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Baton Rouge, LA: (Jul-21-07) The Department of Justice and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against DuPont & Co., alleging that the company had harmful emissions at four of their sulfuric acid production plants. In a settlement reached, the company agreed to cut more than 13,000 tons of harmful emissions annually from the four sulfuric... - Mettiki Coal Thermal Coal Dryer Emissions Civil Penalty
Baltimore, MD: (Jul-19-07) The Maryland Department of the Environment brought a lawsuit against Mettiki Coal in Baltimore City Circuit Court, alleging that the company violated state air pollution requirements by having excessive sulfur dioxide emissions. The suit stated that an investigation conducted by state authorities had revealed that there were air... - Cleveland, OH Three Car Crash Personal Injury Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Jul-19-07) The Frank family filed a civil lawsuit against the city, after a fiery three-car crash in Cleveland left Katherine Frank paralyzed and her parents severely injured. The crash happened in November 1999, when Katherine, along with her parents, Glenn and Charlotte, were waiting at a stoplight at West 98th Street and Lorain Avenue wh... - Ferro Corp. Heat Stabilizer Antitrust Class Action Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Jul-20-07) A class action lawsuit was brought against Cleveland, Ohio-based chemicals and coatings company, Ferro Corp., by direct purchasers, related to alleged antitrust violations in the heat stabilizer industry. The lawsuit was filed along with two other actions after the US Department of Justice requested documents from the company in... - Bishop State Community College History Instructor Racial Discrimination Settlement
Mobile, AL: (Jul-19-07) Sara Taylor, who is white, brought a lawsuit against Bishop State Community College in 2002, alleging that she was fired because of discriminatory policies followed by college officials. She argued that the school's president, state Rep. Yvonne Kennedy, D-Mobile, terminated her to make room for a black instructor who had once served... - J.H. Berra Construction Co. Inc. et al. Work Site Runoff Fine
St. Louis, MO: (Jul-19-07) The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the state of Missouri, and the city of Wildwood filed a lawsuit against J.H. Berra Construction Co. Inc., JHB Properties Inc., J.H. Berra Holding Co. Inc., JMB No. 2 LLC, and CMB Rhodes LLC, all connected to J.H. Berra Construction, one of the largest developers in the St. Louis area,... - Green Bay Packers President Contract Termination Settlement
Madison, WI: (Jul-19-07) The Green Bay Packers have reached a settlement with former team president John Jones. Jones was placed on administrative leave on May 26, 2007, just four days before he was to succeed Bob Harlan as president and CEO, because of repeated administrative lapses. Harlan claimed that he as well as other officials had noticed a decline... - Douglas County, OR Clerk Wrongful Termination Settlement
Douglas County, OR: (Jul-19-07) Kelly Smith, a former employee in the Clerk's Office, brought a lawsuit against Douglas County, claiming that she was wrongfully fired from her post in 2006. Smith, who had been employed by the Clerk's Office for nearly eight years, was fired May 19, 2006, after a stack of tax documents dealing with the Cow Creek Band of Ump... - Gloria Argueta Landlord Property Code Violations Fine
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-19-07) The city brought a lawsuit against Gloria Argueta, a landlord who topped a 2006 Department of Building Inspection list of delinquent property owners. Argueta has been the subject of two previous city lawsuits and topped the 2006 list of property owners who had liens put against their buildings for lack of code compliance and... - Sunny Industries Employee Mass Layoff Settlement
Madison, WI: (Jul-19-07) The state Department of Justice and Workforce Development brought an employment lawsuit against Sunny Industries, after the company filed for bankruptcy in 2006. The suit claimed that the company laid off 326 workers, when Sunny filed for receivership and closed the plant without filing the required 60-day advance notice. In a set... - SmartForce Revenue Accounting Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-19-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against David Drummond, general counsel of Google, and three other former executives of California educational software company SmartForce, alleging that they overstated the company's revenue by $127 million from 1999 to 2002. Drummond, who left SmartForce in January 2002,... - Dr. Hicham Riba Dental Sedation Wrongful Death Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jul-18-07) The family of 5-year-old Diamond Brownridge, who died after being over-medicated during a dental procedure, filed a medical malpractice suit against Dr. Hicham Riba, a Chicago dentist. The suit claimed that the 5-year-old died after the anesthetic that Riba gave her, caused her to be unable to breathe and forced her into a coma fro... - Tucson, AZ DNA Analyst Gender Discrimination Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (Jul-18-07) Mary Walkinshaw, a former DNA analyst with the Tucson Police Department, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming that the city discriminated against her by not affording her equal pay. Walkinshaw, who is now a biology and genetics professor at Pima Community College has been embroiled in litigation with the city for nearly six... - Coastside Scavenger Accounting Fraud Settlement
Pacifica, CA: (Jul-19-07) The city brought a lawsuit against Coastside Scavenger, alleging that the Pacifica garbage company failed to provide audited financial reports for both Coastside Scavenger and its sister company, Seacoast, which was required under their original agreement with the city. In a settlement reached, Coastside Scavenger agreed to the is... - Northrop Grumman Military Gear Testing Settlement
Tempe, AZ: (Jul-18-07) The United States Justice Department brought charges against Northrop Grumman, alleging that the Tempe company did not properly test certain tubes used by the US military in night vision goggles and sniper scopes. An investigation revealed that the company displayed a lax management review of testing systems at Northrop and and its p... - US Government Horne Engineering Contract Settlement
Fairfax, VA: (Jul-18-07) Horne International, Inc. brought a lawsuit against the federal government seeking payment for extra work undertaken by Horne Engineering Services, LLC, while under contract at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center in New York. In its suit, Horne claimed that it was due extra payment, owing to additional quantities and changing con... - James Materna, John Holtzhauser, and Paul Venesky OM Group Accounting Fraud Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Jul-18-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against three former OM Group Inc. executives, alleging that they participated in an accounting fraud at the Cleveland-based producer of specialty chemicals. James Materna, OM Group's former chief financial officer, and John Holtzhauser, its former controller, were accused o... - NETeller Unlicensed Money Transmitting Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-18-07) The US Government brought a lawsuit against NETeller, alleging that the company operated an unlicensed money transmitting business and had participated in the performance of financial transactions for the purpose of promoting unlawful transactions between internet gambling merchants and persons located in the US. In a set... - School District of Lancaster CAP Inaccurate Documentation Settlement
Lancaster County, PA: (Jul-18-07) The Community Action Program (CAP) filed charges against the School District of Lancaster over services provided by the agency, alleging that the school district had inaccuracies in documentation, among other things. CAP's suit was filed in 2006, and the two parties have been locked in a billing dispute that has spawned th... - Lehman Commercial Paper Inc. et al. Enron Short-Term Debt Settlement
Houston, TX: (Jul-18-07) Enron Creditors Recovery Corp., formerly known as Enron Corp., brought charges against Lehman Commercial Paper Inc., Northern Trust Co., Allstate Life Insurance Co. and the Prudential Insurance Co. of America, over the companies' receipt of payments on short-term debt incurred by the once-mighty energy giant. In a settlement...