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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... - Wrongful Termination, Chesapeake pays former city inspector $25,000 settlement after firing him without just cause
Chesapeake, VA: (Dec-04-07) Carl Hall, the former director of inspections, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Sources stated that Hall was fired in 2002 after a female employee accused him of sexual harassment, saying he made improper remarks. In his defense, Hall denied the allegations, charging the city with wan... - Priest Abuse, Woman awarded $500,000 settlement after becoming impregnated by a priest and abused by six other clergy members
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-04-07) Rita Milla brought charges against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Los Angeles in 1984, claiming that she was sexually abused by seven Roman Catholic priests and had a baby by one of them. Milla filed suit alleging that priest Santiago Tamayo, at a church in Carson, molested her when she was 16. After she turned 18, she stated th... - Police Discrimination, Milwaukee pays police officer $15,000 settlement for false arrest and racial harassment
Milwaukee, WI: (Dec-03-07) Officer Ayman Khatib, the city's first Arab-American police officer, brought charges against the city, claiming that he was racially discriminated against. The suit alleged that when Khatib was applying for duty disability in 2005, city officials claimed he had made a statement about shooting up his police station. Khatib was arr... - Drainage Culvert, Altus City pays homeowners $19,000 settlement after using hazardous material as fill for a drainage project
Fort Smith, AR: (Dec-03-07) Paul and Shannon Burns, owners of the Owl's Roost Cafe, brought a lawsuit against Altus City, alleging that the city damaged their property by using hazardous material as fill for a 2001 drainage project. The suit claimed that the fill material used when installing the culvert, which contained debris that included asbestos from... - Brain Injury, Lawyer awarded $7 million personal injury settlement after being hit by a bus driver under the influence of cocaine
Louisville, KY: (Dec-03-07) Kevin Hable, a lawyer, brought charges against TARC, the public bus transportation system serving Greater Louisville, KY, after he sustained permanent brain injuries in a 2005 collision with a bus. Hable alleged that the female driver had a history of drug abuse, an allegation that was confirmed after a drug test administered tw... - Executive Vice President, Tanner & Haley pay employee $300,000 settlement for unpaid compensation and expenses
Washington, DC: (Dec-03-07) Michael Shelton, a member of the company's board of managers, brought charges against Tanner & Haley Resorts, alleging that the company owed him unpaid compensation and expenses. The original suit sought $46.2 million. Sources stated that Shelton was an executive vice president of Preferred Retreats Design Group Inc., the mana... - Public Defender, Carbon County pays former employee $525,000 wrongful termination settlement
Carbon County, PA: (Dec-03-07) Robert Yurchak, former chief public defender, brought charges against Carbon County, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. Yurchak, who had worked with the public defender's office for about 20 years, including six spent as the chief public defender, filed the suit almost six years ago saying he was wrongfully fired. He... - Sewage Treatment Plant, King County agrees to pay Snohomish County $70 million to deal with the impact of wastewater pipelines
Everett, WA: (Dec-03-07) Snohomish County brought charges against King County in 2005, over the impact it would face having King County's sewage treatment plant built in Maltby. As part of a settlement reached, Snohomish County mediated a deal in which King County agreed to payout $70 million to resolve litigation. The settlement agreement stipulated tha... - PAAF Investors, MF Global pays $75 million shareholder settlement
New York, NY: (Dec-03-07) A lawsuit was brought against MF Global Inc. by the Receiver ad litem for Philadelphia Alternative Asset Fund (PAAF) and related entities. Sources close to the case stated that the parties have entered into a definitive settlement agreement and a court approval will be sought shortly. As part of the settlement reached, MF Global a... - City Hall Employee, City of Utica pays former employee $75,000 settlement after firing and arresting him on harassment and theft charges
