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Pennsylvania to pay $26,000 penalty, agrees to strengthen compliance with EPA standards
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 18 the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PADOT) will pay $26,066 after allegations of underground storage tank violations in Brownsville and Franklin, where the facilities stored diesel fuel.
SEC charges California movie producer, private equity executive with defrauding consumers
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Nov. 9 it has charged David R. Bergstein of Hidden Hills, California, with defrauding investors.
FTC to study effectiveness of class action settlement notice programs
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Nov. 14 it plans to study the effectiveness of various class action settlement notice programs.
FTC issues policy statement for over-the-counter homeopathic drugs
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Nov. 15 a new “Enforcement Policy Statement on Marketing Claims for Over-the-Counter (OTC) Homeopathic Drugs.”
EZTD owes SEC $1.7 million after allegedly misleading investors into trading binary options
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Nov. 10 EZTD Inc.
has been ordered to pay more than $1.7 million over allegations of misleading investors into
trading binary options over the internet.
SEC Chairwoman White to step down as Obama administration ends
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced Nov. 14 that Chairwoman Mary Jo White will step down at the end of the Obama administration.
CFPB, Schneiderman team for lawsuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) announced a lawsuit Nov. 2 filed in partnership with New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman against the leaders of an allegedly massive debt collection scheme based in Buffalo, New York.
Georgia Power Co. settles for more than $1.5 million in disability discrimination case
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Nov. 15 that Georgia Power Co. will pay $1,586,500 to settle allegations of disability discrimination.
Labor Ready resolves EEOC race, sexual harassment allegations with $72,500 settlement
WASHINGTON, Pa. (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Nov. 10 that Labor Ready Northeast Inc. (Labor Ready) will pay $72,500 to settle allegations of race and sexual harassment.
J.B. Hunt agrees to drug test changes in deal with EEOC involving religious discrimination allegations
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Nov. 15 that J.B. Hunt Transport Inc., one of the largest transportation logistics companies in North America, will pay $260,000 after allegations of race, national origin and religious discrimination.
Arkansas McDonald's to pay $103,000 after allegations of HIV discrimination
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced Nov. 10 that a McDonald’s restaurant owned and operated by Mathews Management Co. and Peach Orchard Inc. in Bentonville, Arkansas, will pay $103,000 after allegations of disability discrimination.
Nevada attorney general intervenes in lawsuit involving possible endangered grouse
CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) — Nevada Attorney General Adam Paul Laxalt announced Nov. 4 his intent to intervene in a lawsuit on behalf of Nevada over conservation efforts of the Bi-State sage-grouse, a species of sage-grouse living along the Nevada-California border.
Washington can continue case against U.S Energy Department
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Nov. 3 that a federal judge has rejected the U.S. Department of Energy’s motion to dismiss his lawsuit over worker safety issues at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation.
After EPA action, two construction companies to correct alleged violations in Massachusetts
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 27 that an enforcement action has led to K.R. Rezendes Inc., an excavation company, and Bacon-Agostini Construction Co. Inc., a general contractor, correcting alleged violations of the EPA permit to discharge stormwater.
EPA settles for $400,000 with Halliburton Energy Services over diesel truck allegations
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement Oct. 27 valued at more than $400,000 with Halliburton Energy Services Inc. for a fleet of diesel trucks that allegedly violated California’s Truck and Bus Regulation.
Wash. judge issues $18M verdict against Grocery Manufacturers Association
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Nov. 2 that a Thurston County Superior Court judge has ordered the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA) to pay $18 million in penalties and punitive damages after allegations of intentionally violating campaign finance laws.
Dana Container pays $12,000 EPA settlement for alleged violations of hazardous waste storage laws
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced Oct. 18 that Dana Container Inc., owner and operator of a rail car cleaning and refurbishing facility in Wilmington, Delaware, will pay $12,000 after allegations related to hazardous waste storage violations.
WestRock settles with EPA, agrees to payout to resolve hazardous waste allegations
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement Nov. 3 with WestRock CP LLC. The company will pay $1.6 billion in cash, plus stock shares valued at $3 million to resolve allegations related to hazardous waste near Prescott, Arizona.
Washington AG accuses Freedom Foundation of campaign finance violations
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) — Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Oct. 28 he had filed a complaint in Thurston County Superior Court alleging campaign finance violations by the Freedom Foundation.
FCC to fine Network Services Solutions $21 million
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Federal Communications Commission recently announced plans to fine Network Services Solutions and its chief executive officer $21,691,499 for alleged violations involving the Universal Service Fund Rural Health Care Program (RHC).