Moldova.org (Free subscription) | yesterday
A strong, magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck the British Virgin Islands Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. No immediate information was available about possible damage from the 6:40 a.m. quake, centered about 51 miles northwest of The Settlement on Anegad, a sparsely populated northern atoll of the British Virgin Islands, the quake-monitoring agency said. The USGS placed the depth of the...
adn.com: Business (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
KODIAK -- Damage awards stemming from the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill were scheduled to be in the mail next week, but the payments could be stalled for a month or more. The settlement, which was slashed in June by the U.S. Supreme Court from $2.5 billion to no more than $507.5 million, will be distributed to more than 32,000 plaintiffs, of which 80 percent are Alaska fishermen.
MyDD (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... in case you weren't aware. Some generations back in my family, a young boy got his leg cut off in an accident on a set of train tracks. The settlement was in excess of $100,000, a fortune at the time and nothing to sneeze at even today. His father, a minister who was so stingy that he wouldn't even let his wife have a copy of the key to the family refrigerator, gifted the entire settlement...
Seattle Times (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Melodee Nixon accused an Auburn company that did repair work for Alaska Airlines of laying her off after she raised air-safety concerns. Now she is getting nearly $30,000 in back wages and medical benefits after filing a federal whistle-blower complaint.
The War on Guns (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
City officials have agreed to return hundreds of firearms that police officers confiscated in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, part of a deal to resolve a lawsuit filed by gun lobbying groups. The settlement agreement filed Tuesday in federal court calls for the National Rifle Association and Second Amendment Foundation to drop their case if the city follows a plan for returning guns to owners...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
... over the Franklin Commons development five years ago could be used to pay for the late bus. The settlement funds, which were to be used to extend public transportation to Franklin Commons, has not been used because the Greater Attleboro Taunton Regional Transit Authority passes by the development. Councilor Judy Pfeffer, the lone dissenter, disagreed with the funding source. "I don't see...
A Georgia Lawyer (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
From Reuters: Lilly, has settled Zyprexa claims for $62 million. Zyprexa is Lilly's biggest product, with global sales of $4.76 billion in 2007. The settlement with 32 states and the District of Columbia ends an 18-month investigation of the Indianapolis-based company, which had been accused of promoting the drug for unapproved off-label uses and of playing down side effects such as weight gain,...
NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
By ALEX BERENSON - October 6, 2008 Eli Lilly has agreed to pay $62 million to 33 states to settle claims that it improperly marketed Zyprexa, its top-selling drug, to patients who did not have schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, its only approved uses. The settlement, to be announced Tuesday, ends an 18-month investigation led by the offices of the attorneys general of Illinois and Oregon, which...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced Tuesday that Florida and 32 other states have reached a record-setting $62 million settlement with Eli Lilly and Co. over charges that the company improperly marketed the prescription drug Zyprexa. The settlement is the largest multi-state, consumer-protection-based pharmaceutical settlement to date. The second-largest was a $58 million agreement...
Daily News (Free subscription) | yesterday
... said. "And regulators are once again unable or unwilling to take action to stop it - so we are. The settlement options ... prey upon the desperation of sick people in these troubled economic times."Delgadillo filed a $1 billion lawsuit in April against Anthem Blue Cross and its parent company WellPoint Inc., accusing the companies of illegally canceling policies of more than 6,000 customers...
Furious Seasons (Free subscription) | 08/10/2008
I spoke yesterday with representatives from the Illinois and Oregon AG's offices, trying to clarify a few matters about yesterday's $62 million settlement with Lilly over off-label marketing of Zyprexa. The settlement covers 32 states plus the District of Columbia....
NC Mental Hope News (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
By Jeff Swiatek Eli Lilly and Co. will pay $62 million to 32 states to settle an investigation into improper marketing of top-selling drug Zyprexa. The settlement, to be announced today, is the largest-ever multistate consumer protection action against a drug company, said Indiana Attorney General Steve Carter. Advertisement Quantcast The money will be split among 32 states, with Indiana
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced today that Florida and 32 other states have reached a record-setting $62 million settlement with Eli Lilly and Co. over charges that the company improperly marketed the prescription drug Zyprexa. The settlement is the largest multi-state, consumer-protection-based pharmaceutical settlement to date. The second-largest was a $58 million agreement...
Deseret Morning News (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Nearly 600 Questar Gas Co. customers in Utah will have to pay $224,070 in contested natural-gas bills, under a settlement signed Thursday with the company to resolve a dispute over inaccurate meter reading.The company, along with the Utah Division of Public Utilities and the Committee of Consumer Services, signed the agreement. The settlement resolves a dispute over back-billing that stemmed...
Times of the Internet (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
SACRAMENTO, Oct. 6 (UPI) -- Countrywide Financial Corp. agreed to a sweeping settlement for predatory lending practices that could restructure thousands of U.S. loans, officials said. The settlement announced by the California Attorney General's Office has the potential to reach $8.7 billion. Moreover, it could result in thousands of adjustable rate loans changed to fixed-rates. The changes...