Utica, NY: (Dec-03-07) Larry Tanoury Jr., a former City Hall employee, brought charges against the city of Utica, alleging that his civil rights were violated when he was fired from the Urban Renewal Agency in 2004. Tanoury claimed that he was fired from his position as marketing director for the city's Urban Renewal Agency, and then arrested during the ne... - School Dirt, Dirtman Enterprises pays school district $600,000 for dumping contaminated soil in athletic fields
Eastchester, NY: (Dec-03-07) The Eastchester Union Free School District brought charges against Dirtman Enterprises and Anthony Adinolfi, a contractor, alleging that he dumped contaminated dirt in school athletic fields. Records show that Adinolfi pleaded guilty earlier in 2007, to using Eastchester High School and the Anne Hutchinson School as illegal dum... - Davenport Diocese, Roman Catholic Diocese agrees to pay $37 million settlement for clergy abuse
Davenport, IA: (Dec-03-07) Over 156 plaintiffs brought charges against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport in Iowa, claiming that they were sexually abused by clergy members. The victims alleged that priests as well as lower level employees molested them in the late 1930s. As part of a settlement reached, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Davenport announc... - School House Master, City of Lowell awards former high school employee $1 million settlement for gender discrimination
Lowell, MA: (Dec-02-07) Patricia Kealy, a former Lowell High School house master, brought charges against the city, alleging that she faced gender discrimination while on the job. The suit stated that Kealy, who worked at Lowell High School from 1964 to 2003, was passed over three times for the now-defunct position starting in 1986, despite qualification... - Housing Discrimination, Landlord Robert Krug pays $140,000 settlement for not allowing renters with kids to take occupancy at his apartment complex
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-01-07) The Southern California Housing Rights Center brought charges against Robert Krug, a Monrovia landlord, alleging that he engaged in housing discrimination by not allowing children into his apartment complex. The suit, filed in March 2007, stated that the center had people pose as renters with families and approached the manag... - Wrongful Death, Family awarded $1.2 million settlement after police shot and killed a man sitting in his car at a gas station
Detroit, MI: (Dec-03-07) The family of Anthony Scott brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Detroit, alleging that Scott was shot to death by a police officer at a gas station in 2005. The family sued for gross negligence stating that on July 3, 2005, Scott and his two teenage cousins had left a birthday party to buy candles and cigarettes at... - TJX Data, TJX agrees to pay Visa and Fifth Third Bank a $41 million settlement for a massive data breach
Boston, MA: (Nov-30-07) Visa and Fifth Third Bank brought charges against TJX, over a massive data breach. As part of a settlement reached TJX agreed to pay as much as $41 million in a settlement with Visa and the bank that processes TJX's credit card payments over the data breach. Sources claimed that the Framingham-based discount retailer stated that the... - Traffic Construction, Caltrans agrees to pay auto dealership $2 million for construction delays that led to decreased customers and sales
Moreno Valley, CA: (Nov-30-07) Raceway Ford brought charges against Caltrans, stating that the California state agency responsible for overseeing the largest freeway project, the 60/91/215 interchange overhaul, was responsible for the dip in sales in Raceway Ford's prime location along Highway 60. Raceway officials claimed that the dealership and several n... - Unregistered Investments, Edward Digges Jr. agrees to $5.1 million SEC settlement for credit card terminal business fraud
Washington, DC: (Nov-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Edward Digges Jr., a former Annapolis attorney who served prison time for mail fraud in the early 1990s, alleging that Digges raised more than $15 million by selling unregistered investments in credit card terminals. The SEC stated that in February 2006, Dig... - Surgery Malpractice, Jury awards woman $10 million medical malpractice settlement after a sponge left in her abdomen led to kidney failure
Macon, GA: (Dec-01-07) Lucille Davis, a 67-year-old woman, brought a lawsuit against Macon Northside Hospital, alleging that she suffered negligence when she underwent a procedure in 2004. Davis was admitted to Macon Northside Hospital on April 2, 2004, with a colon disorder. According to a jury verdict report issued by the State Court of Bibb County, Davi...