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San Antonio, TX: (Dec-19-07) The US Justice Department and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the global supplier of chemicals, W.R. Grace & Co., over cleanup costs associated with 32 Superfund sites nationwide. Sources state that the company, with its corporate headquarters in Columbia, MD, has employees and operations in... - Market Timing, Morgan Stanley pays $17 million SEC fine after financial advisers engaged in deceptive trading practices
Washington, DC: (Dec-18-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Morgan Stanley, alleging that the company failed to supervise four former financial advisers who are accused of engaging in deceptive trading practices. The suit claimed that the advisers opened multiple accounts for their hedge fund customers to allow the hedge f... - Wastewater Violations, Cyril-Scott agrees to pay $80,000 EPA fine for plant violations
Lancaster, OH: (Dec-17-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Cyril-Scott, a specialty printing company based in Pleasant Township, over violations of the company's wastewater treatment plant. The parties reached a settlement in August 2006, requiring the company to discontinue use of its wastewater treatment plant and... - Human Resources Director, City of Tempe pays former employee $337,000 wrongful termination and retaliation settlement
Tempe, AZ: (Dec-20-07) Valerie Hernandez, former Tempe human resources director, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she faced retaliation after reporting an information leak and refusing to obey discriminatory hiring directives from a City Council member. She stated that she was fired because she told the City Attorney's Office about city em... - Marketing Fraud, Thermal Advantage Inc. must pay $50,000 fine for deceptive advertising
Denver, CO: (Dec-19-07) Colorado Attorney General John Suthers' office brought charges against Thermal Advantage Inc., alleging that the home improvement company engaged in deceptive advertising. Thermal Advantage, formerly known as T.A. Empire Inc., was accused of intentionally deceiving and financially injuring Colorado consumers. The company and Eugene... - Phone Records, CEO Group pays $25,000 FTC fine for selling phone records to third parties
New York, NY: (Dec-17-07) The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against CEO Group, doing business as Check Em Out, a web-based company, accusing it of selling people's telephone records without permission. The suit was part of FTC's crackdown of web companies that obtained and sold confidential phone records to third parties. In addition to... - Ammonia Spill, Cabot Creamery pays $100,000 fine for environmental violations
Burlington, VT: (Dec-17-07) Federal prosecutors brought charges against Cabot Creamery, alleging that the facility was responsible for a chemical spill that happened 2 1/2 years ago. Sources stated that the three gallon ammonia leak into the Winooski River occurred as the company was upgrading a refrigeration system. It killed 15,000 fish over a five mile... - Retailer Fraud, Former Boston Baby president pays $41,000 settlement to employees for back pay and vacation time
Boston, MA: (Dec-17-07) The Attorney General's Office brought charges against Harvey Slobodkin, the former president of retailer Boston Baby, claiming that he owed money to a dozen employees for back pay and unused vacation time. Another case filed against Slobodkin on behalf of nearly 1,000 former customers, following the retail chain's sudden closing in... - Record Keeping, City of Jacksonville pays IRS $140,000 fine for accounting flaws
Jacksonville, FL: (Dec-17-07) The Internal Revenue Services (IRS) brought charges against the city of Jacksonville, after a recent audit uncovered record keeping flaws. The suit stated that the city allowed employees to use city issued phones for personal business, without counting any portion of the service as taxable income. Further, it was accused of al... - Asbestos Violations, Community Development Corporation of Kansas City pays $450,000 settlement involving construction site asbestos
Kansas City, MO: (Dec-17-07) The state of Missouri and Kansas City brought charges against Community Development Corporation of Kansas City (CDC-KC), a developer of a large retail and residential project in Kansas City, alleging that it violated several Missouri asbestos laws. The suit was over the construction of Citadel Plaza, to be built at 63rd Street an... - Gender Discrimination, Female employees awarded $250,000 settlement for gender bias and retaliation
Phoenix, AZ: (Dec-17-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought charges against Phoenix-based SunWest Federal Credit Union, alleging that the company discriminated against its employees. The suit claimed that two female employees were subjected to sexual and gender harassment by a former manager. They accused the manager of harassing... - Property Tax Assessment, Exelon Generation Company agrees to pay $105 million property tax dispute settlement
Morris, IL: (Dec-13-07) The Grundy County Board brought charges against Exelon Generation Company, over it's property tax assessment. Sources stated that Exelon challenged the 2006 equalized assessed valuation (EAV) of Dresden Nuclear Station. The county assessed it at $519 million. State law allows only generating stations and car manufacturers to negotia... - SafeHouse Center, $483,856 settlement in fiscal mismanagement lawsuit
Washtenaw County, MI: (Dec-08-07) A federal lawsuit was brought against SafeHouse Center, a Washtenaw County shelter for sexual abuse and domestic violence victims, alleging that the facility violated federal laws related to its financial disclosures. The suit claimed money from federal grants that were channeled through the state and given to SafeHouse be... - Security Breach, University of California pays National Nuclear Security Administration $2.8 million settlement
Albuquerque, NM: (Dec-17-07) The National Nuclear Security Administration brought charges against the University of California, following a security breakdown at Los Alamos National Laboratory in 2006. The violation stems from an October 2006 drug bust in which Los Alamos police discovered classified documents and several computer storage devices. Sources... - Inmate Injury, Park County pays inmate $1.5 million settlement after losing his leg while in jail
Park County, CO: (Dec-17-07) Moises Carranza-Reyes, an illegal immigrant, brought charges against Park County and other parties, alleging that he lost part of his leg after becoming ill in the Park County jail in 2003. Sources stated that complete details of the case are not available because of a confidentiality clause included in the settlement agreement... - Cadet Rape, Fishburne Military School pays former student $250,000 personal injury settlement
Waynesboro, VA: (Dec-13-07) The family of a 14-year-old Connecticut boy brought charges against the Fishburne Military School, alleging that the teen was raped in 2006, by a fellow student. The suit stated that the boy was attacked by Robert Munford, then 16, of Lynchburg, sodomizing him with a condom-topped mop handle. The rape apparently came later. Munf... - Traffic Signal, State awards family $10 million settlement after son was severely injured in an auto accident
Lincoln, NE: (Dec-13-07) Gail Fickle, the mother of Jacob Wagner, brought a lawsuit against the state of Nebraska, alleging that the state failed to repair a faulty signal at a highway intersection near Schuyler, despite complaints it was not working. Sources stated that two traffic signals, one for southbound traffic, the other for westbound, each flashed... - Medical Malpractice Insurance, Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society returns $84 million to the state of Maryland
Annapolis, MD: (Dec-13-07) The state brought charges against Medical Mutual Liability Insurance Society of Maryland, the state's largest malpractice insurer, over rising malpractice insurance rates during the past several years. As part of a settlement reached, Medical Mutual will return $84.1 million to the state to make up for subsidies that helped softe... - Deputy Inspector, City pays former state chief deputy inspector $360,000 wrongful termination settlement
Frankfort, KY: (Dec-13-07) Mike Duncan, a Kentucky state worker, brought charges against the state, alleging that he was illegally fired for political reasons during the administration of former Gov. Ernie Fletcher. The suit stated that Duncan was fired in 2005 from his job as chief deputy inspector general in the Transportation Cabinet, which was Fletcher... - Solid Waste, Waste Management of Hawaii Inc. spends $1.5 million after violating landfill regulations
Honolulu, HI: (Dec-12-07) The state Department of Health brought charges against Waste Management of Hawaii Inc., the City and County of Honolulu, alleging that there were solid waste violations at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill. The allegations included the operations, monitoring and reporting at the landfill relating to groundwater, daily cover for munic...