Justice Department announces settlement with nation’s largest landlord over rent pricing algorithm
WASHINGTON, DC – The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division has reached a proposed settlement with Greystar Management Services LLC, the largest residential landlord in the United States, to resolve claims that it participated…
Justice Department Announces Actions to Resolve Lending Discrimination Claims Against Evolve Bank & Trust Settlement Provides $1.3 Million to Compensate Affected Borrowers
Memphis, TN – The Justice Department today announced it has secured an agreement to resolve allegations that Evolve Bank & Trust, which is headquartered in Memphis, engaged in lending discrimination on the basis of…
Massachusetts Company Enters Settlement Agreement to Resolve Claims of Medicaid Over-Billing
NEWARK, N.J. – A Boston, Massachusetts, company entered into a settlement agreement with the United States to resolve allegations that it caused improper claims for payment to be made to the U.S.…
Deutsche Bank in $26.3 million shareholder settlement over Epstein, Russian oligarch ties
By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) – Deutsche Bank AG agreed to pay $26.25 million to settle a U.S. shareholder lawsuit accusing the German bank of lax oversight while doing business with…
Dedham Veterinarian Agrees to Pay $15,000 Settlement to Resolve Allegations of Inadequate Recordkeeping of Controlled Substances
BOSTON – A Dedham veterinarian has agreed to resolve allegations that he maintained inadequate records of controlled substances, improperly stored controlled substances at his office and residence, ordered controlled substances without a…
Markets body urges caution on shorter settlement in Europe
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – Halving settlement time for stock trades in Europe to one business day would be “challenging” and needs full analysis by regulators before any decision is taken,…
First-ever False Claims Act settlement received from Paycheck Protection Program lender
HOUSTON – Prosperity Bank has agreed to pay $18,673.50 to resolve allegations it improperly processed a Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan on behalf of an ineligible customer, announced U.S. Attorney Jennifer B.…
Justice Department Secures Settlement with Iowa School District Concerning Discriminatory Seclusion and Restraint Practices
The Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa announced today a settlement agreement with the Cedar Rapids Community School District in Cedar…
United States Attorney Announces $907,074.64 Health Care Fraud Settlement
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – United States Attorney Will Thompson and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services-Office of Inspector General (HHS-OIG) announced today that Dr. Craig M. Morgan and Eye Consultants of…
MTN cuts debt with early settlement of $300 million in euro bonds
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) – South African mobile operator MTN Group has reduced its debt further through early settlement of $300 million in euro bonds with a 2024 maturity date, it said on Monday,…
Justice Department Secures Settlement Agreement with the Indiana State Nursing Board Addressing Discrimination Against People with Opioid Use Disorder
INDIANAPOLIS – Zachary A. Myers, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Indiana, and the Justice Department announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement with the Indiana State Board…
Pennsylvania Attorney General to Settle $450 Million Opioid Lawsuit Settlement
HARRISBURG (PRESS RELEASE) – Attorney General Josh Shapiro today announced his office has reached an agreement in principle with opioid manufacturer Endo International and its lenders. The multistate agreement would provide up…
U.S. Attorney’s Office Reaches A Settlement Agreement to Ensure ADA Compliance at Eastern Mountain Sports Stores
CONCORD – United States Attorney Jane E. Young announced today that the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of New Hampshire recently entered into an agreement…
Apple’s $30 million settlement over employee bag checks gets court approval
By Daniel Wiessner (Reuters) – A federal judge in California has signed off on Apple Inc.’s $30.5 million settlement in a nearly decade-old lawsuit claiming the company shortchanged 15,000 retail workers by…
New Jersey Wins $9.5 Settlement Against Exxon-Mobile in PCB Contamination Case
From the Desk of NJ Attorney General Matt Platkin TRENTON (PRESS RELEASE) – Acting Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin and Commissioner of Environmental Protection Shawn M. LaTourette announced today that ExxonMobil will…
U.S. Attorney Announces $3.64 Million Settlement Of Civil Fraud Lawsuit Against Menswear Company And Its Manager For Underpaying Customs Duties Owed On Apparel Imported Into The United States
Damian Williams, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, AnnMarie Highsmith, Executive Assistant Commissioner for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s (“CBP”) Office of Trade, and Francis Russo, Director,…
‘Survivors Have Been Waiting’: Boy Scouts Decades-Long Litigation Nears End With $2.7 Billion Settlement
‘Survivors Have Been Waiting’: Boy Scouts Decades-Long Litigation Nears End With $2.7 Billion Settlement John Hugh DeMastri on August 1, 2022 A judge approved framework for a $2.7 billion settlement that bring The…
Mortgage Company to Pay $20 Million Settlement with City for Denying Loans Based on Location
PHILADELPHIA, PA – A mortgage company has settled to a $20 million payout for targeting minority neighborhoods in Philadelphia, deny loans simply based on where they live. According to the Pennsylvania Attorney…
Drug Manufacturer Agrees To Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement With Victims Of Opioid Epidemic
Drug Manufacturer Agrees To Multi-Billion Dollar Settlement With Victims Of Opioid Epidemic John Hugh DeMastri on July 27, 2022 Teva Pharmaceuticals, one of the world’s largest generic drug manufacturer, has reached an…
AbbVie’s Allergan reaches $2 billion opioid lawsuit settlement – Bloomberg News
(Reuters) – AbbVie Inc’s unit Allergan has reached an agreement to pay over $2 billion to resolve thousands of lawsuits related to the marketing of its opioid painkiller, Bloomberg News reported on…
New Jersey to Receive $2.5 Million From Wawa Data Breach Lawsuit Settlement
TRENTON, NJ – Wawa will be paying New Jersey $2.5 million out of a multistate $8 million settlement after millions of customers’ data was breached by hackers on company servers. According to…
Biden DOJ Takes A Big Bite Out Of Big Meat With Eight-Figure Legal Settlement
Biden DOJ Takes A Big Bite Out Of Big Meat With Eight-Figure Legal Settlement John Hugh DeMastri on July 26, 2022 Three major US poultry producers will pay over $84 million dollars…
Piedmont Infusion Services of Danville and Its Owner, Jacob Patterson, to Pay False Claims Act Settlement
DANVILLE, Va. – Piedmont Infusion Services and its owner, Jacob Patterson, have agreed to pay $310,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers…
Piedmont Infusion Services of Danville and Its Owner, Jacob Patterson, to Pay False Claims Act Settlement
DANVILLE, Va. – Piedmont Infusion Services and its owner, Jacob Patterson, have agreed to pay $310,000 to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act and the Virginia Fraud Against Taxpayers…
T-Mobile to pay $350 million in settlement over massive hacking
By Jonathan Stempel and Sara Merken (Reuters) – T-Mobile US Inc agreed on Friday to pay $350 million and spend an additional $150 million to upgrade data security to settle litigation over…
Apple reaches $50 million settlement over defective MacBook keyboards
By Jonathan Stempel (Reuters) – Apple Inc agreed to pay $50 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by customers who claimed it knew and concealed that the “butterfly” keyboards on its MacBook…
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