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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Public has Right to know Secrets revealed in Zyprexa Documents
Jan-15-07 Washington, DC In deciding whether to allow Eli Lilly to continue to use court orders to hide documents that show the company illegally marketed Zyprexa for unapproved uses and failed to warn the public about the serious health risks associated with the drug for a decade, the court needs to consider the harm done to the public by Lilly's conduct. Th... - Peter Tafeen Homestore Securities Fraud Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: The Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against the Homestore Inc. executive for shareholder fraud in connection with a scheme to inflate online ad revenues at the online real estate listings company. Homestore paid some vendors extra for their products or services and the vendors would then use the money to buy advertising... - City of Neenah Eminent Domain Settlement
Neenah: The city of Neenah tried to acquire the property of Tou and Pa Vang Lee since December 2004 so it could realign Dixie Road with Schultz Drive as part of the Southpark Industrial Center expansion. The Lees requested $420,000, plus $40,000 in relocation costs, but the city initially only offered $188,000. The city appraised the property according... - Zango, Inc. Unfair Adware Downloading Settlement
The Federal Trade Commission filed charges against the company, formerly known as 180solutions, alleging unfair and deceptive methods to download adware and obstruct consumers from removing it, in violation of federal law. The case claimed Zango violated federal law by secretly installing software that forced consumers to get pop-ups that disrupt their... - New Jersey School Board Guidance Counselor Student Settlement
Bayonne, NJ: When Christopher Castlegrande was a 15-year-old student he had sexual relations with his guidance counselor Diane Cherchio West. Castlegrand filed a federal suit in 2004 against the Bayonne Board of Education and eight individual current and former school employees, including three superintendents, alleging they failed to protect him from b... - Albuquerque Public School District Seduced Student Settlement
Albuquerque, NM: The parents of a teenager filed a lawsuit against the school district claiming former Cibola High School tennis coach, Jos Leyva, seduced her. Leyva worked as a substitute teacher from April 2002 until July 2005, when he was fired. He was a tennis coach at Cibola for one season from September 2004 to May 2005. The lawsuit claimed Leyva,... - APAC-Atlantic Improper Asphalt Testing Settlement
Greensboro, NC: A federal lawsuit was filed against the highway contractor alleging improper testing at asphalt plants. The lawsuit claimed required tests were falsified to approve asphalt for road construction when it might not have been suitable. APAC-Atlantic will pay $2.25 million as a part of the settlement. It also requires the company to pay for... - Overnite Transportation Applicant and Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
South Holland, IL: The US Department of Labor filed charges against the trucking company for racial discrimination towards 260 African American applicants. The labor department claimed Overnite Transportation did not give black applicants equal employment opportunities and discriminated against them based on race. Overnite Transportation will pay more t... - Kazaa File Sharing Settlement Agreement
New York, NY: The National Music Publishers' Association filed a lawsuit against the file sharing company for allegedly facilitating the illegal distribution of copyrighted material. The United States District Court in Los Angeles was notified that the two sides had reached an agreement in principle. Kazaa agreed to pay music publishers and songwriters... - Air Force Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School Shooting Settlement
Little Egg Harbor, NJ: On November 3, 2004 Little Egg Harbor Intermediate School was mistakenly shot by an F-16 on a training maneuver. The building was damaged by 27 rounds of inert 20mm ammunition from an air cannon mounted on the plane during a nighttime mission over the New Jersey Pinelands. Eight of the 2-inch lead rounds punched through the scho... - Centex Inc. Post Closing Fortress Investment Group Settlement
Washington: In July 2006, Centex completed the sale of Centex Home Equity Co. to Fortress Investment Group, resulting in $540 million in after-tax proceeds. Fortress Investment Group filed a lawsuit against the home builder seeking funds for its post closing adjustments from the sale of its lending operation. Centex will pay a $17 million settlement. Ce... - Lilly's Legal Battle over Zyprexa Documents Continues
Jan-8-07 On January 3, 2007, a hearing was held before Judge Jack Weinstein, in a US District Court in New York, on a motion by Eli Lilly to extend an injunction to conceal company documents that show Lilly hid the lethal side effects of Zyprexa for a decade and engaged in an illegal off-label marketing scheme to promote the drug for unapproved uses. Zyprexa... - UnumProvident Corp. Deceptive Practices Settlement
Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer charged the disability insurance company with deceptive practices and claimed it made secret payments to brokers. The case claimed Unum improperly compensated brokers who pitched several insurance companies' policies to prospective customers. According to the terms of the settlement, UnumProvident will... - Five Children Born with Severe Heart Defects after Moms take Paxil
Dec-6-06 The law firm of Baum Hedlund has filed five more Paxil heart birth defect cases today against Philadelphia-based GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in Pennsylvania State Court. The firm filed the first Paxil PPHN case and two other Paxil heart defect cases, including the Adrian Vasquez case, recently featured on CNN. The families allege that the mothers' ingestion o... - Merck & Co. Inc. Vioxx Heart Attack Settlement
Gerald Barnett took Vioxx for 33 months before suffering a heart attack in September 2002. The former FBI agent filed a lawsuit against Merck for compensatory and punitive damages. A New Orleans jury ruled Merck was negligent for failing to adequately warn doctors about the risks associated with the drug. The jury also found that Merck knowingly misrepr... - Delphi Corp. Accounting Scheme Fines
Seattle, WA: The Securities and Exchange Commission filed civil fraud charges against the embattled auto parts supplier and some of its former officials for allegedly engaging in accounting schemes to mask declining financial conditions from 2000 to 2004. Delphi executives allegedly misrepresented warranty claims as pension costs to improve financial re... - Wine and Liquor Suppliers Alcohol Incentives Settlement
Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer investigated fifteen national wine and liquor suppliers regarding illegal incentives. The suppliers allegedly offered rebates and gifts to obtain unfair preferential treatment from retailers and restaurants; such incentives can result in higher prices and limit choices for consumers. Well known brands... - Los Angeles Archdiocese Priest Abuse Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Seven people filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Archdiocese and a Roman Catholic religious order regarding Carmelite priest Dominic Savino. Savino was ousted from the Crespi presidency in 2002 and suspended from the priesthood after they learned of allegations of sexual abuse. Two of the plaintiffs alleged they were sexually molest... - Bunge North America Inc. Pollution Emissions Settlement
St. Louis, MO: The US Department of Justice and the federal Environmental Protection Agency filed charges against the oilseed processing company regarding pollution emissions. The case involved 12 soybean processing plants and corn mills in eight states throughout the US. The lawsuit claimed Bunge violated the Clean Air Act by constructing major modif... - Spherix Inc. Contract Dispute Settlement
Beltsville, MD: The US Department of Agriculture filed charges against the provider of biotech and information technology services over contacts with the National Park Service and the Forest Service. Spherix agreed to a $6 million settlement. Under the terms of the settlement, Spherix's current national park reservation system will be phased out when Re...