Yearly Archives: 2011

Fla. AG settles with AT&T over charges added to consumers’ bills

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Bondi

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi announced a settlement on Friday with AT&T Mobility resolving allegations that roadside assistance plans were charged to customers’ cell phone bills without their consent.
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Ind. AG applauds upholding of robo-call law

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Zoeller

INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller applauded the Indiana Supreme Court’s ruling on Thursday in favor of the state’s ban on robo-calls to homeowners that determined that the Autodialer Law does not violate free speech.
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Nev. AG approves divestiture of two psychiatric hospital facilities

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Masto

CARSON CITY, Nev. (Legal Newsline) – Nevada Attorney General Catherine Cortez Masto approved the divestiture of two Las Vegas psychiatric hospital facilities on Thursday from Universal Health Services Inc. to Strategic Behavioral Health LLC.
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Texas company to be fined more than $1 million by OSHA

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Solis

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Dec. 28 that it has cited Piping Technology and Products Inc. of Houston for 13 willful and 17 serious violations of worker safety regulations at the company’s Houston facility. The amount of fines sought total $1,013,000.
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GE Healthcare Inc. pays feds $30 million

DETROIT (Legal Newsline) – GE Healthcare Inc. has paid $30 million plus interest to resolve allegations that Amersham Health Inc., a 2004 company acquisition, violated the False Claims Act by causing Medicare to overpay for Myoview, a radiopharmaceutical. Nuclear pharmacies … Read More »

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N.J. company settles with Iowa attorney general

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Miller

DES MOINES (Legal Newsline) – Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced a settlement on Tuesday resolving allegations that a New Jersey direct television marketing company charged unknowing Iowans for a membership program.
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Rulings go against Calif. redevelopment agencies

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Werdegar

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – The California Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of Assembly Bill 1X 26 and struck down Assembly Bill 1X 27 on Thursday, resolving challenges filed by multiple organizations and cities.
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Zoeller sues former highway superintendent

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Zoeller

NEW ALBANY, Ind. (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed a lawsuit on Thursday against a former county highway superintendent and a surety company to recover more than $17,000 in public funds.
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Ky. SC may reinstate $42M award to fen-phen plaintiffs

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Chesley

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – The Kentucky Supreme Court will decide if former plaintiffs in fen-phen litigation that was tainted by the actions of attorneys will receive $42 million.
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Mass. SC sides with offshore wind farm project

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Coakley

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – The Massachusetts Supreme Court has ruled that the state public utilities department was right to deny a motion filed against a 2009 power purchase agreement involving a wind farm.
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