Xcel settles tax dispute over insurance policies
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Xcel Energy  said on Wednesday it reached a tentative settlement with the U.S. government related to a tax dispute over its life insurance policies.
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A judge has approved a $3.75 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit challenging billing practices at AT&amp;T Wireless Services, the Redmond-based company that was acquired last week by Cingular Wireless of Atlanta.
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Merck has agreed to pay $650 million to resolve allegations that it overcharged state and federal governments for three top-selling drugs, marking one of the Justice Department's largest settlements ever in a healthcare fraud prosecution.
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Engadget.com has resolved a dispute with the software giant over proprietary content.
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The deal will settle claims that Merck overcharged Medicaid programs, and resolve charges over marketing.
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HealthSouth, the US hospital operator, on Thursday settled allegations that it defrauded federal health insurance programmes by agreeing to pay $325m.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 14  â Merck & Company agreed Wednesday to pay $2.3 billion to resolve several tax disputes, the Internal Revenue Service said.
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Boston Scientific agreed to pay $195 million to settle claims related to a potentially flawed defibrillator made by itâs subsidiary, Guidant.
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The estate of Kenneth L. Lay agreed to pay $12 million to settle claims on behalf of participants in company pension plans.
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The  world's largest insurance group pays $126m in fines as part of a settlement with US regulators over its dealings with two firms.
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HealthSouth Corp. HLSH.PK, a  health-care company that is trying to emerge from an accounting  scandal, said on Thursday it agreed to pay $325 million to  settle federal charges that the company overbilled Medicare.
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Michael Jackson on Monday settled a breach-of-contract suit brought by a financial firm that claimed to have brokered the deal that allowed him to avoid default on more than $270 million in loans last year.
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Sprint Corp. and AT&#38;T Corp. have agreed to pay a total of nearly $1.5 million to settle government charges that they denied or limited phone service to hundreds of thousands of customers they considered credit risks without notifying the consumers of their rights.
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Outfielder Jose Guillen and the Anaheim Angels reached a financial settlement yesterday to resolve the grievance filed after the team recently suspended him without pay for the rest of the season.
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The California insurance commissioner said on Wednesday night that the broker had agreed to cooperate in developing a case against the insurers.
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Merck & Co. Inc.  will pay $2.9 billion to settle three tax disputes with the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, the drugmaker said on Wednesday, but another $1.76 billion dispute with Canadian tax authorities remains unresolved.
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It's a classic pocketbook issue. Since 2000, federal employees have been able to pay their health insurance premiums on a tax-free basis. Many federal retirees think they should get similar treatment.