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Clarksville, TN: (Dec-06-07) Clarksville Police Department Sgt. J.W. Hunt brought a lawsuit against the department and the city, alleging that he was discriminated against. Hunt's suit, filed in July 2006, claimed that he was passed over for promotions in favor of equally or lesser qualified white officers and was subjected to a racially hostile work... - $1 million settlement reached in burned woman's emotional distress suit.
Albany, NY Athena Andrikopoulos, a 26-year-old Guilderland woman, brought charges against Galaxy Communications, owner of WRCZ and one-time employer of radio personality J.R. Gach, alleging that she suffered emotional damage due to the insensitive remarks of one of the hosts. The suit claimed that on February 15, 2006, Gach's on-air sidekick, Shawn Bol... - Hotshot Harassment, Female firefighter awarded undisclosed settlement
Rapid City, SD: (Dec-06-07) Jessica Chacon, a former member of the Tatanka Hotshot crew, brought a sexual harassment lawsuit against Kevin Lindbergh, a fellow firefighter, and Mike Johanns, the secretary of the US Department of Agriculture. Chacon's original lawsuit was filed in US District Court, and claimed that she was the only woman on the elite 20-per... - School Board Feud, Union Township School District pays member $100,000 settlement for an ethics violation
Hunterdon, NJ: (Dec-07-07) Barri Beck, former Union Township school board member, brought charges against current school board member James Chiego and others, citing ethics violations. Chiego had accused Beck of trying to run over his daughter with her SUV in 2006. As part of a settlement reached, the school board approved of paying Beck $100,000, in... - Technology Contract, Herley Industries Inc. agrees to pay $6 million settlement for breaching a technology agreement
San Francisco, CA: (Dec-06-07) EADS Deutschland GmbH brought a lawsuit against Herley Industries Inc., alleging that the company breached a transfer of technology agreement entered into in May of 2001. Sources stated that in a recent development in the case, the parties had entered into a settlement agreement, in which Herley Industries agreed to pay $6 mi... - Stock Options, UnitedHealth Group's ex-chief executive William McGuire forced to relinquish over $600 million in stocks and interest earned
San Francisco, CA: (Dec-06-07) A special litigation committee, an independent body comprising of two former Minnesota Supreme Court justices, was put in charge of reviewing claims relating to UnitedHealth Group Inc.'s stock option practices. In a recent development, company officials announced that the committee has reached settlement agreements on behalf of... - Doctor Malpractice, Two doctors pay $25,000 fine for prescribing unnecessary drug and performing an unnecessary treatment
Indian River County, FL: (Dec-05-07) The State Board of Medicine brought charges against two doctors, Dr. Joseph Altieri and Dr. Ralph Monnett, alleging malpractice. Altieri, a Vero Beach psychiatrist, was charged with prescribing various drugs including methadone, Zoloft, and Xanax to a 29-year-old man with a history of problems with pain pills. Another p... - Worker Standards, Pioneer Hi-Bred International pays $81,000 settlement in migrant workers' wage dispute
San Antonio, TX: (Dec-05-07) Several Cameron County workers brought charges against Pioneer Hi-Bred International, an Iowa-based seed corn producer, alleging that the company provided substandard housing and unsafe transportation. The suit, filed in June 2006 by 27 workers, further claimed that the company and its labor agent shortchanged them on wages and... - Leaking Hoses, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company agrees to $324 million settlement for defective Entran II hoses
Knoxville, TN: (Dec-05-07) A lawsuit was brought against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, alleging that the company manufactured a defective product, prone to leaking when used under normal conditions. Several US property owners filed complaints claiming that a particular rubber hose, known as Entran II, orange and stamped with the name Heatway or Heatway S... - Meal Breaks, Rady Children's Hospital agrees to pay current and former employees $2.7 million for unpaid meal breaks
San Diego, CA: (Dec-03-07) Several employees brought charges against Rady Children's Hospital, alleging that they were not being paid for second meal breaks during work shifts. The complaints led to the California State Department of Industrial Relations filing suit against the hospital. Following that, an investigation by the state's Division of Labor Sta... - Political Termination, Mother daughter duo awarded $325,000 settlement in wrongful termination and political discrimination lawsuit
