Honda Motor has been fined $70m in penalties by the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for not reporting deaths, injuries, and certain warranty claims. The penalty is divided into two parts, a maximum civil penalty ...
The new Australian Franchising Code of Conduct has come into effect, as of 1 January 2015. From 1 January 2015, the previous Franchising Code was repealed and replaced with a new Code which will applies to all franchise systems operating ...
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) filed a complaint against Dynamic Construction and Roofing, LLC of Florida as part of an announcement that included 62 enforcement actions requiring renovation contractors and training ...
Tags: dust, debris, Construction
As with all businesses that store significant quantities of petroleum-based fuel and oil at their facilities, New England ski resorts have a legal responsibility to create and implement updated oil spill prevention plans to be in compliance ...
Tags: Oil Spill Prevention, clean water regulations, Construction
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced 62 enforcement actions that require renovation contractors and training providers to protect people from harmful exposure to lead dust and debris, as required by EPA’s ...
Tags: dust, debris, Construction
Australian supermarket Coles is set to refund payments made by certain suppliers, after the supermarket group admitted it engaged in unconscionable conduct when dealing with certain suppliers in 2011. The Australian Competition and ...
Tags: supermarket group, Agriculture
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has continued its focus on ‘free range’ egg claims, and instituted proceedings in the Federal Court against R.L Adams Pty Ltd, which trades as Darling Downs Fresh Eggs, ...
Tags: egg claims, Agriculture
Hume Import & Export (Australia) Pty Ltd trading as Bera Foods (Bera Foods) has paid a penalty of $10,200 following the issue of an infringement notice by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, for a ‘false or ...
Tags: Bera Foods, Honey Label, Agriculture
A miniaturized heart-failure monitor recently acquired by St. Jude Medical (St. Paul, MN) from an Atlanta-based startup named CardioMEMS reduced 30-day hospital readmission rates for patients over 65, according to an analysis of the ...
Tags: Heart Sensor, Readmission Rate
Australian supermarket giant Coles will resist moves by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to merge into a single court action the two unconscionable conduct court cases launched against the supermarket by the ACCC. ...
Tags: Coles, supermarket
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that Suncor Energy has agreed to pay $230,400 in penalties to resolve alleged violations of the Clean Air Act (CAA) and the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) ...
Tags: Suncor Energy, Commerce City, Service
BOSTON – Lake Champlain Transportation Company, which operates ship repair and painting facilities in Burlington and Shelburne, Vermont, will take actions to minimize air emissions and protect air quality. In addition, under the ...
The U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration says the IRS needs to do a better job collecting the medical device excise tax created under Obamacare. The inspector general looked at 5,107 Forms 720 from the first half of 2013 ...
US-based global food marketing and distribution company Sysco has agreed to pay a settlement of US$19.4 million with the State of California, for claims related to the Company’s use of drop sites in California. The $19.4 million ...
Tags: Sysco, Food Safety, Food
Indian drug major Dr Reddy’s laboratories is under the scanner of the US Department of Justice following a complaint related to the violation of child resistant packaging regulations. The complaint was filed under the federal false ...
Tags: Dr Reddy's, Violations, Packaging