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New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) A lawsuit was filed against Norstan's, a women's budget retailer, on behalf of the company's unsecured creditors, alleging that the company had unscrupulous business procedures. The lawsuit asserted that in the months before declaring bankruptcy, Norstan's made distributions of $14 million to the company shareholders and thereafte... - Nelnet Inc. Student Loan Referrals Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) The New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed a lawsuit against Nelnet Inc., a finance company that consolidates student loans. The charges alleged that Nelnet made payments to alumni groups in exchange for getting loan referrals. The lawsuit was part of the investigation of unlawful practices in the $85 billion a year... - Michael Rice Prudential Securities Market Timing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Michael Rice, a former senior executive with Prudential Securities, alleging that he failed to supervise registered advisers who allowed favored clients to make improper market timing mutual fund trades. The SEC claimed that Prudential advisers previously used f... - Delta and Pine Land Co. Turkey Government Payoff Settlement
St. Louis, MO: (Jul-27-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Delta and Pine Land Co., which was recently acquired by Monsanto, and Delta's Turkish unit, alleging that the unit paid Turkish officials $43,000 to get government documents necessary to operate its business in Turkey. The suit claimed that Delta and Pine, through it... - ConAgra Foods Inc. Employee 401K Settlement
Sioux City, NE: (Jul-30-07) A series of lawsuits were brought against ConAgra Foods Inc., alleging that the company caused retirees to lose millions because its 401(k) plans were too heavily invested in company stock. The stock price dropped in March 2005 when ConAgra announced that it would restate its earnings because of income tax errors from fiscal 200... - Dr. Reggie Goldsby Medical Malpractice Settlement
Amite, LA: (Jul-03-07) Tanya Hendry Sparks filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Reggie Goldsby of Amite, alleging that Goldsby's care of her father, Marion Hendry was below applicable standards of care demanded of physicians under like circumstances. Hendry was admitted to Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite on March 13, 2000, for what Goldsby diagn... - Chicago, IL City Prosecutors' Salary Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jul-30-07) Several prosecutors brought charges against the city, alleging that they receive the same salary as public defenders. Protesting the unfairness, prosecutors brought their families to a weekend rally. In a recent settlement, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and State's Attorney Dick Devine announced that they have agreed to... - K2 Inc. Jarden Merger Termination Settlement
Carlsbad, CA: (Jul-30-07) A settlement was reached in a pending litigation concerning outdoor sporting goods company K2 Inc. and Jarden Corp. In April 2007, Jarden, a diversified consumer products company, decided to acquire K2 in a cash and stock deal valued at about $15.50 per share, or $765.9 million. The settlement agreement made with the City of Rosev... - Sebastian River Medical Center Unnecessary Surgeries Whistleblower Settlement
Miami, FL: (Jul-27-07) A whistleblower lawsuit filed by anesthesiologist Thomas Gayeski, alleging that Linda Bland, a board certified neurosurgeon performed more than 150 unnecessary surgeries at the Sebastian River Medical Center. The suit claimed that Bland's performance of unwarranted spinal surgeries evolved into a routine custom, pattern and practice... - Project Straight Drug Detox Wrongful Death Settlement
Oakland County, MI: (Jul-29-07) Two lawsuits were filed against Oakland County physician Aeneas Guiney, alleging that he was responsible for the death of a patient. Guiney and Dr. Robert Wolf both were named in a lawsuit filed by the family of Danny Oppenheim Jr. of Kansas City, who died in 2004. Oppenheim was a patient at the doctors' now-defunct Project... - Alabama Department of Transportation Underground Plume Settlement
Montgomery, AL: (Jul-28-07) A series of lawsuits were filed against the state by residents in the Chisholm, Eastern Meadows, and Vista View communities, alleging that they were not informed of their houses being above a toxic underground plume. Groundwater contaminated with trichloroethylene, or TCE, was discovered in 1999 in the North Montgomery area. The... - Long Beach Township, NJ Beach Patrol Accident Settlement
Long Beach Township, NJ: (Jul-28-07) Andrew Barchetto, a Bergen County man, filed a lawsuit against the township after a Beach Patrol pickup in the North Beach section of the township injured him. Barchetto said in his lawsuit he suffered lacerations and scars of the lower abdomen, disfigurement of both his legs, multiple disc herniations and emotional tra... - Aggregate Industries NE Inc. Substandard Concrete Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-28-07) A lawsuit was filed against Aggregate Industries NE Inc., alleging the construction company supplied substandard concrete to Boston's Big Dig project. In a settlement reached, the company admitted to the allegations and agreed to pay $50 million to settle the case. Under the agreement, Aggregate Industries will not be barred from bi... - Marina, CA Project Traffic Settlement
Marina, CA: (Jul-27-07) Save Our Peninsula, an environmental protection group filed suit against the city of Marina, alleging that traffic generated by Cypress Knolls and other projects in the city's Fort Ord area, caused environmental damage and contamination. The Cypress Knolls senior subdivision planned to build several projects before Save Our Peninsul... - Milton, WI Open Meeting Violations Settlement
Milton, WI: (Jul-27-07) The Citizens for Responsible Development brought a lawsuit against the city of Milton, alleging that the city council violated the Wisconsin state Open Meetings Law when it met in secret in 2004 and 2005. The meetings pertained to the city's new ethanol plant. A state appeals court agreed on March 8, 2007 that the city council viola... - Oregon, USA Confined Inmate Suicide Settlement
Salem, OR: (Jul-29-07) The family of Aaron Munoz brought a wrongful death lawsuit against the state or Oregon, after Munoz hanged himself in 2005 in his isolation cell at the Oregon State Penitentiary. Growing up in Portland, Munoz spent much of his adolescence under state supervision. He was 13 when he first encountered Michael Boyles, a state parole and... - Washoe County, NV Illegal Strip Searches Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Jul-27-07) Four women and two men filed a civil lawsuit against Washoe County, alleging that the strip search policy followed by the Washoe County sheriff's department was unconstitutional and violated the Fourth Amendment. The lawsuit claimed that one of the plaintiffs, an American Indian woman, was strip searched twice and forced to take... - Horning Farm Agency Inc. Adult Community Housing Discrimination Settlement
Lancaster County, PA: (Jul-28-07) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development brought a federal lawsuit against Horning Farm Agency Inc., a local real estate company which does business in Lancaster, Chester, and Berks counties, alleging that it violated Pennsylvania state and federal housing laws. The charges stemmed from a complaint that Horning d... - Macon County, IL Rail Road Real Estate Settlement
Decatur, IL: (Jul-29-07) A lawsuit was brought against Macon County by communities the length of Illinois that purchased sections of abandoned right-of-way from the Illinois Central Railroad. The suit claimed that the railroad had no legal interest in the land to convey to the buyers of the right-of-way. In a settlement reached, the county agreed to... - Hudson Valley Foie Gras Factory Farm Pollution Settlement
Albany, NY: (Jul-26-07) A coalition of environmental and animal protection organizations including Delaware Riverkeeper Network, the Humane Society of the United States, the Delaware Riverkeeper, and American Littoral Society, filed suit against the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation in state Supreme Court in Albany, challenging the ag...