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Frankfurt, Germany: (Nov-30-07) Several T-Online International AG shareholders brought a lawsuit against Deutsche Telekom AG, alleging that they were underpaid as a result of the company's conversion ratio. Deutsche Telekom completed a 2.9 billion euro purchase of its former T-Online Internet unit in 2006. Shareholders who did not accept the company's offe... - Home Repair Fraud, Eric Karl Moore agrees to pay $81,000 after providing substandard services to customers
St. Louis, MO: (Nov-30-07) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon's office brought charges against Eric Karl Moore, the owner of Moore General Contracting and Inspection Compliance Service, a St. Louis home repair business, alleging that he provided substandard services to customers. The lawsuit claimed that Moore contracted with at least 18 St. Louis-area... - School Construction Delays, Princeton Regional School District pays two contracting companies a $770,000 breach of contract settlement
Princeton, NJ: (Dec-02-07) PJM Mechanical Contractors Inc. of Trenton, and Fletcher-Harlee, of Fort Washington, PA, two contracting companies, brought charges against the Princeton Regional School District, alleging breach of contract. PJM Mechanical Contractors was hired as a plumbing, heating, ventilation and air-conditioning contractor for several schoo... - Wage Violations, Biovest International Inc. pays $300,000 settlement to former employees for failing to pay wages and vacation time
Boston, MA: (Dec-01-07) The Massachusetts state attorney general's office brought charges against Biovest International Inc., a Worcester-based biotechnology company, alleging that an investigation revealed that the company violated several wage laws. State officials claimed that the company had many instances in which employees were not paid, in violation... - PG&E Property Tax, Yuba County, CA et al. agree to decrease the overall property tax bill by $10 million over the next 10 years
Los Angeles, CA: (Nov-29-07) Pacific Gas & Electric Co. (PG&E) brought a lawsuit against several counties, stating that they owed the company refunds on property taxes paid. PG&E sought refunds of nearly $2 million from Yuba County alone and $5.3 million from seven other counties. Sources claimed that in addition to Yuba County, Placer, Nevada, El Dorado,... - Energy Environment, Granite Falls Energy agrees to $300,000 MPCA fine
Granite Falls, MN: (Nov-29-07) The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) brought charges against Granite Falls Energy, alleging that the ethanol plant had a variety of environmental violations. Agency officials claimed that the violations included over production beyond the permit, record keeping, reporting problems, the production of "wet cakes" witho... - Email Advertising, Adteractive pays $650,000 civil penalty for advertising spam fraud
Washington, DC: (Nov-29-07) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against Adteractive, an online advertising company, accusing them of using misleading spam emails and online advertising to attract people to its web sites. While doing business as FreeGiftWorld.com and SamplePromotionsGroup.com, Adteractive sent email spam to people advertising... - Water Park Dispute, Monterey County pays owner of Water World Resorts $22 million settlement
Monterey County, CA: (Nov-29-07) Dan Heath, owner of Water World Resorts, brought a lawsuit against Monterey County over the impact on his facilities by the legal challenges to the Salinas Valley Water Project at Lake Nacimiento in northern San Luis Obispo County and Lake San Antonio in south Monterey County. Sources revealed that Heath had leased lakeside... - Prohibited Waste, North Country Environmental Services pays $100,000 fine for landfill asbestos violations
Concord, PA: (Nov-29-07) The state brought charges against North Country Environmental Services, alleging that investigations revealed that the facility accepted prohibited waste at its Bethlehem landfill. The violation supposedly took place after the former owner of the Mountain View Grand hotel in Whitefield pleaded guilty to illegally removing and dispo... - Farm Manure, Jacobus Tielen pays $21,000 environmental fine for manure spills
Muncie, IN: (Nov-29-07) Prosecutors and state officials filed charges against Jacobus Tielen, 39, of rural Eaton, alleging that he knowingly, intentionally or recklessly violated an environmental management law in operating his farm in Muncie. Sources claimed that the farm had a history of manure spills, including fish kills in February 1999 and July 2004... - Pizza Recall: Lawyer Demands General Mills Pay Medical Expenses
