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Phoenix, AZ: (Dec-26-07) The family of H.K. Covel, including son country star Toby Keith, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Rodriguez Transportes, after Covel died in a road accident. The suit claimed that while Covel was driving on Interstate 35 in Oklahoma, his truck was bumped by another vehicle causing it to cross the center median, where it was... - Pigeon Poop, Jury awards doorman $6 million settlement after falling down a flight of subway stairs
New York, NY: (Dec-26-07) A former New York City doorman, who wishes to remain unnamed, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city is culpable for the injuries he sustained while on the job. The suit claimed that the doorman was left permanently disabled after falling down some subway stairs. He claimed that he slipped on pigeon droppings,... - Restaurant Lease Contract, City of Prescott must pay Sand Trap golf course restaurant $225,000 breach of contract settlement
Prescott, AZ: (Dec-26-07) Owners of the Sand Trap restaurant, an eatery located at the municipal Antelope Hills Golf Course, brought a lawsuit against the city of Prescott, alleging breach of contract. The case stemmed from a 2006 incident, when the City Council terminated its contract with Brian Ingram and William and Carol Punches for operation of the re... - Workers' Compensation, City awards fire inspector $145,000 injury settlement
Milpitas, CA: (Dec-26-07) Michael Wells, a Milpitas fire inspector, brought charges against the city, alleging that he sustained injuries to his left hip, neck, right shoulder and knees, while on duty. Wells, who resigned in July 2006 after almost 25 years in the city's employ, stated that the suit sought benefits and permanent disability advances. City of... - False Allegations, City of Wenatchee agrees to pay former pastor $700,000 settlement after falsely arresting him in association with child molestation
Wenatchee, WA: (Dec-26-07) Robert "Roby" Roberson, a former pastor at the East Wenatchee Pentecostal Church, brought a lawsuit against the city of Wenatchee alleging that he was wrongfully arrested for an alleged involvement in a sex ring at the church. Sources stated that Robertson was one of dozens of people arrested during an investigation into the sex... - Information Disposal, American United Mortgage Company pays $50,000 FTC fine
Washington, DC: (Dec-19-07) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against American United Mortgage Company, based in Northbrook, IL, alleging that the mortgage broker left loan documents, with personal information such as Social Security numbers, in and around an unsecured dumpster. The suit claimed that the company violated the FTC's rules on... - Police Chase, Family accepts $950,000 wrongful death settlement after man died from being pinned under a police car
Westminster, CA: (Dec-19-07) The family of 30-year-old Hoang Tan Bui brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city, alleging that the hit-and-run suspect was shot and later accidentally run over by an officer during a pursuit. The incident occurred when Charles Shinn III, a 14-year department veteran, was trying to question Bui about a hit-and-run inci... - Co-Op Reserve, Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association ordered to pay $100 million settlement to tobacco growers in four states
Lexington, KY: (Dec-19-07) Over 198,000 past and present tobacco growers in four states brought a lawsuit against Lexington-based Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association, and 54 of its officers, directors and former directors, over the tens of millions of dollars the co-op held in reserve since at least 1992. The suit, filed in 2003, also asked for... - Inflated Drug Prices, Dey LP pays $198,000 settlement to Montana Attorney General
Helena, MT: (Dec-19-07) Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath brought charges against California-based Dey LP, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, alleging that the company was overcharging inflated prices to Medicare and Medicaid. Sources stated that Dey manufactures drugs such as Albuterol used to treat asthma and other lung diseases, along with the pain reli... - Golf Pro, Mt. Lebanon pays former employee $25,000 age discrimination settlement
Mt. Lebanon, PA: (Dec-19-07) Matthew Kluck, the township's top golf pro, brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that he was discriminated against on the basis of his age. He claimed that officials began trying to get him to quit in 2001. Kluck alleged that his bosses treated younger employees favorably while they alienated him, altered his pay st... - Computer Horizons Corp., Company sale related lawsuit ends with a $175,000 payout
