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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Eli Lilly and Co. under fire for Zyprexa
Aug-1-06 On July 24, 2006, Mississippi became the fifth state to file a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. for its sales and marketing of Zyprexa (olanzapine). The lawsuit was filed in Lafayette County Circuit Court. According to a special attorney general who is handling the case, the lawsuit was filed to recover money the state of Mississippi spent purchasin... - Boston Scientific inherits Guidant Heart Device Lawsuits
Aug-1-06 According to the FDA, the reason there are not more deaths reported in patients implanted with Guidant's defective defibrillators is because most patients die outside the clinic or hospital and the devices are not sent back to the manufacturer to be checked. On June 23, 2006, Bloomberg News reported that Guidant's Contak Renewal devices might fail about 1... - Medtronic's Medical Device Legal Troubles far from Over
Jul-31-06 Minneapolis based Medtronic, Inc. is one of the nation's largest medical device makers. In mid-July 2006, the company agreed to pay a $40 million fine to settle charges that its Sofamor Danek division paid kickbacks to doctors to get them to use the company's spinal products, which accounted for 20% of the company's $11.3 billion in sales in 2005. On J... - State of Massachusetts Retirement System Age Discrimination Settlement
Older public employees filed a lawsuit against the state for allegedly being wrongfully denied benefits. The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the case on behalf of workers who were denied or discouraged from applying for disability payments after being injured on the job. Massachusetts has agreed to pay the employees a $1.2 million set... - National Education Association Employee Gender Harassment Settlement
Three female former employees filed a lawsuit against their employer and male boss, Thomas Harvey, in Anchorage, AK. The lawsuit claimed the women were subjected to shouting, fists in the face and table pounding abuse. The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco agreed the case could be classified as gender harassment, so the union settled out of... - Backdating of Stock Options under Federal Investigation
Jul-29-06 The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that they will be investigating nearly 80 companies for stock option 'backdating' with nearly 40 companies facing criminal probes by the U.S. Justice Department. Federal officials held a [ press conference ] on July 21 in San Francisco to announce civil and criminal charges relating to allegati... - GlaxoSmithKline Sued Over Paxil Birth Defects
Jul-29-06 A lawsuit was filed against GlaxoSmithKline on July 28, 2006, in Philadelphia on behalf of Adrian Vasquez, who was born on April 19, 2004, with birth defects as a result of his mother having been prescribed Paxil during pregnancy. Paxil belongs to the class of antidepressant drugs known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs). At birth, Ad... - Washington State Patrol Trooper Fondling Settlement
Nine women filed a sexual misconduct lawsuit against former highway trooper, Michael Idland. Idland was charged with several felonies and gross misdemeanors for fondling the women. He was convicted of illegally searching and fondling the women. Idland spent 17 months in solitary confinement in the King County Jail and received four years probation. The... - Jeffrey Rempala Missing Prescriptions Settlement
A U.S. Attorney filed charges against the dentist after a September 27 through October 12, 2005 audit revealed violations regarding prescription drug diversion allegations. The lawsuit claimed Rempala purchased and dispensed controlled substances at his dental practice on South Lindbergh Boulevard in Frontenac, MO; he was unable to account for a total o... - Puget Sound Energy Gas Leak Wrongful Death Settlement
In September 2004, a leaky pipe spread gas that ignited and destroyed the Schmitz home. Frances Schmitz was critically burned and died three weeks later. Schmitz's family filed a lawsuit against Puget Sound Energy claiming the company was negligent in leaving the gas leak unchecked. Puget Sound Energy has agreed to award the family an $8 million settlem... - FAX.com Inc. Junk Advertisments Settlement
The city of San Diego filed charges against the company for allegedly sending hundreds of junk advertisements to city owned fax machines. The city sued the president of FAX.com, Kevin Katz, for violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which provides protections for consumers against unsolicited faxed advertisements. The San Diego City Attorney's... - H.D. Smith Wholesale Drug Co. Counterfeit Prescription Drug Conspiracy Settlement
The U.S. Attorney's office in Missouri filed charges against the pharmaceutical wholesaler for allegedly conspiring to sell millions of dollars in counterfeit, stolen and illegally imported prescription drugs. A former H.D. Smith employee pleaded guilty to accepting kickbacks and undisclosed commissions on sales of counterfeit Lipitor, a cholesterol dru... - Shoreline Amphitheatre Undisclosed Revenues Settlement
Mountain View City filed charges against the popular outdoor music arena for allegedly hiding revenues to avoid paying full rent; Shoreline's rent was based on concert revenues. An audit claimed the city was owed $15.6 million in back rent and penalties on about $58 million in unreported revenues from 1998 to 2004. Shoreline Amphitheatre will pay the ci... - Calpine Corp. Breach of Energy Contract Settlement
Reading Municipal Light Co. filed a lawsuit against their former energy supplier for breach of contract. Calpine channeled electricity to the Reading distribution center at rates established in a 2002 contract that was scheduled to run through October 2007, but Calpine went bankrupt. Reading has 28,000 customers in Reading, North Reading, Wilmington, an... - AR Mays Construction Dust Violation Settlement
Maricopa County filed charges against the commercial construction company for alleging violating city dust pollution rules. AR Mays Construction allegedly failed to implement dust control measures before, during and after dust generating operations. The lawsuit also claims the company failed to apply water during stacking and loading, immediately clean... - Berkeley Iceland Gay Couple Discrimination Settlement
A pair of gay skaters filed a discrimination lawsuit against the company alleging they were harassed for holding hands. John Manzon-Santos and Alan Lessik claim Berkeley Iceland's manager twice told them to stop skating together and allege they were subjected to gay bias because they saw male-female couples holding hands while skating at the same time... - Boston Scientific Won Guidant - What A Prize
Jul-24-06 In the second quarter of 2006, Boston Scientific may have lost 27% of its value, but in the first quarter, it did win a nearly two month bidding war with Johnson and Johnson over the heart device maker, Guidant, with a bid of $27.5 billion for the grand prize. It probably seemed like a great deal when the bidding started. Guidant's heart device division... - Janet Williams Poodle Attack Settlement
On May 3, 2002 5-year-old Micah Kitchen was attacked by a miniature poodle that repeatedly bit his face. Little Micah suffered puncture wounds to his cheek and beneath his lower lip as well as a laceration below his right eye. Micah's parents, Timothy and Jennifer Kitchen filed a lawsuit against their former neighbor. Janet Williams passed away, but her... - J.L. Foods and Wampler Foods Listeria Outbreak Settlement
Shakandra Hampton ate deli turkey during her pregnancy several times a week. She became ill and went into labor about a month early, during the height of a listeria outbreak. Her son was born deaf in one ear and also has developmental delays. Hampton filed a lawsuit against the two poultry companies claiming the listeria bacteria lead to the premature b... - George's Processing Inc. Employee Donning and Doffing Settlement
The Department of Labor filed a lawsuit against the poultry processor for allegedly not compensating workers for time spent getting into and out of work clothes. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of current and former employees of George's Cassville, MO plant for not paying workers for time spent donning and doffing work clothes and time spent following...