Maryclaire Dale

February 07, 2008 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - Merck and Co. has agreed to pay $671 million to settle claims that it overcharged Medicaid programs for four drugs, including Vioxx and Zocor, and to resolve allegations of improper marketing to doctors, U.S. prosecutors and company officials announced Thursday.In a case in Philadelphia, Merck agreed to pay $399 million plus interest for improper calculation of Medicaid rebates and its marketing practices.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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June 03, 2009 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - A federal appeals court must decide whether a Pennsylvania middle school can suspend a student who, at home on her own time, created a lewd MySpace page aimed at her principal.The Web page, which used a fake name but an actual photo of the principal, was purported to have been posted by a 40-year-old Alabama school principal who described himself, through a string of sexual vulgarities, as a pedophile and sex addict.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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April 21, 2009 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - A judge told bankrupt Philadelphia Newspapers to focus on its financial reorganization while others investigate claims an investor illegally tape-recorded a sensitive meeting.The judge Monday appointed unsecured creditors to pursue the company's charge that a senior lender recorded a key financial meeting in November, allegedly souring the pre-bankruptcy negotiations.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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October 16, 2009 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - In a split decision, a U.S. appeals court upheld the convictions of animal-rights activists charged under a terrorism statute with using their Web site to incite threats and vandalism against a company that tests products on animals.The 2-1 decision was the first federal appellate court ruling on a constitutional challenge to the law.

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September 19, 2013 | Daily Report Online

A lawyer who filed the first concussion lawsuit against the NFL believes the proposed $765 million settlement will go through, and lead to payments to injured players within 18 months.

By Maryclaire Dale

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February 09, 2009 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - The defense in the federal corruption trial of a former state senator is aiming to roll out its big guns Monday with the testimony of Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell.Rendell is expected to provide brief testimony that acknowledges the long hours Vincent Fumo worked on behalf of the state when he was in the Senate.

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February 27, 2012 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - Jury selection moved surprisingly quickly Monday in a landmark priest abuse case in Philadelphia involving two priests charged with rape and a monsignor charged with protecting them - and failing to protect children.Several jurors were seated for what could be a four-month trial, after assuring the judge they could fairly evaluate the sensitive issues.

By MaryClaire Dale

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August 22, 2008 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - A fired TV newscaster admitted Friday that he hacked into his co-anchor's e-mail accounts, pleading guilty to one count of illegally accessing a computer.Larry Mendte admitted that he illegally viewed hundreds of Alycia Lane's e-mails from March 2006 to May 2008, at a time when leaked information about her personal life contributed to her downfall.

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April 11, 2008 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP-A New York City transit officer made off with $113,000 in an armed bank heist Thursday but was arrested a few blocks away, police in northeast Pennsylvania said.Rookie officer Christian Torres, 21, had his New York Police Department badge and identification card on him when he was arrested, Muhlenberg Township police said.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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June 03, 2008 | Daily Report Online

PHILADELPHIA AP - An evening news anchor is under federal investigation and off the air after his fired co-anchor complained that someone may have hacked into her e-mails and leaked them to gossip columnists.The investigation became public after the FBI last Thursday raided the home of anchor Larry Mendte of KYW-TV, seizing a computer and related equipment.

By MARYCLAIRE DALE

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