Monthly Archives: October 2012

Calif. AG Harris says app developers in conflict with privacy law

October 31, 2012 1:27 PM
By Bryan Cohen

SAN FRANCISCO (Legal Newsline) – California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced this week that she has started to formally notify up to 100 mobile application companies and developers of their non-compliance with state privacy law. The companies were given 30 … Read More »

California, News, State AGs

EPA, Sunoco reach agreement

October 31, 2012 1:18 PM
By Stephanie Ostrowski

PHILADELPHIA (Legal Newsline) – Alleged violations of hazardous waste regulations caused Sunoco, Inc. to pay $117,000 in a settlement announced Thursday. The Sunoco facility formerly located at 4701 Margaret St. in Philadelphia was cited by the Environmental Protection Agency for … Read More »

Federal Government, News, Pennsylvania

Zoeller takes action against pharmacy involved in meningitis outbreak

October 31, 2012 1:08 PM
By Bryan Cohen

INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) – Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller’s office filed an emergency petition on Friday requesting that the Indiana Board of Pharmacy suspend the license of the New England Compounding Center. The Indiana State Department of Health has confirmed … Read More »

Indiana, News, State AGs

Six-year-old antitrust case filed by Miss. AG Hood finally ready to proceed

October 31, 2012 12:58 PM
By Nathan Bass

BRANDON, MISS. (Legal Newsline) – The well-traveled vitamin antitrust suit filed by Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood is back on track and scheduled for a hearing on a series of procedural motions at the Rankin County Circuit Court on Friday. … Read More »

Mississippi, News, State AGs

Judge orders JAG employees rehired

October 31, 2012 8:56 AM
By Stephanie Ostrowski

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – An Ohio nursing home was ordered by a federal judge to offer about 20 union employees reinstatement after they were not retained when the facility went under new management. The new management also did not recognize … Read More »

Hot Topics, Labor Issues, News, Ohio

Judge orders $240M civil penalty

October 31, 2012 8:52 AM
By Stephanie Ostrowski

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – A default judgment and permanent injunction against Nicholas Cosmo was entered Thursday in an action brought by the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Announced by U.S. District Judge Leonard Wexler, Cosmo, formerly of Lake Grove, N.Y., … Read More »

District of Columbia, Federal Government, News

Ohio AG announces $2.14 million recovery in ODOT case

October 30, 2012 1:10 PM
By Bryan Cohen

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) – Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced the recovery of $2.14 million from Butler Manufacturing on Monday after the company allegedly failed to weatherproof metal that was used to construct a government building. Butler Manufacturing, a … Read More »

Ohio

Colo. AG announces $1.8M settlement with Fla. mortgage servicer

October 30, 2012 1:09 PM
By Bryan Cohen

DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a $1.8 million settlement Monday with the Florida-based Lender Processing Services Inc., a service provider for mortgage loan servicers, resolving allegations of improper document execution practices. Between January 1, 2008, … Read More »

Colorado

Texas AG announces $19.9 million agreement with Novartis

October 30, 2012 1:06 PM
By Bryan Cohen

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a settlement Tuesday with the Swiss-based pharmaceutical company Novartis to resolve a civil fraud enforcement action that alleged unlawful and deceptive marketing. Novartis allegedly unlawfully marketed Elidel, an eczema … Read More »

Texas

AGs say Ark. class action strategy benefitting only lawyers and class rep

October 30, 2012 10:35 AM
By John O'Brien

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Eighteen state attorneys general are worried that plaintiffs attorneys are skirting the rules of the Class Action Fairness Act to curtail the rights of their states’ citizens. The group filed an amicus brief Monday with the … Read More »

Arkansas, News, State AGs, U.S. Supreme Court