"However, given that radiofrequency emissions are one of the most heavily researched agents that science has ever assessed, and given that, contrary to Catalyst's claims, no substantiated health effects have emerged, we can be very confident that the emissions are indeed safe".
The settlement, announced by Attorney General Kamala D. Harris of California and the Fair Political Practices Commission, which enforce California's campaign finance laws, includes one of the largest penalties ever assessed on a political group for failing to disclose donations.
Gregory T. Evans, Chief Justice of the Ontario Supreme Court, ordered Amway and its Canadian unit, Amway Canada Ltd., to pay total fines of $25 million, believed by legal analysts to be the largest fine ever assessed for a fraud conviction in Canada, and perhaps the largest ever paid by a corporation anywhere in recent years.
BP has already pleaded guilty to federal charges related to the explosion and agreed to pay $50 million, the largest criminal fine ever assessed against a company for Clean Air Act violations.
D1 BUSINESS DAY C1-18 Big Fine for AccounTheg Firm The S.E.C. brought civil fraud charges against Arthur Andersen for flawed audits of Waste Management in the early and mid-1990's, and Andersen agreed to pay a $7 million penalty, the largest ever assessed against an accounting firm.
Rajaratnam Ordered to Pay $92.8 Million Penalty | A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the convicted hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam to pay a $92.8 million penalty, the largest ever assessed against a person in a Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading case.
A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the convicted hedge fund titan Raj Rajaratnam to pay a $92.8 million penalty, the largest ever assessed against a person in a Securities and Exchange Commission insider trading case.
Andersen settled the suit and agreed to pay a penalty of $7 million, the largest ever assessed against an accounting firm.
Moreover, penalties for failure to comply with these settlements are rarely, if ever, assessed.
Meanwhile, inside, a smaller crowd of somewhat less ordinary Americans was gathering for a somewhat less standard tour... Tells how the latter group consisted of donors who undertook to give the Democratic Party two hundred and fifty thousand dollars--the largest sum ever assessed for attendance at a political event.
