charges against Asarco, over the treatment of contaminated water in Butte's Berkeley Pit. The suit stated that the Berkeley Pit is a former open-pit copper mine that began filling with drainage from closed mines in 1982. Pit water is laden with metals, and is being treated. Asarco filed a bankruptcy case in... - Steven Seagal pays $500,000 settlement in breach of contract lawsuit
Staten Island, NY: (Jan-07-08) Julius Nasso, a Staten Island filmmaker, brought charges against action movie actor Steven Seagal, alleging breach of contract. The suit stated that Nasso, an Eltingville resident, began a partnership with Seagal in the 1990s and the two created blockbuster action hits like Under Siege 2. The partnership continued for over a... - Two security guards receive undisclosed out-of-court settlement after being attacked and discriminated against by several teenage boys
Stockton, CA: (Jan-04-08) Two security guards, unnamed for security and confidentiality reasons, brought a lawsuit against the families of the teenage boys who attacked them in the Brookside subdivision in February 2007, alleging that they were assailed with firebombs and racial epithets. The suit stemmed from a Feb. 3 incident, where the boys, then 15 to... - Plane Crash, Estate of Rick Potter pays $1 million wrongful death settlement to widow
Stafford County, VA: (Jan-04-08) Carole W. Green, the widow of one of the men killed in a February 2006 airplane crash in Stafford County, brought a wrongful death claim against the estate of Rick Potter. Potter was the real estate developer and pilot who owned the plane her husband, Graham Green III, was in Feb. 22, 2006, the night of his death. Records s... - Campaign Contributions, $260,000 settlement reached in election fraud lawsuit
Frankfort, KY: (Jan-04-07) State prosecutors brought charges against Phillip Dufour, an employee of state road contractor Elmo Greer & Sons of London, alleging that the Kentucky man took part in making illegal campaign contributions to a number of candidates in the 2007 governor's race, including former Gov. Ernie Fletcher who was defeated in his re-electi... - Cedardale Inc. pays $20,000 fine for wastewater violations at children's park
Worcester, MA: (Jan-04-08) Martha Coakley, State Attorney General, brought charges against Haverhill-based Cedardale Inc., alleging that the operator of the largest health club facility in New England discharged chlorine into the Merrimack River. The suit stemmed from a complaint filed, related to an incident in the summer of 2004, when Cedardale was accus... - St. John Volunteer Fire Department agrees to undisclosed settlement for wrongful termination
St. Johns, CA: (Jan-04-08) Vince Casboni has been in the spotlight ever since members of the St. John Volunteer Fire Department voted to remove him for allegedly failing to follow orders twice during a sixth-month period in 2005. Sources stated that Casboni filed suit, challenging that vote, stating that he wished to clear his family name. Officials close... - New Jersey Institute of Technology pays $150,000 settlement in hazardous waste violations lawsuit
New York, NY: (Jan-04-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) in Newark, alleging that the college had several violations at its facility. Among other allegations, the EPA stated that the college failed to determine which of the wastes that it generates are hazardous, obtain a p... - Peters Township School District pays former high school principal $130,000 settlement for discrimination and wrongful termination
Canonsburg, PA: (Jan-05-08) Thomas Hajzus, Peters Township School District principal, brought a lawsuit against the district, alleging that he was discriminated against because he suffered from depression and anxiety. The suit claimed that Hajzus was removed as high school principal in 2002 and given a newly created post with the same annual pay, $92,000,... - Nabors Industries Ltd. pays $2.85 million for misdated stock option grants
Houston, TX: (Jan-04-08) A shareholders lawsuit was filed against Nabors Industries Ltd, the world's largest onshore oil and gas drilling contractor, over the company's past stock option grant practices. The suit stemmed from a 2007 investigation that revealed that several of the company's past stock option grants were misdated, but there was no evidence o... - Carrier Corporation agrees to compensate consumers for high efficiency gas furnaces in class action settlement
Washington, DC: (Jan-04-08) A class action lawsuit was filed against Carrier Corporation, alleging that Carrier Corporation brands Bryant, Payne, and Day & Night furnaces were defective. Sources close to the case stated that the company had reached a settlement agreement to resolve the class action. Under the agreement, anyone with a Carrier Corporation fu... - Chemical Anti-Icing, Family awarded $550,000 wrongful death settlement after woman died in car crash
Santa Fe, NM: (Jan-03-08) The family of Patricia Vigil-Booth, 53, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the state Department of Transportation, after Booth died in a road accident on Dec. 15, 2006. Records state that the death occurred when her car slammed into another car being loaded onto a tow truck. It was the fourth and final crash that day on the... - CEO Severance, Airbee Wireless Inc. ordered to pay former employees $700,000 severance settlement
Washington, DC: (Jan-03-08) Richard Sommerfeld Jr., former CFO of Airbee Wireless Inc., brought charges against the company, over severance related issues. Sources close to the case stated that the company had reached a settlement with Sommerfeld, agreeing to pay him $500,000 to resolve litigation. In a recent development, sources stated that the company h... - Inmate Abuse, State of Wyoming awards inmate an undisclosed settlement after being assaulted by his cell mate
Cheyenne, WY: (Jan-02-08) A former prison inmate brought charges against the state of Wyoming, alleging that he was beaten and sexually assaulted by another inmate at the state penitentiary in Rawlins. Sources close to the case stated that in the federal lawsuit filed in 2007, the former inmate claimed he had warned officials at the Rawlins prison when he... - Abortion Rights, Legislator Vaughn Flora agrees to confidential settlement after physically harming protester
Topeka, KS: (Jan-02-08) Troy Newman, president of the anti-abortion group Operation Rescue, brought charges against Vaughn Flora, a legislator, alleging that his civil rights were violated. The suit stemmed from an altercation between the two at the Kansas State Fair. The altercation occurred in September 2006, as Gov. Kathleen Sebelius, a Democrat seeking... - Wastewater Bacteria, City of Ashton pays $10,000 settlement for violating the federal Clean Water Act
Boise, ID: (Jan-03-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the city of Ashton, alleging that it violated the federal Clean Water Act. The suit stemmed from violations that were reported between 2002 and 2006 at the eastern Idaho city's wastewater treatment plant. Records show that the city owns and operates the facility, wh...