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Bay City, MI: (Mar-27-07) Liqui-Force Services USA Inc. brought charges against Bay City in July 2006, alleging that the city breached its contract with them by terminating their services before time. The city counter sued the sewer lining company denying claims made against it. In a settlement reached, Bay City has agreed to pay Liqui-Force $225,000 out o... - Bakersfield, CA School Bus Personal Injury Settlement
Bakersfield, CA: (Mar-27-07) Kern County Health Officer Dr. B.A. Jinadu filed charges against the city after he was hit by a Bakersfield City School District bus. Jinadu, 52, was walking his son to Downtown School at 21st and M streets on May 31, 2005 when the accident took place, causing him to be hospitalized for two days for broken ribs and cuts and scr... - Piedmont Medical Center Medical Malpractice Settlement
Rock Hill, SC: (Mar-26-07) Herbert Cogan, a 73-year-old man, died after receiving the wrong drug during cardiac surgery at Piedmont Medical Center, a Rock Hill hospital. In a settlement reached with his widow Martha Cogan, Piedmont Medical Center agreed to pay $2 million in the settlement of the wrongful death lawsuit. [ WIS TV NEWS: MED MAL DEATH ] ... - Mansfield, LA Canine Officer Wrongful Termination Settlement
Mansfield, LA: (Mar-26-07) A lawsuit was filed by Carlos January accusing Mayor Curtis McCoy of a civil rights violation and invasion of privacy as well as wrongful termination within days of demanding back wages related to his care and training of the department's canine officer. January was suspended in early January 2006 in connection with his handling... - Robin Szeliga Qwest Revenue Fraud Fine
Denver, CO: (Mar-26-07) A lawsuit was filed against former Qwest CEO Joe Nacchio. Allegations of his fraudulent dealings was confirmed by the testimony of Robin Szeliga, a former Qwest employee who described putting all of her investments into Qwest stock based on Nacchio's promises of revenue growth. Szeliga, who joined Qwest in 1998 and became chief fina... - United States Fidelity & Guaranty Storm Drain Project Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-26-07) The State of Connecticut Attorney General's office pressed charges against United States Fidelity & Guaranty, a division of St. Paul Travelers, in relation to the a defective storm drain project. United States Fidelity & Guaranty provided the performance bond of L.G. DeFelice, which, the state alleged, installed defective storm dr... - Federal Insurance Co. Quaker Chemical Asbestos Claims Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-26-07) Quaker Chemical Corp.'s Quaker's SB Decking Inc. subsidiary filed suit against Federal Insurance Co. over whether Federal was liable to cover certain asbestos claims brought against SB Decking. In a settlement reached, Federal Insurance Co. agreed to pay $20 million to settle the asbestos insurance issue. The amount will be paid in... - Fujimino Municipal Government and Taiyo Kanzai Security Company Pool Filter Wrongful Death Settlement
Saitama, Japan: (Mar-24-07) The parents of a girl who died when she was sucked into a filter pipe at a swimming pool in July 2006 sued the Fujimino Municipal Government and Taiyo Kanzai security company, which was entrusted to supervise the pool. In a settlement reached in the wrongful death lawsuit, the parents were compensated close to 100 million yen, a... - PPL Montana et al. Power Plant Pollution Settlement
Billings, MT: (Mar-24-07) A lawsuit was filed by the Environmental Protection Agency against the Colstrip power plant owners, PPL Montana, NorthWestern Energy, Puget Sound Energy Inc., Portland General Electric Co., Avista Corp. and PacifiCorp. The lawsuit accused the companies of violating a condition in their 1979 permit to install pollution-control equi... - Teaneck Township and Fire Department Firefighter Racial Harassment Settlement
Teaneck, NJ: (Mar-24-07) Harold Harmon sued the township and its fire department alleging he was subjected to racial slurs and harassment since joining the department in 1990. Harmon, one of six African-Americans in the 100-member department, also filed a complaint against Retired Deputy Fire Chief William Panzella for calling him names and referring to... - Traverse City, MI Subdivision Construction Zoning Settlement
Traverse City, MI: (Mar-23-07) Traverse City commissioners agreed to pay Incochee Woods subdivision developers Robert Brick and Ted Lockwood $50,000 and allow access to the site through a gated entrance at Ramsdell Road, ending three separate pending lawsuits over disputed road access to the residential development in Garfield Township. The city also agree... - Two Big Settlements In California Overtime Lawsuits
Mar-26-07 Newport Beach, CA: Although overtime lawsuits filed by California police officers have received a lot of attention lately, they are not the only people who have not been properly paid for working overtime hours. Some recently settled lawsuits against a grocery chain and a restaurant company show that many people are at risk for not being properly compens... - Employee contract, severance and age discrimination lawyers.
A senior executive and manager in two printing companies in Los Angeles was terminated when the owner of the family business passed away and her sons took control of the business. The executive and manager had been promised stock options, bonuses and wage compensation based on performance of the two companies. The promises were verbal, and implied in fact... - Nevada, USA Power Contract Settlement
Las Vegas, NV: (Mar-23-07) In a lawsuit between Nevada Power Company, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada, and the Nevada Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection and other parties, a settlement was reached in favor of Nevada Power Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sierra Pacific Resources. The agreement allows Nevada Power Company to col... - GLC Restaurants, Inc. McDonald's Employee Harassment Settlement
Camp Verde, AZ: (Mar-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a sexual harassment lawsuit against McDonald's restaurants in Camp Verde and Cordes Junction after an investigation revealed that the restaurant discriminated against and sexually harassed eight teenage workers. The young women, who were part-time crew members, were subjected... - Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Employee Harassment Settlement
Nashville, TN: (Mar-23-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed charges against Cracker Barrel Old Country Store in 2004 alleging that an investigation uncovered multiple instances of sexual harassment against female employees in three Illinois restaurants, as well as discrimination harassment of black employees. The suit revealed th... - Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. Sludge and Waste Oil Dumping Settlement
Boston, MA: (Mar-21-07) A federal lawsuit was filed against New York-based Overseas Shipholding Group Inc. after 12 whistleblowing crew members reported cases of deliberate ocean pollution from ships owned by one of the world's largest publicly traded oil tanker companies. Overseas Shipholding pleaded guilty to systematically dumping hundreds of thousands... - G.A.B. Robbins North America Inc. School Fire Settlement
Wasatch County, UT: (Mar-23-07) A six-alarm fire destroyed and burned Wasatch Junior High School to the ground on July, 11, 2005. Over 850 displaced students have since attended Churchill Junior High. In a settlement reached with G.A.B. Robbins North America Inc., a leading provider of global risk management services, G.A.B. Robbins agreed to pay $15.9 mi... - Chicago City Hall Hiring Racial Discrimination Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Mar-21-07) A long standing legal battle ensued for nearly forty years to end political hiring at City Hall. A federal judge announced a settlement on March 21, 2007. In the settlement reached, the City of Chicago has agreed to establish a $12 million fund to be paid out to individuals who allege they have been discriminated against in the hir... - Knightstown School District Expelled Film Students Settlement
Knightstown, IN: (Mar-21-07) Three students of the Knightstown Intermediate School were expelled for making a movie in which evil teddy bears attack a teacher. The main character in the movie "The Teddy Bear Master" orders stuffed animals to kill a teacher who had embarrassed them, so students battle the toy beasts. Officials of the Charles A. Beard School...