Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries have agreed to pay more than $2.2 billion to resolve criminal and civil allegations that the company promoted powerful psychiatric drugs for unapproved uses in children, seniors and disabled patients, the Justice Department announced … Continue reading
By Jeff Gottlieb, Los Angeles Times August 4, 2012 A Bell police sergeant who said he was forced into retirement in retaliation for reporting corruption in the city has received $400,000 and been reinstated to the force. The size of … Continue reading
Despite the large role Scientology is playing in the increasingly public Tom Cruise-Kate Holmes divorce drama, legal experts doubt it will play a deciding role in the terms of the final settlement. Mike Kelly, a Santa Monica divorce lawyer and … Continue reading
A former high school football star who had his rape conviction dismissed plans no legal action against the woman who recanted the sexual assault claim she made 10 years ago. But Brian Banks, 26, does plan to file a claim … Continue reading
By Richard Winton, Los Angeles TimesMay 16, 2012 The mother of a mentally ill homeless man who died after he was beaten by Fullerton police has reached a settlement with the city that will pay her $1 million, officials announced … Continue reading