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By Staff Report / Tuesday, December 18th, 2012 / Latest news / Comments Off on Amgen to pay $150M for misbranding Aranesp
[Editor’s note: This story has been updated with comments from Amgen.] Biotech giant Amgen pleaded guilty Dec. 18 to a misdemeanor charge for misbranding its anemia drug Aranesp. According to a report from Bloomberg News, the Thousand Oaks-based firm agreed to pay $150 million in fines and penalties as part of the guilty plea. U.S. Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, December 14th, 2012 / Central Coast Health Watch, Law, Technology, Top Stories / Comments Off on InTouch readies for patent war counter punch
Goleta-based InTouch Health, a maker of telemedicine robots, plans to appeal a jury verdict that found a New Hampshire company didn’t infringe on its patents and that two of its patent claims were invalid. InTouch sued VGo Communications in federal court in Los Angeles last year claiming that the New England company violated three of Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, November 30th, 2012 / Law, Real Estate, Top Stories, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on SLO County oil fight tests property rights
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By Dana Olsen / Friday, November 2nd, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Santa Maria firm sued over role in listeria outbreak
A Santa Maria company’s subcontractor was the last firm to sign off on the food-safety practices at a farm that produced listeria-laced cantaloupe that led to dozens of deaths throughout the country, several lawsuits allege. PrimusLabs is a third-party food auditor that’s hired by growers to inspect whether their facilities, equipment and practices meet industry Read More →
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By Marlize van Romburgh / Friday, October 26th, 2012 / Agribusiness, Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Growers head to court in salad smackdown
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By Stephen Nellis / Friday, October 12th, 2012 / Law, Top Stories / Comments Off on Lawyers trade barbs in battle over breakup
The “guillotine termination” of two partners from a Ventura County law firm has erupted into an acrimonious court battle over confidential client lists and more than $4 million in alleged damages. In a lawsuit filed in Ventura County Superior Court, Roy and Ted Schneider claim they were unexpectedly expelled from what was then Myers, Widders, Read More →
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By Stephen Nellis / Thursday, September 6th, 2012 / Banking & Finance, Latest news, Technology, Tri-County Economy / Comments Off on Clipper sued for $60M amid layoffs
Carpinteria-based Clipper Windpower faces a $60 million lawsuit from a wind farm developer shortly after it laid off 174 people. First Wind Energy, a Boston-based wind farm developer with projects in New York, Hawaii and several other states, filed suit on Sept. 4 in Santa Barbara County Superior Court. Most of the complaint is sealed. Read More →
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