Posted on November 19, 2013
FreshPoint Inc. has agreed to pay $4.2 million to resolve allegations, under the False Claims Act, that it overcharged the Department of Defense for fresh fruit and vegetables purchased under 15 separate contracts, the Justice Department announced today.
FreshPoint, a food distribution company and...
Posted on November 19, 2013
The Arizona Corporation Commission resolved the dispute over net metering policies between the solar energy industries and utility companies late Thursday evening. In what the Associated Press reports as “a major win” for the solar industry, the commission voted to adopt a $5...
Posted on November 19, 2013
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers and Consumer Product Safety Commission investigators have seized more than 200,000 toy dolls arriving from China due to high levels of phthalates, a group of banned chemical compounds, according to the Department of Homeland Security. Officials...
Posted on November 18, 2013
Anthony Held, John Moore and Whitney Leeman--clients of The Chanler Group--served thirteen new 60-Day Notices of Proposition 65 Violation last week. The notices were served to companies offering products such as hand tools, bags and accessories for sale in California containing chemicals...
Posted on November 15, 2013
Furniture/Today, the business newspaper of the furniture industry, has announced that it has added a Proposition 65 session to its 2013 Leadership Conference. The session will educate attendees about Proposition 65, what it requires for compliance and what it means for manufacturers,...
Posted on November 15, 2013
CA, Inc. (CA) has agreed to pay the United States $8 million to settle allegations that it violated the False Claims Act in connection with contracts administered by the General Services Administration (GSA) and the Department of Defense (DOD), the U.S. Attorney’s Office announced earlier...
Posted on November 13, 2013
Researchers with the nonprofit Ecology Center tested 58 common picnic products sold at 10 major retailers and found that the majority of them contain a carcinogen or reproductive toxicant. The results are available at HealthyStuff.org.
Products were tested for lead, phthalates, flame...
Posted on November 13, 2013
Ohio-based pharmacy service provider Omnicare Inc. has agreed to pay $120 million to settle allegations that the company violated the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act. Omnicare is one of the nation’s largest providers of pharmacy services to the elderly.
Omnicare allegedly...
Posted on November 12, 2013
LG Chem Michigan, Inc. (LGCMI) will pay the United States $1.2 million to resolve allegations, under the False Claims Act, that the company improperly sought and obtained federal funds to pay employees who were engaged in recreational and volunteer activities, the U.S. Attorney’s Office...
Posted on November 12, 2013
The governors of California, Washington and Oregon allied with the premier of British Columbia last week to forge a new climate and energy plan, Examiner.com reported. The “Pacific Coast Action Plan on Climate and Energy” strives to combat climate change and promote clean energy....
