That group was acquired by Royal Philips Electronics
NV in 2001 and was subsequently integrated into Philips Medical
Systems North America. According to the lawsuit, once a quality
control audit by the FDA confirmed Hindin's compliance complaints, he
was harassed and wrongly accused of insubordination and incompetence
at HP.. According to Casa de Esperanza
research, Latino teens have had the highest teen birth rate in the
nation since 1994 at 97.5 times
the rate for African Americans and 3.verizonwireless . For more
information please visit www.

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Pierce O'Donnell, lead plaintiff's counsel with O'Donnell Shaeffer
Mortimer LLP in Los Angeles, stated: "HP's reckless conduct in
knowingly selling defective products is egregious under any
circumstances.

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Being
met with "nothing but hostility and threats ," Hindin reported HP's
conduct to the Food and Drug Administration, after which he was fired. "HP
even went so far as to install a hidden camera above Hindin's desk,"
the filing states.com and
click "News/Updates" and then "Current Case Developments. Paul, MN 55175

Additional copies can be purchased from Casa de Esperanza.com/multimedia

About HopeLine

Verizon Wireless encourages customers who are upgrading their
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Paul, Minn.4 per 1,000, nearly double the national rate
of 52. "Our aim is to expand a dialogue within the Latino
community, and among Latino teens.

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The suit -- charging
violation of the California False Claims Act and seeking treble
damages estimated in the "tens of millions of dollars" -- was filed in
California Superior Court in San Francisco and is being publicly
disclosed for the first time today.

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The lawsuit states that Hindin first uncovered
HP's improper practices and repeated life-threatening failures of HP
products in 1996 and attempted to persuade HP management to respond to
the problems, even going so far as to write to HP's president.
The medical devices cited in the suit include Anesthesia Gas
Monitors, which are utilized in surgery to deliver anesthetic agents
and to monitor anesthesia and respiratory gases; Pulse Oximeters,
which are used in operating rooms, intensive care units, and patients'
bedsides to measure and monitor an individual's arterial oxygen
saturation level; and Ultrasound Imaging Transducers used to produce
images of structures, organs and blood flow inside the body.4 billion.
Two-time Grammy-winning band Ozomatli provided two songs used in
the short film free of charge.

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Sullivan in
Boston, who prosecuted the case, described HP's conduct as
"unconscionable" (www.
The topics explored in this remarkable short film include serious
issues like: a young Latina teen who is in an abusive relationship and
thinks she might be pregnant; the underlying sexism of a conflict
between brother and sister in a family; the cultural divide between a
Latino teen and his parents; and a teen struggling with issues at home
who turns to friends with risky behavior. To
receive broadcast-quality video footage and high-resolution stills of
Verizon Wireless operations, log on to the Verizon Wireless Multimedia
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S. Agilent's
Healthcare Solutions group alone reported revenues the following year
of $1. (a)

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number: 651-646 -5553 or visit their official Web site:
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This category includes information on domestic violence research, community resources, law enforcement protocols, domestic violence and family court, effects of domestic violence on children, substance abuse and domestic violence, safety planning for victims, shelter organizations across the United States, and resources for Hispanic, Latino , and Asian women.

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The Latino population has tripled in the last decade; so have the
unique challenges facing Latino youth.com. Paul-based
organization now provides a wide array of services and direct support
to families, community education and advocacy.

Domestic Violence is a major cause of injury and death for women in the United States and worldwide.

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"
Today's amended legal action charges, among other things, that HP
performed sham quality tests and "willfully concealed the existence,
frequency and severity of the products' defects," with "grossly
inadequate testing procedures" that violated government-prescribed
standards.----

Important Family Issues Are Addressed in the Film Distributed
Nationally On Mother's Day Through HopeLine(R), Verizon Wireless'
Signature Domestic Violence Awareness Program

Verizon Wireless, operator of the nation's most reliable wireless
network, announces the national release of UBICATE!(TM) (Find
Yourself!), the first educational short film in Spanish addressing the
complex issues Latino teens face in developing healthy relationships.-based Casa de Esperanza, a non-profit domestic violence
prevention agency that conducts national training for other non-profit
agencies that receive federal funds.3 per 1 ,000.
Limited copies of UBICATE!(TM) are being distributed free of
charge to public schools, non -profit domestic violence prevention
agencies, and the news media in the United States, on a first -come,
first-serve basis. Marking its 10th year in 2005, the national
HopeLine program collects wireless phones and accessories from any
wireless service provider, and then refurbishes the phones or recycles
them in an environmentally friendly way.

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S. Attorney Michael J.
For a copy of today 's filing, please go to www.Youth

IRVINE, Calif.
Funding for the national distribution of the film on Mother's Day is
provided through a donation from Verizon Wireless' signature domestic
violence prevention program, HopeLine(R). The Latino high school dropout rate is 2. Sending our message on a
family-oriented holiday like Mother's Day, is especially appropriate.5 million voice and data customers .casadeesperanza.

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The "whistleblower" bringing the qui tam action is Robert Hindin,
who worked for Hewlett-Packard (HP) as production manager and
manufacturing engineer for eight years before being wrongfully
terminated in 1997.casadeesperanza. Clients can call Casa de Esperanza's 24-hour
bilingual (Spanish/English) crisis line at: 651-772-1611.

