When Good Companies Go Bad
100 Corporate Miscalculations and Misdeeds
Published on 9. September 2014
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Hardback
280 pages
978-1-61069-404-9 (ISBN)
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Covering the entire world of business from heavy industry to the financial houses of Wall Street, this book shines a spotlight on 100 of the most infamous cases of misconduct and malfeasance in corporate history.
Corporations are in the business of making money. But when companies forget ethics, take operational shortcuts, or willingly endanger customers and the general public in their quest for profits, disasters of enormous magnitude can result. This book examines 100 of the worst cases of corporate greed and irresponsibility and poses the questions: Is it necessary or desirable to conduct business in this manner? Do the penalties and other punishments levied against these companies go far enough? And what is the government's responsibility for keeping corporate misdeeds in check?
Coauthored by distinguished public policy experts, When Good Companies Go Bad: 100 Corporate Miscalculations and Misdeeds presents a representative sample of cases on a variety of topics, such as the financial sector, health care, environmental protection, product liability, and copyright. This broad introduction to the dark side of the corporate world focuses on events and scandals that resulted in substantial financial penalties, regulatory actions, or criminal convictions. The cases are presented in a readable and engaging format, making the book an illuminating and informative read for high school and college students as well as businesspeople, lawyers, journalists, and professors who teach American politics, public law, or public policy.
Corporations are in the business of making money. But when companies forget ethics, take operational shortcuts, or willingly endanger customers and the general public in their quest for profits, disasters of enormous magnitude can result. This book examines 100 of the worst cases of corporate greed and irresponsibility and poses the questions: Is it necessary or desirable to conduct business in this manner? Do the penalties and other punishments levied against these companies go far enough? And what is the government's responsibility for keeping corporate misdeeds in check?
Coauthored by distinguished public policy experts, When Good Companies Go Bad: 100 Corporate Miscalculations and Misdeeds presents a representative sample of cases on a variety of topics, such as the financial sector, health care, environmental protection, product liability, and copyright. This broad introduction to the dark side of the corporate world focuses on events and scandals that resulted in substantial financial penalties, regulatory actions, or criminal convictions. The cases are presented in a readable and engaging format, making the book an illuminating and informative read for high school and college students as well as businesspeople, lawyers, journalists, and professors who teach American politics, public law, or public policy.
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English
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United States
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
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Donald W. Beachler is associate professor of politics at Ithaca College.
Thomas Shevory is professor of politics at Ithaca College.
Thomas Shevory is professor of politics at Ithaca College.
Content
Note: Page numbers in boldface reflect main entries in the book.
