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Settlement in juvenile detention death at Fulton County facility
By AP AuburnPub.com | Posted: Tuesday, December 6, 2011 3:31 pm | (0) Comments ALBANY, NY (AP) - The state has settled a federal lawsuit for $3.5 million over the death of a 15-year-old who had been violently restrained by two aides at an upstate
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:51P
Aetna files lawsuit in Detroit's federal court against Blue Cross Blue Shield
Aetna charges in the lawsuit that the Blues' strategy hurt its efforts to build its market in Michigan and caused the insurer last year to drop out of selling insurance to Michigan small businesses by early 2012. The Aetna case is significant because
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:51P
BC Mountie files harassment suit against force
Cpl. Elisabeth Couture has filed a lawsuit against her superiors, complaining harassment pushed her to take stress leave. In court documents filed Dec. 1, Couture alleges the trouble started when she was promoted to the RCMP's Drugs and Organized Crime
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:50P
Aetna: Michigan BC-BS soaked consumers, paid hospitals to soak competitors
Aetna charges in the lawsuit that the Blues' strategy hurt its efforts to build its market in Michigan and caused the insurer last year to drop out of selling insurance to Michigan small businesses by early 2012. The Aetna case is significant because
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:48P
Aetna: Michigan BC-BS overcharged consumers to help rig market share
Aetna charges in the lawsuit that the Blues' strategy hurt its efforts to build its market in Michigan and caused the insurer last year to drop out of selling insurance to Michigan small businesses by early 2012. The Aetna case is significant because
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:44P
Group sues city to block use of water, sewer funds
In addition, the lawsuit filed in Multnomah County Circuit Court seeks an independent audit of city water and sewer spending. The ultimate goal is to scour the city's water and sewer budgets for projects funded by ratepayers that aren't essential to
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:40P
Louisiana fund sues Vermont's Green Mountain Coffee Roasters over stock woes
In its lawsuit, the Louisiana Municipal Police Employees' Retirement System says Green Mountain overstated its successes. "The company was portrayed to the investing public as a healthy and growing business, with rapidly increasing revenues ... one of
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:38P
Purebred Breeders allegedly sells sick dogs from puppy mills
The problem, according to a new lawsuit filed in Miami-Dade Circuit Court, is that the firm and its owner, Jason M. Halberg, actually sell sick dogs from urine-soaked, abusive, unsanitary puppy mills. "This is the new way for puppy mills to do business
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:35P
DOJ files lawsuit alleging employment discrimination by UCSD Medical Center
The Immigration and Nationality Act's (INA) anti-discrimination provision prohibits employers from placing additional documentary burdens on work-authorized employees during the hiring and employment eligibility verification process based on their
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:31P
Big Bad Bank Ally Faces Federal Spanking After Throwing Big Bad Bank Temper
There were the veiled accusations of political grandstanding, as the banks noted a process to avoid the kind of lawsuit that was now being filed had been underway. JPMorgan, for instance, was "disappointed" Coakley had strayed from an existing
Updated: 12/06/2011 03:30P