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Grand Coulee, WA: (Oct-31-07) The Grand Coulee Dam School District brought charges against Travelers Insurance Company, its insurance carrier, over the cost of six buses that were destroyed in an early September 2007 fire. As part of a settlement reached, sources close to the case stated that Travelers Insurance Company going to pay the Grand Coulee... - Storm Water Waste, Coulter Forge Technologies pays $36,000 EPA fine for pollution at its Emeryville forging and metal processing site
Emeryville, CA: (Oct-31-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Coulter Forge Technologies, an Emeryville forging and metal processing site, alleging that the company failed to comply with storm water permits. The suit was filed after an EPA investigation at the Coulter Forge Technologies' Emeryville location, which reveale... - El Monte Superfund, Forty individuals and businesses agree to $12.5 million settlement for groundwater contamination
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-31-07) The federal government brought charges against nearly 40 parties in relation to the cleanup of the South El Monte area of the San Gabriel Valley Superfund site. The suit claimed that according to a US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report, the site was added to the National Priorities List in 1984, after industrial solve... - Embolic Equipment, Ev3 Inc. pays over $15 million settlement for patent infringement
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-31-07) The Regents of the University of California and Boston Scientific Corp. brought a lawsuit against Ev3 Inc. pertaining to a patent infringement case and other related litigation. Company spokespersons stated that the litigation involved products such as the embolic protection devices and certain detachable embolic coils. A... - Ovarian Cyst, Dr. Kerri Williams and Integris Grove General Hospital pays $2 million medical negligence settlement after patient died following discharge
Jay, IN: (Oct-31-07) Marc Cooper brought charges against the county and Dr. Kerri Williams, a Grove hospital and emergency room physician, alleging that negligence on their part caused the death of his wife Candace Cooper. The wrongful death lawsuit stated that 35-year-old Candace Cooper was carried into the emergency room on May 18, 2005, showing signs of... - Orthopedic Consultants, Five orthopedic device companies pay $311 million settlement for failing to disclose payments to consultants
Washington, DC: (Oct-31-07) The US Department of Justice brought charges against five major makers of orthopedic device companies, alleging that they had not disclosed the millions of dollars in payments they made to US consultants. The suit, filed in September 2007, claimed that the charges included 47 cases where payments topped more than $1 million. ... - PolarGuard Fire, Home Depot and Polar Industries Inc. pay $5 million settlement after soundproofing material caught on fire at a night club
Providence, RI: (Oct-31-07) Survivors of a 2003 nightclub fire and relatives of the 100 people killed brought a lawsuit against Home Depot and Polar Industries Inc., alleging that negligence on the part of the two companies resulted in the catastrophe. Records state that over 300 people brought the lawsuit after a devastating fire broke out at The Station... - Oil for Food, Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd. pays $6.7 million settlement
Boston, MA: (Oct-31-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the US Department of Justice brought charges against Ingersoll-Rand Company Ltd., regarding payments connected to the United Nations' Oil For Food program. Hamilton, Bermuda-based Ingersoll-Rand provides products and services used to transport and protect food and perishables. As p... - Cancer Testing, Dianon Systems Inc. pays $1.5 million whistleblower settlement after billing for medically unnecessary tests
Washington, DC: (Oct-30-07) The US Government and the Justice Department brought charges against Dianon Systems Inc., alleging that the company violated the False Claims Act by wrongfully charging Medicare and TRICARE for certain tests it performed. Dianon, a reference lab located in Stratford, CT, specializes in conducting tests to detect and stage variou... - Police Officer Discrimination, Windsor Locks pays former officer $110,000 settlement for age and health discrimination
Windsor Locks, CT: (Oct-30-07) Former Officer William Rousseau brought charges against the Windsor Locks Police Department, alleging that he faced age and health discrimination by Police Chief John Suchocki. Records stated that Suchocki had recommended Rousseau's termination in September 2006, and it was unanimously approved by the Police Commission. ... - Race Car Crash, Family of marketing guru awarded $4.5 million wrongful death settlement
