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Norwich, CT: (Apr-30-07) A 1999 shooting at the Sportsmen's Athletic Club led to a spate of lawsuits, forcing the prized piece of city real estate to be up for sale. Proceeds from the sale, which includes nearly 1 acre of land, will benefit victims of the shooting, who were awarded more than $2 million in a recent settlement. In April 2007, a court judgme... - Vivid Entertainment Sex Tape distribution Settlement
Los Angeles, CA; (Apr-30-07) Kim Kardashian, daughter of former O.J. Simpson defense attorney, the late Robert Kardashian, sued adult video distributor Vivid Entertainment in February 2007, over a homemade video of her having sex with ex-boyfriend, singer Ray J, without her consent. The tape, which Vivid paid a million dollars for, is now a bestseller in a... - D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems Remote Power Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) Network-1 Security Solutions, Inc. was in a patent infringement legal battle with D-Link Corporation and D-Link Systems, in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Tyler Division, where it accused D-Link of infringing on its Remote Power Patent. In a settlement reached, D-Link agreed to enter into a lic... - Denver Newspaper Agency Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Denver, CO: (Apr-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a discrimination suit against the Denver Newspaper Agency on behalf of Karen Stenvall, who was fired when she was six months pregnant. Stenvall was an experienced advertising manager who was fired in May 2001. She had worked for the Post for three years before announcing she was p... - Chino Latino Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Minneapolis, MN: (Apr-30-07) Chino Latino, one of the stars of the Parasole Holdings chain that includes the Good Earth, Muffuletta, Figlio, Salut Bar Americain and Manny's Steakhouse, agreed to settle a racial discrimination filed against it by paying $325,000 to settle claims brought by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. The suit filed was o... - Edward Federman Tyco CFO Securities Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought civil charges against a former Tyco International Ltd. executive, Edward Federman, accusing him of inflating the company's profits through sham transactions. Edward Federman, who was the chief financial officer of Tyco's electronics division until he resigned in 2001, agreed to a s... - Monroe County, NY Jail Corruption Whistleblower Settlement
Monroe County, NY: (Apr-28-07) Deputy Thomas Zembiec, a Monroe County sheriff's deputy, filed charges against the county, alleging corruption at the jail. The suit claimed that jail payrolls were falsified so workers were paid for time they didn't work; that some jail workers possessed and used drugs; and that some high-ranking officials and other jail wor... - Ridgefield, CT Property Zoning Changes Settlement
Ridgefield, CT: (Apr-26-07) Eureka V, owner of a 155-acre southern parcel of the Bennetts Pond property, brought charges against the town over the Planning and Zoning Commission's change in regulations. Eureka wanted to build 345 townhouse units on the property and a 100,000-square-foot corporate office complex. Eureka claimed that Planning and Zoning purp... - Hollinger International Canada Revenue Agency Tax Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Apr-26-07) The Canada Revenue Agency brought charges against The Sun-Times Media Group, Inc., known as Hollinger International, alleging that Sun-Times Media, which publishes the Chicago Sun-Times daily newspapers and dozens of community papers, had tax issues resulting from the disposition of certain Canadian operations in 2000. Incidentally... - Settlement Reached In Fen-Phen PPH Suit
May-3-07 Beaumont, TX A settlement has been reached in a ground-breaking lawsuit that saw the family of woman who died from Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) after taking Fen-phen receive an award of over one billion dollars. The award would have tested the statutory cap that limits punitive damages in Texas; punitive damages in this lawsuit were awarded at... - Rhodia Inc. Sulfur Pollution Settlement
Bellevue, WA: (Apr-26-07) Rhodia Inc. faced a federal lawsuit accusing it of violating the Clean Air Act. The suit alleged that Rhodia's plants produce acid by burning sulfur-containing compounds, creating sulfur dioxide. Rhodia also made modifications to its plants, which increased emissions of sulfur dioxide, without first obtaining pre-construction perm... - John Beilein Basketball Coach Breach of Contract Settlement
Charleston, WV: (Apr-26-07) John Beilein, former West Virginia basketball coach, agreed to pay the university $1.5 million for leaving to Michigan with five years remaining on his contract. The West Virginia University filed charges against him, agreeing to a settlement amount that is $1 million less than the penalty called for in Beilein's contract, which... - Plainfield Police Department Chief Harassment Settlement
Plainfield, CT: (Apr-29-07) Former Police Chief, Gary Sousa was fired from his position on the Plainfield Police Department following investigations that revealed his alleged misconduct on the job. Sousa faced nine charges of professional violations stemming from allegations he harassed three female town hall employees. The Police Commission and Board of S... - Cardiac Science Corp. Defibrillator Patent Infringement Settlement
Bothell, WA: (Apr-26-07) Cardiac Science Corp. and Philips had filed charges against each other over patent infringement of defibrillator technologies. In a settlement reached, both parties agreed to dismiss the long standing patent litigation by dropping all claims against each other. Each side granted rights to the respective defibrillation technology... - Benzene Clean-up Expensive for Texas Oil Company
May-2-07 Port Arthur, TX The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that Total Petrochemical USA Inc. must pay a $2.9 million penalty and upgrade pollution controls at its Port Arthur, Texas, refinery, as the result of alleged violations of the Clean Air Act. The upgraded pollution controls (which will cost an estimated $37 million) will reduc... - Baker Hughes Inc. Foreign Corrupt Practices Settlement
Houston, TX: (Apr-26-07) The US Department of Justice and the Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Baker Hughes Inc., alleging that the investigations carried out by these agencies in 2002-3 revealed violations in Baker Hughes' operations in Angola, Kazakhstan and Nigeria. In a settlement reached with the DOJ and SEC, a subsidiary of th... - Rick Barnett Gender Harassment Settlement
Panama City, FL: (Apr-26-07) Lindsey Nicole Mincey and Wanda Taylor filed suit against former Bay County Property Appraiser Rick Barnett, accusing him of sexually harassing them. Though the type of harassment was not discussed publicly, documents showed that Barnett gave Mincey a hand-written, sexually explicit letter that Barnett said he wrote about her... - Shintech Louisiana LLC Polyvinyl Chloride Waste Violation Penalty
Addis, LA: (Apr-26-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges through the US Department of Justice against Shintech Louisiana LLC, alleging that the company was guilty of environmental violations at two of its plants in Addis, Louisiana. The EPA's inspection of the company's polyvinyl chloride manufacturing plants in 2004 and 2005 revealed th... - Allied Holdings Inc. Shareholder Bankruptcy Settlement
Atlanta, GA: (Apr-26-07) In a lawsuit filed against Allied Holdings Inc. by its shareholders, a federal judge approved a settlement that allowed investors to keep a stake in the reorganized automobile hauler, ending a legal battle that had threatened Allied's exit from bankruptcy. The settlement will allow the shareholders to buy, at a discount, a portion... - Pittsburgh Brewing Unpaid Water and Sewer Bill Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Apr-27-07) The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority filed charges against Pittsburgh Brewing, which led the Lawrenceville brewery to file for bankruptcy in December 2005. The suit alleged that the brewery owed the agency over $2.6 million in unpaid bills. The Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority threatened to terminate services leading to...