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Hartford, CT: (May-16-07) James Tillman, an east Hartford man who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, was awarded $5 million by the unanimous passing of a bill by the general assembly. The vote in the House to give James Tillman a $5 million dollar check was 148 to 0 and it was immediately sent to the Senate. James Tillman was release... - Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief
Charleston, WV: (May-16-07) The West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office filed charges against four companies that offer debt settlement services, Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief, alleging that they were not properly licensed as credit service organizations. Debt settlement is a... - Demanda de las víctimas del huracán Katrina en Nueva Orleans por una falla en el dique
Casi un año después de que se produjo el huracán Katrina y las posteriores inundaciones, que dejaron más de 1.800 muertos, el Cuerpo de Ingenieros del Ejército de los Estados Unidos se ha declarado responsable por la inundación de Nueva Orleans. El 1 de junio de 2006, que también fue el día 1 de la... - $2 million settlement with AG's office over officers' endowments.
New York, NY: (May-15-07) The New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed claims against the William Morris Foundation, alleging that its officers and directors paid themselves excessive compensation. The suit claimed that Bruce August and the late Edward Antonelli, two officers of the 50-year-old private grant-making organization, overpaid the... - $58.5 million settlement with AG's office in workers compensation suit.
$58.5 million settlement with AG's office in workers compensation suit. Boston, MA: (May-14-07) An investigation by Massachusetts attorney general Martha Coakley's office led to a lawsuit against American International Group Inc., accusing it of having failed to pay surplus workers compensation funds to Massachusetts. The probe revealed that AIG faile... - $4.9 million settlement in insurance malpractice suit.
Enterprise Life Insurance San Antonio, TX: (May-14-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Irving-based Enterprise Life Insurance Co., accusing the company of not refunding unused insurance premiums to auto loan customers. Abbott sued Enterprise Life and eight other credit insurance companies whose investigations are ongoing. T... - Arbitraje de corredores de bolsa y consultores financieros
Los inversores que pierden dinero como resultado de errores por descuido o dolo intencional por parte de sus corredores de bolsa o consultores financieros pueden tener derecho a recuperar sus pérdidas a través de un proceso conocido como arbitraje de corredores de bolsa. Las demandas de arbitraje pueden involucrar todo tipo de inversion... - Defectos congénitos y HPPR por Symbyax
Symbyax (conocido genéricamente como fluoxetina u olanzapina) es un antidepresivo que también se utiliza para tratar trastornos obsesivo-compulsivos que involucran pensamientos o acciones recurrentes. Es un inhibidor selectivo de la recaptación de serotonina (ISRS). Un comunicado de salud de la FDA publicado el 19 de julio de 2006... - Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. Plavix Patent Infringement Settlement
New York, NY: (May-10-07) The Antitrust Division of the US Department of Justice filed a lawsuit against research-based pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., accusing it of infringing Plavix patents. Plavix, a blood thinner manufactured by Paris-based Sanofi-Aventis SA and marketed by New York-based Bristol-Myers Squibb, was to face generic comp... - Kennedy Valve Lead Waste Violations Settlement
New York, NY: (May-10-07) The New York State Attorney General's Office brought charges against Kennedy Valve, a Southern Tier manufacturer, alleging that it was guilty of environmental crimes. The suit claimed that Kennedy Valve in Elmira was guilty of unlawfully handling hazardous waste by repeatedly disposing tons of waste containing lead at the Chemung... - CIT Group Inc., CIT's Student Loan Xpress Preferred Lender Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (May-10-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office had filed charges against CIT Group Inc. and CIT's Student Loan Xpress unit, over the state's investigation of abuses in the US student loan business. An investigation into CIT's business practices showed that Student Loan Xpress had provided meals, entertainment and gifts to school... - Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center Cardiologist Medical Malpractice Class Action Settlement
Lafayette, LA: (May-09-07) A class action medical malpractice lawsuit was filed against Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center, accusing Dr. Mehmood Patel, a cardiologist, of doing unnecessary angiograms, angioplasties and stent implants. Patel, who faces 94 criminal counts in a federal case involving 78 patients, denied the malpractice allegations an... - Purdue Pharma LLC OxyContin Abuse Settlement
Hartford, CT: (May-08-07) In a lawsuit filed by the Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and state Consumer Protection Commissioner Jerry Farrell Jr. against Stamford-based Purdue Pharma LLC, the maker of the painkiller OxyContin, they alleged that the company propagated illegal marketing practices that led to greater abuse of the highly addictive painkille... - Could Mirena Birth Control Side Effects Include Breast Cancer?
Aug-29-14 Washington, DC It’s possible that the active ingredient in Mirena IUD birth control, levonorgestrel, could trigger breast cancer. That’s the conclusion of a new Finnish study, just published, which found a 19 percent higher incidence rate of breast cancer in women using Mirena and other birth control products containing levonorgestrel, than wom... - ExxonMobil Corp. State Oil Spill Payments Settlement
Concord, NH: (May-01-07) Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's office filed charges against ExxonMobil Corp., accusing it of environmental damage resulting from oil spills at some of its stations. In a settlement reached, ExxonMobil agreed to repay more than $2 million it received from the state to clean up gasoline spills. The payments were made to ExxonMobil... - Chevron Crude Oil Spill Settlement
Trenton, NJ: (Apr-25-07) New Jersey Attorney General Stuart Rabner filed charges against Chevron regarding the crude oil spill into the Arthur Kill that caused excessive damage to the oyster beds, which had already been decimated by pollution and over-fishing. The spill occurred on Feb. 13, 2006, when a barge was offloading crude oil at a Chevron facility... - Todd Clifford and John Szymonek Home Improvement Business Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-25-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed federal lawsuits against two operators of home improvement businesses that victimized dozens of consumers in Monroe County. Todd Clifford, owner of Todd Clifford's Painting and More and other home improvement businesses, was accused of defrauding 28 consumers who paid for services that... - Jerome Kaye and John Tertel Deceptive Hearing Aid Businesses Civil Penalties
Lancaster, PA: (Apr-24-07) Pennsylvania Attorney General Tom Corbett filed charges against Jerome Kaye with a primary place of business located at 2050 Columbia Ave, Lancaster, and John Tertel, doing business as The Hearing Advocate, 270 Park Place, Mahanoy City, accusing them of unfair and deceptive business practices in Pennsylvania. The suit claimed t... - Jewish General Hospital Non-Kosher Discrimination Settlement
Quebec, Canada: (Apr-19-07) Two ambulance technicians filed suit against the Jewish General Hospital, alleging that they suffered discrimination while trying to eat a non-kosher lunch at the hospital. One of them, Yvon Verreault, lodged a complaint with the Quebec Human Rights Commission in February 2005 after he was asked to leave the hospital's Café d... - Are Statins and Crestor Side Effects Worse Than Claimed?
Aug-22-14 Washington, DC When a patient is prescribed Crestor (rosuvastatin) as a means to regulate cholesterol levels in the blood and to minimize the presence of so-called “bad LDL cholesterol,” there are various Crestor side effects one has to consider; muscle pain, the potential for new-onset diabetes and other Crestor issues, some severe with th...