News from November 2011
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – American pharmaceutical company Merck, Sharp & Dohme has agreed to pay $950 million to resolve criminal charges and civil claims related to its promotion and marketing of the painkiller Vioxx® (rofecoxib), the Justice Department announced today. Under the terms of the resolution, Merck will ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Bloomington, Ind., man was sentenced today in the Southern District of Indiana to 315 years in prison for multiple charges relating to his production and trafficking of child pornography, announced Assistant Attorney General Lanny A. Breuer of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett of the Southern District of Indiana.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department today announced an agreement with Upshur County, Texas, to improve access to all aspects of civic life for people with disabilities. The agreement was reached under Project Civic Access (PCA), the department’s wide-ranging initiative to ensure that cities, towns and counties throughout the country comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Justice Department filed a lawsuit yesterday against a California municipality and a homeowners’ association for discriminating against families with children in violation of the Fair Housing Act.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today challenged Utah’s immigration law, which comes after recent lawsuits in Arizona, Alabama and South Carolina.
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON - The United States has filed suit against Sonkei Communications Inc., and its principal corporate officers, Peter Turpel and Joseph Turpel, the Justice Department announced today. The government’s complaint, filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, alleges that ...
By DOJ Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: WASHINGTON – A Detroit-area foot doctor pleaded guilty today for his participation in a Medicare fraud scheme, announced the Department of Justice, FBI and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
By Fed Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday issued a final rule requiring top-tier U.S. bank holding companies with total consolidated assets of $50 billion or more to submit annual capital plans for review. Also, the Federal Reserve launched the 2012 review, issuing instructions to the firms, including the ...
By Fed Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the execution of the following enforcement actions: Mountain National Bancshares, Inc. (PDF), Sevierville, Tennessee Written Agreement dated Nov. 16, 2011 Tennessee Commerce Bancorp, Inc. (PDF), Franklin, Tennessee Written Agreement dated Nov. 16, 2011 Search of Federal Reserve enforcement actions.
By Fed Newswire | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: The Federal Reserve Board and the Federal Open Market Committee on Tuesday released the attached minutes of the Committee meeting held on November 1-2, 2011. A summary of economic projections made by Federal Reserve Board members and Reserve Bank presidents for the November 1-2, 2011 meeting is also included as an addendum to these minutes.
By Labor Gazette | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: SILVER SPRING, Md - The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland has approved a global settlement that allows the U.S. Department of Labor to recover $7,968,744 in back wages, fringe benefits and 401(k) plan assets for more than 2,000 security guards formerly employed by USProtect Corp., a ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: More than 2,000 security guards nationwide to benefit from bankruptcy settlement SILVER SPRING, Md — The U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Maryland has approved a global settlement that allows the U.S. Department of Labor to recover $7,968,744 in back wages, fringe benefits and 401(k) plan assets ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: Wage and Hour Division investigations found labor violations at BP and other gas stations MOUNTAINSIDE, N.J. — The U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division is conducting a multi-year enforcement initiative focusing on the gas station industry in New Jersey, where it has found consistent and ...
By Labor Gazette | Nov 22, 2011
News Release: ARLINGTON, Va. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Mine Safety and Health Administration today announced that federal inspectors issued 226 citations and orders during special impact inspections conducted at eight coal mines and three metal/nonmetal mines last month. The coal mines were issued 145 citations and 18 orders, while the metal/nonmetal operations were issued 51 citations and 12 orders.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a two page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
By DOT News Wire | Nov 22, 2011
The US Transportation Department published a one page notice on Nov. 22, according to the U.S. Government Publishing Office.
