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EPA, Hawaii landfill reach agreement over fire threat
HONOLULU (Legal Newsline) - An agreement has been reached between the Environmental Protection Agency and Waste Management of Hawaii over violations of air pollution laws at the Waimanalo Gulch Landfill in Kapolei, Oahu.
Refining company to install $18M in pollution controls
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - An oil production and refining company has agreed to pay a $167,000 civil penalty, perform more than $180,000 in environmental projects and spend $18 million on new pollution controls to settle Clean Air Act violations.
Real estate execs duped investors, SEC says
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Five former real estate executives deceived investors to buy into a Ponzi scheme when they believed they were funding the development of five-star resorts in Florida and Las Vegas.
Ill. AG, EPA sign deal with copper foundry
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - A consent decree has been signed between H. Kramer and Co., the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the state of Illinois to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act and state air pollution violations.
FDA gets injunction against Ohio drug maker
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A drug manufacturer has been hit with a permanent injunctoin after the Food and Drug Administration found procedures were not followed to prevent contamination of sterile drugs.
CFPB launches inquiry on campus financial products
WASHINGTON - (Legal Newsline) - Financial products marketed to college students will be examined by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to determine whether the offers are in the best interest of students.
EPA settles with Calif. power plant
SAN FRANCISO (Legal Newsline) - The Environmental Protection Agency has announced a $145,000 Clean Air Act settlement with Thermal Energy Development Partnership.
EPA, company settle over chemical, pesticide violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two subsidiaries of the Kemira Group reached a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for violations of chemical and pesticide laws.
Judge grants injunction against tofu, soy milk company
Washington (Legal Newsline) - A federal judge in Michigan has granted a permanent injunction against a company that makes and sells ready-to-eat organic tofu and soy milk products to businesses in Michigan and Minnesota.
Former broker charged with defrauding investors
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A former executive of the New York-based broker-dealer Jefferies & Co. has been charged with defrauding investors while selling mortgage-backed securities to generate revenue for his firm.
DOJ settles over FACE Act violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A $2,500 settlement for compensatory damages will be paid by David Hamilton for violations of the Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act.
New rules set for high-cost mortgages
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Consumers now will be provided with home ownership counseling and are required to establish an escrow account for a minimum of five years for high-priced mortgages in a final rule issued by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.
Three Va. bank executives charged with fraud
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Three former executives of Bank of the Commonwealth were charged by the Securities and Exchange Commission for understating millions of dollars in loan losses during the height of the financial crisis.
CFTC settles charges with Chicago company
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Charges were settled against a Chicago company by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission for failure to diligently supervise employees in connection with handling commodity futures orders of clients.
Cingular to pay EPA fine, more for violations
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - New Cingular Wireless will pay a civil penalty of $750,000 to the Environmental Protection Agency and will spend $625,000 on environmental projects to resolve alleged violations.
Cape Code Ice to pay $225K EPA fine
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - A $225,000 penalty will be paid by a cold storage and ice manufacturing company to settle claims by the Environmental Protection Agency for violating federal Clean Air Act requirements
Grainger to pay $70M over false contract claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - W.W. Grainger Inc. has agreed to pay the Department of Justice $70 million to resolve allegations of submitting false claims under the General Service Administration (GSA) contract and the U.S. Postal Service.
Young re-elected as Michigan's Chief Justice
Lansing, Mish. (Legal Newsline) - The Michigan Supreme Court unanimously has elected Robert P. Young Jr. as a chief justice for a second term.
Debt company will refund up to $100,000
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A nationwide debt-relief services company must refund up to $100,000 to consumers who were unlawfully charged advance fees for debt-settlement services.
Two brokers face more charges from SEC
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Two brokers who traded nonpublic information before IBM Corporation's acquisition of SPSS Inc. are facing additional charges.