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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Artificial Joint Kickbacks, Smith & Nephew pays $28.9 million settlement
Memphis, TN: (Sep-27-07) The US Department of Justice brought charges against a Memphis-based unit of British medical device maker Smith & Nephew, alleging that the company engaged in illegal kickbacks. The complaint alleged that the company used consulting contracts with doctors as bribes. The Department of Justice said it found instances in which doctors... - Eli Lilly Putting Zyprexa Patients At Risk of Suicide
Nov-25-07 Rockville, MD Now we know there is a corelleation between Zyprexa and suicide, people who may not have realized that their suicidal thoughts were related to Zyprexa, now understand that they may not have been in control of their thoughts and actions at all. Unfortunately, some patients, including youth, have committed suicide while taking this medicatio... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Should Pay for Surgery
Dec-1-07 Grand Blanc, MI Patients who have the now recalled Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads implanted face an important decision. Those who have not suffered from a malfunction must decide whether or not to have the leads capped to avoid having their defibrillator malfunction. Unfortunately, some people who have the leads implanted no longer have insurance cove... - Pregnancy Leave Discrimination, Woman awarded settlement after returning to work with reduced pay and responsibilities
Scotland, UK: (Sep-27-07) Melanie Given, an accountant with Offshore Hydrocarbon Mapping, an offshore oil-services company in Aberdeen, threatened to sue the firm and take it to an employment tribunal, alleging that she was discriminated against because she was pregnant. Her complaint stated that her high-flying career was reduced to little more than a p... - Principal Retaliation, Middletown School District awards Bernard Cohen $425,000 settlement for wrongful termination
Middletown, NY: (Sep-27-07) Former principal Bernard Cohen and the Middletown School District filed lawsuits against each other over a former superintendent's conviction on sodomy charges. Cohen was the high school principal under former Superintendent Robert Sigler, who in 2003 pleaded guilty to sodomizing a 14-year-old male student. Cohen told police he... - Scalding Death, Family of developmentally disabled woman awarded wrongful death settlement
Guthrie, OK: (Sep-26-07) The family of Julie Teenor, a developmentally disabled woman who died in 2005 after being scalded, brought a lawsuit against the Commission for Human Services, alleging that the wrongful death occurred as a result of negligence. The suit claimed that Teenor was receiving supported living services through the Developmentally Disable... - Condemned School Land, Lakeland School District pays $2.5 million settlement to build new school
Bartow, FL: (Sep-26-07) The Lakeland School District reached a settlement with retired teacher Patricia Martin, opening the doors of Lakeland's Highland Grove Elementary School. The Polk County School Board voted to settle a condemnation lawsuit stemming from the purchase of that land on Lakeland Highlands Road, just south of the Polk Parkway, for $2.5 mil... - Shelby Oil Back Taxes, Company pays $1.8 million settlement to US government
Great Falls, MT: (Sep-26-07) The Montana Revenue Department and five Hi-Line counties brought a lawsuit against Shelby oil and gas companies, over back taxes. In a settlement reached, the company agreed to a nearly $1.8 million payout to resolve the allegations that it owed millions in back taxes to the government. The settlement was made in late July 20... - Fatal Hit and Run, Postal workers' family awarded wrongful death settlement
Roanoke, VA: (Sep-27-07) The family of John William Edmonds Jr., a US Postal Service worker, brought a lawsuit against Terrance Wayne Dickerson, after Edmonds died in a 2004 hit and run accident. Dickerson panicked and drove off. He returned about half an hour later and turned himself in to police. Dickerson, 41, pleaded guilty in January 2005 to felony hi... - Priest Abuse, Catholic Diocese of Kansas City pays $225,000 settlement for negligence and abuse
Kansas City, MO: (Sep-26-07) Frank Scheuring, a 47-year old Independence man brought a lawsuit against Francis E. McGlynn, a former Roman Catholic priest, alleging that the priest sexually abused him in the 1970s. Scheuring was 11-years-old when he confided during confessional that a neighbor was sexually abusing him. Instead of intervening, the suit alleg... - Insurance Fraud, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield pays fine for denying coverage to policyholders
Baltimore, MD: (Sep-25-07) Maryland state officials brought a lawsuit against CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield, alleging that Maryland's largest health insurer improperly denied claims. The violations were revealed following an audit that was conducted in 2004. The complaint stated that the company had unethical business practices that led to the claims bein... - Eastpointe ADA Violations, City spends settlement on accessibility improvements
Eastpointe, MI: (Sep-26-07) The US Justice Department brought charges against the city of Eastpointe, after an investigation revealed that there were more than 100 alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Federal prosecutors who investigated a complaint found 112 separate ADA violations, ranging from accessibility in the parking and entr... - Lingerie Insider Trading, Consultant pays fine for insider trading regarding merger
New York, NY: (Sep-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Joseph Keeney, a former consultant to Frederick's of Hollywood Inc., alleging that he traded inside information about a merger of the lingerie maker with New York-based Movie Star Inc., another intimate apparel company. Movie Star disclosed in November 2006 th... - Restated Financials, Shareholders awarded $24 million settlement from Executive Risk Indemnity
Atlanta, GA: (Sep-26-07) AFC Enterprises (AFCE) brought a lawsuit against Executive Risk Indemnity, its former insurance carrier, over the carrier's attempt to rescind the directors and officers liability policy for the 2003 policy year in which AFCE announced a restatement of its prior years' financial statements. The company announced that a federal cour... - Companies Investigated for Handling of Stock Options
Nov-30-07 New York, NY Stock option plans are becoming an increasingly popular way for companies to attract and retain highly valued employees. Stock options allow employees the right to purchase shares in the company at a fixed price within a certain period of time. Employees can profit if the stock gains value after they have purchased it, usually at a price th... - Pizza Recall: Lawyer Demands General Mills Pay Medical Expenses
Nov-30-07 St. Louis, MO General Mills produced and distributed 120 million pizzas throughout the US during an E. coli outbreak that was linked to the company's Totino's and Jeno's pizzas. However, although the company did announce a recall, it only involved 5 million of those 120 pizzas produced. Considering that General Mills, the sixth largest food company in t... - Lawyer Discusses Overtime in Food Distribution Industry
Nov-30-07 Los Angeles, CA: Many employees are unaware that they are owed overtime compensation, or they don't know where to get help. Wage and hour attorney, Kim Anglin discusses overtime issues in the food distribution industry. "Route sales representatives are often misclassified as outside salespersons exempt from overtime wages by their employers," says Angli... - Nursing Home Abuse: More People Need to Speak Out
Nov-30-07 Bullhead City, AZ Kathleen Sadlier transferred her mother, Rita, from a hospital to a nursing home , thinking she would get rehabilitation. Instead, her mother received poor care and even an injury. Although Rita was there for just a week, Sadlier says she saw so much nursing home neglect that she had to take her mother out of the home. Rita was init... - Auto Dealership Harassment, Two female employees awarded settlement from Norris Automotive Holdings
Baltimore, MD: (Sep-25-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) brought a lawsuit against Norris Automotive Holdings, which did business as Norris Ford, on behalf of two women, Barbara Dabbs and Christina Humphries-Korenstra. The lawsuit alleged that a body shop manager installed video cameras behind a mirror in a bathroom at the car deale... - San Diego Chargers, City pays football team for lost revenue
San Diego, CA: (Sep-25-07) The San Diego Chargers brought a lawsuit against the city of San Diego, alleging it was negligent in remodeling the city stadium. The suit stemmed from a 1996 incident, when Qualcomm Stadium was remodeled for the Chargers, the city failed to install seats and ramps to meet the Americans with disabilities act. After a lawsuit was...