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Hartford, CT: (Dec-10-07) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Reiner, Reiner & Bendett, a law firm, Absolute Mortgage Solutions, a mortgage company and Century 21 Access America, a real estate broker, alleging that they engaged in kickback schemes that cheated hundreds of home buyers for mortgage-related services. Sou... - $510,000 settlement in racial discrimination lawsuit.
Milwaukee, WI: (Dec-10-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought charges against Target Corp., on behalf of four management applicants, alleging that the company racially discriminated against them. The suit stated that the Minneapolis-based retailer violated the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by not hiring Kalisha White, Ralpheal Edgesto... - $250,000 settlement in breach of payment contract lawsuit.
Gold Hill, NV: (Dec-10-07) N.A. Degerstrom brought a lawsuit against GoldSpring, Inc., alleging that the company owed it, money for services provided. The lawsuit is said to have stemmed from a dispute as to how much GoldSpring owed Degerstrom for services provided. Sources stated that as per a December 27, 2005 agreement, the parties agreed that the amoun... - $1.9 million settlement in Medicaid/Medicare fraud lawsuit.
Dallas, TX: (Dec-10-07) The State and Federal Governments brought charges against Harris Methodist Hospital in Bedford, alleging that the hospital submitted improper Medicaid and Medicare claims. Sources stated that the claims listed in the lawsuit were over orthopedic-related services between March 15, 2004, and Sept. 1, 2005. The suit was filed following... - $11.5 million settlement in sensational sexual harassment case.
New York, NY: (Dec-10-07) Anucha Browne Sanders, former Knicks team executive, brought charges against Madison Square Garden and Chairman James Dolan, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for her complaining about team coach Isaiah Thomas' offensive behavior. She claimed that Thomas and other Madison Square Garden employees, includi... - $7 million settlement in executives' overspending lawsuit.
Wilmington, DE: (Dec-08-07) Dhruv Khanna, co-founder of Covad Communications Group Inc., brought charges against the company alleging that Covad Chairman Charles McMinn and other directors approved lavish executive contracts and junkets including golf trips to Scotland. The suit, filed by Khanna on behalf of the company, sought at least $125 million in d... - $183,250 payout resolves libelous article related lawsuit.
Dublin, Ireland: (Dec-08-07) Elin Nordegren Woods, wife of golfer Tiger Woods, brought a lawsuit against The Dubliner, an Irish magazine, alleging that the magazine published an abusive article and a faked nude photo of her. Sources claimed that the article visibly angered Woods during the opening day of competition, which the United States lost to Europ... - Confidential settlement reached in boy scouts' sexual molestation lawsuit.
Idaho Falls, ID: (Dec-08-07) Adam and Benjamin Steed, two former Boy Scouts, brought charges against Boy Scouts' Grand Teton Council, alleging that while they were staffers at Camp Little Lehmi, they were molested by camp director Brad Stowell. Sources stated that Stowell is serving a prison sentence for child molestation. In a recent development in the... - Over $357,300 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Idaho Falls, ID: (Dec-08-07) Ben Stroud, an acclaimed College of Southern Idaho volleyball coach, brought charges against the college after he was fired in 2006, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Stroud was fired Aug. 24, 2006, amid allegations that he violated National Junior College Athletic Association rules by recruiting an athlete who had... - $120 million settlement in patent infringement lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Dec-07-07) Yeda Research and Development Company Ltd. brought charges against ImClone Systems, Inc. and Sanofi-Aventis, alleging that the companies infringed on its patents. As part of a settlement reached, the parties agreed that Yeda is the sole owner of the 866 Patent in the US and that Yeda and Sanofi-Aventis are co-owners of the 866 P... - $19.8 million payout in police misconduct lawsuit.
Chicago, IL: (Dec-08-07) Aaron Patterson, Leroy Orange, Stanley Howard and Madison Hobley brought charges against the city and its police department, alleging that they were tortured by former Chicago Police Lt. Jon Burge and his Area 2 cohorts. Sources stated that in 2006, the city reached a tentative, $14.8 million settlement with Orange, Howard and Hobl... - $92 million settlement ends long standing reservation sharing dispute.
Washington, DC: (Dec-08-07) The Yurok Tribe brought a lawsuit against the neighboring Hoopa Valley Indian Tribe, over a long standing dispute over reservation sharing. Sources stated that at the heart of the issue was money from logging five decades ago at a time when the two tribes shared a reservation. To end the dispute, Congress passed a settlement a... - $1.9 million settlement resolves wrongful death suit.
Las Cruces, NM: (Dec-08-07) The parents of 4-year-old Austin Elmore brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Sonoma Springs Partners, owners of an apartment complex, alleging that the complex lacked a required state permit for its hot tub. The lawsuit claimed that the 4-year-old died April 30, 2006. He was pulled unconscious from a hot tub at the Puerta Vill... - $450,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Staunton, VA: (Dec-09-07) The family of John McCloskey brought wrongful death charges against Rockbridge County, after the teenager suffered from internal injuries that eventually took his life. The lawsuit stated that McCloskey died from injuries he sustained in 1994 at Western State Hospital in Staunton. His condition was reportedly so severe, that doc... - $3.1 million awarded to lawyer in legal fee related suit.
New York, NY: (Dec-09-07) Burt Neuborne, a professor at New York University Law School, was one of the lawyers who filed a lawsuit against Credit Suisse, UBS AG and other Swiss banks in the 1990s on behalf of Holocaust survivors, alleging that the banks looted millions of dollars of Jewish assets. As part of a settlement reached with the defendants, the la... - $10,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Maricopa County, AZ: (Dec-08-07) Cyndi Greening, longtime Mesa Community College media-arts director, brought charges against the Maricopa County Community College District, alleging that she had been wrongfully terminated. The suit stated that Greening received a termination letter in May 2007, in which the district accused her of double-enrolling stude... - Parking Lot Robbery, Man shot in the neck by a robber awarded jury verdict of $102.7 million.
Fort Lauderdale, FL: (Dec-06-07) Sami Barrak brought a lawsuit against Fort Lauderdale-based Report Investment Corp., a property ownership company, claiming that he suffered medical expenses and lost earnings due to their negligence. Report Investment owns the parking lot adjacent to recently sold Tootsie's Cabaret, a strip club that was located in the now... - Fired City Employees, Saratoga agrees to pay two former employees a $130,000 wrongful termination settlement
Saratoga, CA: (Dec-06-07) Chief Edward Moore and his former assistant, James Cornick, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that they were wrongfully terminated by former deputy public safety commissioner Erin Dreyer. A Saratoga County grand jury report cited Dreyer for abusing her office's power and trying to force Moore to retire, punishing politi... - Hospital Delivery, Family awarded $11.5 million medical malpractice settlement after their child was born with Cerebral Palsy
Cook County, IL: (Dec-06-07) The parents of Joshua Radis brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital, alleging that negligence on the part of the staff resulted in their child being born brain damaged. The suit claimed that Stefanie Radis was admitted to Northwestern Memorial on May 15, 2003 to deliver her second child and... - $750,000 settlement in construction fraud lawsuit.
Teton County, WY: (Dec-07-07) Brad Gamble, a valley homeowner, brought a lawsuit against Jeff Overton, a contractor, alleging that the contractor defrauded and overcharged him millions of dollars to remodel his home. The original suit, filed in US District Court for Wyoming, claimed $1.06 million and punitive damages, stating that Overton mismanaged...