The Myth of the Tough Prosecutor as a Distraction from Health Care Corporate Executives' Impunity

The tragic case of the Boston Marathon bombing illustrates how myth making about tough law enforcement obscures the impunity enjoyed by top ...

The Myth of the Tough Prosecutor as a Distraction from Health Care Corporate Executives' Impunity 2015-05-18T02:36:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

C R Bard Settles Allegations of Kickbacks to Promote Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer

Screening for and aggressive treatment of prostate cancer has become an enormously lucrative business, if not necessarily a life-saving medi...

C R Bard Settles Allegations of Kickbacks to Promote Radiation Treatment for Prostate Cancer 2015-05-17T21:52:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Ghosts in the Criminal Machine - How a Drug Company Can Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud, Yet No One is Held Responsible

We have often discussed how leaders of health care organizations have become increasingly unaccountable for their actions.  A recent, slight...

Ghosts in the Criminal Machine - How a Drug Company Can Plead Guilty to Federal Fraud, Yet No One is Held Responsible 2015-05-17T21:26:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

55 of Medtronic's Best Hospital Friends, Including HCA, Settle for $34 Million

The case of the over-marketing of Kyphon's kyphoplasty device (look here ) just got more complicated, and now appears to have involved a...

55 of Medtronic's Best Hospital Friends, Including HCA, Settle for $34 Million 2015-05-15T00:33:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Pfizer's Umpteenth Settlement (for $491 Million Plus a Guilty Plea), but No Person Held Responsible

The world's largest research based pharmaceutical company was in court again, as reported by the New York Times,  The drug maker Pfi...

Pfizer's Umpteenth Settlement (for $491 Million Plus a Guilty Plea), but No Person Held Responsible 2015-05-13T03:46:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

Justice Delayed - Two Device Companies Still Settling Cases from 10 Plus Years Ago

Here we go again.  After a hiatus during which the US media and perhaps parts of the government were preoccupied with such issues as the on...

Justice Delayed - Two Device Companies Still Settling Cases from 10 Plus Years Ago 2015-05-12T21:05:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

A New, and Huge ($2.2 Billion) Settlement for Johnson and Johnson, but "No Individuals were Charged with Wrongdoing"

The march of legal settlements made by big health care organizations has resumed with a bang.  As reported in most major media outlets, gian...

A New, and Huge ($2.2 Billion) Settlement for Johnson and Johnson, but "No Individuals were Charged with Wrongdoing" 2015-05-12T00:11:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

BLOGSCAN - US Supreme Court Turns Down Pfizer Appeal of RICO Conviction

Pfizer Inc, which boasts of being the world's largest research based pharmaceutical company, also seems to be one of the world's lar...

BLOGSCAN - US Supreme Court Turns Down Pfizer Appeal of RICO Conviction 2015-05-11T21:40:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown

The Greedy Leading the Greedy - Multimillionaire Former Johnson and Johnson CEO Approved Huge Compensation for JP Morgan Chase CEO After Company Paid $20 Billion in Legal Settlements

JP Morgan Chase CEO Got Huge Raise Despite Company's Recent Huge Legal Settlements The current compensation set by the board of direct...

The Greedy Leading the Greedy - Multimillionaire Former Johnson and Johnson CEO Approved Huge Compensation for JP Morgan Chase CEO After Company Paid $20 Billion in Legal Settlements 2015-05-11T19:13:00-07:00 Rating: 4.5 Diposkan Oleh: Unknown