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Case ID: 4633 | Environmental | 01/30/2006
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters filed a class-action lawsuit alleging that Nashville's Middle Metro Police Department has neglected the police officers' pension fund by going six years without a performance audit to show how investments have performed.
Twelve Nashville Metro police officers are plaintiffs in the lawsuit meant to force the department to conduct such an audit to follow up on irregularities found in a 2000 audit. At that time, a consulting firm's overcharges and several other problems had led to a fund loss of $60 million, the lawsuit alleges. "There has to be a regular performance audit to do a comprehensive analysis to determine how the funds are performing," Teamsters spokesman said. "We can't come to the bargaining table with information that's six years old." The Teamsters are in the midst of a battle with the Fraternal Order of Police over representation of Nashville Metro Police as their bargaining agent. Enough votes were cast last month to oust the FOP as Metro's union. An election between the two police organizations to determine who gets the contract is set for Feb. 8, 2006. Litigation led to the recovery of $10 million, Nashville Metro Police Finance Director said. Reports on the plan are made public quarterly and that the finances are audited yearly. Investment yields have been good ever since. "A separate performance audit should be done again sometime in the future, but not even close to every year," the Metro Finance Director said. "Frankly, that would be an over-the-top waste of money. ... The Teamsters seem to be looking for some publicity." At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Environmental Cases of Interest Several class actions have been filed against soil contamination remediator Bennett Environmental, Inc., (AMEX:BEL; TSX:BEV) and certain of its officers and directors by American and Canadian stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between June 2, 2003, and July 22, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. Kahn Gauthier Swick is interested in speaking with anyone affected by the explosion on an oil rig that occurred on April 18, 2006, about 45 miles southeast of New Orleans.
A class action was filed on behalf of nine hurricane Katrina and Rita victims by the NY Solidarity Coalition with Katrina/Rita Survivors. After both sides negotiated behind closed doors, the hotel's attempt to evict the refugees was refused by a judge in Queens housing court. Vinyl Chloride is a highly toxic substance: by the time it can be smelled, it is at levels 3,000 times higher than EPA safety standards allow-- it is associated with degenerative bone disease and fatal cancer. Plant workers, PVC (polyvinyl chloride) fabricators, railroad and transportation workers, and beauticians who worked prior to 1974 are most likely to have been exposed; exposure may also come through contaminated drinking water or living near an area where PVC is manufactured, loaded, or unloaded. If you or a loved one might have been exposed to this highly toxic chemical, please contact Kahn Gauthier for more information. Kahn Gauthier Swick is investigating possible legal actions against Norfolk Southern and other responsible parties after a train carrying chlorine as well as several other toxic chemicals crashed into a parked train at the Avondale Mills Textile Plant in the small town of Graniteville, South Carolina, in Aiken County, on January 6, 2005, causing eight deaths, hundreds of injuries and an evacuation of the surrounding area. Developer D.R. Horton is lead defendant in a class-action complaint that accuses it of failing to disclose toxic hazards in its Hidden Oaks subdivision in Simi Valley. Horton and codefendants Western Pacific Housing, JLC Associates and four individuals allegedly sold new homes without disclosing dangerous environmental hazards from the nearby Rocketdyne Santa Susana Field Laboratory, a 2,800-acre rocket, nuclear and engine research and testing facility. |
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