Abbott LaboratoriesCG Nutritionals,Depakote,federal sting operation,Medicare fraud,off-label marketing,pricing and marketing of enteral nutrition,whistle-blower,Abercrombie & Fitchemployment discrimination,and Equal Opportunity Commission,image,accounting fraud overview,Adelphia Communicationsco-mingling of personal and company assets and debts,securities fraud,ADM,Aholdaccounting fraud,accounting practices,business growth,Securities and Exchange Commission complaint,shareholder lawsuits,stock price collapse,AIGbid-rigging, securities fraud, tax evasion,and Maurice (Hank) Greenberg,PNC Financial Services,special purpose entities (SPEs),stock value,and the 2008 financial crisis,Alabama Power CompanyClean Air Act violations,emissions reductions,mitigation measures,and New Source Review,American Electric PowerClean Air Act violations,emissions reductions,mitigation measures,Aneth Utahhistory of,hydraulic fracturing,Navajo people and,oil spills,anti-trust,AOL-Time Warnerexaggerated earnings,merger,securities fraud,Applee-book pricing structure,price-fixing,refusal to settle anti-trust case,relationships with book publishers,Archer Daniels Midlandprice-fixing,product line,Arms Export Control Act (AECA),Arthur Andersenand auditing irregularities at Enron,asbestos,AstraZenecaconcealing medical studies,criminal charges of physicians,financial misconduct,off-label marketing,physician bribes,physician kickbacks,Seroquel,whistle-blower lawsuits,Zoladex,Aurora Bankillegal mortgage foreclosures,Automated Trading Deskand Citigroup,Avery, George,Bain Capitaland Hospital Corporation of America,Bank of Americabid-rigging,and Countrywide Financial,fraud in the municipal bond business,illegal mortgage foreclosures,and Merrill Lynch,mortgage fraud,and the 2008 financial crisis,and UBS, GE Capital, Wells Fargo,women financial advisors,BayerCipro,and GlaxoSmithKline,Medicaid fraud,overcharging for medication,Prescription Drug Marketing Act,whistle-blower lawsuit,Bear Stearns,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,residential mortgage-backed securities,and Wall Street analysts settlement,Bennett, Chuck and Clay Williams,Bernard L. Madoff SecuritiesPonzi Scheme,Beverly EnterprisesCalifornia MK Medical,improper medical documentation,Medicare fraud,and Medicare reimbursement rates,whistle-blower,Bextra,bid-riggingand Bank of America, UBS, GE Capital, and Wells Fargo,and the municipal bond market,Biometillegal kickbacks to physicians,orthopedic settlement,Blodget, Henryand Eliot Spitzer,and Merrill Lynch,securities fraud,technology stock bubble,blowout preventer,Boeing Corporationand Darleen Druyun,gender discrimination,KC-767 manufacturer,as military contractor,Boise Cascade,BPestimation of flow rates,and Gulf of Mexico oil spill,Vessels of Opportunity program,Victim Compensation Fund,well-capping procedures,Bridgestone Corporationhistory,lawsuit settlements,tire failure,Burlington Northernemployee lawsuit,and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,genetic testing of employees,California Independent System Operator (CAISO),Cargill,Case, Steve,Chinese Wallin investment practices,Chiquita Brands Internationaland Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC),charges of abetting terrorists,and Fuerza Armadas Revolutionarias de Colombia (FARC),history in Latin America,and National Union Fire Insurance Company,ChoicePoint, Inc.and identity theft,and Jeb Bush,lawsuit settlement,overview,sloppy practices,Christie, Christopher J.and orthopedic firms settlement,Cipro,Citibankillegal mortgage foreclosures,CitigroupAutomated Trading Desk,collateralized debt obligations,illegal mortgage foreclosures,mortgage fraud,and Sanford Weill,and the 2008 financial crisis,Clean Air Act (CAA),Clean Water Act (CWA),Coca-Colahistory,management,race discrimination charges,Cohen, Stephen A.,collateralized debt obligations (CDOs),and Citigroup,and Goldman Sachs,and Merrill Lynch,commercial speech,Computer Chip Manufacturersand dynamic access memory (DRAM),price-fixing charges against,profits,corn sweeteners,Countrywide Financialand Angelo Mozilo,and Bank of America,dubious lending practices,fraud and insider trading,liars' loans,mortgage fraud,NINJA loans,and the 2008 financial crisis,Credit Default Swapand Goldman Sachs,Credit Suisseconflict of interest in investment banking activities,and JPMorgan Chase,misleading investors,residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS),and Wall Street