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Australia: (Feb-09-07) James Hardie Industries' Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund began with an initial $184 million down payment, laying the path for making first payments to victims. James Hardie has agreed to fund the settlement package with $1.5 billion from 35% of its free cash flow each year, though insiders predict that payments would blow out to $4... - Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company Flood Damage Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-08-07) A lawsuit against Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company reached a $2.33 million settlement to compensate the US for flood damage that occurred in September 2000 to two federal buildings in downtown Dallas. Several buildings suffered extensive damage resulting from a catastrophic break of a 30-inch pressurized... - Ukiah Unified School District Impact Fees Settlement
Ukiah, CA: (Feb-08-7) Local developer Steve Gomes filed a lawsuit against the Ukiah Unified School District, challenging the impact fees charged by the school. A state Court of Appeals recently ordered Ukiah Unified to pay back Gomes the $112,000 plus interest that he paid in school impact fees between February 2001 and January 2002, for 32 of the hom... - The Stepan Company Groundwater Pollution Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Feb-08-07) The Stepan Company, one of the largest manufacturers of solvents used in cleaning solvents and fluids, a former owner of the now defunct chemical plant on Eames Street, revealed that it had reached an out-of-court settlement worth millions of dollars with nearly two dozen Wilmington residents. Nineteen unnamed residents alleg... - Columbus, OH and Mayor Art Westergaard Jr. Police Cheif Defamantion Settlement
Columbus, OH: (Feb-09-07) A lawsuit was filed by chief of police Gerald Sallmann and his wife Karolina against former Mayor Art Westergaard Jr. and the city alleging that Westergaard had bypassed the Columbus Police and Fire Commission and that he had defamed the couple and interfered with the operation of the police department. The Columbus City Counci... - Ensign-Bickford Groundwater Contamination Settlement
Provo, UT: (Feb-07-07) A lawsuit filed by Utah state environmental officials against Ensign-Bickford charged it with groundwater contamination in Mapleton. The groundwater contamination occurred when chemicals from Ensign-Bickford's Trojan explosives plant in Spanish Fork seeped into the area's aquifer. A final settlement reached will see Ensign-Bickfor... - Turner Construction and Studios Architecture Milpitas City Hall Contract Settlement
Milpitas, CA: (Feb-07-07) In a lawsuit charging international contractor, Turner Construction and San Francisco's Studios Architecture, with misrepresentation of facts and failure to stick to the contract, the city of Milpitas won a $4.5 million settlement. The $38 million City Hall project was finally completed in 2002, a year later than scheduled and... - Clovis, NM Pool Drowning Settlement
Clovis, NM: (Feb-07-07) Jequon Haynes of Dallas, aged 3, drowned in a Clovis municipal pool while visiting his grandmother. The city of Clovis had settled with his parents by paying $358,000 to Angela Davis and $90,000 to Ray Haynes. City officials first refused to release the terms of the settlement, though relented after the Clovis News Journal filed... - El Paso Corp. Illegal Surcharges Settlement
Houston, TX: (Feb-07-07) A lawsuit filed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) against El Paso Corp. under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, accused the company of illegal surcharges paid to Iraq related to the United Nations Oil for Food Program. The SEC said El Paso's accounting for its Oil for Food transactions failed to record the natu... - Corwith's Auto Body et al. North Sea Landfill Pollution Settlement
Southampton Town, NY: (Feb-07-07) A settlement has been reached today by 29 businesses and government entities with the New York State attorney general's office over the cost of cleanup at the old North Sea landfill in Southampton Town. The defendants included, Corwith's Auto Body , Hampton Jitney, Colossal Carting Co., Kraft Foods Global, MTA, Long Is... - Royce and Mary Evans Gavilan Fire Damage Settlement
Fallbrook, CA: (Feb-07-07) Multiple lawsuits filed in the Superior Court over the cause of the Gavilan fire that ravaged Fallbrook in 2002, reached joint settlement in 2006 according to court records. The lawsuits claimed that embers left over from a cleanup effort on Evans Ranch caused the Gavilan fire. However, ranch owners denied the allegations, a... - Titeflex Corporation et al. CSST Defective Product Class Action Settlement
A national class action lawsuit was filed alleging a certain type of natural gas tubing that was prone to fires or leaks during lightning storms. Corrugated Stainless Steel Tubing (CSST) is more flexible and easier to install than the conventional iron or heavy metal pipes used to carry natural gas into homes. The lawsuit was filed in Clark County Circu... - Charles and Cynthia Bluth, Charles Manchester, and F & B, Inc. Environmental Violations Settlement
Lake Tahoe, NV: In a legal case accusing Lake Tahoe developer, Charles Bluth, of illegal construction work around his multi-million dollar lakefront home, the Tahoe Regional Planning Agency Governing Board agreed on a settlement that amounted to $250,000. The two-year-old case charged the defendants with grading, creation of coverage, and landscaping vi... - MBIA Inc. Securities Fraud Bond Settlement
Armonk, NY: New York State and federal regulators filed a securities fraud and misuse of finite reinsurance lawsuit against MBIA Inc. The investigations into the financial guarantee insurer alleged use of sham reinsurance transactions in 1998 to mask a $170 million bond loss incurred on its guarantee of bonds issued by a bankrupt unit of Allegheny Healt... - Carolina Tobacco Company Oregon Registration Settlement
Portland, OR: A lawsuit begun in 2003 that questioned Carolina Tobacco Company's (CTC) legal standing to submit Oregon certifications and make the escrow payments as required as a manufacturer under the Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement. The issue branched out into several different lawsuits. Carolina Tobacco Company announced two settlement agreement... - Monster Garage host Jesse James Air Quality Violations Penalty
Long Beach, CA: Jesse James, ''Monster Garage'' reality show host was charged with violating California's air quality laws by selling motorcycles that did not meet the state's strict emissions standards. West Coast Choppers, his Long Beach motorcycle building venture, sold more than 50 new or custom-built motorcycles between 1998 and 2005 that were not... - Farmand, Farmand & Farmand Employee Theft Settlement
Nassau County, NY: Former court employee clerk Julie Mixon, prior to committing suicide, confessed to state law investigators in April 2005 that she stole cash from the office for years. The clerk's office and law enforcement say the theft totaled more than $1 million. Nassau County's former auditor Farmand, Farmand & Farmand will pay $500,000 to replac... - Canon Employee Technology Settlement
Tokyo, Japan: Kazuo Minoura, an engineer employed by Canon received 33.5 million yen (US $275,000) for profits his work earned Canon. A ruling in Tokyo District Court by presiding judge Ryuichi Shitara finally ended the lawsuit filed in 2003 by Minoura who demanded 1 billion yen (US $8.2 million) in compensation for his role in developing the technology... - Cablevision Unsecure Creditors Settlement
Wilmington, DE: A lawsuit filed by unsecured creditors to Wiz and Cablevision, its corporate parent, alleged that Cablevision made false promises of financial support for the stores, which the cable company used to showcase its Web services. The $100 million settlement expected by creditors was quashed by Cablevision who denied allegations, claiming tha... - Central Intermodal and CSX Corp. Crane Accident Settlement
Cook County, IL: Warren Kubicek, 58, an Evergreen Park crane operator was killed in a 2001 accident when the top part of the crane collapsed on his cab as he worked at the CSX Corp. rail yard in Bedford Park. His family filed a workman's compensation lawsuit against his employer and settled the case in Cook County Circuit Court. Central Intermodal, whic...