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Dublin, GA: (Aug-23-07) Gene Brooks of Dublin brought charges against Adrian James Teal of Douglas, alleging that Teal deliberately shot his hunting dog, Buster. The suit stated that Brook, along with his brother Joe and Tripp Neal, were hunting feral hogs in Washington County on property estimated to be a tract of about 6,000 acres near the river. Buster... - Volusia County, FL Beach Patrol Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Volusia County, FL: (Aug-23-07) Haleigh Howerton, a Volusia County woman, filed suit against the county after she was run over on the beach by a beach patrol pickup. The incident took place when Howerton was sunbathing on Daytona Beach in an area closed to traffic; she claimed a beach patrol truck rolled over her. The truck was driven by a veteran officer... - Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City Alter Boy Priest Abuse Settlement
Germantown, MD: (Aug-23-07) Brandon Rains, now 21, a former altar boy at Mother Seton Parish in Germantown, brought sexual molestation charges against Rev. Aaron Joseph Cote, 56, a priest who served at the parish from June 2001 to July 2002. Sources confirmed that Cote worked as a member of the Order of Dominican Fathers and Brothers in New York City and w... - Broadway Long Term Care Pharmacy Inc. Drug Dispensing Records Settlement
Oak Park, CA: (Aug-22-07) The US Drug Enforcement Administration brought charges against Broadway Long Term Care Pharmacy Inc., an Oak Park pharmacy, and its owners, alleging that the business kept poor records of how it dispensed drugs. The pharmacy was accused of failing to account for about 30,000 tablets of hydrocodone or Vicodin and 10,000 tablets of... - Ypsilanti Township, MI City Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Ypsilanti Township, MI: (Aug-22-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the township on behalf of Carissa Watson, a township employee, alleging that she was discriminated against on the basis of her race. The suit was filed in January 2007 through the Michigan Department of Civil Rights. Watson, who is black, alleged that... - Forsyth, GA Police Officer Insubordination Settlement
Forsyth, GA: (Aug-22-07) Former Forsyth police officer Elijah James brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city racially discriminated against him. The city claimed that James, a Forsyth police officer for nearly 17 years, was fired in March 2006 for insubordination when he wouldn't force a relative, who was a convicted felon on parole, to m... - Gexa Energy Acquisition Paperwork Settlement
Houston, TX: (Aug-22-07) The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) brought charges against Gexa Energy, an electric retailer based in Houston, alleging that it failed to file the appropriate paperwork related to its acquisition by Florida Power & Light. Florida Power & Light acquired Gexa in June 2005, but FERC officials state that at that time, Gexa... - Paris Hilton Zeta Graff Defamation Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Aug-22-07) Socialite and diamond heiress Zeta Graff brought a $10 million suit against Paris Hilton in 2005, alleging that Hilton fed a slanderous story to the New York Post about Graff attacking her at a club and ripping a necklace off her neck in what was supposedly a jealous rage over Hilton's fiancée at the time, Paris Latsis. Latsis... - Oklahoma Management Enterprises Inc. et al. Gaming Management Contract Settlement
Washington, DC: (Aug-22-07) The National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC) brought charges against Marcus Dunn and several of his companies, alleging that he managed the tribal gaming facility of the Quapaw Tribe in Miami, Oklahoma without an approved management contract. The suit claimed that Dunn owned and controlled several affiliated companies that manag... - Gloucester, MA Police Sergeant Promotion Settlement
Gloucester, MA: (Aug-22-07) Sergeant John McCarthy brought a lawsuit in federal court against the city, Mayor John Bell, and police Chief John Beaudette on Dec. 9, 2005, alleging that he was passed over for promotion to lieutenant because of his activities as president of the Gloucester Superior Officers Association. The suit claimed that the city retaliat... - New York, USA State Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Buffalo, NY: (Aug-22-07) Mark Pasternak brought a lawsuit against the state of New York alleging that he faced racial discrimination in his workplace. The suit claimed Pasternak, who is white, was dismissed from his state job helping troubled youths because he could not tolerate being called names like "cracker," "polack" and "stupid white boy." Pasternak... - Longview Fibre Workplace Safety Violations Fine
Longview, WA: (Aug-22-07) The State Department of Labor & Industries and the Association of Western Pulp & Paper Workers Union Local 153 brought a lawsuit against Longview Fibre, alleging that the company had workplace-safety violations. The suit was filed after the death of 38-year-old Mark Greenland in January 2004. The Association of Western Pulp & Pape... - Harrisburg International Airport Parking Tax Antitrust Settlement
Harrisburg, PA: (Aug-22-07) The Harrisburg International Airport reached settlements in two lawsuits that it faced, with one of the deals being approved by the Susquehanna Area Regional Airport Authority board. A Middletown Area School District imposed a 10% tax on airport parking revenue. In its offer to Cramer Airport Parking owners Stanford and Lynn Cra... - Tobacco Companies Agricultural Rehabilitation Settlement
Harrisburg, PA: (Aug-22-07) A North Carolina court ruled in favor of Pennsylvania in a suit that stemmed from a 1999 agreement between states and the nation's largest tobacco companies. After a two year long legal battle, a settlement was reached, which includes an $11 million payout to Pennsylvania's tobacco farmers by tobacco companies. Tobacco farmers h... - Globus Medical Employee Soliciting Settlement
Audubon, PA: (Aug-21-07) Synthes brought a lawsuit against Globus Medical, alleging that the spinal implant manufacturer solicited and hired employees from its plant. The suit stated that David Paul, the co-founder and CEO of Globus, was previously the head of spine products development at Synthes. He recruited four other Synthes managers to help launch... - Westfield Insurance Co. Electrical Explosion Settlement
Bloomington, IL: (Aug-21-07) McLean County brought charges against Westfield Insurance Co. after an electrical explosion on June 15, 2003, caused an estimated $4 million in damage. The explosion occurred on a Sunday morning when the building was closed and no one was injured. Westfield and Hartford Insurance of Illinois, who insure the county, filed suit i... - HomeBanc Corp. Bounced Checks Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Aug-21-07) A series of complaints were filed against HomeBanc Corp. after Georgia lawyers were forced to fund loans when HomeBanc's checks started to bounce. Georgia lawyers who were forced to cover HomeBanc's bounced checks were suing, or threatening to sue, the company for fraud and other wrongs, in an effort to put a lid on their own li... - Butte County, CA Jailer Whistleblower Retaliation Settlement
Butte County, CA: (Aug-21-07) Former Butte County jailer William Shelton filed a federal lawsuit in US District Court in 1997, alleging that he was arrested on trumped-up charges in retaliation for reporting a jail beating that was orchestrated by three other guards. Shelton claimed that he faced bogus criminal charges in retaliation for blowing the whistl... - Results Group Internet Business Fraud Settlement
Phoenix, AZ: (Aug-21-07) The Federal Trade Commission brought charges against the Results Group, an Arizona firm that fraudulently marketed home-based Internet businesses across the country and defrauded customers of almost $19.5 million. In a settlement reached with the firm's owners, Edward Longoria and Amber Halvorson, the Federal Trade Commission forev... - Minneapolis, MN Police Officer Excessive Force Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Aug-21-07) Philander Jenkins, a St. Paul man accused of killing two men, brought a civil lawsuit against Minneapolis police, alleging that the police used excessive force and brutally while arresting him. The federal suit alleged that police officer Jeff Jindra repeatedly kicked Jenkins in the head and broke his jaw while he was handcuffe...