Nov-30-07 St. Louis, MO General Mills produced and distributed 120 million pizzas throughout the US during an E. coli outbreak that was linked to the company's Totino's and Jeno's pizzas. However, although the company did announce a recall, it only involved 5 million of those 120 pizzas produced. Considering that General Mills, the sixth largest food company in t... - Corroded Pipeline, BP Exploration Alaska Inc. agrees to $20 million fine related to an oil spill
Anchorage, AK: (Nov-29-07) Federal agencies brought an environmental damage lawsuit against BP Exploration Alaska Inc., the Alaska subsidiary of oil company BP PLC, alleging that the company failed to prevent a crude spill across a swath of delicate tundra in America's largest oil field. Sources confirmed that the company pleaded guilty to the allegations,... - Sewer Extension, Developer awarded $1.3 million settlement after town failed to provide a building permit
Wallkill, PA: (Nov-29-07) Gordon LaForge, a New Jersey developer, brought a lawsuit against the town of Wallkill, claiming that his request for a sewer extension for a planned 202-unit townhouse development near the Orange County Golf Course was denied by the town in 2000. The suit was filed in federal court for $9 million, after LaForge's plans ended in f... - Laid-Off Workers, Westling Manufacturing pays $120,000 to former employees
Minneapolis, MN: (Nov-29-07) A lawsuit was brought against Westling Manufacturing alleging that the major local industry unlawfully laid off employees when it closed. Sources stated that the company was started in 1933 by Don Westling and remanufactured automobile starters, generators and alternators. The suit stated that the workers complained right away... - Building Inspector Whistleblower, Mount Olive pays former city employee $130,000 wrongful termination settlement
Mount Olive, NJ: (Nov-29-07) Jeffrey DelVecchio, former building inspector, brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated from his position. In his lawsuit against the township, which was filed earlier in 2007, DelVecchio claimed he was fired in early 2006 in retaliation for bringing to light alleged construction violat... - Insurer Investments, Medical Mutual Insurance Co. pays $75,000 settlement for investing in real estate partnerships meant to compensate top executives
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-28-07) The state brought charges against Medical Mutual Insurance Co., the state's largest malpractice insurer, alleging that the company broke state law by investing in real estate partnerships meant to compensate top executives. The suit stemmed from an audit conducted earlier in 2007 by the state department of insurance, which revealed... - Paint Plant Explosion, PPG Industries awards employee $900,000 burn injury settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Nov-28-07) Thomas Schissel of Racine brought a lawsuit against PPG Industries, an Oak Creek paint factory, after he was severely burned in an explosion at the plant on March 2, 2004. The suit claimed that Schissel was adding a chemical with a flour-like consistency from a plastic bag into a tank containing paint being mixed when the explosi... - Commuter Flight Crash, American Airlines agrees to undisclosed wrongful death settlement with the family of plane crash victim
Saint Louis, MO: (Nov-29-07) The family of Rada Bronson brought a lawsuit against American Airlines, alleging wrongful death. The suit stated that a commuter flight operated by the Tennessee company crashed in October 2004 as the crew attempted to land it in Kirksville, MO. Thirteen people were killed, including Bronson. Report stated that the National Tra... - Senator Pension, City of Houston pays state senator $423,000 settlement after forcing him to quit his city employee job and therefor lose his pension
Houston, TX: (Nov-27-07) Mario Gallegos, the city's democratic state senator, brought charges against the city, alleging that he was owed money for lost pensions. Gallegos had sued the city for more than a million dollars after a court in Brownsville ruled that state lawmakers could simultaneously serve as city employees. He stated that when he was first e... - Tornado Insurance, North Dakota Insurance Department agrees to $4 million payment to the Northwood School District
Bismarck, ND: (Nov-28-07) The Northwood School District brought charges against the state insurance department, over a claim settlement for damage from an August tornado that ripped through the town. Sources close to the case stated that the North Dakota Insurance Department has issued a $4 million check to the Northwood School District in advance of the c...