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Washington, DC: (Nov-26-07) The Business Software Alliance brought charges against Michael Gaertner, owner of a 10-person architectural firm in Galveston, Texas, alleging that his company used unlicensed software. The suit, filed by the BSA as part of a crackdown, that was targeting small businesses and was acting as a global copyright enforcement watchdog... - Immigration Detention, Correctional Services Corp. agrees to pay former female inmate $100,000 settlement for abuse
Newark, NJ: (Nov-26-07) Hawa Abdi Jama of Somalia brought a lawsuit against the Correctional Services Corp. (CSC), alleging that the private company that ran an immigration detention facility in Elizabeth was negligent in its hiring and training. Records stated that Jama, now a US citizen living in Ohio, was one of nine immigrants who had sued Correctional... - Genetically Engineered Grass, Scotts Miracle-Gro Co. pays $500,000 fine for failing to follow buffer zone and cleaning regulations
Washington, DC: (Nov-26-07) The Agriculture Department brought charges against Scotts Miracle-Gro Co., alleging that the company failed to comply with US rules while testing a genetically engineered grass variety that could one day be used on lawns and athletic fields. Allegations included failure by Scotts to follow proper equipment cleaning procedures an... - Gender Harassment, Collegeville/Imagineering Enterprises and Rubie's Costume Co. pay $299,000 settlement to female employees who were harassed by managers
Phoenix. AZ: (Nov-26-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Collegeville/Imagineering Enterprises, a Phoenix makeup manufacturer, and its parent company, New York-based Rubie's Costume Co., alleging that several managers at their Phoenix facility sexually harassed eight female employees and then retaliated again... - Salary Structure, City of Peoria pays over $2 million for breaching previous settlement terms
Peoria, IL: (Nov-26-07) A trio of appellate judges in Ottawa alleged that the City Hall didn't follow through on a nearly decade-old settlement with several dozen women over unequal pay. Sources stated that the outcome of the ruling could set the city back several million. Court documents showed that the 3rd District Appellate Court, in its eight-page orde... - Undercover Police Officer, Minneapolis awards cop $4.5 million personal injury settlement after being shot by two other officers
Minneapolis, MN: (Nov-26-07) Duy Ngo, a Minneapolis city police officer, brought charges against the city after he was shot by a fellow officer while working undercover in February 2003. The suit stated that Ngo had been alone doing undercover gang surveillance on 3rd Avenue South and Clinton Avenue South just before 3 a.m. when a suspect shot him through... - Acquisition Antitrust, Cal Dive International and Helix Energy Solutions Group agree to $2 million settlement after using diving equipment it was meant to have sold
Washington, DC: (Nov-26-07) Federal agencies brought charges against offshore oil services provider Cal Dive International and its parent, Helix Energy Solutions Group, alleging that the companies failed to comply with antitrust terms of an acquisition. The charges, brought by the Justice Department, stated that Cal Dive International Inc. violated a 2005... - Corn Byproduct Permit, Tate & Lyle agree to $188,000 EPA fine
Indianapolis, IN: (Nov-23-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Tate and Lyle, an Indiana corn byproduct company, alleging that it failed to apply for the proper permits when it modified several corn byproduct dryers at its Lafayette South Plant. As part of a settlement reached, the company agreed to pay a $188,100 penalt... - Meat Loaf Logo, Sony Music pays record company founder $5 million settlement for failing to place logo on albums
Cleveland, TX: (Nov-22-07) Steve Popovich, founder of Cleveland International Records, a small record company started in 1977, brought a lawsuit against Sony Music, alleging that the music giant failed to put his company's logo on reissues of Meat Loaf's "Bat Out of Hell" album. Popovich, 65, signed a singer named Marvin Lee Aday and persuaded Epic Records... - Bond Scheme, Attorney Robert Kasirer ordered to pay $5 million for business investment fraud
Beverly Hills, CA: (Nov-24-07) The federal Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Robert Kasirer, a Beverly Hills attorney, accusing him of hatching a scheme to defraud investors of tens of millions of dollars. The suit charged Kasirer of operating a Ponzi-type scheme to enrich himself and his associates. A suit was also filed against a... - Cell Phone Chip Patent, Qualcomm Inc. pays Broadcom Corp. $20 million patent infringement settlement
