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Modesto, CA: (Oct-13-07) The city of Modesto brought charges against businesses that supplied and used dry cleaning solvents that leaked into groundwater. The suit, filed in 1998, included allegations against Vulcan Materials Co., an Alabama construction materials company. As part of a settlement reached, Vulcan agreed to pay Modesto $20 million to s... - Permanent Paraplegia, Woman awarded $24 million settlement after an accident with a semi trailer left her paralyzed
Porter County, IL: (Oct-13-07) Lisa Keppen, a Porter County woman, filed a lawsuit against USF Holland, after being paralyzed in an automobile accident with a USF Holland semi trailer. The suit claimed that Keppen, who was 20 at the time of the accident, was a passenger in a car driven by Anthony Hardin. Keppen was on route to her Valparaiso home when a US... - Deadly Crash, Owner and driver of 18-wheeler pays family of 10 deceased and 2 injured undisclosed settlement
Dallas, TX: (Oct-15-07) The family of Manuel Esparza brought a lawsuit against a driver and owners of a rig, on behalf of seven roofers in a pickup truck that was nearly torn in half by the 18-wheeler that slammed into them. The suit stated that on Sept. 24, 2004, Polish immigrant Miroslaw Janusz Jozwiak's truck crossed a median on US Highway 75 and plowed... - Libel Columnist, Kane County Chronicle pays libel settlement to chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court
Kane County, IL: (Oct-12-07) Robert Thomas, chief justice of the Illinois Supreme Court, brought charges against the Kane County Chronicle and former Chronicle columnist Bill Page, alleging that he was maligned in a series of columns that criticized him. Thomas sued over columns written by Page in 2003, relying on anonymous sources that criticized Thomas'... - Oil Field Pollution, Frontier Oil Corp. and Wainoco Oil & Gas Co. pay $10 million settlement for environmentally damaging emissions
Los Angeles, CA: (Oct-12-07) Plaintiffs in Beverly Hills brought a lawsuit against Frontier Oil Corp. and its subsidiary Wainoco Oil & Gas Co., in 2003, alleging that the facility polluted the environment. Sources stated that in the seven lawsuits, more than 1,000 plaintiffs named Frontier and Wainoco, as well as the Beverly Hills Unified School District a... - Medical Malpractice, Man awarded $2.9 million after wrongful diagnosis and negligence
Cook County, IL: (Oct-13-07) John and Diane Scholz of Gurnee brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Dr. David Green, alleging that John Scholz suffered due to negligence and wrong diagnosis. The suit claimed that Scholz was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital on Sept. 4, 2000, with a life threatening lung co... - Rottweiler Dog Bite, Mother and son awarded $856,000 settlement after being attacked by a dog at the beach
Kauai, HI: (Oct-11-07) The mother of toddler Keeton Manguso brought charges against O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday, alleging that she and her two and a half year old son were bitten by Bereday's Rottweiler on the beach in O'ahu. Following the incident, it came to light that though O'ahu dog owner Mariko Bereday had been cited once and warned five times to... - ADA Violations, Upper Township must spend money to upgrade facilities to meet disability standards
Tuckahoe, NJ: (Oct-10-07) Karl Loose, a Pennsauken resident, brought a lawsuit against Township Hall alleging that Township Hall violated the Americans with Disabilities Act. In his lawsuit, Loose, who uses a wheelchair and has a form of multiple sclerosis, claimed the township restricted access to Township Hall in Petersburg and its lifeguard station in S... - Construction Loan, Developer must pay $150,000 settlement to city of Oshkosh
Oshkosh, WI: (Oct-10-07) A lawsuit was brought against developer Ben Ganther and his partner, Robert Niebauer, alleging that they owed city of Oshkosh about $320,000, stemming from the financial collapse of the apartment complex at 100 N. Main St. The lawsuit stated that the city contributed $2.2 million, or 25 percent of construction costs, through a deve... - Demoted Deputy Chief, City of Detroit pays racial discrimination settlement
Detroit, MI: (Oct-11-07) Craig Schwartz, 46, a former Detroit police deputy chief brought a lawsuit against the city and Police Chief Ella Bully-Cummings, alleging that he was racially discriminated against. Schwartz, a 14-year department veteran who is white, alleged in the suit that Bully-Cummings, who is of mixed Japanese and African-American ancestry,... - Inmate Attack, New Jersey Department of Corrections pays former inmate $90,000 settlement after being abused by another inmate
