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St. Thomas, VI: (Mar-27-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed charges against the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), alleging that investigations showed that the university was guilty of several EPA violations. The suit accused the university of failing to store incompatible waste chemicals separately, failing to determine which of th... - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Priest Abuse Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Mar-29-07) In a settlement reached between the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego and 83 victims, the Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay a compensation of $95 million to settle more than 140 claims of sexual abuse by priests. In the suit filed, the victims alleged that they were forced into having sex with the priests, improperly touched,... - Tri-City Mental Health Center Medical Billing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Mar-28-07) A suit filed by the attorney general's office against Tri-City Mental Health Center, accused it of improper billing to government health programs. State and federal investigators found Tri-City Mental Health billed the state Medicaid program and the Massachusetts Department of Mental Health for psychiatric services that were never p... - Lumberton, NC City Hall Construction Contract Settlement
Lumberton, NC: (Mar-28-07) Pro Construction filed suit against the city of Lumberton in March 2006 alleging that the city owed it $519,000 for the construction of the new City Hall. The contractor said it was owed $519,000 for the project, which has already cost the city $5.5 million. But city officials contended that the four-year project finished 260 day... - Nicor Inc. Fraudulent Natural Gas Accounting Penalty
Chicago, IL: (Mar-29-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Nicor accusing the company of misleading accounting. The suit alleged that Nicor, which provides natural gas to most of Northern Illinois outside of Chicago, fraudulently accounted for natural gas costs in the period of 2000 to 2002 and is still the subject of proceedi... - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Technology Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-28-07) Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) filed suit against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) over the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), which is the state's system for processing Medicaid claims. DHHS awarded the MMIS contract to ACS in April 2004, but canceled the contract in July 2006, sp... - BearingPoint Computer Billing Problems Settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Mar-28-07) Hawaiian Telcom brought charges against outgoing contractor BearingPoint after enduring a year of computer-related billing problems. Hawaiian Telcom retained BearingPoint in August 2004 to design, build, and operate various information technology systems. Following the billing related issues in February 2007, both parties mutually... - J.McDaniel Transportation, Inc. Gas Spill Settlement
Springfield, IL: (Mar-28-07) The State of Illinois book charges against J.McDaniel Transportation, Inc. over damages to natural resources along Sugar Creek that were injured by an April 2001 gasoline spill. As a result of a truck accident, gasoline from a tanker truck spilled on Illinois Route 136, located near McLean in McLean County. It entered into a dr... - University Heights Association Loan Dispute Settlement
Albany, NY: (Mar-28-07) A lawsuit stemming from a $14.8 million loan the Silverman Foundation made to the University Heights Association (UHA) to buy 31 acres, which included the former Christian Brothers Academy campus, reached settlement after a two-year legal battle. The suit disputed as to whether the money was a gift or a loan. The settlement reached... - Family Dollar Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
York, PA: (Mar-30-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of Timothy Scott Brown, a paraplegic, against Family Dollar in Sept 2005, accusing it of non compliance with regulations set by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990. The suit alleged that Brown was not provided access to a bathroom and was overlooke... - IT Overtime California - Companies Make Money Off Employee Overtime
Apr-1-07 Los Angeles, CA: California is home to a large number of technology companies; however many Information Technology (IT) workers do not actually know their rights when it comes to overtime pay . Knowing their rights, especially relating to overtime, is vital because IT jobs often require overtime work, responding to technology emergencies and performing... - GE Healthcare Finland Oy Capital Adjustments Settlement
Hawthorne, CA: (Mar-27-07) OSI Systems, Inc., a vertically integrated provider of specialized electronic products for critical applications in the Security and Healthcare industries, filed suit against GE Healthcare Finland Oy regarding working capital adjustments and other matters arising from OSI's March 2004 acquisition of Spacelabs Medical. In a sett... - Harris County Hospital District Medicare Claims Whistleblower Settlement
Houston, TX: (Mar-27-07) Robert McCaslin, the whistleblower who revealed the fraudulent business practices of the Harris County Hospital District (HCHD), helped recover almost $15.5 million from the hospital district. First suspecting a systemic problem in the way HCHD was submitting Medicare claims in May 2003, he reported the discrepancy to several super... - Las Vegas, NV Homeless Arrests Civil Rights Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-29-07) Three homeless men were arrested for violating a city ordinance in Las Vegas, when they were found sleeping next to human feces. The three sued the city for wrongful arrest, being arrested for a nonexistent city ordinance as well as violation of civil rights. David Hicks claimed the feces in question was over two hundred feet awa... - Dynegy Inc. Pollution Violations Settlement
Champaign, IL: (Mar-28-07) Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office filed charges against power generator Dynegy Inc. accusing the company of polluting the environment and violating the Clean Air Act. In a settlement reached, Dynegy agreed to turn over more than 1,000 acres along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River to the state of Illinois as well as inst... - Hampton Roads Transit Tunnel Car Accident Settlement
Hampton Roads, VA: (Mar-28-07) Fatima Laila Fortmuller sued Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) after a crash that happened in the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in 2002. Fortmuller was stuck in typical tunnel traffic the day of the accident in February 2002, when a HRT bus slammed into the back of her Dodge Neon, sending her car into an SUV. She suffered a closed br... - Archdiocese of Dubuque Priest Abuse Settlement
Dubuque, IA: (Mar-27-07) A sexual abuse lawsuit was filed against the Archdiocese of Dubuque by nine victims, seven males and two females. The claims related to sexual abuse involving six priests: Patrick McElliot who served at St. Patricks in Ryan; William Schwartz who served at Columbus High School in Waterloo; John Brickle of St. Patrick's in Nevada; Jo... - North Carolina, USA Medicaid Billing System Contract Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-28-07) In a legal battle between the state of North Carolina and Texas-based Affiliated Computer Services, which stemmed from a breach of contract by the state, a settlement was reached wherein, the state agreed to pay $10.5 million to Affiliated Computer Services, ending further claims. Affiliated Computer Services won a five-year, $171... - Bear Valley School District Salary Scheduel Settlement
Big Bear Lake, CA: (Mar-26-07) The Bear Valley Education Association filed suit against the school district accusing them of not raising their salary in proportion to years of service. In a settlement reached, the school district agreed to grant teachers, psychologists, nurses and counselors a 5 percent salary increase for 2006-07, effective February 1, an... - Shalersville Asphalt Plant Zoning Settlement
Burton Township, OH: (Mar-27-07) Burton Township filed charges against Shalersville Asphalt and its owner, David Ronyak in a bid to keep them from establishing an asphalt plant located within its borders. The township alleged that the plant would violate current zoning laws on the 73-acre parcel on White Road, owned by Richard Bonner, and the staying of th...