Legal News

Arkansas doctor settles whistleblower suit and pleads guilty to accepting kickbacks
Patrick Chan, an Arkansan neurosurgeon, pleaded guilty to receiving kickbacks from a medical supply saleswoman in exchange for performing surgeries using her company's supplies.Chan also settled a whistleblower lawsuit for $1...

LEXINGTON:"Whistleblower seeks restraining order against state"
Herald Leader story on whistleblower lawsuit out of Lexington: Whistleblower seeks restraining order against state A lawyer for a Lexington-area social worker who has accused supervisors of misconduct is seeking a restraining order against the state, alleging a top social services official came to the worker's home with a police officer, demanding to search it for "missing files...

Walgreen's whistleblower lawsuit settlement
Walgreen?s, the nation?s largest chain drugstore, yesterday agreed to pay $35 million in settlement to a federal whistleblower lawsuit which alleged it had substituted more expensive versions of three prescription drugs from July 2001 thru 2005 to Medicaid programs from 42 states and Puerto Rico...

New York City settles homeless lawsuit
NYC settled a suit from 1983 on the rights of homeless people: Sewell Chan, "City Settles Lawsuit Over Homeless Families," New York Times (Sept. 17, 2008). -E.R. erosser@wcl.american...

"Apple Settles "Millions of Colors" Lawsuit"
Fortune: "Apple Settles "Millions of Colors" Lawsuit": When you?re a company as high profile and as rich as Apple, you get sued for a lot things, from patent infringement (eight cases since January alone, according to Barron?s) to ?sexual harassments with Apple gadgets? (see here)...

New Whistleblower Law to Protect Consumer Product Safety
Whistleblower Law Blog reports that Congress has enacted a new whistleblower law protect public and private sector employees in the manufacturing and retail industries who disclose information to an employer, a regulatory agency, or a State Attorney General about a...

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Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

Vioxx Lawsuits
Vioxx personal injury suits are a seroius concern for Merck and patietns

Construction Site Accidents
Lawsuits related to accidents

Bextra Injury Risks
Bextra Increases Risk of Fatal Heart Attack

Dell Inc
Settles 34-State Lawsuit

Qui Tam Whistleblower - Government Fraud - Qui Tam Lawsuit
Qui Tam Whistleblower alleging fraud against the government reported by an individual acting as a government whistleblower.

Apprehension Agent
State of Minnesota pays employee whistleblower and discrimination settlement.

Police Whistleblower
Officer awarded $980,000 for whistleblower violations and retaliation.

Florida State Settles with Feds over Disclosure of Personal Driver Info
Florida State Settles with Feds over Disclosure of Personal Driver Info

Aetna Settles with New York State for $20 Million