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Justice Department announces permanent injunction against BEK Catering
MOBILE, Ala. (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Alabama has delivered a permanent injunction against BEK Catering LLC, doing business as Floppers Foods LLC, to prevent the distribution of allegedly adulterated and misbranded seafood products. -
Calif. federal judge grants U.S. DOJ’s motion to dismiss FedEx case; government still mum on reasons for abrupt end to litigation
The Memphis-based global courier maintained its innocence since being indicted by the Justice Department in 2014, refusing to settle. The government, which alleged FedEx transported illegal prescription drugs, decided to drop the case less than a week after a bench trial began last month. -
U.S. OKs agreement with Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence over alleged improper billings
TAMPA, Fla. (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced Dr. Asad Qamar and his practice, the Institute of Cardiovascular Excellence (ICE), will pay $2 million and release any claim to $5.3 million in suspended Medicare funds after allegations of improperly billing Medicare, Medicaid and TRICARE for medically unnecessary products. -
North Carolina, feds file suit against Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority
CHARLOTTE (Legal Newsline) – The federal government and a state have filed a suit against a medical provider accusing it of imposing insurance steering restrictions. -
Volkswagen to pay up to $14.7 billion to settle allegations of cheating emissions tests
SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The Department of Justice announced that German automaker Volkswagen AG and its related entities, in two related settlements with the United States and the state of California, will spend up to $14.7 billion to settle allegations of cheating emissions tests and deceiving customers. -
Wa Heng barred from distribution of allegedly unadulterated and misbranded soy products
SACRAMAENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) – The Justice Department announced that the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California has placed a permanent injunction against Wa Heng Dou-Fu & Soy Sauce Corporation (Wa Heng) and the firm’s owners, Peng Xian “Martin” Lin and Yuexiao “Opal” Lin, barring the distribution of allegedly unadulterated and misbranded soy products. -
Ohio employers need to prepare for state's new medical marijuana law, attorney says
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio's new law that legalizes medical marijuana in the state may end up conflicting with federal law, depending on a looming decision about whether to change marijuana's drug status, an employment attorney said during a recent interview. -
Trader Joe's agrees to reduce potent greenhouse gas emissions
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) — The U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced Trader Joe’s Company, a national grocery store chain, has agreed to reduce potent greenhouse gas emissions from refrigeration equipment at 453 of its stores. -
Justice Department drops summons enforcement action against UBS
MIAMI (Legal Newsline) – The Justice Department announced that it has voluntarily dismissed its summons enforcement action against UBS AG. -
AACPM, 121 podiatry residency programs allegedly violated Immigration and Nationality Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — The American Association of Colleges and Podiatric Medicine (AACPM) and 121 podiatry residency programs have agreed to settle allegations they discriminated against work-authorized non-U.S. citizens, the Justice Department has announced. -
Two Ohio business owners to pay $160,000 after allegations of violating Fair Housing Act
CLEVELAND (Legal Newsline) – Dean Windham and Milton Studer, a real estate developer and an architect in Ohio, along with companies they owned and controlled, will pay $160,000 after allegations of violating the Fair Housing Act, the Justice Department announced. -
Marathon Petroleum Co. to install Flare Gas Recovery Systems after deal with EPA
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Justice announced that Marathon Petroleum Co. will pay a $326,500 civil penalty, spend $15.55 million on projects to reduce air pollution, and spend $319 million to install state-of-the-art Flare Gas Recovery Systems (FGRSs) at its refineries. -
Justice Department announces $67 million Genentech, OSI Pharmaceuticals deal
LOS ANGELES (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced Genentech Inc. and OSI Pharmaceuticals LLC have agreed to pay $67 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act through misleading statements about the effectiveness of the drug Tarceva. -
Two West Virginia business owners charged with evading paying taxes
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Acting Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Ciraolo of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Acting U.S. Attorney Carol A. Casto for the Southern District of West Virginia announced that two West Virginia business owners have been indicted by a federal grand jury for alleged federal employment tax violations. -
Courts rule against lawyers' block-billing practice
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) —In a ruling that could affect lawyers nationwide, a federal appeals court recently denied an appeal involving block-billing, a common billing practice in many law firms that includes lumping together many small tasks into a single block. -
Suit filed against Guild Mortgage for alleged violations of False Claims Act
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The Justice Department announced that the United States is suing Guild Mortgage in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia for allegedly violating the False Claims Act by improperly originating and underwriting mortgages insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA). -
M&T Bank Corp. agrees to pay $64 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations
BUFFALO, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — The Justice Department has announced M&T Bank Corp. (M&T Bank) has agreed to pay $64 million to resolve allegations of violating the False Claims Act. -
U.S. files brief in Idaho case regarding criminal defendant's right to attorney
BOISE, Idaho (Legal Newsline) — The Department of Justice has announced it has filed an amicus curiae brief in the Supreme Court of Idaho in Tracy Tucker et al v. state of Idaho, et al. -
ASCAP to pay $1.75 million to settle allegations of breaking court order
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishes (ASCAP) has agreed to pay $1.75 million and reform certain practices after allegations it violated a court order involving collective licensing, the Department of Justice announced. -
U.S. targets North Carolina for alleged discrimination against transgender people
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) — U. S. Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has announced the Justice Department has filed a complaint against the state of North Carolina, the University of North Carolina (UNC) and the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (DPS), alleging the defendants are discriminating against transgender individuals.