Litigation

Pharma company seeks laxatives return to the shelves
Thirty-eight drug liability lawsuits were recently consolidated into one against pharmaceutical company C.B. Fleet over two of its laxative drugs. The product liability lawsuits allege that the laxatives have caused serious kidney damage...

New GAO Reports: Military Readiness, Overseas Contingency Operations, 401(k) Plans, NASA Constellation Program
Military Readiness: DOD Needs to Strengthen Management and Oversight of the Defense Readiness Reporting System, GAO-09-518, September 25, 2009 Overseas...

Company settles product liability lawsuits for $114 million total
2,682 product liability lawsuits were filed against Medtronic Inc. due to failures in their Marquis line of implanted cardiac defibrillators. The company has recently reached a $114...

Pharmaceutical company sued over birth control pills
A pharmaceutical company that manufacturers birth control pills has been hit with four individual product safety lawsuits. The product safety lawsuits come after the manufacturer reached an agreement with the FDA in 2008 to run a multi-million corrective ad campaign for overstating the benefits of Yaz and downplaying its risks...

Survey Finds Concern Over Taxing Overseas Operations
Corporate executives say they're worried the Obama administration will follow through on proposed changes to how the U.S. government taxes companies' international operations, according to a survey by the Washington law firm Miller & Chevalier...

Bayer settles product liability lawsuits over imaging dye
Bayer, a pharmaceutical company, has started settling product liability lawsuits over its contrast agent used in diagnostic imaging tests. The company began negotiations for settlements in about forty product liability lawsuits linking the product to a disease that hardens organs...

Pharmaceutical company may spend $2 billion more on Zyprexa lawsuits
Eli Lilly & Co., after agreeing to spend more than $2.6 billion to settle government and individual product liability claims over its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa, still faces product liability lawsuits over the drugs...

Builders brace for lawsuits over odor-emitting drywall
Levin & Perconti has blogged on this odor-emitting drywall before and now builders are bracing for personal injury lawsuits. Recently, tainted Chinese-made drywall emitted sulfuric fumes that corroded the unit?s coils and raised an occasional stink...

The law department is only one player, and a modest one, in a companys total observance of the laws
Laws permeate the operations of companies, as do regulations, ordinances, agency procedures, judicial decisions, and many other forms of juristic governmental dictates. Let?s just call them all ?laws...

INTEL CHIEF WARNS MORE JOBS TO BE SHIPPED OVERSEAS IF VISAS ARE NOT FREED UP
Intel's chief says the company could send ALL of its jobs overseas, but that it has the desire to stay here and employ Americans. But if they're handcuffed by antiquated visa rules, they may be left with no choice.

Employee Lawsuits (An Introduction and Topic Overview)
How employers can cope with the siege of employee lawsuits

California Limited Liability Company Formation
Relevant information for starting a limited liability company in California

Stock Splits and Reverse Stock Splits
How splits can affect stock value

Employee Lawsuits: Negligent Hiring and Retention
Employers must check references, criminal records, other background material.

Military Veterans Benefits, Part 3
Other Benefits

Stephen J. Hyland
alleging fraudulent operations in offering expertise in same gender couples' issues.

Hormone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits See Multi-Million Dollar Settlements
HRT Lawsuits Pharma Faces Multi Million Dollar Settlements

Target
Settles with NFB for $6 Million

Circo Booster Seats
Recalled by Target

Target, National Federation of the Blind
Settle Class Action for $6 Million

Countrywide Financial Corp
Served with Two Lawsuits