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Global Health Care Company Abbott Laboratories Inc. has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company’s unlawful promotion of the prescription drug Depakote for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Department announced today.

WASHINGTON — A Detroit federal grand jury returned an indictment today against three former executives from Panasonic Corporation, a Whirlpool Corporation subsidiary and a Tecumseh Products Company subsidiary for their role in an international conspiracy to fix the prices of refrigerant compressors, which are used in refrigerators and freezers in homes and businesses, the Department of Justice announced.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (August 27, 2009) - Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo today announced that his office has obtained a court order and settlement agreement amounting to a combined $70,000 in fines and costs against two Buffalo-area car dealers for deceptive and misleading advertising regarding the federal Car Allowance Rebate System (“CARS” or “Cash for Clunkers”). Cuomo’s office took the action after Basil Resale Sheridan and Basil Toyota failed to abide by cease-and-desist letters recently sent to the two dealerships and nearly 40 others across the state. “My office sent out letters to dealerships in order to give them a chance to correct their misleading advertisements,” said Attorney General Cuomo. “Unfortunately, these two companies failed to abide by the law and continued to try to lure consumers with misleading information about the federal program. All car dealerships must comply with the advertising guidelines in order to ensure a marketplace that is fair for both consumers and...