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Assistant U.S. attorney Mary Jude Darrow, 48, was fired in 2004 from her job in the Eastern District of North Carolina. According to her bosses, she was dismissed for professional misconduct and poor judgment, while Darrow claimed that she was supervised and disciplined differently than her colleagues. Darrow was a federal prosecutor handling drug, frau... - General Electric Co. false claims Settlement
In October 2000, two General Electric (GE) employees filed a lawsuit claiming that GE sold defective turbine parts, and five more employees joined the suit in January 2002, alleging the company covered up defects in turbine blades and vanes during production. The federal government joined the suit after investigating the allegations and negotiated the s... - Dr. James Shortt malpractice Settlement
In 2004, Mike Bate died of prostrate cancer while under the care of Dr. James Shortt. He went to Shortt for treatment in November 2003 and the alternative medicine doctor allegedly gave him intravenous hydrogen-peroxide treatments and falsely diagnosed him as having Lyme disease. In June 2004, Shortt prescribed testosterone, which caused Bate's prostate... - Marion County Medical Center fraud Settlement
Two doctors at Marion County Medical Center allegedly submitted false claims to Medicare, Medicaid, and Tricare programs and some claims for services which didn't even take place. Marion has agreed to pay the U.S. government $3,750,000. A former employee and family practitioner, Dr. Kenneth Orbeck, was the whistle blower in the case and will receive $61... - FN Herstal USA. pepper pellet gun manufacturer Settlement
In October 2004, 21-year-old Victoria Snelgrove died after police fired pellets from pepper pellet guns into a disruptive crowd during the Red Sox' American League championship. The Snelgrove family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against FN Herstal USA., manufacturer of the pepper-pellet gun used by the Boston police. In an earlier suit, the family sett... - Roche, BASF and Aventis Antitrust class action Settlement
A class action lawsuit against Roche, BASF and Aventis alleged antitrust violations relating to vitamin sales in the 1990s. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) claimed that the Australian, Asian and European branches of Roche, BASF and Aventis were involved in price fixing of animal grade vitamins which affected thousands of small-... - The Sharper Image Corp. consumer protection Settlement
The Sharper Image Corporation claimed its "Digital Breath Alcohol Tester" devices were accurate to .001 percent blood alcohol content but the San Diego City's Consumer Protection Unit proved otherwise. The San Francisco-based electronics retailer agreed to stop selling personal breathalyzers and pay $1.2 million dollars as part of a settlement regarding... - University of California Coghill family Settlement
The University of California (UC) and Jeffrey Frazier, a contractor who handled donation forms, billing and transporting bodies for UC, allegedly sold a spine from a donated cadaver and lost the rest of the remains. Joseph Coghill died in 1999 and his family donated his body for research to the university but when one of Coghill's sons received his rema... - Alcon Inc. patent Settlement
Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) filed a patent lawsuit against Alcon Inc. concerning Alcon's INFINITI vision system and the ADVANTEC and EVEREST software upgrades for the LEGACY surgical system. As well, Alcon filed a suit against AMO concerning AMO's SOVEREIGN, SOVEREIGN Compact and PRESTIGE surgical systems. Alcon has agreed to pay AMO $121 million to s... - Sears, Roebuck and Co. disability discrimination Settlement
Almost 10 years ago a discrimination lawsuit was filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity against Sears, Roebuck and Co. The giant retailer was accused of failing to provide reasonable accommodations to Judith Keane, a former sales clerk who worked at the retailer's River Oaks Mall store in Calumet City. Keane was unable to walk long distances and... - Odyssey Healthcare Inc. Whistleblower Settlement
Odyssey Healthcare Inc. was accused by two whistleblower actions of charges related to patient admission, retention and discharge practices and investigated by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dallas-based Odyssey agreed to a $13 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of... - University of Missouri racial discrimination Settlement
In 2003, the University of Missouri (UMR) eliminated its men's golf program and Louis Ray Leuellyn lost his job as golf coach. A month later, Leuellyn's job as assistant golf shop manager was also terminated. Leuellyn had been the men's golf coach since 1996 and assistant golf shop manager since 1992. Leuellyn, who is black, filed a lawsuit alleging rac... - The Hammond Port Authority architect Settlement
In 2005, Texas architect Charles Howard sued the city of Hammond, Indiana, alleging he was owed $1.7 million in back pay and penalties for design and construction oversight work he performed at the north side recreational facility since 1998. Howard had an implied contract with former Mayor Duane Dedelow Jr. The Port Authority assumed financial and oper... - Microsoft Corp. Antitrust Settlement
Microsoft Corp. allegedly violated Vermont's consumer fraud act and a Windham Superior Court judge approved, making it a class action. Under the terms of the 2004 settlement, consumers and businesses that purchased certain Microsoft products both directly and indirectly between March 31, 1995, and Dec. 31, 2002, could apply for a reimbursement voucher t... - Not Exempt from Overtime
Jul-13-06 "We negotiated a settlement for my unpaid overtime but I turned down their final offer - the college wanted me to resign. It's not my fault that I was misclassified as exempt. Why should I resign? This third offer wasn't even enough to cover the overtime they owed me. "I'm going to fight to the end, all the way to trial if need be," says Susan James (not... - City of Charleston Patsy Sizemore Settlement
In October 2005, Patsy Sizemore was killed in a collision with a Charleston city police officer. Former Patrolman Brandon Tagayun resigned and moved to California, and a criminal lawsuit against him is still outstanding. Charleston council members have approved a $1.8 million settlement in a civil lawsuit brought by the family of Patsy Sizemore. As well... - James Cape & Sons wage Settlement
A wage claim lawsuit was filed against James Cape & Sons on behalf of employees claiming back wages owed them when the company went into receivership. The company filed a mass-layoff notice and cut about 700 jobs. A settlement has been reached that will pay employees an average of $5,135 each. The largest road construction company in the Midwest termin... - Wachovia Corp. research Settlement
A 28-month investigation into the Wachovia Capital Markets division of the North Carolina-based bank company began when New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer released e-mails from analysts at Merrill Lynch & Co., in which they denigrated stocks they had endorsed in their research reports. The state securities regulators claimed that Wachovia fai... - Evergreen International Puget Sound Settlement
Evergreen International, a Panamanian shipping line, violated pollution laws in the state of Washington and pleaded guilty in 2005 to more than 24 counts of illegal dumping and in other parts of the U.S. Evergreen has paid $25 million to five states for deliberately polluting the ocean. The pollution lawsuit settlement will award about $1.7 million to... - Outboard Marine Corp. employees Settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Outboard Marine Corp. (OMC) filed for bankruptcy in December 2000 and a lawsuit was filed on behalf of former Wisconsin employees for bonus, holiday, severance and business closing notice wages. The company had paid the employees their basic wages and OMC has agreed to pay back wages of $243,811 to 166 f...