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A class action has been filed in the Eastern District Court of New York against OSI Pharmaceuticals, Inc.(NASDAQ: OSIP), a New York based biopharmaceutical company, and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between April, 26 2004 and November 18, 2004. The action claims that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. The stockholders seek to recover compensatory damages for the loss of value of their stock.

Children are especially susceptible to lead poisoning, which can result in permanent brain damage. A class action has been filed against the Washington, D.C. Water and Sewer Authority (WASA) on behalf of District residents who allege that the Authority has known that their drinking water was contaminated with lead since the summer of 2001, but didn't take any remedial action or notify the public, in violation of federal environmental law.

A class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of uninsured patients who received and were billed for medical care by any hospital within the South Dakota based Sioux Valley Hospitals and Health System network of hospitals. The suit contends that Sioux Valley billed its uninsured patients at rates far in excess of the rates employed for insured patients and that this practice was and is both discriminatory and illegal.

A class action has been filed against Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NYSE: WPI) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between November 2, 1999, and November 13, 2001. The action claims that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities.

Studies show that early childhood dental intervention can help assure the best dental health. The court has approved a settlement between the parties in an action filed against the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services on behalf of all persons under age 21 who are now enrolled, or who become enrolled in the New Hampshire Medicaid program and are entitled to receive Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment (EPSDT) dental services. Parents whose children may be eligible to take part in the program should contact the department for more information.

Several class actions have been filed against e-messaging protection and transaction services provider Zix Corporation (Nasdaq:ZIXI) and certain of its officers and directors by stockholders who purchased the company's common stock between October 30, 2003, and May 4, 2004. The actions claim that the defendants violated federal securities laws by issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market over this time period, thereby artificially inflating the price of the company's securities. The stockholders seek to recover compensatory damages for the loss of value of their stock.

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