ag First targeted therapy for aggressive form of lung cancer approved by FDA By www.thepharmaletter.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 11:10:00 +0100 Late Wednesday, the US Food and Drug Administration said it has granted accelerated approved for Tabrecta… Full Article Biotechnology/capmatinib/Focus On/Incyte Corp/Medical Devices and Diagnostics/Novartis/Oncology/Rare diseases/Regulation/Research/Switzerland/Tabrecta/USA
ag Pfizer tags 3 U.S. manufacturing sites for possible COVID-19 vaccine launch By www.fiercepharma.com Published On :: Thu, 07 May 2020 13:38:33 +0000 Global coronavirus vaccine makers have been rolling out details about their manufacturing and launch plans—even ahead of any clinical data. Now, Pfizer says it will draw on three sites in the U.S., plus one in Belgium, for the early stages of a launch, provided its BioNTech-partnered shot wins a green light. Full Article
ag Federal agency finds 'reasonable grounds to believe' Rick Bright's whistleblower claims: NYT By www.fiercepharma.com Published On :: Fri, 08 May 2020 19:45:56 +0000 Only days after former BARDA chief Rick Bright filed a whistleblower complaint alleging retaliation by the Trump administration, the U.S. Office of the Special Counsel has recommended his temporary reinstatement, the New York Times reports. Full Article
ag LAN Cargo S.A., Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. and EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd. Agree to Plead Guilty for Fixing Prices on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:57:56 EST Three air cargo carriers, LAN Cargo S.A. (LAN Cargo), Aerolinhas Brasileiras S.A. (ABSA), and EL AL Israel Airlines Ltd. (EL AL), have each agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $124.7 million for their roles in a conspiracy to fix prices in the air cargo industry. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Chicago Police Officer Pleads Guilty to Violating Federal Civil Rights of a Man Beaten While Restrained in a Wheelchair By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:28:08 EST A Chicago police officer pleaded guilty today to violating the federal civil rights of a man whom the officer struck repeatedly with a dangerous weapon while the man was handcuffed and shackled in a wheelchair. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability and Religious Discrimination Against Nashville, Tenn. By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 10:39:59 EST The Department today announced a settlement resolving allegations that the Metropolitan Government of Nashville and Davidson County (Metropolitan Government) violated the Fair Housing Act (FHA) and the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act (RLUIPA) by discriminating against Teen Challenge, a Christian substance abuse treatment program. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Imprisoned Spy and His Son Indicted on Charges of Acting as Russian Agents and Money Laundering By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2009 14:12:58 EST A federal indictment was unsealed today in U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon charging Harold James Nicholson, 58, of Sheridan, Ore., and Nathaniel James Nicholson, 24, of Eugene, Ore., with two counts of Conspiracy, one count of Acting as Agents of a Foreign Government, and four counts of Money Laundering. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag U.S. Recovers $19 Million from AMEC Construction Management to Settle Litigation Regarding Fraud, False Claims, Kickbacks & Re-Procurement Costs on Federal Construction Contracts By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Feb 2009 17:18:08 EST The United States has recovered more than $19 million from AMEC Construction Management Inc. (ACMI) to resolve allegations of fraud, false claims and kickbacks on four General Services Administration (GSA) construction contracts, as well as litigation over claims by the GSA for excess re-procurement costs incurred by GSA after it terminated ACMIs contract to build the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse in St. Louis, Missouri. ACMI was formerly known as Morse Diesel International Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Religious Discrimination Lawsuit Against Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 3 Feb 2009 13:10:48 EST The Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) that, if approved by the court, will resolve the complaint of pattern or practice religious discrimination filed by the United States against WMATA under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Files Clean Air Lawsuit Against Westar Energy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 16:38:42 EST The United States has filed a complaint against Westar Energy alleging that the company violated the Clean Air Act by making major modifications to the Jeffrey Energy Center, a coal-fired power plant in St. Marys, Kan., without also installing and operating modern pollution control equipment. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Wyoming & Kansas Refiners Agree to Settle Clean Air Act Violations By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Feb 2009 16:40:48 EST Two petroleum refiners have agreed in separate settlements to spend a total of more than $141 million in new air pollution controls at three refineries in Kansas and Wyoming. