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Saratoga County, NY: (Aug-26-07) The family of Riley Willard, a 5-year old Ballston Spa boy, filed suit against the Saratoga County Fair Commission, after the boy was scratched by a tiger cub while sitting on a bench. The suit stated that as a result of the scratch, the 5 year old had to receive 14 stitches. Papers filed with the county show that the famil... - Hooters Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
Henrietta, NY: (Aug-24-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), filed suit against the Hooters bar and restaurant in Henrietta, on behalf of Melissa Vicari-Broccolo. Vicari-Broccolo, a longtime employee who had multiple sclerosis, claimed that she faced disability discrimination while she worked at the restaurant. Vicari-Broccolo, 32, o... - Arthritis and Orthopedic Medical Clinic Clerk Racial Harassment Settlement
Los Gatos, CA: (Aug-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit on behalf of Tomeika Broussard of Hayward, against the Arthritis and Orthopedic Medical Clinic, run by Dr. Robert Aptekar. The lawsuit alleged that Broussard's supervisor harassed her with offensive and racial code words. After investigating the complaints of 2... - Pitney Road Partners Construction Expansion Contract Settlement
Lancaster County, PA: (Aug-24-07) Warfel Construction brought a breach of contract lawsuit against Harrisburg Area Community College developer Pitney Road Partners, over the final payments on the $22 million expansion. In a long awaited settlement, which was reached out of court, Pitney Road Partners and others paid Warfel nearly $5 million. Warfel then pa... - Los Angeles, CA City Council Ethnic Discrimination Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Aug-24-07) Ruby De Vera, who ran for District 14 council office and came out 3rd place among 12 candidates in 2005, filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that she was fired due to her ethnic origin. Sources state that De Vera, a Filipino woman, was fired as an office manager for embarrassing her boss, Council Member Ed Reyes. I... - Fraternal Order of Police 9/11 Donations Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-27-07) The State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office brought a lawsuit against the state Fraternal Order of Police (FOP), alleging that the order used money it received in donation for personal use. Tapping an outpouring of generosity after the Twin Towers attack, the FOP's foundation collected more than $15 million in donations. A so... - Post Buckley Schuh & Jernigan Contract Over Billing Settlement
Bartow, FL: (Aug-26-07) The county brought a lawsuit against Post Buckley Schuh & Jernigan (PBSJ), a longtime county engineering consultant, alleging that it over billed the county as the result of a $36 million embezzlement scheme. The embezzlement scheme led to the arrest and conviction of former Chief Financial Officer William Scott DeLoach and two othe... - Black Hawk County, IA Jail Deputy Misconduct Settlement
Waterloo, IA: (Aug-25-07) Three women brought a lawsuit against Black Hawk County, alleging that they were sexually abused while being held in the county jail. The plaintiffs are not being named because they were victims of sexual assault. The suit, filed in 2006 in US District Court, against the county, the estate of Deputy Jeffrey Condit, Sheriff Micha... - 10 Years After Mayo Clinic Study, New PPH Findings Among Fen-Phen Users
Aug-27-07 Madison, NJ: Ten years after the Mayo Clinic study that lead to the recall of the diet drug fen phen, more and more cases of primary pulmonary hypertension are emerging in former fen phen users, and lawsuits are on the rise. Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) is a rare and potentially life threatening lung disorder in which the blood pressure in the... - Natural Selection Foods Spinach E. Coli Sickness Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Aug-26-07) Sheila Leafty, a Murray woman, brought a lawsuit against California spinach processor, Natural Selection Foods, alleging that tainted spinach landed her 7-year-old son in the hospital in 2006. Federal officials announced a massive recall of fresh spinach last September after nearly 200 people across the nation reported getti... - Dr. Pradeep Srivastava Medicare Billing Fraud Settlement
Potomac, MD: (Aug-23-07) The federal government filed charges against Dr. Pradeep Srivastava of Potomac, alleging that he fraudulently billed Medicare and another health program. Srivastava, a cardiologist with offices in Greenbelt and Oxon Hill, was accused of multiple billing abuses over a three-and-a-half-year period ending in May 2003. He was accused o... - Stuart Dubose Estate Fee Legal Malpractice Settlement
Mobile, AL: (Aug-23-07) Mobile Circuit Court Judge John Lockett brought charges against Stuart Dubose, a Washington County Judge, accusing him of collecting a fee while overseeing the estate of a man he never met. The complaint filed with the Alabama Bar Association resulted in a 45 day suspension of Dubose's law license administered just after he was elec... - Covenant Retirement Communities Inc. Resident Disability Discrimination Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-23-07) The Department of Justice brought a lawsuit against Chicago-based Covenant Retirement Communities Inc. and its subsidiaries, alleging that the nationwide provider of retirement housing violated the Fair Housing Act by discriminating against residents based on disability. The suit claimed that the defendants employed policies tha... - Homeward Bound Services Elderly Health Care Fraud Settlement
Delaware County, PA: (Aug-23-07) Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett and his office brought a lawsuit against Homeward Bound Services, alleging that the Delaware County-based health care company defrauded hundreds of elderly customers. The suit claimed that Homeward Bound deliberately deceived elderly Pennsylvanians living on a fixed income by sellin... - Textron Inc. Oil for Food Kickbacks Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-23-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Textron Inc., which makes products like Bell helicopters and Cessna corporate jets, accusing them of engaging in oil-for-food kickback practices. The SEC alleged that from 2001 to 2003, two of Textron's French units paid $650,539 in kickbacks in connection with the... - Edgerton Fire Protection District Fired Firefighters Settlement
Edgerton, WI: (Aug-23-07) Three former employees, Arnie Lund, Ken Crandall, and Mark Backes, brought charges against the Edgerton Fire Protection District, alleging that they were wrongfully fired. The firefighters were fired in 2003, but a Wisconsin Employment Relations Commission ruling ordered them reinstated with back pay. An appeals court upheld the d... - Columbus Steel Castings Water and Air Pollution Fine
Columbus, OH: (Aug-23-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Columbus Steel Castings, alleging that the South Side foundry caused air pollution and has a water-pollution problem that dates back 18 years. Columbus Steel has been in the news since 2005, when neighbors filed complaints with the Ohio EPA over foul odors from... - Inkster, MI Police Lieutenant Racial Discrimination Settlement
Inkster, MI: (Aug-23-07) Diaz, a Hispanic Inkster police lieutenant, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city racially discriminated against him in 2004. Diaz, 40, had worked for the city for 18 years. He filed the lawsuit against the city in federal court in October 2004, claiming that preferential treatment was given to black job applic... - JPMorgan Controversial Structured Bond Settlement
Athens, GA: (Aug-23-07) Four Greek state pension funds brought charges against JPMorgan, over a controversial 280m structured bond, as part of the country's investigation into six similar instruments issued by other international banks. The confidential bond, issued last year by the Greek government, came under investigation this year by George Zorbas, h... - Lubbock, TX City Truck Accident Settlement
Lubbock, TX: (Aug-23-07) Martha Dillon, a Lubbock woman, filed suit against the city, after she was seriously injured in April 2005 when the car she was driving was t-boned by a city truck. The lawsuit filed at the Lubbock County Courthouse, claimed that the Ford F-250, driven by city employee James Michael Dell, hit Dillon's 1986 Volvo in the 3500 block o...