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Providence, RI: (Sep-26-07) A lawsuit was brought against Rhode Island College alleging it violated the Women's Studies Organization's First Amendment rights. The Rhode Island affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union filed the lawsuit against the university in December 2006 on behalf of the student group. The lawsuit stemmed from a 2005 incident in... - Inflated Horse Prices, Bloodstock adviser pays $3.5 million settlement
San Diego, CA: (Sep-25-07) Jess Jackson, a Stonestreet farm owner, brought a lawsuit against Emmanuel de Seroux, his former bloodstock adviser, alleging that de Seroux and several other advisers received secret payments from sellers while advising Jackson to purchase horses at inflated prices. De Seroux, the president of Narvick International Inc., filed... - Stolen Idea, Eli Lilly pays Emisphere Technologies $18 million for breached development agreement
Tarrytown, NY: (Sep-26-07) Emisphere Technologies Inc., a Biotechnology company, brought a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. The lawsuit alleged that Eli Lilly, a leading innovation-driven pharmaceutical corporation, tried to swipe Emispher's best idea, a drug carrier compound worth millions or maybe billions of dollars. In 2006, a federal court ordered ru... - Lord of the Rings Accounting, New Line Cinema pays Peter Jackson $125,000 in royalties
Los Angeles, CA: (Sep-24-07) Peter Jackson brought a lawsuit against New Line Cinema, alleging that the studio still owes him for the work that he did on The Lord of the Rings (LOTR) motion picture. In his suit, Jackson claimed that the studio used creative accounting to cheat him out of millions in royalties from the first chapter in his big-screen trilog... - Acccounting and Contracts, Electronic Data Systems pays fine for fraud
New York, NY: (Sep-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Electronic Data Systems (EDS), alleging that an investigation showed accounting irregularities that occurred from 2001 to 2003. The suit claimed that EDS failed to fully disclose the costs of some derivatives contracts, used faulty assumptions to estimate revenue an... - School Superintendent Steps Down, Dale Clark receives $111,000 resignation payout
Dublin, GA: (Sep-24-07) Montgomery County School Superintendent Dale Clark reached a settlement with school authorities as she agreed to step down from her position. Clark, a native of Uvalda, came to the Montgomery County school system after years of teaching and counseling in several surrounding counties. Clark accepted the position of Montgomery County'... - Dry Cleaning Contamination, Couple pays EPA fine for groundwater contaminaiton.
Columbus, OH: (Sep-24-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought an environmental damage lawsuit against Dean and Colleen Soulliere, former owners of One Hour Martinizing, a Columbus dry cleaning business. The suit was filed over the cleanup of a groundwater contamination plume in the south-central portion of the city. The EPA filed a civil c... - Construction Dust, Richmond American Homes pays $155,000 EPA fine
Phoenix, AZ: (Sep-25-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Richmond American Homes of Arizona Inc., alleging that the company had violations at five residential construction sites in Maricopa County. The suit, filed by the federal regulators, claimed that the violations involved earth-moving and other operations and were... - Fatal Bus Fire, Families of 23 victims awarded undisclosed settlement
Bellaire, TX: (Sep-25-07) The families of 23 elderly residents of Sunrise Senior Living Services Inc., of McLean, VA, brought a lawsuit against the Bellaire nursing home, after their family members died in a bus fire near Dallas while evacuating from Hurricane Rita. The company operates Brighton Gardens of Bellaire, which leased two buses to evacuate resid... - No Closing Costs, Lenox Financial Mortgage pays settlement for consumer fraud
Phoenix, AZ: (Sep-24-07) Attorney General Terry Goddard's office brought charges against Lenox Financial Mortgage, LLC, alleging that the Atlanta-based mortgage broker violated the Arizona Consumer Fraud Act by failing to include disclaimers in its radio advertisements promoting Lenox Financial's no closing costs mortgage loans. The suit claimed that Lenox... - Paul Staten Airport Property Grants Settlement
