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  • Zale Corp. Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
    Anchorage, AK: (Jul-26-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Zale Corp., the nation's largest specialty jewelry dealer, alleging that it discriminated against a pregnant employee. The case was filed by the commission on behalf of Christina Kantarzis, an expectant mother who worked at the Anchorage store. The suit stated...
  • Nassau County, NY Police Age Discrimination Settlement
    Nassau County, NY: (Jul-26-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Nassau County, accusing it of violating federal anti-age discrimination laws when it transferred four police Marine Bureau officers over the age of 50 to lower paying, less prestigious positions in July 2006. The four officers, Lawrence Coleman, Arthur D'A...
  • Marcal Paper Mills, Inc. Environmental Damages Settlement
    Elmwood Park, NJ: (Jul-26-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of the Interior (DOI), and the Department of Commerce (DOC) brought charges against Marcal Paper Mills, Inc., one of the nation's best known manufacturers and distributors of bath tissue, kitchen towels, napkins, and facial tissue, alleging that the company violated...
  • New Jersey Department of Corrections Inmate Housing Costs Settlement
    Monmouth County, NJ: (Jul-26-07) Monmouth County has been embroiled in a legal battle with the State Department of Corrections for over 19 years. The suit claimed that the state owed the county money for nearly two decades of underpayment for housing state inmates at the county jail. In the 1990s, many county jails in New Jersey were housing more state inm...
  • Beaumont, TX Motorcycle Wreckage Settlement
    Beaumont, TX: (Jul-26-07) Glenn McNeel brought a lawsuit against the city after he lost control of his motorcycle when the bike's tire struck elevated pavement, causing permanent damage to the vehicle. McNeel stated that on Oct. 17, 2003, he was traveling on the 4400 block of Washington Boulevard, west to Interstate 10 when he wrecked his bike. McNeel's la...
  • Cardinal Health Inc. Fiscal Misrepresentation Settlement
    Washington, DC: (Jul-26-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Cardinal Health Inc., a medical products provider, alleging that it presented fraudulent revenue and earnings information during a more than three-year period. The SEC claimed that the company materially overstated its operating revenue, earnings and growth...
  • Our Town Family Services Skrappy's Murder Settlement
    Tucson, AZ: (Jul-26-07) Jeff Pierson and Julie Maynard, the parents of Ray Darrin Pierson, brought a lawsuit against Our Town Family Services, the nonprofit agency that runs a popular downtown hangout for teenagers, alleging that they were responsible for the death of their 27-year-old son. Darrin Pierson was shot and killed outside Skrappy's, 210 E. Broad...
  • El Paso Corp. Pipeline Exposion Penalty
    Washington, DC: (Jul-26-07) The Justice Department and the Department of Transportation brought charges against El Paso Corp., alleging that the natural gas company violated federal norms at its facility, causing a deadly pipeline explosion. In a settlement reached, El Paso Corp. agreed to pay a $15.5 million penalty and spend at least $86 million to modif...
  • A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts Employee Civil Action Settlement
    Newark, NJ: (Jul-25-07) A former employee of A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts brought a civil claim against the company in the Superior Court of New Jersey. In a jury verdict announced on October 30, 2006, the jury decided on awarding the plaintiff $3.3 million plus interest and attorneys fees. The Confidential Settlement Agreement absolutely released the company,...
  • Union Pacific Railroad Driscoll Flooding Damage Settlement
    Driscoll, TX: (Jul-25-07) Driscoll City filed a lawsuit against Union Pacific Railroad following a flooding in the late 1990s. The suit was originally filed by 80 Driscoll families whose homes or property were damaged in floods in 1997, 1998, and 1999. The suit alleges the railroad did not provide adequate openings in embankments and did not maintain culve...
  • Tracy, CA High School Exit Exam Settlement
    Tracy, CA: (Jul-25-07) Students who did not pass the California High School Exit Exam brought a lawsuit against the state. In an out-of-court settlement reached, California high schools will offer diploma-exam preparation classes for an additional two years to those who did not pass the tests with the rest of their classmates. Public schools have the respo...
  • University of South Florida and Dr. Boris Kousseff Birth Defect Misdiagnosis Settlement
    Tampa, FL: (Jul-25-07) Daniel and Amara Estrada, a Gainesville couple, brought a wrongful birth lawsuit against Dr. Boris Kousseff, who worked for the University of South Florida, claiming that the doctor misdiagnosed their first child, leading to their second child being born with similar severe birth defects. The Estradas claimed in the lawsuit that if t...
  • William Scotsman Inc. School Portable Mold Settlement
    Charlotte County, FL: (Jul-25-07) Charlotte County Public Schools brought charges against William Scotsman Inc., alleging that mold was found on multiple wooden panels throughout the adjoining structures, causing the school to have to move school supplies from the portables and prepare suitable classrooms elsewhere. The original 27,689 square-foot Benjamin...
  • University of California, Irvine, Medical Center Organ Transplant Wait List Settlement
    Irvine, CA: (Jul-25-07) Over thirty five lawsuits were filed against University of California, Irvine, Medical Center (UCI), after a federal report found that more than 30 people died over a two-year period while awaiting transplants at the hospital. The controversy, which first came to light in late 2005, led to resignations among top officials at the ho...
  • ConAgra Foods Inc. Improper Accounting Civil Fine
    Omaha, NE: (Jul-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought civil charges against ConAgra Foods Inc., alleging that the company used improper accounting to help it meet Wall Street expectations. The civil complaint was filed in the US District Court in Denver, accusing the company of improper and fraudulent accounting in fiscal years 199...
  • Detroit, MI Tire Change Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
    Detroit, MI: (Jul-25-07) The family of Demtrius Murry brought a lawsuit against the city, after Murry, 31, was killed June 4, 2005, when he was hit by an empty bus driven by Detroit Department of Transportation driver Carmichael Posley. The suit claimed that the accident took place when Murry was parked on the shoulder of the highway, changing a tire on hi...
  • Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. Employees Overtime Settlement
    Denver, CO: (Jul-25-07) The US Labor Department brought a lawsuit against Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., alleging that the company withheld wages from employees in Colorado, New Mexico, Ohio, Georgia and the District of Columbia. Ball Aerospace, a defense contractor, is a wholly owned subsidiary of Ball Corp. in suburban Broomfield. In a sett...
  • InvestPrivate Inc. Misleading Investors Fine
    Secaucus, NJ: (Jul-24-07) The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) brought charges against Donald Geraghty, senior vice president of InvestPrivate Inc., a New York City-based brokerage firm, alleging that he and his company misled investors. As part of a settlement with the NASD, InvestPrivate Inc. was suspended for 60 days from seeking or a...
  • Robert Singer Crosswalk SUV Accident Personal Injury Settlement
    Toms River, NJ: (Jul-24-07) Barbara Sara, a Jackson resident, brought a lawsuit against state Sen. Robert Singer, alleging that he critically injured her in an accident. Sara, who lived in Jackson at the time, was crossing Route 528, attempting to reach a gas station to buy cigarettes. Sources claim that Singer had been driving home from his legislative of...
  • Plymouth, PA Police Excessive Force Settlement
    Plymouth, PA: (Jul-24-07) William Brown, 52, from Plymouth, brought a lawsuit against borough Officer John Vanderlick, alleging that he was assaulted while being arrested on a baseless charge. Brown said Vanderlick used excessive force in tossing him to the ground and arrested him for no reason, which proved true when Brown was acquitted on all charges...
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