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Mass. AG announces $50,000 settlement with ATM provider

May 21, 2013 11:55 AM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement Monday with an ATM provider to resolve allegations that it failed to post disclosure notices on certain machines. Merrimak ATM Group LLC provides ATMs to numerous restaurants, convenience stores … Read More »

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Coakley announces $202,000 agreement with Billerica moving company

May 13, 2013 1:00 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Thursday a $202,000 settlement with a Billerica moving company that allegedly inflated fees, demanded cash last minute and held consumers’ goods hostage. Under the terms of a consent judgment, Father … Read More »

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Mass. AG announces indictments against Internet cafe owners

May 10, 2013 11:32 AM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on Tuesday announced indictments against the owners of a Revere-based Internet cafe and their corporation on charges of operating an illegal slot parlor. Robert Kelly, Brian Symmes and Lucky Day Cyber … Read More »

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Mass. AG tells insurance companies to comply with required mental health benefits

May 7, 2013 11:37 AM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has sent a letter to America’s Health Insurance Plans, urging the industry to comply with required mental health services and other mandated consumer benefits. Coakley sent the letter to AHIP, the … 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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Others working to make sure insurers dole out unclaimed property properly

May 2, 2013 8:16 AM
By Bethany Krajelis

CHICAGO — State lawmakers and insurance regulators aren’t the only ones trying to resolve concerns over some insurance companies’ failure to pay out death benefits. Following investigations into these companies’ practices over the past few years, some states have entered … Read More »

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Mass. AG announces $200,000 agreement with auto insurer

April 30, 2013 12:49 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a settlement Tuesday with an auto insurance company that allegedly overcharged hundreds of consumers for their premiums. Safety Insurance Company allegedly overcharged the consumers by failing to reduce premiums as … Read More »

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Mass. AG announces $116,000 settlement with auto emissions inspectors

April 29, 2013 11:45 AM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) — Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley on Friday announced a $116,000 settlement with two motor vehicle emissions inspectors to resolve allegations that they issued up to 67 fraudulent passing inspection stickers. Between November 2008 and January 2010, … 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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Mass. AG launches education initiative about for-profit school industry

April 10, 2013 1:22 PM
By Bryan Cohen

BOSTON (Legal Newsline) – Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced a new consumer protection campaign Wednesday meant to train consumers about the deceptive marketing practices some for-profit schools use to pursue students. The Eliminate Deceptive Education Business Tactics campaign is … Read More »

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