Toyota Motor Corp. Will Pay Record $17.35 Million in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of Federal Law

By: Jeffrey Lapin

Toyota has agreed to pay record $17.35 million, the maximum fine allowable under the law, to the U.S. Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in response to the agency's assertion that the automaker failed to report a safety defect to the federal government in a timely manner.

Besides paying the record fee, Toyota and its subsidiaries in the U.S. have agreed to make changes to ensure this kind of thing does not happen again

Full Article: NHTSA: Toyota Motor Corp. Will Pay Record $17.35 Million in Civil Penalties for Alleged Violations of Federal Law | National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)

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Pfizer Settles With Several States Over Lyrica

By: Jeffrey Lapin

Attorneys general of 33 states, including Nebraska, and the District of Columbia have reached a $43 million settlement with Pfizer over allegations that the company ignored FDA warnings and made misleading marketing claims about Lyrica and Zyvox. 

Full Story on The Lawyerist: Pfizer Hit With $43 Million Settlement For Misleading Marketing Of Drugs

ABOUT LAPIN LAW OFFICES

Lapin Law Offices represents injured, abused and disabled clients throughout Nebraska. You can learn more about your rights by calling us at 402-421-8033 or submitting your case online to us (Contact Us). We offer a free initial consultation and do not collect a fee unless we get money for you.

Facebook Helps FBI Catch Cybercriminals

By: Jeffrey Lapin

The FBI announced it has arrested 10 suspects from a number of countries in an alleged cybercriminal conspiracy that infected 11 million computers with banking fraud software. The alleged conspirators used "Yahos" malware, using the Butterfly Botnet, which gave access to credit card, bank and other personal information. The FBI alleges that this malware led to $850 million in losses. 

The FBI gave significant credit to Facebook’s security team for helping to track down these individuals.

FBI Press Release: FBI, International Law Enforcement Disrupt International Organized Cyber Crime Ring Related to Butterfly Botnet

The CFPB: November 2012

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