Orange County, CA: (Nov-23-07) Broadcom Corp., an Irvine chipmaker, brought charges against San Diego rival Qualcomm Inc., alleging that the company infringed on its patents. The suit claimed that Qualcomm's infringement of Broadcom's patents was willful, an allegation that was upheld by a Santa Ana jury's finding. As part of a settlement reached, records... - Misdiagnosed Appendicitis, Family awarded $400,000 medical malpractice settlement
Myrtle Beach, SC: (Nov-25-07) The widow of Willie Belton brought charges against Piedmont Medical Center, alleging that her 56-year-old husband died as a result of being misdiagnosed for his appendicitis. In the suit, the family claimed Belton, of Rock Hill, did not receive proper treatment when he went to the hospital in 2003. The suit accused the hospi... - Postal Worker Harassment, City of Medford awards former employee $258,000 settlement for verbal abuse and retaliation
Medford, OR: (Nov-22-07) Gayle Santoni, a former postal worker, brought charges against the city, alleging that she was harassed by Medford postmaster Jim Foucault. She claimed that she suffered emotional damage during years of verbal abuse by Foucault. Santoni, 39, was fired in 2005, which she claimed was in retaliation for her complaining about the postm... - Soldier Accidental Death, US Government awards family $5 million wrongful death settlement after son was killed in an auto accident
Niles, IL: (Nov-26-07) The family of Lt. Col. Dominic Baragona, a Niles native, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the US Government, after Baragona was killed in Iraq. The suit stated that Baragona was on his way home from Iraq when the Humvee in which he was riding was stuck by a truck owned by Kuwait Gulf Link Transport Co., which has contracts wi... - Homeless Arrest, Forest Park awards man $50,000 after suffering from a broken wrist
Forest Park, IL: (Nov-21-07) Sidney Hooks, a homeless man, filed charges against Sgt. Michael Murphy, a Forest Park police sergeant, alleging that the 17-year veteran of the police department broke his wrist. The grievance was taken to federal court in 2004, where the man claimed that Murphy abused Hooks during the course of an arrest in August 2003. The c... - Lead Jewelry, Pure Allure agrees to pay $10,000 CPSC fine
Oceanside, CA: (Nov-21-07) A nationwide recall of lead contaminated children's jewelry led the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission to file charges against Pure Allure, a North County retailer, who sold children's jewelry containing lead. As part of a settlement agreement reached, sources confirmed that the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission... - Burst.com iPod Patent, Apple Inc. agrees to pay $10 million patent infringement settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-21-07) Burst.com brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Apple Inc., alleging that it infringed patents that the two companies agreed to share. The lawsuit, filed in 2004, claimed that some of Burst.com's media patents formed the basis of the iPod. Apple launched a preemptive lawsuit against Burst in the District Court of Nort... - Sunbathing SUV Accident, Family awarded $2.75 million wrongful death settlement after mother was run over by a police SUV on the beach
Minneapolis, MN: (Nov-21-07) The family of Cindy Conolly, 49, of Sioux City, Iowa, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Oxnard, after she was hit by a police sports utility vehicle on June 12, 2006, while sunbathing on Mandalay Beach in Oxnard, CA. Records show that city police officers claimed they were unaware that they had run over the... - Credit Card Abuse: "I'm going to Fight till the End"
Nov-24-07 Newton, MS Connie Pruitt has had her fair share of credit card abuse , particularly increased rate hikes . "I'm willing to pay whatever I bought and their original interest rate," says Pruitt. "But I was lied to. Once I was given the bait and hook, it was a whole other story." Capitol One offered Pruitt a credit card at their introductory rate: one y... - Sprint Fidelis Recall Costs Medtronic
Nov-24-07 Minneapolis, MN Medtronic has announced that the massive Sprint Fidelis recall issued in October had an estimated negative sales impact of $130 million and cost the company $31 million in inventory write-offs and other direct costs. Medtronic announced the recall after it received reports of at least five deaths related to fractured Sprint Fidelis...