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(PRWEB) June 11, 2012

The Consumer Justice Foundation, a for-profit corporation whose staff is comprised of a team of professional consumer advocates, dedicates its time to providing the public with free online informational resources regarding the potential dangers of using certain prescription medications. The CJF hereby alerts the public that the State of Missouri has announced that it will receive $ 15 million as part of the overall $ 1.5 billion settlement different levels of government have reached with Abbott Laboratories. This settlement was reached because Abbott allegedly engaged in illegal marketing practices with regards to its anticonvulsant medication Depakote.

While there was no civil lawsuit or charges filed against Abbott Laboratories and therefore no official court citation, the company had been engaged in settlement negotiations with Attorneys General from around the United States as well as with the federal Department of Justice before coming to an agreement that required Abbott Laboratories to pay a total of $ 1.5 billion in fines and civil settlements. A total of $ 700 million of that payment is to be divided between the states.

The issue that led to this settlement negotiation was the allegation that Abbott Laboratories was engaging in illegal marketing practices of Depakote that are known as ?off-label? marketing tactics. Specifically, off-label marketing tactics involve marketing a medication for purposes that have not been approved by the FDA. Abbott was accused of marketing Depakote for uses that included schizophrenia, agitated dementia and autism. This off-label marketing allegedly took place between the years of 1998 and 2008.

In addition, this Depakote settlement resolves allegations that Abbott Laboratories improperly marketed the medication in places such as nursing homes and that the company made illegal payments to health care professionals and long-term care pharmacy providers to induce them to promote and to prescribe Depakote despite the risks associated with Depakote side effects.

About the Consumer Justice Foundation

The Consumer Justice Foundation, whose Web site is located at http://www.consumerjusticefoundation.com, is a public resource that’s been built and maintained by a group of concerned professionals who want to provide general information for consumers regarding the potential dangers involved with the use of Depakote while pregnant. This resource is not to be considered as medical or legal advice, which should only be dispensed by a licensed medical doctor or a Depakote lawyer.

Seattle, WA (PRWEB) June 01, 2012

Patricia Hansen, a Washington State woman, is fighting local hunger as she is pedaling her way across the US on an ambitious journey that has already taken her across Oregon, Idaho, Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and most of Kansas. Patricia, who will turn 70 on July 7th, the day she hopes to successfully complete her cross-country trek, has had a life long passion for cycling and for helping those who face hunger on a daily basis.

Hansen has combined these two passions into a way to raise awareness and money to feed the hungry in her own back yard. In the meantime, she is still biking and inspiring people along her journey with the states yet to be crossed including: Missouri, Illinois, Kentucky, and Virginia.

In 2005, Hansen merged her love of cycling with her passion to help the hungry with the founding of a nonprofit, http://emeraldcitylights.com/ With monies raised from community biking and walking fundraising events, Hansen?s organization has fed 1,000 Seattle-area families over the past 8 years.

Having personally experienced wellness through healthy eating, Hansen and her volunteers create 5-day food baskets filled with organic, natural food, as well as dried soup mixes and Hansen?s homemade jams.

Many of the families who benefit from Emerald City Light?s food baskets have been stricken by illnesses, cutting short earning potential and forcing difficult choices between feeding families and buying medicine or seeking medical care.

When asked about hunger in America, Patricia said, ?We all have people in our own backyards that can?t put food on their tables. People seem to remember those in need during the holidays, but we need to help each week, each day. My goal in life is to feed more families each day of the year.?

For more information, to view Hansen?s daily progress through her travel blog, to donate or become a fan on https://www.facebook.com/emeraldcitylights

Emerald City Lights Bike Ride a 501(c)3], a 501(c)3 non-profit, charitable and educational organization based in Seattle, is dedicated to providing to those in need. Our goal is to support activities, organizations and programs that work to provide nutrition and general humanitarian aid.

Note to media: Patricia Hansen is available throughout her bike ride for interviews. Photos of Hansen are available at her website or upon request.

(PRWEB) May 25, 2012

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