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Ballot Device
Election Systems and Software agrees to pays city of San Francisco $3.5 million settlement after problems with AutoMARK lead to prolonged hand counting of votes.

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Wachovia to pay up to $125 million settlement in check cashing lawsuit.

Security Breach
Check 'N Go to pay $220,000 settlement in personal information lawsuit.

Check Cashing Bankruptcy
Zvi Guttman pays $210,000 settlement.

Cipro
The FDA is seeking to add black box warnings of the risk of tendon rupture associated with Cipro and Levaquin. The ruptures can involve Achilles tendon, shoulder, hand, bicep or thumb tendons, and is especially increased in patients older than 60, or people who have received kidney, heart or lung transplants, as well as people on steroid therapy...