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Black River Falls, WI: (Jun-04-07) Ken's Septic Cleaning of Holcombe filed suit against Oregon-based Freightliner LLC in March 2006 under the lemon law, after more than a dozen attempts to repair a 2005 freightliner, purchased for $80,000, failed to make it run properly. The suit claimed that the Freightliner truck continued to experience problems, even af... - MidAmerican Energy and Le Mars, IA Coal and Tar Waste Settlement
Des Moines, IA: (Jun-02-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed a lawsuit against MidAmerican Energy and the city of Le Mars, alleging that there were unchecked environmental violations at a gas plant. The EPA accused the energy company and city of not ensuring that coal tar and other wastes from the Le Mars Coal Gas Superfund Site were properly d... - Winter Park, FL Carlisle Project Dispute Settlement
Winter Park, FL: (Jun-01-07) Central Park Station Partners LLC, at the request of the city and US Postal officials, proposed building a mixed-use condo on the property. The project was to include a new post office and ground floor retail and came to be known as the Carlisle Project. The Carlisle Project has drawn intense opposition from Winter Park residen... - Suzanne LaBombard Town Clerk Embezzlement Settlement
Isle La Motte, VT: (Jun-02-07) The Isle La Motte select board filed charges against Suzanne LaBombard, a former town clerk who admitted misappropriating $100,000. A criminal investigation is still under way into LaBombard, who resigned on March 10, 2007 and reportedly confessed to taking the money. In a settlement reached, the town agreed to LaBombar... - AutoZone Inc. Motor Oil Waste Settlement
Monterey County, CA: (Jun-02-07) A civil environmental and consumer protection enforcement action was filed against AutoZone Inc., based in Memphis, TN, by the California Attorney General and district attorneys in Monterey, San Bernardino, San Diego and San Joaquin counties. The suit alleged that the company was guilty of violating state laws that requir... - Boulder County, CO OEM Employee Age and Gender Discrimination Settlement
Boulder County, CO: (Jun-02-07) Beverly Anderson, who had been an emergency management employee since 1986, filed suit against Boulder County and the city of Boulder in June 2006, claiming she had been denied a chance in her bid to become the Office of Emergency Management (OEM) director because she was discriminated on the basis of her age and gender. And... - Brick Investment Corporation and 7th Street Associates, Inc. Housing Lead Disclosure Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Jun-03-07) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development and the US Environmental Protection Agency had filed suit against twelve Los Angeles-area property owners and one property management company, accusing them of failing to inform tenants that their homes might contain potentially dangerous levels of lead, in violation of federal... - Academy School District 20 Mentally Disabled Abuse and Assault Settlement
Colorado Springs, CO: (Jun-03-07) Kalie McArthur, a mentally disabled girl, was sexually assaulted in a stairwell by a 15-year-old boy entrusted to look after her. McArthur has anxious fits where she claws at her skin and sometimes gropes or attacks strangers. The 15-year-old boy pleaded guilty and was sentenced in the 2004 assault of the girl, spurring th... - Lake Land College District President Severance Settlement
Mattoon, IL: (Jun-02-07) In a recent settlement reached with former Lake Land College President Bill Thallemer, the college district agreed to pay him $128,167, amounting to 10 months of his annual salary. In exchange, the college district asked that Thallemer refrain from taking any legal action against them. A confidentiality clause, which was part of th... - Hilborn-Hamburger Inc. Insignia Medal Fraud Settlement
Passaic, NJ: (May-31-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against Hilborn-Hamburger Inc. of Passaic, a major New Jersey military insignia supplier, alleging that the company provided thousands of cheap and defective medals, rank badges and other uniform insignia to the US armed forces. Hilborn-Hamburger provided insignia ranging from the coveted dolphin breast... - Adams County, NE Developemnt Dispute Settlement
Adams County, NE: (May-31-07) Robert Monahan Jr., developer and Gateway property owner, filed suit against Adams County, over land he had planned to use for a visitors' center for Gettysburg National Military Park, but which went undeveloped after he lost the bid for the project. In a settlement reached, the county commissioners approved a $2.3 milli... - Misty Murphy Fiscal Abuse Settlement
Risco, MO: (May-31-07) The Risco School District filed charges against Misty Murphy, the district superintendent, following an investigation into alleged fiscal abuses. The investigation revealed that there were irregularities and funds missing from district accounts. It identified Murphy as the person responsible for the mismanagement of the district fund... - Billerica, MA Waste Water Discharge Settlement
Billerica, MA: (May-31-07) United States Attorney Michael Sullivan; Robert Varney, Regional Administrator for the US Environmental Protection Agency's New England Office; Martha Coakley, Massachusetts Attorney General; and Arleen O'Donnell, Acting Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection filed charges against the town of Bil... - Therese Hart Notary Signature Forgery Settlement
Guam, Pacific Islands: (May-31-07) Former Guam Memorial Hospital Associate Administrator Therese Hart pleaded guilty to a charge of improper influence over a notary, as a third-degree felony. The US Attorney's Office filed charges against Hart, claiming that she was guilty of forging her father's signature on a $150,000 wrongful-death settlement paid by th... - The Globe.com MySpace Junk Mail Spam Settlement
New York, NY: (May-31-07) News Corp.'s popular social network MySpace filed a lawsuit against The Globe.com, alleging that it sent junk mail to its members. MySpace sued the once high-profile community Web site, charging it with violating state and federal anti-junk mail, or anti-spam laws, by sending close to 400,000 unsolicited e-mails to MySpace users f... - Richmond, VA Police Shootout Killed Dog Settlement
Richmond, VA: (May-31-07) Cynthia Peters and her boyfriend, Mark Parr, filed suit against the city of Richmond after a July 27, 2005 police shootout killed their dog, Blu. The suit claimed that two officers from the department's now-defunct Violence Suppression Unit shot Blu a total of 12 times after opening a gate on the side of an apartment building. The... - Tazewell County, IL Prison Guard Harassment Settlement
Pekin, IL: (May-31-07) Kody Leuallen filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against Tazewell County, alleging that the county allowed a prison guard to sexually harass her while she was incarcerated there in 2005. In the lawsuit, Leuallen claims that Corrections Officer Timothy Gregory subjected her to unwanted sexual contact on three occasions, intimidating he... - SChrist of the Hills Monastery and the Ecumenical Monks Abuse Settlement
Johnson City, TX: (May-31-07) James Wright Jr., a former novice monk, filed a sexual molestation lawsuit against the Christ of the Hills Monastery's founder, Samuel Greene Jr., and followers William Hughes and Walter Christley, alleging that they abused him in the late 90s. In a settlement reached, a State District Judge ordered that the monastery and the... - Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Untreated Sewage Settlement
Allegheny County Sanitary Authority Allegheny County, PA: (May-31-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency, US Department of Justice, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection and the Allegheny County Health Department brought charges against the Allegheny County Sanitary Authority (ALCOSAN), alleging that the authority violated the Clean Wat... - Lakin Law Firm Legal Malpractice Settlement
Madison County, OK: (May-30-07) Stephen Williams of Chouteau, OK, filed a legal malpractice claim against Thomas Lakin and the Lakin Law Firm of Wood River. The suit claimed Williams lost his $3 million, tax-free structured settlement with Union Pacific over a 1991 injury, when the money manager absconded with the money. A federal judge in Oklahoma has ent...