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Memphis will make $250M in sewer improvements
Cooper MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - The city of Memphis has arranged a "comprehensive settlement" with several agencies that requires it to spend millions of dollars to upgrade its sewer system.
Pa. company to pay $75K penalty to EPA
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - The Region 3 office of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday that ST Products of Duncansville, Pa., will pay a $75,000 penalty for allegedly exceeding permit limits.
Class action settlement over health of Nutella approved
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - An order preliminarily approving a settlement that will give consumers as much as $20 and attorneys as much as $3 million was issued Feb. 3 in a class action lawsuit against Ferrero U.S.A., the maker of Nutella.
Pa. company to pay for drinking water violations
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - EXCO Resources of Warrendale, Pa. will pay a penalty for safe drinking water act violations in Clearfield County, Pa.
Fourth Circuit reinstates Rosetta Stone's suit against Google
Spaziano RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) - A three-judge panel of a federal appeals court on Monday reinstated a trademark infringement lawsuit brought by Rosetta Stone against Google.
Fracking not polluting Pa. town, EPA says
PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) - A report issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency states that fracking has not polluted the water of homes in the town of Dimock, Pa.
Ark. jurisdiction battle an interesting one, professor says
Rychlak TEXARKANA, Ark. (Legal Newsline) - The dispute over which court has jurisdiction over an Arkansas class action lawsuit is an intriguing one, according to a Mississippi law professor, and two appellate decisions might provide some insight.
Judge declares Minn. unionization order unconstitutional
Dayton ST. PAUL, Minn. (Legal Newsline) - A Minnesota judge declared on Friday 6 that Gov. Mark Dayton's executive order - compelling Minnesota in-home child care providers to vote for union representation - is unconstitutional.
DOJ closes antitrust investigation into hospital network
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it will close its antitrust investigation of Blue Cross and Blue Shield-licensee Highmark's relationship with West Penn Allegheny Health System, the second-largest hospital network in the Pittsburgh region.
Former Bears QB McMahon sued by FDIC
McMahon CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon has been sued by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Subway franchisee must pay 122 employees back wages
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) -- A federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida has ordered a Subway sandwich franchisee with 29 locations in the Tampa Bay area to pay 122 employees a total of $7,536 in minimum back wages plus $3,768 in liquidated damages.
Tenet Healthcare fined $42M for false Medicare claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Tenet Healthcare Corporation will pay $42.75 million to the federal government for violations of the False Claims Act, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
11th Circuit confirms class action dismissal
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) -- A federal three-judge panel has affirmed a district court's dismissal of a complaint by employees of a food service company about a service fee.
Court rules for HHS in overpayment case
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A federal court has ruled against Gentiva Healthcare Corp. in a lawsuit it filed against the Department of Health Human Services.
Second Circuit grants class action against YouTube
Rotunda NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - A federal appeals court has ruled that a lawsuit for copyright infringement filed against YouTube, owned by Google, can proceed.
Marathon fined $460K, implementing new practices at refineries
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Marathon Petroleum Corporation has been fined $460,000 the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.
Ore. teamsters guilty of unfair labor practice
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - An Oregon school bus driver has won his case against a labor union that allegedly violated his rights.
EPA fines Utah business for water violations
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has entered into a consent agreement with Polidori Corporation in response to alleged violations of the Clean Water Act at Panguitch Lake in Garfield County, Utah.
Fla. man convicted in Pa. construction scheme
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Joseph W. Nagle was convicted Thursday for perpetrating the greatest Disadvantaged Business Enterprise fraud in United States history, the Department of Justice has announced.
Tenth Circuit rules against fired Utah professor
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - A University of Utah professor sued the university claiming he was fired because he was on Family Medical Leave and this action violated the Family and Medical Leave Act.