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FDA Warns Public of Continued Extortion Scam By FDA Impersonators (Popularity:  )
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning the public about criminals posing as FDA special agents and other law enforcement personnel as part of a continued international extortion scam.The criminals call the victims -- who in most cases previously purchased drugs over the Internet or via "telepharmacies" -- and identify themselves as FDA special agents or other law enforcement officials. The criminals inform the victims that purchasing drugs over ...
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Federal Appeals Court Rules for IBM in Major Pension Plan Case (Popularity: )
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The United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled today that IBM's pension plan formula is both lawful and age-neutral. This closely-watched case, which challenged the legality of cash balance pension plans, is the first of its kind to reach the federal appeals courts. The decision reversed a prior trial court ruling that cash balance plans are inherently unlawful. The Seventh Circuit noted that the decision whether to ...
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Federal Court Prohibits Laddcap From Taking Any Action on Consents (Popularity: )
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Delcath Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: DCTH) announced today that a federal court has temporarily prohibited Laddcap Value Partners LP and certain related entities (the "Ladd Defendants") from taking any action based on consents that they may obtain as part of their consent solicitation. As previously announced, Delcath commenced a lawsuit against the Ladd Defendants for alleged violations of the federal securities laws. The lawsuit alleges that the Ladd Defendants have made ...
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Federal Government, State of Hawaii, and City and County of Honolulu Agreement Will Address Vulnerabilities That Led to Waikiki Sewage Spill (Popularity: )
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The Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Hawaii Attorney General's Office, and the Hawaii Department of Health (DOH) have reached an interim agreement with the City and County of Honolulu (CCH) that will correct the most significant problems in Honolulu's wastewater collection system. This settlement resolves a civil enforcement action that the United States and the state have filed against CCH. "Today's settlement shows a commitment by ...
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Federal Judge Holds Notorious Tax Defier in Contempt of Court (Popularity: )
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A federal court in New York has held Robert L. Schulz of Queensbury, N.Y., in contempt of court, the Justice Department announced today. Judge Thomas J. McAvoy of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of New York ruled that Schulz and his We The People organization have failed to comply with the court's earlier injunction order. The contempt order states that if Schultz and the organization fail to ...
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Federal Judge Orders Labor Department to Answer for Eight-Year Delay in Requiring Employers to Pay for Safety Equipment (Popularity: )
A United States Court of Appeals ordered the Department of Labor (DOL) to respond in 30 days to a suit requesting the court to order OSHA to implement a long-delayed standard that would require employers to pay the costs of protective clothing, lifelines, face shields, gloves and other equipment used by an estimated 20 million workers to protect them from job hazards. The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) and ...
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Federman & Sherwood Announces That a Securities Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against CSK Auto Corporation (Popularity: )
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On June 9, 2006, a class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of Arizona against CSK Auto Corporation (NYSE: CAO). The complaint alleges violations of federal securities laws, Sections 10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5, including allegations of issuing a series of material misrepresentations to the market which had the effect of artificially inflating the market ...
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Forensic Accountants Crucial in Gulf Oil Spill (Popularity: )
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Forensic accountants will be instrumental on who gets how much money from the $20 billion fund set aside by BP as we approach the 71st day of the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.According to Joe Epps, President of Epps CPA Consulting PLLC, (www.eppscpa.com) the current focus of the fund is on economic damages, not liability. "This is what many forensic accountants do - they measure and support economic ...
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Former NBA Veteran Jason Caffey Sued for Child Support in Georgia, Says Law Firm (Popularity: )
The following was released today by Randy Kessler of Kessler, Schwarz & Solomiany P.C.: Former NBA veteran and two-time NBA Championship winner Jason Caffey is being sued in Fulton County Superior Court for his failure to pay child support. The former University of Alabama standout and Atlanta resident owes an arrearage of close to $74,000.00 plus attorney's fees in excess of $5,000.00. For almost two years, Mr. Caffey has failed ...
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Four Individuals Indicted in Virginia Dog Fighting Venture (Popularity: )
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Purnell Peace, 35, of Virginia Beach, Va.; Quanis Phillips, 28, of Atlanta, Ga.; Tony Taylor, 34, of Hampton, Va.; and Michael Vick, 27, of Atlanta, Ga., were indicted today by a federal grand jury for conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities ("Travel Act"), and to sponsor a dog in an animal fighting venture, in violation of federal law. Chuck Rosenberg, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern ...
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