Delaware County, OK: (Sep-25-07) The Oklahoma Aeronautics Commission and the Federal Aviation Administration brought a lawsuit against Paul Staten and the Delaware County Board of Commissioners, regarding the county's decision of selling Grand Lake Regional Airport to Staten. The suit stated that Staten, who had been airport manager, acquired the airport a... - BioForm Medical Inc. Royalty Obligations Settlement
San Jose, CA: (Sep-24-07) Artes Medical Inc. brought charges against BioForm Medical Inc., over royalty obligations and a license agreement between the companies. Artes is focused on developing, manufacturing and commercializing aesthetic injectable products for the dermatology and plastic surgery markets. BioForm is a privately held medical aesthetics com... - Paul Harary and Douglas Zemsky Stockbroker Kickbacks Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-24-07) A federal lawsuit was brought against Paul Harary, a Florida stockbroker, alleging that he participated in penny stock market manipulation and a kickback scheme that authorities say bilked customers of a Boca Raton, FL, brokerage firm of about $4 million. The suit claimed that Harary paid more than $1 million of kickbacks to an... - Russell Bowman Political Criticism Settlement
Encinitas, CA: (Sep-22-07) Maggie Houlihan, an Encinitas City Councilwoman, filed a lawsuit against Russell Bowman, a former neighbor. The lawsuit alleged that Bowman put up large signs overlooking Interstate 5 calling Maggie Houlihan a vulgarity. He placed oversize signs on his 5-acre Union Street property in October during the 2006 political campaign. On... - Wall Township, NJ Hidden Camera Police Surveillance Settlement
Wall Township, NJ: (Sep-21-07) Over 50 Wall officers brought a federal lawsuit against Capt. Bernard Sullivan, Roy Hall, and the police department in US District Court in Trenton, over a hidden surveillance camera placed in the police headquarters locker room. Hall had previously stated that the camera was placed in the locker room following reports that a... - Wyndham Worldwide St. Anthony Hotel Price Gouging Settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Sep-22-07) Attorney General Greg Abbott's office brought a lawsuit against St. Anthony, a San Antonio hotel, and Wyndham Worldwide franchise, over alleged price gouging during 2005's Hurricane Rita. The lawsuit accused St. Anthony of charging customers who fled Rita nearly double the regular rates when they stayed additional nights, even... - Bostwick Design Group Justice Center Construction Settlement
Elyria, OH: (Sep-24-07) The county brought a lawsuit against Collins Gordon Bostwick Architects, now known as the Bostwick Design Group, alleging that the company was liable for construction related expenses that resulted after the Justice Center opened in 2004. When the lawsuit was filed, county Administrator Jim Cordes said the county was trying to get m... - John Peck Junior Client Theft Legal Malpractice Settlement
New Haven, CT: (Sep-23-07) A lawsuit was filed against John Peck Junior, a former New Haven lawyer, alleging that he stole $100,000 from a disabled client who won the money in a car accident settlement. Records show that John Peck Junior is already serving a seven-year prison sentence for defrauding four other clients out of $2 million. In a settleme... - Doña Ana County, NM Jail Employee Wrongful Termination Settlement
Santa Fe, NM: (Sep-23-07) Edwin Chavez, a former Doña Ana County detention center employee, brought charges against the county alleging that he was wrongfully fired. In his suit, Chavez claimed he was fired in retaliation for workplace safety complaints he made to the US Occupational and Health Administration. He also maintained administrators discriminat... - Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort Toilet Collapse Personal Injury Settlement
Atlantic City, NJ: (Sep-23-07) Jean Ciocci, a 74-year-old woman, brought charges against Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort, after she was injured as a result of one of the New Jersey resort's toilets collapsing. The suit claimed that the injury occurred when a handicapped-accessible toilet collapsed at the resort in 2004. The suit also alleged injuries that Ci...