Noreika

Baron & Budd Moves Forward with False Claims Act Case Against AstraZeneca LP

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Tuesday, March 3, 2020

The nationally recognized attorneys from Baron & Budd are proceeding with a False Claims Act suit against the pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca LP, after a federal judge denied the companys request to dismiss the case.

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  • The nationally recognized attorneys from Baron & Budd are proceeding with a False Claims Act suit against the pharmaceutical company, AstraZeneca LP, after a federal judge denied the companys request to dismiss the case.
  • U.S. District Judge Maryellen Noreika did, however, agree to dismiss one of the plaintiffs, a former sales specialist for AstraZeneca, from the case.
  • The case was filed in the United States District Court District of Delaware on February 5, 2010 (Case No.
  • This favorable ruling by the court means we can move forward with this case and initiate discovery, said Baron & Budd Shareholder, Scott Simmer.

AJC Hosts Vilnius Mayor Remigijus Šimašius in Washington

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Wednesday, October 30, 2019

WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --At an American Jewish Committee (AJC) reception, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus imaius was praised for his efforts to correct the narrative around Lithuanian complicity in the Holocaust.

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  • WASHINGTON, Oct. 30, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --At an American Jewish Committee (AJC) reception, Vilnius Mayor Remigijus imaius was praised for his efforts to correct the narrative around Lithuanian complicity in the Holocaust.
  • Those decisions sparked an intense backlash against the mayor and Lithuania's International Historical Commission, whose authoritative reports served as the basis for the mayor's actions.
  • "Twenty years ago, people in Lithuania were ignorant," said Rabbi Andrew Baker, AJC Director of International Jewish Affairs, and a regular visitor to Vilnius.
  • Mayor imaius, reflecting on his decisions, said, "It's clear that their (Skirpa and Noreika) participation in the Holocaust was not an accident.

AJC Praises Removal of Noreika Plaque in Vilnius

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Monday, July 29, 2019

NEW YORK, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AJC praised Vilnius Mayor Remigijus imaius for removing a plaque on the Lithuanian Academy of Science building honoring Jonas Noreika, an anti-Soviet fighter who was responsible for the deportation of iauliai Jews and seizure of their property during the Holocaust.

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  • NEW YORK, July 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- AJC praised Vilnius Mayor Remigijus imaius for removing a plaque on the Lithuanian Academy of Science building honoring Jonas Noreika, an anti-Soviet fighter who was responsible for the deportation of iauliai Jews and seizure of their property during the Holocaust.
  • Earlier this year the state-supported Genocide and Resistance Research Centre defended the plaque and claimed there was no conclusive evidence connecting Noreika to the persecution and murder of Jews.
  • At the time, the original plaque had been destroyed by a vigilante vandal and replaced shortly thereafter.
  • Elected officials in neighboring countries should emulate them," said Rabbi Baker, AJC Director of International Jewish Affairs and a founding member of the International Historical Commission.

AJC Renews Call to Remove Vilnius Plaque Honoring Nazi Collaborator

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Thursday, October 18, 2018

VILNIUS, Lithuania, Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AJC joins with the Lithuanian Jewish Community in renewing its call on the Lithuanian government to remove a plaque honoring Jonas Noreika.

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  • VILNIUS, Lithuania, Oct. 18, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --AJC joins with the Lithuanian Jewish Community in renewing its call on the Lithuanian government to remove a plaque honoring Jonas Noreika.
  • The plaque was placed on a wall of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences in central Vilnius in 1997 to honor Noreika for his leadership in the anti-Soviet resistance following World War II.
  • In a meeting last month with Lithuanian Foreign Minister Linas Linkeviius AJC expressed appreciation for "his forthright call for the removal of a plaque honoring Jonas Noreika and urged other ministers and national leaders to follow suit," Baker said.
  • Lithuania is one of the seven countries in the region that AJC Central Europe, directed by Agnieszka Markiewicz engages.