Anheuser-Busch, the company that makes Bud Light, faces a hefty fine and a series of mandatory safety reviews as part of a settlement with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for violations of federal requirements regarding the prevention of chemical accidents. EPA said in a June 5 press release that it had reached a settlement with…
Bud Light Maker Fined for Violations of EPA’s Chemical Accident Prevention Rules
Financial Institutions AMP and MLC Fined Millions for Breaching Customers’ Trust
May 21, 2023
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Australia’s Federal Court has issued AMP Group with a $24 million (US$16 million) fine for charging over 2000 deceased customers life insurance premiums and advice fees for nearly a decade. Additionally, the court has also fined MLC $10 million (US$6.6 million) for failing to pay benefits to nearly 120 injured or disabled customers it had promised…
Maxime Bernier Fined for 2021 Violation of COVID-19 Restrictions
People’s Party Leader Maxime Bernier agreed to pay $2,000 in fines and costs in Manitoba Provincial Court on May 16 for violating pandemic restrictions in 2021. “I am proud of what I did,” Bernier told the court, according to information reported by Blacklock’s Reporter. “It was a dark time in Canada.” Bernier admitted in an…
TikTok Fined $15.9 Million in the UK
A British data watchdog imposed a fine of £12.7 million ($15.9 million) on the video-sharing application TikTok on Tuesday over an alleged breach of data protection law. The accusation was, among others, that TikTok processed the data of children under the age of 13 without their parents’ consent. UK data-protection law says that organizations that use…
NASCAR Issues Largest Team Fine in History Against Hendrick
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Turkey Fines TikTok for Weak Data Protection Measures
ISTANBUL—Turkish authorities have fined TikTok 1.75 million lira ($93,000) for not taking sufficient measures to protect users from unlawful processing of their data, the Personal Data Protection Board (KVKK) said on Wednesday. The fine comes amid growing international concern over the Chinese short video-sharing app and who accesses its user data. Government institutions in Europe…
Apple Pays $12.1 Million Fine for Alleged App Market Abuse in Russia: Antimonopoly Service
MOSCOW—U.S. tech giant Apple has paid a 906 million ruble ($12.12 million) fine in a Russian antitrust case alleging abuse of its dominance in the mobile apps market, Russia’s Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) said on Monday. Apple, which did not immediately respond to a request for comment, has previously “respectfully disagreed” with a FAS ruling…
‘Rust’ Producers Agree to Pay $100,000 Safety Fine After Shooting
Producers of the Western movie ‘Rust’ on Friday said they had agreed to pay a $100,000 civil fine for “serious” workplace safety breaches prior to the fatal shooting of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico film set in 2021. New Mexico’s worker safety bureau found the Rust Movie Productions (RMP) firm knew of the…
US Seeks $1.1 Million United Airlines Fine Over Boeing 777 Preflight Checks
WASHINGTON—The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) on Monday said it is proposing to fine United Airlines $1.1 million for allegedly conducting Boeing 777 flights without making required preflight fire system warning checks. The FAA said Chicago-based United is believed to have flown more than 102,000 flights of its Boeing 777 aircraft between June 2018 and April…
Apple Fined 1 Million Euros by Paris Court Over App Store Practices
PARIS—The Paris Commercial Court on Monday fined iPhone maker Apple just over 1 million euros ($1.06 million) for imposing abusive commercial clauses on French app developers for access to the company’s App Store, the court ruling showed. The ruling, seen by Reuters, said there was no need to order Apple, which has a market value…
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