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Tesla Settles Lawsuit Over Mishandling Hazardous Waste: Agrees to Pay $1.3 Million in Penalties and Implements Safety Measures

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San Francisco, California – Tesla has reached a settlement just one day after 25 California counties filed a lawsuit against the automaker over allegations of mishandling hazardous waste. The settlement requires Tesla to pay $1.3 million in civil penalties and $200,000 for investigation costs. Additionally, the company will be under a detailed injunction for five years that includes employee training and annual waste audits. The audits will be conducted by a third party and will examine trash containers for hazardous waste at 10% of Tesla’s facilities each year. These allegations stem from a six-year environmental … Read more

U.S. Steel Agrees to $42 Million Settlement for Violating Federal Clean Air Laws

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HARRISBURG, Pa. – U.S. Steel has reached a settlement in a lawsuit that accused the company of violating federal clean air laws. The lawsuit, filed by environmental groups Clean Air Council, PennEnvironment, and the Allegheny County Health Department, alleged that the Pittsburgh-based company operated plants without desulfurization controls for over three months, resulting in the release of sulfurous gas into nearby towns. The settlement, which is now being reviewed by a federal judge, includes provisions for $37 million worth of improvements to U.S. Steel’s pollution control and plant reliability systems at its Mon Valley Works … Read more

Egg-cellent Victory: US Jury Agrees to $17.7 Million Settlement for Kraft and Other Producers in Egg Price-Fixing Case

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WICHITA, Kan. – The United States jury has awarded a total of $17.7 million to Kraft and other egg producers after finding that they were victims of price-fixing. The case, which involved several major egg producers, concluded on Monday with the jury ruling in favor of the plaintiffs. The lawsuit alleged that the defendant, Michael Foods, along with other egg producers, engaged in a conspiracy to artificially inflate egg prices. Kraft and other companies accused the defendants of coordinating their efforts to limit the supply of eggs and drive up prices. The plaintiffs argued that … Read more

H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center Settles Lawsuit, Agrees to Pay $19.5 Million in Improper Billing Case

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TAMPA, FL – H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute has reached a settlement in a lawsuit over improper billing for clinical trial costs. According to a news release from the U.S. Department of Justice, the Tampa-based non-profit cancer treatment and research center has agreed to pay more than $19.5 million. The settlement resolves allegations that Moffitt violated the False Claims Act by billing federal health care programs for clinical research studies that were not eligible for reimbursement. The lawsuit claimed that Moffitt wrongly billed Medicare and other federal programs for research trials that … Read more