Posted on February 25, 2014
A study published this month in The Lancet Neurology and reported by Forbes identified eleven chemicals strongly related to brain development disorders in children such as reduced attention span, delayed development, and learning disabilities. Despite the fact that some of these chemicals are...
Posted on February 21, 2014
The world’s largest solar-thermal plant opened in the United States last week, reported Talking Points Memo. The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System can generate nearly 400 megawatts of power, enough for 140,000 homes, and is situated along the Nevada-California border.
As a...
Posted on February 21, 2014
The U.S. government has intervened in a False Claims Act Lawsuit against Tenet Healthcare Corp. and four of its hospitals in Georgia and South Carolina, as well as another hospital in Georgia that is owned by Health Management Associates (HMA), the Department of Justice announced earlier this week...
Posted on February 20, 2014
Washington-based EndoGastric Solutions has agreed to pay the U.S. government up to $5.25 million to resolve allegations that the company violated the False Claims Act and the Anti-Kickback Statute by misleading health care providers in how to bill federal health care programs and paying kickbacks...
Posted on February 19, 2014
Researchers at the University of Illinois in Chicago have found evidence that fetal exposure to Bisphenol A (BPA) can increase risk for prostate cancer later in life. BPA is found in a variety of common consumer products, from hard plastic reusable water bottles to the linings of food cans to...
Posted on February 18, 2014
Vector Planning and Service Inc. (VPSI) has agreed to pay the government $6.5 million to settle False Claim Act allegations that the company inflated claims for payments under several Navy contracts, the Justice Department announced today.
VPSI, an information technology and systems engineering...
Posted on February 18, 2014
Thanks to TCG client Laurence Vinocur, Staples has agreed to only sell seat/back cushions that are reformulated to virtually eliminate the toxic flame retardant tris(1,3-dichloro-2-propyl) phosphate (TDCPP), a chemical known to cause cancer. Vinocur alleged that Staples violated Proposition...
Posted on February 18, 2014
India has released plans to build the world’s largest solar plant, reported Nature earlier this month. Six state-owned companies have formed a joint venture to construct the plant, which would triple India’s solar capacity and dwarf existing photovoltaic arrays.
Under the...
Posted on February 14, 2014
MPRI Inc. has agreed to pay $3.2 million to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false labor charges on a contract to support the Army in Afghanistan, the Justice Department announced earlier this week.
MPRI allegedly billed for employees who had been granted leave and...
Posted on February 12, 2014
Sanborn Map Company Inc. (Sanborn) has agreed to pay $2.1 million to the U.S. government to resolve allegations under the False Claims Act that it submitted false claims in connection with U. S. Army Corps of Engineers contracts, the Justice Department announced earlier this week.
The U.S. Army...
