Category: Legal News

The U.S. Department of Education has fined San Francisco-based Heald College, a member of the for-profit Corinthian College system, nearly $30 million for falsifying graduate job placement rates.

For-Profit School Fined $30 Million For False Data

The U.S. Department of Education has fined San Francisco-based Heald College, a member of the for-profit Corinthian College system, nearly $30 million for falsifying graduate job placement rates. A federal investigation discovered that Heald College was underhandedly...

Actos Manufacturer Offers $2.2 Billion Settlement

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, the maker of popular diabetes drug Actos, has offered $2.2 billion to settle over 8,000 claims of bladder cancer developing after taking Actos. Actos sales have been estimated at more than $16 billion since 1999. The offer of about...

Children’s Tylenol Maker Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charge

A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, plead guilty this week to a federal criminal charge of knowingly selling contaminated medicine. Specifically, bottles of Infants’ Tylenol was discovered to contain flecks of nickel and chromium....

Two Men Charged with Murder in Street Race Crash

Two men arrested in connection with the deadly Chatsworth street racing crash that happened last week have been charged with murder. The crash killed two victims and critically injured a third. The incident occurred after a racer lost control of his Ford Mustang and...

Deadline for Train Crash-Avoidance Systems Approaching

The deadline for all trains to be equipped with positive train controls, stemming from legislation passed in response to the 2008 train crash in Chatsworth that killed 25 people and injured 135, will not be extended. Positive train controls (PTC) utilize radio towers...

Texting Driver Who Killed 2 Sentenced to a Year in Jail

A man who killed two women after he caused a rear-end crash when he looked down at his phone pleaded no contest and was sentenced to one year in county jail. Nicholas Tognozzi, 30, of Rohnert Park, was expecting a text from a friend and glanced at his phone for no...