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Feb-11-08 Mexico City Felipe Calderon, the president of Mexico, was scheduled to arrive for a Sunday visit to the United States amid the debate amongst presidential candidates regarding the illegal immigrant situation within the U.S. This will be Calderon's first visit to the United States since his presidency began in 2006, but he will not be meeting with George... - Bankrupt and Belly Up
Feb-10-08 Surrey, BC: Gale Winkleman and her partner (let's call him Brad) had a garbage disposal business together in Surrey, British Columbia, until 2000. Then Brad discovered cocaine. He took a lot of cash out of the business and eventually spent it on crack cocaine. Winkelman has no idea exactly how much Brad took -- in cash and crack -- because he did so many... - Employee Discrimination against a High Achiever
Feb-9-08 Brooklyn, NY Gehan was one of only three Christians employed by a leading American pharmaceutical company in the Middle East. His superior made it clear, however, that he wanted no Christians on his team and over three years Gehan was subjected to systematic employee discrimination , ending in the loss of his job. "Originally I was a physician but I'd... - Dairy Bankruptcy, Intesa Sanpaolo SpA agrees to pay Parmalat SpA 310 million-euro settlement
Rome, Italy: (Feb-07-08) Parmalat SpA, the dairy company that collapsed four years ago in Italy's largest bankruptcy case, brought charges against Intesa Sanpaolo SpA, the second-largest Italian bank, alleging that the domestic lender played a part in the company's bankruptcy. Sources close to the case revealed that the parties had come to a memorandum of... - Credit Card Abuse: The only Abuse that is Legal
Feb-7-08 Washington, DC: As much as consumers are beholden to their credit cards, with an abundance of credit card debt and conditioned towards monthly payments, dependence isn't enough; it appears as though credit card companies won't rest until consumers are completely held hostage by credit card abuse . There's no other way to describe some of the unjust, un... - Securities Fraud: MBIA Gambled... and You Lost
Feb-7-08 New York, NY The trouble with tottering giants is that they can take down a lot of smaller people with them if they fall. That's the trouble with the tottering bond insurer MBIA as it struggles to stay afloat after a plethora of risky investments have undermined its stability. Those investments, and MBIA's less than forthright communications about them,... - TouchPlay Revenue, Iowa pays $1.05 million settlement to company owner for lost lottery game income
Cedar Rapids, IA: (Feb-4-08) Larry Elbert, the owner of Camden Inc. of Cedar Rapids, brought a lawsuit against the state over losses at the state lottery's TouchPlay games. Camden sued the state in June 2006 after more than 6,700 TouchPlay machines were removed from more than 3,000 bars, restaurants, and convenience stores. After authorizing the creation o... - Golf Course Liquidation, Golf Trust of America set to receive $3.8 million settlement in legacy issues lawsuit
Charleston, SC: (Feb-01-08) Golf Trust of America, Inc. brought charges against Larry Young, Danny Young, Kyle Young, The Young Family Irrevocable Trust, and The Legends Group, Ltd., collectively known as GTA. Records stated that Golf Trust of America was formerly a real estate investment trust. From May 22, 2001 to November 8, 2007, the company was engage... - Trasylol Fiasco - FDA Fails To Protect Americans Again - Part II
Feb-4-08 Washington, DC: In reading the report issued by the Zuckerman Spaeder law firm, one thing is perfectly clear. Bayer was willing to pay $700,000 to get a Trasylol study done in time for the September 21, 2006 advisory committee meeting, if it could refute the findings of the New England Journal of Medicine study. However, unbeknownst to the contract re... - Bank of America: Income Down 95%, 401k Plans Down?
Feb-2-08 Charlotte, NC: Bank of America is yet another victim of the slowing US economy and the damaging sub-prime mortgage crisis, prompting the company to undertake a multi-billion-dollar debt write down. Worse, the less-then-stellar performance may have put Bank of America retirement fund investors at risk for reduced Bank of America 401k portfolios, alleging... - Soldier Custody Laws
Feb-1-08 Washington, DC: America's brave men and women have been battling more than terrorists these days. Their bravery is having to be displayed in the face of another enemy. The possibility of losing custody while on active duty for the United States military has been a tragic side effect of the Middle East unrest. However, this situation is going to do an a... - Man Looks for Job but finds Discrimination Instead
Jan-31-08 Wilkes-Barre, PA: When Ivan left his job in New York to take a position with General Physics, he found that racial discrimination stood in his way. He said his positive attitude turned to suspicion when the two black people in his group failed to qualify for jobs but the people who were white were all hired. Ivan's story is troubling, to say the least... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis: Medtronic Tries to Get Off the Legal Hook
Jan-30-08 Seattle, WA: If you're a big medical hardware manufacturer and one of your products is found to be seriously—in fact, potentially fatally—defective, what's the right thing to do? That's the challenge that Medtronic Inc. faced when its Sprint Fidelis implantable defibrillator leads were found to be prone to fracturing and malfunctioning, eith... - Sigue Corp. forfeits $15 million for failing to prohibit money laundering
St. Louis, MO: (Jan-28-08) The US Government brought charges against Sigue Corp., a San Fernando-based company that provides international money transfer services, alleging that it failed to implement an effective program to prohibit money laundering. Federal prosecutors stated that the charges stemmed from transactions conducted from November 2003 through... - J.C. Flowers & Company, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America agree to pay Sallie Mae a $30 billion dept settlement.
New York, NY: (Jan-28-08) Sallie Mae, a student lending giant, brought a lawsuit against its onetime buyers, which include the private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Company, JPMorgan Chase, and Bank of America, over its scuttled $25 billion buyout. The company agreed to settle with its onetime buyers, in exchange for a deal to refinance about $30 billion in... - Takeover Insider Trading, Former Dow Jones board member pays $8 million securities fraud SEC settlement
New York, NY: (Jan-28-08) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against David Li, a former Dow Jones board member, alleging that he engaged in insider trading during the 2007 takeover battle for the US media group. Sources close to the investigation stated that the SEC had amassed circumstantial evidence that potentially linked Li to un... - Bank Robbery, City of Golden Valley pays law abiding citizen $1.1 million settlement for excessive police force in his wrongful arrest
Golden Valley, MN: (Jan-23-08) Al Hixon, a man who was chased and pepper sprayed after being mistaken for a bank robber, brought a lawsuit against the city of Golden Valley, alleging officers used excessive force during the incident. On April 2, 2005, Hixon was changing oil at a gas station when a nearby bank was robbed, and the pursuit followed. Hixon is... - Jury Trials in 2008 Expected to Expose SSRI Maker's Dirty Secrets
Jan-23-08 Washington, DC: The blockbuster sales figures for the new generation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants ( SSRI 's), which have resulted from their promotion for so many unapproved uses, represents the most profitable off-label marketing coup in the history of modern medicine. Sales total about $21 billion a year, according to IMS Hea... - Credit Counseling, Credit Solutions of America Inc. agrees to $588,000 settlement for unlicensed debt settlement services
Boise, ID: (Jan-18-08) The Idaho Department of Finance filed charges against Dallas-based Credit Solutions of America Inc., alleging that the company engaged in unlicensed credit counseling. The suit was brought after the department received information in May 2007 that suggested that Credit Solutions of America had contracted with Idaho debtors to provide... - Payday Lending, Check n' Go agrees to $100,000 settlement after violating state laws
Richmond, VA: (Jan-17-08) The State Corporation Commission brought charges against Check n' Go, the nation's second largest payday lender, alleging that the company violated numerous state laws regulating the industry. The State Corporation Commission stated that it cannot disclose which laws Check n' Go violated because such reports are kept confidential...