Parsippany, NJ: (Dec-19-07) Axium International, Inc. and its affiliate, Diversity MSP, Inc., brought a lawsuit against Computer Horizons Corp., alleging that the company and its Chimes subsidiary now known as Forgone, LLC, along with certain of their officers and directors, violated laws pertaining to the sale of the assets of Chimes to Diversity in Febru... - Telemarketing Timeshare, Equity Marketing Corp. pays $95,000 settlement for deceptive advertising
Orlando, FL: (Dec-18-07) The Florida Attorney General's office brought charges against Equity Marketing Corp., alleging that the Altamonte Springs-based company, which operates under the name Resort Equity Marketing, used deceptive marketing and advertising tactics. The suit claimed that the company used misleading telemarketing pitches to obtain clients f... - Perma-Fix of Dayton Inc., $360,000 civil penalty in Clean Air Act violations suit
Dayton, OH: (Dec-19-07) The US Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against a Perma-Fix Environmental Services Inc. subsidiary Perma-Fix of Dayton Inc., alleging that the facility had violations of the federal Clean Air Act. As part of a settlement reached, Perma-Fix of Dayton will pay a civil penalty of $360,0... - Kerosene Leak, Rivermead, Inc., et al. pays $50,000 fine for mobile home park environmental clean up
Hartford, CT: (Dec-18-07) Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and the Department of Environmental Protection brought charges against Rivermead, Inc., Brewer Family Partnership, Brewer Family LLC, and Colonial Mobile Home Park, Inc., current and previous owners or operators of two adjacent mobile home parks, Rivermead and Colonial, alleging that the two lar... - Indian Health Care, US Federal Government agrees to pay Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp. a $48 million settlement to improve services
Anchorage, AK: (Dec-18-07) The Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corp., an Alaska Native group, filed charges against the federal government over health care costs. Sources claimed that in the state, the Indian Health Care Service (IHS) contracts out Native health care to tribal organizations, with a promise to give them enough money to run hospitals, clinics and t... - Lord of the Rings, New Line Cinema reportedly paid Peter Jackson a $40 million settlement for accounting fraud
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-18-07) Peter Jackson brought charges against New Line Cinema, alleging that the company was stonewalling his accountants. Sources close to the case stated that the two parties had resolved the dispute by entering into a settlement agreement, reportedly worth nearly $40 million. The settlement is said to end years of litigation and a... - Property Funding, University Heights Association pays $6 million settlement regarding a land dispute
Albany, NY: (Dec-19-07) The Marty and Dorothy Silverman Foundation brought charges against the University Heights Association (UHA), over funds to buy land. Sources close to the case stated that the parties had reached a settlement, which will ensure that UHA is ready to emerge from Chapter 11 protection. At the core of the dispute is a 31-acre property, w... - Manufacturing Protocol, Sioux Manufacturing Corp. pays $1.9 million settlement for failing to meet Kevlar specifications
Bismarck, ND: (Dec-18-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against Sioux Manufacturing Corp., alleging that the Spirit Lake tribe business did not follow specifications in making Kevlar cloth material for helmets. Sources stated that Kevlar is a protective synthetic fiber, which is used in helmets and body armor. The Fort Totten based company run... - Accounting Fraud, US Foodservice former CEO pays $8 million settlement to Royal Ahold
Baltimore, MD: (Dec-18-07) Royal Ahold, a Dutch food company, brought charges against former CEO of Columbia-based US Foodservice James Miller, over a billion dollar accounting scandal in 2003 that caused Ahold to pay shareholders more than $1 billion in damages. Sources stated that Miller headed US Foodservice when accounting irregularities surfaced in 20... - Inflated Circulation, Tribune Co. pays $15 million settlement for marketing fraud
New York, NY: (Dec-18-07) The US Attorney's Office and other federal prosecutors brought charges against Tribune Co., a media group, alleging that two of its newspapers, Newsday and Hoy, inflated circulation numbers. Sources claimed that the parties recently reached a settlement in which Tribune's Newsday and Hoy admitted the allegations. Newsday admitted...