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Stockton, CA: (Dec-12-07) The family of Bernet Vaba, 53, has filed a suit against the Stockton police department alleging wrongful death. The family alleged that the police were too hasty, needlessly agitating Vaba and using excessive force. Sources stated that Police shot Bernet Vaba, on Nov. 1, 2006, after she came toward them with two knives in her hand... - $18.3 million payout resolves wrongful death suit.
Waterbury, CT: (Dec-11-07) The family of seventeen-year-old Tim Orefice brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Jason Secondino, Guilford Texaco, and a truck leasing company, after the boy was killed in a car accident in 2002. Tim Orefice was killed in Guilford on Jan. 25, 2002, after his car was hit by a Guilford Texaco tow truck driven by Jason Secondin... - $800,000 Cyber School breach of contract
Pittsburgh, PA: (Dec-11-07) Rodis LLC, a management services company, brought charges against the Pennsylvania Cyber Charter School, alleging breach of contract. The suit claimed that Rodis was formed in 2004 to handle the school's business affairs, but in March 2005, it was notified that its contract would be terminated in 60 days. The suit, filed in Beav... - $700,000 payout in oil spill damage lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (Dec-10-07) A lawsuit was brought against the owners of the Cosco Busan, a South Korea-bound container ship, alleging that the oil spill in San Francisco Bay adversely affected the livelihoods of crab fishermen. As part of a settlement reached, two San Francisco-based law firms announced that the company will release $700,000 to compensa... - $1 million settlement in accounting oversight lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Dec-10-07) The Public Company Accounting Oversight Board brought charges against Deloitte & Touche, one of the Big Four accounting firms, alleging that the firm botched an audit of a pharmaceutical company by entrusting it to a partner it knew to be a poor auditor. The suit stated that by the time Deloitte issued its 2003 audit of Ligand Pha... - $50,000 settlement in police misconduct lawsuit.
Corpus Christi, TX: (Dec-10-07) Ruben Galvan, a Corpus Christi man, brought charges against the city, claiming that police used excessive force and violated his constitutional rights during his 2005 arrest outside a downtown nightclub. The suit, filed in March 2007, alleged that two Corpus Christi police officers, David Mihalco and Sergio Delgado, harassed... - $1 million settlement in illegal payday loans lawsuit.
Little Rock, AR: (Dec-10-07) The state Attorney General Dustin McDaniel's office brought charges against nine businesses and individuals, including Dialing4Dollars.Net, JonesMoneyOnline.Net, CrossettCash.Net, ConwayCash.Net, Money.Net, ElDoradoOnline.Net and MoneyInAFlash.Net., alleging that they offered illegal payday loans disguised as instant cash rebat... - Settlement: Real Estate Kickbacks
Hartford, CT: (Dec-10-07) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Reiner, Reiner & Bendett, a law firm, Absolute Mortgage Solutions, a mortgage company and Century 21 Access America, a real estate broker, alleging that they engaged in kickback schemes that cheated hundreds of home buyers for mortgage-related services. Sou... - $11.5 million settlement in sensational sexual harassment case.
New York, NY: (Dec-10-07) Anucha Browne Sanders, former Knicks team executive, brought charges against Madison Square Garden and Chairman James Dolan, alleging that she was wrongfully terminated in retaliation for her complaining about team coach Isaiah Thomas' offensive behavior. She claimed that Thomas and other Madison Square Garden employees, includi... - $450,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Staunton, VA: (Dec-09-07) The family of John McCloskey brought wrongful death charges against Rockbridge County, after the teenager suffered from internal injuries that eventually took his life. The lawsuit stated that McCloskey died from injuries he sustained in 1994 at Western State Hospital in Staunton. His condition was reportedly so severe, that doc... - $10,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Maricopa County, AZ: (Dec-08-07) Cyndi Greening, longtime Mesa Community College media-arts director, brought charges against the Maricopa County Community College District, alleging that she had been wrongfully terminated. The suit stated that Greening received a termination letter in May 2007, in which the district accused her of double-enrolling stude... - PRIM to Receive $11 Million in Tyco Settlement
The Pension Reserves Investment Management (PRIM) Trust, the state pension fund of Massachusetts, has been awarded $11 million as payment from a 2007 lawsuit against Tyco International Ltd. The suit alleged that Tyco inflated its profit by $5.8 billion between 1999 and 2002. State Treasurer Tim Cahill said the PRIM) Trust opted out of a class-action law... - Leaking Hoses, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company agrees to $324 million settlement for defective Entran II hoses
Knoxville, TN: (Dec-05-07) A lawsuit was brought against Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, alleging that the company manufactured a defective product, prone to leaking when used under normal conditions. Several US property owners filed complaints claiming that a particular rubber hose, known as Entran II, orange and stamped with the name Heatway or Heatway S... - Gang Rape, University of Colorado awarded two women $2.85 million settlement after being assaulted by varsity football team recruits
Denver, CO: (Dec-05-07) Two women, Lisa Simpson and another woman who wished to remain unidentified, filed a lawsuit against the University of Colorado, alleging that they were gang raped at an off campus party for football recruits. The women claimed that the University of Colorado violated federal law by fostering an environment that allowed sexual assau... - Credit Report, Equifax ordered to pay $2.7 million settlement after failing to correct errors in a woman's credit score
Orlando, FL: (Dec-04-07) Angela Williams, a medical transcription worker, brought charges against Atlanta-based Equifax, alleging that the company failed to correct dramatic errors in Williams' credit report that led to her credit score being trashed. The suit claimed that Williams tried to correct the error and clear up her credit report for nearly a deca... - US Reality TV Shows Reach Tentative Settlements
More than 400 workers who filed 2 class action lawsuits against several major television networks and producers of reality shows could benefit from a tentative settlement of $4 million, if approved. The suits alleged that the networks and producers of the reality shows Trading Spouses, and The Bachelor violated California labor law by having their empl... - Voting Districts, Charles Mix County pays $110,000 settlement for voter discrimination
Lake Andes, SD: (Dec-04-07) The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) brought charges against Charles Mix County, over federal supervision of its elections. The suit, filed in 2005 accused the South Dakota County of discriminating against Native American voters in violation of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments to the... - Sheriff-Elect Termination, Pittstown pays former police officer $125,000 settlement for wrongful termination
Pittstown, PA: (Dec-05-07) Former police officer and Luzerne County Sheriff-elect Michael Savokinas brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that officials wrongfully terminated him. The suit, filed in 2006, claimed that supervisors violated Savokinas' civil rights by not providing him with a hearing before opting not to rehire him as a part-time p... - Executive Vice President, Tanner & Haley pay employee $300,000 settlement for unpaid compensation and expenses
Washington, DC: (Dec-03-07) Michael Shelton, a member of the company's board of managers, brought charges against Tanner & Haley Resorts, alleging that the company owed him unpaid compensation and expenses. The original suit sought $46.2 million. Sources stated that Shelton was an executive vice president of Preferred Retreats Design Group Inc., the mana... - TJX Data, TJX agrees to pay Visa and Fifth Third Bank a $41 million settlement for a massive data breach
Boston, MA: (Nov-30-07) Visa and Fifth Third Bank brought charges against TJX, over a massive data breach. As part of a settlement reached TJX agreed to pay as much as $41 million in a settlement with Visa and the bank that processes TJX's credit card payments over the data breach. Sources claimed that the Framingham-based discount retailer stated that the...