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Judge reminding NFL retirees of concussion settlement

PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge on Wednesday urged NFL retirees to register for a concussion settlement that could cost the league $1 billion over 65 years. About 22,000 retirees are encouraged to get baseline neurological testing. The league expects more ...

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Macy’s to pay $650,000 in shopper-profiling probe

ALBANY (AP) — Macy’s has agreed to pay $650,000 to settle allegations of racial profiling at its flagship store in Manhattan’s Herald Square. Under the agreement signed Tuesday with New York’s attorney general, the retailer will adopt new policies on ...

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Soldiers get $92M in debt relief under settlement

ALBANY (AP) — Thirteen states have settled an investigation into improper lending with a court agreement that is expected to provide $92 million in debt relief for 17,800 U.S. military personnel. Deceptive practices by Rome Finance Co., more recently doing ...

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Citigroup to pay $7B in subprime probe

WASHINGTON — Citigroup agreed Monday to pay $7 billion to settle a federal investigation into its handling of risky subprime mortgages, admitting to a pattern of deception that Attorney General Eric Holder said “shattered lives” and contributed to the worst ...

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AG settles with waste haulers

A settlement has been reached with Casella Waste Systems Inc., resolving concerns that its contracting practices were restrictive. Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman, who announced the settlement Monday, was also concerned about Cassella’s market dominance, pattern of acquisitions of smaller ...

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Apple settles on damages in digital book case

NEW YORK (AP) — Apple reached a settlement on the damages owed in a case that concluded the company illegally conspired with publishers to drive up the prices of digital books. Terms of the settlement weren’t disclosed in a document ...

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State settles with SUNY in Medicaid payments

A settlement has been reached with the State University of New York to recover $115,094 in excess Medicaid payments for dental services performed from Jan. 1, 2005, through Aug. 31, 2009, at the Daniel Squire Oral Diagnostic & Treatment Center ...

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State settles with local furniture store

A settlement has been reached with a Victor-based furniture company for deceiving consumers into falsely thinking they were holding a “going out of business” sale in violation of New York state law. An investigation by the Office of the Attorney ...

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