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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that federal prosecutors in Brooklyn started seeking nursing home data from the Cuomo administration after the Democratic governor’s top aide admitted earlier this month that the administration withheld the true number of Covid deaths from lawmakers and the public.
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ALBANY — New York state's attorney general and governor have launched an investigation into the recent complaints regarding Apple's FaceTime privacy issues and say they are concerned about what they consider the company's slow response time in fixing the FaceTime bug and failure to warn consumers.
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A New York state orthodontist will pay a $9 million settlement after allowing uncertified employees to perform procedures on patients at a chain of dental offices and then billing Medicaid for the procedures, according to the New York State Attorney General's Office.
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Sterling Jewelers Inc. (doing business as Kay Jewelers, Jared The Galleria of Jewelry, and several other brands) has agreed to an $11 million settlement with the State of New York to resolve charges of signing customers up for store credit cards and credit insurance products without their consent.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – Taxicab owners have filed a suit against the state of New York over a law regarding ride-share services such as Uber.
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BROOKLYN, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York state and the state's environmental commissioner are suing New York companies, alleging violation of federal law.
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WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - A New York state-based egg distributor is facing a lawsuit from the Organic Consumers Association (OCA) over its claims that its eggs are pasture-raised, though it has obtained an injunction in a different case involving similar allegations.
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DETROIT (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced his office has petitioned the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to look into Constitution Pipeline Company’s (Constitution) alleged violations of federal law.
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ALBANY, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced a joint settlement with the federal government and a coalition of states that resolves allegations that Olympus Corporation of the Americas paid illegal kickbacks to health care providers.
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – Surrealistic Sensations, an alleged online designer drug company operated by Michael Jamail, has been permanently enjoined from selling these drugs, New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced.
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — Endo Health Solutions Inc. and Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“Endo”) have agreed to cease alleged misrepresentations of their Opana ER long-acting opioid, said New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman.
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) — New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced his office has settled with Pyramid Management Group LLC over issues related to mall access for disabled customers.
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“State tax rates and laws are extremely complex, which often leads to confusion, especially for small business owners like our franchisees,” Drake said. “For example, in New Jersey, a consumer must pay tax on a bottled water if purchased at a restaurant like Dunkin' Donuts, but that same bottle of water is not subject to tax if it is purchased at a convenience store.”
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – A Saratoga County man is suing Target over claims it did not pay him overtime.
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NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman announced agreements with Direct Laboratories LLC (DirectLabs) and Laboratory Corp. of American (LabCorp) that will stop these businesses from giving clinical laboratory testing to New Yorkers without a licensed medical provider’s involvement.
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HUDSON FALLS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) – New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced a court win over East Side Used Auto Parts for ignoring a court-ordered settlement to remedy environmental damages it allegedly caused.
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ALBANY, N.Y. – New York Attorney general Eric T. Schneiderman announced an agreement with WorkFitMedical LLC that forces the company to provide better information to consumers about its participation in health plans.
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The conviction of former New York State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver could help legal reform efforts in the state.
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The New York Times investigation, the first part of which was published Saturday, found that in 2014, alone, judges upheld class action bans in 134 of 162 cases.
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A lawsuit filed by the UFC with the goal of changing the state’s laws on combative sports looks “likely” to succeed, lawyer and combat sports law consultant Erik Magraken believes.
