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Mar-9-07 Washington, DC: Eli Lilly, Johnson & Johnson, and AstraZeneca, are all named defendants in a new lawsuit filed by the state of Pennsylvania on February 26, 2007, to recover money paid through public health care programs to purchase Zyprexa , Risperdal, and Seroquel, and the costs of medical care for the people injured by these drugs. Pennsylvania... - Stockbroker Arbitration: When Class Action Lawsuits are Best
Mar-9-07 New York, NY: For cases in which individual investors have grievances with their stockbrokers, investors usually find that stockbroker arbitration is the best course of action. In fact, if an investor has signed an agreement to submit to arbitration he has no choice and must take his claim to arbitration. However, when there are large groups of inves... - Construction Companies Workers Compensation Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-05-07) A construction worker who suffered a fall while on the job on elevated train tracks on the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in New York City, suffered several injuries including cervical and spinal cord damage, which necessitated two surgeries. The Queens resident was bedridden for several months as a result. Attorneys filed a case on b... - Boy Scouts of America Wildfire Settlement
Salt Lake City, UT: (Mar-07-07) The state of Utah filed a lawsuit against the local chapter of the Boy Scouts of America over a wildfire that burned 14,200 acres of land near a campsite. The state alleged in its lawsuit that the wildfire started at a campsite where 17 Scouts, ages 12 to 14, were working on a wilderness-survival badge in the Uinta Mountains... - Ready Mixed Concrete Freak Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Portland, OR: (Mar-07-07) Edward Heath was killed in May 2006 after being crushed between his Waste Industries truck. Heath was picking up trash when a fully loaded concrete truck hit his truck, pinning him between the two. His family sued Ready Mixed Concrete and the driver, Thomas Hayes, citing negligence. Heath's children were awarded a $3.6 million set... - Arlington Park Racetract Gender Discrimination Fine
Chicago, IL: (Mar-01-07) A housing discrimination was lawsuit filed in 2005 after the US Department of Housing and Urban Development determined that the "Licensed Worker Restriction" policy at the Arlington Heights racetrack was evidence of discrimination against families under the federal Fair Housing Act. The suburban racetrack improperly barred workers... - Paul Crawford's Estate Car Crash Settlement
Huntington, WV: (Feb-28-07) Robert Stoops and Paul Crawford were both killed after Crawford's truck struck a tree on Virginia 122 in Franklin County. Bridget Stoops filed a $5 million lawsuit against Crawford's estate in 2005, claiming that Crawford failed to maintain proper control of his vehicle and was intoxicated and hence responsible for the death of... - American International Group Inc. Accounting and Sales Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-01-07) A probe begun by former New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Justice Department against American International Group Inc., claimed that AIG restated earnings twice. In doing so, the company lowered net income for 2000 to 2005 by $3.4 billion, cheated workers compensation progr... - Prudential Insurance Check Kiting Scheme Settlement
Baltimore, MD: (Mar-08-07) A lawsuit was filed by BCSB Bankcorp, Inc., the holding company for Baltimore County Savings Bank, FSB, against its insurance provider Prudential Insurance. BCSB Bankcorp claimed that the insurance company was responsible for covering the losses the company incurred in a check kiting scheme perpetrated by a commercial deposit cust... - Wachovia Bank Employe Embezzlement Settlement
Lehigh County, PA: (Mar-03-07) A lawsuit was filed by the township of Lower Macungie in April 2006 against Wachovia Bank alleging negligence in its role in the Margaret Szulborski embezzlement case. The suit claimed that the bank acted in bad faith by allowing Szulborski, a former township employee and supervisor, to deposit checks made payable to Lower Ma... - Alcoa Inc. Plant Emissions Pollution Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Mar-01-07) Alcoa Inc., a central Texas coal-fired power plant, had long been held up by legal challenges from environmental groups and the federal Department of Justice over the issue of emission rates for nitrogen oxide from its plant. In November 2006, the federal government offered a settlement that would allow Alcoa Inc. and TXU Corp. to u... - PCL Construction Services Contract Bidding Fraud Settlement
Seattle, WA: (Mar-05-07) FAA contracting officer Robert Ferrell was indicted by a federal grand jury on fraud charges. Ferrell was charged with illegally providing confidential bidding information to PCL Construction Services and subsequently awarding PCL a contract to build a lighting system at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (Sea-Tac). After the fir... - Vermont Police Academy Exercises Personal Injury Settlement
Chelsea, VT: (Mar-04-07) William Bohnyak and L.J. "Lenny" Zenonos sued the Vermont Police Academy, run by the Vermont Criminal Justice Training Council, accusing it of abuse that led to his seeking medical treatment for damages resulting from the punitive physical exercises at the academy. Bohnyak was diagnosed as having kidney failure and a condition mark... - PPL Ash Spill Settlement
Wilkes-Barre, PA: (Mar-03-07) A lawsuit filed by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental officials against PPL following the 2005 fly ash spill at PPL's Martins Creek Steam Electric Station was settled when PPL agreed to pay $1.5 million in damages. The settlement between the environmental agency and PPL also addresses the utility's responsibilities t... - Swanton Local Board of Education Teacher Racial Discrimination Settlement
Swanton, VT: (Mar-01-07) A lawsuit filed by June Price, former English teacher, against the Swanton Local Board of Education in US District Court in Toledo, accused the board and other school officials of perpetuating a pattern of racial discrimination, hostility, and disciplinary retaliation against her. Price, who is African-American, claimed that offici... - Freedom Financial & Trust, Ltd. Breach of Contract Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-26-07) A lawsuit between Applied Business Software, Inc. (ABS) against Freedom Financial & Trust, LTD (FFTL) was settled with a federal judge ordering FFTL to pay ABS $1,143,600. The lawsuit alleged that FFTL breached its contract with ABS as well as infringed ABS copyrights. According to the settlement, FFTL will wind up its opera... - Calvin Jones, Jr. Field Trip Wrongful Death Settlement
Huntsville, AL: (Feb-28-07) Scott High School student, Derrick Carlson, was killed while on a field trip near Dayton, OH after he was struck by a car driven by Calvin Jones, Jr., of Trotwood. Jones was under the influence of marijuana when he hit the 14-year-old student. In a wrongful death lawsuit, the family will receive a $100,000 settlement, which w... - Butler County, OH Foster Care Wrongful Death Settlement
Hamilton, OH: (Feb-28-07) Three-year-old Marcus Trevino was bound and gagged while in foster care. A wrongful death lawsuit was filed against the county and the Butler County Probate Court decided on an out-of-court settlement $206,000. The money is to be split between Marcus' siblings, Peaches, 2, and Michael, 12. Though the parent is the only one perm... - IntraLase Corp. Escalon Dispute Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-28-07) A lawsuit between medical giants Escalon Medical Corp. and IntraLase Corp. was resolved after IntraLase Corp. agreed to pay Escalon Medical Corp. $9.6 million, settling all outstanding disputes and litigation between them. The settlement, which includes termination of any future royalty payments to Escalon, will also materia... - Adelphia Communications Corp. Civil Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-27-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission booked Adelphia Communications Corporation founder John J. Rigas and his son, Timothy J. Rigas, following the company's filing for bankruptcy protection in 2002. The suit accused Adelphia of civil fraud, with Adelphia declaring that it was liable for more than $2 million in borrowings a...