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Hindin initially filed a federal lawsuit in 1997 on behalf of
himself and the U.
Hindin's fraud charges were validated by a settlement in July
2002, in which HP/Agilent agreed to pay $7 million to the federal
government.S."
Verizon Wireless, a leading corporate supporter of programs that
help prevent domestic violence, provided $35,000 to support production
of the short film and is underwriting its national distribution.

About Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless owns and operates the nation's most reliable
wireless network, serving 45.

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Announcing the settlement, U.
"Verizon Wireless' support helped us produce the short film, and
now the company is assisting us to create awareness about this project
on a national basis," said Lupe Serrano, executive director of Casa de
Esperanza.

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government under the Federal False Claims Act,
charging HP fraudulently induced government and private purchasers to
buy its defective products through both misstatements and material
omissions. To receive a copy, please send your request on
official letterhead to:

Casa de Esperanza:
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(a) NTSC format: $150 plus shipping and handling
Discounts: 5-9 copies - 15%; 10+ copies - 20%
PAL format: $165 plus shipping and handling
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About Casa de Esperanza

Founded in 1982, the mission of Casa de Esperanza is to mobilize
Latinas and Latino communities to end domestic violence.

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usdoj. During the
government investigation, Hindin filed a parallel lawsuit in
California (under seal as required by law) that was recently served on
Defendants. government's settlement did not
include any formal cease-and-desist directives regarding these
products beyond 2002, we want to ascertain whether these defective
products are still in the marketplace and if they are causing patient
injuries.osmlaw .org

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According
to the lawsuit, HP had falsely certified to the government that it had
complied with FDA requirements, including reporting each product
failure, investigating these failures, and addressing the problems. government, California was a large customer
of HP, acquiring thousands of medical devices for its hospitals and
reimbursing private hospitals for the purchase and use of these
defective devices through the MediCal program, according to the
lawsuit. Today 's filing amends that complaint.
O'Donnell added: "Since the U. "We believe that UBICATE!(TM) will provide a valuable and
much-needed tool for educators, non-profit agencies and the news media
to address relationship issues faced by Latino teenagers and their
families and provide important messages about family, peer and dating
relationships.O. Phone donations are
accepted at all Verizon Wireless Communications Stores across the
country. For additional information, please visit
www.

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The film was produced by St.
The film was developed with input from Latino teens about the
issues they face - from dating violence to communicating with parents
to sexism within families. Casa de Esperanza 's research indicates this
is the first Spanish-language film specifically geared to facilitate
youth discussion on these issues.
Find more information on the Web at www.

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Former Employee Sues Hewlett -Packard for Medical Products Fraud in Multi-Million Dollar Whistleblower Lawsuit on Behalf of State of California

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Here the conduct is particularly conscience shocking
because these are medical products that can make a life or death
difference for a patient. Originally
founded as a shelter for battered Latinas, the St. Casa de Esperanza also
provides national training for non-profit agencies that receive
federal funding under the (1) Rural Domestic Violence and Child
Victimization Enforcement Grant Program and (2) Grants to Encourage
Arrest Policies Program.

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The company also settled Hindin's wrongful termination
claim.gov/usao/ma/presspage). Over a six year-period from 1991 to 1997, it is
estimated that HP distributed -- and allowed to remain in use --
thousands of such inferior medical devices, according to the lawsuit."
"Verizon Wireless is fully committed to supporting domestic
violence prevention programs and related initiatives," said Oscar
Madrid, Verizon Wireless' associate director - national multicultural
marketing. Besides the music from the eclectic Los
Angeles-based band, the film also contains other music relevant to
Latino teens, including Reggeaton and Hip-Hop. Proceeds from the HopeLine
program benefit victims of domestic violence and non-profit advocacy
agencies, providing essential communications tools of wireless phones
and wireless services, and financial grants.

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Business Editors/Legal Writers

SAN FRANCISCO----

Former Employee Charges Company Knowingly Sold
Defective Medical Devices; New State Legal Filing Follows
Successful Federal Government Settlement

Citing a "scheme to defraud its customers by knowingly selling
defective and potentially dangerous medical devices," a complaint was
filed today against Hewlett-Packard Company (NYSE:HPQ ) and a spin-off
entity, Agilent Technologies, by a former employee who filed the case
of behalf of the State of California and himself.5 times the rate for non-Latino
whites.
Copies of the short film are available in DVD or VHS format.

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It also charges that the defendants caused private health
care providers participating in the MediCal program to pass on a
portion of the costs, both for the purchase, as well as services
rendered from use, of the substandard medical equipment to the State
of California."
The filing cites examples of the abusive treatment that Hindin had
to endure as a whistleblower. He was also ostracized and marginalized by HP management.verizonwireless .

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We intend to expose at trial that at the
highest levels, HP had a conscious disregard for public health and
safety in the craven pursuit of profits.
According to the lawsuit, these products were manufactured and
distributed by HP prior to November 1999, when it spun off these and
other divisions to create Agilent Technologies Inc."

FEATURE/Verizon Wireless Announces National Launch of Spanish-Language Short Film about Troubling Issues Faced by Latino Teens

, Verizon Wireless is a joint venture
of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) and Vodafone (NYSE:VOD)(LSE:VOD).