analysts settlement,and Winstar,Daft, Douglas,damage awards overview,Deepwater Horizon,Dellaccounting fraud,Depakote,Department of Defense,Department of Justice (DOJ),DePuy Orthopedicsorthopedic settlement,illegal kickbacks to physicians,Dial Corporationhistory of,settlement of sexual harassment claims,sexual harassment complaints,Dominion EnergyClean Air Act violations,settlement with Environmental Protection Agency,drug patentsand profitability,DuPontand perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),products manufactured,and Woods County, West Virginia,dynamic random access memory (DRAM),Easterbrook, Judge Frank,earnings overstatements,Ebbers, Bernardaccounting fraud,and World Com,Eli Lillyoff-label marketing,Zyprexa,employment discriminationgender,race,Enron Corporationacclaim of,accounting irregularities,and Andrew Fastow,and Arthur Andersen,and California electricity crisis of 2000-2001,financial fraud,and Jeffrey Skilling,and Ken Lay,special purpose entities,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),environmental statutes overview,Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Equifax Information Servicesand Julie Miller,overview,reporting errors,European Union,ExxonMobil,Alaskan oil spill,Clean Water Act violations,and oil refineries air pollution cases,natural gas overcharging,Navajo lands oil spills,Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA),False Claims Act and whistle-blowers,Fastow, Jeffreyand Enron,financial fraud,Federal Election Commission (FEC),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Trade Commission,fen-phenas diet drug,side effects,First Bostonconflict of interest in investment banking activities,Wall Street analysts settlement,Food Processors (ADM, Cargill, and Tate and Lyle)and criminal charges,and Mark Whitacre,media attention to,price-fixing schemes,production of lysine and citric acid,Food and Drug Administration,Ford Corporationlawsuit settlements,relationship to Bridgestone,tire blowout lawsuits,Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),Galleon Group and Raj Rajaratnam,Goel, Rajiv,insider trading,GE Capitalbid-rigging,conviction of Steven Goldberg, Peter Grimm, and Dominick Carollo,fraud in the municipal bond business,General Motorscost-benefit calculations,fuel tank lawsuits,large damage awards against,Georgia Pacific,GlaxoSmithKlineAvandia,and Bayer,blocking generic entries into the market,and Dr. Drew Pinsky,illegal marketing and promotion of pharmaceuticals,Flonase,Medicaid fraud and overcharging for medication,off-label marketing,patent manipulation,Paxil,and physician kickbacks,Prescription Drug Marketing Act,Relafen,Wellbutrin,Goel, Rajiv,Goldman SachsAbacus 2007-AC1,and ABN AMRO and IKB,collateralized debt obligations,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,credit default swaps,and Fabrice Tourre,and John Paulson,as market maker,mortgage securities fraud,and Wall Street analysts settlement,Greenberg, Maurice (Hank),Halliburtonasbestos liability problems,Dick Cheney's leadership of,Dresser Industries buyout,Hayward, Tony,health sector overview,heart surgeries, unnecessaryRedding Medical Center,and Tenet Health Care Corporation,Holder, Eric,Hospital Corporation of Americaand Bain Capital,fraudulent billing,Medicare fraud,patient neglect,physician kickbacks,and Rick Scott,upcoding,whistle-blower lawsuit,HSBCmoney laundering,and the 2008 financial crisis,Huang, John,IBMemployee lawsuit against,pension plan changes,insider trading,Intron A,Invesco Fundsand AIM Advisors,market timing,mutual fund trading violations,ITT CorporationArms Export Act violations,history of,night vision goggles,overview,Ivestor, Douglas,Jackson, Judge Thomas Penfield,Johnson & Johnsonbribery of foreign health care providers,and Depuy Orthopedics,Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,physician kickbacks,whistle-blower,JPMorgan Chaseand Bear Stearns,and California Independent System Operator,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,and Credit Suisse,energy market