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  • Clinton Township, MI Police Chief Contract Settlement
    Clinton Township, MI: (Aug-20-07) A settlement was reached between the Clinton Township Board of Trustees and former police Chief Al Ernst. Clinton Township agreed to pay Ernst about $447,000 along with health benefits as part of a severance package. Ernst was forced to resign from office in 2006 after a Macomb County Circuit Court judge ruled his 5-year c...
  • Arkansas Municipal League Police Warrant Settlement
    Fayetteville, AR: (Aug-20-07) David Robbins and Debra Steenblock brought a lawsuit against the Rogers Police Department, alleging that they were subjected to a late night, warrantless, illegal search by Rogers police. In their defense, police claimed they entered the house Oct. 11, 2003, without a warrant because they were concerned about the welfare of a...
  • Beacon Mutual Insurance Co. Workers' Compensation Policyholder Settlement
    Beacon, RI: (Aug-20-07) A group of Rhode Island companies brought a lawsuit against Beacon Mutual Insurance Co., alleging that the insurer kept policyholders' money by offering discounts to favored policyholders, spending lavishly on golf trips, building up huge surpluses, and enriching their executives. Beacon, the state's dominant workers' compensation i...
  • Landry's Restaurants Inc. Bondholder Fraud Settlement
    Galveston, TX: (Aug-20-07) Several bondholders and creditors filed suit against Landry's Restaurants Inc., alleging that the company had fraudulent business practices. The bondholders said Landry's violated credit agreements by failing to file financial information, including its 2006 annual report, on time. Landry's claimed it was delayed in filing financ...
  • Ciena Healthcare Management Inc. Nursing Home Insurance Fraud Settlement
    Lansing, MI: (Aug-20-07) Attorney General Mike Cox's Office brought a lawsuit against Ciena Healthcare Management Inc., alleging that the facility improperly billed Medicaid and Medicare for care at four nursing homes. The joint probe focused on four of Ciena's 30 nursing homes, three in Detroit and one in Whitmore Lake. The lawsuit claimed that those faci...
  • IBA Group Optivus Proton Therapy Patent Infringement Settlement
    San Bernardino, CA: (Aug-20-07) Optivus Proton Therapy brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Belgium-based IBA Group, alleging it infringed on three Optivus Proton Therapy patents. The lawsuit accused IBA of using patented Optivus Proton technology in the development of a proton therapy center. In response, IBA filed various counter claims which we...
  • United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951 Union Employee Retaliation Settlement
    Grand Rapids, MI: (Aug-20-07) Charles Ardingo, a longtime union organizer for United Food and Commercial Workers Local 951, filed a lawsuit against the union in December 2004, alleging that former union president Robert Potter and the United Food and Commercial Workers illegally fired him for cooperating with a federal investigation. The investigation deal...
  • Lumberton, NC School Employees' Retaliation Settlement
    Lumberton, NC: (Aug-20-07) Three employees, Josephine Locklear, Renee Hammonds, and Margaret Chavis, filed a discrimination lawsuit against the Lumberton School District. The suit, filed in 2004, claimed that the women were among 14 employees whose contracts were not renewed at the end of the 2002-2003 school year. Some on the board said personnel changes...
  • Caesars Palace Employee Gender Harassment Settlement
    Las Vegas, NV: (Aug-20-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Harrah's Entertainment Inc.'s Caesars Palace, alleging that female kitchen workers at the Las Vegas resort and casino were subjected to repeated sexual harassment. The suit, filed in 2005, stated that women, predominantly monolingual Spanish speakers, were for...
  • Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno Priest Abuse Settlement
    Reno, NV: (Aug-19-07) Seven people filed suit against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Reno, claiming that they had been sexually abused by the diocese's priests. David Brusky and Eugene Braun each were accused of molesting young girls, Brusky while at Our Lady of the Snows parish and Braun while at St. Therese Church of the Little Flower, both in Reno. The l...
  • Sonoma, CA County Employee Breast Cancer Discrimination Settlement
    Elk Grove, CA: (Aug-17-07) The California Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) brought a lawsuit against the county of Sonoma, alleging that a female employee with breast cancer was denied a reasonable accommodation. Diane Pizza had been employed by the county as a drug and alcohol counselor for six years when she was diagnosed with breast canc...
  • Val Industrial Insulation Co. Employees' Prevailing Wages Settlement
    Boston, MA: (Aug-17-07) Attorney General Martha Coakley's Office brought a lawsuit against Daniel Valdez, of Worcester, the owner of Val Industrial Insulation Co., alleging that he failed to pay two employees the prevailing wage rate. The suit was filed after a June 2007 routine site inspection at the Brookside Elementary School Renovations and Additions P...
  • Home Depot Toxic Sludge Settlement
    Los Angeles, CA: (Aug-17-07) The state of California and Los Angeles County prosecutors brought a civil lawsuit against Home Depot, alleging that the retailer failed to properly store and transport hazardous sludge. The suit stemmed from an incident when a 55-gallon drum at Home Depot's Marina Del Rey store blew up in 2004, causing a fire and an evacuation...
  • Delta County, MI Commercial Property Development Settlement
    Escanaba, MI: (Aug-17-07) Gary and Annis Bengston brought a lawsuit against Delta County, alleging that the value of their property was decreased by Delta County by not allowing development of their commercial premises. The suit was filed almost 10 years ago where the couple cited damages in excess of $400,000. In a settlement reached, Delta County a...
  • Sierra Aluminum Co. Employee Wrongful Termination Settlement
    Riverside, CA: (Aug-17-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Riverside-based Sierra Aluminum Co., alleging that the company fired Rosa Suarez after she alerted management that her boss was viewing online pornography at work. The EEOC filed the suit on behalf of Suarez, 48, of Rialto. She claimed that she had wo...
  • Topeka Best Western Motel Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
    Topeka, KS: (Aug-17-07) Brooke Sonntag, a former employee of Topeka Best Western Motel, filed suit against the establishment alleging that she was subjected to discrimination while at work. The federal suit said Sonntag was a manager at a Topeka Best Western and was ordered by owner Eldon Thorman not to hire coloreds, Mexicans, or members of any non-white...
  • Boone County Fire Protection District Employee Gender Discrimination Settlement
    Boone County, MO: (Aug-18-07) Five former employees filed suit against the Boone County Fire Protection District, alleging that the city sexually discriminated and retaliated against them. In a settlement reached, the district agreed to pay a combined $112,500. Bruce Piringer, a former assistant chief, sued the fire district in November 2006, claiming he w...
  • Racine, WI City Employees Retirement Benefits Settlement
    Racine, WI: (Aug-17-07) Nearly 129 retired employees brought charges against the city over changes to their health benefits. The complaint, filed with the court in March 2006, alleges the city promised the retirees and their families insurance coverage for life, including payment of all premiums and reimbursement for Medicare "B" contributions. The change...
  • Valero Energy Corp. Petroleum Pollution Settlement
    Washington, DC: (Aug-17-07) The Department of Justice and the US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Valero Energy Corp., North America's largest refiner, alleging that Valero's three refineries contributed vastly to air pollution in the region. The federal agencies claimed that Valero's three refineries, in Port Arthur, TX; Memphis, TN...
  • University of Iowa Monster Stuttering Study Settlement
    Iowa City, IA: (Aug-17-07) Six people filed suit against the University of Iowa in Johnson County District Court, alleging that they or their relatives were psychologically damaged by their participation in the "Monster Study." The research was directed to induce stuttering in normal-speaking children in order to prove that the speech disorder was not an i...
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