Tag: Department of Justice
It’s Time the Bad Guys Pay for the Financial Meltdown: Bring On the Class Actions!
by Abigail Field on Jan.29, 2011, under Towing
The Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission’s report concludes that ineffective regulators and big banks were the primary causes of the financial meltdown. Next stop: Government and class action lawsuits to recoup some of what we all lost, and (please please please) criminal charges against the worst offenders too.
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It’s Time the Bad Guys Pay for the Financial Meltdown: Bring On the Class Actions! originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 29 Jan 2011 09:00:00.
Filed Under: Columns, Economy, Investing, Real Estate, Credit
Merck KGaA Is Latest Pharma to Settle Justice Department Claims
by Melly Alazraki on Dec.21, 2010, under Towing
German pharmaceutical and chemical company Merck KGaA will pay $280 million to settle a U.S. Department of Justice claim brought against a former subsidiary, Dey Pharma, regarding Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. This is the fourth such settlement this month alone.
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Merck KGaA Is Latest Pharma to Settle Justice Department Claims originally appeared on DailyFinance on Tue, 21 Dec 2010 14:00:00.
Filed Under: Health Care, Pfizer, Merck, GlaxoSmithKline, Abbott, Eli Lilly
Schlumberger Faces Federal Bribery Probe
by Melly Alazraki on Oct.08, 2010, under Towing
The allegations concern contract payments Schlumberger made several years ago to a consulting firm, Zonic Invest, which has ties to Yemen’s government.
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Schlumberger Faces Federal Bribery Probe originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 08 Oct 2010 09:15:00.
Filed Under: Company News, General Electric , Schlumberger
The U.S. Stops Silicon Valley’s ‘No Poaching’ Deals. . . a Few Years Too Late
by Alex Salkever on Sep.26, 2010, under Towing
On Friday, the Justice Department announced it had settled with six tech giants that had made anticompetitive agreements not to poach top employees from each other. That may have been an issue two years ago, but not now as a major talent war rages in Silicon Valley.
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The U.S. Stops Silicon Valley’s ‘No Poaching’ Deals. . . a Few Years Too Late originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sun, 26 Sep 2010 12:00:00.
Filed Under: Company News, Technology, Hewlett-Packard, Google , Intel, Oracle, Apple, Facebook, Careers, Adobe Systems, Stocks in the News
Justice Department Wraps Up Tech-Recruiting Collusion Probe
by Dawn Kawamoto on Sep.17, 2010, under Towing
Did tech giants Apple, Intel, Google, and Adobe enter into “no-poach” agreements with each other? The Department of Justice is wrapping up its year-long investigation, which centers on whether such agreements may have kept wages artificially low.
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Justice Department Wraps Up Tech-Recruiting Collusion Probe originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 17 Sep 2010 10:45:00.
Filed Under: Technology, Google , Intel, Apple, Adobe Systems






