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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- April 2007 Big Pharma Litigation Update - Drugs (Part II)
Apr-12-07 Washington, DC: The anti-epileptic drug, Depakote (valproate), marketed by Abbott Laboratories, is one of the most heavily prescribed medications for off-label use. Experts say the evidence of harm caused by Depakote is just beginning to emerge. According to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania psychiatrist, Dr Stefan Kruszewski, a recognized expert on psychotropic... - April 2007 Big Pharma Litigation Update - Drugs (Part I)
Apr-5-07 Washington, DC: For the last two decades, illegal drug marketing schemes have paid off well for Big Pharma. However, as the old saying goes, all good things must come to an end, and every major drug company is currently involved in massive litigation. Some companies are facing thousands of lawsuits with a common complaint that the drug maker deliberatel... - Medical Devices - April 2007 Litigation Update (Part I)
Apr-5-07 Washington, DC: There is certainly no shortage of lawsuits against medical device makers in the US these days and the future's not looking too bright as far as that situation changing anytime soon. The majority of lawsuits allege that the pharmaceutical companies promoted the devices off-label meaning they implanted the products in patients for uses no... - Michigan State Police Fatal Shooting Settlement
Adrian, MI: A lawsuit brought by the family of Jesalynn Simons in 2004, against Michigan State Police and a trooper who fired a shot causing a fatal leg injury to Simmons, said that the shooting was not justified. A $650,000 settlement was accepted in Lenawee County Circuit Court to end the lawsuit when Judge Timothy Pickard rejected a motion to dismiss... - Electrolizing Corp. Metal Plating Whistleblower Settlement
Electrolizing is a metal plating subcontractor that used to build nuclear submarines. The company came under government scrutiny after a whistleblower testified that Electrolizing had performed some of the work improperly and covered it up by falsifying test results and certifications. Investigation showed that many usable parts scrapped by Electrolizin... - Priceline, Travelocity, and Cingular Adware Installation Penalty
Albany, NY: In a lawsuit filed in April 2006, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office charged Direct Revenue LLC with installing adware programs onto millions of consumers' computers worldwide to deliver advertisements, monitor Web sites and collect data. The programs are difficult to uninstall as well as serve a potential threat to the system... - TJ Web Productions Explicit Emails Settlement
As part of a crackdown on X-rated spam announced in July 2005, seven companies were charged with violating federal laws. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice targeted TJ Web Productions, based in Nevada who was also charged with violating FTC's Adult Labeling and the Can-Spam Act. Under the settlement, TJ Web Productions h... - Ketek: Sales Reps Push Profits over Safety
Apr-3-07 Seattle, WA: Andy Johnson is 35 years old, doesn't drink and has no family history of liver problems - there was no reason not to have a healthy liver. Until he took Ketek. "My doctor prescribed Ketek for a sinus infection that was not responsive to other antibiotics and Ketek seemed to be the hot new drug at the time; this was around December 2005 an... - Medical Devices - April 2007 Litigation Update (Part II)
Apr-9-07 ( Part I ) Washington, DC: By the fall of 2006, sitings of a whole new batch of litigants were looming on the horizon for both Boston and Johnson & Johnson. October 23, 2006, the Boston Globe, reported, "as more evidence emerges that suggests drug-coated stents have caused higher rates of blood clots than the older generation of bare-metal stents, doc... - US Federal Government Attorney Wrongful Conviction Settlement
San Antonio, TX: Six years of legal feuding finally ended with the federal government agreeing to pay the San Antonio attorney, Alan Brown $1.34 million to settle claims that revenue agents maliciously targeted him. The lawsuit began with when Alan Brown's office manager got involved with a cocaine smuggler and in an effort to win him over, told federal... - Stratagene Third Wave Patent Infringement Settlement
In 2004, Third Wave filed a patent infringement lawsuit related to PCR technology. Stratagene was accused that its qPCR and RT-PCR reagents violated some of the more than 30 patents on Third Wave's Invader product line. Stratagene and Third Wave settled the patent infringement case in an out of court settlement in relation to the suit currently in the F... - Hampton Inn and Falling Spring Corp. Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
Hagerstown, MD: A complaint was filed against the Hampton Inn in Hagerstown, which is part of Falling Spring Corp., claiming the hotel discriminated against Kimberly Sudhoff when it withdrew an offer of employment as a part-time receptionist after realizing she was about four months pregnant. A settlement was signed by United States District Court Judge... - United National Insurance Co. Sterling Heights Insurance Claim Settlement
Hillside Productions, which operates Freedom Hill Amphitheater, filed a series of civil suits that accused Sterling Heights' city officials of harassment and conspiring to close the facility because of residents' complaints over noise and traffic. The city sold bonds to pay Hillside while it negotiated with three insurers over who would pay the bill. Th... - Virginia State University Professor Wrongful Termination Settlement
Dr. Jean R. Cobbs, a tenured full professor of sociology and social work, who was fired by the Virginia State University (VSU) administration two years ago, received a settlement of $600,000. In a complaint filed with the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Cobbs alleged she was fired for personal and political reasons that had... - Adam Opel and McCann Erickson German Tom Waits Mimick Ad Settlement
San Francisco, CA: Tom Waits has settled his lawsuit against the carmaker Adam Opel AG and a German advertising agency over television commercials that he says mimicked his vocal style without his permission. The ads, made two years ago by McCann Erickson Germany for Opel, a division of General Motors, showed car owners putting their vehicles away to th... - Jacksonville, FL Religious Rally Fine.
Jacksonville, FL: The city will pay an atheist group $5,000 in attorney fees and avoid holding religious events in the future in the settlement of a lawsuit over a day of faith rally. The settlement requires the city of Jacksonville to write New Jersey-based American Atheists Inc. a letter saying it did not intend to violate the First Amendment and will... - Wisconsin Department of Transportation Open Records Request Fine
Wisconsin Department of Transportation Madison, WI: The state Department of Transportation (DOT) has agreed to pay a $500 forfeiture as part of a settlement for not complying with an open records request for a report comparing the cost of using state workers and contractors. The department agreed to plead guilty to allegations it "arbitrarily and caprici... - Walsall Council Employee Disability Discrimination Settlement
Elizabeth McDonald was fired from Walsall Council through a fax in April 2005 while on sick leave after having a thyroid operation. She filed a complaint with an Employment Tribunal claiming disability discrimination and unfair dismissal. She presented a list containing £500,000 in losses based on an estimate of what she would lose in salaries, bonuses... - Merchants Put Consumers at Risk of Identity Theft
Apr-5-07 Los Angeles, CA: A recent federal court ruling means big advantages for consumers. The U.S. Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) in 2003 to protect consumers from identity theft. The statute entitles consumers to at least $100 where merchants put them at risk by issuing an electronically printed receipt that shows more th... - Crusading Lawyer Demands Congressional Action against Long-Term- Care Insurers
Apr-5-07 Chicago, IL: Imagine being in your 70's and 80's and having your health fail to the extent that you need expensive long-term care in a special facility. But you take some consolation in the fact that you've been paying long-term-care insurance premiums for a number of years. At least you and your family won't be burdened with tens of thousands of dollars...