manipulation,illegal mortgage foreclosures,military foreclosures and evictions,misleading investors,mortgage fraud,residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS),robo-signing,subprime mortgages,and the 2008 financial crisis,venture subsidiary,and Wall Street analysts settlement,and Washington Mutual,Kaiser Permanenteand Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline,Cipro,Kasky, Marc,Koch Industriesoil pipelines network,oil spills,profitability,KPMGand Arthur Andersen,criminal prosecution,deferred prosecution agreement,and John Larson,and Robert Pfaff,tax fraud,and the 2008 financial crisis,Lay, Ken,Lehman Brothersand Wall Street analysts settlement,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,Levin, Gerald,Lewis, Ken,Liars' Loans and Countrywide Financial,Lippo Groupand Al Gore,and Bill Clinton,election law violations,and James Riady,Lucent Technologies, Inc.earning projections,fraudulent activities,history of,lawsuits against,Markopolos, Harry,Medco Health Solutionscorporate integrity program,image,and Medicare fraud,pharmaceutical company kickbacks,Medicaid,Medicare Fraudand Abbott Laboratories,and Beverly Enterprises,and Medco,and Tenet Health Care,MetLife Bankillegal mortgage foreclosures,Merckimproper marketing of pharmaceuticals,and internal clinical trials,off-label marketing,Vioxx,Merrill Lynchand Bank of America,and the collateralized debt obligation market,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,and George McReynolds,and Henry Blodget,mortgage fraud,racial discrimination,and the 2008 financial crisis,and Wall Street analysts settlement,methodology,MetLife Bankillegal mortgage foreclosures,Micron,Microsofti4i conflict,and Netscape,and Patent Act of 1952,patent infringement,software bundling,state anti-trust actions against,U.S. v. Microsoft,Windows overcharging,money laundering,Morgan Stanleyand Allison Schieffelin,compared to other financial services companies,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,and gender discrimination,as meritocracy,and sexual harassment,and Wall Street analysts settlement,mortgage foreclosure,mortgage-holding banksillegal mortgage foreclosures,image,mortgage review process,and the 2008 financial crisis,Mosely, Shannon,Moynihan, Brian,Mozilo, Angelofraud and insider trading,lifetime ban,municipal bond market,National Century Financial Enterprisesfinancial fraud in health care,National Football Leaguecollusion in head injuries,and head injury effects,head injury lawsuits,overview,National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),natural gas producersavoiding royalty payments,Harold E. Wright lawsuit,Natural Gas Royalty Underpayments fraud,royalty case settlements,New Century Financial Corporationsecurities fraud and subprime mortgages,New Source Review,Newmont Mining Corporationenvironmental contamination,gold mining practices,history of,lawsuits against,press coverage of,submarine tailings disposal,Ness, Richard,net asset value (NAV),Nikecommercial speech and,corporate image,labor practices,Young report,NINJA loans and Countrywide Financial,off-label marketingand Abbott Laboratories,and AstraZeneca,of Bextra,of Depakote,and Eli Lilly,and GlaxoSmithKline,of Paxil and Wellbutrin,and Pfizer,and Schering-Plough,of Seroquel,of Vioxx,of Zyprexa,oil spillson land,on water,overview,O'Neal, Stanley,orthopedic settlementand Christopher J. Christie,illegal kickbacks to physicians,patent infringement,Paulson, John,Paxil,Pellman, Elliot,perfluorooctanoic acidhealth impacts,uses,petroleum refinersand Clean Air Act,and New Source Review requirements,refinery locations,settlement with Environmental Protection Agency,toxic releases,PfizerBextra,off-label marketing,Philip Morris and RJ Reynoldscigarette tracking protocols,and European Union,involvement with cigarette smuggling,lawsuits against,and revenue rule,physician kickbacksand GlaxoSmithKline,and Hospital Corporation of America,and Johnson & Johnson,and orthopedic firms,and Schering-Plough,and Tenet Health Care,Picower, Jeffry and Bernard