Posts tagged fraud

• Cancer Scams -- FDA Warns Consumers

  Alyssa DiEdwardo | October 25, 2010 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  October is the 25th anniversary of National Breast Cancer Awareness month. In 2006 191,410 women were diagnosed with breast cancer. Breast Cancer is ranked number one in cancer in women of all...

• Drug and Medical Device Manufacturers: "It is someone else's fault"

  John Hopkins | September 03, 2009 10:59 AM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  A responsible FDA has brought a drug manufacturer to justice. The FDA has settled with Pfizer over its off label and deceptive marketing of the drug Bextra; $2.3 billion in fines and penalties....

• The Fight To Cap Payday Loans

  Eddie Farah | April 11, 2009 1:11 AM | 12 CommentsJacksonville, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  PayDay Loans. If you see them you should run the other way. Florida is among a few states that has tried to stop the abusive high interest loans. In the average scenario, a person takes out a...

• The Brand- Franchisors Will Be On The Hook If They Fail To Protect the Public From Misuse

  Gabrielle D'Alemberte | February 16, 2010 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsMiami, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  What’s in a name? A lot. That is why entrepreneurs everywhere often choose to open franchises of existing companies like Burger King rather than creating their own, unique brand. But for...

• Big Tobacco, Scorched Earth Tactics & the Engle Case

  John Hopkins | February 06, 2007 5:05 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The Florida Supreme Court has issued its mandate in the Engle v Liggett case. This case involved a class action by Florida smokers against Big Tobacco. Florida smokers who qualify as "Engle class members" must now take some action against Big Tobacco in less than one year. The Supreme Court made certain findings of fact and law that may place Big Tobacco at a distinct disadvantage and Florida...

• Do you know who Rick Scott is? Really?

  John Hopkins | October 20, 2010 4:00 PM | 2 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It is election time again and this year very potential damaging choices need to be made. So, I have to ask: Who is Rick Scott? Just what the heck are Republicans Thinking? Republicans, even...

• The Law of Large Numbers

  John Hopkins | December 11, 2006 10:49 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The "law of large numbers" is the theory upon which all insurance exists. Essentially, it says that if you can put enough "risks" together, then the majority can pay the claims of the minority. It relies on the idea that, in any large group, it will be the minority who suffer some sort of loss and submit an insurance claim. The larger the group, the more likely that premiums paid by the...

• Physician First Do No Harm; but if you do its OK to coerce patients

  John Hopkins | September 29, 2006 11:08 AM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Wrongful Death
  

  The St. Petersburg Times reports a startling event. Physicians who, through less than candid means, convinced voters to limit the damages that victims of medical malpractice can collect; are now going to "convince" their patients to forgive them for their malpractice. The Times reports that the waiver, which physicians will ask their patients to sign, will limit non-economic damages to...

• Iraq Corporate Fraud Lawsuits Take Hit

  Staff Writer | August 24, 2006 10:57 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL Category: Miscellaneous
  

  When a U.S. judge set aside a $10 million verdict against Custer Battles last week, it brought into question the ability of the government and whistleblowers to penalize companies that profited illegally from the war in Iraq. Custer Battles was found to have grossly inflated invoices to the Coalition Provisional Authority, but Judge T.S. Ellis, III ruled that invoices to the CPA were not proven...

• Medical Device Makers Oppose Regulation for Consumer Safety

  John Hopkins | November 30, 2010 1:56 PM | 1 CommentWest Palm Beach, FL Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Minnesota is a great state. The state is simply beautiful and the people are friendly. One of the things they do in Minnesota is produce medical devices. The medical device manufacturers add...