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investigators say for the first time ever, both engines on the f-18 hornet failed. the right engine stalled. and the left engine also malfunctioned. they re still trying to figure out exactly caused the event. the pilots did manage to eject safely and miraculously. no one on the ground was killed. with that we turn to the largest health care fraud settlement in the nation s history. prosecutors say drug maker, glaxosmithkline promoted a culture of greed with profits more important than patient safety. now the british company is paying up big time. abc s matt kosar is joining us this morning with more. good morning. reporter: prosecutors say the sales teams influenced physicians to prescribe medication for uses not approved by the fda. cardiologist steven nissen with the cleveland clinic was among the first to link glaxo s diabetes drug to an increased risk of heart attack.
engaged in an illegal marketing campaign where drugs were promote ford disorders where there was no medical evidence they would help. allegations of promoting paxil for treating patients under 18 though the fda never approved it for kids. this was done despite the fact the company had evidence the drug could spark suicidal thoughts in young people. marketing the drug wellbutrin to lose weight and treat sexual dysfunction despite never being approved for that. aggressively promoting avandia for diabetes, but failing to disclose to the fda studies suggesting it may cause heart failure and heart attacks. there is no question as a result of the safety data, for avandia not being offered to the fda or to the physicians who prescribed the drugs, patients had heart attacks and patients died. reporter: company officials agreed to pay $3 billion in the biggest health care fraud settlement in u.s. history. they said mistakes have been made and procedures changed. critics said it is too littl