Madoff,Piper Jaffrayconflict of interest in investment banking activities,and Wall Street analysts settlement,Pinsky, Drew,PNC Bank and illegal mortgage foreclosures,pollution, air,water,Ponzi scheme and Bernard Madoff,Prescription Access Litigation Project and GlaxoSmithKline lawsuit,Prescription Drug Marketing Act,price-fixing,product liabilityasbestos,GM gas tanks,overview,Rajaratnam, Raj,Ralphs Groceryemployee lockout,and identity fraud,labor dispute,manager indictments,overview,revenue rule,Redding Medical Centerfor-profit health care,Medicare fraud,Moon, Dr. Chae Hyun,Realyvasquez, Dr. Fidel,and Tenet Health Care Corporation,unnecessary heart surgeries,Relafen,Rigas, John,Rigas, Timothy,Rinks, Thomas, and Joseph Shields,robo-signingillegal mortgage foreclosures,unlawful military foreclosures,Royal Dutch ShellEnron comparison,oil reserve overstatements,shareholder lawsuits against,upper management,SAC Capitalinsider trading,Salomon Smith Barneyconflict of interest in investment banking activities,and Wall Street analysts settlement,Samsung,Schering-Ploughimproper marketing of pharmaceuticals,Schieffelin, Allison,Scott, Rick,Seau, Junior,Securities Exchange Commission (SEC),securities fraudand Adelphia Communications,and AIG and PNC Financial Services,and AOL-Time Warner,and Henry Blodget,and Goldman Sachs,Seronohealth care fraud,illegal marketing,Seroqueland AstraZeneca,off-label marketing,Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA),Smith & Nephewillegal kickbacks to physicians,orthopedic settlement,Sovereign SunTrust and illegal mortgage foreclosures,special purpose entitiesand AIG & PNC Financial,and Enron,Spitzer, Eliot,Stirman, Masna,Stryker Corporationillegal kickbacks to physicians,orthopedic settlement,sub-prime mortgagesand Bank of America and Merrill Lynch,and Citigroup,and Countrywide Financial,and Goldman Sachs,and JPMorgan Chase,mortgage fraud,and New Century Financial,Taco Bellcontract violations,copyright infringement,copyright infringement and contract violations,and Gidget,and Psycho Chihuahua,Tate and Lyle,tax evasionand UBS,and Wegelin & Company,technology stock bubble,Temodorand improper marketing of pharmaceuticals,and Schering-Plough,Tenet Health Care CorporationMedicare fraud,Redding Medical Center,unnecessary heart surgeries,Texaco,tobacco manufacturersand cigarette smuggling,international lawsuits against,smuggling settlements,Tourre, Fabrice,UBSbid-rigging,conspiracy to defraud the U.S. government,fraud in the municipal bond business,tax fraud,UBS Warburgconflict of interest in investment banking activities,Wall Street analysts settlement,United TechnologiesArms Export Control Act violations,attack helicopters,and China,military software,Pratt and Whitney Canada (PWC),upcoding,U.S. Bankillegal mortgage foreclosures,Vioxxand cardiovascular effects,improper marketing,and Merck,Visa and MasterCardprice fixing,retailer complaints against,surcharges,swipe fees,Wall Street Analysts Settlementconflict of interest in investment banking activities,and Sanford Weill,Walmarthour violations,Washington Mutual (WaMu)and JPMorgan Chase,mortgage fraud,Webster, Mike,Wegelin & Companytax fraud conspiracy,Weill, Sanford,Weintraub, Dr. Michael,Wellbutrin,WellPointunderpayment to physicians,Wells Fargoand banking crisis,bid-rigging at Wachovia,civil rights violations,Home Mortgage Consultants,illegal mortgage foreclosures,mortgage application process,municipal bond fraud,overview,Weyerhaeuser,whistle-blowersin Abbott Laboratories,in AstraZeneca,in Bayer,in Beverly Enterprises,in Hospital Corporation of America,in Johnson & Johnson,Whitacre, Mark,Wiesel, Elie and Bernard Madoff,Wilderness Tires,Williams Companiesbankruptcy filing,and collapse of Williams Communications Group,and Daubert rule,history,and internet bubble,and stock fraud,Wilson, Terrance,Windows Operating System,Winstarand Credit Suisse,Wood products manufacturersClean Air Act violations,manufacturing process,Worldcomaccounting fraud,and Bernard Ebbers,Wright, Harold E.,wrongdoing, refusal to admit,Wyethand fen-phen,lawsuits against,lobbying activities,and primary pulmonary hypertension,Young, Andrew,Zimmer Holdingsillegal kickbacks to physicians,orthopedic settlement,Zoladexand AstraZeneca,marketing of,Zyprexaand Eli Lilly,off-label marketing,side effects,