Sussex, NJ: (Oct-11-07) Michael Vance, a Sussex County man, brought a lawsuit against the state Department of Corrections alleging that a fellow inmate verbally abused him. In his lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Newark, Vance claimed that he was severely beaten by another man while they were both inmates at the Mountainview Youth Correctional Facili... - Fatal Car Accident, San Joaquin County pays $70,000 settlement to family of a car crash victim
Stockton, CA: (Oct-06-07) A lawsuit was brought against San Joaquin County, alleging that Judith Dohring was wrongfully killed. According to the county documents, Dohring was killed in a traffic collision at the intersection of Peltier and Bruella on June 15, 2004. Dohring's family filed the lawsuit, claimed that the intersection of Peltier and Bruella roa... - Manager Racial Bias, DeKalb County pays former recreation program manager racial discrimination settlement
DeKalb County, GA: (Oct-11-07) Jane McMillan, a former DeKalb County recreation program manager, filed a lawsuit against DeKalb alleging that she was racially discriminated and wrongfully terminated. McMillan, who is white, contended that her April 2004 firing by Parks and Recreation Director Marilyn Boyd Drew, an African American, was part of a plan to cr... - Inmate Assault, Former burglar awarded $500,000 settlement after being beaten by guards
Bridgeport, CT: (Oct-11-07) A lawsuit was brought against Connecticut state correction officers alleging that they assaulted an inmate. Robert Joslyn, 32, who filed the lawsuit against Department of Correction Deputy Commissioner Brian Murphy, Capt. Matthew Regan, and 14 prison guards, claimed that the state correction officers severely beat him in 2004 fo... - Gender Bias, Fresno State University pays former athletic director $3.5 million settlement for gender discrimination
Fresno, CA: (Oct-11-07) Former associate athletic director, Diane Milutinovich filed a sexual discrimination lawsuit against Fresno State University. In her lawsuit, Milutinovich alleged that the university reassigned her to another position in 2002 and fired her in 2006 because she had advocated for equal treatment for female athletes. The university clai... - Seawall Permit, Monterey pays $1.75 million settlement for intentionally blocking plans for a coastal retaining wall
Monterey, CA: (Oct-10-07) Valera Lyles, a 70-year Carmel Highlands woman, brought a lawsuit county planners, alleging that they violated her civil rights by intentionally blocking plans for a coastal retaining wall, intended to protect her cliffside home. Lyles' suit accused a number of past and current county officials, which included former County Admini... - Internet Patent, University of California received $30.4 million settlement from a patent dispute between Microsoft Corp. and Eolas Technologies Inc.
Seattle, WA: (Oct-10-07) Microsoft Corp. and Eolas Technologies Inc. had been embroiled in a patent infringement battle, which was resolved when the two companies reached a settlement. The lawsuit had the University of California named as a plaintiff because it licensed to Eolas the technology at the center of the high profile dispute. The lawsuit, in US D... - Smoke Emission Violations, Brinks Inc. pays fine for environmental pollution
San Diego, CA:(Oct-10-07) The California Air Resources Board (CARB) brought charges against Brinks Inc., alleging that the facility violated smoke emission standards at the company's facilities across California, including San Diego. In an investigation, the agency documented violations at Brinks facilities around the state between 2005 and 2006. According... - TJX Credit Card Information, TJX Cos. agrees to updated settlement for customers stolen data
Boston, MA: (Oct-10-07) A lawsuit was filed against TJX Cos., the parent of stores including TJ Maxx and Marshalls, alleging that customers suffered ill effects after their credit card information was stolen from the retailer. Previously TJX had offered to give $30 store vouchers to certain customers who had lost time or money as a result of the loss of... - Stolen Phones, AT&T pays California state fine for unlawfully charging customers for unauthorized calls
Sacramento, CA: (Oct-10-07) The California attorney general's office brought charges against AT&T's cellular phone business, alleging that the company charged customers for calls made from lost or stolen phones. The suit was filed after several customers complained, alleging that they were charged thousands of dollars for calls made on cell phones that wer...