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Jackson, MS: (May-25-07) Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed suit against several gas companies, alleging that they were guilty of price gouging after Hurricane Katrina. Hood's office was conducting studies in the current gasoline market, and came up with a consumer awareness pamphlet. The suit stated that the AG's office had thoroughly investigate... - Mineral County, WV Deputy Clerk Gender Harassment Settlement
Keyser, WV: (May-24-07) Debra Weasenforth, former deputy clerk with the county, filed a civil lawsuit against Mineral County Clerk Isaac "Sonny" Alt, alleging she suffered sexual harassment from him that was clearly wrong, illegal, and constituted malfeasance in office. When Weasenforth filed the subsequent civil lawsuit in June 2006, she named Alt, both a... - American National Insurance Co. Car Fraud Settlement
Houston, TX: (May-24-07) The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against American National Insurance Co. (ANICO) over vehicle related insurance policies. The suit discussed the policies sold through auto dealerships for new vehicles by Galveston-based American National. The policies cover payments owed to financing institutions in the event the borrower dies or... - Fen-Phen Lawsuits: Shortness of Breath Could Signal PPH
May-25-07 Philadelphia, PA Lawsuits are still being filed against the maker of fen-phen, a popular diet drug combination that resulted in serious complications for many of the people who took it, including PPH. Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and heart valve damage are two such complications. Many people who take medications do not think that they will... - Collier County, FL Employee Demotion Settlement
Collier County, FL: (May-23-07) Stan Litsinger, former Collier County comprehensive planning manager, filed suit against the county and Commissioner Fred Coyle, alleging that he was demoted in 2005 and that the demotion violated county policy and defamed him. Litsinger became a project manager in the engineering department of the public utilities division... - Bakersfield, CA Planted Cocaine Revenge Settlement
Bakersfield, CA: (May-23-07) Thomas Teagarden Jr. filed a lawsuit against the city, claiming that he was wrongly arrested and charged after a police officer planted cocaine in his car. The incident, which took place on April 21, 2006, began when Officer Sherman Rooks pulled Teagarden over near his condominium for allegedly not wearing his seatbelt. Teagard... - James Henry Rhone Teenager Molestation Settlement
McKinney, TX: (May-23-07) The Grayson County Sheriff's Office filed charges against James Henry Rhone, 45, a McKinney dentist, after investigations confirmed that he was guilty of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old boy in March 2005. The incident took place on Rhone's boat at Lake Texoma over the Easter weekend, where the teen and his 22-year-old sister wer... - Dr. Thomas Richard Martin Jr. MediCare insurance Fraud Settlement
Birmingham, AL: (May-24-07) A federal healthcare fraud lawsuit was filed against Dr. Thomas Richard Martin Jr., 51, a Boaz physician, who fraudulently billed Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield for services not provided to Medicare beneficiaries. Martin pleaded guilty to fraud against Medicare and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alabama and agreed to perman... - New York, NY Stairwell Shooting Wrongful Death Settlement
New York, NY: (May-23-07) The parents of Timothy Stansbury, 19, filed a civil lawsuit against the city, after he was killed in a Brooklyn stairwell by a bullet fired by a police officer. The bullet's short path began on a rooftop patrolled by Officers Richard S. Neri Jr. and Jason Hallik. On Jan. 24, 2004. Officer Hallik opened a stairwell door; Officer Ne... - Upper Peninsula Power Co. Dam Flooding Settlement
Marquette, WI: (May-23-07) Marquette County filed lawsuits against Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO), MWH Engineering of Broomfield, CO. and Moyle Construction Co. of Houghton in 2005 for $79,230.86 of the $100,000 losses the county sustained during the May 2003 flood on the Dead River. The Dead River flooded when the Silver Lake Basin dike was breached du... - Crossroads Mall LP Construction and Environmental Violations Settlement
Stroud Township, PA: (May-23-07) Stroud Township filed charges against Developer Jim Ertle's Crossroads Mall and Kohl's department store in Bartonsville over shortcuts taken during construction. The suit alleged that Ertle opened the store in 2006 without a township occupancy permit. The opening took place even before Ertle had the road work in front of th... - Rollette Oil Co. Petroleum Spill Fine
Janesville, WI: (May-23-07) The Wisconsin Department of Justice filed charges against Rollette Oil Co. of Janesville in Rock County Circuit Court, alleging that it was guilty of violating state hazardous substance spill remediation laws at the site of a former gasoline filling station the company owns. The suit stemmed from a complaint filed by the W... - Bisys Group Inc. SEC Reporting Violations Settlement
Roseland, NJ: (May-23-07) The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Bisys Group Inc., a financial services provider, alleging that the company violated financial reporting rules in a way that inflated earnings by some $180 million over three years. In a settlement reached, Bisys Group agreed to pay $25 million in restitution to set... - Wood River Capital Management Securities Rights Registration Settlement
San Jose, CA: (May-23-07) Endwave Corporation, a manufacturer of RF modules that enable the transmission, reception and processing of high-frequency signals in telecommunications networks, defense electronics and homeland security systems, filed suit against Wood River Capital Management and its affiliates over registration rights. In a settlement re... - Unpaid Overtime Claims of San Diego Police Pass Court Hurdle
May-24-07 San Diego, CA The City of San Diego tried to get the courts to throw out their police officers' million dollar overtime pay claim before trial, but last week the Court gave the city the thumbs down. The police officers' case, Abbe, et al v. the City of San Diego began in September, 2005, and has been wending its way through the U.S. District Court... - Avandia Concerns Known Since 2000
May-24-07 Chapel Hill, NC The diabetes drug Avandia , which has been in the news this week following a report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) over concerns of a link to heart problems, continues to percolate throughout the prescription drug world - and telling information, lurking beneath the surface almost since the drug fist came onto the market, is... - The Colony Apartment Negligent Security Wrongful Death Settlement
Miami, FL: (May-22-07) Bryan Pata was murdered at his home at The Colony Apartment in Kendall at about 7:15 pm on November 7, 2006. The former University of Miami defensive lineman, returned home, parked in his designated space and walked toward the steps leading to his second-story apartment when he was shot and killed. Negligent security charges against... - Tri-S Security Corp. Selling Shareholders Settlement
Atlanta, GA: (May-22-07) The former selling shareholders of Paragon Systems, Inc. filed charges against Tri-S Security Corp., a provider of security services and equipment for government and private entities. In a settlement reached, Tri-S paid $50,000 to the selling shareholders and will issue 35,000 shares of Tri-S common stock to shareholders no later t... - University of California Custodians' Wage Settlement
Oakland, CA: (May-22-07) Following a lawsuit filed against the University of California, Berkeley campus, UC and union officials announced a contract settlement that raised the salaries of custodians. The settlement came after 18 months of bargaining that included boycotts of the University of California, Berkeley campus by speakers including actor Danny G... - Walworth County, WI Documentary Filmaker Personal Injury Settlement
Walworth County, WI: (May-22-07) Suzanne Shell of El Paso County, CO, an independent journalist, filed charges against the county claiming that two deputies violated her civil rights and injured her during an arrest in the courthouse in 2003. The lawsuit filed in June 2005, alleged that Shell had permission to shoot film in the courthouse for a documentary...