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In November 2005, a lawsuit claimed that Fox News Vice President Joe Chillemi used obscene terms to describe women and their body parts. As well, during a department discussion about discrimination in the workplace, he said that when choosing between hiring a man or a woman, he would pick the man because a woman "would most likely get pregnant and leave... - RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. Securities Fraud Settlement
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. (RenRe) was being investigated by the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York for restating three years of earnings from 2001 to 2003, particularly transactions with reinsurer Inter-Ocean Holdings Inc., which failed to meet accounting standards. RenRe is still under investigation, initiated by its shareholders. Th... - Western World Insurance Company Cancellation Discrimination Settlement
Between January 1, 2002 and May 7, 2004 Western World Insurance Company sent adult family home operators in Washington and Oregon a Notice of Cancellation/Non-Renewal of insurance coverage that made reference to mental illness or a mental illness designation associated with the insured's adult residential care facility license. The Fair Housing Center o... - Wyndham International Inc. Hotel Surcharges Settlement
An investigation by the Attorney General, which began in 2001, accused Wyndham International Inc. of improperly imposing undisclosed automatic surcharges at hotels run by the company. The investigation focused on adding charges to guest bills without proper disclosure. Four Florida Wyndham hotels allegedly tagged on automatic hotel charges - such as r... - Yankee Gas, City of Derby, Derby Housing Authority and Richard Kastens House Fire Deaths Settlement
A 25-year-old woman and two of her young children died in a 1991 row house fire in Derby, Connecticut. Ade Jordan managed to escape the burning building but returned to rescue 4-year-old Alicia and 3-year-old Justin. All three died of smoke inhalation. A settlement has been reached in four wrongful death lawsuits and the heirs of Ade Jordan have been aw... - CNL Hotels and Resorts investors Settlement
In August 2004, a lawsuit claimed that CNL Hotels obscured its true financial condition around the time the company was preparing a merger agreement and public stock offering. The Orlando-based real-estate investment trust denied liability, negligence or misconduct. CNL has agreed to settle with investors for $35 million. Approximately 80,000 members ar... - Qwest Communications telecommunications Settlement
Qwest Communications reached an agreement in 2001 with the State of New Mexico to spend $788 million on the state's telecommunications system over five years. The telecommunications company fell short about $220 million on its agreement and the state Public Regulation Commission (PRC) ordered the company to spend the full amount by March 2006 or refund mo... - 2005 Profitable Year for Whistleblowers
Oct-1-06 Washington, DC The year 2005 was a very good year for Whistleblowers . According to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services, a grand total of $136,756,946 was awarded to Whistleblowers who filed q The Act requires that recoveries from health care investigations, including criminal fines, forfeitures, civil settlements and judgments, and... - Uphill Battle - Warning Pharma Customers about Dangers of SSRIs
Sep-29-06 Recent concerns about the adverse effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants (SSRIs) have focused on suicide risks. However, a new study published in the September 2006 journal, Public Library of Science (PLoS), reports that in addition to self-harm, the drugs can also cause some patients to become violent and homicidal. Professor... - Zyprexa Sales Show No Amount of Lawsuits Will Deter Lilly
Sep-28-06 Indianapolis, IN Scores of new lawsuits are being filed by patients who say they took Zyprexa without knowing the risks after Eli Lilly promoted the drug to doctors as a treatment for conditions other than schizophrenia and bipolar disorder that the drug is approved to treat. In June 2005, Lilly announced plans to settle roughly 8,000 claims by pati... - Filing a Veteran Medical Malpractice Claim
Oct-4-06 If you are a veteran or family member of a veteran you have the right to seek medical service through the Veteran's Administration (VA), a large division of the US government. Unfortunately medical negligence can and does happen. If negligence by a doctor or other medical personnel occurred at a VA hospital, you are entitled to sue the US government under... - Bagged Spinach: E coli Carrier
Sep-26-06 Monterey, CA " Spinach is susceptible of receiving all imprints: It is the virgin wax of the kitchen." This quote from Grimod de la Reyniere begs the questions: What is this spinach outbreak saying about the safety of food? How safe is our farming nowadays and should we be worried? To date, 175 cases of E. coli bacteria in tainted spinach have been r... - High-speed Police Chases: Deadly Pursuits
Aug-10-06 The police want to send a message to criminals - if you break the law you won't get away with it. In fact, you simply won't get away - not if they can help it. This often means dramatic high-speed police chases through our streets. And more and more these chases are ending in serious injury and even death. Is recovering that stolen vehicle worth the lives... - Guidant Settles Three Lawsuits - 549 To Go
Oct-2-06 Corpus Christi, TX Attorneys for the plaintiffs in lawsuits against Guidant and its new owner, Boston Scientific, view the settlement of a Texas case days before a jury trial as a sign that the company is dodging the courtroom. Guidant settled the case for an undisclosed amount with two plaintiffs avoiding a public trial set to begin on September 18, 20... - Pasadena-based Dish Direct Inc. false advertising Settlement
Pasadena-based Dish Direct Inc., makers of an herbal penile enlargement pill, alleged the product's effectiveness had been scientifically tested. The consumer protection unit discovered the marketers and promoters had falsely advertised the product and also found the pill contained higher levels of lead than permitted. Dish Direct, which operates as Max... - CGI-AMS whistleblower fraud Settlement
Four Ohio state employees alleged false billing practices by CGI-AMS Inc., a computer consulting firm carried out in 1999. The whistleblowers said that AMS billed top dollar for work performed by unqualified employees in a $95 million contract with former Ohio Department of Human Services. In 1997, AMS was hired to install a computer system that would h... - Seasilver USA Inc. consumer redress Settlement
Seasilver USA Inc., maker of a liquid dietary supplement, claimed the product was clinically proven to treat or cure 650 diseases, including cancer and AIDS, and would cause rapid, substantial, and permanent weight loss without dieting. But the FTC found out otherwise, alleging the claims were false and unsubstantiated. In March 2004, Seasilver and Amer... - Calaveras County, California discrimination lawsuit dismissed
A sex discrimination lawsuit against Calaveras County Sheriff Dennis Downum has been dropped. Kenneth Cantamout, a part-time Copperopolis rancher who is gay, alleged that, in 2002, due to his sexual orientation, Downum denied him a volunteer job with the department. Cantamout said he didn't have the time or money to fight a legal battle against Calavera... - Advocate Lutheran General Hospital and Dr. George Melnyk wrongful death Settlement
Three months after the birth of her daughter in 2001, Melanie Stokes was treated for depression by Dr. George Melnyk at Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge. Four days after being released from the hospital, Melanie jumped to her death from the 12th floor window of a hotel room. Her husband filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that Melani... - New York City wrongful death Settlement
Ousmane Zongo, 43, a West African immigrant, was shot and killed by NYPD officer Brian Conroy during a raid on a CD piracy ring at a Chelsea Mini-Storage in May, 2003. Zongo, who was unarmed, had been working on African art in another storage unit. Conroy was tried twice for the killing, producing a mistrial on manslaughter charges, a conviction for cri...