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New York, NY: (Mar-15-07) A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission and NYSE Regulation against the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. accused it of failing to detect customers' illegal short sales of stock in companies just before those companies completed public offerings. The SEC and NYSE both settled enforcement actions against the company's Gold... - Muskogee County District Attorney Drug Property Seizures Settlement
Muskogee, AZ: (Mar-15-07) A civil rights case filed against the office of former Muskogee County District Attorney John David Luton accused it and its Drug Task Force of illegally seizing, forfeiting, and selling plaintiffs' property under claims that the property was connected to drug activity and warranted forfeiture under seizure and forfeiture laws. Lu... - Tallahassee, FL Boot Camp Wrongful Death Settlement
Tallahassee, FL :(Mar-15-07) The parents of 14-year-old Martin Lee Anderson, Gina Jones and Robert Anderson, received a $5 million settlement after their son died following a violent restraint at a Panhandle boot camp. Autopsy reports show that the youth suffocated when the guards shoved ammonia capsules up his nose. Using a time stamp inserted into the en... - Rye Township, NY Construction Breach of Contract Settlement
Rye, NY: (Mar-14-07) A legal battle ended when Rye Township agreed to pay Horne Construction Co. $190,000. A case of mismanagement was evident among the town's selectmen since the inception of the contract the town signed with Horne in 2004 to build its public safety building. From unfinished schedules to issues including incomplete construction documents,... - National School Fitness Foundation Exercise Equipment Fraud Settlement
Salt Lake County, UT: (Mar-13-07) A lawsuit filed against the bankrupt National School Fitness Foundation and Salt Lake County businessmen Dale Holt and Marc Jenson. They were accused of fraudulently selling exercise equipment to more than 600 schools. In an out of court settlement, the businessman agreed to pay $130,000 of the $350,000 that the lawsuit s... - Smithfield Foods Hog Waste Pollution Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-13-07) Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, reached a settlement in an environmental protection lawsuit filed by the state of North Carolina in 2000, in which it agreed to pay the state $50 million over 25 years to improve the environment. The money was offered after hog waste lagoons overflowed and polluted rivers and s... - Jury Orders Merck to Pay Settlement to Vioxx Heart Attack Victim
Boise, ID: (Mar-13-07) Frederick Humeston filed suit against drug-maker Merck after suffering a heart attack while on the arthritis pill Vioxx. The 61-year-old man suffered a heart attack in 2001 while taking Vioxx, several months before Merck put a stronger warning about the drug's cardiovascular risks on the package insert. The suit accused the drugmaker... - Nob Hill Properties Inc. Employee Discrimination Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Mar-13-07) A lawsuit bought against San Francisco's Huntington Hotel by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accused it of discriminating against staff based on their national origin. Martin Roman, a Latino room service server, was repeatedly passed over for promotion to the job of room service relief captain in favor of non-... - General Steel Corp. Misleading Sales and Marketing Settlement
Lakewood, CO: (Mar-13-07) Attorney General John Suthers filed a consumer protection lawsuit against General Steel Corp., a Lakewood company that sells large metal buildings to customers across the country. The lawsuit claimed General Steel carried out a misleading sales and marketing plan. General Steel asserted that it manufactured buildings available at... - Bank of America Corp. Analyst Report and Research Fraud Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-14-07) A lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission against Bank of America Corp.'s securities unit, accused it of failing to safeguard forthcoming analyst reports and issuing fraudulent research. Investigations showed that Bank of America Securities' internal controls worked improperly and that sales people and traders wou... - Eureka County, NV Employee Defamation and Wrongful Termination Settlement
Eureka, NV: (Mar-14-07) The Eureka County agreed to reveal the reasons to the termination and settlement that was negotiated with former counsel, Tamara Falor after county officials were accused of violating the open meeting law violations. It was claimed that the county had tried for months to find a reason to terminate Falor. Apparently, Falor had filed... - Carnevale Disposal Trash Weigh Station Sidesteping Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Mar-13-07) Carnevale Disposal, a West Windsor-based trash hauler, was booked charges against by the Mercer County Improvement Authority, accusing it of sidestepping a weighing station at the county trash facility in Ewing. Gary Carnevale was ordered to pay a $325,000 settlement to offset damages. The current settlement came a year after Carne... - Abogados Especializados en Horas Extra Impagas
Más abajo encontrará vínculos hacia diversos formularios para obtener una evaluación gratuita de su caso sobre Salario/Hora y Pago de Horas Extra. Si no trabaja en California o Nueva York, seleccione uno de los vínculos nacionales que mejor se ajuste a su reclamo. Leyes nacionales sobre el pago de horas extra ... - Los Angeles County Lifeguard Accident Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Mar-11-07) Los Angeles County has faced several lawsuits for accidents caused by lifeguards over the last five years. 21-year-old Jesse Pace, a summer intern at UCLA Medical Center in 2005, filed suit against the county following an accident when a lifeguard ran him over at Santa Monica Beach. Pace lost his spleen, which resulted in a red... - Debt Collector Settles With FTC for Abusive Practices
Joshua Rausch, Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp IL: (Mar-13-07) The Federal Trade Commission booked charges against Joshua Rausch and several others, including Capital Acquisitions and Management Corp. ( CAMCO ) and its largest creditors, with regard to debt collection, alleging that Rausch was guilty of illegal debt collection practices and that... - Bixby Medical Center Infant Wrongful Death Settlement
Adrian, MI: (Mar-13-07) The Lenawee County Circuit Court ordered a settlement of $495,000 to be awarded to Heather Barnes and James Hill, parents of a baby who died two days after he was born at Bixby Medical Center in 2004. The settlement was agreed upon though neither Bixby or nurse midwife Barbara Van Kainen or two registered nurses who were also named... - Andrew Scott Fined for Ethics Violation
Andrew Scott Boca Raton, FL: (Mar-12-07) Former Boca Raton Police Chief Andrew Scott was booked for an ethics violation when he ordered a probationary sergeant, Jeff Kelly, to stop a car driven by a Boca Raton developer so a reporter from a Miami TV station and her cameraman could swoop down on him for an interview. In a settlement agreed upon, the Flor... - Village of Gowanda Environmental Protection Violation Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-12-07) In a settlement reached with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), The Village of Gowanda, which spans Cattaraugus and Erie Counties in New York paid a reduced fine of $1500 after spending more than $38,000 to improve how it handles waste from its municipal sludge composting facility. The village was booked for violating the... - Dana Corp. Labor Contract and Retirment Benefits Settlement
New York: (Mar-12-07) In an effort to emerge from bankruptcy as a competitive, viable company, Dana Corp., the Toledo, OH based auto parts maker, sought to terminate labor contracts and retirement benefits for employees. The company claimed that cost cuts are an essential part of its exit from bankruptcy protection. A settlement reached with two unions wil... - Willdan Group, Inc. Construction Breach Of Contract Settlement
Anaheim, CA: (Mar-12-07) Willdan Group, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced services to public agencies, was charged by the City of West Hollywood for breach of contractual agreement with its engineering services subsidiary, Willdan. The dispute stemmed out of a construction project for the improvement of Santa Monica Boulevard. The matter went to trial...