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Berg & Androphy Wins Aquittal of U.S. Executive Accused of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) Violations and Cover-up of Payments
Berg & Androphy won exoneration of a U.S. executive accused of Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) violations and a cover-up of payments made to officials of a Mexican state-owned electric utility after a jury trial in Houston federal court. U.S. District Judge Lynn N. Hughes granted a defense motion for acquittal of John O’Shea, the former general manager of Sugar Land, Texas-based ABB Inc., finding Mr. O’Shea not guilty of all substantive FCPA charges.
Whistleblower's Complaints Leads American Grocers, Inc. to Pay $13.2 Million to Settle Fraud Charges, Says Berg & Androphy
HOUSTON, Nov. 19, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Grocers, Inc. and its owner Samir Itani have agreed to pay $13.2 million to settle civil charges that they engaged in false or fraudulent conduct by shipping food products past or near their expiration dates to United States troops stationed in the Middle East.
Greek Maritime Officer Acquitted in Texas ‘Magic Pipe’ Pollution Trial, According to Berg & Androphy
HOUSTON, Apr. 28 /PRNewswire/ -- A jury in Houston federal court today cleared Greek maritime officer Ioannis Mylonakis of charges that he engineered the dumping of oil tanker waste off of the Texas coast in early 2009, according to the Berg & Androphy law firm.
Berg & Androphy brought Brian Greene to Houston to speak at the Progressive Forum. Greene, one of America’s leading theoretical physicists and exponents of String Theory, the attempt to fully explain and link together all known physical phenomena, including the origin of the universe, is the author of the bestselling Fabric of the Cosmos and Elegant Universe. The event drew a sell-out crowd at the Wortham Center.
Whistleblowers' Complaints Lead Eli Lilly to Pay $800 Million to Settle Civil Medicaid Fraud Charges, According to Berg & Androphy
HOUSTON, Jan. 15 /PRNewswire/ -- The $800 million settlement that Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE: LLY) has agreed to pay to settle civil False Claims Act charges related to allegedly false or fraudulent marketing, promotion and sale of its drug Zyprexa can be traced to the courageous stands taken by employee whistleblowers, according to the Berg & Androphy law firm.
Whistleblower’s Complaint Leads Rotech Healthcare, Inc. to $2 Million Medicare Fraud Settlement, According to Berg & Androphy
HOUSTON, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Rotech Healthcare, Inc. (OTC BB: ROHI.OB) has paid $2 million to settle civil charges that it engaged in false or fraudulent conduct in billing Medicare for durable medical equipment, according to Berg & Androphy, which represented a former executive who filed whistleblower claims against the company.
