Archive for July, 2008

$234 Million Dollar Whistleblower Settlement

According to Amerigroup’s website, they are a company “dedicated exclusively to caring for the financially vulnerable, seniors and people with disabilities through publicly-funded programs”. This past Tuesday they settled the largest jury verdict ever awarded under the False Claims Act to the tune of $234 million
In 2006, Cleveland Tyson, a former Amerigroup VP of government [...]

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The Right to Bear Arms….At Work

Florida has joined a small number of states, including Georgia and Tennessee, to pass legislation that prohibits business owners from implementing policies that restrict employees and others from bringing legally-licensed firearms onto their property. On April 15, 2008, Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed into law legislation that will allow employees to bring firearms onto company [...]

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Supremes Affirm Second Amendment

Last week the Supreme Court ruled that Americans have a right to own guns for self-defense and hunting. The 5-4 decision struck down the District of Columbia’s 32-year-old ban on handguns and became the Court’s first major pronouncement on gun rights in U.S. history.
The Second Amendment, ratified in1791, reads: “A well regulated militia, being necessary [...]

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The Firm

The class-action law suit giant Milberg Weiss finally admits criminal conduct and agrees to pay $75 million and not fight federal charges of paying kickbacks to several clients. The agreement ends a seven year probe into the practices of the law firm (renamed Milberg LLP). To date four former Milberg partners including trial bar barons [...]

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