SAN FRANCISCO, California, June 11 -- The Environmental Protection Agency issued the following news release on June 10, 2024: Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a compliance agreement with the Commonwealth Utilities Corporation (CUC) to resolve claims of Clean Air Act violations at its bulk chlorine storage site in Saipan. Under this agreement, within one year the CUC must meet requirements including updating the facility's Risk Management Plan (RMP) and addressing   more

WASHINGTON, June 10 -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following audit report (No. A-09-22-02004) on May 17, 2024, entitled "California Improperly Claimed $52.7 Million in Federal Medicaid Reimbursement for Capitation Payments Made on Behalf of Noncitizens With Unsatisfactory Immigration Status" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report in Brief Why OIG Did This Audit States are generally prohibited from claiming F  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3113): * * * In Re: Apple Inc. Smartphone Antitrust Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in a Northern District of California action move under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Northern District of California. The litigation consists of ten actions pending in two districts, as listed on Schedule A. Since the filing of the motion, the Panel has bee  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3115): * * * In Re: Consumer Vehicle Driving Data Tracking Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel:* Plaintiff in the Central District of California Thongsawang action moves under 28 U.S.C. Sec. 1407 to centralize this litigation in the Central District of California. This litigation consists of seven actions pending in five districts, as listed on Schedule A. Since the filing of the m  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 3083): * * * IN RE: MOVEit Customer Data Security Breach Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in three actions pending in the Eastern District of Arkansas and the Northern and Southern Districts of California and defendant M&T Bank Corporation in two Western District of New York actions (the M&T Bank actions) move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate the Panel's orders conditi  more

WASHINGTON, June 7 -- The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation issued the following order (MDL No. 2741): * * * In Re: Roundup Products Liability Litigation TRANSFER ORDER Before the Panel: Plaintiffs in the Southern District of Florida Gomez action listed on Schedule A move under Panel Rule 7.1 to vacate our order that conditionally transferred Gomez to the Northern District of California for inclusion in MDL No. 2471. Defendant Monsanto Company opposes the motion. In support of thei  more

TWENTYNINE PALMS, California, June 11 -- The U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve issued the following news: By 1st Lt. Quiarra Barros, PEO Land Systems Approximately 4,279 Marines and Sailors from Marine Forces Reserve are mobilizing from across the country to form Marine Air-Ground Task Force 23 and conduct Integrated Training Exercise 4-24 at Marine Corps Air-Ground Combat Center here, from June 8-25, 2024. ITX is a live-fire exercise combining infantry, artillery, aircraft, combat logistics,   more