News from November 2013
Report shows Swallow withheld information, destroyed documents
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Utah Attorney General John Swallow knowingly withheld information from campaign documents and tried to influence an investigation into the matter, according to a report released Friday.
Wyo. governor appoints new justice to state SC
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) -- Catherine M. Fox has been appointed the newest member of the Wyoming Supreme Court.
Federal judge denies injunction in challenge over D.C. AG election delay
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Last week, a federal judge denied a request for an injunction in a challenge over the District of Columbia's delayed attorney general election.
T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T reach agreement with multiple states to stop billing PSMS
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (Legal Newsline) - Alaska Attorney General Michael Geraghty announced an agreement Thursday with three of the nation's largest mobile phone carriers to no longer bill customers for problematic third-party charges.
Maryland AG reaches $340,000 settlement with periodontist
BALTIMORE (Legal Newsline) - Maryland Attorney General Douglas Gansler announced a $340,000 settlement Thursday with a Salisbury periodontist for allegedly billing the Medicaid program for services that were not rendered.
N.Y. AG reaches $20,000 settlement with gas station owner
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced a $20,000 settlement on Thursday with the principal owner of four gas stations in Westchester County to resolve allegations of price gouging after Hurricane Sandy.
Mass. AG files lawsuit against former for-profit school
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley filed a lawsuit Thursday against a former for-profit school that allegedly closed abruptly in January and engaged in deceptive schemes to maximize profit.
N.J. AG reaches settlement with Tenn. data company
TRENTON, N.J. (Legal Newsline) - New Jersey Acting Attorney General John Hoffman announced a settlement Thursday with a Tennessee-based data analytics company that allegedly used software to track websites visited by consumers without their consent or knowledge.
N.Y. AG files lawsuit against Dominican Republic-based property seller
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Thursday against a Dominican Republic-based company, its principals and its affiliates for allegedly engaging in a scam related to the sale of residential properties.
Report: N.C. AG to file second appeal to state SC over Duke rate hike
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper reportedly has filed a notice of appeal with the state Supreme Court over a Duke Energy rate hike that was approved almost two years ago.
Swallow says investigations took toll on him, his family, finances
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Utah Attorney General John Swallow will step down effective Dec. 2.
Schneiderman: Expect more banks to settle
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) -- New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman says to expect more banks to settle over their residential mortgage-backed securities.
Wis. state bar wants to limit SC justices to a single term
MILWAUKEE (Legal Newsline) -- The State Bar of Wisconsin wants to limit state Supreme Court justices to one, 16-year term in office.
Report: Utah AG to resign
SALT LAKE CITY (Legal Newsline) -- Utah Attorney General John Swallow, who has been fighting allegations of ethics and election law violations since he took office earlier this year, will resign.
Attorney files to run for Texas AG
HOUSTON (Legal Newsline) -- Attorney Sam Houston officially filed his papers to run for Texas attorney general Thursday.
Johnson & Johnson to pay $1.2 billion in multi-state, federal settlement
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper announced a $38.8 million recovery Wednesday as part of a multi-state and federal settlement with Johnson & Johnson to resolve allegations of improper drug marketing.
Louisiana AG recovers $238 million in settlement with pharmaceutical companies
BATON ROUGE, La. (Legal Newsline) - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced the recovery Wednesday of more than $238 million as part of a three-year effort against pharmaceutical companies that allegedly engaged in a fraudulent drug pricing scheme.
Wash. AG amends lawsuit against grocers' group
OLYMPIA, Wash. (Legal Newsline) - Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Wednesday that his office amended its lawsuit against the Grocery Manufacturers Association to reflect millions of dollars in additional campaign contributions.
U.S. Senate changes filibuster rules
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- In response to the GOP's obstruction of President Barack Obama's nominees, the U.S. Senate changed its rules Thursday.