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Baltimore, MD: (Aug-07-07) The Maryland chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed suit against the Kent County school system and the Kent County Sheriff's Department on behalf of two students. The suit claimed that the students were subjected to an illegal strip search after a drug search took place at Kent County High School in Worton. Dr... - U-Store-It Trust Store Management Dispute Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Aug-07-07) After months of legal wrangling between the company's founders and current management, U-Store-It Trust has ended its disputes with the Amsdell family and acquired 14 self-storage facilities from them for $121 million. The company, which is a self-administered and self-managed REIT focused on self-storage facilities, and Amsdell... - Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America Big Blue Crane Accident PTSD Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Aug-07-07) The families of four workers who suffered post-traumatic stress disorder in the aftermath of the Big Blue crane collapse in July 1999 at Miller Park brought a lawsuit against Mitsubishi Heavy Industries of America and nine other defendants. The suit stemmed from the accident where three ironworkers were killed, delaying the openi... - Rockwell Corp. PCB Contamination Settlement
Russellville, KY: (Aug-07-07) The state of Kentucky brought a lawsuit against Rockwell Corp., alleging that the Russellville facility polluted the environment by releasing cancer-causing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from its former plant. Until the mid 1970s, the Rockwell plant used hydraulic fluid containing PCBs. Some of the fluid entered groundwater... - Georgia O'Keeffe Museum Painting Sale Settlement
Nashville, TN: (Aug-07-07) The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe had brought a lawsuit against Tennessee's Fisk University, over a painting by the artist, claiming that the university violated terms of O'Keeffe's bequest. In a recent development, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum dropped the lawsuit against the Tennessee University, and announced that it will... - Morgan Stanley Corporate Bond Sales Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) brought charges against Morgan Stanley, alleging that the firm overcharged customers on corporate bond sales in 2001. The suit stated that Morgan allegedly charged excessive markups in more than 2,800 transactions. The newly formed regulator also cited the firm for having an inad... - First BanCorp. Mortgage Transaction Misrepresentation Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought a lawsuit against First BanCorp., alleging that the Puerto Rican bank concealed the true nature of more than $4 billion of mortgage-related transactions. The bank did not concede to any wrongdoing or admit to the allegations. In a settlement reached, First BanCorp. agreed to... - Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan Medicaid Duplicate Billing Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) A settlement was reached with two companies, Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan and the state attorney general's office. The companies, who administered health care for the state, agreed to return $7 million that they received through duplicate billings. The recovery stemed from an audit of the state Medicaid... - Zyprexa Lawsuits Involve Eight States
Aug-8-07 Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly may have breathed a sigh of relief when it settled 900 Zyprexa last month, but that feeling probably will not last long. More states appear likely to file lawsuits against Eli Lilly, alleging that the company marketed Zyprexa for off-label uses. Furthermore, lawsuits are now being filed internationally, claiming that Eli Lill... - Torrington, CT Police Officer Excessive Force Settlement
Torrington, CT: (Aug-07-07) Wendell Hunte, Barbara Hunte and Roosevelt Hunte, deaf former residents of 17 Alvord St., Torrington, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against several police officers, the chief and the municipality, alleging that the police used excessive force in a 2002 criminal arrest. The case stemmed from a custodial interference matter... - Jerry Castleman and Kathleen Lynn Enron Stake Sale Settlement
Houston, TX: (Aug-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filed a lawsuit against Jerry Castleman and Kathleen Lynn, two former Enron Corp. executives, alleging that they helped the company manipulate earnings through the fraudulent sale of a Brazilian power project. The SEC claimed that Enron sold an interest in the Cuiaba power project to... - All Saints Anglican Church Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts Funds Settlement
Attleboro, MA: (Aug-07-07) The Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts brought charges against breakaway parish All Saints Anglican Church, alleging that the church improperly kept or used $200,000 when it left the diocese. The suit also involved issues concerning gay clergy and gay unions. In a settlement reached out of court, an agreement was entered into, in... - San Antonio, TX Detective Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Aug-06-07) The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against the San Antonio police department, alleging that the department discriminated against a pregnant detective. The suit, filed in September 2006, claimed that the detective was reassigned on the basis of her being pregnant at the time. The DOJ stated that the action was a violatio... - The Shelhigh Story: Lawsuits, Infections and Spin-Doctoring Part I
Aug-7-07 Union, NJ If you listen to the makers of Shelhigh Medical Devices , the company which was virtually shut down by the Food and Drug Administration in April of this year, you would think the company is a poor innocent victim of a vendetta by the FDA—that the potential for infection from its products and lawsuits by the injured has all been manufacture... - Iowa, USA TouchPlay Ban Settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Aug-06-07) Royal Financial, a West Des Moines company brought charges against the state following a legislature's decision to end TouchPlay gambling, a game resembling slot machines that has rapidly expanded across the state. Royal Financial was the largest individual owner of TouchPlay machines when lawmakers voted in March 2006 to outlaw... - Prison Health Services Premature Pregnancy Wrongful Death Settlement
Tampa, FL: (Aug-07-07) Kimberly Grey, 37, filed a lawsuit against Prison Health Services, the Brentwood-based company that held a contract with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for health care in its two jails. The suit alleged that the company mishandled her pregnancy and said the care resulted in the death of her prematurely born son. Grey was be... - Navistar International Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Aug-06-07) Nearly 350 black employees brought a civil rights lawsuit against Warrenville-based Navistar International, alleging that the transportation solution company that builds trucks, engines and buses, racially discriminated against them. The suit claimed black employees faced harassment because of their race and that the incidents that... - Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson Photographers' Defamation Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Aug-06-07) Two photographers Scott Cosman and Rik Fedyck brought a lawsuit against celebrities Denise Richards and Pamela Anderson, alleging that the actresses made false statements about them to Canadian police and the media about a confrontation in Vancouver. The lawsuit was filed in March 2007 in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleging de... - California Department of Transportation Seacliff Flood Damage Settlement
Ventura County, CA: (Aug-04-07) Over a dozen homeowners brought a lawsuit against the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), alleging that the agency was responsible for the damage caused when a winter deluge sent mud, water, and debris cascading over the Pacific Coast Highway and into the coastal community of Seacliff a few miles north of Ven... - Kitsap County and Waste Management of Washington Tribal Landfill Contamination Settlement
Little Boston, WA: (Aug-04-07) Recent developments with the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe have served to revitalize its heritage. And while tribal officials look to their past to rebuild the culture for future generations, several new projects are coming to the forefront that will change the tribe in more modern ways. Economically, the tribe benefited from a...