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6 Oct, 2008 6:48 pm
"Inadvertent billing errors" cost Walgreen Co. $9.9 million after two whistleblowers sued the company for Medicaid fraud. The payment
was made to the federal government and four states to resolve the case; the two pharmacist whistleblowers will split their $1.4 million share of the reparations. Click here to read more
about Walgreens Co. pays $9.9M to settle false Medicaid claims case.
5 Jun, 2008 3:05 am
Illinois-based Walgreen Co. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle claims that it improperly switched patients to different versions of
prescription drugs in order to increase its reimbursement from Medicaid. Whistleblower Bernard Listiza, a licenced pharmacist in Washington, ... $18.6 million. 46 states and Puerto Rico
will share approximately $16.4 million under separate settlement agreements. Click here to read the full article in Mississippi's Clarion-Ledger, Walgreens agrees to $35M
settlement.
20 May 5:00 am
... One can see some of the effects of these rules when looking at the director compensation table from Walgreens (NYSE:WAG) 2009 proxy statement. According to the proxy
statement, the company paid the ... ,000 155,000 20,720 2,142 212,862 Charles R. Walgreen III 35,000 155,000 0 0 190,000 *Compensation amount
... and meetings of the Board Committees on which he or she served. In November 1996, Walgreens initiated the Walgreen Co.
Nonemployee Director Stock Plan. Under this plan, each nonemployee director ...
8 Jul, 2008 10:01 am
... leased by Walgreens for use as stores should be calculated. Under the arrangement it has used to develop thousands of sites nationwide, Walgreens leases sites from
developers that buy the property and develop it to fit the retailer's highly specialized needs. The long-term ... $4 million each. Both the trial court and lower appellate court ruled
in favor of the city's assessment. But, in Walgreen Co. v. City of Madison, the Wisconsin Supreme Court today reversed. "If we were to
expand the law in ...
9 Oct, 2008 11:00 am
Walgreen has filed a complaint (here) in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, seeking de novo review (under
15 U.S.C. Sec. 1071(b)) of the TTAB's August 5, 2008 decision in Wyeth v. Walgreen Co., Opposition No. 91165912 (August 5, 2008) [not
precedential].[TTABlogged here ... comment: Many years ago, when I was a kid growing up in Chicago, we called it "Walgreen's." Was that just a
youthful indiscretion on my part, or was the name changed to drop the apostrophe "s ...
27 Oct 7:40 am
... 95% of those were reimbursed by third parties. So we decided to also take a look at campaign contributions being made by Walgreen employees
- mostly executives - and it's pretty clear that a number of the key Senators and Congressmen/women in the healthcare debate are recipients. This data is actually donations made by
Walgreen Co PAC, which is where the majority of company employees who contribute to campaigns seem to be sending their money. Now maybe
we're ...
18 Mar, 2008 3:47 pm
... to a recent online Wall Street Journal article, Walgreen Co. is taking definitive steps to expand further into the workplace health
center arena. Specifically, Walgreen has announced its plans to acquire two worksite health-center companies in an effort to build its business
as ... completed, Walgreen will have more than 500 worksite and retail health centers in 40 states. Walgreen's announcement further confirms the growing trend by big box and national chain stores (e.g., ...
4 Aug 6:24 am
"Phoenix, Ariz. (PRWEB) August 3, 2009 - Walgreens recently settled a class action lawsuit which gives consumers the ability to claim up to $14.97 or a free flu shot without any
proof of purchase or receipt necessary to submit their claim. …The class action (Geis v. Walgreen Co. and Roper v. Walgreen Civil Action No. 2:07-cv-4238-KSH-PS) alleges that Walgreens made false claims regarding its Wal-Born products to the effect that they could
treat or prevent the common cold. This ...
27 Mar, 2008 5:02 am
A federal judge has approved a $24 million race discrimination settlement between Walgreen Co. and more than 10,000 of its
African-American employees. The settlement resolves a March 2007 lawsuit in which the EEOC alleged ... systemic litigation and furthers the agency's E-RACE Initiative, which is designed
to address major issues of race and color discrimination." Walgreen's made no admission of liability and says that it voluntarily entered into
the settlement "because the actions it has agreed to ...
16 Oct, 2008 2:00 pm
... Center for minor injuries. LaBeouf's DUI collision occurred at the intersection of Fountain Avenue and La Brea Avenue. This wasn't the first time that LaBeouf has been caught in
altercations with the law. In 2007, he was arrested at a Chicago Walgreens for trespassing. Earlier in 2007, while carousing in Burbank, an officer reprimanded LaBeouf for
smoking in a designated non-smoking area. Driving under the influence can lead to serious consequences -- both on the road and in your personal life. ...
28 Feb, 2008 7:28 am
... is not a "citizen" of the local jurisdiction. Here's a frustrating example: Riffert v. Walgreen Co., 2008 WL 495643 (E.D.Mo., Feb.