San Diego, CA: (Oct-30-07) The wife and parents of Corey Rudl, a La Jolla, California internationally renowned Internet marketing guru, brought a lawsuit against Porsche, California Speedway, and Ferrari Owner's Club, alleging that negligence on their part contributed to the wrongful death of Rudl. The suit claimed that in 2005 Rudl was contemplating purchas... - Nail Salon Employees, 167 Nail Plaza pays two employees $225,000 for overtime and employment violations
Manhattan, NY: (Oct-30-07) Three former workers brought charges against 167 Nail Plaza, a salon on the Upper West Side, alleging that they were treated unfairly and were denied federal employment rights. As part of a settlement reached with former salon owner Dong Rim Park, a jury in Federal District Court awarded one worker, Susan Kim, $182,000 for overti... - School Employee Discrimination, Linda Martin awarded $55,000 settlement for alleging bus bid rigging
Madison, WI: (Oct-30-07) Linda Martin, a long time employee of the Madison School District, brought charges alleging that the district discriminated against her. She claimed that she faced discrimination after she raised allegations of bid rigging on bus contracts. Her lawsuit, filed in March 2007 in US District Court in Madison, sought lost back wages of... - Psychiatric Suicide, Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital pays $725,000 wrongful death settlement
Kalamazoo, MI: (Oct-30-07) Joyce Gills, a West Michigan mother, brought a lawsuit against the Kalamazoo Psychiatric Hospital after her son died in their care. The suit was filed naming the hospital and the state of Michigan as defendants, after Gills's son committed suicide back in 2005. Records show that Corban Ward was taken to the hospital after threate... - Auto Dealer Marketing, Bruce Titus pays fine for deceptive promotions and advertising fraud
Olympia, WA: (Oct-30-07) The Washington State Attorney General's Office brought charges against Bruce Titus, an Olympia automobile dealer, alleging that he used deceptive promotions to sell vehicles. The suit claimed that Level 10 Marketing, a Louisiana marketing company, was also involved in the deceptive sales campaign. The Attorney General's suit alle... - Judge Upholds $7M Verdict and Adds over $1.5M Pre-judgment and Post-judgment Interest in Tyson Foods Truck Crash
Oct-31-07 October 31, 2007, Cleveland, Ohio - A federal court judge in Ohio has delivered a strong rebuke to Arkansas-based Tyson Foods, denying their requests for a new trial or reduction of the verdict in a horrific truck crash caused by one of its drivers near Crestline, Ohio in 2004. Since the accident the plaintiffs have tried, in good faith, to settle the case w... - Airport Property Sale, City of Fresno pays Federal Aviation Administration $5.8 million settlement for selling land to Gap Inc. below market value
Fresno, CA: (Oct-30-07) The Federal Aviation Administration brought charges against the city of Fresno over the controversial sale of airport property to Gap Inc. Records show that in a deal started in 1997, the city sold about 200 acres to Gap for $2. City officials pointed to the economic benefits of the San Francisco-based retailer bringing a distributi... - Outstanding Invoices, Jacksonville pays IKON Office Solutions Inc. $3 million for unpaid contracts
Jacksonville, FL: (Oct-29-07) IKON Office Solutions Inc. brought charges against the city of Jacksonville, alleging that it breached contracts and withheld payments for more than two years. IKON Office Solutions claimed that it had provided equipment and service to the city's public libraries since around 2000 but has not been paid for more than two years... - Zylon Bulletproof Vests, Hexcel Corp. pays $15 million settlement for selling defective equipment to law enforcement agencies
New York, NY: (Oct-30-07) The US Justice Department brought a lawsuit against Hexcel Corp., alleging that the aerospace supplier made defective bulletproof vests used by law enforcement agencies. The suit claimed that the vests were purchased and used by the US directly and by various state, local, and tribal law enforcement agencies reimbursed with federa... - Recovery House, Sarasota County pays $760,000 discrimination settlement after trying to zone out recovery homes for alcohol and substance abuse
Sarasota, FL: (Oct-29-07) The Justice Department and the federal government brought lawsuits against Sarasota County, FL, alleging that the county discriminated against persons with disabilities when it refused to allow group homes for persons in recovery from alcohol and substance abuse to operate. Reports show that the federal government filed the lawsui...