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Urbana, IL: (May-15-07) The family of Carolyn Jeffers, a University of Illinois graduate student who died after being struck by a bus in a crosswalk in 2004, filed suit against the Champaign-Urbana Mass Transit District. Jeffers was pronounced dead at 7:05 p.m. Oct. 27, 2004, at Carle Foundation Hospital because of multiple traumatic injuries. The suit c... - OxyContin: Purdue Pharma Pays Millions
May-16-07 Stamford, CT You know it's bad when the executives take a personal hit. In the third-largest award of its' kind in the nation's history, Purdue Pharma was slammed with a U.S. $600 million penalty over allegations of misbranding pertaining to its' popular painkiller, OxyContin. Even more telling are the U.S. $34.5 million in fines levied against three... - Bankruptcy claims of over $1.1 billion reach settlement.
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! New York, NY: (May-15-07) Calpine Corp., a now bankrupt power company, reached a settlement of virtually all major-cross border disputes between it and its Canadian subsidiaries. The settlement agreement seeks to resolve more than $250 million of intercompany claims in the Canadian insolvency proceedings... - Gender discrimination suit ends in a four-year contract at $65,000 a year.
Russell County, AL: (May-15-07) Russell County Administrator LeAnn Horne filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against former Commissioner Tillman Pugh, alleging that he discriminated against hiring her as the county's full-time administrator in 1999.The county commission reached a settlement with Horne last September, leaving Pugh as the sole defendant... - $240,000 settlement in racial discrimination lawsuit.
Lansing, MI: (May-15-07) Lt. Linda Copeland-Morgan was one of four employees who filed a racial discrimination lawsuit against the Department of Natural Resources agency's law enforcement division, alleging that they faced racism and a culture of oppression and fear in the department. The Detroit resident is a 27-year veteran of the department, as well a... - Settlement: Halquist Stone Co.
Halquist Stone Co. Lisbon, WI: (May-13-07) 28 families who lived in a 45-acre area north of county Highway K and west of Sussex Creek, filed a lawsuit against Halquist Stone Co. in 2004, alleging that the entire neighborhood experienced problems with their wells, including muddy, turbid water and, in some cases, no water at all, as a result of the quar... - $500,000 settlement in false claims, consumer protection suit.
San Diego, CA: (May-15-07) Baskin-Robbins faced a consumer protection lawsuit filed by customers who claimed that its California franchisees shortchanged them by selling them hand-packed ice cream in pint-sized containers that were underfilled. The violations were discovered by Weights and Measures officials who performed inspections at 188 locations in... - $33 million settlement in shellfish growers' suit to be shared by 17 Puget Sound tribes.
Puget Sound, WA: (May-15-07) Over eight Washington shellfish growers filed a lawsuit against the federal government over funding and having to share their produce with the government. The suit that has been fought for over 17 years, came to a much awaited end when the government reached a $33 million legal settlement with 17 Puget Sound tribes. The US Dist... - Consumer and Financial Fraud: If it seems Too Good to be True...
May-16-07 Camden, NJ We've all seen them - the pitches on TV for free seminars. However, rather than a sweet deal, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warns that this kind of in-your-face allure has all the makings of consumer and financial fraud . From these pitches, attendees will acquire valuable information that will earn them real money from the comfort of t... - A$1 million ($830,000) settlement in school bully abuse lawsuit.
Canberra, Australia: (May-14-07) An Australian teenager, Benjamin Cox, now 18, who was bullied at school received an A$1 million ($830,000) settlement, after a judge decreed that that the school failed to step in and stop the abuse. Cox was allegedly teased from the age of five by an older student at his public school, leaving him suffering a range of ps... - $1 billion compensation in Indian civil rights racial discrimination lawsuit.
Fort Belknap, MT: (May-14-07) Dozens of Native American farmers and ranchers in Montana, have filed a federal lawsuit against the government, claiming that they have been dealt with unfairly in government farm and loan programs. Sixty Fort Belknap Reservation residents joined in a 1999 discrimination lawsuit that accuses the US Department of Agriculture... - Construction project breach of contract suit settled with a $58,000 payout.
Fountain Valley, CA: (May-14-07) A.F. Brown Electrical Contractors, Inc. filed a lawsuit against the Fountain Valley School District, over the schools construction project. The company had been contracted for construction projects at Tamura Elementary, Fulton Middle and Plavan Elementary schools. The construction project was part of the first phase of th... - Former execs to pay $120,000 in accounting fraud and financial reporting violations suit.
Washington, DC: (May-15-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Penthouse International Inc., alleging that the company was guilty of accounting fraud and financial reporting violations. The SEC claimed that the company used an unauthorized electronic signature of Bob Guccione, the magazine's former chief executive, to meet... - $5 million payout for legal costs in shareholder lawsuit.
La Crosse, WI: (May-14-07) A shareholders lawsuit was filed against Northwest Airlines in a bid to oppose the airline's bankruptcy reorganization plan. The shareholders suit claimed there should be some money left over for them, but Northwest's bankruptcy plan calls for them to receive nothing. In a settlement reached, Northwest agreed to pay up to $5 mi... - $4 million payout in federal false claims lawsuit.
San Antonio, TX: (May-14-07) The state filed a federal false claims lawsuit against The Scooter Store Inc., alleging that the San Antonio wheelchair supplier violated the civil False Claims Act and defrauded the government over reimbursements it owed to Medicare. A series of events led up to the lawsuit brought by the United States in 2005, in which the... - $800,000 settlement in racial discrimination suit.
Los Angeles, CA: (May-14-07) Diane Epps, a former guard at the California Youth Authority facility in Norwalk, filed a suit in 2005 against the facility, alleging that she faced racial discrimination, was denied promotions and was given difficult work hours because she is African American. Epps also maintained she was retaliated against by non-African Am... - $58.5 million settlement with AG's office in workers compensation suit.
$58.5 million settlement with AG's office in workers compensation suit. Boston, MA: (May-14-07) An investigation by Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley's office led to a lawsuit against American International Group Inc., accusing it of having failed to pay surplus workers compensation funds to Massachusetts. The probe revealed that AIG faile... - Deceptive trade practice suit ends with soft drink replacements and a payout to plaintiffs.
Deceptive trade practice suit ends with soft drink replacements and a payout to plaintiffs. Atlanta, GA: (May-14-07) In a series of lawsuits filed against the Coca-Cola Co., the world's largest beverage maker was accused of using ingredients in two soft drinks, Fanta Pineapple and Vault Zero, that can form cancer-causing benzene. The lawsuits alleged t... - $338,711 disgorgement in business fraud lawsuit settlement.
Manchester, NH: (May-15-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges on Gayle Spence Luacaw, a former Enterasys vice president, accusing her of being involved in a conspiracy in connection with an Enterasys contract with Ariel International Technology Co. Ltd. and a deal involving SAP AG, a German computer company. Luacaw, 48, pleaded guil... - $4.9 million settlement in insurance malpractice suit.
Enterprise Life Insurance San Antonio, TX: (May-14-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Irving-based Enterprise Life Insurance Co., accusing the company of not refunding unused insurance premiums to auto loan customers. Abbott sued Enterprise Life and eight other credit insurance companies whose investigations are ongoing. T...