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Federal Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Wednesday April 10, 2024 ( 5 items )  

FDA: Federal Court Enters Consent Decree Against Philips Respironics Following Recall of Certain Sleep Therapy Machines
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Food and Drug Administration issued the following news release on April 3, 2024: Today, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania entered a consent decree of permanent injunction against Philips RS North America LLC ("Philips Respironics"), Respironics California LLC, and Philips Holding USA Inc., and Roy Jakobs, CEO of Royal Philips, along with several other individual defendants named in the decre  more

Justice Dept.: Court Enjoins Philips Respironics From Manufacturing, Distributing Adulterated, Misbranded Sleep, Respiratory Devices at or From 3 Pennsylvania Facilities
WASHINGTON, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A federal court today ordered Philips RS North America LLC (Philips Respironics) to stop manufacturing most sleep and respiratory devices at three Pennsylvania facilities, and to stop distributing such devices from those facilities, until the company takes specific measures designed to increase the safety of its devices and ensure compliance with the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (F  more

NETL-Supported Technology for Capturing CO2 From Natural Gas Combined Cycle Power Plant Flue Gas Set for Key Testing
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's National Energy Technology Laboratory issued the following news: NETL experts and representatives of the Department of Energy (DOE) visited North Carolina to review final preparations to ship and test a lower-cost transformational technology developed by CORMETECH Inc. that is designed to capture at least 95% of carbon dioxide (CO2) from the flue gas of natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) power plants. The technology will soon  more

Olive Garden/GMRI to Pay $30,000 To Settle EEOC Disability Discrimination Suit
PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: * * * Manager Refused to Hire Job Applicant Because of Disability and Asked Unlawful Questions During Interview, Federal Agency Charged * * * GMRI, Inc., doing business as Olive Garden, will pay $30,000 and agreed to significant non-monetary remedies under a consent decree settling a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportun  more

Pa. U.S. Attorney: Erie Man Indicted on Methamphetamine Charge
JOHNSTOWN, Pennsylvania, April 10 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Pennsylvania issued the following news release on April 9, 2024: A resident of Erie, Pennsylvania, has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Johnstown on a charge of violating federal narcotics laws, United States Attorney Eric G. Olshan announced today. The one-count Indictment named Shawn Geer, 47, as the sole defendant. According to the Indictment, on or about July 2, 2023, in the Western Di  more