Monthly Archives: July 2011

Ind. AG sues foreclosure consultant company

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Zoeller

SHELBYVILLE, Ind. (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller filed a lawsuit on Wednesday against a California-based foreclosure consultant company over alleged consumer protection law violations.
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News, State AGs

Bank settles over misplaced data

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BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement on Friday with Belmont Savings Bank following a data breach that could have affected more than 13,000 Massachusetts residents.
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News, State AGs

Report: Two spots on Va. SC filled

RICHMOND, Va. (Legal Newsline) – The Virginia General Assembly filled two state Supreme Court vacancies on Friday. According to the Roanoke Times, the Legislature voted to move up two judges, Elizabeth McClanahan and Cleo Powell. McClanahan is a judge on … Read More »

News, State Supreme Courts

Kansas senators block Obama-appointee

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Six

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – The U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee has blocked former Kansas Attorney General Steve Six’s nomination to the Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals.
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News, U.S. District Court

Utah SC rules in eminent domain issue

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Durrant

SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) – The Utah Supreme Court said this month that a portion of land cannot be condemned under a statute that permits eminent domain for construction projects around mineral deposits.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Tenn. SC rules for termite company

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Koch

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) – The Tennessee Supreme Court ruled last week that a termite control company is eligible to receive a portion of the proceeds from a county’s settlement with a competing vendor.
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News, State Supreme Courts

Conn. AG settles with pastor impostor

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Jepsen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen announced a settlement on Friday with a man who posed as the pastor of a church and transferred the title and property rights of the church property to another church he founded.
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Hormone therapy drugs didn’t cause cancer, jury rules

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Copenhaver

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (Legal Newsline) — A federal jury on Thursday found that hormone therapy medicines manufactured by two Pfizer subsidiaries were not a cause in the development of a woman’s breast cancer.
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News, U.S. District Court

Settlement bans debt relief services

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Suthers

DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a settlement on Thursday banning a Westminster, Colo.-based company from selling, marketing or advertising any debt relief services.
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News, State AGs

Ky. AG sues Daymar College

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Conway

FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) – Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the owners and operators fo Daymar College for allegedly violating the state’s Consumer Protection Act.
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News, State AGs