Chicago, IL: (Dec-05-07) Joanna Kollintzas and her daughter Thespena, the wife and daughter of former East Chicago city councilman Frank Kollintzas, brought a lawsuit against the city and school district, claiming that they were wrongfully fired in 2005. The mother daughter duo, who were former employees of the School City of East Chicago, alleged that the... - School Fire, School board accepts $17 million insurance settlement from Guilford County
Guilford County, NC: (Dec-05-07) In an insurance lawsuit over the destroyed Eastern Guilford High School, the school board sought compensation for the damages caused by a fire on November 1, 2006. School officials claimed that it estimated that it would cost more than $60 million to build a new Eastern Guilford High School. The board has included $45 milli... - Gang Rape, University of Colorado awarded two women $2.85 million settlement after being assaulted by varsity football team recruits
Denver, CO: (Dec-05-07) Two women, Lisa Simpson and another woman who wished to remain unidentified, filed a lawsuit against the University of Colorado, alleging that they were gang raped at an off campus party for football recruits. The women claimed that the University of Colorado violated federal law by fostering an environment that allowed sexual assau... - Credit Report, Equifax ordered to pay $2.7 million settlement after failing to correct errors in a woman's credit score
Orlando, FL: (Dec-04-07) Angela Williams, a medical transcription worker, brought charges against Atlanta-based Equifax, alleging that the company failed to correct dramatic errors in Williams' credit report that led to her credit score being trashed. The suit claimed that Williams tried to correct the error and clear up her credit report for nearly a deca... - Religious Beard, Burger King awards former employee $15,800 settlement for religious discrimination and wrongful termination
Delaware County, PA: (Dec-04-07) Gary Majors, 42, of Chester, brought charges against a Brookhaven Burger King in November 2004, alleging that his religious rights were violated when he was wrongfully terminated from his job as a food handler. Majors, who is Muslim, claimed that he was fired from his job at Burger King after refusing to shave his beard. So... - Cigarette Weight, Premier Manufacturing, Inc. pays $3.1 million civil fine for deliberately understated the weights of imported cigarettes
Washington, DC: (Dec-04-07) The US Department of Justice brought charges against Premier Manufacturing, Inc., a South Carolina cigarette importer, alleging that between 1995 and 2002, it deliberately understated the weights of cigarettes that it imported. Sources claimed that since the amount of customs duties owed on imported cigarettes is based in part o... - Medical Device Patent, Abbott Laboratories pays Sutura, Inc. $23 million patent infringement settlement
New York, NY: (Dec-04-07) Sutura, Inc., a California-based medical device company, brought a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories, alleging that it infringed on its patents. The dispute was over Hathaway patents, licensed to Abbott by Indiana University, and Sutura Nobles patents. Sources revealed that the two sides had reached a settlement and that there w... - Voting Districts, Charles Mix County pays $110,000 settlement for voter discrimination
Lake Andes, SD: (Dec-04-07) The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought charges against Charles Mix County, over federal supervision of its elections. The suit, filed in 2005 accused the South Dakota County of discriminating against Native American voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the... - Sheriff-Elect Termination, Pittstown pays former police officer $125,000 settlement for wrongful termination
Pittstown, PA: (Dec-05-07) Former police officer and Luzerne County Sheriff-elect Michael Savokinas brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that officials wrongfully terminated him. The suit, filed in 2006, claimed that supervisors violated Savokinas' civil rights by not providing him with a hearing before opting not to rehire him as a part-time p... - Investment Manager, David Knall ordered to pay $123,000 settlement for insider trading
Indianapolis, IN: (Dec-04-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against star money manager David Knall, alleging that he committed insider trading in Galyan's Trading Co. stock in 2004. Sources revealed that Knall, who works out of a Stifel Nicolaus office on the north side, is one of the nation's top-producing investment mana...