Jan 21, 2010
WASHINGTON—Pacific Pipeline Systems LLP, a Long Beach, Calif.-based oil transport company, has agreed to pay a $1.3 million civil penalty and discontinue the use of a section of pipeline through an unstable section of mountains to resolve a Clean Water Act violation, the Justice Department and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced today.
"The United States brought this case to protect an important body of water, Pyramid Lake," said Ignacia S. Moreno, Assistant Attorney General for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources ... Read More
Jan 11, 2010
Call it another anti- google article, or call it a master piece. We focus a lot of our attention on corporations that deliberately steal, deceive, and downright rip off consumers. Today we would like to add to this list. Corporations that deceive other corporations that in return effect you as the consumer, enter the Droid Versus Android battle.
The Droid was released in November of 2009. The hype however, started back in 2008. Websites like engadget.com were so eager write what they believe ... Read More
Jan 7, 2010
Following yesterday's US Justice Department announcement that it will conduct an antitrust review of the planned takeover of NBC by Comcast, Free Press (a nonpartisan and nonprofit media reform group) released an open letter to President Obama today pleading for the administration to take a "hard look" at the consequences of the proposed deal. With twenty-five organizations as signatories, the self-described ad hoc group of public, labor and industry organizations is sharply challenging the administration in an effort to thwart the deal. The proposed ... Read More
Nov 9, 2009
(CN) - Railroad shareholders and a pension plan challenged the Burlington Northern Santa Fe's $26.3 billion sale to Berkshire Hathaway. Both lawsuits in Texas state court say railroad directors engaged in self-dealing and breached fiduciary duties by selling out too cheaply to the company run by legendary investor Warren Buffett. The named class-action plaintiff says he was incensed to hear Buffett boast that he had put the deal together in "about 15 minutes."
Both suits seek declaratory and injunctive relief and rescission and ... Read More
Oct 23, 2009
Do you work for an employer that has received, or been nominated for this award? Does this employer truly deserve this award? We want to hear from you. For example; if a soldier gets called up for duty on state orders, not federal, is that soldier getting pay compensation "Make whole." We want to hear your story. Some companies are all to quick to receive awards, but never truly divulge the whole story of employees that were not actually treated with the ... Read More
