advertised and promoted the prescription antidepressant medication Paxil. The lawsuit claims that Glaxo Smith Kline misrepresented and failed to disclose material information to the patient. Even the healthcare providers did not know because the drug company failed to market it. This drug was additive and
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The Accounting Scandal of HealthSouth HealthSouth Corporation is based in Birmingham‚ Alabama‚ it is the largest provider of rehabilitative health care services. It operates in 26 states in the United States of America and in Puerto Rico. HealthSouth provides rehabilitation hospitals‚ long term heightened care hospitals‚ outpatient rehabilitation satellite clinics and home health agencies. HealthSouth was found by Richard Scrushy in the year 1984 and was called
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manufacturer in the world. The company produces over 200 million candles per year. They have annual revenue of an estimated $730 million dollars. There are approximately 550 Yankee Candle stores around the world‚ employing over 6‚400 employees. When the show aired on CBS television‚ the company
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Management Scandal in 1998. They reported 1.7 billion in fake earnings by increasing the length of depreciation time for property‚ plant and equipment on the balance Page 2 sheets. The fraud was detected when a new CEO was brought in and the new management team went through the books. Motivation seems to be that this publicly traded company needed to keep stock prices up to keep investors and shareholders happy. Incentive‚ opportunity and rationalization are all at play here. The Enron Scandal in 2001
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Effects of the Enron Scandal (Kassie) The Enron scandal had a great effect on the United States‚ with an impact on individuals from the consumer level to those running the company as well as the stock market and investors. Throughout the scandal‚ 4‚500 employees lost their jobs and investors lost approximately $60 billion dollars within a few days. The loss of such a large sum of money meant the loss of old-age and retirement security for many of the investors who put their money and faith in the
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David Cameron has warned British retailers that ultimately they are responsible for the safety and standards of the food they supply to the public. (Henry McDonald 2013). Supermarket ‘Buyer power’ (Scholes (2011 P.56) may also play a role within the scandal. Large corporations such as Tescos have vast buying power in the food sector. They continually pressurize their suppliers for products at lower prices which help them keep their ‘resource costs’ (Worthington 2009 P. 183) low allowing for increased
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1913‚ Arthur Andersen LLP was found in Chicago‚ developed to become one of the “big five” largest accounting firm in the US. In 2003‚ after 90 years of business‚ the Chicago-based accounting firm was forced to close its doors because of accounting scandal I. The advent of consulting In the 1950s‚ Andersen began providing consulting services and over the next 30 years‚ Andersen’s consulting business became more profitable. With quick development of consulting sector‚ in 1999‚ Andersen separated
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great amount of environmental damage. “Opponents say Nestle’s pumping is lowering water levels in local creeks and lakes -- systems that feed the Great Lakes. In Ontario‚ a hydrologist hired by a group opposing the Nestle plant reported that the company was using 7 percent of the local water supply and depleting the flow of a creek‚” Kari Lydersen of the Washington Post in her article‚ Bottled Water at Issue in Great Lakes reported. Citizens‚ lawmakers and environmentalists have made many attempts
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BACKGROUND In the mid-1990s‚ scandal rocked Mitsubishi‚ a conglomerate which consists of many autonomous companies‚ who manufacture myriad products. One of the largest of these corporations under the Mitsubishi name is Mitsubishi Motors‚ makers of many well-known automobiles‚ such as the Galant or Eclipse. Its North American branch‚ Mitsubishi Motors North America‚ was involved in one of the most significant sexual harassment cases in history. In 1994‚ 24 women who worked at Mitsubishi’s Normal
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keep the business alive. 2. What do you think would have happened to a manager at Siemens if he or she had taken a stand against corrupt practices? Manager could be fired or pushed out from a group because they don’t consider the benefits of company. 3. How does the kind of corruption Siemens engaged in distort competition? Siemens tries to bribe officials to obtain many contracts. This is unfair competition. 4. What is the impact of corrupt behavior by Siemens on the countries where it does
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