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Sep-29-07 Baton Rouge, LA Patients who take Zyprexa are often dealing with serious health issues such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and anxiety. They expect that when they take Zyprexa they will feel better and notice an improvement in their health. They do not expect that taking Zyprexa could result in them attempting to commit suicide or developing akath... - Cephalon Inc. Trisenox Marketing Settlement
Frazer, PA: (Jul-31-07) Biotechnology company Cephalon Inc. had a second quarter loss after reserving $56 million for a settlement over alleged illegal marketing for the anticancer drug Trisenox. The controversy involving the drug had earlier cost the company $10.5 million in settlements, but company officials have since put that figure at close to $56 mil... - Norstan's Bankruptcy Shareholder Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) A lawsuit was filed against Norstan's, a women's budget retailer, on behalf of the company's unsecured creditors, alleging that the company had unscrupulous business procedures. The lawsuit asserted that in the months before declaring bankruptcy, Norstan's made distributions of $14 million to the company shareholders and thereafte... - Nelnet Inc. Student Loan Referrals Settlement
New York, NY: (Jul-31-07) The New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office filed a lawsuit against Nelnet Inc., a finance company that consolidates student loans. The charges alleged that Nelnet made payments to alumni groups in exchange for getting loan referrals. The lawsuit was part of the investigation of unlawful practices in the $85 billion a year... - Michael Rice Prudential Securities Market Timing Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Michael Rice, a former senior executive with Prudential Securities, alleging that he failed to supervise registered advisers who allowed favored clients to make improper market timing mutual fund trades. The SEC claimed that Prudential advisers previously used f... - PACIF Grange Hall Arson Insurance Settlement
Ferrisburgh, VT: (Jul-30-07) The town of Ferrisburgh brought a lawsuit against PACIF, an insurance company, over losses incurred after the town-owned former Grange Hall was destroyed by an arson fire on Feb. 15, 2005. The hall was scheduled to be renovated into a town office building and community center. The town had earlier received about $1.03 million f... - Delta and Pine Land Co. Turkey Government Payoff Settlement
St. Louis, MO: (Jul-27-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against Delta and Pine Land Co., which was recently acquired by Monsanto, and Delta's Turkish unit, alleging that the unit paid Turkish officials $43,000 to get government documents necessary to operate its business in Turkey. The suit claimed that Delta and Pine, through it... - Zyprexa: "I couldn't care less if I lived or died"
Oct-5-07 Seattle, WA Patients who are diagnosed with depression may feel a sense of shame about their diagnosis. That feeling may be compounded if they begin to feel suicidal, which can happen to people who take Zyprexa . However, many people do not realize that they are not [ alone ], that other people taking Zyprexa have felt suicidal. The problem is with the dr... - Oakland City University Whistleblower False Claims Act Violations Settlement
Oakland City, IN: (Jul-30-07) A lawsuit was brought against the Oakland City University (OCU), alleging that the university violated the federal False Claims Act. The allegations stem from a sealed complaint filed by a former OCU employee under the whistleblower provisions of the civil False Claims Act in 2002. The complaint was filed in the US District Co... - ConAgra Foods Inc. Employee 401K Settlement
Sioux City, NE: (Jul-30-07) A series of lawsuits were brought against ConAgra Foods Inc., alleging that the company caused retirees to lose millions because its 401(k) plans were too heavily invested in company stock. The stock price dropped in March 2005 when ConAgra announced that it would restate its earnings because of income tax errors from fiscal 200... - K2 Inc. Jarden Merger Termination Settlement
Carlsbad, CA: (Jul-30-07) A settlement was reached in a pending litigation concerning outdoor sporting goods company K2 Inc. and Jarden Corp. In April 2007, Jarden, a diversified consumer products company, decided to acquire K2 in a cash and stock deal valued at about $15.50 per share, or $765.9 million. The settlement agreement made with the City of Rosev... - Chicago, IL City Prosecutors' Salary Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jul-30-07) Several prosecutors brought charges against the city, alleging that they receive the same salary as public defenders. Protesting the unfairness, prosecutors brought their families to a weekend rally. In a recent settlement, Cook County Board President Todd Stroger and State's Attorney Dick Devine announced that they have agreed to... - Dr. Reggie Goldsby Medical Malpractice Settlement
Amite, LA: (Jul-03-07) Tanya Hendry Sparks filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against Dr. Reggie Goldsby of Amite, alleging that Goldsby's care of her father, Marion Hendry was below applicable standards of care demanded of physicians under like circumstances. Hendry was admitted to Hood Memorial Hospital in Amite on March 13, 2000, for what Goldsby diagn... - Horas extra de los programadores de computación
Los empleados de la industria software y tecnologías informáticas podrían tener derecho al pago de horas extra... La ley federal y las normas de la mayoría de los estados exigen el pago de horas extra para aquellos empleados que trabajan más de 40 horas por semana, a menos que estén dentro de una de las exce... - Project Straight Drug Detox Wrongful Death Settlement
Oakland County, MI: (Jul-29-07) Two lawsuits were filed against Oakland County physician Aeneas Guiney, alleging that he was responsible for the death of a patient. Guiney and Dr. Robert Wolf both were named in a lawsuit filed by the family of Danny Oppenheim Jr. of Kansas City, who died in 2004. Oppenheim was a patient at the doctors' now-defunct Project... - Alabama Department of Transportation Underground Plume Settlement
Montgomery, AL: (Jul-28-07) A series of lawsuits were filed against the state by residents in the Chisholm, Eastern Meadows, and Vista View communities, alleging that they were not informed of their houses being above a toxic underground plume. Groundwater contaminated with trichloroethylene, or TCE, was discovered in 1999 in the North Montgomery area. The... - Long Beach Township, NJ Beach Patrol Accident Settlement
Long Beach Township, NJ: (Jul-28-07) Andrew Barchetto, a Bergen County man, filed a lawsuit against the township after a Beach Patrol pickup in the North Beach section of the township injured him. Barchetto said in his lawsuit he suffered lacerations and scars of the lower abdomen, disfigurement of both his legs, multiple disc herniations and emotional tra... - Aggregate Industries NE Inc. Substandard Concrete Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jul-28-07) A lawsuit was filed against Aggregate Industries NE Inc., alleging the construction company supplied substandard concrete to Boston's Big Dig project. In a settlement reached, the company admitted to the allegations and agreed to pay $50 million to settle the case. Under the agreement, Aggregate Industries will not be barred from bi... - Marina, CA Project Traffic Settlement
Marina, CA: (Jul-27-07) Save Our Peninsula, an environmental protection group filed suit against the city of Marina, alleging that traffic generated by Cypress Knolls and other projects in the city's Fort Ord area, caused environmental damage and contamination. The Cypress Knolls senior subdivision planned to build several projects before Save Our Peninsul... - Milton, WI Open Meeting Violations Settlement
Milton, WI: (Jul-27-07) The Citizens for Responsible Development brought a lawsuit against the city of Milton, alleging that the city council violated the Wisconsin state Open Meetings Law when it met in secret in 2004 and 2005. The meetings pertained to the city's new ethanol plant. A state appeals court agreed on March 8, 2007 that the city council viola...