Abbott LaboratoriesCG Nutritionals,Depakote,federal sting operation,Medicare fraud,off-label marketing,pricing and marketing of enteral nutrition,whistle-blower,Abercrombie & Fitchemployment discrimination,and Equal Opportunity Commission,image,accounting fraud overview,Adelphia Communicationsco-mingling of personal and company assets and debts,securities fraud,ADM,Aholdaccounting fraud,accounting practices,business growth,Securities and Exchange Commission complaint,shareholder lawsuits,stock price collapse,AIGbid-rigging, securities fraud, tax evasion,and Maurice (Hank) Greenberg,PNC Financial Services,special purpose entities (SPEs),stock value,and the 2008 financial crisis,Alabama Power CompanyClean Air Act violations,emissions reductions,mitigation measures,and New Source Review,American Electric PowerClean Air Act violations,emissions reductions,mitigation measures,Aneth Utahhistory of,hydraulic fracturing,Navajo people and,oil spills,anti-trust,AOL-Time Warnerexaggerated earnings,merger,securities fraud,Applee-book pricing structure,price-fixing,refusal to settle anti-trust case,relationships with book publishers,Archer Daniels Midlandprice-fixing,product line,Arms Export Control Act (AECA),Arthur Andersenand auditing irregularities at Enron,asbestos,AstraZenecaconcealing medical studies,criminal charges of physicians,financial misconduct,off-label marketing,physician bribes,physician kickbacks,Seroquel,whistle-blower lawsuits,Zoladex,Aurora Bankillegal mortgage foreclosures,Automated Trading Deskand Citigroup,Avery, George,Bain Capitaland Hospital Corporation of America,Bank of Americabid-rigging,and Countrywide Financial,fraud in the municipal bond business,illegal mortgage foreclosures,and Merrill Lynch,mortgage fraud,and the 2008 financial crisis,and UBS, GE Capital, Wells Fargo,women financial advisors,BayerCipro,and GlaxoSmithKline,Medicaid fraud,overcharging for medication,Prescription Drug Marketing Act,whistle-blower lawsuit,Bear Stearns,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,residential mortgage-backed securities,and Wall Street analysts settlement,Bennett, Chuck and Clay Williams,Bernard L. Madoff SecuritiesPonzi Scheme,Beverly EnterprisesCalifornia MK Medical,improper medical documentation,Medicare fraud,and Medicare reimbursement rates,whistle-blower,Bextra,bid-riggingand Bank of America, UBS, GE Capital, and Wells Fargo,and the municipal bond market,Biometillegal kickbacks to physicians,orthopedic settlement,Blodget, Henryand Eliot Spitzer,and Merrill Lynch,securities fraud,technology stock bubble,blowout preventer,Boeing Corporationand Darleen Druyun,gender discrimination,KC-767 manufacturer,as military contractor,Boise Cascade,BPestimation of flow rates,and Gulf of Mexico oil spill,Vessels of Opportunity program,Victim Compensation Fund,well-capping procedures,Bridgestone Corporationhistory,lawsuit settlements,tire failure,Burlington Northernemployee lawsuit,and Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act,genetic testing of employees,California Independent System Operator (CAISO),Cargill,Case, Steve,Chinese Wallin investment practices,Chiquita Brands Internationaland Autodefensas Unidas de Colombia (AUC),charges of abetting terrorists,and Fuerza Armadas Revolutionarias de Colombia (FARC),history in Latin America,and National Union Fire Insurance Company,ChoicePoint, Inc.and identity theft,and Jeb Bush,lawsuit settlement,overview,sloppy practices,Christie, Christopher J.and orthopedic firms settlement,Cipro,Citibankillegal mortgage foreclosures,CitigroupAutomated Trading Desk,collateralized debt obligations,illegal mortgage foreclosures,mortgage fraud,and Sanford Weill,and the 2008 financial crisis,Clean Air Act (CAA),Clean Water Act (CWA),Coca-Colahistory,management,race