USC is resuming frat parties after abuse claims - with guards at the door
THE GUARDIAN
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VW agrees to $3.5 mln diesel emissions settlement with Ohio
REUTERS
Volkswagen AG (VOWG_p.DE) agreed to a $3.5 million settlement with Ohio over claims the German automaker violated state laws by manipulating vehicle computer software in its vehicles to mask carbon dioxide emissions, the state attorney general said. read more »
SCOTUS asks top lawyer: How much detail needed to plead false claims?
REUTERS
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled interest in a whistleblower’s lawsuit against Georgia-based Bethany Hospice and Palliative Care LLC by asking for Solicitor General Elizabeth Prelogar’s views of how much detail is necessary to plead fraud “with particularity” under the False Claims Act. read more »
University of Michigan Will Pay $490 Million to Settle Abuse Cases
NEW YORK TIMES
The University of Michigan said Wednesday that it would pay $490 million to more than a thousand people who had accused a doctor who worked with football players and other students of sexual abuse. read more »
Ghislaine Maxwell’s Bid for a New Trial Faces a Major Hurdle
NEW YORK TIMES
Felony charges are 1st in a fatal crash involving Autopilot
AP
SEC's 'shadow trading' case can move forward, judge rules
REUTERS
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission can pursue a first-of-its-kind insider trading case accusing a former pharmaceutical company executive of trading in a competitor's stock ahead of a merger, a judge in San Francisco ruled. read more »
Activision Fires More Employees Over Sexual Misconduct, WSJ Says
BLOOMBERG
Some 37 people have “exited” Activision Blizzard Inc. and 44 have been disciplined in response to allegations of sexual harassment and misconduct at the company, according to a report Monday in the Wall Street Journal. read more »
Lab Owner Pleads Guilty to $6.9 Million Genetic Testing & COVID-19 Testing Fraud Scheme
DOJ
Queen strips Prince Andrew of military roles and royal patronages
THE GUARDIAN
Sexual Misconduct Bill Nears Filibuster-Proof Support in Senate
BLOOMBERG
Diabetic Shoe Company Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations Regarding “Custom” Shoe Inserts
DOJ
Tesla owners are again losing heat in extreme cold as some heat pumps are failing badly
ELECTREK
Prince Andrew must face sex abuse accuser's lawsuit - U.S. judge
REUTERS
Prince Andrew failed to persuade a U.S. judge to dismiss Virginia Giuffre's lawsuit accusing the Duke of York of sexually abusing her when she was underage, and being trafficked by the late financier Jeffrey Epstein. read more »
Mercedes recalls 50,000 Sprinter vans for mysterious roll-away risk
AUTO BLOG
UC San Diego Health Pays $2.98 Million to Resolve Allegations of Ordering Unnecessary Genetic Testing
DOJ
EU plans law requiring tech firms to do more to combat child abuse
REUTERS
The European Union plans to legislate in the coming months to require technology companies to do more to tackle child sexual abuse, beefing up current voluntary arrangements, a top official said in a newspaper interview. read more »
SEC Issues Awards Totaling More Than $4 Million to Two Whistleblowers
SEC
The DOT Says Federal Oversight of Autonomous Cars Is a Must
AUTOWEEK
US Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg made a virtual address to CES yesterday, playing up the role of government in making cars—and planes, trains, and even drones—safe for Americans. Buttigieg singled out autonomous cars in particular as needing government guidelines for safety. He even mentioned Tesla, which has had its share of autonomous-mode crashes, by name. read more »
Father, son from Japan guilty in Vegas in $1.5B 'Ponzi' case
ABC
Two former investment executives from Japan have pleaded guilty in Las Vegas to wire fraud in what prosecutors have called a $1.5 billion international Ponzi scheme with 10,000 victims in the U.S. and abroad. read more »
Lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse filed against Archdiocese of Denver
COLORADO NEW LINE
At least one lawsuit alleging child sexual abuse by Catholic clergy has been filed in Colorado following the passage of a new law last year. read more »
State police investigating sexual abuse allegations against ex-Speaker Chatfield by sister-in-law
DETROIT NEWS
