A case in North Carolina, involving allegations of inadequate security at a restaurant, was recently settled for $6.25 million. The Plaintiff, a 26-year-old married father of a young child, was employed as a warehouse supervisor. On June 4, 2007,...
Boehringer Ingelheim Whistleblower Leads to $95 Million Settlement
In 2005, a whistle-blower, or qui tam, for Connecticut-based Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals let the U.S. Food and Drug Administration know that his employers had kickback programs, as well as off-label marketing of certain drugs for...
FAMU Loses Decade-Long Hazing Fight
Colleges and universities around the country are tightening up when it comes to hazing; unfortunately, this change is coming too late for some. Over the past year, Florida A&M University conducted an investigation involving the university’s...