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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Cabrini Medical Center Medicaid Insurance Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-29-07) Federal prosecutors filed charges against Cabrini Medical Center, accusing it of Medicaid fraud, alleging that the hospital allegedly kicked back millions of dollars to Applied CaseManagement, an alcohol and drug treatment consulting firm. Charges were filed after whistleblower John Reilly, an employee at the firm, booked charges... - Syntho Group Syntest Drug Distribution Settlement
Spring Lake, NJ: (Mar-29-07) Scivanta Medical Corporation brought charges against Syntho Pharmaceuticals Inc. and its principal owner, Muhammed Malik, known as the Syntho Group, regarding Scivanta Medical Corporation's exclusive right to distribute the hormone replacement therapy drug, Syntest. In a settlement reached between the parties, the Syntho Group... - Magma Design Automation Inc. Software Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (Mar-03-07) A pending litigation between Synopsys Inc. and Magma Design Automation Inc. over a patent dispute was resolved after Magma Design Automation Inc. agreed to pay Synopsys $12.5 million, ending the lawsuit. Synopsys of Mountain View, CA, and Magma of Santa Clara, CA, who make electronic design automation software for chip designers,... - Claremont, CA Grand Prix Wildfire Settlement
Claremont, CA: (Mar-29-07) The Padua Fire or the 2003 Grand Prix Fire ripped across foothill slopes after starting in Fontana and destroying upward of 135 homes. More than 60 Palmer Canyon residents filed suit against the city, alleging it did not properly clear brush on land it owns nearby, providing fuel for the wildfire. In a settlement reached, the cit... - Society of Jesus, Oregon Province Priest Misconduct Settlement
Portland, OR: (Mar-29-07) Two civil suits were filed against retired 83-year-old Jesuit priest Rev. James E. Jacobson and Society of Jesus, Oregon Province, by four people from Western Alaska. Two men sued Jacobson for child support, and two women, one the mother of one of the men, accused him of rape. In a CNN news program featuring Jacobson, a video tape... - Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Priest Abuse Settlement
San Diego, CA: (Mar-29-07) In a settlement reached between the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego and 83 victims, the Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay a compensation of $95 million to settle more than 140 claims of sexual abuse by priests. In the suit filed, the victims alleged that they were forced into having sex with the priests, improperly touched,... - EP MedSystems Shipping Restrictions Fine
Norfolk, NJ: (Mar-28-07) The US Department of the Treasury filed suit on EP MedSystems, a medical device company in West Berlin, accusing it of shipping products to restricted countries. EP MedSystems, which develops and markets cardiac electrophysiology products used in visualizing, diagnosing, and treating certain cardiac-rhythm disorders, had been accus... - University of the Virgin Islands EPA Waste Violations Settlement
St. Thomas, VI: (Mar-27-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed charges against the University of the Virgin Islands (UVI), alleging that investigations showed that the university was guilty of several EPA violations. The suit accused the university of failing to store incompatible waste chemicals separately, failing to determine which of th... - Southwest Airlines Employees Gender Harassment Settlement
Oakland, CA: (Mar-27-07) A lawsuit brought against Southwest Airlines by the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission alleged that Southwest, which is based in Dallas, failed to respond to sexual harassment complaints made by three female employees against a male co-worker. Denying allegations, Southwest Airlines agreed to pay $100,000 to settle the sexu... - BearingPoint Computer Billing Problems Settlement
Honolulu, HI: (Mar-28-07) Hawaiian Telcom brought charges against outgoing contractor BearingPoint after enduring a year of computer-related billing problems. Hawaiian Telcom retained BearingPoint in August 2004 to design, build, and operate various information technology systems. Following the billing related issues in February 2007, both parties mutually... - Lumberton, NC City Hall Construction Contract Settlement
Lumberton, NC: (Mar-28-07) Pro Construction filed suit against the city of Lumberton in March 2006 alleging that the city owed it $519,000 for the construction of the new City Hall. The contractor said it was owed $519,000 for the project, which has already cost the city $5.5 million. But city officials contended that the four-year project finished 260 day... - J.McDaniel Transportation, Inc. Gas Spill Settlement
Springfield, IL: (Mar-28-07) The State of Illinois book charges against J.McDaniel Transportation, Inc. over damages to natural resources along Sugar Creek that were injured by an April 2001 gasoline spill. As a result of a truck accident, gasoline from a tanker truck spilled on Illinois Route 136, located near McLean in McLean County. It entered into a dr... - North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services Healthcare Technology Settlement
Charlotte, NC: (Mar-28-07) Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) filed suit against the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) over the Medicaid Management Information System (MMIS), which is the state's system for processing Medicaid claims. DHHS awarded the MMIS contract to ACS in April 2004, but canceled the contract in July 2006, sp... - University Heights Association Loan Dispute Settlement
Albany, NY: (Mar-28-07) A lawsuit stemming from a $14.8 million loan the Silverman Foundation made to the University Heights Association (UHA) to buy 31 acres, which included the former Christian Brothers Academy campus, reached settlement after a two-year legal battle. The suit disputed as to whether the money was a gift or a loan. The settlement reached... - Gadolinium linked to MRI kidney failure gets New Boxed Warning
Jun-7-07 Jacksonville, FL: On May 23, 2007 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers to include a new boxed warning on the product labeling of all gadolinium-based contrast agents (used in MRI and MRA scans). Patients most at risk are those with kidney malfunction, patients just before or after liver transplantation, or patients with chronic li... - Lawmakers Want to End Big Pharma Recruitment Schemes - Part 2
May-30-07 Washington, DC: The whole idea of mining for psychiatric drug customers by screening all Americans for mental health disorders came to fruition as the result of the campaign contributions by the pharmaceutical industry, which in large part helped George W Bush take up residence in the White House. To repay his enormous debt to the industry, on April 29,... - Asbestos Video highlights plight of U.S. Capitol Tunnel Workers
Jun-5-07 Washington, D.C The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has launched a powerful online video with detailed footage of asbestos dust and environmental hazards within the Capitol Hill tunnels where government crews are working. "For more than 20 years, maintenance workers who have been exposed to asbestos and other occupational hazards while... - Lawmakers Want to End Big Pharma Recruitment Schemes - Part 1
May-29-07 Washington, DC: Federal lawmakers are stepping up the pace to put a stop to the pharmaceutical industry's customer recruitment schemes used to boost the sale of psychiatric drugs by tugging at heartstrings in promoting mental health screening programs as suicide prevention tools. On May 18, 2007, US House of Representative Ron Paul (R-Texas), a physicia... - Hampton Roads Transit Tunnel Car Accident Settlement
Hampton Roads, VA: (Mar-28-07) Fatima Laila Fortmuller sued Hampton Roads Transit (HRT) after a crash that happened in the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel in 2002. Fortmuller was stuck in typical tunnel traffic the day of the accident in February 2002, when a HRT bus slammed into the back of her Dodge Neon, sending her car into an SUV. She suffered a closed br... - Dynegy Inc. Pollution Violations Settlement
Champaign, IL: (Mar-28-07) Attorney General Lisa Madigan's office filed charges against power generator Dynegy Inc. accusing the company of polluting the environment and violating the Clean Air Act. In a settlement reached, Dynegy agreed to turn over more than 1,000 acres along the Middle Fork of the Vermilion River to the state of Illinois as well as inst...