Now there are over 1100 wrongfultermination lawsuits at Amgen. They all didnt fit.

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  1. Anonymous

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    Something isn't right here! All of these staff members that were hired by Amgen can't all be malcontents, misfits or incompetent. I think there is more to the story! Amgen's in a bad way.
     

  2. Anonymous

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    Not sure..but I think the Arbitration clause in our file makes sure that we can't go to court and therefore most of them aren't public record. The arbitration specialists have to keep everything confidential. Nobody really knows whats going on here.
     
  3. Anonymous

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    Everyone is so caught up in going to meetings and more meetings. I never knew i was signing these documents. I was younger and just was told they all needed to be signed and returned quickly or I couldn't be hired. I was told later about the docs...One specifically says if I was injuried by any Amgen staff member, even if no longer work for the company, I must arbritare and I can't sue Amgen in any court in the world! It is really unbelievable. It is almost like they knew there would be so many "dirty little secrets!"
     
  4. Anonymous

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    So being younger gets you out of signing docs? As much as I do not like how Amgen handled many things, you really need to read everything before you sign it. How young were you? 20-21? The youngest FTE I ever saw was 22. Even at that age you should have the common sense to read and understand what you are signing. No excuses around that.
     
  5. Anonymous

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    I was 27. I am surprised at all the fine print. You read every word on mortgage and you are so up to date on each and evey credit card contact. You read the little change to your rights they stuff in with the bill or by itself around busy hoildays. The point is that Amgen has so many secrets to hide. Obviously, the secrets are coming out slowly. The dam might break! We have scandal after scandal here at T.O. People are walked out over and over. I like all the CP posters that judge people. I have learned one thing....you have to becareful about judging people, when YOU don't know the REAL story.
     
  6. Anonymous

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    Arbitration is actually a good thing for a rep. Your case is heard by an independent arbitraitor, usually a judge. By the way, AMGN sounds like a great company to work for. I'm so glad I decided to work elsewhere in the industry. Best choice I ever made.
     
  7. Anonymous

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    UPDATE: Amgen Must Stand Trial For Allegedly Inflating Stock

    February 06, 2008: 10:17 AM EST


    DOW JONES NEWSWIRES

    A federal judge ruled Friday that Amgen Inc. (AMGN) must defend itself against charges it misled investors about safety concerns with its flagship anemia drug, Aranesp.

    U.S. District Court Judge Philip S. Gutierrez dismissed charges against five of nine Amgen officers and directors but left plaintiffs 30 days to amend their complaint in order to include those defendants.

    The investors, led by Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds, assert that positive statements made by company officials regarding the safety of Amgen's two anemia drugs, Aranesp and Epogen, were knowingly at odds with clinical studies that had raised concerns.

    The plaintiffs assert, according to court filings, that they unknowingly purchased artificially inflated shares, between April 2004 and May 2007. " Amgen's growth projections were unsustainable in light of the [sic] Amgen's unsustainable off-label sales and the safety profile" of anemia drugs in general, according to court filings summarizing plaintiffs' complaints.

    In one instance, during its fourth-quarter 2006 conference call, Amgen announced results of a clinical trial that tested Aranesp in 939 patients with anemia of cancer. The Food and Drug Administration, according to court filings, described the study as "demonstrat[ing]significantly shorter survival rate in cancer patients receiving [anemia drugs] as compared to thise [sic] receiving transfusion support."

    In describing the results of the study during the conference call, Roger Perlmutter, a defendant and executive vice president of research and development, said, "[W]e did not see a statistically significant adverse affect of Aranesp on overall mortality in this patient population, and so we conclude that the risk/benefit ratio for Aranesp in these extremely ill patients with anemia secondary to malignancy is, at best, neutral and perhaps negative."

    In 2001, the FDA approved Aranesp for the treatment of anemia associated with chronic renal failure, including patients on dialysis and those not on dialysis. In 2002, Amgen secured FDA approval to market Aranesp for the treatment of anemia associated with cancer chemotherapy.

    Amgen shares were recently at $46.50, up 19 cents.

    -By John Flowers, Dow Jones Newswires; 201-938-5964; john.flowers@dowjones.com
     
  8. Anonymous

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    Amgen thinks it is above any law. State or Federal

    Things will catch up with them soon
     
  9. Anonymous

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    It isn't difficult to have the arbitration agreement thrown out. Trust me....
     
  10. Anonymous

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    it is too....it is very tight....look at ventura county courts..google it and then llok up amgen and see all the cases that are filed and then end up in arbitration....

    The 2 $15 million cases the rep that was making $400,000.00/year

    she was working in North Jersey


    the other rep was working in Southern California


    There are atleast 20 cases in ventura that were filed to fight arbitration and it didnt work...these are some of the best lawyers around....

    The arbitration clause is very tight...


    There are many more filed in Los Angeles County...and the rest of the counties in the United States have literally 100s of cases against Amgen.
     
  11. Anonymous

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    This is someone from HR. Amgen is in a spin. Recruting at Amgen is almost impossible at this time for jobs at TO. Amgen has 3 HR staff members that have a direct responsiblity to watch what is posted on Cafepharma. I worked in HR for a short time a few years ago. Amgen had a major problem with the troll that was on Cafepharma posting inside information about confidential HR information and Lawsuits. The troll had extremely confidential information. HR still thinks that it was a high level HR person. This lawsuit stuff has a big impact on recruting and Amgen's public imgine.
     
