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Multiple AGs team up to urge Urban Outfitters to end prescription line

May 23, 2013 12:49 PM
By Bryan Cohen

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (Legal Newsline) – Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi and 22 other attorneys general called on Urban Outfitters on Wednesday to stop its prescription line of items intended to look similar to prescription drug labels. The line of drink holders, glasses, … Read More »

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Penguin reaches multi-state agreement over e-book price-fixing

May 22, 2013 1:56 PM
By Bryan Cohen

DENVER (Legal Newsline) – Colorado Attorney General John Suthers announced a multi-state agreement Wednesday with book publisher Penguin Group (USA) Inc. to resolve allegations of collusion with other major publishers and Apple Inc. to manipulate e-book prices. The proposed agreement with … Read More »

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Md. AG issues consumer warning about medical alert device phone scam

May 13, 2013 12:50 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) — Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler on Friday issued a consumer alert about unsolicited phone calls from a company seeking approval to deliver or install a medical alert or alarm device. Gansler’s Health Education and Advocacy Unit … Read More »

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Maryland AG urges advertisers to pull ads from Ask.fm

May 9, 2013 1:06 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler urged multiple major advertisers on Wednesday to stop advertising on Ask.fm, an ad-supported website that is becoming a forum for anonymous attacks on children. In a letter to advertisers, Gansler said the Latvia-based … Read More »

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Maryland AG to hold statewide gun turn-in Saturday

May 8, 2013 12:32 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler has announced his office is partnering with Maryland State Police and local law enforcement Saturday for the 1st Annual Statewide Gun Turn-In Day. The event will give residents the opportunity to … Read More »

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Conn., Maryland AGs seek info on LivingSocial network breach

May 3, 2013 1:28 PM
By Bryan Cohen

HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) – Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen and Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler sought information Wednesday from LivingSocial Inc. about a recent data breach affecting approximately 29 million American customers. Jepsen and Gansler asked the daily deals … Read More »

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Obama nominates N.C. Congressman to head federal agency overseeing Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac

May 2, 2013 10:00 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — President Barack Obama announced Wednesday that he plans to nominate a new director of the Federal Housing Finance Authority. The FHFA is the agency that manages Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac following the 2008 financial crisis. … Read More »

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Md. SC: Commercial ambulance company not relieved of liability in med mal lawsuit

April 25, 2013 3:15 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (Legal Newsline) — Maryland’s high court ruled Monday that the state’s Good Samaritan Act, along with its Fire and Rescue Act, does not relieve a commercial ambulance company of liability in a medical malpractice lawsuit, regardless of whether … Read More »

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Multi-state coalition urges U.S. SC to let EPA reduce air pollution

April 24, 2013 11:36 AM
By Bryan Cohen

NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced Tuesday that a 10-state and five-city coalition filed a court brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reinstate an air pollution reduction regulation. Schneiderman is leading the coalition … Read More »

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Maryland AG settles with home improvement contractor

April 23, 2013 11:36 AM
By Bryan Cohen

BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) – Maryland Attorney General Doug Gansler announced a settlement Monday with a College Park-based home improvement contractor and the company’s owner to resolve allegations that it accessed consumers’ credit records without permission. Washington Home Remodelers and Daniel … Read More »

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