News from March 2013
Illinois AG announces unanimous House vote for bill to assist victims of human trafficking
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan praised lawmakers in the state House of Representatives on Friday for unanimously supporting a bill to assist victims of human trafficking who were branded by their offenders.
Indiana AG announces $18M recovery of uncollected insurance benefits
INDIANAPOLIS (Legal Newsline) - Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller announced agreements Friday with some of the largest life insurance providers in the nation to recover more than $18 million in unclaimed property for Indiana residents.
N.J. AG announces second agreement with compounding pharmacy
NEWARK, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Attorney General Jeffrey Chiesa announced a second voluntary interim consent order Friday with a Tinton Falls-based compounding center to stop all pharmacy activities pending examination into contaminated products.
N.Y. AG announces agreements with Queens salons
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced agreements Friday with two salons in Queens that allegedly violated New York labor laws.
Group wants U.S. SC to review its challenge to EPA's greenhouse gas finding
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A government watchdog group is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear its challenge to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's greenhouse gas "endangerment" finding.
Ky. SC disbars Chesley, calls his $20.5M fee 'unreasonable'
FRANKFORT, Ky. (Legal Newsline) -- Prominent plaintiffs lawyer Stanley Chesley has been disbarred from practicing law in Kentucky, according to a state Supreme Court order filed last week.
Corning to pay $5.65M for false claims
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) - Corning has agreed to pay the U.S. $5.65 million to resolve claims for knowingly presenting incorrect information for laboratory research products sold to federal agencies.
Nursing home to pay $2.7M for False Claims Act violations
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) - A nursing home manager and its affiliate have agreed to pay $2.7 million with interest to resolve allegations for violating the False Claims Act by knowingly submitting or causing submission to the Medical and TennCare/Medicaid programs.
Obama withdraws Halligan's nomination to D.C. Circuit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Pointing to the GOP's continued efforts to block her nomination, President Barack Obama has withdrawn Caitlin Halligan's nomination to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Ill. AG announces temporary closure of McHenry Co. company during explosion inquiry
CHICAGO (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Thursday that a Cary-based aerosol paint manufacturing company will stay closed until an inquiry can determine the cause of a recent explosion and fire.
Ga. AG announces Senate passage of pill mill legislation
ATLANTA (Legal Newsline) - Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens announced Thursday the Georgia Senate approved H.B. 178 to fight the operation of illicit pill mills and prescription drug abuse in the state.
UPDATE: Ohio AG announces agreement with Ohio Helps
COLUMBUS, Ohio (Legal Newsline) - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine announced an agreement Thursday with CTS Charisma Tropical Sun Inc. to stop allegedly illegal solicitation and charitable trust activities in the state.
Wash. AG wants more study of hedging strategies of utility companies
SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Thursday his office would recommend that the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission continue looking into the hedging strategies used by utility companies to purchase natural gas.
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.
Tenn. AG calls bill over health care exchange 'suspect'
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Legal Newsline) -- Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper said in a legal opinion this week that a bill seeking to bar insurers from participating in a federally-operated health care exchange is "constitutionally suspect."
Madigan bill to review suspicious deaths passes committee
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (Legal Newsline) - Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan announced Wednesday that the House Human Services Committee passed a bill to establish review teams to look into suspicious at-home deaths of disabled or elderly Illinoisans.
Mass. AG announces agreement with residential summer camp
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced an agreement Wednesday with a West Bridgewater-based organization that runs teenage programs to resolve allegations that some campers were verbally and physically abused.
Pa. AG warns consumers about high-pressure sales schemes
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) - Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane cautioned Wednesday about overly aggressive and dishonest sales pitches from electricity providers in multiple Pennsylvania communities.
Ore. AG cracks down on unlicensed legal service providers
SALEM, Ore. (Legal Newsline) - Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced disciplinary action Tuesday against two tax practitioners who catered to the Hispanic community and illustrated the growing problem of unlicensed legal and financial advisors.