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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Carpenter v. MIT (Suicide-Related Wrongful Death)
On April 30, 2001, MIT student Julia M. Carpenter died in her dormitory room from what the Suffolk County medical examiner determined was a suicide, caused by acute cyanide poisoning. In June 2003, her parents filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit, charging that MIT and various employees were negligent in failing to prevent their daughter’s suicide. In September 2006, MIT and the Carpenters reached a settlement, the details of which were not released to the public.
- Misconduct Type
- Health
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Settlement Announcement
- 9/1/2006
