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EPA sanctions Columbia sportswear
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Columbia Sportswear Company of Portland, Ore., was sanctioned by the Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday.
Tenth Circuit: Ponzi scheme perpetrator owes $4.7M
DENVER (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit has affirmed a Utah federal court that entered a judgment against a company for a Ponzi scheme.
Justice Dept. obtains settlement with mortgage broker
Perez WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice announced April it settled its lawsuit against the Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corporation for violation of the Fair Housing Act.
Mother, daughter accused of penny stock fraud
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission charged a mother and daughter and their attorney Monday with a scheme to illegally buy and sell billions of penny stock shares in unregistered transactions.
Union sues Indiana, says right-to-work law is slavery
Zoeller HAMMOND, Ind. (Legal Newsline) - The International Union of Operating Engineers on April 18 amended the complaint of a previously filed lawsuit that asks a court to invalidate Indiana's newly enacted right-to-work law.
Former N.Y. senator sentenced for bribery
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Former New York State Senator Carl Kruger was sentenced Thursday to seven years in prison for accepting hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes for using his office for official actions benefitting individuals.
EPA regional chief resigns over 'crucify' comment
Abbott DALLAS (Legal Newsline) - Al Armendariz, the Environmental Protection Agency's Region 6 administrator, resigned Monday after remarks he made in 2010 became public.
Ted Nugent pleads guilty to violation, must air PSA on TV show
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the U.S. Forest Service bagged singer/hunter Ted Nugent, who pleaded guilty to violating the Lacey Act by possessing and transporting a black bear, taken in violation of state law.
Alaska AG says EPA's actions 'unlawful'
Geraghty JUNEAU, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty has joined the chorus of those condemning the conduct of the Obama administration's Environmental Protection Agency.
Attorney pleads guilty to filing false personal injury claim
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - Attorney Jeffrey Squitieri, 45, of Englewood Cliffs, N.J., pled guilty Wednesday in Manhattan federal court to one count of conspiring to commit health care fraud, the Department of Justice announced.
SEC files FCPA complaint against former Morgan Stanley exec
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a complaint in federal court Wednesday alleging a former executive at Morgan Stanley with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.
Latino Express drivers want teamsters out
LYONS, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Nearly two-thirds of Latino Express bus drivers in Lyons, Ill., have petitioned the Chicago office of the National Labor Relations Board for a secret-ballot election to decertify a Teamsters union local.
U.S. SC won't take on torture case against Chevron
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Supreme Court denied Monday an appeal by Nigerian nationals who sued Chevron for damages using American law.
Obama's labor board appointments challenged again
Obama CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Another legal challenge to the legality of President Barack Obama's disputed appointments to the National Labor Relations Board was filed Thursday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit.
EPA to hold hearings for Ky. permits
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - The Environmental Protection Agency Region 4 announced April 16 that it will hold three public hearings in June regarding permits for coal mining discharges in Kentucky.
Labor board judge rules against Jimmy John's
MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - The National Labor Relations Board announced Tuesday that Administrative Law Judge Arthur Amchan has ruled that a Jimmy John's sandwich shop franchise illegally fired six employees.
Hess Oil settles with EPA
Martin TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - The Environmental Protection Agency announced Thursday a settlement with Hess Corporation in which Hess will make about $45 million in pollution control upgrades at its Port Reading oil refinery near Woodbridge, N.J.
Obama administration files brief on behalf of labor union
Obama HOLLYWOOD, Fla. (Legal Newsline) - The Obama administration has filed an amicus brief on behalf of a labor union sued by a worker.
Nonunion probation officers obtain dues refunds
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - Four Monroe County, N.Y., probation officers won their protracted federal court battle against the Civil Service Employees Association Local 828 over their First Amendment rights.
NLRB can't implement new posting rule
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit issued an injunction April 17 preventing the National Labor Relations Board from implementing its controversial posting rule on April 30, as scheduled.