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ACell pleads guilty and will pay $15 million to resolve criminal charges and other allegations

June 12, 2019 ACell, a Maryland-based medical device manufacturer, pleaded guilty to charges relating to its MicroMatrix powder wound dressing product (MicroMatrix), the Department of Justice announced.

Canon and Toshiba will pay $2.5 million each to settle Hart-Scott-Rodino Act charges

June 11, 2019 Canon Inc. and Toshiba Corporation have agreed to settle federal charges that the companies violated the premerger notification and waiting period requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Act (HSR Act), when Canon acquired Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation from Toshiba in 2016.

Valero Energy UK fined £5 million after four people died in an oil explosion

June 10, 2019 Valero Energy UK Ltd and BandA Contracts Ltd have been fined after an explosion killed four workers and seriously injured another at an oil refinery in Pembrokeshire in 2011.

Swiss regulator fines 5 banks for improper forex trading

June 7, 2019 The Competition Commission (COMCO) has detected several anti-competitive arrangements between banks in foreign exchange spot trading.

Insys Therapeutics agrees to enter $225 million resolution of criminal and civil investigations

June 6, 2019 Opioid manufacturer Insys Therapeutics agreed to a global resolution to settle the government’s separate criminal and civil investigations, the Department of Justice announced.

Santander Securities to reimburse seniors for deceptive marketing

June 5, 2019 Santander Securities (SSLLC) will pay $100,000 and reimburse clients to resolve allegations of deceptive marketing practices relating to the sale of unsuitable variable annuity products to Massachusetts seniors, Attorney General Maura Healey announced.

Nassau Pharmacy to pay $100,000 to resolve federal and New York False Claims allegations

June 5, 2019 Attorney General Letitia James and United States Attorney for the Northern District of New York Grant C. Jaquith announced that Cathy Grossman, the owner and pharmacist-in-charge of Nassau Pharmacy, will pay $100,000 to resolve allegations that she and Nassau Pharmacy violated the federal and New York False Claims Acts by billing the federal and state governments for prescription drugs that Grossman and her staff never dispensed.

China fines Ford's Changan venture $24 million for antitrust violations

June 5, 2019 China\'s market regulator fined Ford Motor Co\'s main local joint venture 162.8 million yuan (£18.5 million) on Wednesday for violating anti-monopoly laws, the latest automaker with foreign partners to face such penalties.

Carnival to pay $20m over pollution from some of its cruise ships

June 4, 2019 Princess Cruise Lines and its parent, Carnival Cruise Lines and plc were ordered to pay a $20 million criminal penalty and will be subject to enhanced supervision after admitting to violations of probation attributable to senior Carnival management in a case in which Princess had already paid $40 million.

Permanent fined €21,000,000 in Ireland for regulatory breaches affecting tracker mortgage customer

June 3, 2019 The Central Bank of Ireland reprimanded and fined Permanent TSB €21,000,000 pursuant to its Administrative Sanctions Procedure (“ASP”) in respect of serious failings to 2,007 tracker mortgage customer accounts which were impacted for the period between August 2004 and October 2018.

Heritage Pharmaceuticals to pay more than $7 million in criminal penalty and civil damages

June 1, 2019 Heritage Pharmaceuticals, a generic pharmaceutical company headquartered in Eatontown, New Jersey, was charged for conspiring with its competitors to fix prices, rig bids, and allocate customers, the Department of Justice announced.

Braskem board OKs $101 million corruption settlement in Brazil

May 28, 2019 The board of Brazilian petrochemicals producer Braskem SA has approved an agreement with authorities to pay 410 million reais ($101 million) to settle its involvement in the ‘Car Wash’ corruption case, Braskem said on Monday in a filing.