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Feb-4-07 Orlando, FL If you have ever found yourself frustrated by trying to cancel your online services, you are not alone. A recent report in PC World magazine listed the 13 worst companies for online cancellation procedures. Among those on the list were AOL (America Online), Classmates.com, NetZero, and Napster.com. Reports at Consumer Affairs.com say that... - TJ Web Productions Explicit Emails Settlement
As part of a crackdown on X-rated spam announced in July 2005, seven companies were charged with violating federal laws. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice targeted TJ Web Productions, based in Nevada who was also charged with violating FTC's Adult Labeling and the Can-Spam Act. Under the settlement, TJ Web Productions h... - Manatee County Sheriff's Department Brothers Wrongful Arrest Settlement
Bradenton, FL: Brothers Jeremy Hart, 21, and Aramis Mapps, 17 sued the Manatee County Sheriff's Department for being falsely accused in a drive-by shooting. The lawsuit claimed they were traveling home in their mother's car on May 20, 2005, when police cruisers surrounded them, pointed guns at them, threatened to shoot, handcuffed them, and placed them... - Collingswood High School Teacher Discrimination Settlement
Daniel Curcio, a former high school Spanish teacher at Collingswood High School filed a federal lawsuit in 2004, saying the school board violated New Jersey antidiscrimination laws and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act. Curcio claimed he was discriminated against on admission of his sexual orientation and verbally harassed by colleagues. In Novem... - Priceline, Travelocity, and Cingular Adware Installation Penalty
Albany, NY: In a lawsuit filed in April 2006, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office charged Direct Revenue LLC with installing adware programs onto millions of consumers' computers worldwide to deliver advertisements, monitor Web sites and collect data. The programs are difficult to uninstall as well as serve a potential threat to the system... - Michigan State Police Fatal Shooting Settlement
Adrian, MI: A lawsuit brought by the family of Jesalynn Simons in 2004, against Michigan State Police and a trooper who fired a shot causing a fatal leg injury to Simmons, said that the shooting was not justified. A $650,000 settlement was accepted in Lenawee County Circuit Court to end the lawsuit when Judge Timothy Pickard rejected a motion to dismiss... - Stratagene Third Wave Patent Infringement Settlement
In 2004, Third Wave filed a patent infringement lawsuit related to PCR technology. Stratagene was accused that its qPCR and RT-PCR reagents violated some of the more than 30 patents on Third Wave's Invader product line. Stratagene and Third Wave settled the patent infringement case in an out of court settlement in relation to the suit currently in the F... - Jacksonville, FL Religious Rally Fine.
Jacksonville, FL: The city will pay an atheist group $5,000 in attorney fees and avoid holding religious events in the future in the settlement of a lawsuit over a day of faith rally. The settlement requires the city of Jacksonville to write New Jersey-based American Atheists Inc. a letter saying it did not intend to violate the First Amendment and will... - Virginia State University Professor Wrongful Termination Settlement
Dr. Jean R. Cobbs, a tenured full professor of sociology and social work, who was fired by the Virginia State University (VSU) administration two years ago, received a settlement of $600,000. In a complaint filed with the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Cobbs alleged she was fired for personal and political reasons that had... - Adam Opel and McCann Erickson German Tom Waits Mimick Ad Settlement
San Francisco, CA: Tom Waits has settled his lawsuit against the carmaker Adam Opel AG and a German advertising agency over television commercials that he says mimicked his vocal style without his permission. The ads, made two years ago by McCann Erickson Germany for Opel, a division of General Motors, showed car owners putting their vehicles away to th... - Wisconsin Department of Transportation Open Records Request Fine
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Madison, WI: The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to pay a $500 forfeiture as part of a settlement for not complying with an open records request for a report comparing the cost of using state workers and contractors. The department agreed to plead guilty to allegations it "arbitrarily and caprici... - Hampton Inn and Falling Spring Corp. Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Hagerstown, MD: A complaint was filed against the Hampton Inn in Hagerstown, which is part of Falling Spring Corp., claiming the hotel discriminated against Kimberly Sudhoff when it withdrew an offer of employment as a part-time receptionist after realizing she was about four months pregnant. A settlement was signed by United States District Court Judge... - Oklahoma Department of Human Services Disabled Drowning Wrongful Death Settlement
Oklahoma City, OK: On May 29, 2004, Tamera Ferry, resident at a center for the developmentally disabled, drowned after she was left unattended in a bathtub at the Southern Oklahoma Resource Center in Paul's Valley. Ferry, 45, who had cerebral palsy and was mildly retarded, wasn't supposed to be left alone. She had lived at the center since 1962. Ferry's... - Trasylol Studies Terminated
Jan-30-07 Boston, MA: In response to FDA-approved label changes for Trasylol , Bayer HealthCare has announced it will terminate three studies meant to expand the use of the drug. Trasylol is used to reduce blood loss during coronary artery bypass surgery. The studies included examining the effectiveness of the drug in patients undergoing elective spinal fusion s... - Walsall Council Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
Elizabeth McDonald was fired from Walsall Council through a fax in April 2005 while on sick leave after having a thyroid operation. She filed a complaint with an Employment Tribunal claiming disability discrimination and unfair dismissal. She presented a list containing £500,000 in losses based on an estimate of what she would lose in salaries, bonuses... - No End in Sight for Fen-Phen Lawsuits
Jan-29-07 Rutherford, NJ: On December 5, 2006, five women with ages ranging from 53 to 71, who took the appetite suppressants drugs known as fen-phen in 1996 and 1997, filed lawsuits against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals after being diagnosed with a life-threatening lung disorder. These lawsuits demonstrate that the harm caused by fen-phen can surface many years after a... - Allstate Insurance Co.
Reading, PA: When she was fired May 7, 2002, the Philadelphia office of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit on behalf of Joyce Johnson-Clayter, 50, of Reading, PA. When African American Johnson-Clayter was working as a customer service representative at Encompass Insurance, a division of Allstate, her lawsuit claimed that he... - Coca-Cola Commercial Song Settlement
London, England: Coca-cola reached a settlement with British Band 7 Seconds of Love, who filed suit against the soft drink giant for using material from it's song, without the band's permission, in a South American commercial. Owing to Coca-Cola's policy of not litigating against bands, both parties reached an out of court settlement of an undiscl... - Sun-Times Media Group Breach Fudiciary Duties Settlement
Chicago IL: The derivative action had been filed against Sun-Times Media Group by stakeholder Cardinal Value Equity Partners, accusing certain directors including Henry Kissinger, former Illinois Gov. James Thompson and other independent directors of the publishing company formerly known as Hollinger International of breaching their fiduciary duties. Th... - UnumProvident Sued for Accessing Personal Files
Jan-27-07 San Francisco, CA: Most people don't know this, but health insurance companies like UnumProvident can deny claims based on confidential information, even if the claimant has not given permission for that information to be released. This is exactly what happened to one California woman who is now suing both UnumProvident for unfairly denying her claim...