Posts tagged settlement

• Abbott Labs and Depakote: The $1.5 Billion Settlement

  Greg Webb | May 14, 2012 8:15 AM | 2 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  This past week, according to the Associated Press, the agreement was announced by Illinois-based Abbott Laboratories to pay $1.5 billion in criminal fines, civil settlements and forfeiture....

• Despite Fines Pharmaceutical Companies Continue to Harm and Defraud Patients(3)

  Mark Favaloro | April 02, 2012 10:34 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Multinational pharmaceutical companies seem too willing to flout laws and regualtions prohibitting the promotion of drugs for unapproved purposes, the withhoding of rebates to government...

• Despite Fines Pharmaceutical Companies Continue to Harm and Defraud Patients(2)

  Mark Favaloro | April 02, 2012 10:34 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Multinational pharmaceutical companies seem too willing to flout laws and regualtions prohibitting the promotion of drugs for unapproved purposes, the withhoding of rebates to government...

• Despite Fines Pharmaceutical Companies Continue to Harm and Defraud Patients

  Mark Favaloro | April 02, 2012 10:33 PM | 0 CommentsNorfolk, Portsmouth & Hampton, VA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Multinational pharmaceutical companies seem too willing to flout laws and regualtions prohibitting the promotion of drugs for unapproved purposes, the withhoding of rebates to government health...

• Should Hospitals Refer Victims of Medical Malpractice to Attorneys?

  Mark Favaloro | March 09, 2012 1:00 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Medical Malpractice
  

  Several large medical systems that control dozens of Maryland hospitals have been referring their patients to professionals, according to the Baltimore Sun. This would not be considered unusual...

• Should you settle a Virginia car accident claim at the scene of the accident

  Ben Glass | February 21, 2012 5:37 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Sometime folks don't want to get the insurance company involved at the scene of a traffic accident. No matter who wa atl fault, this is usually a bad idea. This video explains why it is...

• How does a Virginia Personal Injury Case End?

  Ben Glass | February 20, 2012 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsNorthern Virginia, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Most personal injury cases in Virginia settle. There are several things to keep in mind: 1. The terms of the release 2. The fact that that the release ends the case for all...

• Virginia Workers Comp claims being Mediated

  Doug Landau | January 31, 2012 6:08 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Workplace Injuries
  

  When cases cannot be settled through negotiations, and trial is not scheduled, Mediation provides another avenue for resolving claims. Mediation allows the injured worker and their family to...

• Merck Agrees to Pay $24 Million in Medicaid Fraud Settlement

  Greg Webb | December 23, 2011 5:55 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Yesterday, The Boston Globe reported that Merck, the nation’s second-largest pharmaceutical company based in Whitehouse Station, New Jersey, has agreed to pay Massachusetts’ Medicaid...

• Serious Child Injuries: Choosing a Structured or Lump Sum Settlement

  Richard N. (Rick) Shapiro | December 16, 2011 2:05 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Head & Brain Injuries
  

  When a child is injured, families ave to make the difficult decision between choosing a structured settlement or a lump sum. Catchy ads on television tout the advantage of cashing in a structured...