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Justice Department Sues California Cities Over Natural Gas Bans

01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST

The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against two California cities over their ordinances banning natural gas infrastructure and appliances in new construction.

South Carolina Laboratory Pleads Guilty and Agrees to Pay At Least $6.8M to Settle Allegations of Kickbacks to Doctors

01/07/2026 07:00 AM EST

Clinical laboratory LTD Holding LLC, formerly known as Labtech Diagnostics LLC (Labtech), of Anderson, South Carolina, and its founder and CEO Joseph Labash, of the United Arab Emirates, have agreed to pay at least $6.8 million to the United States to resolve False Claims Act allegations involving illegal kickbacks to doctors. With this settlement, the Department of Justice has secured over $11.5 million in civil False Claims Act settlements relating to Labtech, including recoveries from nine doctors.

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