20, 2008), ... removed on diversity grounds. Riffert sought a remand, asserting lack of jurisdiction because Walgreens had not "proven with a legal certainty" that his claims
exceed the jurisdictional amount of ... of two years' claimed lost wages alone." In a footnote, she acknowledge's Walgreen's further argument
that Riffert is seeking punitive damages and attorneys fees. ...
20 Aug, 2008 11:00 am
... to consider Walgreen's mark and goods as stated in its application, without any such real-life restrictions. Wyeth v. Walgreen Co., Opposition No. 91165912 (August 5, 2008) [not precedential]. ALAVERT and WAL-VERT are chemically identical (loratadine being the main
ingredient). Walgreen acknowledged that the "VERT" suffix is derived from the ALAVERT mark. The panel majority concluded that Applicant
selected the "VERT" element "because potential purchasers ...
5 Apr 7:10 pm
... before death), absent "specific statutory authority or very strong equitable reasons." Marston v. Walgreen Co., 1-07-0209 (Ill. App.
Ct. 1 Dist. March 21, 2009). The court interpreted "very strong equitable reasons" to mean "instances in which a party would ... ingested 86,400 pills during the eight-year period. In
violation of state and federal law, Walgreen failed to keep a record of the controlled substance that it disposed of, delivered, or sold. The
plaintiff argued that this level ...
25 Jul 7:39 pm
... -Charles appeal should be dismissed. Because they asked to come into the case after Walgreens appealed, the estate argued, the trial court did not have the power to allow Mia
... allowing Mia and Charles' motion permitted them to raise issues not raised by Walgreen or plaintiff Marston [executor of Leonard's estate],
the parties who had actually participated in ... not have gotten any of the punitive damages anyway. Get the whole opinion, Marston v. Walgreen
Co., 1-07-0209 (3/31/09), by clicking here.
6 Apr 7:21 am
... District Appellate Court of the State of Illinois reversed a $25 million punitive damage award against Walgreen Co. in Marston, etc.
v. Walgreen Co., 1-07-0209. The case revolved around the death of an elderly man who was given ... caused the decedent's kidneys to
fail, which led to his death. The plaintiff died during pretrial proceedings. At trial, the Walgreen's pharmacist testified that he incorrectly
filled the decedent's prescription. Evidence was also presented that suggested the pharmacist ...
5 Jun 1:30 am
... as the company tries to redesign itself as a compact model, partly by shedding hundreds of dealerships." SETTLEMENT REACHED IN CLASS SUIT OVER WALGREEN 'COLD PREVENTION' PILLS "A federal judge in Newark gave tentative approval on Wednesday to a $1.4 million settlement of a class action over
Walgreen Co.'s claims that a line of its multivitamins can prevent colds. The settlement, in Geis v. Walgreen Co., 2:07-cv-4328, would require ...
15 Apr, 2007 12:00 pm
... rural counties. Interesting to see that Walmart's clinic concept includes contracting with local hospitals. UPDATE (5/18/07): Walgreen
Co. is the latest to get into the convenient health care clinic area with its announcement of the acquisition of Take Care Health Systems. According the the news article,Take
Care Health Systems operates 50 health care clinics in Chicago, Kansas City, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Pittsburgh." For more on the acquisition here is the Walgreen press release.
13 Jun, 2008 2:44 pm
... Sue AmEx for Antitrust Violations - Retail drugstore chains CVS, Rite Aid, and Walgreens have filed suit against American Express ("AmEx"), alleging that AmEx violated the
... filed this week are: Rite Aid Corp. v. Am. Express Travel Related Servs. Co., No. 1:2008cv02135 (E.D.N.Y. June 10, 2008) (Gleeson, J.); CVS Pharmacy, Inc. v. Am. Express
Travel Related Servs. Co., No. 1:2008cv02136 (E.D.N.Y. June 10, 2008); and Walgreen Co. v. Am. Express Travel Related Servs.
Co., No. 1:2008cv02137 (E.D.N.Y. ...
24 Apr, 2008 8:17 am
... suing major retailers, including Barnes & Noble, Aeropostale, OfficeMax, TJX Companies, Sears and Walgreen Co. for infringement
of its patent related to gift card activation and processing. While the company's focus is squarely on retailers, for now, lead counsel Mark D. Roth, of Orum & ... include gift
cards and phone cards. Card Activation currently has lawsuits pending against Walgreen Company (NYSE:WAG), Sears Holding Corporation
(Nasdaq:SHLD), TJX Companies (NYSE:TJX) ...
24 Nov, 2008 5:07 am
Arispe v Walgreens Co, (Iowa Ct App, October 29, 2008), demonstrates how difficult it is to establish a public policy violation. An Iowa appellate court held that a
Walgreens assistant manager who alleged she was discharged for reporting suspected child...
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