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HELENA, Mont. (Legal Newsline) – Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, Attorney General Tim Fox, the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Department of Interior have announced a proposed $12 million settlement with ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. after a Yellowstone River oil spill in 2011.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. government is suing Nexstar and Media General, alleging unfair business practices.
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced Regions Bank (Regions) will pay $52.4 million after allegations of violating the False Claims Act.
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AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The Justice Department has announced a settlement with Goodman Company LP in which the company will pay $5.55 million to settle allegations of breaking Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) rules.
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CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. government is suing planting systems manufacturers, alleging a proposed acquisition is illegal.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced a False Claims Act case against Vanguard Healthcare LLC and others.
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DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — The owners and operators of seven Michigan apartment complexes have agreed to settlements resolving allegations of violating the Fair Housing Act, the Justice Department has announced. The defendants allegedly discriminated against families with children.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Postal Service is suing the City of Berkeley, alleging interference with an an attempt to dispose of the plaintiff's property.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The Justice Department has announced a lawsuit against a multitude of mortgage loan modification service providers, alleging violations of the federal Fair Housing Act and Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
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ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) — The Justice Department has announced a lawsuit against the state of Georgia, alleging disability discrimination in the way the state treats students with disabilities in the Georgia Network for Education and therapeutic Support (GNETS) Program.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Honeywell International Inc. and Georgia Power Co., in a settlement with the Department of Justice and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, have agreed to clean up a 60-acre saltwater marsh at the LCP Chemicals Superfund Site in Brunswick, Georgia.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Harley-Davidson Inc., Harley-Davidson
Motor Company Group LLC, Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Company Inc., and Harley-Davidson Motor Company Operations Inc. (collectively Harley-Davidson) have agreed to settle allegations of Clean Air Act violations, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) have announced.
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While the U.S. Attorney’s Office has said its internal review of the FedEx case isn’t meant to assign blame, attorneys for FedEx contend U.S. Department of Justice prosecutors ignored evidence that the company tried to cooperate with the federal agency.
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CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced it has filed a complaint against United Airlines Inc., charging the company with alleged violations of the United Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA).
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced a lawsuit against New Mexico State University (NMSU), alleging the college discriminated against a female former assistant track coach on the basis of sex by paying her less than similarly-situated men.
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SAN DIEGO (Legal Newsline) — Lincoln Military Housing will pay $200,000 to resolve allegations it unlawfully evicted active-duty servicemembers and their families in violation of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA),the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The Justice Department has announced a final rule revising the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Title II an Title III regulations to implement the requirements of the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 (ADAAA). The rule is to be published in the Federal Register, going into full effect on Oct. 11.
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SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced Douglas daCosta of Livermore, California, will pay $40,000 after allegations he submitted false claims to the government for paid sick live during his time with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF).
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — Caledonia Investments will pay $480,000 in civil penalties to resolve allegations of violating a premerger notification and waiting period requirement mandated under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR) Act of 1976, the U.S. Department of Justice has announced.
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CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) — HSBC Finance Corporation, successor to HSBC Auto Finance Inc., will pay $434,500 after allegations of violating the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), the Justice Department has announced.