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Feds set precedent in mineral rights case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice says three companies will pay a total of $550,000 for antitrust and False Claims Act violations in bidding for four natural gas leases.
Feds fine Allegiant Air for disability, advertising violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Allegiant Air was fined $100,000 by the U.S. Department of Transportation Wednesday for violating disability regulations. It was also fined for not complying with advertising rules about fares.
Employee files complaint against SEIU
ORANGE, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- A healthcare worker has filed a complaint alleging the Service Employees International Union Healthcare Workers West and Chapman Medical Center illegally manipulated a union organizing election and subsequently compelled workers to recognize union they did not want.
Minn. worker files complaint against AFSCME
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) -- A switchboard operator has filed a complaint with the National Labor Relations Board against the local American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, alleging violations of labor laws.
Catholic TV network sues over 'ObamaCare'
IRONDALE, Ala. (Legal Newsline) - The Catholic television network EWTN is suing the federal government over the requirement by the Department of Health and Human Services for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as ObamaCare.
Reporter excluded from covering mass torts program
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A reporter who was denied access to a mass torts forum involving judges and lawyers - after its organizers said the private event was not open to the media - discovered the exclusion applied to Legal Newsline, but not the Legal Intelligencer.
Judges' roundtable on mass torts closed to public; Should it be?
Brown PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A roundtable of federal and state judges from across the country will convene at the posh Ritz Carlton on Feb. 9 to address topics such as "Can MDL's keep up with state court trial settings;" "Priority of deposition examination;" "State and federal cooperation;" and "Forum non conveniens."
EPA causes power company to close plants
Tomblin AKRON, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - FirstEnergy Corp. has announced a subsidiary will close three power plants in neighboring West Virginia.
Christie intervenes in Clean Air Act dispute
Christie TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection has filed a motion to intervene in a challenge to a federal Clean Air Act permit.
Catholic university fights 'ObamaCare' mandate
Towey AVE MARIA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - A Catholic university in Florida is putting up a fight against ObamaCare mandates.
Study shows plaintiff bias in Philly courts
Wright PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - For years defendants in tort cases have said that Philadelphia's courts are biased, but little in the way of empirical data was available to substantiate the claims.
Federal judge tosses 3M blackmail suit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The latest development in the ongoing legal battle between 3M, attorney Lanny Davis and a British investment group has a Washington, D.C., federal judge tossing the blackmail lawsuit 3M filed against Porton for lack of jurisdiction.
Senate votes for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac pay limits
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Senate has approved an amendment to end bonuses and to limit the pay of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac executives.
Fosomax case transferred to N.J. federal court
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The U.S. Judicial Panel for Multi District Litigation has transferred a case about the prescription drug Fosomax.
Real estate agent, mortgage broker found guilty of fraud
LAS VEGAS (Legal Newsline) -- A Las Vegas real estate agent and a mortgage broker have been found guilty in a scheme that netted them nearly $2.5 million in fraudulent loans.
Davis' motion to dismiss 3M defamation suit denied
Davis WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Former Clinton adviser Lanny Davis lost the latest round in the ongoing legal battle he is waging with 3M.
DOJ settles with health system over ADA violation
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- The Department of Justice has reached a settlement with the Henry Ford Health System to resolve a complaint filed alleging HF failed to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act.
EPA prosecutes New England companies for Clean Air Act violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two New England companies that store and distribute hazardous chemicals will pay more than $179,000 in penalties and donate about $43,000 worth of equipment and training, the Environmental Protection Agency announced Wednesday.
Feds collect fine from GM for Superfund cleanup
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - The federal government has entered into a an agreement with a successor trust to the Chapter 11 debtor Motors Liquidation Company ("Old GM"), formerly known as General Motors Corporation.
Attorney indicted for hiding assets in Switzerland
PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) - Former San Diego attorney Christopher M. Rusch and two Phoenix-area clients have been charged with conspiracy to defraud the Internal Revenue Service.