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January 20, 2017
Meadowvale Dairy has agreed to pay a civil penalty and take actions to prevent illegal discharges to Iowa streams in compliance with the Clean Water Act, officials of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Justice announced.
January 20, 2017
Costco Wholesale will pay $11.75 million to settle allegations that its pharmacies violated the Controlled Substances Act when they improperly filled prescriptions for controlled substances.
January 20, 2017
Uber Technologies agreed to pay $20 million to resolve Federal Trade Commission charges that it misled prospective drivers with exaggerated earning claims and claims about financing through its Vehicle Solutions Program.
January 20, 2017
The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint in federal district court charging Qualcomm with using anticompetitive tactics to maintain its monopoly in the supply of a key semiconductor device used in cell phones and other consumer products.
January 19, 2017
The Department of Justice and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a settlement with Magellan Pipeline Company.
January 19, 2017
The Western Union Company (Western Union) has agreed to forfeit $586 million.
January 19, 2017
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that Seattle-based financial services company HomeStreet has agreed to pay a $500,000 penalty.
January 19, 2017
The Office of Competition and Consumer Protection initiated proceedings against Volkswagen Group Poland.
January 19, 2017
BHP Billiton and its Brazilian iron-ore joint venture with Vale, Samarco Mineracao, have set a June 30 deadline with federal prosecutors in Brazil to settle a $47.5 billion claim related a dam failure in November 2015 which killed 19 people.
January 19, 2017
The Department of Justice filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking a permanent injunction against VivaCeuticals Inc., doing business as Regeneca Worldwide, and its CEO Matthew A. Nicosia, to prevent violations of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).
January 19, 2017
The Department of Justice announced a settlement with Duke Energy Corporation (Duke) for violating the reporting and waiting period requirements of the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act).
January 18, 2017
The owner and operator of Candy Color Lenses, a major online retailer of colored contact lenses in the United States, was sentenced to 46 months in prison.