Detroit fines parents of teenagers who stay out past curfew hours without adult supervision in an effort to deter crime. Experts argue this approach doesn't work and that it could cause more hardship for families. The post The Metro: Expert says curfew penalties don’t work appeared first on WDET 101.9 FM.| WDET 101.9 FM
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued a £14m fine under the UK GDPR to professional and outsourcing services company Capita. This follows a cyber-attack in March 2023 which saw hackers gain access to 6.6 million people’s personal data; from pension and staff records to the details of customers of organisations Capita supports. For some … Continue reading "Capita Fined £14m for GDPR Data Breach "| Your Front Page For Information Governance News
The Week Without Driving seeks to highlight that nearly a third of Californians can’t rely on driving for their personal mobility. This year, the South Bay Transit Summit in Torrance also exposed how overlapping systems of infrastructure, regulation, and enforcement leave even willing bike riders few real choices. In the South Bay, this coercion isn’t […] The post How South Bay Cities Enforce Car Dependence by Design appeared first on CalBike.| CalBike
The City of Timmins, Ontario, has been fined $45,000 after being convicted of multiple environmental offences tied to the operation of its municipal wastewater treatment plant. On March 13, 2025, at the Ontario Court of Justice in Timmins, the municipality was found guilty of one violation under the Ontario Water Resources Act and five violations […] The post Timmins fined $45K for several wastewater compliance issues appeared first on Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine.| Environmental Science & Engineering Magazine
Acting Solicitor General has reportedly urged the United States Supreme Court to hear a Class II appeal from the Tigua Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribe.| World Casino News
Also known as “mulct,” a fine is a monetary penalty that a court imposes as punishment for committing a crime. In the US, Pfizer paid the largest criminal and civil fine in pharmaceutical industry. The company paid a total of $2.3 billion in fines. Quick take: what does a criminal fine mean? Willful failure to ... Read more The post What does a criminal fine mean and who paid the largest criminal fine in US history? appeared first on Recording Law.| Recording Law
In the US, Pfizer paid $2.3 billion in criminal and civil fines, the largest in recent pharmaceutical history. Across the ocean, TEPCO has already paid billions in fines for failing to meet nuclear powerplant safety requirements in Japan, and may end up paying much more. Class action lawsuits and individual claims against TEPCO continue to ... Read more| Recording Law
Cyberattacks are costly. Learn what the latest $250K HIPAA fine after a ransomware data breach in healthcare means for your practice.| Abyde
In his inaugural speech as Information Commissioner, in 2022, John Edwards said my focus is on bringing certainty in what the law requires of you and your organisations, and in how the regulator ac…| informationrightsandwrongs
Fining students is a surface level approach to save face for the University rather than ensure student safety.| Cherwell
John Pavitt is one of the few Melburnians who is allowed to break curfew, but the city he is waking up to has been transformed over the past month.| www.abc.net.au