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The San Diego NFL Football team filed charges against the city regarding revenues lost over the past three years after Qualcomm Stadium was reconfigured to meet federal rules for accommodating disabled fans. The Chargers lost money in ticket sales, concession and merchandising for modifications made to the stadium to comply with the Americans with Disab... - Commercial Coating Services Employee Racial Abuse Settlement
Charles Hickman had only worked for the pipe company in Conroe for seven months and was the only black employee. He claimed his white co-workers and supervisor started making racial taunts as soon as he was hired. One day in 2002, some of his co-workers allegedly subjected him to racial epithets and choked him with a noose; he lost consciousness and he... - Cork University Hospital Brain Injury Medical Malpractice Settlement
Darragh Crowley was born in 1998 with a brain malformation. Four days after his birth, doctors performed corrective surgery and he subsequently developed as normal healthy infant. In September 2000, Darragh became ill again and was admitted to Cork University Hospital. He underwent surgery to repair the shunt previously inserted into his brain, but sust... - John Michael Armitage Attorney Wrongful Death Settlement
In 1986 the 41-year-old business man shot Knoxville attorney Ray Campbell Jr. after he saw Campbell walking with Armitage's estranged wife. Campbell jumped over a railing on the porch and Armitage ran after him. Campbell was shot and lay in the back yard, where he bled to death. Armitage was convicted of second-degree murder; he spent 15 years in prison... - Time Inc. Magazine Renewal Settlement
Nearly two dozen states were investigating the Time Magazine publisher for deceptively marketing and billing consumers for subscription renewals. Instead of giving readers the option to renew their subscription when it was about to expire, Time required readers to cancel their subscription if they no longer wanted it. Between 1998 and May 2004, Time bi... - Beebe Medical Center False Claims Act Violation Settlement
The US federal government filed charges against the hospital and two Delaware physicians for allegedly violating the federal False Claims Act by submitting charges to federal healthcare programs at a time when the financial relationship among the hospital and the doctors precluded them from receiving reimbursement from federal programs for procedures pe... - City of Cincinnati Police Custody Wrongful Death Settlement
In November 2000, Roger Owensby Junior was arrested outside a convenience store. Owensby allegedly attempted to run and was tackled by several officers. He was struck several times, forced to the ground and placed in handcuffs. The 29 year old man died of asphyxiation while in police custody. His family filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the city an... - Port of Oakland Emissions Settlement
Starting in 1997, the Port undertook a major expansion and since then the emissions have doubled. The West Oakland Neighbors Association filed a lawsuit on behalf of West Oakland residents against the Port regarding the increased pollution. Terms of a settlement require the Port to set aside $2 million to purchase new, cleaner trucks for drivers to miti... - Comcast Massachusetts Advertising Settlement
Massachusetts customers persistently complained about the cable TV company to the Massachusetts Attorney General who eventually filed charges against Comcast for allegedly misleading customer with its advertising and marketing practices. The lawsuit claimed Comcast, and its predecessor, AT&T Broadband, engaged in a series of unfair practices in the adve... - University of Tennessee Student Attack Settlement
Jessica Smith was an attending student at the university. One November evening in 2002, she was struck with a brick while walking from a parking garage to her residence hall. Smith suffered severe brain damage from the attack and a lawsuit was filed against the school for allegedly failing to provide adequate lighting where the attack occurred. The Univ... - City of Cleveland Firefighter Promotion Test Settlement
More than two dozen African American firefighters filed a lawsuit against the city claiming a promotion test was unfair to their race and was not linked to job performance. The city has agreed to promote 15 black firefighters and pay a $650,000 settlement. (Mar-15-06) [ AKRON BEACON JOURNAL ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and... - Lake County Employee Psych Exam Termination Settlement
Donald Jackson worked as a senior utilities worker with the Public Works Department until he was fired in 2001. Jackson filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the county claiming his supervisors ordered him to submit to a psychological examination without just cause. When he refused to take the test and sought legal counsel, he was suspended and f... - PPG Industries Inc. Glass Price Fixing Settlement
A federal judge in Pittsburgh ruled in favor of a $60 million settlement to be awarded to auto body shops who claimed that PPG Industries engaged in price fixing. It was alleged that PPG Industries conspired with other glassmakers, such as Guardian Industries, Pilkington PLC, Libbey-Owens-Ford Co., AFG Industries Inc., and Ford Motor Company by overchar... - US Government Suspected Terrorist Detainment Settlement
The US government has agreed to pay $300,000 to an Egyptian man who sued after he was detained in Brooklyn for nearly a year following the September 11th attacks. Ehab Elmaghraby has since been deported, but was found not to be linked to terrorism. The former restaurant worker says he was allegedly shackled, shoved into walls, punched and called... - Children's Toys Injuries
Injuries caused from Toys Since 1990, over 270 children and adolescents have died from toy related injuries and today we still face about 200,000 toy related emergency room visits each year. These injuries often result from innocent children swallowing or choking on small toys, falling off riding toys, or other injuries. A recent survey from t... - Balcor Co. Misused Maintenance Funds Settlement
Tenants of the former Union Station festival marketplace filed a lawsuit against its private owner for allegedly mishandling maintenance fund money. The suit claimed Balcor misused $350,000 in tenant money set aside for replacement of 200 heat pumps that heated and cooled the tenant spaces in the station. Balcor has agreed to pay an $845,000 settlement... - Pinellas County Mismanagement Whistleblower Settlement
In 2002, Rick Dodge was an assistant administrator for the county; he acted as the economic development manager and oversaw a $15 million contract with Lockheed Martin. Dodge was fired in 2002 after he began probing into allegations of mismanagement by the work force contractor. He filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the county which has agreed to pay... - Encounters International Mail Order Bride Spousal Abuse Settlement
Nataliya Fox was introduced to James Fox through the international matchmaking agency and they were married three months later. A few years after that, Nataliya claimed her husband beat her. She filed a lawsuit against Encounters International for allegedly failing to screen its male clients and neglecting to tell her about a law allowing foreign nation... - C. Peter Houtenbos Air Rage Attack Settlement
Zohair Billing was a flight attendant for TWA. On February 22, 1998 en route from New York to Los Angeles Billing asked a first class passenger to turn off his cell phone and keep it off. C. Peter Houtenbos allegedly declined to do so and charged at Billings, put his hands on her shoulders and shoved her into a galley counter, exacerbating a back injury... - Mill Pond Rest Home Wrongful Death Settlement
In December, 2000 Millicent Palmer fell down a flight of stairs at the assisted living center. She broke her neck and died two weeks later from the injuries. Her daughter filed a lawsuit against the facility claiming it was negligent in making sure her mother was safe at all times; the facility had promoted itself as providing around the clock supervisi...