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Kellogg Brown & Root LLC Pleads Guilty to Foreign Bribery Charges and Agrees to Pay $402 Million Criminal Fine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 13:33:50 EST Kellogg Brown & Root LLC (KBR), a global engineering, construction and services company based in Houston, pleaded guilty today to charges related to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) for its participation in a decade-long scheme to bribe Nigerian government officials to obtain engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contracts. The EPC contracts to build liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities on Bonny Island, Nigeria, were valued at more than $6 billion. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Obtains $120,000 Settlement in Discrimination Lawsuit Against Chicago Area Realtors By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 10:39:08 EST RE/MAX East-West, a real estate firm in Elmhurst, Ill., and one of its former real estate agents, John DeJohn, have agreed to pay $120,000 to settle allegations that they illegally steered prospective homebuyers toward and away from certain neighborhoods based on race and national origin. The consent decree was signed on Feb. 17, 2009, by U.S. District Judge Ruben Castillo. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Files Clean Air Lawsuit Against Louisiana Generating By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:14:54 EST The United States has filed a complaint against Louisiana Generating alleging that the company violated the Clean Air Act by operating the Big Cajun 2 Power Plant, a coal-fired power plant in New Roads, La., without also installing and operating modern pollution control equipment after the generating units had undergone major modifications. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag U.S. Court Issues Permanent Injunction Order Against Maine Tax Return Preparer By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:54:21 EST A federal court in Maine permanently barred Donna L. Hamilton from preparing federal tax returns for others. The court also ordered the Maine resident to provide her customer lists to the government and to mail copies of the court order to her customers. Hamilton consented to the civil injunction order. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag UBS Enters into Deferred Prosecution Agreement By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 16:59:25 EST UBS AG, Switzerlands largest bank, has entered into a deferred prosecution agreement on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States by impeding the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). As part of the deferred prosecution agreement and in an unprecedented move, UBS, based on an order by the Swiss Financial Markets Supervisory Authority (FINMA), has agreed to immediately provide the United States government with the identities of, and account information for, certain United States customers of UBSs cross-border business. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Joins Suits Against Scios and Johnson & Johnson By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 12:13:03 EST The United States has intervened in two whistleblower suits filed in the Northern District of California against the drug manufacturer Scios Inc. and its parent company, Johnson &off-label use because it is not included in the drugs FDA approved product label. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against the Chicago Board of Education for Alleged Pregnancy Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:00:17 EST The Department of Justice today filed a lawsuit against the Board of Education of the City of Chicago (Board), alleging pregnancy discrimination in employment against former elementary school teacher Traci Meziere. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Alleging Military Discrimination Against the North Carolina Administrative Office of the Courts and Senior Resident Court Judge By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 13:24:29 EST The Department announced today that it has reached a settlement that, if approved by the court, will resolve a lawsuit filed by the Department against the Administrative Office of the Courts of the State of North Carolina and the Honorable Jerry Braswell, Senior Resident Superior Court Judge for North Carolina Judicial District 8-B, in his official capacity. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Files Complaint Against Forest Laboratories for Allegedly Violating the False Claims Act By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Feb 2009 14:42:12 EST A complaint was unsealed today in U.S. District Court in Massachusetts against a New York pharmaceutical company for alleged False Claims Act violations arising from the companys marketing the drugs Celexa and Lexapro for unapproved pediatric use and for paying kickbacks to induce physicians to prescribe the drugs. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Iraqi-Born Dutch Citizen Pleads Guilty to Terrorism Conspiracy Against Americans in Iraq By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 10:47:51 EST An Iraqi-born Dutch citizen today pleaded guilty to conspiring with others to murder Americans overseas, including by planting roadside bombs targeting U.S. soldiers in Fallujah, Iraq, and by demonstrating on video how these explosives would be detonated to destroy American vehicles and their occupants. