WARSAW, IN—(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013 – DePuy Orthopaedics, Inc. (DePuy) and the Court-appointed committee of lawyers representing ASR™ Hip System plaintiffs today announced a settlement agreement to compensate eligible ASR patients in the United States who had surgery to replace their ASR hip, known as revision surgery, as of August 31,[Read More…]
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Senators Udall, Wyden, Heinrich Challenge Effectiveness of Dragnet Surveillance Program in NSA Court Case
Senators: NSA Program Doesn’t Adequately Protect Privacy, Warn Against Excessive, Overbroad Government Powers WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. U.S. Senators Mark Udall (D-Colo.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), members of the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, today challenged the effectiveness of the National Security Agency’s bulk phone records collection[Read More…]
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, Chicago Park District Announce Plans to Make Theater on the Lake Year-Round
2014 Show Will Go ‘On The Road’ During Construction CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Mayor Rahm Emanuel and Superintendent Michael P. Kelly today announced the Chicago Park District is converting the historic Theater on the Lake building at Fullerton Avenue and Lake Shore Drive from a summer-only programming site to a year-round[Read More…]
Senator Kirk: It’s Time to End Child Sex Trafficking
Sponsors series of bills to provide “safe harbor” to minors and enhance prosecution of co-conspirators WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. As part of his continuing effort to combat child sex trafficking in Illinois and nationwide, U.S. Senator Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) today announced his support for the Stop Exploitation Through Trafficking Act (SETT)[Read More…]
Senator Baucus Releases Ideas to Stop Companies from Shifting Jobs Overseas, Bring Investment Back to U.S.
Senator Takes Next Step toward Building Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Continues Effort to Maximize Transparency, Public Participation Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. Montana’s senior U.S. Senator Max Baucus took a major step forward today in his efforts to close loopholes and build a simpler, fairer tax code for working families and[Read More…]
Supreme Court Refuses to Block Texas Abortion Law
Health Care Providers Vow to Continue Fight to Protect Women WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to halt a Texas law that has forced more than a dozen of the state’s women’s health centers to stop providing abortion care, leaving large parts of the state without an[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan: JPMorgan Chase to Pay $100 Million to Illinois’ Pension Systems
Attorney General Madigan Recoups Full Losses to Pension Funds Caused By Bank Misconduct in Run-up to Financial Crisis Chicago—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today announced a $100 million settlement with JPMorgan Chase & Company to recover losses incurred by Illinois’ pension systems as a result of the bank’s[Read More…]
JPMorgan Chase Reaches Settlement With President Obama’s Task Force On Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
Company to host conference call with investors to detail agreement New York—(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013 -JPMorgan Chase & Co. announced today that it has reached a $13 billion settlement in principle negotiated by the President’s RMBS Working Group of the Financial Fraud Enforcement Task Force. Today’s settlement resolves actual and potential[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Jen Psaki, November 19, 2013
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–November 19, 2013. Index for Today’s Briefing PHILIPPINES Assistance Update IRAN / ISRAEL / SAUDI ARABIA / LEBANON U.S. Does Not Believe in Right to Enrich / U.S. Open to Discussing Peaceful Program / Israel / Saudi Arabia / Geneva / P5+1 / Sanctions / Bombings in Beirut /[Read More…]
Justice Department, Federal and State Partners Secure Record $13 Billion Global Settlement with JPMorgan for Misleading Investors About Securities Containing Toxic Mortgages
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—November 19, 2013. The Justice Department, along with federal and state partners, today announced a $13 billion settlement with JPMorgan – the largest settlement with a single entity in American history – to resolve federal and state civil claims arising out of the packaging, marketing, sale and issuance of[Read More…]
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