Pfizer fined a record $2.3 billion dollars...

Ca-ching...Pfizer has entered an agreement with the Department of Justice to pay a record fine in the amount of $2.3 billion dollars. Pfizer was found guilty of misbranding anti-inflammatory drug Bextra which was pulled from shelves by the FDA in 2005. Pfizer promoted the sale of Bextra for several uses and dosages that the FDA specifically declined to approve due to safety concerns. Aside from Baxtra, three other drugs were mentioned in the settlement Geodon, Zyvox, and Lyrica. According to the release on The Department of Justice website, $1 billion will go to Medicare and Medicaid and get this at least $102 million will go to six whistleblowers for assisting with the recovery wth?! The $2.3 billion will resolve civil and criminal complaints held against the company. Wow. For more information visit:
http://www.usdoj.gov/opa/pr/2009/September/09-aag-900.html

$250k Lambo A Lemon But Consumer is a Winner

Consumer Ralph purchased a $250k 2008 Lamborghini Gallardo Spider Convertible and soon noticed the brakes had a squeaking & screeching sound-how annoying is that?! When he took it back to the dealer they told him it takes a while for the brakes to break in-ok...He visited a Lambo mechanic that was unable to resolve the problem-experts were even flown in from overseas to resolve but to no avail. Ralph filed a lemon law suit with the State Attorney Generals office in the state of Washington where the car was purchased and won the case. He will return the car for a full refund. The dealer should have done the right thing from the start. Bad PR+legal fees=stupid move. For the video clip click below: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/us/2009/08/20/sign.az.lamborghini.lemon.knxv

Facebook Annoying? Nah...

CNN composed a funny but oh so true list of the 12 most annoying types of facebookers:

The Let-Me-Tell-You-Every-Detail-of-My-Day Bore

The Self-Promoter

The Friend-Padder

The Town Crier

The TMIer

The Bad Grammarian

The Sympathy-Baiter

The Lurker

The Crank

The Paparazzo

The Maddening Obscurist

The Chronic Inviter

I just know none of my foxie moxies are any of these but just to make sure read the full article and take the quiz:

http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/08/20/annoying.facebook.updaters/index.html#cnnSTCOther1