U.S. officials have rejected Exxon Mobil Corp.’s request to reconsider a $1 million penalty imposed against the oil giant over a 63,000-gallon crude spill into Montana’s Yellowstone River. The U.S. Department of Transportation on Friday ordered the Irving, Texas-based company …
Ohio-based McNeil Group, doing business as Pinnacle Metal Products, has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration after a worker suffered a serious head injury that resulted in blindness in one eye and the …
An uninsured employer in Illinois has pled guilty to a Class 4 felony for refusing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance, the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission announced. John Linek, individually and as president of SMS Logistics of Chicago, has been ordered …
The Netherland’s based ING Groep NV has agreed to a deal with European regulators on when it will repay the remaining €3 billion ($3.84 billion) it still owes in state aid. The bank, which fell afoul of EU laws when …
Attorney General Chris Koster announced he has reached a settlement with Innovative Wealth Builders Inc., requiring the Florida business to pay $36,000 in penalties and to abide by Missouri telemarketing laws. Koster filed a lawsuit against the business last March, …
Mercedes Benz has paid the $618,000 the Wisconsin Supreme Court says it owed in a lemon law case after the victorious attorney sought garnishment of earnings from six Mercedes Benz dealers in the state. Attorney Vince Megna says the payment …
Federal regulators reported that a North Texas-based construction company will pay more than $10 million to settle disability discrimination allegations related to the construction of multi-family housing. The U.S. Department of Justice Department announced that the settlement would resolve allegations …
Allied Property and Casualty Insurance and six affiliated companies have agreed to pay a $50,000 penalty to the state of Iowa for overcharging on more than 1,700 Iowa auto insurance policies. The Gazette said that coding errors caused the companies …
