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Oxford, CT: (Nov-21-07) The town of Oxford brought charges against Champion Teleport, a 13-acre business property, over unpaid taxes owed to the town. The suit stated that the money was owed from the personal property taxes for three satellite dishes at the former AlphaStar Broadcasting and Broadband property on Hawley Road. As part of a settlement reached... - Separation Employment Agreement, Mantis Mineral Corp. pays former company director $400,000 settlement
Toronto, Canada: (Nov-21-07) Stephen Burns, former director and employee of Mantis Mineral Corp., reached a settlement with the company, resolving several issues related to the separation of employment agreement between the parties. Sources revealed that Mantis Mineral Corp. officials announced that the company has issued 500,000 common shares of the compa... - Police Chief Termination, Manitowoc pays former city employee $80,000 settlement after being fired
Manitowoc, WI: (Nov-21-07) Police Chief Perry Kingsbury brought charges against the city, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated following a yearlong investigation by a Madison law firm. Attorneys compiling the report recommended Kingsbury be fired for inefficiencies and official misconduct. He had been promoted to chief in April 2002. As part of a set... - Fertilizer Spill, ConAgra agrees to $80,000 fine after liquid nitrogen was accidentally released
Lincoln, NE: (Nov-21-07) The state of Nebraska brought charges against ConAgra, following a January 2006 fertilizer spill, which is said to have released 3,800 gallons of liquid nitrogen from a railcar at its Hastings plant. Though the company responded quickly, notifying state and federal agencies and working to contain the spill, sources claim that the i... - Vendor Markdowns, Saks Inc. agrees to pay two vendors a settlement for abusive markdown allowances
New York, NY: (Nov-21-07) Two lawsuits were brought against luxury retailer Saks Inc., alleging abusive markdown allowances against vendors. Sources claim that one of the suits was brought by International Design Concepts (IDC), a former Oscar de la Renta licensee. Saks officials stated that the company has reached settlements in the two cases, causing it... - Securities Fraud, Qwest Communications International Inc. agrees to $19 million shareholder settlement
Juneau, AK: (Nov-21-07) The state of Alaska brought charges against Denver-based Qwest Communications International Inc., alleging that the company engaged in securities fraud. As part of a settlement reached, sources confirmed that the state has negotiated a $19 million payout with the company. According to reports, this is the third settlement Alaska h... - Fire Protection System, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport pays United Fire $215,000 for faulty water tanks
Phoenix, AZ: (Nov-21-07) United Fire and Casualty brought charges against the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, after they took over Archon Inc., of Gilbert, a contractor that declared bankruptcy while working on the Mesa airport fire protection system. The fire suppression project began three years ago using old water tanks used by the airport's predecessor,... - Affordable Housing Sale, Carmel Partners pays $71 million for 12 acres of a housing complex
Honolulu, HI: (Nov-20-07) The new owners of Kukui Gardens entered into a settlement with representatives of the Kukui Gardens Residents Association and Faith Action for Community Equity, over maintaining the complex as affordable housing. The lawsuit against the owners was a bid to stop the sale of the 857-unit complex, which houses about 2,500 people. ... - Transit Technicians Scam, Two Municipal Transportation Agency agree to pay $287,000 settlement for stealing money from fare boxes
San Francisco, CA: (Nov-20-07) The city brought charges against Anthony Camilleri and Tan Huynh, two Municipal Transportation Agency (Muni) technicians, alleging that they pilfered thousands of dollars in coins and bills. The suit claimed that Camilleri began working for Muni in 1973 and was promoted to assistant electronic maintenance technician in 1991... - Inmate Safety, McLennan County pay former employee $30,000 wrongful termination and retaliation settlement after reporting illegal and dangerous conditions
Waco, TX: (Nov-21-07) Charlcie Woodruff, the former McLennan County Jail nursing supervisor, brought charges against McLennan County, alleging that she was fired for reporting neglectful medical care for inmates. In her law suit, she claimed that inadequate health care staffing at the jail, improper dispensing and disposing of drugs, missing narcotics and... - City Employees, New Orleans and Louisiana pay $3.4 million racial discrimination settlement
