A methadone clinic in Portland, Maine has settled a lawsuit for $1 million with the U. S. government. The U. S. Attorney General’s Office has stated that CAP Quality Care, Incorporated, increased the illegal use of methadone in the area by improper dispensing methods.

The government alleged an the clinic had an unreliable inventory methodology that let patients walk away with from the clinic with unaccounted for methadone. The government also alleged that the clinic falsified documents to cover up its practices.

A fan who was at the home season opener of the New York Met’s baseball game is suing the organization for negligence. According to reports, a blonde 300-pound drunken man who was acting in an intoxicated manner over a long period of time, fell upon Ellen Massey, 58, and crushed several of her vertebras requiring surgery to repair.

The drunken man is now being called a John Doe since he was not stopped when he attempted to leave and his identity is now unknown. Massey was hospitalized for two weeks after surgery, as rods and screws were used to repair her spinal column. Massey, an attorney, was with her nephews when the incident occurred.

Los Angeles County is considering settling a claim for $600,000 in a case where a lifeguard drove over a 19-year-old man in June 2005 at the Santa Monica Beach. The sunbather, Jesse Pace received injuries to his shoulder, chest and hip, requiring surgery and a 7-day hospital stay. Lifeguards are required to check around their vehicles before putting the gear into drive.

Safety procedures for lifeguards in vehicles have been called into question as at least five sunbathers have been driven over by lifeguards within the past five years on Los Angeles County beaches. Last year there was a similar lawsuit filed in Venture County as a female sunbather was killed when run over by a lifeguard. The surviving family is suing for $10 million.