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May-11-06 "Basically the Hyundai warranty is void as soon as you drive the car off the lot. When the clutch on my Hyundai Tiburon GT went, they told me it was because of bad driving habits. I am really pissed off. They just deny everything." Bill Parfiit Jr., Pasedena, Maryland "I have a 2004 Hyundai Tiburon GT with a 2.7 liter engine but it's the same problem... - Whistleblower Mark Livingston Battles Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
May-10-06 Washington DC Attorney, Jason Zuckerman, says a positive result of the recent corporate scandals is the recognition of the value of whistleblowers in exposing fraud, corruption, and other wrongdoing within a company. As a result of a shift in the public's perception, he says, some whistleblowers are viewed as heroes for taking on powerful corporations lik... - Kids Dying From Off-Label Use Of Antipsychotics
May-5-06 A recent USA Today sponsored review of the FDA database from 2000 to 2004 found at least 45 deaths in children under 18 with atypical antipsychotics listed as the "primary suspect," and 1,328 reports of other serious side effects, some life-threatening. Atypical antipsychotics are a relatively new class of drugs approved by the FDA for the treatment of a... - New cases of annuity fraud are a reminder to be wary
Apr-29-06 If you're considering purchasing or transferring annuities, be aware of the risks. A new class action lawsuit was launched against Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (NYSE: AZ). The complaint alleges that the company enticed people to purchase its annuities using false advertising. The buyers of the annuities say they never received a bonus Alli... - BankAtlantic Bancorp Money Laundering Settlement
The United States Justice Department filed charges against the bank for allegedly failing to detect millions of dollars in drug money wired to accounts at the Fort Lauderdale institution. The retail bank failed to maintain an anti-money laundering compliance program. According to the Justice Department, between 1997 and 2004, more than $50 million of su... - Bone and Tissue Transplant: Both Sides Suffer
Apr-27-06 Donna had a choice when she had neck surgery: replace it with a piece of bone from her hip (longer healing time) or bone from a cadaver. She chose the latter. "It freaked me out a bit at the time, but not nearly as much as it does now," she says. I don't know where these bones came from, but money can make people do anything." Knowing what she does now, D... - Renu: Scary and Painful
Apr-25-06 "Until this whole Renu scandal broke out I was convinced it was something I had somehow done to myself, even though my doctor said it was probably the contact lens solution." Steve Smith (not his real name) : "After my ordeal with Renu, the worst part was not knowing if I would ever see again. It was so scary when I woke up one day and couldn't see, esp... - Michelex Corp. Wells Fargo Lending Dispute Settlement
Wells Fargo filed a lawsuit against the specialty plastic product company over a lending dispute. Wells Fargo sued Michelex, claiming the bank was owed just under $3 million in promissory notes. Michelex has agreed to pay Wells Fargo $1,025,000 by April 20, 2006 and $1,400,000 by August 31, 2006. (Apr-12-06) [ HOUSTON CHRONICLE ] Legal Help ... - Accor North America Inc. Motel 6 Child Personal Injury Settlement
Accor North America Inc. has reached an undisclosed monetary settlement with Hitendra and Falguni Bhakta, the parents of a child who is alleged to have found and swallowed a used condom at the Motel 6 in Casper, Wyoming on May 26, 2003. It appears that the child, who was only two years of age at the time of the incident, was found choking on a used cond... - Gary Dowell and Terry Favilla Insider Trading Settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission was successful in an insider trading suit against Terry F. Favilla, a former bank vice president and friend Garry R. Dowell. It is alleged that Favilla tipped off Dowell on a possible merger which collectively earned them over $110 thousand is stock profit. The court has ordered the pair to pay over $225 thousand tow... - UBS AG Copper Trading Scandal Settlement
Sumitomo Corp. filed a lawsuit against the bank relating to copper market transactions between 1995 and 1996. In 1996, Sumitomo's head copper trader Yasuo Hamanaka admitted running up losses of $2.6 billion in 10 years of unauthorized trading. UBS has agreed to pay Sumitomo an $86 million settlement related to the scandal. (Apr-07-06) [ MARKET WATCH... - Citigroup Inc. WorldCom Fraud Settlement
The University of California filed a lawsuit against the bank regarding its role in the 2002 collapse of WorldCom Inc. The university was an investor of WorldCom before it filed for bankruptcy in July 2002. The university claimed the former telecommunications analyst at Citigroup's Salomon Smith Barney unit issued unreasonably positive research reports... - City of Philadelphia, Tabor Children's Services and Defender Association of Philadelphia Caregiver HIV Assault Settlement
In August 1999, an 8-year-old girl was placed in the care of her half sister's father. John Lyles was a convicted bank robber who had previously been charged with physically assaulting a stepson. Seven months after the girl had been living with Lyles, his girlfriend pressed rape charges against him. After the little girl was removed from the home, she c... - Gambro Healthcare - Dialysis Fraud Pays Big Bucks
Mar-29-06 Medicare payments for dialysis cost the US government $5 billion a year. The global market for chronic dialysis services is worth approximately $43 billion and the US market is the largest in the world in terms of value. Worldwide, by the end of 2005, the number of dialysis patients reached 1.5 million. Of that number, approximately 23% patients were trea... - Legal ADHD Speed - Becoming Drug Of Choice For Americans
Mar-21-06 A study published online in the February 2006, Journal of Drug and Alcohol Dependence, that examined data from a 2002 survey of about 67,000 households, estimates that more than 7 million Americans have misused stimulant drugs meant to treat ADHD, and "substantial numbers of teenagers and young adults appear to show signs of addiction, according to a compreh... - California Overtime benefits Employers
Mar-20-06 Terri Reese from Vista, California was classified as an exempt manager. Her contract stated that she wouldn't perform the duties of hourly employees except in an emergency. As it turned out, every day was an emergency. She was hired to manage the mess hall for the Marine Corps base at Camp Pendleton. Because Reese wasn't paid hourly, she wasn't paid overt... - Bear Stearns Late Trading Settlement
The Securities and Exchange Commission and the New York Stock Exchange filed charges against the investment bank alleging illegal late trading. From 1999 through September 2003, Bear Stearns allegedly provided technology, advice and deceptive devices that enabled some customers and brokers to late trade and to evade detection by mutual funds. Preferred... - Trasylol Patients and Clinical Trial Subjects Beware
Mar-15-06 Thirteen years ago, the FDA approved Trasylol (aprotinin) for use in patients undergoing heart bypass surgery. In January 2006, doctors, consumer advocates and a medical research group called for the removal of the drug from the market after a study found it to have deadly side effects. Heart bypass surgery is performed to redirect blood around clogged ar... - Netbank's Hidden Costs
Mar-14-06 ATM cards give you the ability to get cash almost anywhere, anytime, with the touch of a just few buttons. But Netbank users beware: it can be costly. While NetBank does not charge fees for any ATM worldwide, the ATM owner generally does, and herein lies the deception. Where your hard-earned money is involved, you do not want to be paying for virtual serv... - Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals et al. Consumer Fraud Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against Lifekey Inc., Boland Naturals Inc., Warner Health Care, Wagner Nutraceuticals and Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals for allegedly violating state consumer laws. The lawsuit claimed the companies automatically signed customers up to a negative option feature without their knowledge. When consumers placed an initial order for a f...