All Legal Cases articles – Page 2
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Online onlyABPI suspends Roche over obesity drug sales
The British medical trade association has suspended Roche for 6 months and accused it of bringing discredit on the industry
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Online onlyMarsh: Beware hidden risks in corporate manslaughter laws
For the first time organisations can be found guilty of corporate manslaughter
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Negligent care homes face unlimited fines
New corporate manslaughter charges could be bought against negligent care homes
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Online onlyFormer Doral exec charged in $4bn securities fraud
Former treasurer accused of fraudulent reporting scheme to artificially inflate stock price
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Online onlyHSE prosecution was a 'waste of taxpayers' money
Hatton Traffic Management has lashed out at the HSE after being cleared of blame over an accident in which two of its workers died
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Online onlyBayou funds ex-CFO gets 20 years for fraud
Daniel Marino was sentenced for defrauding investors of more than $450m
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Online onlyFormer DOD employees sentenced for fraud
Two former Department of Defense employees have been sentenced for defrauding taxpayers
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Online onlyMerck & Schering-Plough accused of consumer fraud
Lawsuits filed in Federal Court over marketing of cholesterol-lowering drugs Vytorin and Zetia
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Online onlyFeds intervene in hospital Medicare fraud scandal
The Department of justice has thrown its weight behind whistleblower lawsuits against three hospitals accused of defrauding Medicare
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Online only$458m Big Dig settlement
Bechtel Infrastructure, PB Americas and consultants agree to pay to settle federal & state claims
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Online onlyFormer VP sentenced for embezzling $5.3m
A former vice president of a global investment firm has been sentenced to three years for embezzling money from his employer
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Online onlyIngersoll-Rand records $277m charge for asbestos claims
Results from a $538 million increase in recorded liability for asbestos claims to $755 million
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FeaturesCracking down on cartels
EU competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has vowed to get tough on companies that don't play fair. Neill Blundell says the EU and other regulators are giving a stark warning to boardrooms
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FeaturesPost-Katrina Litigation, Shows Need for Clarity
Hurricane Katrina was the single largest loss in the history of the insurance industry. Its place in the annals of insurance is also secure by virtue of it being the single most litigated loss on record. By Claire Wilkinson
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InterviewsEx-Brocade exec convicted in stock options trial
The former vice president of human resources has been convicted of conspiracy and falsifying records in a California District Court
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Online onlyManchester law firm launches e-crime division
Burton Copeland has launched a dedicated digital forensics facility
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Online onlyCompanies face widening exposure to liability for environmental losses
Law firm warns of changing environmental liability/insurance landscape
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Online onlyProposed fines for Corporate Manslaughter conviction inadequate says CCA
Safety charity says fines between 2.5 to 10 % of annual turnover are too low
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Online onlyCCA welcomes changes in Regulators Compliance Code regarding prosecutions
But continues to question the code's tone and relevance
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Online onlyTUC calls for tougher enforcement to tackle H&S 'crime wave'
TUC general secretary calls for greater enforcement powers and activity, including a statutory duty on directors