discrimination charges,Cohen, Stephen A.,collateralized debt obligations (CDOs),and Citigroup,and Goldman Sachs,and Merrill Lynch,commercial speech,Computer Chip Manufacturersand dynamic access memory (DRAM),price-fixing charges against,profits,corn sweeteners,Countrywide Financialand Angelo Mozilo,and Bank of America,dubious lending practices,fraud and insider trading,liars' loans,mortgage fraud,NINJA loans,and the 2008 financial crisis,Credit Default Swapand Goldman Sachs,Credit Suisseconflict of interest in investment banking activities,and JPMorgan Chase,misleading investors,residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS),and Wall Street analysts settlement,and Winstar,Daft, Douglas,damage awards overview,Deepwater Horizon,Dellaccounting fraud,Depakote,Department of Defense,Department of Justice (DOJ),DePuy Orthopedicsorthopedic settlement,illegal kickbacks to physicians,Dial Corporationhistory of,settlement of sexual harassment claims,sexual harassment complaints,Dominion EnergyClean Air Act violations,settlement with Environmental Protection Agency,drug patentsand profitability,DuPontand perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA),products manufactured,and Woods County, West Virginia,dynamic random access memory (DRAM),Easterbrook, Judge Frank,earnings overstatements,Ebbers, Bernardaccounting fraud,and World Com,Eli Lillyoff-label marketing,Zyprexa,employment discriminationgender,race,Enron Corporationacclaim of,accounting irregularities,and Andrew Fastow,and Arthur Andersen,and California electricity crisis of 2000-2001,financial fraud,and Jeffrey Skilling,and Ken Lay,special purpose entities,Environmental Protection Agency (EPA),environmental statutes overview,Equal Opportunity Commission (EEOC),Equifax Information Servicesand Julie Miller,overview,reporting errors,European Union,ExxonMobil,Alaskan oil spill,Clean Water Act violations,and oil refineries air pollution cases,natural gas overcharging,Navajo lands oil spills,Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA),False Claims Act and whistle-blowers,Fastow, Jeffreyand Enron,financial fraud,Federal Election Commission (FEC),Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC),Federal Trade Commission,fen-phenas diet drug,side effects,First Bostonconflict of interest in investment banking activities,Wall Street analysts settlement,Food Processors (ADM, Cargill, and Tate and Lyle)and criminal charges,and Mark Whitacre,media attention to,price-fixing schemes,production of lysine and citric acid,Food and Drug Administration,Ford Corporationlawsuit settlements,relationship to Bridgestone,tire blowout lawsuits,Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA),Galleon Group and Raj Rajaratnam,Goel, Rajiv,insider trading,GE Capitalbid-rigging,conviction of Steven Goldberg, Peter Grimm, and Dominick Carollo,fraud in the municipal bond business,General Motorscost-benefit calculations,fuel tank lawsuits,large damage awards against,Georgia Pacific,GlaxoSmithKlineAvandia,and Bayer,blocking generic entries into the market,and Dr. Drew Pinsky,illegal marketing and promotion of pharmaceuticals,Flonase,Medicaid fraud and overcharging for medication,off-label marketing,patent manipulation,Paxil,and physician kickbacks,Prescription Drug Marketing Act,Relafen,Wellbutrin,Goel, Rajiv,Goldman SachsAbacus 2007-AC1,and ABN AMRO and IKB,collateralized debt obligations,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,credit default swaps,and Fabrice Tourre,and John Paulson,as market maker,mortgage securities fraud,and Wall Street analysts settlement,Greenberg, Maurice (Hank),Halliburtonasbestos liability problems,Dick Cheney's leadership of,Dresser Industries buyout,Hayward, Tony,health sector overview,heart surgeries, unnecessaryRedding Medical Center,and Tenet Health Care Corporation,Holder, Eric,Hospital Corporation of Americaand Bain Capital,fraudulent billing,Medicare fraud,patient neglect,physician kickbacks,and Rick Scott,upcoding,whistle-blower lawsuit,HSBCmoney laundering,and