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Website accessibility suits surge in Florida, New York, following favorable plaintiff rulings
The number of website accessibility lawsuits filed in federal court has exploded, with the greatest numbers being filed in New York and Florida, according to a new study. -
Trump DOJ punishes hedge fund manager who sued drug companies and shorted their stocks
The Trump Justice Department, following a tougher policy toward dubious False Claims Act lawsuits by private citizens, has moved to dismiss a pair of lawsuits by a former hedge-fund manager who shorted stock in pharmaceutical companies he accused of a wide-ranging price-fixing conspiracy. -
Texas pathology lab to pay $63.5 million to settle charges of illegal kickbacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Texas pathology lab company has reached a $63.5 million settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) over alleged illegal kickbacks offered to referring physicians. -
Sunoco Pipeline to pay more than $5.4 million over crude oil spills in three states
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Sunoco Pipeline LP has agreed to pay more than $5.4 million to settle three lawsuits pertaining to crude oil spills in Texas, Louisiana and Oklahoma that allege violations of the Clean Water Act as well as state environmental laws. -
Federal government files suit against New Mexico Environment Department over permit issued to Air Force base
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (Legal Newsline) – The federal government is challenging a permit issued by New Mexico to an Air Force base in the state. -
Feds seek penalties against Shell Offshore over 2016 oil spill
NEW ORLEANS (Legal Newsline) – The federal government has filed a suit against Shell Offshore Inc. over a May 2016 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. -
Fiat Chrysler to pay more than $500 million for alleged emissions test cheating
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Fiat Chrysler will pay more than $500 million in settlements, product recalls and civil penalties with the federal government and the state of California to resolve allegations of cheating on emissions tests, and violating the Clean Air Act as well as state law. -
Trump DOJ acts on threat to trial lawyers who sue on behalf of the government
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - The Department of Justice's recent effort to toss lawsuits it says it wasted hundreds of hours investigating is emblematic of a strategy under President Donald Trump to rein in trial lawyers who are using a federal whistleblower law to seek millions of dollars. -
Justice Department recovered more than $2.8 billion in False Claim Act settlements for fiscal year
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) recently announced it had recovered more than $2.8 billion in False Claim Act settlements and judgments in fiscal year 2018, which includes $2.5 billion involving the health care industry. -
U.S. joins lawsuit against West Virginia hospital accused of kickback laws violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has joined a lawsuit against a West Virginia hospital, which allegedly violated the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statue by compensating employed and contracted physicians for referrals. -
Federal agencies sign memorandum to combat state, local government employee harassment
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) and U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) have taken steps to further tackle state and local government employee harassment, the federal agencies announced. -
Feds allege Washington workers' comp law violations constitution
YAKIMA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) – The federal government is seeking to enjoin the implementation and declare invalid a Washington state workers' compensation law regarding the Hanford Nuclear Reservation in the state. -
DOJ: A company created to file lawsuits has wasted 1,500 hours of the government's time
TEXARKANA – The U.S. Department of Justice is asking federal judges around the country to dismiss lawsuits it says are brought by shell companies that misrepresent their true purposes - filing meritless litigation against health care companies. -
Nexstar reaches settlement over alleged price-setting interference
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Nexstar Media Group Inc., has reached a settlement with the federal government over charges the company illegally exchanged "revenue pacing information" in order to predict competitors' advertising prices that affected competitive price setting, according to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ). -
U.S. intervenes in whistleblower case alleging false submissions to Medicare Advantage
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The federal government is intervening in a whistleblower lawsuit against Sutter Health LLC and its affiliate Palo Alto Medical Foundation, alleging the health care providers intentionally submitted false patient information to the Medicare Advantage program in order to receive higher payments. -
Medical device manufacturer, parent company to pay more than $30 million for federal violations
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A medical device manufacturer along with its parent company have agreed to pay more than $30 million for violations of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act and False Claims Act relating to their medical devices. -
Actelion Pharmaceuticals reaches $360 million settlement with U.S. for alleged drug kickbacks
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A San Francisco pharmaceutical company accused by the federal government of giving kickbacks to Medicare patients using its hypertension drugs has agreed to a $360 million settlement. -
Madison Square Garden executive chairman to pay $600,000 for failing to report voting securities
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Madison Square Garden Company Executive Chairman James Dolan has agreed to a more than $600,000 settlement to resolve charges by the federal government of failing to report voting securities of the company in the required time frame. -
Former MRI International CEO found guilty for role in $1 billion Ponzi scheme
WASHINGTON, D.C. — MRI International's (MRI) former CEO and President Edwin Fujinaga will face sentencing on March 8, 2019, after being found guilty of participating in over $1 billion in fraudulent investments by a jury in the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada court.