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BEAUMONT, Texas (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice announced that Centerra Services International Inc. will pay $7.4 million to resolve allegations it violated the False Claims Act.
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Due to the passage of the Federal Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustment Act of 2015, the maximum civil penalties for fraud against the government have now been increased to $11,000 for 2016.
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PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline)—The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced that Big Brothers Big Sisters of America Corporation (Big Brothers) will pay the United States $1.6 million to resolve allegations of false claims for funds.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice announced a $3.75 million settlement with Dr. David G. Bostwick in a deal that resolves allegations of False Claims Act violations.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice’s Antitrust Division and the Federal Trade Commission have recommended that the state of South Carolina repeal its laws that regulate hospital construction and the provision of health care services.
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BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice has announced that RehabCare will pay $125 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act by knowingly causing skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) to submit false claims for unnecessary services.
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LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a final $22 million settlement with a group of 40 parties to help clean up the Cooper Drum site.
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The memorandum, issued on Sep. 9 by Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates, established six new policy directives to help the Department of Justice hold individuals involved in corporate misconduct accountable for the wrongdoing. The directives would be in addition to fines and sanctions against a corporation.
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DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – On behalf of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Department of Justice filed a civil complaint against Volkswagen, Audi and Porsche over alleged faulty emission control systems in their vehicles.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Justice Department announced that URS E & C Holdings Inc. will pay $9 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Justice Department announced that Novum Structures LLC has agreed to plead guilty and pay $3 million to resolve allegations of improperly using foreign materials on construction projects involving federal funds.
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MINNEAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – An Alabama water authority is suing several manufacturers of liquid aluminum sulfate (alum) over claims of a conspiracy to fix prices of the chemical.
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SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) – The state of Oregon has reached an agreement with the Justice Department over its alleged infractions of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Justice Department has announced that 32 hospitals across 15 states will pay the United States a total of more than $28 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations related to kyphoplasty billing.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice announced that AMC Entertainment Holdings Inc. will divest movie theaters in Connecticut and New Jersey to complete its $172 million acquisition of SMH Theatres Inc. (Starplex Cinemas).
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A Department of Justice spokesperson says a 2012 civil rights settlement on behalf of Lesley University students with celiac disease doesn't necessarily make the condition a disability.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Justice Department announced recently that 21st Century Oncology LLC will pay $19.75 million over allegations it violated the False Claims Act.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice announced that Dynasplint Systems Inc. will pay $10.3 million over alleged False Claims Act violations.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney Benjamin C. Mizer recently announced that the Department of Justice recovered more than $3.5 billion from False Claims Act cases in the 2015 fiscal year.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Warner Chilcott U.S. Sales LLC, a subsidiary of pharmaceutical manufacturer Warner Chilcott PLC, has agreed to plead guilty to felony health care fraud scheme charges.