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag N.J. Electrical Company Employee Pleads Guilty to Defrauding the Environmental Protection Agency at Superfund Site By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 12:31:51 EST An employee of a Sewell, N.J., company that provided temporary electrical utilities pleaded guilty today to participating in a fraud conspiracy at an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)-designated Superfund site in New Jersey. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Dayton, Ohio, Alleging Discrimination Against African Americans in the Hiring of Police Officers and Firefighters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 16:23:55 EST The Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with the city of Dayton that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Departments complaint that Dayton has been engaged in a pattern or practice of discrimination against African-Americans in its hiring of entry-level police officers and firefighters, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Wagner Industrial Electric Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 27 Feb 2009 12:43:40 EST The Department announced today that it has filed a lawsuit on behalf of Kevin Stenger, an Indiana National Guard member, against Wagner Industrial Electric Inc. (Wagner), alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). USERRA was enacted in 1994 to protect service members from being disadvantaged in their civilian careers due to serving in the uniformed services. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Files Suit Against Missouri-Based Pharmaceutical to Block Manufacturing and Shipping of Unapproved Drugs By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:30:05 EST The United States has filed a lawsuit to block KV Pharmaceutical Company, its subsidiaries, ETHEX Corp. and Ther-Rx Corp., and its principal officers from making and distributing adulterated and unapproved drugs. At the same time, KV agreed to the injunction in a consent decree. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Intervenes in Case Against EMC Corporation Alleging False Claims on Sales of Hardware, Software and Technology Services By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 2 Mar 2009 18:24:39 EST The United States has intervened and filed a complaint in a qui tam suit accusing EMC Corp. of failing to disclose its commercial pricing practices during negotiation of its General Services Administration (GSA) contracts and of providing improper payments and other things of value to Systems Integrators and other Alliance Partners on contracts with government agencies. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Ecolab Inc. to Enforce Employment Rights of Michigan U.S. Army Veteran By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 17:45:33 EST The Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Ecolab Inc. (Ecolab) that will resolve the Departments complaint, which was filed today, that Ecolab failed to reemploy Michigan veteran Stephen Alasin in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, as amended (USERRA). The consent decree was approved by the court today as well. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against Stimson Lumber Company to Enforce the Employment Rights of Oregon Reservist By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 4 Mar 2009 18:41:18 EST The Department announced today that it has entered into a consent decree with Stimson Lumber Company (Stimson) that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Departments complaint, also filed today, that Oregon-based Stimson failed to reemploy Oregon reservist David Eckhardt in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Former U.S. Tax Court Official Sentenced for Engaging in a Conspiracy to Commit Bribery By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 5 Mar 2009 17:22:48 EST A former official of the U.S. Tax Court was sentenced today in connection with a bribery conspiracy involving contracts at the U.S. Tax Court in the District of Columbia. Fred Fernando Timbol Jr., 43, of Mount Airy, Md., was sentenced by Judge Ricardo M. Urbina of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Joins Suit Against Community Health Systems Inc. and Three of Its Hospitals in New Mexico By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 6 Mar 2009 16:10:04 EST The United States has intervened in a whistleblower suit filed in the District of New Mexico against Community Health Systems Inc. (CHS) and three of its hospitals in New Mexico: Eastern New Mexico Medical Center in Roswell, Mimbres Memorial Hospital in Deming, and Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas. The suit alleges that CHS and its three hospitals violated the False Claims Act (FCA) by knowingly causing to be presented to the United States false claims for federal matching Medicaid funds. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Hitachi Displays Agrees to Plead Guilty and Pay $31 Million Fine for Participating in LCD Price-Fixing Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 10 Mar 2009 13:02:09 EDT Japanese electronics manufacturer Hitachi Displays Ltd., agreed to plead guilty and pay a $31 million fine for its role in a conspiracy to fix prices in the sale of Thin Film Transistor-Liquid Crystal Display panels (TFT-LCD) sold to Dell Inc. