DOJ resolves allegations Tacoma spine surgeon billed for unnecessary surgeries
“Unnecessary surgeries put patients at risk of medical complications,” said U.S. Attorney Gorman. “In this case we are concerned about protecting taxpayer funded health care, but even more concerned that patients may…
YouTube resolves composer’s copyright lawsuit one day before trial
By Blake Brittain (Reuters) – Alphabet’s YouTube and Grammy-winning composer Maria Schneider said in a court filing on Sunday that they agreed to dismiss Schneider’s San Francisco federal lawsuit accusing the video-sharing…
Brazilian reinsurer resolves US probe into fake Berkshire Hathaway story
By Jonathan Stempel WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Brazilian reinsurer entered a nonprosecution agreement and will pay $5 million to resolve a U.S. probe into a false story that the company had received…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Resolves ADA Complaint After Local Law Office Failed to Provide ASL Interpreter
DETROIT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan settled a complaint regarding the failure of a local law office to provide free American Sign Language (ASL) interpretation…
United States Resolves Civil Claims Against Woonsocket Defense Contractor for Foreign Goods
PROVIDENCE – The United States Attorney’s Office has resolved a civil False Claims Act investigation into Hyman Brickle & Son, Inc., a Woonsocket-based Rhode Island textile manufacturing company that supplies products to…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Resolves ADA Accessibility Complaint with Burger King Restaurant in Indian River, Michigan
DETROIT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan settled a complaint regarding the accessibility of a Burger King restaurant located in Indian River, Michigan. The settlement agreement…
Justice Department Resolves Fair Housing Claims Against Florida Apartment Complex
Orlando, FL – The Justice Department announced that Concord Court at Creative Village Partners LTD., Concord Management LTD., related entities and a property manager have agreed to pay $265,000 to resolve allegations that…
Justice Department Resolves Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Housing Authority of New Orleans Properties
WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice announced today that the Housing Authority of New Orleans (HANO) and seven private developers have agreed to pay $250,000 to settle claims that they violated the…
Maryland United States Attorney’s Office Resolves Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Against Maryland Developer Involving Multifamily Housing Complexes
Baltimore, Maryland – United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Erek L. Barron and Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced today that Maryland-based…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Resolves Investigation into Allegations of Race Discrimination by Hartland Community School District
DETROIT – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Michigan has resolved its investigation into allegations of race discrimination by the Hartland Consolidated School District, United States Attorney Dawn…
United States Attorney Resolves Groundbreaking Suit Against Meta Platforms, Inc., Formerly Known As Facebook, To Address Discriminatory Advertising For Housing
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, along with Kristen Clarke, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, announced today that the Justice…
United States Resolves Voting Rights Lawsuit Against IBEW Local 98 Alleging Interference and Intimidation In 2020 Union Election
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the U.S. Attorney’s Office has resolved its civil suit on behalf of the U.S. Secretary of Labor against Local 98, International Brotherhood…
U.S. ATTORNEY’S OFFICE RESOLVES COMPLAINT FROM CUSTOMER WITH HIV WHO WAS REFUSED SERVICE BY TATTOO ARTIST
DENVER – The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced today that the United States has resolved a discrimination claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act against Ikonik Ink Tattoo.…
Newton Physician Resolves Allegations of Improper Prescribing Practices Concerning Controlled Substances
BOSTON – Dr. Hooshang Poor, a Newton geriatric medicine physician, has agreed to pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that he prescribed controlled substances outside the usual course of professional practice, a violation…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Resolves Civil Forfeiture Litigation Involving Charlotte Strip Mall
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The U.S. Attorney’s Office announced today the resolution of a civil forfeiture case involving a strip mall located at 1533 West Blvd, near the corner of West Boulevard and…
Archegos risk chief resolves some U.S. SEC claims
NEW YORK – The former chief risk officer of Archegos Capital Management has partially settled U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission claims he aided a fraud at Bill Hwang’s private investment firm that…
MBTA Resolves Allegations of ADA Violations
BOSTON – The Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) has resolved allegations that it violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by providing a subsidy for users of The Ride paratransit service to…
Virtual reality event company resolves ADA complaint
HOUSTON – Infinity Experiences Inc. has reached an agreement under Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to improve communication regarding physical accessibility, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B. Lowery. The…
Genesis Petroleum Resolves Federal Environmental Claims Involving 13 Gas Stations Located in Long Island And Westchester, New York and New Jersey
Breon Peace, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York and Lisa Garcia, Regional Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Region 2, announced that the United States has…
United States Attorney’s Office Resolves Lawsuit Against BayPort Credit Union for Violations of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – BayPort Credit Union (“BayPort”), located in Newport News, has agreed to pay nearly $110,000 to settle allegations that it violated the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) by charging excessive…
Justice Department Resolves Lawsuits with Bakersfield Doctors to Ensure Equal Access to Health Care for People with HIV
FRESNO, Calif. — The Justice Department today announced that it has filed proposed consent decrees with two obstetrician-gynecologist (OB/GYN) doctors in Bakersfield, California. The consent decrees, which are subject to approval by…
Florida-Based Consultant Resolves Litigation For Allegedly Causing False Diabetic Supply Claims To Medicare
NASHVILLE – Medicare reimbursement consultant Ted Albin and his wholly-owned consulting and billing firm Grapevine Billing and Consulting Services Inc. (Grapevine), both based in Stuart, Florida, have agreed to pay $50,000 to…
Clean Water Act Settlement Resolves Sewer Overflow Violations in Bucks County
PHILADELPHIA – United States Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams announced that the United States and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection filed a civil lawsuit against the Bucks County Water and…
Justice Department Resolves Housing Discrimination Lawsuit Against the Town of Wolcott
WASHINGTON – The Justice Department announced today it has reached an agreement with the Town of Wolcott, Connecticut, to settle a lawsuit alleging that the Town violated the Fair Housing Act when…
Federal-State Clean Water Act Settlement Resolves Sewer Overflow Violations in Berkeley County, West Virginia
WASHINGTON- The Berkeley County Public Service Sewer District in West Virginia will pay a $518,400 penalty, make extensive improvements to its sewer and stormwater systems, and implement a state-directed supplemental environmental project…
Teach Them Diligently Resolves ADA Complaint By Providing Interpreting Services For The Deaf At Its Conventions
NASHVILLE – In response to a civil rights complaint received by this Office, Teach Them Diligently (TTD), a Christian-based home school resource community of Greenville, South Carolina, addressed the interpreting needs of…
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