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Contra Costa, CA: (Apr-05-07) The Walnut Creek pipeline explosion in 2004 killed five men who were constructing a water main for the East Bay Municipal Utility District Authority. Matamoros Welding employee Israel Hernandez was one of the men killed. As companies involved in the explosion are settling lawsuits with the deceased's families, Hernandez' daug... - Jackson County Board of Education Property Damage Settlement
Jackson County, GA: (Apr-05-07) Following an Open Records request given to the Jackson County Board of Education by MainStreet Newspapers Inc., the County board declared the details in the Norman and Melissa Romans lawsuit against the county. A lawsuit filed by Norman and Melissa Romans claimed that their home and property was damaged due to the constructi... - US Department of Health and Human Services Anthrax Vaccine Contract Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Apr-05-07) A settlement reached between VaxGen Inc. and the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) releases both parties of all liabilities associated with VaxGen's government contracts to develop and deliver a next-generation anthrax vaccine. As part of the agreement, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases... - Johnson & Johnson Endoscopy Antitrust Settlement
Syracuse, NY: (Apr-05-07) Conmed Corp. filed suit against New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson in federal court in 2003, alleging that Johnson & Johnson was bullying hospitals into purchasing its products. The suit also alleged it was illegally using its monopoly as a maker of sutures to force hospitals to buy its surgical products, resulting in higher price... - Cendant Corp. CEO Severance Package Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-06-07) Cendant Corp. CEO Henry Silverman retired from the conglomerate with a severance settlement far larger than he hoped for. In total, Silverman will walk away with almost $110 million. $62.53 million will be paid to Silverman as a severance package under the terms of employment from Cendant's car rental spin-off, Avis Budget Group I... - Maytag Involved In Another Recall: This Time Washing Machines
Apr-10-07 Newton, IA: Maytag and Samsung have announced a recall of around 270,000 front loading washing machines. The recall was announced after Maytag received reports of five incidents in which the circuit board ignited. Samsung received a report of one such incident. The ignition occurred after water leaked onto electrical connections to the thermal sensor... - Chestnut Petroleum Distributors Inc. Employees Minimum Wage Settlement
New Paltz, NY: (Apr-05-07) The US Department of Labor filed suit against Chestnut Petroleum Distributors, accusing it of violating the federal Fair Labor Standards Act. The suit claimed that 767 workers were paid less than the federal minimum wage. Some of the workers also were not paid for overtime hours between April 2003 and May 2006 at the gas station... - Sheriff Al Myers, Delaware County, OH Deputy Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Delaware, OH: (Apr-04-07) The Ohio Civil Rights Commission filed charges against Sheriff Al Myers, 57, alleging he wrongfully fired a deputy who had requested light duty during her pregnancy. The discrimination complaint reached a settlement wherein an arbitrator ordered the sheriff to reinstate the woman, who had resigned, as well as ordered Delaware Cou... - Union Pacific Railroad Explosion Wrongful Death Settlement
Texarkana, TX: (Apr-04-07) A train derailment and explosion in Texarkana in 2005 caused the death of Pearlie Mae Easter Marshall. A propylene gas leak from a tank car led to the explosion that destroyed Marshall's home. In a suit filed against Union Pacific Railroad, Marshall's family received a $2 million settlement. Marshall was the only person killed in... - TJX Cos. Employee Contract Settlement
Fort Worth, TX: (Apr-04-07) Alex Smith, senior executive vice president and group president of discount department store operator TJX Cos., left TJX Cos. to join Pier 1 Imports Inc. as president and chief executive. TJX accused Smith of violating a noncompete clause in his contract to take the job. Pier 1 Imports Inc. to filed a suit against TJX in state... - L. Eric Whetstone Safari Breach of Contract Settlement
League City, TX: (Apr-04-07) Swanepoel & Scandrol Safaris of League City filed a lawsuit in federal district court in Texas in September 2005 against L. Eric Whetstone, owner of the former Miller Brewery in Tumwater, alleging that Whetstone never paid for two African safaris and two target animals, a lion and a rhinoceros. Denying allegations, Whetstone, a... - Pittsburgh, PA Demoted Officer Whistleblower Settlement
Pittsburgh, PA: (Apr-04-07) The American Civil Liberties Union filed suit on behalf of Police Commander Catherine McNeilly against the city when she was demoted in 2006 after criticizing Mayor Luke Ravenstahl's nominee for public safety director, Dennis Regan and sharing a confidential police personnel file with council members to derail the nomination. Sh... - Bedford Regional Medical Center Medical Malpractice Settlement
Indianapolis, IN: (Apr-03-07) James Brown died in 1997 after spending three days at the Bedford Regional Medical Center. His Estate filed malpractice and wrongful death claims against the hospital, which offered a settlement of $75,001. The settlement was covered by the Indiana Insurance Guaranty Association for lost wages of a deceased claimant up to the... - Holling Press Scaffolding Injury Settlement
Buffalo, NY: (Apr-03-07) Dan D'Andrea, at the brink of starting his own contracting business, found himself confined to a wheelchair following a fall while working at the old Holling Press building. He suffered irreversible damage after a large piece of scaffolding fell from above and landed on his back. D'Andrea was paralyzed from the chest down. In a set... - Manalapan, NJ Youth Search Racial Discrimination Settlement
Manalapan, NJ: (Apr-03-07) Two Manalapan police officers, Steven Turner and Peter Chalfin, were charged with a discrimination lawsuit after they searched three African-American youths without justification and berated them while their three white friends were told to go home. In a settlement reached, the American Civil Liberties Union of New Jersey ordered... - Nevada Power Company Plant Emissions Fine
Las Vegas, NV: (Apr-03-07) The Nevada Division of Environmental Protection and the US Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against Nevada Power Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources, over long-standing environmental issues related to the Reid Gardner Generating Station in Southern Nevada. The suit alleged that Nevada Power... - Possession View LLC., Construction Associates Inc., and T&G Construction Inc. Condo Defects Settlement
Mukilteo, WA: (Apr-03-07) The residents of Harbour Pointe condo complex on Villa Monte Drive filed suit against condominium developer Possession View LLC, contractors Construction Associates Inc., and subcontractors T&G Construction Inc., after water poured in through siding, windows and sliding glass doors and damaged units in their homes. In a settlement... - Deputy Gilmer Hernandez, Austin, TX Illegal Aliens Shoot Out Settlement
Austin, TX: (Apr-03-07) Maricela Rodriquez-Garcia and Candio Garcia-Perez, two illegal aliens, filed a damage lawsuit against Deputy Gilmer Hernandez and the city of, Austin accusing the deputy of injuring them when he shot at the tires of a van in which they escaped from a routine traffic stop. In a settlement reached, Garcia and Perez were awarded $100,0... - State Farm And Other Companies Charged Accident Surcharge
Apr-9-07 Los Angeles, CA: Residents of California who purchased their auto insurance from State Farm between 1997 and 2002 may have unknowingly paid an illegal accident surcharge on their policies. The surcharge is also known as a "Non-Verifiable Accident Record Surcharge" or a "persistency discount." The surcharge was tacked on to policies for people who w... - Citibank et al. Student Loan Antitrust Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-03-07) In a lawsuit that followed as part of New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office' probe into the college loan industry, three dozen schools and Citibank agreed as part of the settlement to make the student loan process fairer to students and their families. The investigations revealed numerous arrangements that benefited scho...