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- Serono $704 million settlement for the promotion of Serostim for a diagnosis that was not approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (Oct-23-05)
- GlaxoSmithKline $150 million settlement regarding cancer drug antitrust. (Sep-21-05)
- Merck & Co. $253.4 million verdict awarded to a widow whose husband died while taking the painkiller Vioxx. (Aug-19-05)
- Walgreen Co. $1.3 million settlement for failing to monitor sales of cold medicines used to make methamphetamine. (Aug-6-05)
- Boston Scientific $74 million settlement for failing to disclose defective stents. (Jun-27-05)
- U.S. Postal Service Settlement for mailing a vial of meningitis. (Jun-17-05)
- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals A $2.2 million settlement for Pondimin. (Jun-10-05)
- HMO of Louisiana, Inc. $2.3 million awarded for denying a medical insurance claim. (May-19-05)
- Eureka Co. et al. A $3.25 million wrongful death settlement. (May-16-05)
- Dr. Rami Geffner A $75,000 fine for prescription pad negligence. (May-16-05)
- Pfizer Inc. $4 million settlement over misleading statements (May-2-05)
- Gambro Healthcare Laboratory Services $53 million Medicare fraud settlement (Apr-28-05)
- Beth Israel Medicare Billing Settlement (Mar-26-05)
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. $30.75 million Settlement (Mar-21-05)
- University of Pennsylvania and the Children's National Medical Center (Feb-18-05)
- UK Insurance Industry A 10 million pound settlement awarded to asbestos exposed workers. (Feb-18-05)
- Torrington-Winsted Pediatric Associates and Pediatric & Adolescent Healthcare Over $500,000 awarded to US government and private insurers. (Jan-19-05)
- New Haven Funeral Home A six figure settlement was awarded to the family of the improperly disposed. (Jan-17-05)
- University of Illinois (early hospital discharge) (Nov-15-04)
- Medtronic Sofamor Danek. A $400 million verdict has been reached in the paten.. (Oct-25-04)
- Bristol-Myers Squibb Co, Baxter International Inc, 3M Co., Dow Chemical $11.3 million settlement for medical reimbursement.. (Oct-18-04)
- GlaxoSmithKline PLC. A $2.5 million settlement has been reached with the State.. (Sep-2-04)
- Parkway Hospital and Leben Home for Adults. A $7 million settlement has been r.. (Sep-2-04)
- California fertility specialist Dr. Steven Katz. A $1 million settlement has b.. (Aug-11-04)
- Educators Mutual. A $2.86 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit f.. (Jul-28-04)
- Banner Health. A $6.1 million settlement has been reached with the federal gov.. (Jul-21-04)
- Metabolife. A $7.4 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Rh.. (Jul-12-04)
- GlaxoSmithKline. A $75 million settlement has been reached in the consumer law.. (Jul-9-04)
- City of Danbury. A $3.5 million settlement has been reached in the lawsuit fil.. (Jul-9-04)
- Bethesda Memorial Hospital. A $63 million verdict has been found in the lawsui.. (Jul-8-04)
- Johns Hopkins University. A $2.6 million settlement has been reached in the la.. (Jul-8-04)
- Rush University Medical Center, Rush North Shore Medical Center $7.35 million settlement.. (Jul-8-04)
- Dow Corning. Breast implant claimants will be mailed settlement checks ranging.. (Jun-25-04)
- Taxol. Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. will distribute $62.5 million in settlement ch.. (Jun-25-04)
- University of Washington. A $35 million settlement has been reached in the law.. (Jun-20-04)
- Parkland Medical Center in Derry, Progressive Women's Healthcare. $2.3 million verdict.. (May-19-04)
- Dow Corning. The $2.35 billion in settlement funds which were agreed upon nine.. (May-19-04)
- The University of Washington. A $35 million settlement has been reached in the.. (May-19-04)
- Medco Health Solutions Inc. A $29 million settlement has been reached in the l.. (May-19-04)
- Boston IVF. (Feb-10-04)
- Brooke Army Medical Center. An $8.1 million settlement has been reached in t.. (Feb-10-04)
- X-Ray LTD et al. (Feb-10-04)
- PeaceHealth. A $1.1 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed by.. (Feb-10-04)
- Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing. A $10 million settlement.. (Nov-1-03)
- Intrepid of North Carolina Inc. A $685,000 settlement has been reached in the .. (Oct-15-03)
- Stanford Hospital and Palo Alto Medical Clinic (Oct-2-03)
- HealthSouth Corp. A $1.4 million jury verdict has been found in the lawsuit fi.. (Sep-18-03)
- Tenet Healthcare Corp. A $54 million settlement has been reached in the lawsui.. (Sep-5-03)
- Federal Government, Touchette Regional Hospital. A $19 million verdict has bee.. (Sep-5-03)
- Northwest Medical Center $1.1 million has been awarded to Roy E. Lund in the c.. (Jun-25-03)