News from October 2013
New York hotel settles over superstorm Sandy price gouging
NEW YORK (Legal Newsline) - New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, as part of an ongoing probe of high consumer prices following Hurricane Sandy, announced a settlement of more than $40,000 Thursday with a Delaware-based corporation operating a Holiday Inn Express hotel in Brooklyn.
Conn. AG initiates snow removal antitrust lawsuit
HARTFORD, Conn. (Legal Newsline) - Connecticut Attorney General George Jepsen initiated an antitrust lawsuit Thursday against three snow removal and snowplowing companies and key executives following allegations that they engaged in an illegal boycott and bid-rigging conspiracy for the town of Southbury.
Miss. AG warns consumers of Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation scams
JACKSON, Miss. (Legal Newsline) - Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood warned consumers on Wednesday of persons or organizations offering to aid in filing claims in the Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Mass. lawmaker joins AG race
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) -- State Rep. Harold "Hank" Naughton officially joined the race for Massachusetts attorney general Thursday.
PLF files opening brief in health care law 'Origination Clause' suit
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- A Sacramento, Calif.-based public interest legal organization has filed its opening brief in a challenge to President Barack Obama's health care law for imposing unconstitutionally-enacted taxes.
Mayors ask U.S. AG to settle lawsuit over airline merger
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Legal Newsline) -- The mayors of seven major cities sent a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder this week, asking him to settle the lawsuit over the proposed American Airlines and US Airways merger.
W.Va. chicken farm defeats EPA in lawsuit over stormwater permit
ELKINS, W.Va. -- A federal judge has ruled for a West Virginia chicken farm in its fight against the Environmental Protection Agency.
Calif. AG: Out-of-state organizations to pay $1 million for campaign finance violations
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Thursday her office and the state's Fair Political Practices Commission have secured a $1 million civil settlement against two out-of-state organizations for campaign finance violations.
AGs want U.S. SC to review, reverse Tenth Circuit's Hobby Lobby ruling
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- California Attorney General Kamala Harris and 10 other state attorneys general filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court this week, asking the court to review whether for-profit businesses can claim religious exemptions from the health care law's contraceptive mandate.
Pa. AG fires back at state lawmaker calling for her impeachment
HARRISBURG, Pa. (Legal Newsline) -- Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane is firing back at a state lawmaker who called for her impeachment earlier this week.
Texas duo charged for fraudulent medical billing scheme
McALLEN, Texas (Legal Newsline) - Two Mission, Texas, residents were charged in a federal indictment this week over allegations of their roles in a scheme meant to defraud Medicare and Texas Medicaid through fraudulent billings.
Mass. companies to pay over fair housing violations
BOSTON (Legal Newsline) - Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley announced Wednesday that an Arlington property management company and a Boston real estate firm will pay a total of $11,200 and implement new policies to avoid future fair housing violations.
North Carolina AG files suit over Do Not Call violations
RALEIGH, N.C. (Legal Newsline) - North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper filed a suit Wednesday against an alarm system company that allegedly made illegal robocalls to numbers listed on the Do Not Call Registry.
Iowa AG permanently bars telemarketer from the state
DES MOINES, Iowa (Legal Newsline) - Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Tuesday that an Arizona telemarketing company will permanently cease telephone calls to Iowans.
Wyo. commission announces nominees for state SC vacancy
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (Legal Newsline) -- The Wyoming Judicial Nominating Commission announced Tuesday it has submitted the names of three nominees -- all private attorneys -- to the governor to fill an upcoming vacancy on the state Supreme Court.
Report: D.C. elections board proceeding with AG election
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Despite the fact that the District of Columbia Council has voted twice to postpone its attorney general election, the District's Board of Elections is preparing for the election.
Report highlights jumps in state court race spending
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) --In the first election cycle since the Citizens United decision, political parties and special interest groups spent more than $24 million on advertising for2011-2012 state court races, according to a report released Thursday.
Hobby Lobby wants U.S. SC to review case over contraceptive mandate
WASHINGTON (Legal Newsline) -- Oklahoma-based Hobby Lobby Stores Inc. says it wants the U.S. Supreme Court to take up its case against the federal government over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraceptive mandate.
Legal Reform Summit: Tort reform is a global issue
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Legal Newsline) -- Perhaps we're not that different after all.
Eighth Circuit sides with paint manufacturer in case over negligent misrepresentation
ST. LOUIS (Legal Newsline) -- A federal appeals court, in a ruling Monday, said a district court correctly dismissed a company's negligent misrepresentation complaint.