Legal

OSHA cites oil and gas industry pressure pumping services company for safety and health hazards at Valley View, Texas, work site

Fri, 14 Jun 2013 15:29:45 -0500

Texas Business reports: VALLEY VIEW, Texas – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited PumpCo Energy Services Inc. for 14 safety and health workplace violations for exposing workers to hazards at the company's maintenance facility in Valley View.

U.S., Arkansas File Joint Complaint Against Texas-based ExxonMobil for Pegasus Pipeline Oil Spill

Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:33:02 -0500

Texas Business reports: IRVING—Today the United States and the state of Arkansas filed a joint enforcement action against ExxonMobil Pipeline Company and Mobil Pipe Line Company (ExxonMobil) in federal district court in Little Rock, Ark.

Ryan Law Acquires Brusniak & Associates

Wed, 12 Jun 2013 00:03:24 -0500

Texas Business reports: AUSTIN—Ryan Law, a national firm specializing in state and local tax, acquired Brusniak & Associates, a Texas property tax law firm.

Former Vice President of University Medical Center in Lubbock Pleads Guilty in Federal Court to Mail Fraud

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:25:12 -0500

Texas Business reports: LUBBOCK—Robert Gregory Bruce, aka Greg Bruce, 46, appeared in federal court before U.S. District Judge Sam R. Cummings and pleaded guilty to an information charging one count of mail fraud and aiding abetting, stemming from a fraud scheme he ran while he served as a vice president of University Medical Center (UMC) in Lubbock.

Stafford DME Owner Heads to Federal Prison for Health Care Fraud and Identity Theft

Mon, 10 Jun 2013 14:54:44 -0500

Texas Business reports: HOUSTON—Abdul Waheed Alex Shittu, 55, a naturalized United States citizen from the Federal Republic of Nigeria, has been sentenced to 81 months in federal prison following his convictions of conspiracy to commit health care fraud and aggravated identity theft, United States Attorney Kenneth Magidson announced.