The Financial Times reports a state initiative to reduce intermediaries in China's pharmaceutical market is expected to more than halve the number of companies in the sector, but experts say the government will struggle to achieve its aim ...
While the European Union (EU) has settled disputes over dumping and subsidization of China-made PV products with the China government voluntarily setting a floor export price and annual export quota, the EU is likely to launch further ...
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A selection of health policy stories from Kentucky, Texas, Georgia, South Carolina, California, Colorado and Florida. The Associated Press: Ky. Senate Passes Bill Creating Malpractice Panels A panel of medical experts would review ...
Tags: Whistleblower Case, Malpractice Panel, Woman Health, Low-Income Adult
A group of scientists and experts requested by Congress to assess the total damage caused by the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico in April 2010 have said the government's current methods of putting a price tag on the most sweeping ...
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The US Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has imposed a monetary penalty of $100,000 on Republic Mortgage Insurance Corporation (RMIC) for allegedly paying illegal kickbacks to mortgage lenders in exchange for business. In a ...
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It has often been said that nowadays in order for a flooring store to be successful it needs to do more than just sell floors. Rather, it needs to become a one-stop shop and separate yourself from the competition. Floor Retailers Floor To ...
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The Tianjin health bureau pledged at a meeting on Tuesday to investigate an allegation that French company Danone bribed hospital staff to give its milk powder to newborn babies. China Central Television reported on Monday that Danone, ...
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The new Groceries Code Adjudicator, tasked with policing the multiple retailers, has pledged to clean up illegal “kickback” practices, whereby suppliers are forced to use third-party suppliers favoured by the supermarkets, ...
The US government has filed a civil fraud lawsuit against Novartis claiming the company made illegal payments to induce pharmacies to switch kidney transplant patients to its immunosuppressant drug Myfortic. Civil fraud lawsuit claimed ...
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Microsoft today said it would cooperate with federal regulators who are reportedly investigating claims that some of its business partners bribed officials in China, Romania and Italy to close deals. "We take all allegations brought to ...
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Microsoft said on Tuesday that it is taking allegations that business partners engaged in bribery to gain government contracts in three countries outside the U.S. very seriously. The Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday that the U.S. ...
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Microsoft today said it would cooperate with federal regulators who are reportedly investigating claims that some of its business partners bribed officials in China, Romania and Italy to close deals. "We take all allegations brought to ...
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The CEO of Total, Christophe de Margerie (pictured), is to appear in a Paris court on Monday to fight charges of wrongdoing relating to the United Nations oil-for-food relief program in Iraq. Total, Vitol and 18 individuals, including de ...
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IDG News Service - Germany has indicted one HP employee and some former ones following a bribery investigation into a A!35 million (US$45.7 million) deal to supply Russia's General Prosecutor's Office with IT equipment. The five-year ...
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Bank of America (BofA) has been charged by homeowners in a Florida federal court over allegations for charging them excessively in connection with so-called force-placed insurance. The home owners were quoted by Bloomberg as saying, "A ...
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