  12. Anonymous

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    No, I am not from HR. I am in the field. I can tell you that I know personally that the arbitration agreement can be overturned.
     
  13. Anonymous

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    Okay, so a few people beat the arbitration..you stupid fucker! Next, you can even get more in you get in front of a jury and it is in the LA Times! This is why Amgen uses the arbitration clause in their employee contracts. Amgen has been and always will be worried about their public imagine! Let face for a while majority of big pharma was on the golden mile in NJ. Amgen had to attract the 11000 staff members most from the east coast. They knew they would have to attract people to come a long way. Amgen has to cover up all the bad things that Kevin does. You have know idea. Keeping the cases out of court (ok you stupid fucker a few cases get by the abritration clause a good portion of staff members work and live in LA or Ventura County) any court. If the case gets file and goes through the courts, everything is public record. In arbritration is confidential. Amgen is very careful. They go to a lot of trouble to bring in lawyers from other parts of the country to keep the confidential stuff from getting around even Ventura and Los Angeles. That is why Amgen uses Law firms that have multiple offices in the country. Lawyers have mouths too. Very easy for a lawyer to be talking to a hot chic in a club drink too much maybe try and impress a chick and tells too much. These kind of things happen all the time. Amgen knows this! They fight to keep thing from getting out of the public. Amgen is a house of cards. There are so many secrets and confidential settlements in their past, present and future. The media has gotten so much information and has never looked into it. All because of the money......Do you think Merck like that fact that it was publiched, that the district manager from Michigan got $68 million. Yes, thats $68 million for the Federal and States settlement (whistleblower). They don't mention anything on their website for shareholders to see about THEIR DM getting $68 million in reward for telling about illegal marketing with Vioxx and Zocor....GOOD DAY! (Willie Wonka not Paul Harvey)
     
  14. Anonymous

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    Amgen is filthy....Amgen tr***
     
  15. Anonymous

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    Re: Now there are over 1100 wrongfultermination lawsuits at Amgen. They all didnt fit

    Amgen Troll is angry because for all his a$$ kissing and %^ck licking.....he still got RIFed.
     
  16. Anonymous

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    Re: Now there are over 1100 wrongfultermination lawsuits at Amgen. They all didnt fit

    why "he" ....everyone that says bad things about amgen...didnt get fired...
     
  17. Anonymous

    Anonymous Guest

    Re: Now there are over 1100 wrongfultermination lawsuits at Amgen. They all didnt fit

    A Time for Growth: An Interview with Amgen CEO Kevin Sharer
    Add View 16 pp. Article
    Author(s): Hemp, Paul; Sharer, Kevin
    Publication Date: 07/01/2004
    Product Type: Harvard Business Review Article
    Product Description: Fast growth is a nice problem to have — but a hard one to manage well. In this interview, Kevin Sharer, the CEO of biotech giant Amgen, talks about the special challenges leaders face when their companies are on a roll. Sharer, who was also head of marketing at pre-WorldCom MCI and a division head and a staff assistant to Jack Welch at GE, offers insights drawn from his own experience -- and from his own self-proclaimed blunders: “I learned the hard way that you need to become credible and enlist support inside the company before you start trying to be a change agent. If you think you’re going to make change happen simply by force of personality or position or intellect, you‘d better think again.” And change there was: Under Sharer's leadership, Amgen overhauled its management team, altered its culture, and launched a couple of blockbuster products. How do chief executives survive in that kind of dizzying environment? ‘’A CEO must always be switching between different altitudes -- tasks of different levels of abstraction and specificity,'' Sharer says. ``You might need to spend time working on a redesign of your organizational structure and then quickly switch to drafting a memo to all employees aimed at reinforcing one of the company's values.'' Having a supportive and capable top team is also key.
    HBS Number: R0407D
    Subjects: CEO; Corporate culture; Growth management; Leadership; Management of change; Management teams; Organizational structure
    Academic Discipline: Organizational behavior & leadership

    Source: Harvard
     
  18. Anonymous

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    Re: Now there are over 1100 wrongfultermination lawsuits at Amgen. They all didnt fit

    Sounds like stuff I just read in that book ... The Pill Pushers!!!!!
     
  19. Anonymous

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    It is so pathetic how we are all brainwashed. Listen to the comments that staff members make on here about other staff members that were wrongfully terminated. As long as they get theirs. Look at how Amgen really treats their staff members. It is disgusting how human beings can treat other human beings. The staff members that get pushed out arent all incompetent. They have families and sometimes innocent children. Amgen is getting the shit back in our face. There is more to come. I have been with Amgen for a long time. I made it to VP. As I look back, though I am ashamed at my behavior as well as others that are cose to me. There is a lot more to come too. Lots of confidential info is going to break soon. I am not stupid, this is on my on laptop at home. Don't fool yourself Amgen HR and management are viewing Cafepharma daily.
     
  20. Anonymous

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    YOU really ARE the IDIOT! You have no idea what you are talking about. A case does not go to Federal court because two parties don't live in the same state. Where in the world do you get your information? Lawyers R Us. Someone as stupid as you does best to keep their mouth shut!!!!!