the 2008 financial crisis,Huang, John,IBMemployee lawsuit against,pension plan changes,insider trading,Intron A,Invesco Fundsand AIM Advisors,market timing,mutual fund trading violations,ITT CorporationArms Export Act violations,history of,night vision goggles,overview,Ivestor, Douglas,Jackson, Judge Thomas Penfield,Johnson & Johnsonbribery of foreign health care providers,and Depuy Orthopedics,Foreign Corrupt Practices Act,physician kickbacks,whistle-blower,JPMorgan Chaseand Bear Stearns,and California Independent System Operator,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,and Credit Suisse,energy market manipulation,illegal mortgage foreclosures,military foreclosures and evictions,misleading investors,mortgage fraud,residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS),robo-signing,subprime mortgages,and the 2008 financial crisis,venture subsidiary,and Wall Street analysts settlement,and Washington Mutual,Kaiser Permanenteand Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline,Cipro,Kasky, Marc,Koch Industriesoil pipelines network,oil spills,profitability,KPMGand Arthur Andersen,criminal prosecution,deferred prosecution agreement,and John Larson,and Robert Pfaff,tax fraud,and the 2008 financial crisis,Lay, Ken,Lehman Brothersand Wall Street analysts settlement,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,Levin, Gerald,Lewis, Ken,Liars' Loans and Countrywide Financial,Lippo Groupand Al Gore,and Bill Clinton,election law violations,and James Riady,Lucent Technologies, Inc.earning projections,fraudulent activities,history of,lawsuits against,Markopolos, Harry,Medco Health Solutionscorporate integrity program,image,and Medicare fraud,pharmaceutical company kickbacks,Medicaid,Medicare Fraudand Abbott Laboratories,and Beverly Enterprises,and Medco,and Tenet Health Care,MetLife Bankillegal mortgage foreclosures,Merckimproper marketing of pharmaceuticals,and internal clinical trials,off-label marketing,Vioxx,Merrill Lynchand Bank of America,and the collateralized debt obligation market,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,and George McReynolds,and Henry Blodget,mortgage fraud,racial discrimination,and the 2008 financial crisis,and Wall Street analysts settlement,methodology,MetLife Bankillegal mortgage foreclosures,Micron,Microsofti4i conflict,and Netscape,and Patent Act of 1952,patent infringement,software bundling,state anti-trust actions against,U.S. v. Microsoft,Windows overcharging,money laundering,Morgan Stanleyand Allison Schieffelin,compared to other financial services companies,conflict of interest in investment banking activities,and gender discrimination,as meritocracy,and sexual harassment,and Wall Street analysts settlement,mortgage foreclosure,mortgage-holding banksillegal mortgage foreclosures,image,mortgage review process,and the 2008 financial crisis,Mosely, Shannon,Moynihan, Brian,Mozilo, Angelofraud and insider trading,lifetime ban,municipal bond market,National Century Financial Enterprisesfinancial fraud in health care,National Football Leaguecollusion in head injuries,and head injury effects,head injury lawsuits,overview,National Labor Relations Board (NLRB),natural gas producersavoiding royalty payments,Harold E. Wright lawsuit,Natural Gas Royalty Underpayments fraud,royalty case settlements,New Century Financial Corporationsecurities fraud and subprime mortgages,New Source Review,Newmont Mining Corporationenvironmental contamination,gold mining practices,history of,lawsuits against,press coverage of,submarine tailings disposal,Ness, Richard,net asset value (NAV),Nikecommercial speech and,corporate image,labor practices,Young report,NINJA loans and Countrywide Financial,off-label marketingand Abbott Laboratories,and AstraZeneca,of Bextra,of Depakote,and Eli Lilly,and GlaxoSmithKline,of Paxil and Wellbutrin,and Pfizer,and Schering-Plough,of Seroquel,of Vioxx,of Zyprexa,oil spillson land,on water,overview,O'Neal, Stanley,orthopedic settlementand Christopher J. 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