New Orleans, LA: (Nov-20-07) More than 36 employees brought charges against the city of New Orleans and the state of Louisiana, alleging that they faced racial discrimination. Records show that of the 36 employees, 35 were white and one Hispanic. The workers claimed that they were fired and replaced by black employees shortly after Eddie Jordan took over... - Overpriced Drugs, GlaxoSmithKline pays $1.4 million settlement for over charging Medicaid for three of its drugs
Austin, TX: (Nov-20-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office brought charges against pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline, alleging that the drug company engaged in Medicaid mis-pricing. The charges claimed that related companies overcharged the state for three prescription drugs between 1994 and 2002. Allegations included that GlaxoSmithKline overs... - Employee Harassment, Leo Gentry Wholesale Nursery pays former employee $65,000 gender harassment settlement
Portland, OR: (Nov-20-07) The US Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought charges against Leo Gentry Wholesale Nursery, a wholesale nursery in Damascus, OR, on behalf of a woman who claimed that she was harassed by her immediate supervisor. Records showed that she contacted the Oregon Law Center after being fired just hours after reporting the harassmen... - Elementary School Construction, McGraw's Custom Construction pays $3.1 million settlement for faulty building
Ketchikan, AK: (Nov-20-07) The Ketchikan Gateway Borough Assembly brought charges against McGraw's Custom Construction, a construction company, over a faulty job at the local elementary school. The suit stated that the company had rendered substandard services, including defective construction and mold remediation at Schoenbar Middle School. As part of a s... - City Bus Accident, Rochester City Lines pays family of killed inline skater $550,000 wrongful death settlement
Rochester, MN: (Nov-20-07) The family of Amanda Carlson, a 23-year-old Rochester woman, brought a lawsuit against the city, after she was killed by a city bus as she crossed a street in 2006. The suit stated that Carlson was killed on Aug. 22, 2006, as she crossed South Broadway at Ninth Street on her inline skates. She had the walk signal and was hit by a... - Landfill Leachate, US Department of Energy and Washington Closure Hanford, LLC pay $285,000 superfund settlement
Richland, WA: (Nov-20-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against the US Department of Energy (DOE) and its contractor, Washington Closure Hanford, LLC (WCH), over violations of the Hanford Federal Facility Agreement and Consent Order (commonly referred to as the Tri-Party Agreement or TPA). The suit stated that the violations... - Fire Insurance, City of Warren to receive $1 million after US Fire Insurance prevented competitive contract bidding
Warren, MI: (Nov-20-07) The city of Warren brought charges against insurance agent Arthur Dickinson and US Fire Insurance in the late 1990's, alleging that they overcharged the city by awarding insurance contracts under a "contingency commissions" system. The suit claimed that the system prevented competitive bidding for the contracts and was not in the be... - Police Officer Injury, Norwich pays city employee $63,500 after suffering from a debilitating eye injury
Norwich, CT: (Nov-20-07) Norwich police officer Joseph Dolan brought charges against the city, after an altercation at the police station left him with a debilitating eye injury. The suit stated that after the spat in a contentious union meeting, Dolan was the only one arrested. He was charged with third-degree assault and ended up serving a one-week suspe... - Vehicle Fees, ASK Powersports pays $70,000 fine for charging customers freight, assembly, and dealer service fees
Columbus, OH: (Nov-20-07) Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann's office brought charges against Ackers, Inc., a Lancaster-based company that does business as ASK Powersports, alleging that the company engaged in deceptive trade practices. The suit stated that in May 2006, the Attorney General's office filed a lawsuit against the motorcycle and ATV dealer for... - Employee Harassment, Grimmway Farms and Esparza Enterprises pay cleaning worker $175,000 gender harassment settlement
Bakersfield, CA: (Nov-19-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Grimmway Farms and labor contractor Esparza Enterprises, on behalf of Ana Berta Rubio, a woman who claimed that she was harassed by a supervisor. The EEOC stated that a supervisor harassed Rubio as she worked a graveyard-shift cleaning job at a Grim...