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New London, CT: (Jul-18-07) The family of Michael Ryckman, a former truck driver, who died after he was crushed by a load of plywood at New London's State Pier, brought a lawsuit against Logistec USA Incorporated, Ryckman's employer. The suit alleged that Logistec USA was responsible for the wrongful death as the accident took place while Ryckman was on th... - Stewart Title Guaranty Company and Electronic Closing Services Inc. Unlicensed Insurance Settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Jul-18-07) The California Department of Insurance brought a lawsuit against Stewart Title Guaranty Company and Electronic Closing Services Inc., alleging that the two companies aided and abetted unlicensed firms, who conducted business illegally in California. The suit followed an investigation into Stewart Title, Electronic Closing, which... - Salvatore Cascino Waste Hauling Fine
Copake, NY: (Jul-17-07) Town authorities filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Copake Valley Farm owner Salvatore Cascino, alleging that he illegally filled in wetlands, damaging endangered reptiles' habitat to a degree too substantial to make them recoverable. The suit claimed that Cascino disturbed the Noster Kill, a protected trout stream, by di... - Icon Health and Fitness Home Exercise Gym Settlement
Portland, OR: (Jul-16-07) Nautilus Inc. filed a lawsuit against Utah-based Icon Health and Fitness, over retail and direct channels, especially within the home exercise gym segment. In a settlement reached, Icon Health and Fitness agreed to a cash payout of $18.3 million to resolve litigation. Nautilus stated that its slowing home starts and sales were the... - Hewlett-Packard Company and Agilent Technologies Whistleblower Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-17-07) In a recent development, the California Court of Appeal has revived a whistleblower lawsuit against Hewlett-Packard Company and a spin-off entity, Agilent Technologies, for knowingly selling defective, life threatening medical devices used by many California hospitals. The suit, filed by former Hewlett-Packard employee Robert... - Michael Tomko Jr. and Magnesium Elecktron Inc. Tanker Truck Accident Settlement
Mercer County, NJ: (Jul-17-07) George Kidd brought a lawsuit against Michael Tomko Jr., and his employer Magnesium Elecktron Inc., accusing them of negligence, claiming that Tomko failed to exercise due care in the operation of the tanker truck that he was driving on February 2, 2004. As a direct result of the negligence, Tomko collided with Kidd, who wa... - Willis Group Holdings Undisclosed Insurance Fees Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: (Jul-17-07) The State of Florida filed an insurance malpractice lawsuit against national insurance broker Willis Group Holdings, alleging that the company improperly collected undisclosed fees or commissions. The suit was filed after state authorities received complaints from consumers, claiming that they had been unduly charged with the f... - Winfield City, KS Sidewalk Disability Discriminaiton Settlement
Winfield City, KS: (Jul-17-07) The Kansas Disability Coalition filed a lawsuit against the city, alleging that the city was responsible for Winfield's streets, sidewalks and other facilities not being accessible to the disabled, thereby violating the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). In a settlement reached, the city agreed to employ a person wh... - Minnesota Department of Transportation Pilot Discrimination Settlement
Bloomington, MN: (Jul-17-07) Paul Stanton filed a federal discrimination lawsuit against the Minnesota Department of Transportation (MnDOT), alleging that MnDOT's affirmative action officer refused to select a white man for the job. Stanton said that MnDOT's chief pilot, Tim Valento, had hired him in March 2006 and even had given him his flight schedule. B... - Hamilton County, OH Coroner Malpractice Settlement
Hamilton County, OH: (Jul-17-07) A lawsuit was brought against Hamilton County in 2002, alleging that the coroner's office was responsible for removing and keeping body parts without first notifying families. The suit claimed that in each case, the coroner's office kept a body part, usually a heart or a brain, for study to help determine the cause of death... - Environmental Tectonics Corporation Submarine Software Contract Settlement
Southampton, PA: (Jul-16-07) Environmental Tectonics Corporation, a manufacturer of software driven products used to recreate and monitor the physiological effects of motion, announced that it has reached a settlement with the government regarding the sale of submarine rescue decompression chambers. As part of the settlement reached, the Southampton, Penns... - Wal-Mart Idling Trucks Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-17-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against mega-retailer Wal-Mart, alleging that the company had clean air violations caused by idling trucks. The suit followed an investigation conducted by the EPA, which revealed that trucks owned by Wal-Mart and by other trucking companies were left idling for long... - Boeing Co. Aircraft Materials Over-Billing Settlement
Wichita, KS: (Jul-16-07) The US Attorney Eric Melgren's office brought a lawsuit against Boeing Co., alleging that the company over billed for materials used in installing new KC-135 aircraft engines and RC-135 reconnaissance aircraft. The materials included nuts, bolts, rivets and fasteners. The suit accused Boeing of charging for the materials even thoug... - Barnsley Inn & Gardens Golf Resort Pond Settlement
Adairsville, GA: (Jul-16-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed an environmental damage lawsuit against Barnsley Inn & Gardens, owner of a golf and convention resort near Adairsville, Georgia, alleging that the resort violated Section 404 of the Clean Water Act (CWA). The suit accused Barnsley of allegedly filling more than 5 acres of wetla... - UBS Financial Services Inc. Fee-Based Account Fraud Settlement
Albany, NY: (Jul-16-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed suit against UBS Financial Services Inc., alleging that the company inappropriately guided customers into a fee-based brokerage program. An investigation revealed that UBS pushed thousands of traditional brokerage customers into the fee-based accounts of its InsightOne brokerage program... - Citigroup Global Markets Short Sale Trading Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jul-16-07) State authorities filed a lawsuit against Citigroup Global Markets, alleging that it failed to supervise two of its Smith Barney agents and maintain accurate records, which cost investors more than $3 million. The charges were made following a state Bureau of Securities investigation. The case stems from May 2003, when the Smith Bar... - University of Missouri at Kansas City Student Gender Harassment Settlement
Kansas City, MO: (Jul-12-07) Two University of Missouri at Kansas City students brought a lawsuit against the university, alleging that they were sexually harassed by two professors, Dr. Kenneth Haddock and Dr. Charles Poston. According to the lawsuit, at least five women left the psychology lab because of on-going harassment and inappropriate touching. Th... - University of Washington Psychiatric Unit Patient Abuse Settlement
Washington, DC: (Jul-16-07) A man filed a sexual molestation lawsuit against the University of Washington (UW), claiming that he was repeatedly molested and raped at age 13 by a female mental patient nearly three times his age. The suit alleged that the teen was admitted to a UW hospital psychiatric unit for a two-week evaluation. The teen was the only min... - Douglas County, NE Crosswalk Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Omaha, NE: (Jul-16-07) Georgette Tadros, an Omaha woman, filed a civil lawsuit against the city after being hit by a pickup in a faulty crosswalk. She blamed the city for the incident, claiming that it was the city's responsibility as the pedestrian signal didn't allow enough time to cross. The high court ruled that the county court should have subtracted... - Redondo Beach, CA Employee Age, Gender, and Disability Discrimination Settlement
Redondo Beach, CA: (Jul-14-07) Jo Ellen Latham, a former Redondo Beach Police identification expert, filed a disability discrimination lawsuit against the city after she was discriminated against her based on age, gender, and disability. She alleged that the city failed to accommodate her disability, engaged in harassment based upon a disability, and discr...