Archive for February 22nd, 2010
Miami Prescription Drug Diverter Sentenced To 70 Months In Prison
Jeffrey H. Sloman, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, and David W. Bourne, Special Agent in Charge, U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Office of Criminal Investigations, Miami Field Office, announced that defendant Arnesto Segredo, 43, of Miami, a former prescription drug wholesaler, was sentenced today by U.S. District Court Judge Alan [...]
N.H. House Rejects Bill To Allow Murder Charge For Death Of Fetus
The New Hampshire House on Wednesday voted 219-122 to reject a bill (HB 1644) that would have allowed prosecutors to file murder, manslaughter or negligent homicide charges for intentionally or unintentionally ending the life of a fetus, the AP/Boston Herald reports…
Stanford’s Hank Greely Puts Neuroscience On Trial
A lawyer is trying to convince a jury that his client really is crazy. It’s usually a tough argument to sell in a court of law…
Money In Chicago Health Savings Accounts Company Disappears
Federal investigators are looking into complaints that money put aside by consumers in health savings accounts has disappeared. NPR: “Thousands of people are learning that money they squirreled away in health savings accounts is gone. Many thought the money was sitting safely in banks. But now it appears it was stolen…
Cummins Inc. Agrees to Pay $2.1 Million Penalty for Diesel Engine Clean Air Act Violations (HQ)
WASHINGTON — Cummins Inc., a major motor vehicle engine company based in Columbus, Ind., will pay a $2.1 million penalty and recall 405 engines under a settlement agreement resolving violations of the Clean Air Act, the U.S
EPA Hosts Online Town Hall Meeting (HQ)
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is hosting a live online town hall meeting on February 23, 2010, from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. EST
TUESDAY: Administrator Lisa P. Jackson to Testify on EPA’s 2011 Budget Proposal (HQ)
WASHINGTON – On Tuesday, February 23, 2010, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson will testify before a hearing of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee on EPA’s 2011 budget proposal
EPA joins UGA and Athens-Clarke County Highlight Air Quality Improvement Project (GA)
(ATLANTA – February 22, 2010) On Monday, February 22, 2010 U.S
Administrator Jackson Unveils Great Lakes Restoration Initiative Action Plan (HQ, OH)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson has released an action plan to guide the Obama Administration’s historic efforts to restore the Great Lakes
Statement of Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz on Ending “Pay-for-Delay” Drug Settlements, Praises Inclusion in President’s Health Care Proposal
“When drug companies agree not to compete, consumers lose,” said Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz.
Widespread Data Breaches Uncovered by FTC Probe
FTC Warns of Improper Release of Sensitive Consumer Data on P2P File-Sharing Networks
