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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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Texas AG files lawsuit against BP for oil spill damages

May 20, 2013 1:01 PM
By Bryan Cohen

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced a lawsuit Friday against BP America and other defendants for their contributions to the April 2010 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil spill. The enforcement action against BP America, Anadarko, Halliburton, Transocean … Read More »

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Kansas AG joins 12 other AGs in coalition against EPA regulations

May 7, 2013 11:35 AM
By Bryan Cohen

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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Texas AG obtains judgment against legal services provider

April 29, 2013 12:07 PM
By Bryan Cohen

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday announced a judgment against an Austin-based legal services provider that allegedly provided unauthorized legal advice, document preparation and other immigration-related services. Under the terms of a court order, … Read More »

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Texas AG secures asset freeze against debt management company

April 23, 2013 11:44 AM
By Bryan Cohen

DALLAS (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott announced Friday that he obtained an asset freeze and a temporary restraining order against a Dallas-based debt management company that allegedly defrauded its customers. Abbott alleged that Credit Alliance Group, doing … Read More »

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Members of Texas judicial evaluation committee announced

April 17, 2013 10:30 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) — U.S. Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both Texas Republicans, announced this week the members of the state’s bipartisan Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee. The committee, composed of Texas attorneys, will screen and recommend to the two … Read More »

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Report: Texas Senate confirms Boyd to state SC

April 11, 2013 9:15 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) — The Texas Senate has confirmed Jeffrey Boyd, a former aide to Gov. Rick Perry, as a justice on the state’s high court. The Associated Press reported Boyd’s confirmation Wednesday. Perry appointed Boyd as a justice … Read More »

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Federal judge: Online travel companies must pay Texas cities more than $55M

April 9, 2013 1:50 PM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

SAN ANTONIO (Legal Newsline) — A federal judge ruled last week that 11 online travel companies must pay 173 Texas cities more than $55 million in back taxes. In 2009, a jury ruled in the cities’ favor but awarded less … Read More »

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AGs call for broader exceptions to contraception mandate

April 4, 2013 10:40 AM
By Jessica M. Karmasek

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) — Thirteen state attorneys general are urging the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to adopt broader religious exceptions to its controversial contraception mandate. The mandate, which was imposed under the health care law signed … Read More »

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Texas AG looking into cancer group spending

April 2, 2013 10:36 AM
By Chris Dickerson

AUSTIN, Texas (Legal Newsline) – Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s office is examining spending by the fundraising arm of a state agency already under watch. According to reports, Abbott’s office has asked the Texas Cancer Coalition, which formerly was known … Read More »

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