Texas Lawyer News: Texas Health and Human Services Commission sued!
Legal news for Texas government attorneys. Texas agency sued for failing to meet state food stamp processing requirements. Texas government lawyers alert-Texas Health and Human Services Commission sued for delayed processing of stamp applications leaving Texans without food stamps. Dallas, TX—The Texas Legal Services Center and the National Center for Law and Economic Justice (NCLEJ) […]
Cash for Clunkers $2 billion extension
Obama hopes the U.S. Senate will pass a $2 billion extension to a rebate program dubbed “Cash for Clunkers” as early as Wednesday. The used automobile government rebate program gives drivers up to a $4,500 incentive to trade their old car for a fuel-efficient vehicle. Washington government lawyers legal news alert-Obama administration urges Senate to […]
Government Law Alert: Small business owner sues California over I.O.U.’s!
Legal news for California government lawyers. Business owner says California government issued i.o.u.’s are violating state and federal regulations. California government law lawyers- Small business owner sues the California Government in the San Francisco Federal District Court over i.o.u.’s. San Francisco, CA—A California small business owner filed a lawsuit against California’s controller and treasurer stating […]
San Francisco Muni implements new safety standards!
Legal news information for California government claims attorneys. Muni operators given new strict rules for operating light rail trains. A federal investigation was launched into the SFMTA light rail trains after the tragic California train crash. San Francisco, CA—Following the July 18, 2009 San Francisco Muni light rail crash which injured 50 people; the San […]
McDonald’s exposes 10,000 customers!
Legal news reports for Illinois government claims. Illinois health officials investigate massive Hepatitis A exposure at Milan McDonald’s. Chicago, IL–The Illinois Department of Health and officials in northwestern Illinois launched an investigation into a Hepatitis A outbreak involving a McDonald’s employee in Milan. There are 20 confirmed hepatitis A cases in five counties, and health […]
Obama Administration nominates Surgeon General
Legal news for Washington government lawyers. President Obama names Dr. Regina M. Benjamin for U.S. Surgeon General Washington, D.C.–President Obama and the Secretary for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) http://www.hhs.gov, Kathleen Sebelius, announced the nomination for the U.S. Surgeon General on Monday. Dr. Regina M. Benjamin, a 52 year-old Alabama family […]
Justice Department indicts $50 million Miami Medicare fraud!
Federal lawyers unseal $50 million Medicare fraud centered in Miami and Detroit. Miami, FL(JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Federal agents took Miami and Detroit by storm this morning arresting dozens of doctors, medical assistants, company owners, and patients on Wednesday morning as reported the Washington Post. The arrests came when the Justice Department unsealed criminal indictments handed down by a […]
EPA fines Maine chemical warehouse!
Bangor based Galt Block Warehouse violates hazardous chemical storage laws. Bangor, ME (JusticeNewsFlash.com)—The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/ levied a $17,121 fine on a Bangor, Maine storage facility for violations of the federal Emergency Planning and Community-Right-To-Know Act (EPCRA). EPA officials allege the Galt Block Warehouse, in violation of the EPCRA, neglected to submit emergency […]
Pennsylvania 7-Eleven settles EPA fines!
2 Pennsylvania 7-Eleven stores pay EPA violations. Pittsburgh, PA (JusticeNewsFlash.com)—Two 7-Eleven convenience stores, owned and operated by Handee Marts, Inc, were cited by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov, for alleged violations of underground fuel storage containers according to EPA regulators. Executives and company managers with Handee Marts, Inc., which conducts business as 7-Eleven, […]
Senate kills Big-Tobacco!
U.S. Senate aims fire hose at cigarette makers by passing new tobacco bill. Washington, D.C.(JusticeNewsFlash.com)–The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov edges closer to having the power to extinguish misleading advertisements cigarette makers and tobacco producers have used for decades to seduce consumers into smoking their deadly products. On Thursday, a legislative action, aimed […]
U.S. Appellate Court says tobacco companies lied!
Washington D.C. Court of Appeals upholds lower courts racketeering verdict. Washington, D.C.(JusticeNewsFlash.com)–Toxic tort civil trial lawyers declared victory in a decades long legal battle against big tobacco companies in a U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia on Friday. Reuters released the story revealing the Washington appellate court upheld a lower court’s racketeering […]
Coast Guard continues Navy helicopter crash search
Navy and Coast Guard search teams comb So. Cali waters for chopper crash survivors. Los Angeles, CA(JusticeNewsFlash.com)–The United States Coast Guard and Navy search and rescue teams continue their efforts to find and recover two more Naval helicopter crew members and lost chopper wreckage in the waters off the Southwest coast of San Diego Thursday […]