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Four Arrested in Killings of Eagles and Other Protected Birds By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:27:09 EDT Four men have been arrested by special agents of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service as the result of an undercover investigation into the illegal killing and trade of bald and golden eagles and other protected birds. The men are charged in four complaints with alleged violations of the Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act, the Migratory Bird Treaty Act, and the Lacey Act. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Americraft Carton Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of Michigan Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 12:05:15 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit on behalf of David D. Sweatt, a Michigan Army National Guard member currently serving in Iraq, against Americraft Carton Inc. (Americraft), alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag U.S. Border Patrol Agent Indicted on Federal Civil Rights Charge for Assault in Federal Detention Facility By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 13 Mar 2009 13:59:17 EDT A U.S. Border Patrol agent has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Tucson, Ariz., on federal civil rights charges related to an alleged assault on a detainee at a federal detention facility. The two-count indictment, returned on March 11, 2009, alleges that on May 10, 2006, Eduardo Moreno violated the civil rights of a federal detainee by assaulting and causing bodily injury to the individual while Moreno was on duty at the U.S. Border Patrol processing facility in Nogales, Ariz. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Indianapolis Law Firm to Enforce the Employment Rights of Indiana Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:07:01 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis on behalf of Mathew B. Jeffries, an Indiana National Guard member, against the Indianapolis law firm of Mike Norris & Associates, alleging that the law firm refused to promptly reemploy Jeffries in violation of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag General Maritime Management (Portugal) Fined $1 Million for Enviromental Crimes By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 16 Mar 2009 12:43:01 EDT A federal judge in Corpus Christi, Texas, has sentenced General Maritime Management (Portugal), the operator of a fleet of tanker vessels, and two crewmembers of the motor tanker Genmar Defiance for making false statements to the U.S. Coast Guard and failing to maintain an accurate Oil Record Book designed to prevent pollution of the worlds oceans as required by United States and international law. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Allegations of Disability Discrimination Against Town of St. John, Indiana By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 17 Mar 2009 16:45:09 EDT The Department today announced a settlement resolving allegations that the town of St. John, Ind., violated the Fair Housing Act when it denied a petition for a zoning variance based on the disability of a prospective resident. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Sexual Harassment Lawsuit Against Muskegon County, Michigan By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2009 15:30:10 EDT The Department has entered into a consent decree today with Muskegon County, Mich., that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Departments lawsuit against the county alleging that a former employee was subjected to sexual harassment that caused a hostile work environment, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Lawsuit Against Symphony Diagnostic Services Inc., to Enforce the Employment Rights of N.Y. Army National Guardsman By www.justice.gov Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 14:04:00 EDT The Department today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court in Philadelphia on behalf of Frantz Julien, a New York Army National Guard member, against the Symphony Diagnostic Services Inc., doing business as MobilexUSA (Mobilex), alleging violations of the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Sixth Aegis Company Principal Sentenced in Chicago to Ten Years in Prison for His Part in Firms $60 Million Tax Fraud Conspiracy By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:12:49 EDT Edward B. Bartoli, a Clearwater, Fla., resident and former attorney, was sentenced to 10 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Charles R. Norgle of Chicago. Bartoli is the last of six defendants to be sentenced after they were convicted of various tax crimes in May 2008. Prior to his conviction, Bartoli was a founder of Aegis and its legal director. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Portsmouth, Virginia, Alleging Discrimination Against African Americans in the Hiring of Firefighters By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 15:25:46 EDT The Department has entered into a consent decree with the City of Portsmouth, Va., that, if approved by the court, will resolve the Departments complaint that the City of Portsmouth engaged in a pattern or practice of employment discrimination against African Americans in its hiring of entry-level firefighters, in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII). Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Announces Agreement to Protect Rights of Military and Overseas Voters in New York Special Congressional Election By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:29:37 EDT The Department has reached agreement with New York officials to help ensure that military service members and other U.S. citizens living overseas have the opportunity to vote in the states March 31, 2009, special election in the 20th Congressional District. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Files Voting Rights Lawsuit Against Town of Lake Park, Florida By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 17:50:06 EDT The Department filed a lawsuit today to challenge the at-large method of electing the Lake Park, Fla. Town Commission on the ground that it dilutes the voting strength of black citizens in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. The lawsuit, filed in the U.S. District Court in Miami, alleges that as a result of racially polarized voting patterns in town elections, candidates preferred by black voters are usually defeated. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag United States Files Civil Lawsuit Against BP Exploration for Oil Spills on North Slope in Alaska By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2009 19:28:45 EDT The United States has filed a civil complaint against BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) alleging that the company violated federal clean air and water laws. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag City of Independence, Missouri, Agrees to Major Sewer System Upgrades By www.justice.gov Published On :: Wed, 1 Apr 2009 10:18:27 EDT The city of Independence, Mo., has agreed to make major improvements to its sanitary sewer system, at an estimated cost of more than $35 million, to eliminate unauthorized overflows of untreated sewage into the Missouri River each year. Under the terms of the consent decree, lodged in Kansas City, Mo., Independence will also pay a civil penalty of $255,000 and will spend an additional $450,000 on supplemental environmental projects designed to enhance Missouri River watershed by improving storm water detention basins and stabilizing stream banks. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Federal, State Partners Announce Multi-Agency Crackdown Targeting Foreclosure Rescue Scams, Loan Modification Fraud By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 11:21:17 EDT As homeowners and communities throughout the country continue to face devastating consequences from the deep contraction in the economy and the housing market, the Obama Administration today announced a new coordinated effort across federal and state government and the private sector to target mortgage loan modification fraud and foreclosure rescue scams that threaten to hurt American homeowners and prevent them from getting the help they need during these challenging times. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Ship Operator Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay $2.5 Million Fine for Concealing Vessel Pollution By www.justice.gov Published On :: Mon, 6 Apr 2009 18:07:36 EDT Consultores De Navegacion, a Spanish company that operates the M/T Nautilus, an ocean-going chemical tanker ship, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Boston and has agreed to pay a fine of $2.5 million for criminal violations related to the overboard discharge of oil-contaminated bilge waste on the high seas. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Latin Node Inc., Pleads Guilty to Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Violation and Agrees to Pay $2 Million Criminal Fine By www.justice.gov Published On :: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 19:49:11 EDT Latin Node Inc. (Latinode), a privately held Florida corporation, pleaded guilty today to violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) in connection with improper payments in Honduras and Yemen. At a hearing before U.S. District Judge Paul Courtney Huck in the Southern District of Florida, Latinode pleaded guilty to a one-count information charging a criminal violation of the FCPAs anti-bribery provisions. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Three International Airline Companies Agree to Plead Guilty to Price Fixing on Air Cargo Shipments By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 11:32:55 EDT Three international airline companiesLuxembourg-based Cargolux Airlines International S.A., Japan-based Nippon Cargo Airlines Co. Ltd. (NCA), and Korea-based Asiana Airlines Inc.have each agreed to plead guilty and pay criminal fines totaling $214 million for conspiring to fix prices in the air cargo industry. In addition, Asiana was charged with fixing the passenger fares charged on flights from the United States to Korea. Full Article OPA Press Releases
ag Justice Department Settles Lawsuit Against the City of Ecorse, Michigan, Alleging Sex Discrimination By www.justice.gov Published On :: Thu, 9 Apr 2009 15:16:52 EDT The Department has entered into a consent decree with the City of Ecorse, Mich., that, if approved by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Mich., will resolve the Departments complaint against Ecorse filed in July 2008. Full Article OPA Press Releases