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Ariz. appeals court rules tax lien purchasers must give notice to mortgage registry

TUCSON, Ariz. (Legal Newsline) — The Arizona Court of Appeals ruled last week that those who purchase tax liens — and seek to foreclose on them — must give notice to the national mortgage registry known as MERS. In Delo … Read More »

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Kansas AG joins 12 other AGs in coalition against EPA regulations

TOPEKA, Kan. (Legal Newsline) – Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt joined 12 other state attorneys general Monday to ask the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency not to impose new oil-production regulations without consulting all affected states. Multiple northeastern states are trying to … Read More »

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Report: Judge says campaign finance case against Ariz. AG can’t move forward

PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) — A judge has ruled that a campaign finance case against Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne and office employee Kathleen Winn cannot move forward. The case was due to be heard next week, according to the Arizona … Read More »

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Pair convicted on federal tax charges

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) – Two Phoenix businessmen have been convicted by a jury on federal tax charges for failure to disclose secret offshore bank accounts in Switzerland. The Justice Department and Internal Revenue Service announced April 12 that Stephen M. … Read More »

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Ariz. AG files motion against proposed EPA regulations

PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne filed Thursday a motion for stay of final rule in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to prevent the implementation of proposed Environmental Protection Agency regulations. Horne said the regulations would … Read More »

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Ariz. AG wants campaign finance case against him, office employee dismissed

PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne asked a judge Tuesday to dismiss a campaign finance case against him and office employee Kathleen Winn, arguing the law at the center of the case is unconstitutional. Horne’s attorney, in … Read More »

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Arizona AG issues consumer alert about phony airbags

PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) – Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne issued a consumer warning Friday about potentially dangerous and unreliable after-market airbags that are being sold to businesses and individuals in Arizona. Consumers may be at risk if they had their … Read More »

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Rotellini running for Ariz. AG again in 2014

PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) — Felecia Rotellini, who challenged current Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne back in 2010, announced this week she again is running for the office. Rotellini, a Democrat, said in a statement on her campaign website that she … Read More »

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Toyota agrees to $29 million multi-state settlement

WASHINGTON, DC (Legal Newsline) – Toyota Motor Corporation and its related North American entities agreed to a $29 million multi-state settlement Thursday to resolve allegations that the company concealed safety issues. Toyota agreed to pay $29 million to settle the … Read More »

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Ariz. AG challenging EPA over ‘supposed pollution control measures’

PHOENIX (Legal Newsline) — Arizona Attorney General Tom Horne on Thursday filed a petition for review with a federal appeals court over the Environmental Protection Agency’s decision to require three coal-fired power plants in the state to upgrade pollution controls. … Read More »

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