Month: December 2012

Sanford Heisler Announces $762 Million Settlement in Qui Tam Action Against Amgen, Inc.

Posted December 19th, 2012. Fraudulent Promotion of Off-Label Use & Kickbacks for Aranesp Was Centerpiece of Five-Year Federal Investigation & Award For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos,201-493-1027, [email protected] December 19, 2012, Washington, DC — Sanford Heisler, LLP, a leading public interest law firm, today announced a $762 million global qui tam settlement with Amgen, Inc. and the United States Department of Justice.…

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Complaint Alleges Company Plays a Shell Game to Deny Store Managers and Assistant Managers Lawful Overtime Wages

Posted December 11th, 2012. For more information, contact Jamie Moss, newsPRos,201-493-1027 (December 11, 2012, Nashville) – City Gear, LLC (formerly Shelmar Retail Partners, LLC), the urban clothing chain, has been withholding more than $25 million in overtime pay owed to at least 200 Store Managers and Assistant Managers throughout the Southern and Midwestern United States. That’s the accusation at the…

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The Commercial Appeal, December 11, 2012 – Complaint Alleges Memphis Retailer Unfairly Docked Workers’ Pay

Posted December 11th, 2012. A federal lawsuit against Memphis-based retailer City Gear accuses the company with violating the Fair Labor Standards Act by misclassifying employees to avoid paying overtime. Attorneys for the Sanford Heisler firm, which has offices in New York, San Francisco and Washington, DC, filed the suit in U.S. District Court in Nashville on Tuesday. The complaint further…

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